Virginia § 63.2-606 - Eligibility for TANF; school attendance
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 63.2-606 — Eligibility for TANF; school attendance, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63.2-606. Eligibility for TANF; school attendance
In order to be eligible for TANF, members of the assistance unit, including minor custodial parents, shall be in compliance with compulsory school attendance laws (§ 22.1-254 et seq.). The Board shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this section, including procedures for local departments to (i) receive notification from local school divisions of students who are truant and (ii) assist families in noncompliance to achieve compliance. An applicant for or recipient of TANF or any member of his assistance unit who has been found guilty under § 22.1-263 shall not be eligible for TANF financial assistance until in compliance with compulsory school attendance laws. Any person who becomes ineligible for TANF financial assistance as a result of this section shall nonetheless be considered a TANF recipient for all other purposes.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 63.2-606 ("Eligibility for TANF; school attendance") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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