MA S2195

Amends Section 21 of Chapter 30A of the General Laws to expand executive session authority for interviewing job applicants when the chair declares open meetings would deter qualified candidates

Adds preparation of interview questions as an allowable executive session activity for preliminary screening committees

Requires that interviews of applicants who have already passed preliminary screening must be conducted in open session, not executive session

Explicitly permits all members of school committees, city councils, town councils, select boards, or boards of aldermen to participate in preliminary screening committee executive sessions