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All funds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of providing grants through the Veteran Student Transition Grant Program established pursuant to subsection B. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Executive Director of the Council.B\n\nThe Council shall establish the Veteran Student Transition Grant Program (the Program) for the purpose of providing grants through the Veteran Student Transition Grant Fund established in subsection A on a competitive basis to a public institution of higher education, private institution of higher education eligible to participate in the Tuition Assistance Grant Program pursuant to § 23.1-628, or group of such institutions that proposes a new and innovative program or research project relating to improving the transition of veteran students from military to higher education or from higher education to the civilian workforce.C\n\nThe Council shall administer the Program and shall establish such guidelines and procedures as it deems necessary for the administration of the Program, including guidelines and procedures for grant applications, awards, and renewals.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":275563,"text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Veteran Student Transition Grant Fund, referred to in this section as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 636<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2025, chapter 144<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58546,"section_number":"23.1-508","catch_line":"Special arrangement contracts; reduced rate tuition charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-508\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82458,"section_number":"23.1-628","catch_line":"Tuition Assistance Grant Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-628\/"}],"permalink":{"id":185053,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76741,"identifier":"23.1-610.1","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/1\/23.1-610.1","url":"\/23.1-610.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-610.1\/","token":"23.1\/II\/6\/1\/23.1-610.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Veteran Student Transition Grant Fund and Program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-610.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Veteran Student Transition Grant Fund, referred to in this section as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of providing grants through the Veteran Student Transition Grant Program established pursuant to subsection B. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Executive Director of the Council<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Council<\/span> shall establish the Veteran Student Transition Grant Program (the Program) for the purpose of providing grants through the Veteran Student Transition Grant Fund established in subsection A on a competitive basis to a public institution of higher education<\/span>, private institution of higher education<\/span> eligible to participate in the Tuition Assistance Grant Program pursuant to § 23.1-628<\/a>, or group of such institutions that proposes a new and innovative program or research project relating to improving the transition of veteran students from military to higher education or from higher education to the civilian workforce. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Council<\/span> shall administer the Program and shall establish such guidelines and procedures as it deems necessary for the administration of the Program, including guidelines and procedures for grant applications, awards, and renewals. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVETERAN STUDENT TRANSITION GRANT FUND AND PROGRAM (\u00a7 23.1-610.1)\n\nA. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to\nbe known as the Veteran Student Transition Grant Fund, referred to in this\nsection as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of\nthe Comptroller. All funds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts,\ndonations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf shall be\npaid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys\nin the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining\nin the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall\nnot revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund\nshall be used solely for the purposes of providing grants through the Veteran\nStudent Transition Grant Program established pursuant to subsection B.\nExpenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State\nTreasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by\nthe Executive Director of the Council.\n\nB. The Council shall establish the Veteran Student Transition Grant Program (the\nProgram) for the purpose of providing grants through the Veteran Student\nTransition Grant Fund established in subsection A on a competitive basis to a\npublic institution of higher education, private institution of higher education\neligible to participate in the Tuition Assistance Grant Program pursuant to\n§ 23.1-628, or group of such institutions that proposes a new and\ninnovative program or research project relating to improving the transition of\nveteran students from military to higher education or from higher education to\nthe civilian workforce.\n\nC. The Council shall administer the Program and shall establish such guidelines\nand procedures as it deems necessary for the administration of the Program,\nincluding guidelines and procedures for grant applications, awards, and\nrenewals.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 636; 2025, c. 144.","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}}