Signed by Governor Tina Kotek

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires most public schools and college boards to video record their meetings and post on a publicly accessible social media platform or website in the state of Oregon.

Highlights:

• Establishes the following meetings of the public bodies to abide by this act: 

• A common or union high school district (Sec. 1):

• An education service district; 

• A community college district; or 

• A public university; 

• Requires the governing bodies of the aforementioned public bodies to comply with the following (Sec. 1): 

• Make a video recording all of its meetings; or

• Within seven days post the video recording of the meeting on the public body’s website, if unable to post video recording the meeting must publish an audio recording; 

• Specifies the following as a “public body meeting” including (Sec. 1): 

• Any meeting or portion of a meeting that is conducted in executive session; or

• A school district with a resident average daily membership of less than 50 students. 

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