A. No officer or employee of a state agency shall use his public position to retaliate or threaten to retaliate against a person providing testimony before a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly.
B. To be covered by the provisions of this section, a person who provides testimony before a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly shall do so in good faith and upon a reasonable belief that the information is accurate. Testimony that is reckless or that the person knew or should have known was false, confidential, malicious, or otherwise prohibited by law or policy shall not be deemed good faith testimony.
C. Any person who believes that he is the subject of retaliatory action by an officer or employee of a state agency on account of testimony that he provided before a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly may file a complaint with the Office of the State Inspector General.
D. Intentional violation of subsection A by an officer or employee of a state agency shall constitute malfeasance in office and shall subject the officer or employee responsible to suspension or removal from office, as may be provided by law in other cases of malfeasance.
2016, c. 628.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 2.2 - Administration of Government
Chapter 28 - General Provisions
§ 2.2-2800. Disability to hold state office
§ 2.2-2801. Disability to hold state office; exceptions
§ 2.2-2804. Selective Service compliance
§ 2.2-2805. Members of armed forces; reserve forces
§ 2.2-2806. Holding other office by officers of state institutions
§ 2.2-2807. Prohibition against holding two elected offices simultaneously; exceptions
§ 2.2-2808. Acts under color of office; contracts in violation of chapter
§ 2.2-2809. Bonds of certain officers required; condition
§ 2.2-2810. Premiums on such bonds
§ 2.2-2812. Employment of personnel
§ 2.2-2814. How salaries, expenses and other allowances paid; time of payment
§ 2.2-2815. Increase in salaries
§ 2.2-2817. Defense of employees
§ 2.2-2817.1. State agencies to establish alternative work schedules; reporting requirement
§ 2.2-2817.2. Employees of the University of Virginia Medical Center
§ 2.2-2818. Health and related insurance for state employees
§ 2.2-2818.01. Employer contributions
§ 2.2-2818.2. Application of mandates to the state employee health insurance plan
§ 2.2-2820. Purchase of health insurance coverage by part-time state employees
§ 2.2-2821.1. Leave for bone marrow or organ donation
§ 2.2-2821.2. Leave for volunteer fire and volunteer emergency medical services
§ 2.2-2821.3. Leave for volunteer members of Civil Air Patrol
§ 2.2-2823. Traveling expenses on state business; public or private transportation
§ 2.2-2824. Monitoring travel expenses while on state business
§ 2.2-2825. Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement
§ 2.2-2826. Travel expense accounts; review by Comptroller
§ 2.2-2827. Restrictions on state employee access to information infrastructure
§ 2.2-2829. Disappearance of public officer; when office presumed vacant