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HB 2201 State Forester; confidentiality of certain records.

Introduced by: Roslyn C. Tyler | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

State Forester; confidentiality of certain records. Excludes from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act certain records of the Department of Forestry (the Department). The records include trade secrets and financial information, reports of criminal violations made to the Department by persons outside the Department, and records of an active administrative investigation.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

State Forester; confidentiality of certain records. Requires the State Forester to hold certain records of the Department of Forestry in confidence unless directed otherwise by the Governor. The records include trade secrets and financial information, reports of criminal violations made to the Department by persons outside the Department, and records of an active administrative investigation.