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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 880<\/a> and 962<\/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 2 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2009, chapters 424<\/a> and 554<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 60<\/a> and 109<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70018,"section_number":"32.1-354","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-354\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86400,"section_number":"32.1-356","catch_line":"Powers of the Foundation","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-356\/"}],"permalink":{"id":201657,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61722,"identifier":"32.1-355","token":"32.1\/14\/32.1-355","url":"\/32.1-355\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-355\/","token":"32.1\/14\/32.1-355","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth created; purposes","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-355","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia Foundation<\/span> for Healthy Youth (VFHY) is hereby created as a body corporate and a political subdivision of the Commonwealth and as such shall have, and is hereby vested with, all of the politic and corporate powers as are set forth in this chapter. The Foundation<\/span> is established for the purposes of determining the appropriate recipients of moneys in the Virginia Tobacco Settlement<\/span> Fund<\/span> and causing distribution of such moneys for the purposes provided in this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Foundation<\/span> shall include the following divisions: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The Virginia Tobacco Settlement<\/span> Foundation<\/span> (VTSF) division, to assist in financing efforts to restrict the use of tobacco products by minors<\/span> through such means as educational and awareness programs on the health effects of tobacco use on minors<\/span> and enforcement of laws<\/span> restricting the distribution of tobacco products to minors<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The Virginia Youth Obesity Prevention (VYOP) division, which may use moneys from the Fund<\/span> to assist in financing efforts to reduce childhood obesity through such means as educational and awareness programs, implementing evidence<\/span>-based practices, and assisting schools and communities with policies and programs; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The Virginia Youth Substance Use Prevention (VYSUP) division, which may use moneys from the Fund<\/span> to assist in financing efforts to prevent and reduce substance use by youth in the Commonwealth through such means as educational and awareness programs, implementing evidence<\/span>-based practices, and assisting schools and communities with policies and programs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Foundation<\/span> shall have only those powers enumerated in § 32.1-356<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY YOUTH CREATED; PURPOSES (\u00a7 32.1-355)\n\nA. The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) is hereby created as a body\ncorporate and a political subdivision of the Commonwealth and as such shall\nhave, and is hereby vested with, all of the politic and corporate powers as are\nset forth in this chapter. The Foundation is established for the purposes of\ndetermining the appropriate recipients of moneys in the Virginia Tobacco\nSettlement Fund and causing distribution of such moneys for the purposes\nprovided in this chapter.\n\nB. The Foundation shall include the following divisions:\n\n 1. The Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation (VTSF) division, to assist in\n financing efforts to restrict the use of tobacco products by minors through\n such means as educational and awareness programs on the health effects of\n tobacco use on minors and enforcement of laws restricting the distribution of\n tobacco products to minors;\n\n 2. The Virginia Youth Obesity Prevention (VYOP) division, which may use moneys\n from the Fund to assist in financing efforts to reduce childhood obesity\n through such means as educational and awareness programs, implementing\n evidence-based practices, and assisting schools and communities with policies\n and programs; and\n\n 3. The Virginia Youth Substance Use Prevention (VYSUP) division, which may use\n moneys from the Fund to assist in financing efforts to prevent and reduce\n substance use by youth in the Commonwealth through such means as educational\n and awareness programs, implementing evidence-based practices, and assisting\n schools and communities with policies and programs.\n\nC. The Foundation shall have only those powers enumerated in § 32.1-356.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, cc. 880, 962; 2009, cc. 424, 554; 2017, cc. 60, 109.","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}}