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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 795<\/a> and 942<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1503977,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376733,"identifier":"66-25.5","token":"66\/2.1\/66-25.5","url":"\/66-25.5\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/66-25.5\/","token":"66\/2.1\/66-25.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties not delegable to contractor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 66-25.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No contract<\/span> for juvenile correctional services<\/span> shall authorize, allow, or imply a delegation of authority or responsibility of the Director<\/span> to a contractor<\/span> for any of the following:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Developing and implementing procedures for calculating release and parole<\/span> eligibility dates for committed juveniles; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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3.<\/span> Approving the type of work juveniles may perform and the wages which may be given the juveniles engaging in such work; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Classifying a committed juvenile or placing a committed juvenile in less restrictive custody<\/span> or more restrictive custody<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Transferring a committed juvenile; however, the contractor<\/span> may make written recommendations regarding the transfer of a committed juvenile; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Formulating rules of behavior for committed juveniles, violations of which may subject committed juveniles to sanctions<\/span>; however, the contractor<\/span> may propose such rules to the Director<\/span> for his review and adoption, rejection, or modification as otherwise provided by law<\/span> or regulation; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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