Bill to Keep Training Centers Open Picking Up Support

A bill that would require the state to keep at least three of the four remaining training centers open is picking up support from more legislators. SB 1300, doesn’t specify which locations must be preserved; but does delay action on a training center in Northern Virginia that is currently marked to close next. It would push back the site’s scheduled end date in 2016. The bill was forwarded to a Senate finance subcommittee and state would be given until November to make that decision. The president of the Central Virginia Training Center family association, says while not a decisive victory it is promising that it’s advancing for further review.