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I, cc. 70, 71; 2025, c. 503.","full_text":"A\n\nA child, youth, or family with a child shall be eligible for funding through the state pool of funds if it is determined through the use of the uniform assessment instrument approved by the State Executive Council for Children’s Services as provided for in subdivision D 11 of \u00a7 2.2-2648 and in accordance with the policies of the community policy and management team that the child or youth:1\n\nHas emotional or behavior problems that:\n\t\t\t\ta. Have persisted over a significant period of time or, though only in evidence for a short period of time, are of such a critical nature that intervention is warranted;\n\t\t\t\tb. Are significantly disabling and are present in several community settings, such as at home, in school, or with peers;\n\t\t\t\tc. 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Have resulted in the child or youth, or place the child or youth at imminent risk of, entering purchased residential care;2\n\nRequires placement for purposes of special education in approved private school educational programs or for transitional services as set forth in subdivision B 7 of § 2.2-5211;3\n\nRequires foster care services as defined in § 63.2-905; or4\n\nHas been determined by either a juvenile and domestic relations district court or a family assessment and planning team to be a child in need of services as defined in § 16.1-228.B\n\nFor purposes of determining eligibility for the state pool of funds, “child” or “youth” means (i) a person younger than 18 years of age or (ii) any individual who is otherwise eligible for mandated services of the participating state agencies, including special education and foster care services.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":257835,"text":"A child, youth, or family with a child shall be eligible for funding through the state pool of funds if it is determined through the use of the uniform assessment instrument approved by the State Executive Council for Children’s Services as provided for in subdivision D 11 of \u00a7 2.2-2648 and in accordance with the policies of the community policy and management team that the child or youth:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":257836,"text":"Has emotional or behavior problems that:\n\t\t\t\ta. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 837 and 880 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. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1994, chapter 865<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 669<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 5<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75622,"section_number":"2.2-5209","catch_line":"Referrals to family assessment and planning team or collaborative, multidisciplinary team process","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-5209\/"},{"id":79201,"section_number":"2.2-5211","catch_line":"State pool of funds for community policy and management teams","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-5211\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68046,"section_number":"2.2-2648","catch_line":"State Executive Council for Children's Services; membership; meetings; powers and duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2648\/"},{"id":79201,"section_number":"2.2-5211","catch_line":"State pool of funds for community policy and management teams","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-5211\/"},{"id":72819,"section_number":"63.2-905","catch_line":"Foster care services","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-905\/"}],"permalink":{"id":177849,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71525,"identifier":"2.2-5212","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/52\/2.2-5212","url":"\/2.2-5212\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-5212\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/52\/2.2-5212","dublin_core":{"Title":"Eligibility for state pool of funds","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-5212","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A child<\/span>, youth<\/span>, or family with a child<\/span> shall be eligible for funding through the state pool of funds if it is determined through the use of the uniform assessment instrument approved by the State Executive Council for Children’s Services as provided for in subdivision D 11 of \u00a7 2.2-2648<\/a> and in accordance with the policies of the community policy and management team that the child<\/span> or youth<\/span>: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Has emotional or behavior problems that:\n\t\t\t\ta. Have persisted over a significant period of time or, though only in evidence<\/span> for a short period of time, are of such a critical nature that intervention is warranted;\n\t\t\t\tb. Are significantly disabling and are present in several community settings, such as at home, in school, or with peers;\n\t\t\t\tc. Require services or resources that are unavailable or inaccessible, or that are beyond the normal agency services or routine collaborative processes across agencies, or require coordinated interventions by at least two agencies; and\n\t\t\t\td. Have resulted in the child<\/span> or youth<\/span>, or place the child<\/span> or youth<\/span> at imminent risk of, entering purchased residential care; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Requires placement for purposes of special education in approved private school educational programs or for transitional services as set forth in subdivision B 7 of § 2.2-5211<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Requires foster care services as defined in § 63.2-905<\/a>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Has been determined by either a juvenile and domestic relations district court<\/span> or a family assessment and planning team to be a child<\/span> in need of services as defined in § 16.1-228<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For purposes of determining eligibility for the state pool of funds, “child<\/span>” or “youth<\/span>” means (i) a person younger than 18 years of age or (ii) any individual who is otherwise eligible for mandated services of the participating state agencies, including special education and foster care services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELIGIBILITY FOR STATE POOL OF FUNDS (\u00a7 2.2-5212)\n\nA. A child, youth, or family with a child shall be eligible for funding through\nthe state pool of funds if it is determined through the use of the uniform\nassessment instrument approved by the State Executive Council for\nChildren’s Services as provided for in subdivision D 11 of \u00a7 2.2-2648 and\nin accordance with the policies of the community policy and management team that\nthe child or youth:\n\n 1. Has emotional or behavior problems that:\n \t\t\t\ta. Have persisted over a significant period of time or, though only in\n evidence for a short period of time, are of such a critical nature that\n intervention is warranted;\n \t\t\t\tb. Are significantly disabling and are present in several community\n settings, such as at home, in school, or with peers;\n \t\t\t\tc. Require services or resources that are unavailable or inaccessible, or\n that are beyond the normal agency services or routine collaborative processes\n across agencies, or require coordinated interventions by at least two\n agencies; and\n \t\t\t\td. Have resulted in the child or youth, or place the child or youth at\n imminent risk of, entering purchased residential care;\n\n 2. Requires placement for purposes of special education in approved private\n school educational programs or for transitional services as set forth in\n subdivision B 7 of § 2.2-5211;\n\n 3. Requires foster care services as defined in § 63.2-905; or\n\n 4. Has been determined by either a juvenile and domestic relations district\n court or a family assessment and planning team to be a child in need of\n services as defined in § 16.1-228.\n\nB. For purposes of determining eligibility for the state pool of funds,\n“child” or “youth” means (i) a person younger than 18\nyears of age or (ii) any individual who is otherwise eligible for mandated\nservices of the participating state agencies, including special education and\nfoster care services.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, cc. 837, 880, \u00a7 2.1-758; 1994, c. 865; 1999, c. 669; 2001, c.\n844; 2013, c. 5; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 70, 71; 2025, c. 503.","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}}