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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 585<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68506,"section_number":"51.1-124.1","catch_line":"Virginia Retirement System established","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-124.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235969,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59156,"identifier":"51.1-215","token":"51.1\/2.1\/51.1-215","url":"\/51.1-215\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-215\/","token":"51.1\/2.1\/51.1-215","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contributions by Commonwealth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-215","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commonwealth shall contribute an amount equal to the sum of the normal contribution, any accrued liability contribution, and any supplementary contribution. The amount shall be determined and paid as provided in Chapter 1 (\u00a7 51.1-124.1<\/a> et seq.) of this title.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTRIBUTIONS BY COMMONWEALTH (\u00a7 51.1-215)\n\nThe Commonwealth shall contribute an amount equal to the sum of the normal\ncontribution, any accrued liability contribution, and any supplementary\ncontribution. The amount shall be determined and paid as provided in Chapter 1\n(\u00a7 51.1-124.1 et seq.) of this title.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 585.","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}}