Bill > SB99

This bill, known as the Local Boards of Education Transparency Act, enhances the requirements of the Open Meetings Act for county boards of education and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, which are considered "public bodies" under state law. Specifically, these boards must now provide live video streaming of their open meetings if they are held at their headquarters or at a location where they've held at least five meetings in the previous year. Furthermore, they are required to maintain complete and unedited archived video recordings of these streamed open meetings on their websites for a minimum of five years after the meeting date, with limited exceptions for editing out specific content like pornography or violations of student privacy, which would require notification to the Open Meetings Law Compliance Board. This legislation aims to increase transparency by making more meeting content readily accessible to the public for an extended period.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0099?ys=2026RS