A covered institution may continue to operate or establish a campus police department in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17 (§ 23-232 et seq.), as those provisions are modified by this subchapter. Campus police shall possess the powers provided in Chapter 17; provided however, that a covered institution’s employment of campus police shall be governed by the provisions of this subchapter rather than by Chapter 28 (§ 2.2-2800 et seq.) and Chapter 29 (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.) of Title 2.2.Campus police officers of a covered institution shall be eligible to participate in the same state-sponsored retirement plans, and on the same terms and conditions, that campus police officers of other public institutions of higher education are eligible to participate in.

History

2005, cc. 933, 945.