Conley: It appears the changes to the VAPRA recommended by the LVA team has passed (HB209, 02/22/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB209ER) <http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+HB209ER> ), but that the additional amendment proposed by the Attorney General and submitted by the Senate (as you state below) is still being considered by the House (HB959, 02/15/06 House: Left in General Laws <http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+vot+H11V0134+HB0959> . SB461, 02/21/06 House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N) <http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+vot+H11V0153+SB0461> , 02/22/06 House: Read second time). Can you give us a status on how LVA is addressing the various issues raised by this list regarding the amended wording? Ginny Jones (Virginia A. Jones, CRM, FAI) Records Manager Information Technology Division Newport News Dept. of Public Utilities Newport News, VA [log in to unmask] ________________________________ From: Virginia Records Officer's Listserv [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Conley Edwards Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 4:21 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: SB 461/ HB 959 List members, The following is posted for your information and possible interest. The proposed legislation did not emerge from the recent joint subcommittee studying the Virginia Public Records Act. The bill reportedly is intended to address the possibility of identity theft from records with personal information that remain in offices longer than required by retention schedules. The companion bill is HB 959. HB 959 is on the docket for Tuesday, January 31 at 7 AM, the 7th floor West Conference Room of the General Assembly Building. SB 461 Virginia Public Records Act; timely destruction of records. Patron: Jeannemarie D. Davis Provides that each agency shall ensure that records authorized to be destroyed or discarded under the Virginia Public Records Act, are destroyed or discarded in a timely manner in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Public Records Act. (House companion bill is HB 959) 01/11/06 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology 01/25/06 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (Amendments replace "in a timely manner" with phrase within six months of the expiration of the record's retention period and adds All records previously authorized to be destroyed must be destroyed by July 1, 2007.) ******************** Conley L. Edwards State Archivist Library of Virginia 800 East Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 Telephone: 804-692-3554 Fax: 804-692-3603 E-mail: [log in to unmask] ******************** To UNSUBSCRIBE, change options, or subscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-rol.html (If using Netscape, must have version 6.1 or higher to view the above page) To UNSUBSCRIBE, change options, or subscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-rol.html (If using Netscape, must have version 6.1 or higher to view the above page)