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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 450<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74488,"section_number":"63.2-602","catch_line":"Eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-602\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":64677,"section_number":"22.1-254","catch_line":"Compulsory attendance required; excuses and waivers; alternative education program attendance; exemptions from article","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-254\/"},{"id":83240,"section_number":"22.1-263","catch_line":"Violation constitutes misdemeanor","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-263\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271221,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74736,"identifier":"63.2-606","token":"63.2\/II\/6\/63.2-606","url":"\/63.2-606\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-606\/","token":"63.2\/II\/6\/63.2-606","dublin_core":{"Title":"Eligibility for TANF; school attendance","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-606","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In order<\/span> to be eligible for TANF<\/span>, members of the assistance unit, including minor<\/span> custodial parents, shall be in compliance with compulsory school attendance laws<\/span> (\u00a7 22.1-254<\/a> et seq.). The Board<\/span> shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this section, including procedures for local departments<\/span> to (i) receive notification from local school divisions of students who are truant and (ii) assist families in noncompliance to achieve compliance. An applicant for or recipient of TANF<\/span> or any member of his assistance unit who has been found guilty under \u00a7 22.1-263<\/a> shall not be eligible for TANF<\/span> financial assistance until in compliance with compulsory school attendance laws<\/span>. Any person who becomes ineligible for TANF<\/span> financial assistance as a result of this section shall nonetheless be considered a TANF<\/span> recipient for all other purposes.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELIGIBILITY FOR TANF; SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (\u00a7 63.2-606)\n\nIn order to be eligible for TANF, members of the assistance unit, including\nminor custodial parents, shall be in compliance with compulsory school\nattendance laws (\u00a7 22.1-254 et seq.). The Board shall adopt regulations to\nimplement the provisions of this section, including procedures for local\ndepartments to (i) receive notification from local school divisions of students\nwho are truant and (ii) assist families in noncompliance to achieve compliance.\nAn applicant for or recipient of TANF or any member of his assistance unit who\nhas been found guilty under \u00a7 22.1-263 shall not be eligible for TANF financial\nassistance until in compliance with compulsory school attendance laws. Any\nperson who becomes ineligible for TANF financial assistance as a result of this\nsection shall nonetheless be considered a TANF recipient for all other purposes.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 450, \u00a7 63.1-105.4; 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}}