Relating to Abuse Prevention Program

The definition of the Batterer Intervention and Prevention Abuse Intervention Program was updated to remove a specific clause about physical or virtual location, as this is now covered under new program standards.

References to 'batterer' in information release authorizations were updated to 'batterer participant' for clarity.

New requirements were added mandating that programs must offer an in-person option at a physical facility in order to provide live, synchronous virtual classes.

The list of rules the board must propose was updated to explicitly include standards for operating programs in both physical facilities and virtual platforms.

Formatting and capitalization were adjusted, such as changing 'WEST VIRGINIA' to 'WEST virginia' and updating the bill history section to reflect the committee substitute status.

Section titles and definitions were streamlined by removing the redundant phrase 'batterer intervention and prevention' and consistently using 'Abuse Intervention Program' instead.

All legislative headers, navigation links, and committee metadata were removed, while the official certification block and signature lines were added to finalize the bill.

Minor text cleanup was performed, such as removing the word 'previously' from the definition of the Abuse Intervention Program and correcting spacing inconsistencies.