6VAC20-100 Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Correctional Officers of the Department of Corrections, Division of Adult Institutions

NOTICES OF INTENDED REGULATORY ACTION

Vol. 32 Iss. 4 - October 19, 2015

TITLE 6. CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES BOARD

Chapter 100

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Criminal Justice Services Board intends to consider amending 6VAC20-100, Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Correctional Officers of the Department of Corrections, Division of Adult Institutions. The purpose of the proposed action is to revise the minimum entry-level training standards as well as the hours needed for corrections officers' compulsory minimum training standards. The proposed action will remove the performance objectives for the compulsory minimum training standards, and individuals will be directed to the Department of Criminal Justice Services website to view the objectives. Additionally, the proposed action will address the approval authority of the Criminal Justice Services Board and the Committee on Training and make other changes to update the regulation.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: November 18, 2015.

Agency Contact: Barbara Peterson-Wilson, Law Enforcement Program Coordinator, Department of Criminal Justice Services, 1100 Bank Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone [phone], FAX [phone], or email [e-mail].

VA.R. Doc. No. R16-2873; Filed September 18, 2015, 10:12 a.m.