Title 34 — Welfare
17 chapters · 206 sections in this title.
34 V.I.C. § 101 Establishment of training schools
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The Governor is authorized to establish such training schools for boys and for girls as may be approved by the Legislature, which shall be under the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Services.
34 V.I.C. § 102 Admission to training schools
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The training schools shall receive and provide institutional care for children who are dependent or neglected or children who are in danger of becoming dependent or neglected, who are placed therein by the Department of Human Services.
34 V.I.C. § 103 Regulations; standards of care and training
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The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules and regulations for the proper conduct and operation of the training schools, and shall provide thereat care and training which will meet the needs of the individual child, and which will conform to accepted modern standards…
34 V.I.C. § 104 Care and placement of juveniles; boarding or foster homes; fees
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(a) The Department of Human Services shall receive such children as may be committed to it by the District Court or the Superior Court, or upon application from parents or guardians; shall determine the type of care and placement needed by the individual child; and shall provide …
34 V.I.C. § 105 Duration of custody
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All children committed to the Department of Human Services or accepted into its custody upon application from parents or guardians shall remain in the custody of the Department of Human Services and subject to placement in its discretion, until released by order of the Department…
34 V.I.C. § 106 Instruction and training of children
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The Department of Education shall provide necessary and desirable academic instruction and instruction in manual and industrial arts for the children of the training schools, on plans and programs developed with and approved by the Department of Human Services. In all such instru…
34 V.I.C. § 107 Title
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This Act may be cited as the Family Preservation Services Act.
34 V.I.C. § 108 Purpose
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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to make available, within available funds, intensive services to children and families that are designed to prevent the unnecessary and imminent placement of children in foster care and to facilitate the reunification of children with their…
34 V.I.C. § 109 Definitions
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(1) As used in this act:(1) “Department” means the Department of Human Services.(2) “Family preservation services” means intensive, short term concentration of comprehensive support coordinated by professional social workers to stabilize family cruises, foster family self-suffici…
34 V.I.C. § 110 Characteristics of Family Preservation Services
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(1) Family preservation services shall have all of the following characteristics:(1) Services shall be provided by a family preservation team under the direction of a social worker who holds a degree of Master of Social Work. The team may consist of social workers who hold a Bach…
34 V.I.C. § 111 Department responsibilities
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(a) The Department shall be the administrative agency responsible for family preservation services and may receive funding from any source for the implementation or expansion of such services. The Department shall:(1) Provide coordination and planning for the implementation and e…
34 V.I.C. § 112 Services rendered
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(a) Family preservation services may be provided to children and their families only when the Department has determined that:(1) The child has been placed in foster care or is at actual or imminent risk of foster care placement due to(i) Child abuse or neglect;(ii) A serious thre…
34 V.I.C. § 113 Authorized resources
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(1) For the purpose of providing family preservation services to children who would otherwise be removed from their homes, the Department may:(1) Solicit and use any available federal or private resources, which may include funds, in-kind resources, or volunteer services. (1) Sol…
34 V.I.C. § 114 Existing contracts
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The Department providing family preservation services under section 111(c) of this title is not intended to replace existing contracts with private nonprofit social service agencies that provide family preservation services.