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Any person who was committed or entrusted to a local board or licensed child-placing agency may choose to discontinue receiving independent living services any time before his twenty-first birthday in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board. The local board or licensed child-placing agency shall restore independent living services at the request of that person provided that (i) the person has not yet reached 21 years of age and (ii) the person has entered into a written agreement, less than 60 days after independent living services have been discontinued, with the local board or licensed child-placing agency regarding the terms and conditions of his receipt of independent living services.\n\t\tLocal departments and licensed child-placing agencies shall provide independent living services to any person between 18 and 21 years of age who (a) was in the custody of the local department of social services immediately prior to his commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice, (b) is in the process of transitioning from a commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice to self-sufficiency, and (c) provides written notice of his intent to receive independent living services and enters into a written agreement for the provision of independent living services, which sets forth the terms and conditions of the provision of independent living services, with the local board or licensed child-placing agency within 60 days of his release from commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice.\n\t\tLocal departments shall provide any person who chooses to leave foster care or terminate independent living services before his twenty-first birthday written notice of his right to request restoration of independent living services in accordance with this section by including such written notice in the person’s transition plan. Such transition plan shall be created within 90 days prior to the person’s discharge from foster care. Local departments and licensed child-placing agencies may provide independent living services as part of the foster care services provided to any child 14 years of age or older. All independent living services shall be provided in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231903,"text":"Local departments and licensed child-placing agencies shall provide independent living services to any person between 18 and 21 years of age who is in the process of transitioning from foster care to self-sufficiency. Any person who was committed or entrusted to a local board or licensed child-placing agency may choose to discontinue receiving independent living services any time before his twenty-first birthday in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board. The local board or licensed child-placing agency shall restore independent living services at the request of that person provided that (i) the person has not yet reached 21 years of age and (ii) the person has entered into a written agreement, less than 60 days after independent living services have been discontinued, with the local board or licensed child-placing agency regarding the terms and conditions of his receipt of independent living services.\n\t\tLocal departments and licensed child-placing agencies shall provide independent living services to any person between 18 and 21 years of age who (a) was in the custody of the local department of social services immediately prior to his commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice, (b) is in the process of transitioning from a commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice to self-sufficiency, and (c) provides written notice of his intent to receive independent living services and enters into a written agreement for the provision of independent living services, which sets forth the terms and conditions of the provision of independent living services, with the local board or licensed child-placing agency within 60 days of his release from commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice.\n\t\tLocal departments shall provide any person who chooses to leave foster care or terminate independent living services before his twenty-first birthday written notice of his right to request restoration of independent living services in accordance with this section by including such written notice in the person’s transition plan. Such transition plan shall be created within 90 days prior to the person’s discharge from foster care. Local departments and licensed child-placing agencies may provide independent living services as part of the foster care services provided to any child 14 years of age or older. 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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 196<\/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 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 2008, chapters 187<\/a>, 475<\/a>, and 483<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 257<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 5<\/a>, 362<\/a>, and 564<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 94<\/a> and 134<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62499,"section_number":"16.1-293","catch_line":"Supervision of juvenile or person during commitment and on parole; placing juvenile in halfway house","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-293\/"},{"id":72819,"section_number":"63.2-905","catch_line":"Foster care services","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-905\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":272021,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63664,"identifier":"63.2-905.1","token":"63.2\/III\/9\/1\/63.2-905.1","url":"\/63.2-905.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-905.1\/","token":"63.2\/III\/9\/1\/63.2-905.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Independent living services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-905.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Local departments<\/span> and licensed child<\/span>-placing agencies shall provide independent living services<\/span> to any person between 18 and 21 years of age who is in the process of transitioning from foster care to self-sufficiency. Any person who was committed or entrusted to a local board<\/span> or licensed child<\/span>-placing agency<\/span> may choose to discontinue receiving independent living services<\/span> any time before his twenty-first birthday in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board. The local board<\/span> or licensed child<\/span>-placing agency<\/span> shall restore independent living services<\/span> at the request of that person provided that (i) the person has not yet reached 21 years of age and (ii) the person has entered into a written agreement, less than 60 days after independent living services<\/span> have been discontinued, with the local board<\/span> or licensed child<\/span>-placing agency<\/span> regarding the terms and conditions of his receipt of independent living services<\/span>.\n\t\tLocal departments<\/span> and licensed child<\/span>-placing agencies shall provide independent living services<\/span> to any person between 18 and 21 years of age who (a) was in the custody<\/span> of the local department<\/span> of social services<\/span> immediately prior to his commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice, (b) is in the process of transitioning from a commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice to self-sufficiency, and (c) provides written notice of his intent<\/span> to receive independent living services<\/span> and enters into a written agreement for the provision of independent living services<\/span>, which sets forth the terms and conditions of the provision of independent living services<\/span>, with the local board<\/span> or licensed child<\/span>-placing agency<\/span> within 60 days of his release from commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice.\n\t\tLocal departments<\/span> shall provide any person who chooses to leave foster care or terminate independent living services<\/span> before his twenty-first birthday written notice of his right to request restoration of independent living services<\/span> in accordance with this section by including such written notice in the person’s transition plan. Such transition plan shall be created within 90 days prior to the person’s discharge from foster care. Local departments<\/span> and licensed child<\/span>-placing agencies may provide independent living services<\/span> as part of the foster care services provided to any child<\/span> 14 years of age or older. All independent living services<\/span> shall be provided in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES (\u00a7 63.2-905.1)\n\nLocal departments and licensed child-placing agencies shall provide independent\nliving services to any person between 18 and 21 years of age who is in the\nprocess of transitioning from foster care to self-sufficiency. Any person who\nwas committed or entrusted to a local board or licensed child-placing agency may\nchoose to discontinue receiving independent living services any time before his\ntwenty-first birthday in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board. The\nlocal board or licensed child-placing agency shall restore independent living\nservices at the request of that person provided that (i) the person has not yet\nreached 21 years of age and (ii) the person has entered into a written\nagreement, less than 60 days after independent living services have been\ndiscontinued, with the local board or licensed child-placing agency regarding\nthe terms and conditions of his receipt of independent living services.\n\t\tLocal departments and licensed child-placing agencies shall provide\nindependent living services to any person between 18 and 21 years of age who (a)\nwas in the custody of the local department of social services immediately prior\nto his commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice, (b) is in the process\nof transitioning from a commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice to\nself-sufficiency, and (c) provides written notice of his intent to receive\nindependent living services and enters into a written agreement for the\nprovision of independent living services, which sets forth the terms and\nconditions of the provision of independent living services, with the local board\nor licensed child-placing agency within 60 days of his release from commitment\nto the Department of Juvenile Justice.\n\t\tLocal departments shall provide any person who chooses to leave foster care or\nterminate independent living services before his twenty-first birthday written\nnotice of his right to request restoration of independent living services in\naccordance with this section by including such written notice in the\nperson’s transition plan. Such transition plan shall be created within 90\ndays prior to the person’s discharge from foster care. Local departments\nand licensed child-placing agencies may provide independent living services as\npart of the foster care services provided to any child 14 years of age or older.\nAll independent living services shall be provided in accordance with regulations\nadopted by the Board.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 196; 2008, cc. 187, 475, 483; 2010, c. 257; 2013, cc. 5, 362,\n564; 2014, cc. 94, 134.","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}}