CHAPTER 983
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1, 13, 14 and 15 of the first enactment and to amend and reenact the third enactment of Chapter 704 of the 1999 Acts of Assembly, relating to the Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings.
Approved April 9, 2000
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 1, 13, 14 and 15 of the first enactment of Chapter 704 of the 1999 Acts of Assembly are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 1. That, in addition to lieu of the provisions of § 2.1-343.1, (i) any public
body, as defined in § 2.1-341, (a) in the legislative branch of state
government or (b) responsible to or under the supervision, direction, or control of
the Secretary of Commerce and Trade pursuant to § 2.1-51.40 or the Secretary of
Technology pursuant to Executive Order Nine (1998), as amended by Executive
Order Thirty-Three (1998) § 2.1-51.46, or (ii) the State Board for Community
Colleges established in § 23-215, shall be authorized to hold meetings via
electronic communication means pursuant to this act.
§ 13. By October 15, 2000 April 15, 2001, public bodies in the legislative
branch of state government which conduct electronic communication meetings pursuant to this act shall file
with the Joint Rules Committee, as defined in § 51.1-124.3, a report on the
total number of electronic communication meetings held; the dates and purposes
of the meetings; the types of electronic communication means by which the
meetings were held; the number of participants, including the members of the
public, at the meetings; and a summary of any public comment received about the
electronic communication meetings.
§ 14. By October 15, 2000 April 15, 2001, public bodies responsible to or under
the supervision, direction, or control of the Secretary of Commerce and Trade
pursuant to § 2.1-51.40 or the Secretary of Technology pursuant to Executive
Order Nine (1998), as amended by Executive Order Thirty-Three (1998) §
2.1-51.46, which conduct electronic communication meetings pursuant to this act
shall file with the Secretary of Commerce and Trade or the Secretary of
Technology, respectively, a report on the total number of electronic
communication meetings held; the dates and purposes of the meetings; the types
of electronic communication means by which the meetings were held; the number
of participants, including the members of the public, at the meetings; and a
summary of any public comment received about the electronic communication
meetings.
§ 15. By October 15, 2000 April 15, 2001, the State Board for Community
Colleges established in § 23-215 shall file with the Secretary of Education a
report on the total number of electronic communication meetings held; the dates and
purposes of the meetings; the types of electronic communication means by which the
meetings were held; the number of participants, including the members of the
public, at the meetings; and a summary of any public comment received about the
electronic communication meetings.
2. That the third enactment of Chapter 704 of the 1999 Acts of the Assembly is amended and reenacted as follows:
3. That the provisions of this act shall expire on July 1,