1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 04/06/2021 12:51pm
A bill for an act
relating to Open Meeting Law; allowing a member of a public body to attend a
meeting from a private location more than three times in calendar year 2021;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13D.02, subdivision 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13D.02, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
If interactive television is
used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the public body shall provide
notice of the regular meeting location and notice of any deleted text begin sitedeleted text end new text begin location new text end where a member of
the public body will be participating in the meeting by interactive televisionnew text begin , except for the
locations of members participating pursuant to subdivision 1, paragraph (b)new text end . The timing
and method of providing notice must be as described in section 13D.04.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), a
meeting after December 31, 2020, and before July 1, 2021, satisfies the requirements of
Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.02, paragraph (a), if a member of a public body participates
from a location that is not open or accessible to the public more than three times before July
1, 2021. The location is not required in the notice under Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.02,
subdivision 4.
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This section is effective retroactively for meetings occurring on
or after January 1, 2021.
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