CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPROVAL OF ELECTRONIC IDENTITY STANDARDS (§ 2.2-436)

A. The Secretary of Technology, in consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation, shall review and approve or disapprove, upon the recommendation
of the Identity Management Standards Advisory Council pursuant to § 2.2-437,
guidance documents that adopt (i) nationally recognized technical and data
standards regarding the verification and authentication of identity in digital
and online transactions; (ii) the minimum specifications and standards that
should be included in an identity trust framework, as defined in § 59.1-550, so
as to warrant liability protection pursuant to the Electronic Identity
Management Act (§ 59.1-550 et seq.); and (iii) any other related data standards
or specifications concerning reliance by third parties on identity credentials,
as defined in § 59.1-550.

B. Final guidance documents approved pursuant to subsection A shall be posted on
the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and published in the Virginia Register of
Regulations as a general notice. The Secretary of Technology shall send a copy
of the final guidance documents to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules
established pursuant to § 30-73.1 at least 90 days prior to the effective date
of such guidance documents. The Secretary of Technology shall also annually file
a list of available guidance documents developed pursuant to this chapter
pursuant to § 2.2-4008 of the Virginia Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000
et seq.) and shall send a copy of such list to the Joint Commission on
Administrative Rules.

HISTORY: 2015, cc. 482, 483.