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This bill modifies New Hampshire's Right-to-Know law by changing how collective bargaining negotiations are treated under public meeting regulations. Specifically, the bill removes the current language that allows strategy or negotiations related to collective bargaining to be conducted in private, and instead requires that collective bargaining negotiations involving a public body be considered public meetings. This means that when negotiations occur between a public body (like a government agency or school district) and a labor union, those negotiations must be open to the public, with arguments made and information generated during these meetings becoming accessible under right-to-know provisions. The only exception appears to be when only one negotiating party is present. The bill will take effect 60 days after its passage, giving public bodies time to adjust their negotiation practices to comply with the new transparency requirements.

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