WV HB2016

Creates the Comprehensive Services Act to establish a collaborative, interagency system for delivering services and funding to troubled and at-risk youth and their families in West Virginia, emphasizing child-centered, family-focused, and community-based approaches

Establishes a State and Local Advisory Team appointed by the Bureau for Social Services, including representatives from the Department of Health, Division of Juvenile Services, Bureau for Behavioral Health, Department of Education, a parent representative, and members from five geographical regions

Requires every county or municipality to establish a Community Policy and Management Team to receive state funds, which will develop interagency policies, manage state pool fund allocations, coordinate community-wide planning, and establish quality assurance procedures

Creates Family Assessment and Planning Teams to assess the strengths and needs of troubled youth and families, develop individual family services plans, and recommend expenditures from state pool funds, with members granted civil immunity for good-faith decisions

Establishes a state pool of funds to be allocated to local teams for residential and nonresidential services, targeting children in foster care, those needing special education in private schools, youth placed by juvenile services or family court, and those receiving transitional services from private to public school settings