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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session
public meetings; audiovisual
recordings; posting
(NOW: public meetings; recordings; posting; definition)
Purpose
Requires licensing authorities to post meeting final actions and video recordings on its website within five days of the meeting.
Background
All meetings of a public body, including licensing authorities, must be public meetings. All legal action of public bodies must occur during a public meeting and individuals must also be permitted to attend and listen to deliberations and proceedings. Public meetings are required to have minutes or a recording of the proceedings, including executive sessions. The minutes or recording of a meeting must be available for public inspection three working days after the public meeting, unless specified otherwise. For meetings other than executive sessions, the minutes or recording must contain: 1) the date, time and place of the meeting; 2) the members of the public body recorded as either present or absent; 3) a general description of the matters considered; 4) an accurate description of all legal actions proposed, discussed or taken; 5) the names of members who proposed each motion; 6) the names of persons making statements or presenting material; and 7) a reference to the legal action about which each person made a statement or presented material (A.R.S § 38-431.01).
Legislation enacted in 2017 requires all health profession regulatory boards to post a digital recording of all open meetings on their websites within five days of the meeting and maintain the recording online for three years. The board's website must also contain a notice of the availability of the digital recording (Laws 2017, Chapter 191 § 6).
The anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation is unknown at this time.
Provisions
1. Requires a licensing authority to make available on its website, posted within five days of the meeting and retained online for five years, both of the following:
a) all final decisions, orders and actions taken by the licensing authority; and
b) complete audiovisual recordings of all meetings, except for activity held in executive sessions.
2. Defines licensing authority as any agency, department, board or commission that issues a license to an individual who provides a service to a person, except for the Board of Certified Reporters.
3. Become effective on the general effective date.
House Action
FPRPP 2/06/18 DPA/SE 9-0-0-0
3rd Read 2/21/18 46-14-0
Prepared by Senate Research
March 7, 2018
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