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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 416 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 1986 \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 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 427<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":272745,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80550,"identifier":"63.2-2102","token":"63.2\/VI\/21\/63.2-2102","url":"\/63.2-2102\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-2102\/","token":"63.2\/VI\/21\/63.2-2102","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Board of Trustees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-2102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> of Trustees shall have the authority to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Encourage, approve, and accept gifts, contributions, bequests, or grants in cash or otherwise from any source, public or private, to carry out the purposes of the Family and Children’s Trust Fund; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Administer and disburse any funds available to the Family and Children’s Trust Fund; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Engage in fundraising activities to expand and perpetuate the Family and Children’s Trust Fund; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Establish a nonprofit organization to assist in the details of administering its affairs and in raising funds; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Monitor the use of funds to ensure the accountability of the recipients of funds; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Advise the Department<\/span>, the Board<\/span> of Social Services<\/span>, and the Governor on matters concerning programs for the prevention of child<\/span> abuse and neglect and family violence, the treatment of abused and neglected children and their families, and such other issues<\/span> related to child<\/span> abuse and neglect and family violence as identified by the Commissioner<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Communicate to the Departments<\/span> of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Corrections, Criminal Justice Services, Education, Health, and Juvenile Justice, other state agencies as appropriate, and the Attorney General<\/span> activities of the Board<\/span> of Trustees related to efforts to prevent and treat child<\/span> abuse and neglect and violence within families; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Encourage public awareness activities concerning child<\/span> abuse and neglect and violence within families; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Adopt bylaws and other internal rules for the efficient management of the Family and Children’s Trust Fund; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Administer all matters necessary and convenient to carry out the powers and duties expressly given in this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (\u00a7 63.2-2102)\n\nThe Board of Trustees shall have the authority to:\n\n1. Encourage, approve, and accept gifts, contributions, bequests, or grants in\ncash or otherwise from any source, public or private, to carry out the purposes\nof the Family and Children’s Trust Fund;\n\n2. Administer and disburse any funds available to the Family and\nChildren’s Trust Fund;\n\n3. Engage in fundraising activities to expand and perpetuate the Family and\nChildren’s Trust Fund;\n\n4. Establish a nonprofit organization to assist in the details of administering\nits affairs and in raising funds;\n\n5. Monitor the use of funds to ensure the accountability of the recipients of\nfunds;\n\n6. Advise the Department, the Board of Social Services, and the Governor on\nmatters concerning programs for the prevention of child abuse and neglect and\nfamily violence, the treatment of abused and neglected children and their\nfamilies, and such other issues related to child abuse and neglect and family\nviolence as identified by the Commissioner;\n\n7. Communicate to the Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental\nServices, Corrections, Criminal Justice Services, Education, Health, and\nJuvenile Justice, other state agencies as appropriate, and the Attorney General\nactivities of the Board of Trustees related to efforts to prevent and treat\nchild abuse and neglect and violence within families;\n\n8. Encourage public awareness activities concerning child abuse and neglect and\nviolence within families;\n\n9. Adopt bylaws and other internal rules for the efficient management of the\nFamily and Children’s Trust Fund; and\n\n10. Administer all matters necessary and convenient to carry out the powers and\nduties expressly given in this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 416, \u00a7 63.1-329; 2002, c. 747; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2024, c.\n427.","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}}