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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections
Agency 35. Department (Board) of Juvenile Justice
Chapter 30. Regulation Governing State Reimbursement of Local Juvenile Residential Facility Costs
11/21/2024

6VAC35-30-40. Reimbursement request.

A. Requests. For all projects subject to this regulation, the department shall advise the sponsor of the deadline for submissions necessary to obtain approval, for inclusion in the department's budget request to the Governor, and for consideration during the next General Assembly session.

B. Needs assessment. The sponsor shall, prior to the applicable deadline, submit a needs assessment that shall demonstrate the need for the particular service, program, or facility. The board shall consider the needs assessment at its next regularly scheduled meeting and shall approve, reject, or return the needs assessment.

1. If the needs assessment is approved by the board, the department shall advise the sponsor of the board's decision and of the deadline for submitting the planning study for the project.

2. If the needs assessment is returned to the sponsor, the board shall provide the sponsor with additional factors to be considered prior to resubmission.

3. The department shall advise the sponsor of the board's decision, in writing, within seven business days of the board's decision.

C. Planning study. The sponsor shall, upon approval of the needs assessment by the board and prior to the applicable deadline, submit a complete planning study that shall explain how the proposed project is the most appropriate and cost-effective response to the specific need identified in the needs assessment.

1. The planning study shall be accompanied by an estimate of the total amount of reimbursement to be requested and a resolution from the governing body of the sponsor or sponsors requesting reimbursement.

2. The board shall consider the planning study at its next regularly scheduled meeting and shall utilize the criteria outlined in 6VAC35-30-60 when reviewing a sponsor's planning study and accompanying materials. Upon approval of a planning study, the board shall recommend the amount of state reimbursement for the project and shall forward the sponsor's submissions and the board's recommendation to the Governor or the Governor's designee for approval.

3. Requests for regional facilities shall also include a copy of the agreement between the participating localities including the allocation of financial and operational responsibilities.

Statutory Authority

§§ 16.1-309.5, 16.1-309.9, 16.1-322.7 and 66-10 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR690-15-001 § 3.1, eff. September 9, 1992; amended, Virginia Register Volume 27, Issue 11, eff. July 1, 2011.

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