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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
21102388DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.2-436 and 2.2-437 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-436. Approval of electronic identity standards.
A. The Secretary of Administration Commerce and Trade, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation Administration, shall review
and approve or disapprove, upon the recommendation of the Identity Management
Standards Advisory Council pursuant to § 2.2-437, guidance documents that adopt
(i) nationally recognized technical and data standards regarding the
verification and authentication of identity in digital and online transactions;
(ii) the minimum specifications and standards that should be included in an
identity trust framework, as defined in § 59.1-550, so as to warrant liability
protection pursuant to the Electronic Identity Management Act (§ 59.1-550 et
seq.); and (iii) any other related data standards or specifications concerning
reliance by third parties on identity credentials, as defined in § 59.1-550.
B. Final guidance documents approved pursuant to subsection A
shall be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and published in the
Virginia Register of Regulations as a general notice. The Secretary of Administration Commerce and
Trade shall send a copy of the final guidance documents to
the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules established pursuant to § 30-73.1
at least 90 days prior to the effective date of such guidance documents. The
Secretary of Administration Commerce and Trade shall also
annually file a list of available guidance documents developed pursuant to this
chapter pursuant to § 2.2-4103.1 of the Virginia Administrative Process Act (§
2.2-4000 et seq.) and shall send a copy of such list to the Joint Commission on
Administrative Rules.
§ 2.2-437. Identity Management Standards Advisory Council.
A. The Identity Management Standards Advisory Council (the
Advisory Council) is established to advise the Secretary of
Administration Commerce and
Trade on the adoption of identity management standards and
the creation of guidance documents pursuant to § 2.2-436.
B. The Advisory Council shall consist of seven members, to be
appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor, with expertise in
electronic identity management and information technology. Members shall
include a representative
of the Department of Motor Vehicles, a
representative of the Commonwealth of
Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority Virginia Information Technologies Agency,
and five representatives of the
business community with appropriate experience and expertise, and one representative of Virginia consumers.
In addition to the seven appointed members,
the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles, or his designee, and the Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth, or
his designee, may also serve as an
ex officio member members with voting privileges
on of
the Advisory Council. Beginning July
1, 2019, appointments shall be staggered as follows: one member for a term of one
year, two members for a term of two years, two members for a term of three
years, and two members for a term of four years. After the
initial staggering of terms, members shall be appointed for terms of four
years. Members may be reappointed.
The Advisory Council shall designate one of its members as chairman.
Members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2825.
Staff to the Advisory Council shall be provided by the Office
of the Secretary of Administration Commerce and Trade.
C. Proposed guidance documents and general opportunity for oral or written submittals as to those guidance documents shall be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and published in the Virginia Register of Regulations as a general notice following the processes and procedures set forth in subsection B of § 2.2-4031 of the Virginia Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.). The Advisory Council shall allow at least 30 days for the submission of written comments following the posting and publication and shall hold at least one meeting dedicated to the receipt of oral comment no less than 15 days after the posting and publication. The Advisory Council shall also develop methods for the identification and notification of interested parties and specific means of seeking input from interested persons and groups. The Advisory Council shall send a copy of such notices, comments, and other background material relative to the development of the recommended guidance documents to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules.