CODE OF VIRGINIA

REGULATIONS FOR CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES (§ 63.2-1734)

A. The Board shall adopt regulations for the activities, services and facilities
to be employed by persons and agencies required to be licensed under this
subtitle, which shall be designed to ensure that such activities, services and
facilities are conducive to the welfare of the children under the custody or
control of such persons or agencies.Such regulations shall be developed in
consultation with representatives of the affected entities and shall include,
but need not be limited to, matters relating to the sex, age, and number of
children and other persons to be maintained, cared for, or placed out, as the
case may be, and to the buildings and premises to be used, and reasonable
standards for the activities, services and facilities to be employed. Such
limitations and standards shall be specified in each license and renewal
thereof. Such regulations shall not require the adoption of a specific teaching
approach or doctrine or require the membership, affiliation or accreditation
services of any single private accreditation or certification agency.Such
regulations shall not prohibit child day programs providing care for school-age
children at a location that is currently approved by the Department of Education
or recognized as a private school by the State Board of Education for school
occupancy and that houses a public or private school during the school year from
permitting school-age children to use outdoor play equipment and areas approved
for use by students of the school during school hours.

B. The Board shall adopt or amend regulations, policies and procedures related
to child day care in collaboration with the Virginia Recreation and Park
Society. No regulation adopted by the Board shall prohibit a child day center
from hiring an armed security officer, licensed pursuant to Article 4 (§
9.1-138 et seq.) of Chapter 1 of Title 9.1, to provide protection for children
placed in the care of the child day center or employees of the center. The Board
shall adopt or amend regulations related to therapeutic recreation programs in
collaboration with the Virginia Park and Recreation Society and the Department
of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 63-239; 1968, cc. 578, 585, § 63.1-202; 1970, c. 721;
1987, c. 698; 1993, cc. 730, 742; 1998, c. 237; 2002, cc. 298, 747; 2011, c.
139; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2013, c. 416.