Minimum qualifications for law-enforcement officers; citizenship; waiver. Allows individuals who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to qualify for the positions of chief of police, police officer of a locality, deputy sheriff, jail officer, and law-enforcement officer. Current law allows only citizens of the United States to qualify for the named positions.
Statutes affected: Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100992D: 15.2-1705
Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB69ER): 15.2-1705