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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 402 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1497821,"object_type":"law","relational_id":375595,"identifier":"63.2-222","token":"63.2\/I\/2\/3\/63.2-222","url":"\/63.2-222\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-222\/","token":"63.2\/I\/2\/3\/63.2-222","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment of system","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-222","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There shall be created a statewide human services information and referral system designed to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Collect and maintain accurate and complete resource data on a statewide basis; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Link citizens needing human services with appropriate community resources to satisfy those needs; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Assist in planning for human services delivery at the local, regional and state levels; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Provide information to assist decision-makers in allocating financial and other resources to respond to state and local human service priorities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM (\u00a7 63.2-222)\n\nThere shall be created a statewide human services information and referral\nsystem designed to:\n\n1. Collect and maintain accurate and complete resource data on a statewide\nbasis;\n\n2. Link citizens needing human services with appropriate community resources to\nsatisfy those needs;\n\n3. Assist in planning for human services delivery at the local, regional and\nstate levels; and\n\n4. Provide information to assist decision-makers in allocating financial and\nother resources to respond to state and local human service priorities.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 402, \u00a7 63.1-314.1; 2002, c. 747.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}