                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA PREGNANT WOMEN SUPPORT FUND; PURPOSE; GUIDELINES (§ 32.1-11.6)

A. There is hereby created the Virginia Pregnant Women Support Fund (the Fund)
as a special nonreverting fund to be administered by the Board of Health to
support women and families who are facing unplanned pregnancy.

B. The Board of Health shall have authority to solicit and accept gifts,
donations, and bequests and to apply for grants on behalf of the Fund from any
source and to deposit all moneys received in the Fund. The Council shall submit
to the Governor an annual report of all gifts, donations, grants and bequests
accepted; the names of the donors; and the respective amounts contributed by
each donor.

C. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys
received from any source pursuant to subsection B shall be paid into the state
treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall
remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund,
including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to
the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used
solely for the purposes of carrying out the activities enumerated below:

   1. Purchasing or upgrading ultrasound equipment;

   2. Creating a separate program for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
   assault and stalking screening against pregnant women and new mothers;

   3. Conducting a public campaign to increase public awareness;

   4. Providing support services for students of institutions of higher
   education;

   5. Providing funds to allow early childhood education programs to work with
   pregnant or parenting teens to complete high school and provide job training
   education; or

   6. Providing for teenage or first-time mothers education on the health needs
   of their infants through free home visits by registered nurses.

D. The Board of Health shall establish an application process and related
procedures for community health centers, migrant health centers, homeless health
centers, and public-housing centers seeking grants from the Fund. A grant may be
made only if an application for the grant is submitted to the Board of Health
and the application is in such a form, is made in such a manner, and contains
such agreements, assurances, and information as the Board determines to be
necessary to carry out its functions.

HISTORY: 2007, cc. 780, 822.