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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 3 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 2007, chapter 345<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 424<\/a> and 554<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 60<\/a> and 109<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70903,"section_number":"32.1-361","catch_line":"Use of moneys distributed","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-361\/"}],"permalink":{"id":201673,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60015,"identifier":"32.1-359","token":"32.1\/14\/32.1-359","url":"\/32.1-359\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-359\/","token":"32.1\/14\/32.1-359","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of the Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-359","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall perform the following duties:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Establish specific criteria and procedures governing decisions by the Foundation<\/span> to cause the moneys obtained from the Master Settlement<\/span> Agreement<\/span> in the Fund<\/span> to be primarily distributed to entities for use in the discouragement, elimination or prevention of the use of tobacco products by minors<\/span>. Additionally, the Foundation<\/span> may distribute moneys in the Fund<\/span> obtained primarily from public grants and private funding sources to reduce childhood obesity and to prevent and reduce substance use by youth in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Establish requirements that every recipient of money distributed from the Fund<\/span> establish and maintain policies that restrict the use of tobacco products by minors<\/span>, as provided in § 32.1-361<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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5.<\/span> Determine amounts to be deposited from time to time from the Fund<\/span> to the Endowment<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF THE BOARD (\u00a7 32.1-359)\n\nThe Board shall perform the following duties:\n\n1. Establish specific criteria and procedures governing decisions by the\nFoundation to cause the moneys obtained from the Master Settlement Agreement in\nthe Fund to be primarily distributed to entities for use in the discouragement,\nelimination or prevention of the use of tobacco products by minors.\nAdditionally, the Foundation may distribute moneys in the Fund obtained\nprimarily from public grants and private funding sources to reduce childhood\nobesity and to prevent and reduce substance use by youth in the Commonwealth;\n\n2. Establish requirements that every recipient of money distributed from the\nFund establish and maintain policies that restrict the use of tobacco products\nby minors, as provided in § 32.1-361;\n\n3. Evaluate the proposals for the use of the assets of the Fund in accordance\nwith the criteria established by the Board and the provisions of this chapter;\n\n4. Evaluate the implementation and results of all efforts receiving support from\nthe Foundation; and\n\n5. Determine amounts to be deposited from time to time from the Fund to the\nEndowment.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, cc. 880, 962; 2007, c. 345; 2009, cc. 424, 554; 2017, cc. 60,\n109.","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}}