HD62 - Interim Report: Southwest Virginia Satellite Training Academy


Executive Summary:
The 2006 session of the General Assembly included a section in the Virginia Acts of Assembly, Item 387, Paragraph G, requiring that “The Department of Corrections shall provide a planning report on alternatives for developing a satellite training facility in Southwest Virginia. The report shall consider the potential for cost savings through the provision of training services on a regional basis. Copies of an interim report, including a scope statement and work plan, shall be provided by October 16, 2006, and a final report by April 30, 2007, to the Secretary of Public Safety and the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees."

A work group comprised of Department of Corrections’ staff representing institutions, community corrections and administration was established under the direction of the Academy for Staff Development, to identify, gather and review the data, and to develop the proposal as directed by the General Assembly.