HF 2236

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014)

Posted on 05/13/2014 10:43 a.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to state government; making changes to the open meeting law;amending 1.3Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13D.04, subdivision 6; proposing coding for 1.4new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D. 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13D.04, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 1.7    Subd. 6. State agencies. For a meeting of an agency, board, commission, or 1.8department of the state new text begin required or permitted by law to transact public business in a meeting new text end : 1.9(1) the notice requirements of this section apply only if a statute governing meetings 1.10of the agency, board, or commission does not contain specific reference to the method 1.11of providing notice; and 1.12(2) all provisions of this section relating to publication are satisfied by publication 1.13in the State Register. new text begin or posting on the Web site of the agency, board, commission, new text end 1.14 new text begin or department; and new text end 1.15 new text begin (3) a schedule of the regular meetings shall be kept on file at the primary offices or new text end 1.16 new text begin posted on the Web site of the agency, board, commission, or department. new text end 1.17    Sec. 2. new text begin [13D.065] USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA. new text end 1.18 new text begin The use of social media by members of a public body does not violate this chapter new text end 1.19 new text begin so long as the social media use is limited to exchanges with all members of the general new text end 1.20 new text begin public. For purposes of this section, e-mail is not considered a type of social media. new text end