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Committee unanimously advances HB 2152 to require FOIA officer training

2136895 · January 21, 2025
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Summary

HB 2152 would clarify that FOIA officers, including government attorneys who serve as FOIA officers, must take FOIA Council–approved training at least once every two years; the committee voted 8–0 to report and refer the bill to appropriations.

The committee voted 8–0 to report House Bill 2152 and refer it to the Appropriations Committee after the bill’s patron described it as a clarification to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

Delegate Carr, who presented the bill, said HB 2152 would make clear that FOIA officers — including attorneys who serve as FOIA officers — must…

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