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HB 321 FOIA; electronic meetings, serious medical condition of immediate family member.

Introduced by: Mark H. Levine | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings; serious medical condition of immediate family member. Allows a public body to conduct a meeting through electronic communication means if, on or before the day of a meeting, a member of the public body holding the meeting notifies the chair of the public body that he is unable to attend due to a serious medical condition of an immediate family member that prevents the member's physical attendance. The bill also limits such participation in an electronic meeting due to a personal matter to either two meetings per calendar year or 10 percent of the meetings held that calendar year, rounded up to the nearest whole number, whichever is greater.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings; serious medical condition of immediate family member. Adds to current provisions regarding meetings that a public body may conduct through electronic communication means a meeting for which on or before the day of a meeting a member of the public body holding the meeting notifies the chair of the public body that such member is unable to attend the meeting due to a serious medical condition of an immediate family member. The bill also clarifies that participation in an electronic meeting by a member of a public body due to an inability to attend because of a personal matter is limited each calendar year to either two meetings or 10 percent of the meetings held that calendar year, whichever is greater.