Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Juvenile Justice intends to consider amending the following regulations: 6VAC35-20, Regulations Governing the Monitoring, Approval, and Certification of Juvenile Justice Programs, to (i) ensure the process to certify the programs and facilities regulated by the board is the most efficient and effective, (ii) conform definitions to those in other board regulations, (iii) remove definitions no longer used in the regulation, (iv) streamline and reorganize the regulation, (v) reduce the number of required onsite auditing and monitoring visits that occur during the certification cycle, (vi) add a self-assessment for facilities during nonaudit years, and (vii) add a separate section for audits of programs funded by the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act and Delinquency Prevention and Youth Development Act.

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

Statutory Authority: § 66-10 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: September 1, 2010.

Agency Contact: Janet VanCuyk, Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Juvenile Justice, P.O. Box 1110, Richmond, VA 23218-1110, telephone (804) 371-4097, FAX (804) 371-0773, or email janet.vancuyk@djj.virginia.gov.