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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 710<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82231,"section_number":"15.2-1549","catch_line":"Investment of assets of trusts or equivalent arrangement for postemployment benefits other than pensions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1549\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":153285,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63092,"identifier":"15.2-1545","token":"15.2\/II\/15\/8\/15.2-1545","url":"\/15.2-1545\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1545\/","token":"15.2\/II\/15\/8\/15.2-1545","dublin_core":{"Title":"Postemployment benefits other than pensions defined","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1545","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Postemployment benefits other than pensions covered by the trust, trusts, or equivalent arrangement shall be defined by the governing body<\/span> of the county<\/span>, city<\/span>, or town<\/span>, by the appointed or elected school board, or by the governing body<\/span> of any other political subdivision that creates any such program or trust. Such benefits may include but are not limited to medical, dental, and life insurance provided to individuals who have terminated their service and to the dependents of such individuals and may be provided by purchasing insurance, by a program of self-insurance, or by a combination of both. Such postemployment benefits other than pensions may be provided to the officers and employees or to their dependents, estates, or designated beneficiaries. Any benefits arising from any postemployment benefits other than pension plans shall be clearly defined and strictly construed.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS DEFINED (\u00a7 15.2-1545)\n\nPostemployment benefits other than pensions covered by the trust, trusts, or\nequivalent arrangement shall be defined by the governing body of the county,\ncity, or town, by the appointed or elected school board, or by the governing\nbody of any other political subdivision that creates any such program or trust.\nSuch benefits may include but are not limited to medical, dental, and life\ninsurance provided to individuals who have terminated their service and to the\ndependents of such individuals and may be provided by purchasing insurance, by a\nprogram of self-insurance, or by a combination of both. Such postemployment\nbenefits other than pensions may be provided to the officers and employees or to\ntheir dependents, estates, or designated beneficiaries. Any benefits arising\nfrom any postemployment benefits other than pension plans shall be clearly\ndefined and strictly construed.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 710.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}