Virginia § 9.1-112.1 - Criminal justice training academies; curriculum

Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 9.1-112.1 — Criminal justice training academies; curriculum, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 9.1-112.1. Criminal justice training academies; curriculum

A. Any criminal justice training academy approved by the Department shall employ the model curriculum and lesson plans developed by the Department pursuant to § 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 § 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'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's compliance and may take whatever enforcement action the Department deems appropriate, including revocation of the Department'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 § 9.1-102. The criminal justice training academy shall be exempt from the requirements of subsection A.

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

Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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