Bill > HB489

This bill amends the existing Fire Programs Fund in Virginia. The key provisions are: 1. It expands the permissible uses of the portion of the Fire Programs Fund allocated to localities to include constructing, improving, or expanding fire station facilities, providing mental health resources, and hiring additional fire personnel and funding recruitment and retention programs. 2. It prohibits the use of these funds for investments, operating expenses, debt repayment, taxes, or fees, except as provided. 3. It maintains the existing uses of the Fund, such as training firefighters, funding fire prevention and public safety education programs, and purchasing equipment and supplies for fire service purposes. The Fire Programs Fund is a special non-reverting fund in the state treasury that is administered by the Department of Fire Programs and funded through an annual assessment on insurance companies doing business in Virginia.

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