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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 421 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 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2003, chapter 503<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 27<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236749,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75926,"identifier":"51.5-163","token":"51.5\/14\/10\/51.5-163","url":"\/51.5-163\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-163\/","token":"51.5\/14\/10\/51.5-163","dublin_core":{"Title":"Centers for independent living","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-163","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Services provided through grants or contracts<\/span> with centers for independent living pursuant to this article shall include: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Advocacy; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Peer counseling; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Independent living skills training; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Information and referral; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Services that (i) facilitate the transition of individuals with significant disabilities from nursing homes and other institutions to home and community-based residences with the requisite supports and services, (ii) provide assistance to individuals with significant disabilities who are at risk of entering institutions so that the individuals may remain in the community, and (iii) facilitate the transition of youth with significant disabilities, who were eligible for individualized education programs under § 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or who have completed their secondary education, to post-secondary life.\n\t\t\t\tServices may include other services deemed necessary by the local consumer base. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Centers for independent living funded in whole or in part by the Department<\/span> shall be staffed by persons with disabilities who are trained in the philosophy of independent living. The majority of management staff shall include persons with disabilities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (\u00a7 51.5-163)\n\nA. Services provided through grants or contracts with centers for independent\nliving pursuant to this article shall include:\n\n 1. Advocacy;\n\n 2. Peer counseling;\n\n 3. Independent living skills training;\n\n 4. Information and referral; and\n\n 5. Services that (i) facilitate the transition of individuals with significant\n disabilities from nursing homes and other institutions to home and\n community-based residences with the requisite supports and services, (ii)\n provide assistance to individuals with significant disabilities who are at\n risk of entering institutions so that the individuals may remain in the\n community, and (iii) facilitate the transition of youth with significant\n disabilities, who were eligible for individualized education programs under\n § 614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or who have\n completed their secondary education, to post-secondary life.\n \t\t\t\tServices may include other services deemed necessary by the local consumer\n base.\n\nB. Centers for independent living funded in whole or in part by the Department\nshall be staffed by persons with disabilities who are trained in the philosophy\nof independent living. The majority of management staff shall include persons\nwith disabilities.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 421, \u00a7\u00a7 51.01-25, 51.5-25; 2003, c. 503; 2012, cc. 803, 835;\n2016, c. 27.","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}}