Virginia § 23.1-637 - Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Fund
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 23.1-637 — Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Fund, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23.1-637. Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Fund
There is created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Fund (the Fund). The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys as may be appropriated by the General Assembly and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, or other moneys as may be received for the purposes of the Fund 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 paid to any public institution of higher education on behalf of students who have been awarded grants pursuant to the provisions of § 23.1-638. Any moneys remaining in the Fund shall be credited to the account of the Council. 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 Council.
1992, c. 879, § 23-38.53:5; 1994, c. 789; 2016, c. 588; 2025, c. 144.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23.1-637 ("Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Fund") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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