                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CAREER TRAINING AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§ 66-25.1:2)

A. With such funds as are made available for this purpose, the Department shall
provide juveniles committed to the Department with opportunities to work and to
participate in career training or technical education programs operated by the
Department.

B. The Department may develop appropriate interagency linkages with state and
local agencies, public and private institutions of education and of higher
education, labor and industry councils, the business community, rehabilitative
services providers, and employment and guidance services to assist juveniles in
acquiring necessary work habits, developing marketable skills, and identifying
career goals through a broad range of career opportunities and mentoring and
apprenticeship programs. In providing career-related programs, training, and
services, the Department may consult and cooperate with the Virginia Employment
Commission and the Department of Labor and Industry. Work training opportunities
may include business, industrial, agricultural, highway maintenance and
construction, and work release programs as hereafter specified in this article.
In addition, juveniles may be employed to improve, repair, work on, or cultivate
public property or buildings.

HISTORY: 2005, c. 648; 2012, cc. 803, 835.