SECTION 2.2-436. Approval of electronic identity standards  


A. The Secretary of Administration, 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 § 2.2-437 , so as to warrant liability protection pursuant to the Electronic Identity Management Act (§ 2.2-437 et seq.); and (iii) any other related data standards or specifications concerning reliance by third parties on identity credentials, as defined in § 2.2-437 .

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 Administration shall send a copy of the final guidance documents to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules established pursuant to § 2.2-437 at least 90 days prior to the effective date of such guidance documents. The Secretary of Administration shall also annually file a list of available guidance documents developed pursuant to this chapter pursuant to § 2.2-437 of the Virginia Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-437 et seq.) and shall send a copy of such list to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules.

2015, cc. 2.2-437 , 2.2-437 ; 2017, c. 2.2-437 ; 2020, c. 2.2-437 .