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1999 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.1-751 and 2.1-753 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.1-751. Community policy and management teams; membership; immunity from liability.
The community policy and management team to be appointed by the local governing
body shall include, at a minimum, the local agency heads or their designees of
the following community agencies: community services board established pursuant
to § 37.1-195, 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 who is not an employee of any.
Parent representatives who are employed by a public or private program which
receives funds pursuant to this chapter or is 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. Notwithstanding this provision, foster parents
may serve as parent representatives. Those persons appointed to represent
community agencies shall be authorized to make policy and funding decisions for their
agencies.
The local governing body may appoint other members to the team including, but not limited to, a local government official, a local law-enforcement official and representatives of other public agencies.
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 who serve on the 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. Any person serving on such team who does not represent a public agency shall file a statement of economic interests as set out in § 2.1-639.15 of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.1-639.1 et seq.). Persons representing public agencies shall file such statements if required to do so pursuant to the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act.
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 § 2.1-639.2 of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, or a fiduciary interest.
§ 2.1-753. Family assessment and planning team; membership; immunity from liability.
Each community policy and management team shall establish and appoint one or
more family assessment and planning teams as the needs of the community
require. 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 § 37.1-195, juvenile court services unit, department of health, department
of social services, local school division and a parent representative who is
not an employee of any. Parent representatives who are employed by a public or
private program which receives funds pursuant to this chapter, or is 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 with children. Notwithstanding this
provision, foster parents may serve as parent representatives. The family
assessment and planning team may include a representative of a private organization
or association of providers for children's or family services and of other public
agencies.
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. Any person serving on such team who does not represent a public agency shall file a statement of economic interests as set out in § 2.1-639.15 of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.1-639.1 et seq.). Persons representing public agencies shall file such statements if required to do so pursuant to the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act.
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 § 2.1-639.2 of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, or a fiduciary interest.