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The Volunteer Firefighters’ and Rescue Squad Workers’ Service Award Fund Board (the Board) shall utilize the assistance of the Virginia Retirement System in establishing, investing, and maintaining the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System shall administer and manage the investment of the Fund as custodian and provide staff to further carry out the provisions of this chapter. The Virginia Retirement System shall invest the Funds in accordance with Article 3.1 (\u00a7 51.1-124.30 et seq.) of Chapter 1. The Fund shall annually reimburse the Virginia Retirement System for all costs incurred and associated, directly and indirectly, with the administration of this chapter and management and investment of the Fund.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":246555,"text":"There is hereby created a fund to be known and designated as the “Volunteer Firefighters’ and Rescue Squad Workers’ Service Award Fund” (the Fund). 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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 664<\/a> and 860<\/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 2001, chapter 672<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 502<\/a> and 503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80911,"section_number":"55.1-2544","catch_line":"Property held or payable pursuant to Title 51.1","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2544\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":84073,"section_number":"51.1-124.30","catch_line":"Board as trustee of funds; investments; standard of care; liability for losses","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-124.30\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235805,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68099,"identifier":"51.1-1200","token":"51.1\/12\/51.1-1200","url":"\/51.1-1200\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-1200\/","token":"51.1\/12\/51.1-1200","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fund established; administration and management; Volunteer Firefighters’ and Rescue Squad Workers’ Service Award Fund Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1200","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is hereby created a fund to be known and designated as the “Volunteer Firefighters’ and Rescue Squad Workers’ Service Award Fund” (the Fund). The Fund is established to provide service awards to eligible volunteer<\/span> firefighters and volunteer emergency medical services personnel who elect to become members<\/span> of the Fund. The Volunteer Firefighters’ and Rescue Squad Workers’ Service Award Fund Board (the Board) shall utilize the assistance of the Virginia Retirement System in establishing, investing, and maintaining the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System shall administer and manage the investment of the Fund as custodian and provide staff to further carry out the provisions of this chapter. The Virginia Retirement System shall invest the Funds in accordance with Article 3.1 (\u00a7 51.1-124.30<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 1. The Fund shall annually reimburse the Virginia Retirement System for all costs incurred and associated, directly and indirectly, with the administration of this chapter and management and investment of the Fund.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFUND ESTABLISHED; ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS’\nAND RESCUE SQUAD WORKERS’ SERVICE AWARD FUND BOARD (\u00a7 51.1-1200)\n\nThere is hereby created a fund to be known and designated as the\n“Volunteer Firefighters’ and Rescue Squad Workers’ Service\nAward Fund” (the Fund). The Fund is established to provide service awards\nto eligible volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency medical services\npersonnel who elect to become members of the Fund. The Volunteer\nFirefighters’ and Rescue Squad Workers’ Service Award Fund Board\n(the Board) shall utilize the assistance of the Virginia Retirement System in\nestablishing, investing, and maintaining the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the\nVirginia Retirement System shall administer and manage the investment of the\nFund as custodian and provide staff to further carry out the provisions of this\nchapter. The Virginia Retirement System shall invest the Funds in accordance\nwith Article 3.1 (\u00a7 51.1-124.30 et seq.) of Chapter 1. The Fund shall annually\nreimburse the Virginia Retirement System for all costs incurred and associated,\ndirectly and indirectly, with the administration of this chapter and management\nand investment of the Fund.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, cc. 664, 860; 2001, c. 672; 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}}