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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 40<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65465,"section_number":"64.2-2000","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2000\/"},{"id":64482,"section_number":"64.2-2015","catch_line":"When no guardian or conservator appointed within one month of adjudication","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2015\/"}],"permalink":{"id":236941,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78661,"identifier":"51.5-149.2","token":"51.5\/14\/6\/51.5-149.2","url":"\/51.5-149.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-149.2\/","token":"51.5\/14\/6\/51.5-149.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-149.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board shall have the power and duty to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Assist in the coordination and management of the local and regional programs appointed to act as public guardians and conservators pursuant to Chapter 20 (§ 64.2-2000<\/a> et seq.) of Title 64.2; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Provide advice and counsel<\/span> on the provision of high-quality guardianship service and avoidance of conflicts of interest; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Promote the mobilization of activities and resources of public and private sector entities to effectuate the purposes of this article; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Make recommendations regarding appropriate legislative and executive actions, including, but not limited to, recommendations governing alternatives for local programs to follow upon repeal of the authority granted to the courts<\/span> pursuant to § 64.2-2015<\/a> to appoint the sheriff as guardian or conservator when the maximum staff-to-client<\/span> ratio of the local program is met or exceeded; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Submit to the Department<\/span> by October of each odd-numbered year a report regarding the activities and recommendations of the Board, to be posted on the Department<\/span>’s website. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD (\u00a7 51.5-149.2)\n\nThe Board shall have the power and duty to:\n\n1. Assist in the coordination and management of the local and regional programs\nappointed to act as public guardians and conservators pursuant to Chapter 20\n(§ 64.2-2000 et seq.) of Title 64.2;\n\n2. Provide advice and counsel on the provision of high-quality guardianship\nservice and avoidance of conflicts of interest;\n\n3. Promote the mobilization of activities and resources of public and private\nsector entities to effectuate the purposes of this article;\n\n4. Make recommendations regarding appropriate legislative and executive actions,\nincluding, but not limited to, recommendations governing alternatives for local\nprograms to follow upon repeal of the authority granted to the courts pursuant\nto § 64.2-2015 to appoint the sheriff as guardian or conservator when the\nmaximum staff-to-client ratio of the local program is met or exceeded; and\n\n5. Submit to the Department by October of each odd-numbered year a report\nregarding the activities and recommendations of the Board, to be posted on the\nDepartment’s website.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 40.","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}}