AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE

GENERAL LAWS AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Line 14, substitute, at the beginning of the line

strike

all of lines 11 through 16

insert

For the purposes of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) applicable to access to public records, an accrediting agency shall be considered a public body and, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, shall have the same obligation to disclose any communication between it and a public institution of higher education to the extent such communication relates to the accreditations of a Virginia public institution of higher education.