H-1050

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

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GEHLBACH of Dallas