                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COOPERATION WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES (§ 63.2-204)

The Commissioner shall assist and cooperate with local authorities in the
administration of this title. He shall encourage and direct the training of all
personnel of local boards and local departments engaged in the administration of
any program within the purview of this title or Chapter 11 (§ 16.1-226 et seq.)
of Title 16.1. The Commissioner shall collect and publish statistics and such
other data as may be deemed of value in assisting the public authorities and
other social agencies of the Commonwealth in improving the care of these persons
and in correcting conditions that contribute to dependency and delinquency. The
Commissioner shall also, in his discretion, initiate and conduct conferences
designed to accomplish such ends and to further coordination of effort in this
field.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 63-39; 1968, cc. 578, 670, § 63.1-32; 1974, cc. 44, 45;
2002, c. 747.