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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 623; in 1968, chapter 80; in 1974, chapters 44 and 45; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 349<\/a> and 436<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":151471,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54382,"identifier":"15.2-412","token":"15.2\/I\/4\/15.2-412","url":"\/15.2-412\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-412\/","token":"15.2\/I\/4\/15.2-412","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local board of social services and local director of social services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-412","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span> shall select three qualified citizens of the county<\/span>, one of whom may be a member of the board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span>, who shall constitute the local board of social services; alternatively, the board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span> may choose a board of social services consisting of five qualified citizens. Such board shall, insofar as not inconsistent with this form of county<\/span> organization and government, exercise all the powers conferred, and perform all the duties imposed, upon local boards of social services by law<\/span>. There also shall be a local director of social services who shall be chosen by the board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span>, or by the local board of social services if the board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span> so provides, from a list of eligibles furnished by the Director of the Department of Social Services. He shall, insofar as consistent with this form of county<\/span> organization and government, exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed upon local directors of social services by general law<\/span>. The local board of social services and the local director of social services shall also perform such other duties as required by the board of county<\/span> supervisors<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND LOCAL DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES (\u00a7\n15.2-412)\n\nThe board of county supervisors shall select three qualified citizens of the\ncounty, one of whom may be a member of the board of county supervisors, who\nshall constitute the local board of social services; alternatively, the board of\ncounty supervisors may choose a board of social services consisting of five\nqualified citizens. Such board shall, insofar as not inconsistent with this form\nof county organization and government, exercise all the powers conferred, and\nperform all the duties imposed, upon local boards of social services by law.\nThere also shall be a local director of social services who shall be chosen by\nthe board of county supervisors, or by the local board of social services if the\nboard of county supervisors so provides, from a list of eligibles furnished by\nthe Director of the Department of Social Services. He shall, insofar as\nconsistent with this form of county organization and government, exercise the\npowers conferred and perform the duties imposed upon local directors of social\nservices by general law. The local board of social services and the local\ndirector of social services shall also perform such other duties as required by\nthe board of county supervisors.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-374; 1950, p. 696; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-710; 1968, c.\n80; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1997, c. 587; 2002, c. 747; 2010, cc. 349, 436.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}