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Such governing bodies may also appropriate sums of money sufficient to provide for the full range of public assistance and social services for children and adults as may be required by federal legislation for reimbursement thereunder. The respective governing bodies of the counties and cities shall also appropriate sums of money as shall be sufficient to provide for the foster care of children in the custody or under the supervision of the local boards.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226473,"text":"The governing body of each county and city shall each year appropriate sums of money sufficient to provide for the payment of public assistance and to provide social services, including cost of administration, under the provisions of Subtitles II and III of this title, within such county or city. Such governing bodies may also appropriate sums of money sufficient to provide for the full range of public assistance and social services for children and adults as may be required by federal legislation for reimbursement thereunder. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1956, chapter 641; in 1958, chapter 388; in 1968, chapters 578 and 666; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":271003,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62060,"identifier":"63.2-400","token":"63.2\/I\/4\/63.2-400","url":"\/63.2-400\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-400\/","token":"63.2\/I\/4\/63.2-400","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local appropriation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-400","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body of each county and city shall each year appropriate sums of money sufficient to provide for the payment of public assistance<\/span> and to provide social services<\/span>, including cost of administration, under the provisions of Subtitles II and III of this title, within such county or city. Such governing bodies may also appropriate sums of money sufficient to provide for the full range of public assistance<\/span> and social services<\/span> for children and adults as may be required by federal legislation for reimbursement thereunder. The respective governing bodies of the counties and cities shall also appropriate sums of money as shall be sufficient to provide for the foster care of children in the custody<\/span> or under the supervision of the local boards<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL APPROPRIATION (\u00a7 63.2-400)\n\nThe governing body of each county and city shall each year appropriate sums of\nmoney sufficient to provide for the payment of public assistance and to provide\nsocial services, including cost of administration, under the provisions of\nSubtitles II and III of this title, within such county or city. Such governing\nbodies may also appropriate sums of money sufficient to provide for the full\nrange of public assistance and social services for children and adults as may be\nrequired by federal legislation for reimbursement thereunder. The respective\ngoverning bodies of the counties and cities shall also appropriate sums of money\nas shall be sufficient to provide for the foster care of children in the custody\nor under the supervision of the local boards.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-105; 1956, c. 641; 1958, c. 388; 1968, cc. 578, 666,\n\u00a7 63.1-91; 2002, c. 747.","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}}