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1999 SESSION
991576492Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 53.1-47 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 53.1-47. Purchases by agencies, localities and certain nonprofit organizations.
Articles and services produced or manufactured by persons confined in state correctional facilities:
1. Shall May be purchased by all departments, institutions and agencies of the
Commonwealth which are supported in whole or in part with funds from the state treasury for their use
or the use of persons whom they assist financially. Except as provided in §
53.1-48, no such articles or services shall be purchased by any department, institution
or agency of the Commonwealth from any other source; and
2. May be purchased by any county, district of any county, city or town and by any nonprofit organization, including volunteer lifesaving or first aid crews, rescue squads, fire departments, sheltered workshops and community service organizations.
2. That §§ 53.1-48 through 53.1-51 of the Code of Virginia are repealed.
3. That the provisions of this act shall not become effective unless reenacted by the 2000 Session of the General Assembly.