VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ADVISORY COUNCIL COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

2015 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. Those Subcommittees continue their work in 2015.

1. Records Subcommittee

The Records Subcommittee in 2014 studied §§ 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 begin its work in 2015 by studying § 2.2-3705.6 (proprietary records and trade secrets). The Subcommittee consists of Council members Tavenner (Chair), Ashby, Hamlett, Jones, King-Casey and Porto.

Meetings Scheduled:
Monday, May 11, 2015, 1:30 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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Thursday, June 18, 2015, 10:00 a.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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VCOG Working Papers Examples

Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 10:00 a.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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Proposed Amendments to §§ 2.2-3705.7(12) and 2.2-3711(A)(20)
Comments from VA Public Colleges & Universities Council of Presidents
Letter from Megan Rhyne, Executive Director of VCOG
Comments from Dave Ress, reporter with Daily Press
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 10:00 a.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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Working Papers Draft
Working Papers Draft revised 8/20/15
Comparison Chart: 2.2-3705.2, subdivisions 2, 4, 6, and 14
Working Papers Draft revised 9/16/15 - technical
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 1:30 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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Consolidation draft of public safety exemptions found in subdivision 2,4,6, and 14 of 2.2-3705.2
Confidential business information submitted by a private entity to a public body - VPA
Proprietary records exemption, generalized to replace the several separate ones - Dave Ress
To replace the several public safety exemptions for information that could be used in terror or cyber attackes - Dave Ress
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 1:30 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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Review of Record Exemption for Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority
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Proprietary Records Work Group
Meeting Scheduled:
Thursday, June 18, 2015, 1:30 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
Trade Secrets
Copyrighted Records
Background
Proposed generic trade secret statute - VRS Comments
VRS response to draft trade secrets statute
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015, 10:00 a.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 1:30 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
Trade secrets created by a public body
General exemption for trade secrets and financial records
Financial records general exemption
Trade secrets SUBMITTED to a public body
RDF 1 of 215 - Trade secrets of a public body
RDF 1 of 216 - Trade secrets general exception SUBMITTED to a public body
RDF 1 of 217 - Financial records general exemption
Liability for attorney's fees & costs; improper designation of trade secret material
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 2:30 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
Confidential business information submitted by a private entity to a public
body - VPA
VPA Markup for 11/10/15
Reference Chart
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DHRM Records Work Group
Meeting Scheduled:
Wednesday,October 28, 2015, 1:00 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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2. Meetings Subcommittee

The goal of this subcommittee is to study all meetings exemptions in § 2.2-3711. It began this study during the 2014 interim, and will continue in 2015. After studying the exemptions, the Subcommittee will also consider procedural or other meetings issues, should any be raised. The Subcommittee consists of Council members Dooley (Chair), King-Casey, Landon, Porto, and Selph.

Meetings Scheduled:
Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 1:30 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 1:00 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015, 1:00 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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Staff draft--context for certain meeting exemptions that cross reference record exemptions
Staff draft--technical rewrite of meeting exemption for personnel
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Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 1:00 p.m., House Room 1, Capitol Building
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VCU Health System Authority meeting exemption rewrite (2.2-3711 A 23)
VCU MCV exemption rewrite
Revised context draft - meeting exemptions that cross reference corollary records exemptions
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 1:00 p.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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VPA Record Closed Meeting Draft
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Wednesday, November 4, 2015, 11:00 a.m., Speaker's Conference Room, 6th Floor, General Assembly Building
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Context draft revised after September 30th meeting
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