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MS SB2876
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Section 25-41-7 of the Mississippi Code to add two new reasons public bodies may hold executive sessions
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Allows boards of trustees of public hospitals to hold closed sessions to discuss prospective strategic business decisions, including opening new service lines, implementing capital improvements, and filing certificate of need applications
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Allows boards of trustees of public hospitals to hold closed sessions for discussions involving identifiable patient information, including patient complaints, accounts, charity care details, or individually identifiable treatment records
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Maintains requirement that all meetings commence as open meetings and that three-fifths affirmative vote of members present is required to declare an executive session
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Takes effect July 1, 2018
Legislative Description
Open Meetings Law; revise reasons for executive sessions to include certain discussions by public hospital boards.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/30/2018