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The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller, and any moneys remaining in such Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest earned on such moneys shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. The Fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated for this purpose by the General Assembly and any other moneys received for such purpose by the Board. On and after July 1, 1996, any such moneys unexpended at the end of a fiscal biennium shall remain in the Fund and shall not revert to the general fund.B\n\nIn accordance with regulations of the Board, the Commissioner shall disburse and expend the moneys in the Virginia Rescue Squads Assistance Fund. No moneys shall be disbursed directly to any emergency medical services organization unless such organization operates on a nonprofit basis exclusively for the benefit of the general public.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":218186,"text":"For the purpose of providing financial assistance to emergency medical services organizations in the Commonwealth, of providing the requisite training for emergency medical services personnel, and of purchasing equipment needed by such organizations, there is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury a special nonreverting fund that shall be known as the Virginia Rescue Squads Assistance Fund. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller, and any moneys remaining in such Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest earned on such moneys shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. The Fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated for this purpose by the General Assembly and any other moneys received for such purpose by the Board. On and after July 1, 1996, any such moneys unexpended at the end of a fiscal biennium shall remain in the Fund and shall not revert to the general fund.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":218187,"text":"In accordance with regulations of the Board, the Commissioner shall disburse and expend the moneys in the Virginia Rescue Squads Assistance Fund. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0899\">899<\/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 2015, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0502\">502<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0503\">503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69432,"section_number":"32.1-111.12:01","catch_line":"Financial Assistance and Review Committee; appointment; terms; duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-111.12_01\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":202523,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59561,"identifier":"32.1-111.12","token":"32.1\/4\/2.1\/32.1-111.12","url":"\/32.1-111.12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-111.12\/","token":"32.1\/4\/2.1\/32.1-111.12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Rescue Squads Assistance Fund; disbursements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-111.12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> For the purpose of providing financial assistance to <span class=\"dictionary\">emergency medical services<\/span> organizations in the Commonwealth, of providing the requisite training for <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">emergency medical services<\/span> personnel<\/span>, and of purchasing equipment needed by such organizations, there is hereby created in the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of the Treasury a special nonreverting fund that shall be known as the Virginia Rescue Squads Assistance Fund. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller, and any moneys remaining in such Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest earned on such moneys shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. The Fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated for this purpose by the General Assembly and any other moneys received for such purpose by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. On and after July 1, 1996, any such moneys unexpended at the end of a fiscal biennium shall remain in the Fund and shall not revert to the general fund. <a id=\"paragraph-218186\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-111.12\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> In accordance with regulations of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall disburse and expend the moneys in the Virginia Rescue Squads Assistance Fund. No moneys shall be disbursed directly to any <span class=\"dictionary\">emergency medical services<\/span> organization unless such organization operates on a nonprofit basis exclusively for the benefit of the general public. <a id=\"paragraph-218187\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-111.12\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA RESCUE SQUADS ASSISTANCE FUND; DISBURSEMENTS (\u00a7 32.1-111.12)\n\nA. For the purpose of providing financial assistance to emergency medical\nservices organizations in the Commonwealth, of providing the requisite training\nfor emergency medical services personnel, and of purchasing equipment needed by\nsuch organizations, there is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury a\nspecial nonreverting fund that shall be known as the Virginia Rescue Squads\nAssistance Fund. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller,\nand any moneys remaining in such Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not\nrevert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest earned on such\nmoneys shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. The Fund shall consist of\nany moneys appropriated for this purpose by the General Assembly and any other\nmoneys received for such purpose by the Board. On and after July 1, 1996, any\nsuch moneys unexpended at the end of a fiscal biennium shall remain in the Fund\nand shall not revert to the general fund.\n\nB. In accordance with regulations of the Board, the Commissioner shall disburse\nand expend the moneys in the Virginia Rescue Squads Assistance Fund. No moneys\nshall be disbursed directly to any emergency medical services organization\nunless such organization operates on a nonprofit basis exclusively for the\nbenefit of the general public.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 899; 2015, cc. 502, 503.","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}}