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NJ A2559

NJ A2559
Requires municipalities and boards of education record public meetings and post recordings on Internet.


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Introduced
02/14/2022
In Committee
02/14/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024

Introduced Session

2022-2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill revises the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act" to require municipalities and boards of education to video record each meeting and to post the recordings on their Internet sites. The bill also provides that the minutes of a meeting of a municipality or board of education will include the video recording of the meeting. Portions of the recordings that correspond to the minutes that are accessible to the public shall be released to the public at the time the meeting minutes, or portions thereof, may legally be released to the public, and posted on the official Internet site of the municipality or board of education.

AI Summary

This bill revises the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act" to require municipalities and boards of education to video record their meetings and post the recordings on their official websites. The minutes of these meetings must include the video recordings, which will be considered public records and released to the public at the same time as the meeting minutes. Only the portions of the recordings that correspond to the publicly accessible minutes will be released.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 02/14/2022)

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