HB 6481 Summary

• Amends the Open Meetings Act to allow partisan caucuses of members of a county board of commissioners to be held in closed sessions, similar to existing exemptions for state legislature caucuses.

• Changes mandatory language from "shall" to "must" throughout Section 8 regarding closed session requirements and interview procedures.

• Clarifies that all interviews for public employment or appointments must be held in open meetings, with exceptions only for specified positions under the act.

• Adds requirement that intermediate school boards be defined by reference to the Revised School Code in the security planning exemption for school boards.