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Statutes > Virginia > Title-23 > Chapter-1 > 23-9-2-11§ 23-9.2:11. First warning and emergency notification system required.
By January 1, 2009, the governing boards of each public institution of highereducation shall establish a comprehensive, prompt, and reliable first warningnotification and emergency broadcast system for their students, faculty, andstaff, both on and off campus. Such system shall be activated in the case ofan emergency and may rely on website announcements; email notices; phone,cellular phone, and text messages; alert lines; public address systems; andother means of communication. In addition, each institution shall designateindividuals authorized to activate the warning system and provide suchindividuals with appropriate training for its use.
(2008, cc. 413, 450.)
