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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fourth Legislature, Second Regular Session
executive session; school safety plans
Purpose
An emergency measure that allows a public body to hold executive sessions for discussions or considerations of matters relating to school safety operations or school safety plans or programs.
Background
All meetings of a public body must be public and all persons are permitted to attend and listen to the deliberations and proceedings of the public body (A.R.S. § 38-431.01). Public bodies may hold executive sessions upon a majority vote of members for certain statutory purposes, including discussion or consultation of: 1) employment matters; 2) legal advice with the attorney of the public body; and 3) records exempt by law from public inspection (A.R.S. § 38-431.03). If an executive session is scheduled, the notice of the meeting must state the provision of law authorizing the executive session (A.R.S. § 38-431.02). Legal action involving a final vote or decision may not be taken at an executive session and a public body may not discuss any matter in an executive session that is not described in the notice.
A public body
includes the Legislature, boards and commissions of the state or political
subdivisions, agency multi-member governing bodies, institutions of political
subdivisions,
quasi-judicial bodies, committees of public bodies and all entities established
by the Arizona Constitution or ballot initiative (A.R.S.
§ 38-431).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Allows a public body to hold executive sessions for discussions or considerations of matters relating to school safety operations or school safety plans or programs.
2. Makes technical changes.
3. Becomes effective on signature of the Governor, if the emergency clause is enacted.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 29, 2020
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