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Each local board shall review the cases of children placed through an agreement or in its custody in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Board. Each local board shall review the cases of children placed through an agreement or in its custody on a planned basis to evaluate the current status and effectiveness (i) of the service plan’s objectives and (ii) of the services being provided for each child in custody, which are directed toward the immediate care of and planning for permanency for the child, in accordance with policies of the Board.\n\t\tThe Department shall establish and maintain (a) a system to review and monitor compliance by local boards with the policies adopted by the Board and (b) a tracking system of every child in the care and custody of or placed by local boards in order to monitor the effectiveness of service planning, service objectives and service delivery by the local boards that shall be directed toward the achievement of permanency for children in foster care. As part of the system to review and monitor compliance by local boards, the Department shall establish and maintain an online dashboard, to be updated quarterly, that is accessible by local boards. Such dashboard shall be categorized by local board and include information regarding (1) the number of children who did not receive all required caseworker visits and the amount of time that has lapsed since each child’s last visit; (2) the number of children placed in children’s residential facilities; (3) the number of children who have been in foster care for more than 24 months, 36 months, and 48 months; (4) safety concerns identified in case reviews and whether such concerns have been alleviated; (5) the number of foster care caseworkers with caseloads exceeding the standard established pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-913.1; (6) the number of children in foster care to whom a caseworker with a caseload exceeding the standard set forth in \u00a7 63.2-913.1 has been assigned; and (7) the turnover rate of entry-level and experienced foster care caseworkers. Local boards shall provide to the Department any data and information necessary to populate the dashboard.\n\t\tThe Board shall adopt regulations necessary to implement the procedures and policies set out in this section. The Board shall establish as a goal that at any point in time the number of children who are in foster care for longer than twenty-four months shall not exceed 5,500 children.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":293138,"text":"Each local board shall establish and keep current a social service plan with service objectives and shall provide the necessary social services for achievement of a permanent home for each child for whom it has care and custody or has an agreement with the parents or guardians to place in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board. Each local board shall review the cases of children placed through an agreement or in its custody in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Board. Each local board shall review the cases of children placed through an agreement or in its custody on a planned basis to evaluate the current status and effectiveness (i) of the service plan’s objectives and (ii) of the services being provided for each child in custody, which are directed toward the immediate care of and planning for permanency for the child, in accordance with policies of the Board.\n\t\tThe Department shall establish and maintain (a) a system to review and monitor compliance by local boards with the policies adopted by the Board and (b) a tracking system of every child in the care and custody of or placed by local boards in order to monitor the effectiveness of service planning, service objectives and service delivery by the local boards that shall be directed toward the achievement of permanency for children in foster care. As part of the system to review and monitor compliance by local boards, the Department shall establish and maintain an online dashboard, to be updated quarterly, that is accessible by local boards. Such dashboard shall be categorized by local board and include information regarding (1) the number of children who did not receive all required caseworker visits and the amount of time that has lapsed since each child’s last visit; (2) the number of children placed in children’s residential facilities; (3) the number of children who have been in foster care for more than 24 months, 36 months, and 48 months; (4) safety concerns identified in case reviews and whether such concerns have been alleviated; (5) the number of foster care caseworkers with caseloads exceeding the standard established pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-913.1; (6) the number of children in foster care to whom a caseworker with a caseload exceeding the standard set forth in \u00a7 63.2-913.1 has been assigned; and (7) the turnover rate of entry-level and experienced foster care caseworkers. Local boards shall provide to the Department any data and information necessary to populate the dashboard.\n\t\tThe Board shall adopt regulations necessary to implement the procedures and policies set out in this section. 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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 634 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. Unfortunately, the 1977 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1982, chapter 171; in 1994, chapter 865<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 446<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57259,"section_number":"63.2-913.1","catch_line":"Caseload standard","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-913.