SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY ––-- 2022 SESSION CHAPTER E419 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-5205 and 2.2-5207 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Children's andServices planningAct; team.nt representatives;

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family assessmeRtassessment Oand [Splanning 435]team. L Approved L Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

E[S 1.435] Approved April 11, 2022 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

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D§ The2.2-5205. community policy and management team to be appointed by the local governing body shall include, at a minimum, at least one elected official or appointed official or his designee from the governing body of a locality that is a member of the team, and the local agency heads or their designees of the following community agencies:

communityCommunity servicespolicy board established pursuant to § 37.2-501, juvenile court services unit, department of health, department of social services, and themanagement localteams; school division.

Themembership; team shall also include a representative of a private organization or association of providers for children's or family services if such organizations or associations are located wBthin the locality, and a parent representative.

Parentimmunity representativesfrom wholiability. are employed by a public or p3ivate management team may serve as a parent representative provided that they do not, as a part of thEir and employment, interact directly on a regular and daily basis with children or supervise employees who interact directly on a daily basis with children.

The community policy and management team to be appointed by the local governing body shall include, at a minimum, at least one elected official or appointed official or his designee from the governing body of a locality that is a member of the team, and the local agency heads or their designees juvenile court services unit, department of health, department of social services, and the local school division.

The team shall also include a representative of a private organization or association of providers for children's or family services if such organizations or associations are located within the locality, and a parent representative.

Parent representatives who are employed by a public or private program that receives funds pursuant to this chapter or agencies represented on a community policy and management team may serve as a parent representative provided that they do not, as a part of their employment, interact directly on a regular and daily basis with children or supervise employees who interact directly on a daily basis with children.

The local governing body may appoint other members to the team, including, but not limited to, a locWhenlocal anygovernment combinationofficial, ofa counties,local citieslaw-enforcement orofficial, counties, and citiesrepresentatives establishesof aother communitypublic policyagencies. andies.

When any combination of counties, cities or counties, and cities establishes a community policy and management team, the membership requirements previously set out shall be adhered to by the team as a whole.

Persons Localrepresenting Governmentpublic Conflictagencies ofshall Interestsfile Act.hsuch statements if required to do so pursuant to the State and Persons serving on the team who are parent representatives or who represent private organizations or associations of providers for children's or family services shall abstain from decision-making involving individual cases or agencies in which they have either a personal interest, as defined in § 2.2-3101 of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act,Act. or a fiduciary interest.

Persons serving on the team who are parent representatives or who represent private organizations or associations of providers for children's or family services shall abstain from decision-making involving individual cases or agencies in which they have either a personal interest, as defined in § 2.2-3101 of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, or a fiduciary interest.

Each family assessment and planning team shall include representatives of the following community agencies who have authority to access services within their respective agencies:

community services board established pursuant to to § 37.2-501, juvenile court services unit, department of social services, and local school division.

Parent representatives who are employed by a public or private program that receives funds pursuant to this chapter or agencies represented on a family assessment and planning team may serve as a parent representative provided that they do not, as a part of their employment, interact directly on a regular and daily basis with children or supervise employees who interact directly on a regular basis notwith employedchildren. by a public or private program that receives funds pursuant to this chapter or agencieso are represented on a family assessment and planning team are prioritized for participation where of 2 practicable.

Notwithstanding this provision, foster parents may serve as parent representatives who are not employed by a public or private program that receives funds pursuant to this chapter or agencies represented on a family assessment and planning team are prioritized for participation where practicable.

of 2 Persons who serve on a family assessment and planning team shall be immune from any civil liability for decisions made about the appropriate services for a family or the proper placement or treatment of a child who comes before the team, unless it is proven that such person acted with malicious intent.