SB960: Juvenile on probation; funding for re-entry and release services.
SENATE BILL NO. 960
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 16.1-294 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 16.1-294. Placing person on parole or probation in foster home or with institution; how cost paid.
When the child person is returned to the
custody of the court for parole supervision or
for probation supervision after placement in a detention home that exceeds 30
calendar days as provided in § 16.1-284.1 by the court
service unit or the local
department of social services for supervision, and, after a
full investigation, the court is of the opinion that the
child person
should not be placed in his home or is in need of treatment, and there are no
funds available to board and maintain the
child person
or to purchase the needed treatment services, the court service unit or the local department of social services
shall arrange with the Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice for the
boarding of the child person in a foster home or with
any private institution, society, or association
or for the purchase of treatment services. In determining the proper placement
for such a child person, the Department may
refer the child
person to the locality's family assessment and planning
team for assessment and recommendation for services. The cost of maintaining
such child
person shall be paid monthly, according to schedules
prepared and adopted by the Department, out of funds appropriated for such
purposes. Treatment services for such child person shall be paid from
funds appropriated to the Department for such purpose.