The Department shall establish schedules setting forth the per diem cost to each locality for maintaining a child in a detention home. In accordance with the schedule, the Department, in addition to all other reimbursements on account of such detention homes, shall reimburse each city or county for the cost of maintaining in such homes any children committed to the Department. The Department shall review annually and adjust, if justified, the per diem it pays to localities for the care of state wards.
Code 1950, §§ 53-326, 63.1-241, 63-293.1; 1954, c. 582; 1968, c. 578; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1981, c. 487; 1982, c. 636, § 53.1-240; 1989, cc. 683, 733.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 2 - Care of Children Committed to Department
§ 66-13.1. Division of Education; employment of Superintendent; powers and duties
§ 66-14. Allowance for maintenance of children placed by Commonwealth in private homes, etc.
§ 66-16. Acceptance and expenditure of certain funds for children committed to Department
§ 66-17. Disposition of property left by child
§ 66-18. Examination and placing of such children
§ 66-19. Behavioral services unit; director and personnel; examination of children
§ 66-20. Observation and treatment of children with mental illness or developmental disabilities
§ 66-21. Superintendents and agents of facilities to have powers of sheriff
§ 66-22. Daily and additional allowance to children
§ 66-22.1. Establishment of stores in juvenile correctional facilities
§ 66-25. Collection of information concerning religious preferences by correctional facilities
§ 66-25.1:1. Juvenile academic and career training
§ 66-25.1:2. Career training and technical education programs
§ 66-25.1:4. Work release furlough
§ 66-25.2. Notice to be given prior to release of serious offenders
§ 66-25.2:1. Director; notice to school superintendent prior to release of certain offenders