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Such work programs also shall not interfere with or impact a juvenile’s education program where the goal is achieving a high school diploma or its equivalent. The Board shall promulgate regulations governing the form and review process for proposed agreements.C\n\nArticles produced or manufactured and services provided by juveniles participating in such a work program may be purchased by any county, by any district of any county, city, or town and by any nonprofit organization, including volunteer emergency medical services agencies, fire departments, sheltered workshops and community service organizations. Such articles and services may also be bought, sold or acquired by exchange on the open market through the participating public or private entity.D\n\nRevenues received from the sale of articles, as provided in subsection C, shall be deposited into a special fund established in the state treasury. 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 460 and 487 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 1993 \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 1997, chapter 639<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 551<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 502<\/a> and 503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":276937,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67573,"identifier":"66-25.1","token":"66\/2\/66-25.1","url":"\/66-25.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/66-25.1\/","token":"66\/2\/66-25.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Work programs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 66-25.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director<\/span> or his designee may enter into an agreement with a public or private entity for the operation of a work program for juveniles committed to the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The primary purpose of such work program shall be the training of such juveniles, not the production of goods or the rendering of service by juveniles committed to the Department<\/span>. Such work programs also shall not interfere with or impact a juvenile’s education program where the goal is achieving a high school diploma or its equivalent. The Board<\/span> shall promulgate regulations governing the form and review process for proposed agreements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Articles produced or manufactured and services provided by juveniles participating in such a work program may be purchased by any county, by any district of any county, city, or town and by any nonprofit organization, including volunteer emergency medical services agencies, fire departments<\/span>, sheltered workshops and community service<\/span> organizations. Such articles and services may also be bought, sold or acquired by exchange on the open market through the participating public or private entity. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Revenues received from the sale of articles, as provided in subsection C, shall be deposited into a special fund established in the state treasury. Such funds shall be expended to support work programs for juveniles committed to the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWORK PROGRAMS (\u00a7 66-25.1)\n\nA. The Director or his designee may enter into an agreement with a public or\nprivate entity for the operation of a work program for juveniles committed to\nthe Department.\n\nB. The primary purpose of such work program shall be the training of such\njuveniles, not the production of goods or the rendering of service by juveniles\ncommitted to the Department. Such work programs also shall not interfere with or\nimpact a juvenile’s education program where the goal is achieving a high\nschool diploma or its equivalent. The Board shall promulgate regulations\ngoverning the form and review process for proposed agreements.\n\nC. Articles produced or manufactured and services provided by juveniles\nparticipating in such a work program may be purchased by any county, by any\ndistrict of any county, city, or town and by any nonprofit organization,\nincluding volunteer emergency medical services agencies, fire departments,\nsheltered workshops and community service organizations. Such articles and\nservices may also be bought, sold or acquired by exchange on the open market\nthrough the participating public or private entity.\n\nD. Revenues received from the sale of articles, as provided in subsection C,\nshall be deposited into a special fund established in the state treasury. Such\nfunds shall be expended to support work programs for juveniles committed to the\nDepartment.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, cc. 460, 487; 1997, c. 639; 2011, c. 551; 2012, cc. 803, 835;\n2015, cc. 502, 503.","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}}