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The case manager shall fully explain VIEW to the participant and shall provide the participant with written materials explaining VIEW.B\n\nThe Department shall assist local departments in improving the delivery of services, including intensive case management, through the utilization of public, private and nonprofit organizations, to the extent permissible under federal law.C\n\nThe Department shall be responsible for the coordination of the intensive case management. Job finding and job matching leading to independent employment shall be facilitated by the Virginia Employment Commission and the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity.D\n\nThe Secretary of Health and Human Resources, assisted by the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, shall prepare and maintain an annual plan for coordinating and integrating all appropriate services in order to promote successful outcomes. The plan shall encourage the use of local and regional service providers and permit a variety of methods of providing services. Emphasis shall be placed on coordinating and integrating career counseling, job development, job training and skills, job placement, and academic and technical education. Public and private institutions of higher education and other agencies which offer similar or related services shall be invited to participate as fully as possible in developing, implementing and updating the annual coordination plan.E\n\nThe Secretary of Health and Human Resources shall:1\n\nIncrease public awareness of the federal earned income credit and encourage families who may be eligible to apply for this tax credit;2\n\nPursue aggressive child-support initiatives as established by the General Assembly;3\n\nWork with community providers to develop adoption, education, family planning, marriage, parenting, and training options for Program participants;4\n\nIncrease public awareness of the tax advantages of relocating one’s residence in order to secure employment;5\n\nProvide leadership for the development of community work experience opportunities in VIEW;6\n\nDevelop strategies to educate, assist and stimulate employers to hire participants and to provide community work experience opportunities, in consultation with representatives of employers and relevant public and private agencies on the state and local level; and7\n\nProvide technical assistance to local departments to assist them in working with employers in the community to develop job and community work experience opportunities for participants.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254484,"text":"In administering VIEW, the Department shall ensure that local departments provide delivery and coordination of all services through intensive case management. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 858<\/a> and 951<\/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 5 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 1995, chapter 450<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 589<\/a> and 599<\/a>; in 1999, chapters 840<\/a> and 855<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 482<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":271241,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70531,"identifier":"63.2-610","token":"63.2\/II\/6\/63.2-610","url":"\/63.2-610\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-610\/","token":"63.2\/II\/6\/63.2-610","dublin_core":{"Title":"Participation in VIEW; coordinated services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-610","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In administering VIEW, the Department<\/span> shall ensure that local departments<\/span> provide delivery and coordination of all services through intensive case management<\/span>. VIEW participants shall be referred to a case manager<\/span>. The case manager<\/span> shall fully explain VIEW to the participant and shall provide the participant with written materials<\/span> explaining VIEW. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall assist local departments<\/span> in improving the delivery of services, including intensive case management<\/span>, through the utilization of public, private and nonprofit organizations, to the extent permissible under federal law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall be responsible for the coordination of the intensive case management<\/span>. Job finding<\/span> and job matching leading to independent employment shall be facilitated by the Virginia Employment Commission and the Department<\/span> of Small Business and Supplier Diversity. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Secretary of Health and Human Resources, assisted by the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, shall prepare and maintain an annual plan for coordinating and integrating all appropriate services in order<\/span> to promote successful outcomes. The plan shall encourage the use of local and regional service providers and permit a variety of methods of providing services. Emphasis shall be placed on coordinating and integrating career counseling, job development, job training and skills, job placement, and academic and technical education. Public and private institutions of higher education and other agencies which offer similar or related services shall be invited to participate as fully as possible in developing, implementing and updating the annual coordination plan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Secretary of Health and Human Resources shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Increase public awareness of the federal earned income credit and encourage families who may be eligible to apply for this tax credit; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Pursue aggressive child<\/span>-support initiatives as established by the General Assembly; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Work with community providers to develop adoption, education, family planning, marriage, parenting, and training options for Program participants; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Increase public awareness of the tax advantages of relocating one’s residence in order<\/span> to secure employment; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Provide leadership for the development of community work experience opportunities in VIEW; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Develop strategies to educate, assist and stimulate employers to hire participants and to provide community work experience opportunities, in consultation with representatives of employers and relevant public and private agencies on the state and local level; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Provide technical assistance to local departments<\/span> to assist them in working with employers in the community to develop job and community work experience opportunities for participants. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPARTICIPATION IN VIEW; COORDINATED SERVICES (\u00a7 63.2-610)\n\nA. In administering VIEW, the Department shall ensure that local departments\nprovide delivery and coordination of all services through intensive case\nmanagement. VIEW participants shall be referred to a case manager. The case\nmanager shall fully explain VIEW to the participant and shall provide the\nparticipant with written materials explaining VIEW.\n\nB. The Department shall assist local departments in improving the delivery of\nservices, including intensive case management, through the utilization of\npublic, private and nonprofit organizations, to the extent permissible under\nfederal law.\n\nC. The Department shall be responsible for the coordination of the intensive\ncase management. Job finding and job matching leading to independent employment\nshall be facilitated by the Virginia Employment Commission and the Department of\nSmall Business and Supplier Diversity.\n\nD. The Secretary of Health and Human Resources, assisted by the Secretary of\nCommerce and Trade, shall prepare and maintain an annual plan for coordinating\nand integrating all appropriate services in order to promote successful\noutcomes. The plan shall encourage the use of local and regional service\nproviders and permit a variety of methods of providing services. Emphasis shall\nbe placed on coordinating and integrating career counseling, job development,\njob training and skills, job placement, and academic and technical education.\nPublic and private institutions of higher education and other agencies which\noffer similar or related services shall be invited to participate as fully as\npossible in developing, implementing and updating the annual coordination plan.\n\nE. The Secretary of Health and Human Resources shall:\n\n 1. Increase public awareness of the federal earned income credit and encourage\n families who may be eligible to apply for this tax credit;\n\n 2. Pursue aggressive child-support initiatives as established by the General\n Assembly;\n\n 3. Work with community providers to develop adoption, education, family\n planning, marriage, parenting, and training options for Program participants;\n\n 4. Increase public awareness of the tax advantages of relocating one’s\n residence in order to secure employment;\n\n 5. Provide leadership for the development of community work experience\n opportunities in VIEW;\n\n 6. Develop strategies to educate, assist and stimulate employers to hire\n participants and to provide community work experience opportunities, in\n consultation with representatives of employers and relevant public and private\n agencies on the state and local level; and\n\n 7. Provide technical assistance to local departments to assist them in working\n with employers in the community to develop job and community work experience\n opportunities for participants.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, cc. 858, 951, \u00a7 63.1-133.45; 1995, c. 450; 1996, cc. 589, 599;\n1999, cc. 840, 855; 2002, c. 747; 2013, c. 482.","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}}