                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DECLARATION OF PURPOSE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN FUND AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED (§
51.5-54)

A. 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 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.

B. To achieve the objectives of subsection A, the Assistive Technology Loan Fund
Authority 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.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 812; 2002, c. 19.