                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SUBMISSION OF REPORTS AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH (§
30-34.15)

A. Any report required or requested by law or resolution to be submitted to the
General Assembly shall be submitted to the Division of Legislative Automated
Systems in a written or electronic format as provided in the procedures for the
processing of legislative documents. Such submission shall satisfy the
requirement for communication to the General Assembly.

B. Any report required or requested by law or resolution to be submitted to any
committee, subcommittee, commission, agency, or other body within the
legislative branch or to the chairman or agency head of such entity shall also
be submitted to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems in a written or
electronic format as provided in the procedures for the processing of
legislative documents and reports.

C. The reports submitted to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems shall
include an executive summary. The Division shall post the executive summary and
the report on the website of the General Assembly and develop a notification
process to inform interested persons of such postings. Any requirement for a
separate executive summary may be satisfied by the submission of a report in a
written or electronic format with an executive summary.

D. The Director of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems and the
publishing authority may enter into agreements to provide equivalent access to
the report or the information contained in the report and such access shall
satisfy the submission requirement of this section.

E. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the release of
information otherwise held confidential by law.

HISTORY: 2003, c. 941; 2004, c. 650; 2005, c. 633; 2012, c. 434.