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File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2308
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
504)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
definition
of
meeting
and
public
notice
1
requirements
under
the
open
meetings
law.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
21.2,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
1
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
“Meeting”
means
a
gathering
in
person
or
by
electronic
3
means,
formal
or
informal,
of
a
majority
of
the
members
of
4
a
governmental
body
where
there
is
deliberation
or
action
5
upon
any
matter
within
the
scope
of
the
governmental
body’s
6
policy-making
or
budgetary
duties.
Meetings
shall
not
include
7
a
gathering
of
members
of
a
governmental
body
for
purely
8
ministerial
or
social
purposes
when
there
is
no
discussion
of
9
policy
or
budgetary
duties
or
no
intent
to
avoid
the
purposes
10
of
this
chapter
.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
21.4,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
2020,
12
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
a.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
paragraph
“c”
,
notice
14
conforming
with
all
of
the
requirements
of
subsection
1
shall
15
be
given
at
least
twenty-four
hours
prior
to
the
commencement
16
of
any
meeting
of
a
governmental
body
,
excluding
weekend
days
17
and
paid
holidays
as
specified
in
section
1C.2,
unless
for
good
18
cause
such
notice
is
impossible
or
impractical,
in
which
case
19
as
much
notice
as
is
reasonably
possible
shall
be
given.
20
Sec.
3.
Section
21.4,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
21
following
new
subsection:
22
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“good
23
cause”
includes
a
personnel
or
student
matter.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
relates
to
the
definition
of
meeting
and
public
28
notice
requirements
under
the
open
meetings
law
(Code
chapter
29
21).
30
The
bill
amends
the
definition
of
a
meeting
that
is
subject
31
to
the
requirements
of
the
open
meetings
law
by
expanding
the
32
definition
to
include
any
deliberations
or
actions
(including
33
recommendations)
taken
by
a
governmental
body
as
defined
in
34
the
open
meetings
law,
that
are
within
a
governmental
body’s
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budgetary
duties.
1
The
bill
also
excludes
weekend
days
and
paid
holidays
as
2
specified
in
Code
section
1C.2
when
determining
the
24-hour
3
time
period
for
purposes
of
public
notice
under
the
open
4
meetings
law.
The
bill
also
provides
that
good
cause
for
5
purposes
of
exceptions
to
public
notice
requirements
under
Code
6
section
21.4
includes
a
personnel
or
student
matter.
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