37.2-319 - Administration of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund. - Virginia Statutes

§ 37.2-319. Administration of Behavioral Health and Developmental ServicesTrust Fund.

The Fund shall be administered by the Commissioner. Moneys in the Fund shallbe used solely to provide mental health, mental retardation, and substanceabuse services to enhance and ensure the quality of care and treatmentprovided by the Commonwealth to persons with mental illness, mentalretardation, or substance abuse. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,the net proceeds from the sale of any vacant buildings and land shall firstbe used to (i) deliver mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuseservices within the same service area where the sold buildings and land werelocated to ensure the same level of mental health, mental retardation, andsubstance abuse services as before the sale and (ii) provide benefits tothose persons who were employees of the Commonwealth and, as a result of thesale, are no longer employed by the Commonwealth or are otherwise negativelyaffected by the sale. Benefits shall include appropriate transitionalbenefits.

(2000, cc. 569, 606, § 2.1-814; 2001, c. 844, § 37.1-260; 2005, c. 716; 2009,cc. 813, 840.)