Bill Text: VA HB1046 | 2016 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Youth services citizen boards; clarifies membership.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-16 - Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions [HB1046 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2016-HB1046-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1046 Offered January 13, 2016 Prefiled January 13, 2016 A BILL to amend and reenact §66-34 of the Code of Virginia, relating to youth services citizen boards; membership. ---------- Patron-- Rasoul (By Request) ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §66-34 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§66-34. Youth services citizen boards; appointment and qualifications of members.

Each county and city participating in a program funded by an approved grant shall be represented on a youth services citizen board. The board shall be appointed by the county or city governing body or combination thereof and may include in its membership representative elected governmental officials, representatives of public and private agencies serving youths, including public school teachers employed by local school divisions, citizens not employed by government or service agencies, and at least one member who is below the age of eighteen younger than 18 years of age at the commencement of such member's term. A majority of the board members, excluding those board members who are public school teachers, shall be citizens who are not employed by government or service agencies and who are not elected governmental officials. The board shall actively participate with community representatives in the formulation of a comprehensive plan for the development, coordination, and evaluation of the youth services program and shall make formal recommendations to the governing authority or authorities at least annually concerning the comprehensive plan and its implementation during the ensuing year.