Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Social Services intends to consider promulgating 22VAC40-677, State Response When a Local Department of Social Services Fails to Provide Services. The purpose of the proposed action is to provide the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services with regulatory authority to direct and oversee the provision of public assistance and social services in a local department of social services in the event the local department fails, refuses, or is unable to provide such services as prescribed in Subtitles II (§ 63.2-500 et seq.) and III (§ 63.2-900 et seq.) of Title 63.2 of the Code of Virginia.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 63.2-217 and 63.2-408 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: February 6, 2019.

Agency Contact: Karin Clark, Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Social Services, 801 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 726-7017, FAX (804) 726-7015, or email karin.clark@dss.virginia.gov.