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GA HB1303
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/8/2010
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Benfield
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AI Summary
- Amends Georgia Code Section 50-14-1 to require agencies to post notice of public meetings on their website (if one exists) at least 24 hours in advance, in addition to posting at the regular meeting place
- Eliminates oral notice as a permissible form of "due notice" for meetings held at non-regular times or places, requiring written publication instead in the county legal organ or equivalent newspaper
- In counties where the legal organ publishes only once per week, agencies may satisfy due notice by either posting on their website or publishing in the legal organ/equivalent newspaper, replacing the prior system of telephone or fax notice to requesting media outlets
- Replaces the "special circumstances" standard for holding meetings with less than 24 hours' notice with a stricter "emergency" standard, requiring at least 8 hours of posted notice at the regular meeting place and on the agency's website
- Requires the presiding officer of any emergency meeting to execute a sworn affidavit certifying how notice was provided, to be attached to the meeting minutes, and makes emergency declarations reviewable by superior court
Legislative Description
State government; notice for public meetings; clarify provisions
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported
3/22/2010
Committee Referrals
Judiciary - Non-Civil3/8/2010
Full Bill Text
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