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One-third of the appointments made to the state or local human rights committees shall be individuals who are receiving or who have received services or family members of such individuals, with at least two individuals who are receiving or who have received public or private mental health, developmental, or substance abuse treatment or habilitation services within five years of the date of their initial appointment on each committee. In addition, at least one appointment to the state and each local human rights committee shall be a health care provider. Remaining appointments shall include lawyers and persons with interest, knowledge, or training in the mental health, developmental, or substance abuse services field. No current employee of the Department, a community services board, or a behavioral health authority shall serve as a member of the state human rights committee. No current employee of the Department, a community services board, a behavioral health authority, or any facility, program, or organization licensed or funded by the Department or funded by a community services board or behavioral health authority shall serve as a member of any local human rights committee that serves an oversight function for the employing facility, program, or organization.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":273058,"text":"The Board shall appoint a state human rights committee that shall appoint local human rights committees to address alleged violations of human rights of individuals receiving services. One-third of the appointments made to the state or local human rights committees shall be individuals who are receiving or who have received services or family members of such individuals, with at least two individuals who are receiving or who have received public or private mental health, developmental, or substance abuse treatment or habilitation services within five years of the date of their initial appointment on each committee. In addition, at least one appointment to the state and each local human rights committee shall be a health care provider. Remaining appointments shall include lawyers and persons with interest, knowledge, or training in the mental health, developmental, or substance abuse services field. No current employee of the Department, a community services board, or a behavioral health authority shall serve as a member of the state human rights committee. 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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 969<\/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 3 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, chapter 453<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 201<\/a> and 716<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 476<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":209709,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76080,"identifier":"37.2-204","token":"37.2\/I\/2\/37.2-204","url":"\/37.2-204\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-204\/","token":"37.2\/I\/2\/37.2-204","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointments to state and local human rights committees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-204","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board shall appoint a state<\/span> human rights committee that shall appoint local human rights committees to address alleged violations of human rights of individuals<\/span> receiving services. One-third of the appointments made to the state<\/span> or local human rights committees shall be individuals<\/span> who are receiving or who have received services or family members<\/span> of such individuals<\/span>, with at least two individuals<\/span> who are receiving or who have received public or private mental health, developmental, or substance abuse treatment<\/span> or habilitation services within five years of the date of their initial appointment on each committee. In addition, at least one appointment to the state<\/span> and each local human rights committee shall be a health care provider. Remaining appointments shall include lawyers and persons with interest, knowledge, or training in the mental health, developmental, or substance abuse services field. No current employee of the Department<\/span>, a community services board<\/span>, or a behavioral health authority<\/span> shall serve as a member of the state<\/span> human rights committee. No current employee of the Department<\/span>, a community services board<\/span>, a behavioral health authority<\/span>, or any facility<\/span>, program, or organization licensed or funded by the Department<\/span> or funded by a community services board<\/span> or behavioral health authority<\/span> shall serve as a member of any local human rights committee that serves an oversight function for the employing facility<\/span>, program, or organization.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENTS TO STATE AND LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEES (\u00a7 37.2-204)\n\nThe Board shall appoint a state human rights committee that shall appoint local\nhuman rights committees to address alleged violations of human rights of\nindividuals receiving services. One-third of the appointments made to the state\nor local human rights committees shall be individuals who are receiving or who\nhave received services or family members of such individuals, with at least two\nindividuals who are receiving or who have received public or private mental\nhealth, developmental, or substance abuse treatment or habilitation services\nwithin five years of the date of their initial appointment on each committee. In\naddition, at least one appointment to the state and each local human rights\ncommittee shall be a health care provider. Remaining appointments shall include\nlawyers and persons with interest, knowledge, or training in the mental health,\ndevelopmental, or substance abuse services field. No current employee of the\nDepartment, a community services board, or a behavioral health authority shall\nserve as a member of the state human rights committee. No current employee of\nthe Department, a community services board, a behavioral health authority, or\nany facility, program, or organization licensed or funded by the Department or\nfunded by a community services board or behavioral health authority shall serve\nas a member of any local human rights committee that serves an oversight\nfunction for the employing facility, program, or organization.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 969, \u00a7 37.1-84.3; 2001, c. 453; 2005, cc. 201, 716; 2012, cc.\n476, 507.","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}}