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SENATE BILL NO. 256
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations
on February 9, 2022)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Bell)
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 12 of Chapter 1 of Title 44 a section numbered 44-114.01, relating to Department of Military Affairs; institutions of higher education; recruitment.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 12 of Chapter 1 of Title 44 a section numbered 44-114.01 as follows:

§44-114.01. Authorization for grant funding in support of recruiting

The Department of Military Affairs may utilize grant funding in order to recruit qualified applicants for service in the Virginia National Guard. The yearly funding amount for such recruitment shall be at the discretion of the Adjutant General and the Department of Military Affairs and not exceed $50,000 per fiscal year.