| Last Action | 03/25/22: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 37) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to open meetings. |
| Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 37
Current/Final Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 1703 |
| Sponsor | J. Dixon |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 61.810, relating to exceptions for open meetings for any public agency, to include within the exceptions any state or local law, in addition to laws under KRS Chapter 45A or 56, where a group is established to select a successful bidder for an award of a local contract;amend KRS 61.826, relating to video teleconferencing, to require any public agency to provide specific information regarding where any member of the media or public may view the meeting electronically; require the identification of a primary physical location of the video teleconference where all members of the public agency who are participating may be seen and heard, if the public agency provides a physical location for the meeting, or where two or more members of the public agency are attending a video teleconference meeting from the same physical location; require all public agency members who participate in a video teleconference to remain on camera all the time business is being discussed; amend KRS 83A.150, relating to cities operating under a city manager form of government, to allow the city board to meet in closed session no more than two times a year to conduct a performance evaluation of the city manager; stipulate that the board must follow KRS 61.815, and that the records of the meeting are subject to the Open Records Act. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Telecommunications - Video teleconference, open meetings Public Meetings - Open meetings, video teleconference Local Mandate - Closed meetings, award of state and local contracts, open meetings, video Local Government - Closed meetings, award of state and local contracts Local Government - Open meetings, video teleconference News Media - Open meetings, video teleconference Public Officers and Employees - Open meetings, video teleconference Public Records and Reports - Cities, city managers, evaluation records public Purchasing - Closed meetings, award of state and local contracts Special Districts - Closed meetings, award of state and local contracts Special Districts - Open meetings, video teleconference State Agencies - Closed meetings, award of state and local contracts State Agencies - Open meetings, video teleconference Cities - City managers, evaluation records public Cities - Closed meetings, award of state and local contracts Cities - Video teleconference, open meetings Contracts - Closed meetings, award of state and local contracts Counties - Closed meetings, award of state and local contracts Counties - Open meetings, video teleconference |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Floor Amendment 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | J. Dixon |
| Summary | Amend Section 2 to require notice pursuant to KRS 61.823 and subsection (2)(b) to (d) if a regular meeting is changed to a video conference on the same date and time as originally scheduled, without declaring it a special meeting. |
| Index Headings |
Cities - Video teleconference Counties - Video teleconference Local Government - Video teleconference Public Meetings - Video teleconference Public Officers and Employees - Video teleconference Public Records and Reports - Video teleconference State Agencies - Video teleconference Telecommunications - Video teleconference Special Districts - Video teleconference |
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