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272057,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81818,"identifier":"63.2-907","token":"63.2\/III\/9\/1\/63.2-907","url":"\/63.2-907\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-907\/","token":"63.2\/III\/9\/1\/63.2-907","dublin_core":{"Title":"Administrative review of children in foster care","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-907","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each local board<\/span> shall establish and keep current a social service plan with service objectives and shall provide the necessary social services<\/span> for achievement of a permanent home for each child<\/span> for whom it has care and custody<\/span> or has an agreement with the parents or guardians to place in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board. Each local board<\/span> shall review the cases of children placed through an agreement or in its custody<\/span> in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Board. Each local board<\/span> shall review the cases of children placed through an agreement or in its custody<\/span> on a planned basis to evaluate the current status and effectiveness (i) of the service plan’s objectives and (ii) of the services being provided for each child<\/span> in custody<\/span>, which are directed toward the immediate care of and planning for permanency for the child<\/span>, in accordance with policies of the Board.\n\t\tThe Department<\/span> shall establish and maintain (a) a system to review and monitor compliance by local boards<\/span> with the policies adopted by the Board and (b) a tracking system of every child<\/span> in the care and custody<\/span> of or placed by local boards<\/span> in order<\/span> to monitor the effectiveness of service planning, service objectives and service delivery by the local boards<\/span> that shall be directed toward the achievement of permanency for children in foster care. As part of the system to review and monitor compliance by local boards<\/span>, the Department<\/span> shall establish and maintain an online dashboard, to be updated quarterly, that is accessible by local boards<\/span>. Such dashboard shall be categorized by local board<\/span> and include information regarding (1) the number of children who did not receive all required caseworker visits and the amount of time that has lapsed since each child<\/span>’s last visit; (2) the number of children placed in children’s residential facilities; (3) the number of children who have been in foster care for more than 24 months, 36 months, and 48 months; (4) safety concerns identified in case reviews and whether such concerns have been alleviated; (5) the number of foster care caseworkers with caseloads<\/span> exceeding the standard established pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-913.1<\/a>; (6) the number of children in foster care to whom a caseworker with a caseload<\/span> exceeding the standard set forth in \u00a7 63.2-913.1<\/a> has been assigned; and (7) the turnover rate of entry-level and experienced foster care caseworkers. Local boards<\/span> shall provide to the Department<\/span> any data and information necessary to populate the dashboard.\n\t\tThe Board shall adopt regulations necessary to implement the procedures and policies set out in this section. The Board shall establish as a goal that at any point in time the number of children who are in foster care for longer than twenty-four months shall not exceed 5,500 children.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE (\u00a7 63.2-907)\n\nEach local board shall establish and keep current a social service plan with\nservice objectives and shall provide the necessary social services for\nachievement of a permanent home for each child for whom it has care and custody\nor has an agreement with the parents or guardians to place in accordance with\nregulations adopted by the Board. Each local board shall review the cases of\nchildren placed through an agreement or in its custody in accordance with the\nregulations adopted by the Board. Each local board shall review the cases of\nchildren placed through an agreement or in its custody on a planned basis to\nevaluate the current status and effectiveness (i) of the service plan’s\nobjectives and (ii) of the services being provided for each child in custody,\nwhich are directed toward the immediate care of and planning for permanency for\nthe child, in accordance with policies of the Board.\n\t\tThe Department shall establish and maintain (a) a system to review and monitor\ncompliance by local boards with the policies adopted by the Board and (b) a\ntracking system of every child in the care and custody of or placed by local\nboards in order to monitor the effectiveness of service planning, service\nobjectives and service delivery by the local boards that shall be directed\ntoward the achievement of permanency for children in foster care. As part of the\nsystem to review and monitor compliance by local boards, the Department shall\nestablish and maintain an online dashboard, to be updated quarterly, that is\naccessible by local boards. Such dashboard shall be categorized by local board\nand include information regarding (1) the number of children who did not receive\nall required caseworker visits and the amount of time that has lapsed since each\nchild’s last visit; (2) the number of children placed in children’s\nresidential facilities; (3) the number of children who have been in foster care\nfor more than 24 months, 36 months, and 48 months; (4) safety concerns\nidentified in case reviews and whether such concerns have been alleviated; (5)\nthe number of foster care caseworkers with caseloads exceeding the standard\nestablished pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-913.1; (6) the number of children in foster care\nto whom a caseworker with a caseload exceeding the standard set forth in \u00a7\n63.2-913.1 has been assigned; and (7) the turnover rate of entry-level and\nexperienced foster care caseworkers. Local boards shall provide to the\nDepartment any data and information necessary to populate the dashboard.\n\t\tThe Board shall adopt regulations necessary to implement the procedures and\npolicies set out in this section. The Board shall establish as a goal that at\nany point in time the number of children who are in foster care for longer than\ntwenty-four months shall not exceed 5,500 children.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 634, \u00a7 63.1-56.2; 1982, c. 171; 1994, c. 865; 2002, c. 747;\n2019, c. 446.","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}}