A. The governing board of each public institution of higher education shall establish a comprehensive, prompt, and reliable first warning notification and emergency broadcast system for their students, faculty, and staff, both on and off campus. Such system shall be activated in the case of an emergency and may rely on website announcements; email notices; phone, cellular phone, and text messages; alert lines; public address systems; and other means of communication.
B. Each public institution of higher education shall designate individuals authorized to activate the first warning notification and emergency broadcast system and provide such individuals with appropriate training for its use.
2008, cc. 413, 450, § 23-9.2:11; 2016, c. 588.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 23.1 - Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions
Chapter 8 - Health and Campus Safety
§ 23.1-800. Health histories and immunizations required; exemptions
§ 23.1-801. Educational program on human immunodeficiency virus infection
§ 23.1-802. Student mental health; policies; website resource; training
§ 23.1-803. First warning notification and emergency broadcast system required
§ 23.1-804. Institutional crisis and emergency management plan
§ 23.1-805. Violence prevention committee; threat assessment team
§ 23.1-806. Reporting of acts of sexual violence
§ 23.1-807. Sexual assault; memoranda of understanding; policies
§ 23.1-810. Authorization for campus police departments in private institutions of higher education
§ 23.1-811. Establishment of auxiliary police forces
§ 23.1-812. Appointment of campus police officers and members of an auxiliary police force
§ 23.1-815. Campus police forces and auxiliary police forces; powers and duties; jurisdiction
§ 23.1-815.1. (Effective until July 1, 2026) Facial recognition technology; approval
§ 23.1-815.1. (Effective July 1, 2026) Facial recognition technology; approval; penalty
§ 23.1-817. Inspection of criminal incident information
§ 23.1-818. Security departments and other security services