CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITION OF “SUPERVISE” AS RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
PROVIDED FOR OR BY DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
(§ 22.1-214.2)

For the purposes of subsection F of § 22.1-214 as related to the educational
programs provided for or by the Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Services, “supervise” shall mean providing active
support in (i) designing mechanisms for maintaining constant direct contact and
the sharing of ideas, approaches and innovations between the Department of
Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the facility staff responsible
for providing educational services; (ii) providing consistent oversight, with
particular attention to the mental health programs, to ensure that the
availability of educational resources and the distribution of funds clearly
reflect the needs of the different student populations residing in the various
facilities; (iii) developing guidelines, in cooperation with the Department of
Behavioral Health and Developmental Services for the evaluation of the
performance of the education directors or other education supervisors employed
by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; (iv)
developing and implementing, in cooperation with the Department of Behavioral
Health and Developmental Services, programs to ensure that the educational and
treatment needs of dually diagnosed children in state facilities are met; and
(v) ensuring that the expertise of the Department of Education is utilized by
providing technical assistance to the education programs provided for or by the
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in the areas of
selection and acquisition of educational materials, curriculum development
including career and technical education, when appropriate, and applications for
federal grants.

HISTORY: 1985, c. 207; 2001, c. 483; 2009, cc. 813, 840; 2012, cc. 476, 507.