Code of Virginia - Title 37.2 Mental Health, Mental Retardation, And Substance Abuse Services - Section 37.2-319 Administration of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services Trust Fun...

§ 37.2-319. Administration of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services Trust Fun...

The Fund shall be administered by the Commissioner. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely to provide mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse services to enhance and ensure the quality of care and treatment provided by the Commonwealth to persons with mental illness, mental retardation, or substance abuse. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the net proceeds from the sale of any vacant buildings and land shall first be used to (i) deliver mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse services within the same service area where the sold buildings and land were located to ensure the same level of mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse services as before the sale and (ii) provide benefits to those persons who were employees of the Commonwealth and, as a result of the sale, are no longer employed by the Commonwealth or are otherwise negatively affected by the sale. Benefits shall include appropriate transitional benefits.

(2000, cc. 569, 606, § 2.1-814; 2001, c. 844, § 37.1-260; 2005, c. 716.)

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Last modified: April 3, 2009