Please note that the FOIA Council is limited by statute to providing advice and opinions regarding FOIA.  The following links are provided for reference purposes.

Links to Other Virginia Laws

• Virginia Public Records Act (§§ 42.1-76 et seq.)
• Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (§§ 2.2-3800 et seq.)
• Protection of Social Security Numbers Act (§§ 2.2-3815 et seq.)
• Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council (§§ 30-178 et seq.)

Links to Other Virginia Government Resources

• Commonwealth of Virginia
• Virginia General Assembly
• Virginia Legislative Information System
• Library of Virgina Records Management
• Virginia's Judicial System
• Attorney General of Virginia
• Virginia Regulatory Town Hall

Links to Federal Laws

• Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552)
• Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. § 552a)
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g)
• U.S. House of Representatives United States Code Search
• National Archives and Records Administration - Code of Federal Regulations
• National Archives and Records Administration - Federal Register

Links to Federal Government Resources

• U.S. Department of Justice - Freedom of Information Act
• National Archives and Records Administration
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Health Information Privacy
• U.S. Department of Education - Family Policy Compliance Office
• U.S. Government Printing Office - GPO Access

Links to Access Advocacy and Other Organizations

• Virginia Coalition for Open Government
• Virginia Press Association
• Virginia Public Access Project
• Richmond Sunlight
• National Freedom of Information Coalition
• Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press
• Sunshine Week
• Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project
• Freedominfo.org
• Virginia Association of Counties
• Virginia Municipal League
• Virginia School Boards Association
• Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police

For handbooks, contact the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, Charlottesville, VA 22903, for its Local Government Officials' Guide ($5), or the Virginia Press Association, Box 85613, Richmond, VA 23285 for The Reporter's Guide to the Freedom of Information Act in Virginia ($3 for nonmembers).  The Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police has made its Law Enforcement Guide to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (3d ed.) available for download on its website (click here).