MI SB1023

Changes terminology from "closed hearing" to "closed session" throughout the Open Meetings Act for personnel, student discipline, and collective bargaining matters.

Revises attorney consultation provisions to allow closed sessions for pending or potential litigation where the public body is a party, and for the attorney's oral or written legal opinion, removing the requirement that an open meeting would have a detrimental financial effect.

Adds three new closed session purposes: considering settlement demands or offers against the public body, contemplating filing a lawsuit, and consulting regarding criminal investigations against members or employees.

Clarifies the higher education president search process by stating no single group on the search committee may constitute a majority and adjusting language regarding the timing of public identification of final candidates.

Maintains prohibition on the independent citizens redistricting commission from meeting in closed session for any purpose.