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The Commissioner shall establish an appeals review panel to review administrative hearing decisions upon the request of either the applicant or the local board. Such panel shall determine if any changes are needed in the conduct of future hearings, or to policy and procedures related to the issue of the administrative appeal, and periodically report its findings to the Commissioner.\n\t\tAny applicant or recipient aggrieved by any decision of a local board concerning food stamps may appeal to the Commissioner in accordance with federal law and regulation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":255963,"text":"Any applicant or recipient aggrieved by any decision of a local board in granting, denying, changing or discontinuing public assistance, may, within thirty days after receiving written notice of such decision, appeal therefrom to the Commissioner.\n\t\tAny applicant or recipient aggrieved by the failure of the local board to make a decision within a reasonable time may ask for a review of the same by the Commissioner.\n\t\tThe Commissioner may delegate the duty and authority to duly qualified hearing officers to consider and make determinations on any appeal or review by an applicant for or recipient of public assistance concerning any decision of a local board. The Commissioner shall establish an appeals review panel to review administrative hearing decisions upon the request of either the applicant or the local board. Such panel shall determine if any changes are needed in the conduct of future hearings, or to policy and procedures related to the issue of the administrative appeal, and periodically report its findings to the Commissioner.\n\t\tAny applicant or recipient aggrieved by any decision of a local board concerning food stamps may appeal to the Commissioner in accordance with federal law and regulation.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14573,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14331,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:43","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:43","permalink":{"id":271057,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14573,"identifier":"5","token":"63.2\/II\/5","url":"\/63.2\/II\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14331,"edition_id":1,"name":"Public Assistance","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12789,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:46","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:46","permalink":{"id":271055,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14331,"identifier":"II","token":"63.2\/II","url":"\/63.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12789,"edition_id":1,"name":"Welfare (Social Services)","identifier":"63.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":270661,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12789,"identifier":"63.2","token":"63.2","url":"\/63.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":57625,"structure_id":14573,"section_number":"63.2-500","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/63.2-500\/","token":"63.2\/II\/5\/63.2-500","metadata":false},{"id":75440,"structure_id":14573,"section_number":"63.2-501","catch_line":"Application for assistance","url":"\/63.2-501\/","token":"63.2\/II\/5\/63.2-501","metadata":false},{"id":83249,"structure_id":14573,"section_number":"63.2-501.1","catch_line":"Application for public assistance; 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It has been modified 7 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 1962, chapter 621; in 1968, chapters 578 and 781; in 1970, chapter 361; in 1972, chapter 718; in 1975, chapter 524; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0412\">412<\/a>; in 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0747\">747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75440,"section_number":"63.2-501","catch_line":"Application for assistance","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-501\/"},{"id":86044,"section_number":"63.2-605","catch_line":"Eligibility for TANF; parolees and probationers who fail drug tests","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-605\/"},{"id":75777,"section_number":"63.2-618","catch_line":"Notice and appeal","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-618\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":271143,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70973,"identifier":"63.2-517","token":"63.2\/II\/5\/63.2-517","url":"\/63.2-517\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-517\/","token":"63.2\/II\/5\/63.2-517","dublin_core":{"Title":"Right of appeal to Commissioner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-517","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any applicant or recipient aggrieved by any decision of a <span class=\"dictionary\">local board<\/span> in granting, denying, changing or discontinuing <span class=\"dictionary\">public assistance<\/span>, may, within thirty days after receiving written notice of such decision, <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> therefrom to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>.\n\t\tAny applicant or recipient aggrieved by the failure of the <span class=\"dictionary\">local board<\/span> to make a decision within a reasonable time may ask for a review of the same by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>.\n\t\tThe <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may delegate the duty and authority to duly qualified <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> officers to consider and make determinations on any <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> or review by an applicant for or recipient of <span class=\"dictionary\">public assistance<\/span> concerning any decision of a <span class=\"dictionary\">local board<\/span>. 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Such <span class=\"dictionary\">panel<\/span> shall determine if any changes are needed in the conduct of future <span class=\"dictionary\">hearings<\/span>, or to policy and procedures related to the <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> of the administrative <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span>, and periodically report its <span class=\"dictionary\">findings<\/span> to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>.\n\t\tAny applicant or recipient aggrieved by any decision of a <span class=\"dictionary\">local board<\/span> concerning food stamps may <span class=\"dictionary\">appeal<\/span> to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> in accordance with federal <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> and regulation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRIGHT OF APPEAL TO COMMISSIONER (\u00a7 63.2-517)\n\nAny applicant or recipient aggrieved by any decision of a local board in\ngranting, denying, changing or discontinuing public assistance, may, within\nthirty days after receiving written notice of such decision, appeal therefrom to\nthe Commissioner.\n\t\tAny applicant or recipient aggrieved by the failure of the local board to make\na decision within a reasonable time may ask for a review of the same by the\nCommissioner.\n\t\tThe Commissioner may delegate the duty and authority to duly qualified hearing\nofficers to consider and make determinations on any appeal or review by an\napplicant for or recipient of public assistance concerning any decision of a\nlocal board. The Commissioner shall establish an appeals review panel to review\nadministrative hearing decisions upon the request of either the applicant or the\nlocal board. Such panel shall determine if any changes are needed in the conduct\nof future hearings, or to policy and procedures related to the issue of the\nadministrative appeal, and periodically report its findings to the Commissioner.\n\t\tAny applicant or recipient aggrieved by any decision of a local board\nconcerning food stamps may appeal to the Commissioner in accordance with federal\nlaw and regulation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 63-131, 63-140.8, 63-153, 63-195, 63-216; 1962, c. 621;\n1968, cc. 578, 781, \u00a7 63.1-116; 1970, c. 361; 1972, c. 718; 1975, c. 524; 1997,\nc. 412; 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}}