House
File
409
H-1050
Amend
House
File
409
as
follows:
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1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
enacting
clause
and
2
inserting:
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<
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.2A
Public
comment
——
regular
4
meetings
and
special
meetings
——
prohibitions.
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1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
shall
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provide
at
least
thirty
minutes
during
each
regular
meeting
7
and
special
meeting
to
receive
public
comment.
The
board
of
8
directors
of
a
school
district
may
reasonably
and
equally
limit
9
the
length
of
individual
public
comment,
but
the
time
per
10
speaker
shall
be
no
less
than
two
minutes
unless
the
speaker
11
violates
subsection
2.
Without
persons
wishing
to
speak,
or
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after
all
persons
wishing
to
speak
have
finished
speaking,
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the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
may
close
public
14
comment
prior
to
the
expiration
of
thirty
minutes.
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2.
During
public
comment,
a
speaker
shall
not
engage
in
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personal
attacks
or
threats
directed
against
any
specific
17
individual,
including
members
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
18
school
district,
employees
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
19
school
district,
or
students
enrolled
in
the
school
district.
>
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2.
Title
page,
by
striking
lines
1
through
3
and
inserting
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<
An
Act
relating
to
public
comment
periods
at
regular
22
and
special
meetings
of
the
boards
of
directors
of
school
23
districts.
>
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