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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 812<\/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, chapter 19<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236417,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66289,"identifier":"51.5-54","token":"51.5\/11\/51.5-54","url":"\/51.5-54\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-54\/","token":"51.5\/11\/51.5-54","dublin_core":{"Title":"Declaration of purpose; Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority established","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-54","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that there exists in the Commonwealth a need to provide assistance with loans and in the purchase of assistive technology<\/span> equipment, or other equipment, which is designed to enable persons with disabilities to become more independent or more productive members of the community with an improved quality of life. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> To achieve the objectives of subsection A, the Assistive Technology<\/span> Loan Fund<\/span> Authority<\/span> is hereby created, with such powers and duties as are set forth in this chapter, as a public body corporate and as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECLARATION OF PURPOSE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN FUND AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED (\u00a7\n51.5-54)\n\nA. It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that there exists\nin the Commonwealth a need to provide assistance with loans and in the purchase\nof assistive technology equipment, or other equipment, which is designed to\nenable persons with disabilities to become more independent or more productive\nmembers of the community with an improved quality of life.\n\nB. To achieve the objectives of subsection A, the Assistive Technology Loan Fund\nAuthority is hereby created, with such powers and duties as are set forth in\nthis chapter, as a public body corporate and as a political subdivision of the\nCommonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 812; 2002, c. 19.","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}}