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No penalty shall be imposed on a local elected official or an executive director or member of an industrial development authority or an economic development authority for failing to complete a training session.C\n\nThe clerk of each governing body or school board shall maintain records indicating the names of elected officials, executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities, and members of any boards governing any authority established pursuant to the Park Authorities Act (&#xA7; 15.2-5700 et seq.) subject to the training requirements in subsection B and the dates on which each such official completed training sessions satisfying such requirements. Such records shall be maintained for five years in the office of the clerk of the respective governing body or school board.D\n\nFor purposes of this section, &#8220;local elected officials&#8221; shall include constitutional officers.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":302870,"text":"The Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council (the Council) or the local government attorney shall provide in-person or online training sessions for local elected officials; the executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities, as created by the Industrial Development and Revenue Bond Act (&#xA7; 15.2-4900 et seq.); and members of any boards governing any authority established pursuant to the Park Authorities Act (&#xA7; 15.2-5700 et seq.) on the provisions of this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":302871,"text":"Each local elected official, the executive director and members of each industrial development authority and economic development authority, as created by the Industrial Development and Revenue Bond Act, and members of any boards governing any authority established pursuant to the Park Authorities Act (&#xA7; 15.2-5700 et seq.) shall complete a training session described in subsection A within two months after assuming the local elected office and thereafter at least once during each consecutive period of two calendar years commencing with the date on which he last completed a training session, for as long as he holds such office. No penalty shall be imposed on a local elected official or an executive director or member of an industrial development authority or an economic development authority for failing to complete a training session.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":302872,"text":"The clerk of each governing body or school board shall maintain records indicating the names of elected officials, executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities, and members of any boards governing any authority established pursuant to the Park Authorities Act (&#xA7; 15.2-5700 et seq.) subject to the training requirements in subsection B and the dates on which each such official completed training sessions satisfying such requirements. Such records shall be maintained for five years in the office of the clerk of the respective governing body or school board.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":302873,"text":"For purposes of this section, &#8220;local elected officials&#8221; shall include constitutional officers.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12976,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Freedom of Information Act","identifier":"37","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12751,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:06","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:06","permalink":{"id":176447,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12976,"identifier":"37","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/37","url":"\/2.2\/II\/B\/37\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12751,"edition_id":1,"name":"Transaction of Public Business","identifier":"B","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12750,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":176445,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12751,"identifier":"B","token":"2.2\/II\/B","url":"\/2.2\/II\/B\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12750,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administration of State Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12749,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":176253,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12750,"identifier":"II","token":"2.2\/II","url":"\/2.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12749,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administration of Government","identifier":"2.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":171453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12749,"identifier":"2.2","token":"2.2","url":"\/2.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":55569,"structure_id":12976,"section_number":"2.2-3700","catch_line":"Short title; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0531\">531<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2020, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0076\">76<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0080\">80<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0904\">904<\/a>; in 2023, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0461\">461<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":62034,"section_number":"15.2-4900","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4900\/"},{"id":70195,"section_number":"15.2-5700","catch_line":"Short title; application","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5700\/"}],"permalink":{"id":176485,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84504,"identifier":"2.2-3704.3","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/37\/2.2-3704.3","url":"\/2.2-3704.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-3704.3\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/37\/2.2-3704.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Training for local officials","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-3704.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council (the Council) or the local government attorney shall provide in-person or online training sessions for <span class=\"dictionary\">local elected officials<\/span>; the executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities, as created by the Industrial Development and Revenue <span class=\"dictionary\">Bond<\/span> Act (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title\" href=\"\/15.2-4900\/\">15.2-4900<\/a> et seq.); and members of any boards governing any authority established pursuant to the Park Authorities Act (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title; application\" href=\"\/15.2-5700\/\">15.2-5700<\/a> et seq.) on the provisions of this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-302870\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-3704.3\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Each local elected official, the executive director and members of each industrial development authority and economic development authority, as created by the Industrial Development and Revenue <span class=\"dictionary\">Bond<\/span> Act, and members of any boards governing any authority established pursuant to the Park Authorities Act (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title; application\" href=\"\/15.2-5700\/\">15.2-5700<\/a> et seq.) shall complete a training session described in subsection A within two months after assuming the local elected office and thereafter at least once during each consecutive period of two calendar years commencing with the date on which he last completed a training session, for as long as he holds such office. No <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> shall be imposed on a local elected official or an executive director or member of an industrial development authority or an economic development authority for failing to complete a training session. <a id=\"paragraph-302871\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-3704.3\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The clerk of each governing body or school board shall maintain records indicating the names of elected officials, executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities, and members of any boards governing any authority established pursuant to the Park Authorities Act (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title; application\" href=\"\/15.2-5700\/\">15.2-5700<\/a> et seq.) subject to the training requirements in subsection B and the dates on which each such official completed training sessions satisfying such requirements. Such records shall be maintained for five years in the office of the clerk of the respective governing body or school board. <a id=\"paragraph-302872\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-3704.3\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> For purposes of this section, &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">local elected officials<\/span>&#8221; shall include constitutional officers. <a id=\"paragraph-302873\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-3704.3\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRAINING FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS (\u00a7 2.2-3704.3)\n\nA. The Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council (the Council) or the\nlocal government attorney shall provide in-person or online training sessions\nfor local elected officials; the executive directors and members of industrial\ndevelopment authorities and economic development authorities, as created by the\nIndustrial Development and Revenue Bond Act (&#xA7; 15.2-4900 et seq.); and\nmembers of any boards governing any authority established pursuant to the Park\nAuthorities Act (&#xA7; 15.2-5700 et seq.) on the provisions of this chapter.\n\nB. Each local elected official, the executive director and members of each\nindustrial development authority and economic development authority, as created\nby the Industrial Development and Revenue Bond Act, and members of any boards\ngoverning any authority established pursuant to the Park Authorities Act (&#xA7;\n15.2-5700 et seq.) shall complete a training session described in subsection A\nwithin two months after assuming the local elected office and thereafter at\nleast once during each consecutive period of two calendar years commencing with\nthe date on which he last completed a training session, for as long as he holds\nsuch office. No penalty shall be imposed on a local elected official or an\nexecutive director or member of an industrial development authority or an\neconomic development authority for failing to complete a training session.\n\nC. The clerk of each governing body or school board shall maintain records\nindicating the names of elected officials, executive directors and members of\nindustrial development authorities and economic development authorities, and\nmembers of any boards governing any authority established pursuant to the Park\nAuthorities Act (&#xA7; 15.2-5700 et seq.) subject to the training requirements\nin subsection B and the dates on which each such official completed training\nsessions satisfying such requirements. Such records shall be maintained for five\nyears in the office of the clerk of the respective governing body or school\nboard.\n\nD. For purposes of this section, &#8220;local elected officials&#8221; shall\ninclude constitutional officers.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 531; 2020, cc. 76, 80, 904; 2023, c. 461.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}