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2002 SESSION

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HB 960 Fire Programs Fund.

Introduced by: James F. Almand | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Insurance; Fire Programs Fund. Increases from one to three percent, the amount of the annual assessment against all licensed insurance companies doing business in Virginia for the Fire Programs Fund. The bill provides that this increased assessment shall only be effective for five years. The bill also (i) provides that the Fund shall be used to provide staffing to meet national standards for homeland defense, (ii) increases from $10,000 to $30,000 the minimum amount an eligible city or county may receive from the Fund, (iii) increases from $4,000 to $12,000 the minimum amount an eligible town may receive from the Fund, and (iv) requires that certain moneys from the Fund be used for a state fire academy, replacement of unsafe fire trucks, and administrative support services for nonfunded training to localities, to include an emergency vehicle operator’s course and the development of a mandatory firefighters training curriculum. The bill also contains a technical amendment.


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