                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BOARD OVERSIGHT DUTIES; OUT-OF-FAMILY INVESTIGATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§
63.2-1527)

A. The Board shall be responsible for establishing standards for out-of-family
investigations and for the implementation of the family assessment track of the
differential response system.

B. The Out-of-Family Investigations Advisory Committee (the Committee) is hereby
established as an advisory committee in the executive branch of state
government.

C. The Committee shall consist of 15 members as follows: one representative of
public school employees, one representative of a hospital for children, one
representative of a licensed child care center, one representative of a juvenile
detention home, one representative of a public or private residential facility
for children, one representative of a family day care home, one representative
of a local department of Social Services, one representative of a religious
organization with a program for children, one representative of Virginians for
Child Abuse Prevention and six citizens of the Commonwealth at large. The
Chairman of the Board shall appoint such persons for terms established by the
Board.

D. The Committee shall advise the Board on the effectiveness of the policies and
standards governing out-of-family investigations.

E. The Committee shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its
membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of
the Committee shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority
of the voting members so request.

F. Members shall receive no compensation for their services nor be reimbursed
for expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties as provided in
&#xA7;&#xA7; 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.

G. The Department of Social Services shall provide staff support to the
Committee. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the
Committee, upon request.

HISTORY: 1993, c. 955, § 63.1-248.7:1; 2000, c. 500; 2002, c. 747; 2004, c.
103.