Bill > HB706

This bill requires the Board of Regents of Gunston Hall, a cultural institution, to hold at least one in-person meeting each year, with any subsequent meetings in the same calendar year being allowed to be conducted entirely online, or virtually, even if Virginia's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) would normally require them to be in person. FOIA is a set of laws that ensures transparency in government by requiring public bodies to conduct their business in public and make their records accessible. However, this bill specifically carves out an exception for Gunston Hall's Board of Regents, allowing them flexibility for additional meetings while still mandating that all meetings must otherwise follow FOIA's rules.