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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1090<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2023, chapter 750<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":172261,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65867,"identifier":"2.2-440","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4.4\/2.2-440","url":"\/2.2-440\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-440\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/4.4\/2.2-440","dublin_core":{"Title":"Procedures; training; notification of safety concerns.","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-440","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Ombudsman<\/span> shall establish procedures for the Office<\/span> for budget, expenditures, and employment. Subject to annual appropriations, the Ombudsman<\/span> shall employ sufficient personnel to carry out the duties and powers prescribed by this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Ombudsman<\/span> shall establish procedures for receiving and processing complaints from complainants<\/span> and individuals not meeting the definition of complainant<\/span>, conducting investigations, holding informal hearings<\/span>, and reporting findings<\/span> and recommendations resulting from investigations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Personnel employed by the Office<\/span> shall receive mandatory training in domestic violence and in handling complaints alleging that a child is an abused or neglected child<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Ombudsman<\/span> shall notify a child-serving agency<\/span> of any immediate safety concerns regarding a child or children who are part of an active or open child protective services or foster care<\/span> case. This notification shall occur as soon as possible, but not later than one business day after the Ombudsman<\/span> becomes aware of the concerns. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEDURES; TRAINING; NOTIFICATION OF SAFETY CONCERNS. (\u00a7 2.2-440)\n\nA. The Ombudsman shall establish procedures for the Office for budget,\nexpenditures, and employment. Subject to annual appropriations, the Ombudsman\nshall employ sufficient personnel to carry out the duties and powers prescribed\nby this chapter.\n\nB. The Ombudsman shall establish procedures for receiving and processing\ncomplaints from complainants and individuals not meeting the definition of\ncomplainant, conducting investigations, holding informal hearings, and reporting\nfindings and recommendations resulting from investigations.\n\nC. Personnel employed by the Office shall receive mandatory training in domestic\nviolence and in handling complaints alleging that a child is an abused or\nneglected child.\n\nD. The Ombudsman shall notify a child-serving agency of any immediate safety\nconcerns regarding a child or children who are part of an active or open child\nprotective services or foster care case. This notification shall occur as soon\nas possible, but not later than one business day after the Ombudsman becomes\naware of the concerns.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 1090; 2023, c. 750.","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}}