§ 63.2-400 Local appropriation
§ 63.2-401 Reimbursement of localities by the Commonwealth
§ 63.2-402 Reimbursement of the Commonwealth by local board
§ 63.2-403 Expenditures by Department
§ 63.2-404 Expenses of Auditor of Public Accounts, Comptroller and State Treasurer
§ 63.2-405 Provisions for determination of eligibility for medical care and medical assistance; provision of social services; regulations
§ 63.2-406 Authority of Board upon amendments of the Social Security Act or regulations of the Department of Health and Human Services
§ 63.2-407 Necessary or incidental public assistance or social services
§ 63.2-408 When a locality fails to provide public assistance or social services; deductions by Comptroller; social services; withholding payments
§ 63.2-409 No lien to attach to property of applicant or recipient; release of existing unforeclosed liens
§ 63.2-410 State pool of funds under the Children’s Services Act
§ 63.2-411 Construction and operation of children’s residential facilities
§ 63.2-412 Assistance to needy persons engaged in work or training programs; costs of administration of such programs

Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 63.2 > Subtitle I > Chapter 4 - Funding of Public Assistance and Social Services

  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of the Department, his designee or authorized representative. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the State Department of Social Services. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • General relief: means money payments and other forms of relief made to those persons mentioned in § 63. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Local board: means the local board of social services representing one or more counties or cities. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Local department: means the local department of social services of any county or city in the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year. See Virginia Code 1-223
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Public assistance: means Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); auxiliary grants to the aged, blind and disabled; medical assistance; energy assistance; food stamps; employment services; child care; and general relief. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Social services: means foster care, adoption, adoption assistance, child-protective services, domestic violence services, or any other services program implemented in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board. See Virginia Code 63.2-100
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • state agency: means the same as that term is defined in § 2. See Virginia Code 1-206
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255