Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 2.2-5201 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §2.2-5201. State and local advisory team; appointment; membership. The state and local advisory team is established to better
serve the needs of troubled and at-risk youths and their families by advising
the Council by managing cooperative efforts at the state level and providing
support to community efforts. The team shall be appointed by and be responsible
to the Council. The team shall include one representative from each of the following
state agencies: the Department of Health, Department of Juvenile Justice,
Department of Social Services, Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Services, the Department of Medical Assistance Services, and the
Department of Education. The team shall also include a parent representative
who is not an employee of any public or private program which serves children
and families and who has a child who has received services that are within
the purview of the Comprehensive Services Act; a representative of a
private organization or association of providers for children's or family
services; a local Comprehensive Services Act coordinator or program manager; a
juvenile and domestic relations district court judge; and one member from each
of five different geographical areas of the Commonwealth The team shall annually elect a chairman from among the local government representatives who shall be responsible for convening the team. The team shall develop and adopt bylaws to govern its operations that shall be subject to approval by the Council. Any person serving on such team who does not represent a public agency shall file a statement of economic interests as set out in §2.2-3117 of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§2.2-3100 et seq.). Persons representing public agencies shall file such statements if required to do so pursuant to the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act. |