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SB 1203 Va. Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings.

Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings. Extends the exemption of certain public bodies from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act's electronic communication meeting restrictions to public bodies in the legislative branch and any authority, board, bureau, commission, district or agency of the Commonwealth whose membership includes persons who reside or work more than 55 miles from the meeting location as stated in the required notice for such meeting. The bill also provides that these public bodies make an audio or audio/visual recording of the meeting that must be retained for three years. All authorized public bodies are required to submit a report detailing their experience with meetings held under this pilot program to the Freedom of Information Advisory Council and the Joint Commission on Technology and Science. The chairman of any meeting so held is required to make an announcement of the reporting provision during the course of such meeting. The bill also changes the required reporting date from April 15, 2003, to September 1 of each year and extends the sunset from July 1, 2003, to July 1, 2005. The bill contains an emergency clause.


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