There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Volunteer Fire Department Training Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf 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 assisting or reimbursing volunteer fire departments or volunteer fire companies with the costs of training and certifying volunteer firefighters. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Executive Director of the Department of Fire Programs.
2022, c. 765.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 9.1 - Commonwealth Public Safety
Chapter 2 - Department of Fire Programs
§ 9.1-200. Department of Fire Programs
§ 9.1-201. Powers of Executive Director
§ 9.1-202. Virginia Fire Services Board; membership; terms; compensation
§ 9.1-203. Powers and duties of Virginia Fire Services Board; limitation
§ 9.1-203.1. Firefighter mental health awareness training
§ 9.1-204. Fire service training facilities; allocation of funds therefor
§ 9.1-205. Thermal Imaging Camera Grant Fund established
§ 9.1-207.1. Firefighting foam management
§ 9.1-207.2. Prohibition on use of certain oriented strand board