Bill Text: CA AB2958 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: State bodies: meetings: teleconference.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-09-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 881, Statutes of 2018. [AB2958 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB2958-Introduced.html
Assembly Bill | No. 2958 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk |
February 16, 2018 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 11123 of the Government Code is amended to read:11123.
(a) All meetings of a state body shall be open and public and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting of a state body except as otherwise provided in this article.(C)If the state body elects to conduct a meeting or proceeding by teleconference, it shall post agendas at all teleconference locations and conduct teleconference meetings in a manner that protects the rights of any party or member of the public appearing before the state body. Each teleconference location shall be identified in the notice and agenda of the meeting or proceeding, and each teleconference location shall be accessible to the public. The agenda shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to address the state body directly pursuant to Section 11125.7 at each teleconference location.
(F)At least one member of the state body shall be physically present at the location specified in the notice of the meeting.