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Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-322.7 — State Board to promulgate regulations
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 13.2: Private Operation of Juvenile Detention Facilities, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-322.7
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
The State Board shall make, adopt, and promulgate regulations governing the following aspects of private management and operation of local or regional detention homes or other secure facilities:
1. The schedule for state reimbursement to the cities or counties or any combination thereof, as the case may be, for costs of construction;
2. The manner of state payment to the localities for the care and custody costs at the facility of children for whom the Commonwealth is required to provide funds. However, in no event shall the payment to the localities, when calculated on a per diem per child basis, exceed the total cost ordinarily paid by the Commonwealth to the locality for the care and custody expenses of such children, when calculated on a per diem per child basis;
3. Minimum standards for the construction, equipment, administration, and operation of the facilities; however, the standards must be at least as stringent as those established for other local or regional detention homes or other secure facilities;
4. Contingency plans for operation of a contractor-operated facility in the event of a termination of the contract;
5. The powers and duties of contractors' personnel charged with the care and custody of detainees, including use of force and discipline;
6. Methods of monitoring a contractor-operated facility by an appropriate state or local governmental entity or entities;
7. Public access to a contractor-operated facility; and
8. Such other regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
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