63.2-204 - Cooperation with local authorities.

§ 63.2-204. Cooperation with local authorities.

The Commissioner shall assist and cooperate with local authorities in theadministration of this title. He shall encourage and direct the training ofall personnel of local boards and local departments engaged in theadministration of any program within the purview of this title or Chapter 11(§ 16.1-226 et seq.) of Title 16.1. The Commissioner shall collect andpublish statistics and such other data as may be deemed of value in assistingthe public authorities and other social agencies of the Commonwealth inimproving the care of these persons and in correcting conditions thatcontribute to dependency and delinquency. The Commissioner shall also, in hisdiscretion, initiate and conduct conferences designed to accomplish such endsand to further coordination of effort in this field.

(Code 1950, § 63-39; 1968, cc. 578, 670, § 63.1-32; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 2002,c. 747.)