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This bill allows an active duty service member, defined as a member of the U.S. armed forces performing active duty under Title 10 of the United States Code, who is part of a public body in Ohio to attend meetings or hearings virtually via video conference or similar technology, provided they are deployed outside the public body's jurisdiction. This provision is intended to enable service members to continue their public service responsibilities even when deployed, by allowing them to participate remotely in meetings of public bodies, which are defined as governmental entities that conduct public business. The bill amends existing law to create this specific exception, ensuring that deployed service members can still be present and vote in meetings, subject to the public body adopting a policy outlining the specific conditions for such virtual attendance.

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb351