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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>86400</law_id><section_number>32.1-356</section_number><catch_line>Powers of the Foundation</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>32.1-355</reference><reference>32.1-361.1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="32.1">Health</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="14">Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Foundation</span> is hereby granted all powers necessary or appropriate to carry out and effectuate its corporate purposes, including, without limitation, the following:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> To have official seals and to alter the same at pleasure; <a id="paragraph-309437" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-356/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> To maintain an office at such place or places within this Commonwealth as it may designate; <a id="paragraph-309438" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-356/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> To accept, hold, and administer moneys, grants, securities, or other property transferred, given, or bequeathed to the <span class="dictionary">Foundation</span>, absolutely or in trust, for the purposes for which the <span class="dictionary">Foundation</span> is created; <a id="paragraph-309439" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-356/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> To determine how moneys in the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> are to be distributed and to authorize distribution of moneys in the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> to entities whose goal is to discourage, eliminate or prevent the use of tobacco products by <span class="dictionary">minors</span>, reduce childhood obesity in the Commonwealth, or prevent and reduce substance use by youth in the Commonwealth, on such terms and in such amounts as determined by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>; <a id="paragraph-309440" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-356/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> To deposit moneys from the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> to the <span class="dictionary">Endowment</span> as determined by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>; <a id="paragraph-309441" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-356/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> To make and execute <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> and all other instruments and <span class="dictionary">agreements</span> necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions; <a id="paragraph-309442" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-356/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="7"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> To appoint and prescribe the duties of such officers, agents, employees, advisors, and consultants as may be necessary to carry out its functions, and to fix and pay such compensation to them for their services as the <span class="dictionary">Foundation</span> may determine; <a id="paragraph-309443" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-356/#7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="8"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> To adopt and from time to time <span class="dictionary">amend</span> and repeal bylaws, not inconsistent with this chapter, to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the <span class="dictionary">Foundation</span>; <a id="paragraph-309444" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-356/#8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="9"><p><span class="prefix-number">9.</span> To receive and accept aid, grants, contributions and cooperation of any kind from any source for the purposes of this chapter subject to such conditions, acceptable to the <span class="dictionary">Foundation</span>, upon which such aid, grants, contributions and cooperation may be made; <a id="paragraph-309445" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-356/#9"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="10"><p><span class="prefix-number">10.</span> To do any lawful act necessary or appropriate to carry out the powers herein granted or reasonably implied, including use of whatever lawful means may be necessary and appropriate to recover any payments wrongfully made from the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span>. <a id="paragraph-309446" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-356/#10"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1999, cc. 880, 962; 2007, c. 345; 2009, cc. 424, 554; 2017, cc. 60, 109.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
