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165:1 New Paragraph; Right-to-Know Law; Objection by Member of Public Body. Amend RSA 91-A:2 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. If a member of the public body believes that any discussion in a meeting of the body, including in a nonpublic session, violates this chapter, the member may object to the discussion. If the public body continues the discussion despite the objection, the objecting member may request that his or her objection be recorded in the minutes and may then continue to participate in the discussion without being subject to the penalties of RSA 91-A:8, IV or V. Upon such a request, the public body shall record the member's objection in its minutes of the meeting. If the objection is to a discussion in nonpublic session, the objection shall also be recorded in the public minutes, but the notation in the public minutes shall include only the member's name, a statement that he or she objected to the discussion in nonpublic session, and a reference to the provision of RSA 91-A:3, II, that was the basis for the discussion.
165:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.
Approved: June 28, 2017
Effective Date: January 01, 2018
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165:1 New Paragraph; Right-to-Know Law; Objection by Member of Public Body. Amend RSA 91-A:2 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. If a member of the public body believes that any discussion in a meeting of the body, including in a nonpublic session, violates this chapter, the member may object to the discussion. If the public body continues the discussion despite the objection, the objecting member may request that his or her objection be recorded in the minutes and may then continue to participate in the discussion without being subject to the penalties of RSA 91-A:8, IV or V. Upon such a request, the public body shall record the member's objection in its minutes of the meeting. If the objection is to a discussion in nonpublic session, the objection shall also be recorded in the public minutes, but the notation in the public minutes shall include only the member's name, a statement that he or she objected to the discussion in nonpublic session, and a reference to the provision of RSA 91-A:3, II, that was the basis for the discussion.
165:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.
Approved: June 28, 2017
Effective Date: January 01, 2018