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2019 SESSION

19100452D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1627
Offered January 9, 2019
Prefiled October 23, 2018
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 63.2-1706.1, relating to Department of Social Services; child welfare agencies; prioritization of inspections.
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Patron-- Orrock
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Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 63.2-1706.1 as follows:

§ 63.2-1706.1. Inspections of child welfare agencies; prioritization.

The Commissioner shall prioritize inspections of child welfare agencies in the following order: (i) inspections conducted in response to a complaint involving a licensed, registered, license-exempt, or unlicensed child welfare agency; (ii) inspections of licensed or registered child welfare agencies that are not conducted in response to a complaint; (iii) inspections of license-exempt or unlicensed child welfare agencies that have entered into a contract with the Department or a local department to provide child care services funded by the Child Care and Development Block Grant, other than inspections conducted in response to a complaint; and (iv) inspections of license-exempt and unlicensed child welfare agencies that are not conducted in response to a complaint.