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VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ADVISORY COUNCIL
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

2014 Subcommittees

For 2014, the FOIA Council appointed two subcommittees to study FOIA legislation and begin the study of FOIA directed by House Joint Resolution No. 96 (2014), as detailed in items numbered 1 and 2 below.

1. Records Subcommittee

The Records Subcommittee will begin its work by studying §§ 2.2-3705.1 (exemptions of general application), 2.2-3705.7 (records of specific public bodies and certain other limited exemptions) and 2.2-3705.8 (limitation on record exclusions). The subcommittee will also study § 2.2-3705.6 (proprietary records and trade secrets) during the 2014 interim. The FOIA Council directed the subcommittee to study HB 339 (Anderson) and SB 387 (Reeves), identical bills that would amend an existing exemption concerning access to certain proprietary records of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation. The Subcommittee consists of Council members Ashby, Hamlett, Jones, Oksman, and Tavenner.

Meetings Scheduled:
Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 10:00 a.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 10:00 a.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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Guidance Memo to Subcommittee
Records Exemption Review Worksheet
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Monday, August 25, 2014, 1:30 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 10:00 a.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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Department of Veteran Services

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2. Meetings Subcommittee

The goal of this subcommittee is to study all meetings exemptions in § 2.2-3711 during the 2014 interim, as well as procedural or other meetings issues, should any be raised. The Subcommittee consists of Council members Dooley, Landon, Oksman, Selph, and Whitehurst.

Meetings Scheduled:
Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 1:00 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building

Agenda
Summary

Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 1:30 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
Agenda
Guidance Memo to Subcommittee
Meetings Exemption Review Worksheet
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 1:30 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
Agenda
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 1:30 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building.
*Note that this will be an electronic communication meeting. Frosty Landon will participate in this meeting from 1603 Deyerle Road SW, Roanoke, VA 24018. Please call (804) 920-6195 if there is an interruption in the connection from this location. The purpose of the meeting is to continue the study of FOIA directed by House Joint Resolution No. 96 (2014).
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Remarks
Department of Veteran Services

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