                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EXEMPTIONS OF CERTAIN PERSONS FROM CERTAIN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (§ 9.1-116)

The Director of the Department, with the approval of the Board, may exempt a
chief of police or any law-enforcement officer or any courthouse and courtroom
security officer, jail officer, dispatcher, process server, or custodial officer
or corrections officer of the Commonwealth or any political subdivision who has
demonstrated sensitivity to cultural diversity issues and had previous
experience and training as a law-enforcement officer, courthouse and courtroom
security officer, jail officer, dispatcher, process server or custodial officer
or corrections officer with any law-enforcement or custodial agency, from the
mandatory attendance of any or all courses which are required for the successful
completion of the compulsory minimum training standards established by the
Board.
		The Director and Board shall exempt a law-enforcement officer who has
demonstrated sensitivity to cultural diversity issues, had previous experience
and training as a law-enforcement officer, is currently receiving or is eligible
to receive a service retirement allowance in accordance with § 51.1-155, and
has a break in service of no longer than 60 calendar months between retirement
and such new employment as a law-enforcement officer from the mandatory
attendance of all courses that are required for the successful completion of the
compulsory minimum training standards established by the Board.
		The exemption authorized by this section shall be available to all
law-enforcement officers, courthouse and courtroom security officers, jail
officer, dispatchers, process servers and custodial officers, and corrections
officers, regardless of any officer&#8217;s date of initial employment, and
shall entitle the officer when exempted from mandatory attendance to be deemed
in compliance with the compulsory minimum training standards and eligible for
the minimum salary established pursuant to Article 3 (§ 15.2-1609 et seq.) of
Chapter 16 of Title 15.2, provided that the officer is otherwise qualified.

HISTORY: 1981, c. 632, § 9-173; 1984, c. 515; 1988, c. 138; 2001, cc. 162, 844;
2022, c. 704.