                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING ACADEMIES; CURRICULUM (§ 9.1-112.1)

A. Any criminal justice training academy approved by the Department shall employ
the model curriculum and lesson plans developed by the Department pursuant to
&#xA7; 9.1-102 for all training offered at the academy intended to meet the
compulsory minimum entry-level, in-service, and advanced training standards
established by the Board pursuant to &#xA7; 9.1-102. Except as provided in
subsection C, no credit shall be given toward the completion of the compulsory
minimum training standards for any training that does not employ the model
curriculum and lesson plans.

B. In addition to any audits or inspections conducted by the Department, the
Department shall conduct an annual evaluation of each criminal justice training
academy&#8217;s compliance with the model curriculum and lesson plans or
alternative curriculum and lesson plans. If the Department determines that a
criminal justice training academy is deficient in employing the model curriculum
and lesson plans or alternative curriculum and lesson plans, the Department
shall provide assistance to the academy to ensure the academy&#8217;s compliance
and may take whatever enforcement action the Department deems appropriate,
including revocation of the Department&#8217;s approval of the academy.

C. Any approved criminal justice training academy may utilize an alternative
curriculum and lesson plans that meet or exceed the compulsory minimum training
standards required by &#xA7; 9.1-102. The criminal justice training academy
shall be exempt from the requirements of subsection A.

HISTORY: 2020, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 37, 48; 2024, c. 556.