Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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SB479: Comprehensive Services Act; annual workshop to train on best practices and evidence-based practices.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.2-2649 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-2649. Office of Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families established; powers and duties.
A. The Office of Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families is hereby established to serve as the administrative entity of the Council and to ensure that the decisions of the council are implemented. The director shall be hired by and subject to the direction and supervision of the Council pursuant to § 2.2-2648.
B. The director of the Office of Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families shall:
1. Develop and recommend to the state executive council programs and fiscal policies that promote and support cooperation and collaboration in the provision of services to troubled and at-risk youths and their families at the state and local levels;
2. Develop and recommend to the Council state interagency policies governing the use, distribution and monitoring of moneys in the state pool of funds and the state trust fund;
3. Develop and provide for the consistent oversight for program administration and compliance with state policies and procedures;
4. Provide for training and technical assistance to localities in the provision of efficient and effective services that are responsive to the strengths and needs of troubled and at-risk youths and their families;
5. Serve as liaison to the participating state agencies that administratively support the Office and that provide other necessary services;
6. Provide an informal review and negotiation process pursuant to subdivision D 17 of § 2.2-2648;
7. Implement, in collaboration with participating state agencies, policies, guidelines and procedures adopted by the State Executive Council;
8. Consult regularly with the Virginia Municipal League and the Virginia Association of Counties about implementation and operation of the Comprehensive Services Act (§ 2.2-5200 et seq.);
9. Hire appropriate staff as approved by the Council; and
10. Identify, disseminate, and provide annual training for
CSA staff and other interested parties on best practices and evidence-based
practices related to the Comprehensive Services Program; and
1011. Perform such other duties as may be
assigned by the State Executive Council.
C. The director of the Office of Comprehensive Services, in order to provide support and assistance to the Comprehensive Policy and Management Teams (CPMTs) and Family Assessment and Planning Teams (FAPTs) established pursuant to the Comprehensive Services Act for At-Risk Youth and Families (§ 2.2-5200 et seq.), shall:
1. Develop and maintain a web-based statewide automated database, with support from the Department of Information Technology or its successor agency, of the authorized vendors of the Comprehensive Services Act (CSA) services to include verification of a vendor's licensure status, a listing of each discrete CSA service offered by the vendor, and the discrete CSA service's rate determined in accordance with § 2.2-5214; and
2. Develop, in consultation with the Department of General Services, CPMTs, and vendors, a standardized purchase of services contract, which in addition to general contract provisions when utilizing state pool funds will enable localities to specify the discrete service or services they are purchasing for the specified client, the required reporting of the client's service data, including types and numbers of disabilities, mental health and mental retardation diagnoses, or delinquent behaviors for which the purchased services are intended to address, the expected outcomes resulting from these services and the performance timeframes mutually agreed to when the services are purchased.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.2-2649 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-2649. Office of Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families established; powers and duties.
A. The Office of Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families is hereby established to serve as the administrative entity of the Council and to ensure that the decisions of the council are implemented. The director shall be hired by and subject to the direction and supervision of the Council pursuant to § 2.2-2648.
B. The director of the Office of Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families shall:
1. Develop and recommend to the state executive council programs and fiscal policies that promote and support cooperation and collaboration in the provision of services to troubled and at-risk youths and their families at the state and local levels;
2. Develop and recommend to the Council state interagency policies governing the use, distribution and monitoring of moneys in the state pool of funds and the state trust fund;
3. Develop and provide for the consistent oversight for program administration and compliance with state policies and procedures;
4. Provide for training and technical assistance to localities in the provision of efficient and effective services that are responsive to the strengths and needs of troubled and at-risk youths and their families;
5. Serve as liaison to the participating state agencies that administratively support the Office and that provide other necessary services;
6. Provide an informal review and negotiation process pursuant to subdivision D 17 of § 2.2-2648;
7. Implement, in collaboration with participating state agencies, policies, guidelines and procedures adopted by the State Executive Council;
8. Consult regularly with the Virginia Municipal League and the Virginia Association of Counties about implementation and operation of the Comprehensive Services Act (§ 2.2-5200 et seq.);
9. Hire appropriate staff as approved by the Council; and
10. Identify
best practices and evidence-based practices related to the Comprehensive
Services Program and conduct annual
workshops to disseminate
best practices and evidence-based practices, and to train
CSA staff and other interested parties on
best practices and
evidence-based practices related
to the CSA Program; and
1011.
Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the State Executive Council.
C. The director of the Office of Comprehensive Services, in order to provide support and assistance to the Comprehensive Policy and Management Teams (CPMTs) and Family Assessment and Planning Teams (FAPTs) established pursuant to the Comprehensive Services Act for At-Risk Youth and Families (§ 2.2-5200 et seq.), shall:
1. Develop and maintain a web-based statewide automated database, with support from the Department of Information Technology or its successor agency, of the authorized vendors of the Comprehensive Services Act (CSA) services to include verification of a vendor's licensure status, a listing of each discrete CSA service offered by the vendor, and the discrete CSA service's rate determined in accordance with § 2.2-5214; and
2. Develop, in consultation with the Department of General Services, CPMTs, and vendors, a standardized purchase of services contract, which in addition to general contract provisions when utilizing state pool funds will enable localities to specify the discrete service or services they are purchasing for the specified client, the required reporting of the client's service data, including types and numbers of disabilities, mental health and mental retardation diagnoses, or delinquent behaviors for which the purchased services are intended to address, the expected outcomes resulting from these services and the performance timeframes mutually agreed to when the services are purchased.
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