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1999 SESSION

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SB 806 Freedom of Information Act; notice of public meetings.

Introduced by: Edward L. Schrock | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; notice of public meetings. Permits public bodies to employ methods of electronic notice of meetings in lieu of, or in addition to, U.S. mail notification (e.g., posting on website, electronic mail notification, and list service). The bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; notice of public meetings. Permits public bodies to employ methods of electronic notice of meetings in lieu of, or in addition to, U.S. mail notification (e.g., posting on website, electronic mail notification, and list service). The bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; notice of public meetings. Requires that notice of public meetings, except emergencies, shall be provided no less than seven days before the meeting “in a manner reasonably calculated under the circumstances to apprise the public of the meeting information.” Current law requires meeting notices “to be furnished to any citizen of the Commonwealth who requests such information” and implies that such notice must be provided by U.S. mail. The purpose of the bill is to permit public bodies to employ methods of electronic meeting notice in lieu of, or in addition to, U.S. mail notification (e.g., posting on website, electronic mail notification, and list service). The bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science.