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The membership of local interagency coordinating councils shall include designees from the following agencies: community services boards, departments of health, departments of social services, and local school divisions. These designees shall designate additional council members as follows: at least one parent representative who is not an employee of any public or private program that serves infants and toddlers with disabilities; representatives from community providers of early intervention services; and representatives from other service providers as deemed appropriate. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 771 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 2 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 2001, chapters 562<\/a> and 844<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 695<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":177887,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73190,"identifier":"2.2-5305","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/53\/2.2-5305","url":"\/2.2-5305\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-5305\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/53\/2.2-5305","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local interagency coordinating councils","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-5305","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The lead agency, in consultation with the Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council<\/span>, shall establish local interagency coordinating councils<\/span> on a statewide basis to advise and assist the local lead agencies and to enable early intervention service providers to establish working relationships that will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of early intervention services<\/span>. The membership of local interagency coordinating councils<\/span> shall include designees from the following agencies: community services<\/span> boards, departments of health, departments of social services, and local school divisions. These designees shall designate additional council<\/span> members as follows: at least one parent representative who is not an employee of any public or private program that serves infants and toddlers with disabilities; representatives from community providers of early intervention services<\/span>; and representatives from other service providers as deemed appropriate. Every county and city may appoint a representative to the respective local interagency coordinating council<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The duties of local interagency coordinating councils<\/span> shall include assisting and advising the local lead agency in the following: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Identifying existing early intervention services<\/span> and resources; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Identifying gaps in the service delivery system and developing strategies to address these gaps; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Identifying alternative funding sources; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Facilitating the development of interagency agreements and supporting the development of service coalitions; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Implementing policies and procedures that will promote interagency collaboration; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Developing local procedures and determining mechanisms for implementing policies and procedures in accordance with state and federal statutes<\/span> and regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCILS (\u00a7 2.2-5305)\n\nA. The lead agency, in consultation with the Virginia Interagency Coordinating\nCouncil, shall establish local interagency coordinating councils on a statewide\nbasis to advise and assist the local lead agencies and to enable early\nintervention service providers to establish working relationships that will\nincrease the efficiency and effectiveness of early intervention services. The\nmembership of local interagency coordinating councils shall include designees\nfrom the following agencies: community services boards, departments of health,\ndepartments of social services, and local school divisions. These designees\nshall designate additional council members as follows: at least one parent\nrepresentative who is not an employee of any public or private program that\nserves infants and toddlers with disabilities; representatives from community\nproviders of early intervention services; and representatives from other service\nproviders as deemed appropriate. Every county and city may appoint a\nrepresentative to the respective local interagency coordinating council.\n\nB. The duties of local interagency coordinating councils shall include assisting\nand advising the local lead agency in the following:\n\n 1. Identifying existing early intervention services and resources;\n\n 2. Identifying gaps in the service delivery system and developing strategies\n to address these gaps;\n\n 3. Identifying alternative funding sources;\n\n 4. Facilitating the development of interagency agreements and supporting the\n development of service coalitions;\n\n 5. Implementing policies and procedures that will promote interagency\n collaboration; and\n\n 6. Developing local procedures and determining mechanisms for implementing\n policies and procedures in accordance with state and federal statutes and\n regulations.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 771, \u00a7 2.1-766; 2001, cc. 562, 844; 2005, c. 695.","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}}