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31. Receive, administer, and expend all funds and other assistance available to the Board and the
Department for carrying out the purposes of this chapter and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968, as amended;
32. Apply for and accept grants from the United States government or any other source in carrying
out the purposes of this chapter and accept any and all donations both real and personal, and grants of
money from any governmental unit or public agency, or from any institution, person, firm or
corporation, and may receive, utilize and dispose of the same. Any arrangements pursuant to this section
shall be detailed in the annual report of the Board. Such report shall include the identity of the donor,
the nature of the transaction, and the conditions, if any. Any moneys received pursuant to this section
shall be deposited in the state treasury to the account of the Department. To these ends, the Board shall
have the power to comply with conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary;
33. Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of
its duties and execution of its powers under this chapter, including but not limited to, contracts with the
United States, units of general local government or combinations thereof, in Virginia or other states, and
with agencies and departments of the Commonwealth;
34. Adopt and administer reasonable regulations for the planning and implementation of programs
and activities and for the allocation, expenditure and subgranting of funds available to the
Commonwealth and to units of general local government, and for carrying out the purposes of this
chapter and the powers and duties set forth herein;
35. Certify and decertify law-enforcement officers in accordance with §§ 15.2-1706 and 15.2-1707;
36. Establish training standards and publish a model policy for law-enforcement personnel in the
handling of family abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking cases, including standards for
determining the predominant physical aggressor in accordance with § 19.2-81.3;
37. Establish training standards and publish a model policy for law-enforcement personnel in
communicating with and facilitating the safe return of individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease;
38. Establish compulsory training standards for basic training and the recertification of
law-enforcement officers to ensure sensitivity to and awareness of cultural diversity and the potential for
biased policing;
39. Review and evaluate community-policing programs in the Commonwealth, and recommend where
necessary statewide operating procedures, guidelines, and standards which strengthen and improve such
programs, including sensitivity to and awareness of cultural diversity and the potential for biased
policing;
40. Publish and disseminate a model policy or guideline that may be used by state and local agencies
to ensure that law-enforcement personnel are sensitive to and aware of cultural diversity and the
potential for biased policing;
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42. Establish a Virginia Law-Enforcement Accreditation Center. The Center shall, in cooperation with
Virginia law-enforcement agencies, provide technical assistance and administrative support, including
staffing, for the establishment of voluntary state law-enforcement accreditation standards. The Center
may provide accreditation assistance and training, resource material, and research into methods and
procedures that will assist the Virginia law-enforcement community efforts to obtain Virginia
accreditation status;
43. Promote community policing philosophy and practice throughout the Commonwealth by
providing community policing training and technical assistance statewide to all law-enforcement
agencies, community groups, public and private organizations and citizens; developing and distributing
innovative policing curricula and training tools on general community policing philosophy and practice
and contemporary critical issues facing Virginia communities; serving as a consultant to Virginia
organizations with specific community policing needs; facilitating continued development and
implementation of community policing programs statewide through discussion forums for community
policing leaders, development of law-enforcement instructors; promoting a statewide community policing
initiative; and serving as a statewide information source on the subject of community policing including,
but not limited to periodic newsletters, a website and an accessible lending library;
44. Establish, in consultation with the Department of Education and the Virginia State Crime
Commission, compulsory minimum standards for employment and job-entry and in-service training
curricula and certification requirements for school security officers, which training and certification shall
be administered by the Virginia Center for School Safety pursuant to § 9.1-184. Such training standards
shall include, but shall not be limited to, the role and responsibility of school security officers, relevant
state and federal laws, school and personal liability issues, security awareness in the school environment,
mediation and conflict resolution, disaster and emergency response, and student behavioral dynamics.
The Department shall establish an advisory committee consisting of local school board representatives,
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