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The Department shall cooperate with and seek the assistance of representatives of county and city governing bodies, private nonprofit youth service agencies, and private citizens having expertise in the development and any subsequent revisions of the standards required by this section. The Department shall establish and make available to localities a list of best practice program models that are likely to qualify for grants pursuant to this chapter, such as programs offering (i) mentorships, (ii) community service opportunities, (iii) trauma-informed behavioral and mental health services, (iv) career planning and training, (v) employment opportunities, (vi) non-academic supports in a public or private school, or (vii) after-school or summer programs.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":269675,"text":"The Board shall prescribe policies governing applications for grants pursuant to this chapter and standards for the operation of programs developed and implemented under the grants. The Department shall cooperate with and seek the assistance of representatives of county and city governing bodies, private nonprofit youth service agencies, and private citizens having expertise in the development and any subsequent revisions of the standards required by this section. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1979, chapter 698; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1989, chapter 733; in 2000, chapter 277<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 522<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":276997,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75079,"identifier":"66-28","token":"66\/3\/66-28","url":"\/66-28\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/66-28\/","token":"66\/3\/66-28","dublin_core":{"Title":"Policies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 66-28","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall prescribe policies governing applications for grants pursuant to this chapter and standards for the operation of programs developed and implemented under the grants. The Department<\/span> shall cooperate with and seek the assistance of representatives of county and city governing bodies, private nonprofit youth service agencies, and private citizens having expertise in the development and any subsequent revisions of the standards required by this section. The Department<\/span> shall establish and make available to localities a list of best practice program models that are likely to qualify for grants pursuant to this chapter, such as programs offering (i) mentorships, (ii) community service<\/span> opportunities, (iii) trauma-informed behavioral and mental health services, (iv) career planning and training, (v) employment opportunities, (vi) non-academic supports in a public or private school, or (vii) after-school or summer programs.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOLICIES (\u00a7 66-28)\n\nThe Board shall prescribe policies governing applications for grants pursuant to\nthis chapter and standards for the operation of programs developed and\nimplemented under the grants. The Department shall cooperate with and seek the\nassistance of representatives of county and city governing bodies, private\nnonprofit youth service agencies, and private citizens having expertise in the\ndevelopment and any subsequent revisions of the standards required by this\nsection. The Department shall establish and make available to localities a list\nof best practice program models that are likely to qualify for grants pursuant\nto this chapter, such as programs offering (i) mentorships, (ii) community\nservice opportunities, (iii) trauma-informed behavioral and mental health\nservices, (iv) career planning and training, (v) employment opportunities, (vi)\nnon-academic supports in a public or private school, or (vii) after-school or\nsummer programs.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-336; 1979, c. 698; 1982, c. 636, \u00a7 53.1-253; 1989, c.\n733; 2000, c. 277; 2022, c. 522.","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}}