Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions; Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. Excludes from the mandatory disclosure requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act certain information held by the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement (the Department), which includes any information of a proprietary or confidential nature, including trade secrets, financial data, employee data, and other sensitive industry information protected by state or federal law, furnished by any private sector entity to the Department for the purposes of sponsoring, implementing, and operating (i) an apprenticeship program approved by the Department or (ii) a similar lawful workforce development or public-private partnership that assists the Department in fulfilling its mission and objectives and whose workforce development initiative could not advance without such exemption.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 2.2-2040, 2.2-3705.6, 2.2-3705.7
General Laws Subcommittee Substitute : 2.2-2040, 2.2-3705.6, 2.2-3705.7
General Laws Substitute: 2.2-2040, 2.2-3705.6, 2.2-3705.7
HGL Sub: Procurement/Open Government Substitute: 2.2-2040, 2.2-3705.6, 2.2-3705.7