2.2-2412 - Powers and duties of the Board. - Virginia Statutes

§ 2.2-2412. Powers and duties of the Board.

The Board shall have the power and duty to:

1. Assist in the coordination and management of the local and regionalprograms appointed to act as public guardians and conservators pursuant toChapter 10 (§ 37.2-1000 et seq.) of Title 37.2;

2. Provide advice and counsel on the provision of high quality guardianshipservice and avoidance of conflicts of interest;

3. Promote the mobilization of activities and resources of public and privatesector entities to effectuate the purposes of this article;

4. Make recommendations regarding appropriate legislative and executiveactions, including, but not limited to, recommendations governingalternatives for local programs to follow upon repeal of the authoritygranted to the courts pursuant to § 37.2-1015 to appoint the sheriff asguardian or conservator when the maximum staff-to-client ratio of the localprogram is met or exceeded; and

5. Submit to the Department by October of each odd-numbered year, a reportregarding the activities and recommendations of the Board, to be posted onthe Department's website.

(1998, c. 787, § 2.1-373.13; 2001, c. 844; 2010, cc. 411, 801.)