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Contributions shall be deposited in the Disability Insurance Trust Fund.C\n\nThere is hereby established the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. The costs incurred by the Board in providing policies of long-term disability insurance and administering the Program and in administering the long-term care insurance program established under § 51.1-1135.2, including the provision of case management and cost containment programs, shall be withdrawn from time to time by the Board from the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. The funds of the Disability Insurance Trust Fund shall be deemed separate and independent trust funds, shall be segregated from all other funds of the Commonwealth, and shall be invested and administered solely in the interests of the participating employees and beneficiaries thereof. Neither the General Assembly nor any public officer, employee, or agency shall use or authorize the use of such trust funds for any purpose other than as provided in law for benefits, refunds, and administrative expenses, including but not limited to legislative oversight of the Disability Insurance Trust Fund.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":228773,"text":"The costs of providing sick leave, family and personal leave, and short-term disability benefits shall be paid by state agencies from funds as shall be appropriated by law to state agencies.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":228774,"text":"State agencies shall pay to the Board, from funds as shall be appropriated by law to state agencies, contribution amounts, to be determined by the Board, to provide the Board with such funds as shall be required from time to time to (i) obtain and maintain long-term disability insurance policies under this chapter, and (ii) administer the Program, including providing case management and cost containment programs. 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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 774<\/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 2002, chapters 663<\/a> and 697<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78013,"section_number":"51.1-1135.2","catch_line":"Board authorized to provide long-term care insurance and benefits","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1135.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78013,"section_number":"51.1-1135.2","catch_line":"Board authorized to provide long-term care insurance and benefits","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1135.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235653,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62748,"identifier":"51.1-1140","token":"51.1\/11\/6\/51.1-1140","url":"\/51.1-1140\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-1140\/","token":"51.1\/11\/6\/51.1-1140","dublin_core":{"Title":"Funding of program; Disability Insurance Trust Fund established","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1140","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The costs of providing sick leave, family and personal leave, and short-term disability benefits<\/span> shall be paid by state agencies from funds as shall be appropriated by law<\/span> to state agencies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> State agencies shall pay to the Board, from funds as shall be appropriated by law<\/span> to state agencies, contribution amounts, to be determined by the Board, to provide the Board with such funds as shall be required from time to time to (i) obtain and maintain long-term disability insurance policies under this chapter, and (ii) administer the Program<\/span>, including providing case management and cost containment programs<\/span>. Contributions shall be deposited in the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> There is hereby established the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. The costs incurred by the Board in providing policies of long-term disability insurance and administering the Program<\/span> and in administering the long-term care insurance program<\/span> established under § 51.1-1135.2<\/a>, including the provision of case management and cost containment programs<\/span>, shall be withdrawn from time to time by the Board from the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. The funds of the Disability Insurance Trust Fund shall be deemed separate and independent trust funds, shall be segregated from all other funds of the Commonwealth, and shall be invested and administered solely in the interests of the participating employees<\/span> and beneficiaries thereof. Neither the General Assembly nor any public officer, employee, or agency shall use or authorize the use of such trust funds for any purpose other than as provided in law<\/span> for benefits, refunds, and administrative expenses, including but not limited to legislative oversight of the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFUNDING OF PROGRAM; DISABILITY INSURANCE TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED (\u00a7 51.1-1140)\n\nA. The costs of providing sick leave, family and personal leave, and short-term\ndisability benefits shall be paid by state agencies from funds as shall be\nappropriated by law to state agencies.\n\nB. State agencies shall pay to the Board, from funds as shall be appropriated by\nlaw to state agencies, contribution amounts, to be determined by the Board, to\nprovide the Board with such funds as shall be required from time to time to (i)\nobtain and maintain long-term disability insurance policies under this chapter,\nand (ii) administer the Program, including providing case management and cost\ncontainment programs. Contributions shall be deposited in the Disability\nInsurance Trust Fund.\n\nC. There is hereby established the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. The costs\nincurred by the Board in providing policies of long-term disability insurance\nand administering the Program and in administering the long-term care insurance\nprogram established under § 51.1-1135.2, including the provision of case\nmanagement and cost containment programs, shall be withdrawn from time to time\nby the Board from the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. The funds of the\nDisability Insurance Trust Fund shall be deemed separate and independent trust\nfunds, shall be segregated from all other funds of the Commonwealth, and shall\nbe invested and administered solely in the interests of the participating\nemployees and beneficiaries thereof. Neither the General Assembly nor any public\nofficer, employee, or agency shall use or authorize the use of such trust funds\nfor any purpose other than as provided in law for benefits, refunds, and\nadministrative expenses, including but not limited to legislative oversight of\nthe Disability Insurance Trust Fund.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 774; 2002, cc. 663, 697.","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}}