The current regulations in the Code of Virginia for Special Conservator's of the Peace are extensive. The Department of Criminal Justice Services seems to be doing a good job of ensuring compliance with  training standards and other regulatory requirements. Training (other than required by code) offered by individual entities employing Special Conservators of the Peace needs to be tailored by those agencies to meet the needs normally addressed in their particular environments and should be based on decisions made at the agency level. Certainly, the potential exists for  circumstances to occur which might require any number of specialized responses not accounted for in the current training regulations. Again, the decision for training above and beyond the basic SCOP regulations should rest with the employing agency, based on the identified needs in their work environment and the experience of their personnel.  While SCOP officers have the authority to issue a summons for traffic violations, for example, there may not be a need for all SCOP officers to be trained in the Motor Vehicle Code. Any number of examples can be made showing how one agency's particular training needs might be different from others. I see the current regulations as a foundation addressing the core training requirements in a way that adequately addresses the need for public safety while allowing individual agencies to evaluate their needs for any additional and specialized training based on their particular circumstances. This needs to be the responsibility of the employing agency and not an additional burden to the General Assembly and DCJS.