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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>367297</law_id><section_number>51.5-177.1</section_number><catch_line>Vocational rehabilitation and employment services for law-enforcement officers with a disability</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="111" identifier="51.5">Persons With Disabilities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="14">Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="9" identifier="11">Vocational Rehabilitation</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall make information regarding vocational rehabilitation programs and employment services available to assist former <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officers who have a disability as a result of their service with preparing for, obtaining, and maintaining suitable employment, including information on the types of programs available and the process by which former <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officers who have a disability as a result of their service can access such programs and services, available to <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth. <a id="paragraph-1367570" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.5-177.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Every <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement agency in the Commonwealth shall provide to every <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officer who separates from the agency due to a disability resulting from his service information regarding vocational rehabilitation programs and employment services available to assist former <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officers who have a disability as a result of their service with preparing for, obtaining, and maintaining suitable employment, including information on the types of programs available and the process by which such <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officers may access such programs and services. <a id="paragraph-1367571" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.5-177.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2020, c. 553.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
