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Only local programs operated in accordance with this article shall be eligible to receive state funds.B\n\nLocal programs may be established and operated by local boards created for this purpose. Local boards shall ensure conformance to regulations adopted by the Board and may:1\n\nSolicit and accept financial support from public and private sources.2\n\nOversee the financial and program management of the local court-appointed special advocate program.3\n\nEmploy and supervise a director who shall serve as a professional liaison to personnel of the court and agencies serving children.4\n\nEmploy such staff as is necessary to the operation of the program.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":271866,"text":"The Department shall provide a portion of any funding appropriated for this purpose to applicants seeking to establish and operate a local court-appointed special advocate program in their respective judicial districts. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 752 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 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1991, chapter 421; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":284961,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75710,"identifier":"9.1-152","token":"9.1\/1\/5\/9.1-152","url":"\/9.1-152\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-152\/","token":"9.1\/1\/5\/9.1-152","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local court-appointed special advocate programs; powers and duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-152","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall provide a portion of any funding appropriated for this purpose to applicants seeking to establish and operate a local court<\/span>-appointed special advocate program in their respective judicial districts. Only local programs operated in accordance with this article shall be eligible to receive state funds. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Local programs may be established and operated by local boards<\/span> created for this purpose. Local boards<\/span> shall ensure conformance to regulations adopted by the Board<\/span> and may: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Solicit and accept financial support from public and private sources. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Oversee the financial and program management of the local court<\/span>-appointed special advocate program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Employ and supervise a director who shall serve as a professional liaison to personnel of the court<\/span> and agencies serving children. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Employ such staff as is necessary to the operation of the program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAMS; POWERS AND DUTIES (\u00a7 9.1-152)\n\nA. The Department shall provide a portion of any funding appropriated for this\npurpose to applicants seeking to establish and operate a local court-appointed\nspecial advocate program in their respective judicial districts. Only local\nprograms operated in accordance with this article shall be eligible to receive\nstate funds.\n\nB. Local programs may be established and operated by local boards created for\nthis purpose. Local boards shall ensure conformance to regulations adopted by\nthe Board and may:\n\n 1. Solicit and accept financial support from public and private sources.\n\n 2. Oversee the financial and program management of the local court-appointed\n special advocate program.\n\n 3. Employ and supervise a director who shall serve as a professional liaison\n to personnel of the court and agencies serving children.\n\n 4. Employ such staff as is necessary to the operation of the program.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 752, \u00a7 9-173.7; 1991, c. 421; 2001, c. 844.","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}}