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AL SB248
Bill
AI Summary
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Allows boards of trustees, executive committees, and other committees of Alabama public four-year institutions of higher education to participate in meetings by telephone conference, video conference, or similar communications equipment.
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Requires all persons participating in remote meetings to be able to hear each other simultaneously, and remote participation counts as in-person presence for all purposes except establishing a quorum.
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Mandates that meetings provide public notice under the Alabama Open Meetings Act and allow members of the public to simultaneously listen to or observe remote meetings.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Colleges and universities, boards of trustees, authorized to participate in meetings by telephone or video conference under certain conditions
Colleges and Universities
Last Action
Pending third reading on day 18 Favorable from Education with 1 amendment
6/1/2011