Department and Commissioner of Social Services

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Department and Commissioner of Social Services.” It is part of Chapter 2 “State Social Services”, which is part of Subtitle I “General Provisions Relating to Social Services”, which is part of Title 63.2 “Welfare (Social Services)”. It contains 19 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 19 sections.

§ 63.2-200	Department of Social Services created
§ 63.2-201	Appointment of Commissioner
§ 63.2-202	Term of office; vacancies
§ 63.2-203	Powers and duties of Commissioner generally
§ 63.2-204	Cooperation with local authorities
§ 63.2-205	Requiring reports from local boards; forms and submission schedule; approval of budgets by Commissioner
§ 63.2-206	Cooperation with federal agencies
§ 63.2-207	Authority to receive grants-in-aid, funds and gifts
§ 63.2-208	Standards for personnel
§ 63.2-209	Divisions of Department; staffing
§ 63.2-209.1	Office of New Americans
§ 63.2-210	Appointment of division heads
§ 63.2-211	Powers and duties of division heads
§ 63.2-212	Employment of agents and employees
§ 63.2-213	Powers, duties, titles and functions of agents and employees
§ 63.2-214	Bonds of such agents
§ 63.2-214.1	Marriage and family programs; funding
§ 63.2-214.2	Information related to shaken baby syndrome
§ 63.2-214.3	Information on human trafficking