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The Board shall adopt minimum education, professional and training requirements and performance standards for personnel to provide public assistance or social services.\n\t\tThe Board shall provide that the Department and its local boards or local departments shall not employ any person in any family-services specialist position that provides direct client services unless that person holds at least a baccalaureate degree. Such requirement shall not be waived by the Department, Board, or any local director or local governing body, unless such person has been employed prior to January 1, 1999, by the Department or its local boards or local departments in a family-services specialist position that provides direct client services.\n\t\tThe state grievance procedure adopted pursuant to Chapter 30 (\u00a7 2.2-3000 et seq.) of Title 2.2 shall apply to the personnel employed by the Commissioner. A local social services department or local board shall adopt a grievance procedure that is either (i) adopted by the locality in which the department or board is located, or in the case of a regional department or board, the grievance procedure adopted by one of its localities in the regional organization; or (ii) approved by the Board consistent with the provisions of Chapter 30 (\u00a7 2.2-3000 et seq.) of Title 2.2. The grievance procedure adopted by the local board shall apply to employees, including local directors, of the local boards and local departments.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":285106,"text":"The Board shall establish minimum education, professional and training requirements and performance standards for the personnel employed by the Commissioner and local boards in the administration of this title and adopt regulations to maintain such education, professional and training requirements and performance standards, including such regulations as may be embraced in the development of a system of personnel administration meeting requirements of the Department of Health and Human Services under appropriate federal legislation relating to programs administered by the Board. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 14 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 1960, chapter 440; in 1962, chapter 621; in 1966, chapter 112; in 1968, chapters 578, 668, and 670; in 1974, chapters 491 and 504; in 1975, chapters 176 and 438; in 1984, chapter 781; in 1990, chapter 537; in 1995, chapters 770<\/a> and 818<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 854<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 208<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 714<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 285<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":75224,"section_number":"2.2-3000","catch_line":"Policy of the Commonwealth; responsibilities of state agencies under this chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":270805,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79567,"identifier":"63.2-219","token":"63.2\/I\/2\/2\/63.2-219","url":"\/63.2-219\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-219\/","token":"63.2\/I\/2\/2\/63.2-219","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board to establish employee entrance and performance standards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-219","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board shall establish minimum education, professional and training requirements and performance standards for the personnel employed by the Commissioner<\/span> and local boards<\/span> in the administration of this title and adopt regulations to maintain such education, professional and training requirements and performance standards, including such regulations as may be embraced in the development of a system of personnel administration meeting requirements of the Department of Health and Human Services<\/span> under appropriate federal legislation relating to programs administered by the Board. The Board shall adopt minimum education, professional and training requirements and performance standards for personnel to provide public assistance<\/span> or social services<\/span>.\n\t\tThe Board shall provide that the Department and its local boards<\/span> or local departments<\/span> shall not employ any person in any family-services specialist position that provides direct client services unless that person holds at least a baccalaureate degree. Such requirement shall not be waived by the Department, Board, or any local director<\/span> or local governing body, unless such person has been employed prior to January 1, 1999, by the Department or its local boards<\/span> or local departments<\/span> in a family-services specialist position that provides direct client services.\n\t\tThe state grievance procedure adopted pursuant to Chapter 30 (\u00a7 2.2-3000<\/a> et seq.) of Title 2.2 shall apply to the personnel employed by the Commissioner<\/span>. A local social services<\/span> department or local board<\/span> shall adopt a grievance procedure that is either (i) adopted by the locality in which the department or board is located, or in the case of a regional department or board, the grievance procedure adopted by one of its localities in the regional organization; or (ii) approved by the Board consistent with the provisions of Chapter 30 (\u00a7 2.2-3000<\/a> et seq.) of Title 2.2. The grievance procedure adopted by the local board<\/span> shall apply to employees, including local directors<\/span>, of the local boards<\/span> and local departments<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD TO ESTABLISH EMPLOYEE ENTRANCE AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (\u00a7 63.2-219)\n\nThe Board shall establish minimum education, professional and training\nrequirements and performance standards for the personnel employed by the\nCommissioner and local boards in the administration of this title and adopt\nregulations to maintain such education, professional and training requirements\nand performance standards, including such regulations as may be embraced in the\ndevelopment of a system of personnel administration meeting requirements of the\nDepartment of Health and Human Services under appropriate federal legislation\nrelating to programs administered by the Board. The Board shall adopt minimum\neducation, professional and training requirements and performance standards for\npersonnel to provide public assistance or social services.\n\t\tThe Board shall provide that the Department and its local boards or local\ndepartments shall not employ any person in any family-services specialist\nposition that provides direct client services unless that person holds at least\na baccalaureate degree. Such requirement shall not be waived by the Department,\nBoard, or any local director or local governing body, unless such person has\nbeen employed prior to January 1, 1999, by the Department or its local boards or\nlocal departments in a family-services specialist position that provides direct\nclient services.\n\t\tThe state grievance procedure adopted pursuant to Chapter 30 (\u00a7 2.2-3000 et\nseq.) of Title 2.2 shall apply to the personnel employed by the Commissioner. A\nlocal social services department or local board shall adopt a grievance\nprocedure that is either (i) adopted by the locality in which the department or\nboard is located, or in the case of a regional department or board, the\ngrievance procedure adopted by one of its localities in the regional\norganization; or (ii) approved by the Board consistent with the provisions of\nChapter 30 (\u00a7 2.2-3000 et seq.) of Title 2.2. The grievance procedure adopted\nby the local board shall apply to employees, including local directors, of the\nlocal boards and local departments.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 63-26, 63-136, 63-140.13, 63-158, 63-200; 1960, c. 440;\n1962, c. 621; 1966, c. 112; 1968, cc. 578, 668, 670, \u00a7\u00a7 63.1-26, 63.1-123;\n1974, cc. 491, 504; 1975, cc. 176, 438; 1984, c. 781; 1990, c. 537; 1995, cc.\n770, 818; 1999, c. 854; 2002, c. 747; 2004, c. 208; 2005, c. 714; 2014, c. 285.","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}}