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2005 SESSION

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HB 2433 Domestic violence and prevention services; responsibilities of Department.

Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Domestic violence and prevention services.  Requires the Department of Social Services to (i) support, strengthen, evaluate, and monitor community-based domestic violence programs funded by the Department and act as the administrator for state grant funds and the disbursal of federal funds, (ii) collaborate with the Statewide Domestic Violence Coalition in developing and implementing community-based programs to respond to and prevent domestic violence, (iii) establish minimum standards of training and provide educational programs to train workers in the fields of child and adult protective services in local departments and community-based domestic violence programs funded by the Department to identify domestic violence and provide effective referrals for appropriate services, (iv) work with the Statewide Domestic Violence Coalition to implement methods to preserve the confidentiality of all domestic violence services records, (v) work collaboratively with the Statewide Domestic Violence Coalition to operate the Virginia Family Violence and Sexual Assault 24-hour toll-free hotline and the Statewide Domestic Violence Database (Vadata), and (vi) promote interagency collaboration and cooperation to facilitate the appropriate response to victims of domestic violence.  This bill is identical to SB 1144.


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