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NJ A3718

NJ A3718
Requires municipalities and boards of education record public meetings and post recordings on Internet.


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Introduced
02/22/2024
In Committee
02/22/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026

Introduced Session

2024-2025 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 each of their meetings and post the recordings on their official websites. The bill also mandates that the meeting minutes include the video recordings, and that portions of the recordings corresponding to the publicly accessible minutes be released and posted online at the same time the minutes are legally released to the public.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 02/22/2024)

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