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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>78661</law_id><section_number>51.5-149.2</section_number><catch_line>Powers and duties of the Board</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="51.5">Persons With Disabilities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="14">Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="6">Virginia Public Guardian and Conservator Program</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The Board shall have the power and duty to:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Assist in the coordination and management of the local and regional programs appointed to act as public guardians and conservators pursuant to Chapter 20 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/64.2-2000/">64.2-2000</a> et seq.) of Title 64.2; <a id="paragraph-281860" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.5-149.2/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Provide advice and <span class="dictionary">counsel</span> on the provision of high-quality guardianship service and avoidance of conflicts of interest; <a id="paragraph-281861" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.5-149.2/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Promote the mobilization of activities and resources of public and private sector entities to effectuate the purposes of this article; <a id="paragraph-281862" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.5-149.2/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Make recommendations regarding appropriate legislative and executive actions, including, but not limited to, recommendations governing alternatives for local programs to follow upon repeal of the authority granted to the <span class="dictionary">courts</span> pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="When no guardian or conservator appointed within one month of adjudication" href="/64.2-2015/">64.2-2015</a> to appoint the sheriff as guardian or conservator when the maximum staff-to-<span class="dictionary">client</span> ratio of the local program is met or exceeded; and <a id="paragraph-281863" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.5-149.2/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Submit to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> by October of each odd-numbered year a report regarding the activities and recommendations of the Board, to be posted on the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>&#x2019;s website. <a id="paragraph-281864" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.5-149.2/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2016, c. 40.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
