                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 HOUSING SERVICES (§ 63.2-905.1:1)

Local departments shall provide housing support for a period of no more than six
months to any person who (i) is 18 years of age or older but less than 21 years
of age, (ii) on or after July 1, 2022, (a) turned 18 years of age while in
foster care under the custody of a local department or (b) turned 18 years of
age while in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice and was in the
custody of a local department immediately prior to commitment to the Department
of Juvenile Justice and is transitioning from such commitment to
self-sufficiency, and (iii) declines to participate in the Fostering Futures
program pursuant to § 63.2-919. Such housing support shall be equal to the room
and board portion of the maintenance payment that such person would otherwise
receive for housing support through participation in the Fostering Futures
program. The local department may send such payments directly to the housing
provider or to the person receiving housing support, as agreed upon by the local
department and the recipient. Policies and decisions regarding housing options
shall take into consideration the recipient&#8217;s autonomy, developmental
maturity, and safety needs.
		Local departments shall provide any person who chooses to decline or terminate
such housing support prior to the person&#8217;s twenty-first birthday written
notice of the person&#8217;s right to request restoration of housing support in
accordance with this section. Such notice shall be included in the
person&#8217;s transition plan, which shall be created within 90 days prior to
the person&#8217;s discharge from foster care.

HISTORY: 2022, Sp. Sess. I, c. 7.