Virginia House Bill 768 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
April 14 2008 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); active investigations; teacher licensing. Adds a FOIA exemption for investigator notes, and other correspondence and information with respect to an active investigation conducted by or for the Board of Education related to the denial, suspension, or revocation of teacher licenses. The bill further provides that these records may be disclosed to (i) a local school board or division superintendent for the purpose of permitting such board or superintendent to consider or to take personnel action with regard to an employee or (ii) any requester, after the conclusion of such investigation, in a form that does not reveal the identity of charging parties, persons supplying the information, or other individuals involved in the investigation. The bill also allows the Board of Education to discuss these records in a closed meeting.

Freedom of Information Act; active investigations of teacher licensing.

Del Robert Tata

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-04-14		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)
2008-03-27		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 668 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-09		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-06		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-06		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB768ER)
2008-03-06		House: Enrolled
2008-03-04		Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-03-04		Senate: Read third time
2008-03-03		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-29		Senate: Passed by for the day
2008-02-27		Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N)
2008-02-19		Senate: Assigned GL&T sub: Subcommittee #1 (FOIA)
2008-02-11		Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2008-02-11		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-08		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-08		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-02-08		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-02-07		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB768H1
2008-02-07		House: Committee substitute agreed to 081834748-H1
2008-02-07		House: Read second time
2008-02-06		House: Read first time
2008-02-05		House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
2008-02-05		House: Committee substitute printed 081834748-H1
2008-01-17		House: Assigned GL sub: FOIA
2008-01-08		House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2008-01-08		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 083310816

Type	Source
Summary	http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+sum+HB768