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1 New Paragraph; Right-to-Know; Meetings Open to the Public. Amend RSA 91-A:2 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. Records of all convenings of a quorum or majority of the members of a public body for the purposes of RSA 91-A:2, I(a) or (b) shall be kept and publicly disclosed within 72 hours of the convenings, and shall be treated as permanent public records, without exception. Such records shall include the specific exemption under RSA 91-A:2, I(a) or (b) which is relied upon as the foundation for the convenings, names of members, persons appearing before the public bodies, meeting places, and beginning and ending dates and times. Such records shall not be required for convenings exempt under RSA 91-A:2, I(c) or (d).
2 Right-to-Know; Meetings Open to the Public. Amend RSA 91-A:2, I(a) and I(b) to read as follows:
(a) Strategy or negotiations with respect to collective bargaining; provided that records of all such convenings pursuant to paragraph I-a shall include the name of the collective bargaining units discussed;
(b) Consultation with legal counsel provided; that records of all such convenings pursuant to paragraph I-a shall include the name of the legal counsel and the means by which the legal counsel participated in the convenings, whether in person, by telephone, or by other appropriate means;
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
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1 New Paragraph; Right-to-Know; Meetings Open to the Public. Amend RSA 91-A:2 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. Records of all convenings of a quorum or majority of the members of a public body for the purposes of RSA 91-A:2, I(a) or (b) shall be kept and publicly disclosed within 72 hours of the convenings, and shall be treated as permanent public records, without exception. Such records shall include the specific exemption under RSA 91-A:2, I(a) or (b) which is relied upon as the foundation for the convenings, names of members, persons appearing before the public bodies, meeting places, and beginning and ending dates and times. Such records shall not be required for convenings exempt under RSA 91-A:2, I(c) or (d).
2 Right-to-Know; Meetings Open to the Public. Amend RSA 91-A:2, I(a) and I(b) to read as follows:
(a) Strategy or negotiations with respect to collective bargaining; provided that records of all such convenings pursuant to paragraph I-a shall include the name of the collective bargaining units discussed;
(b) Consultation with legal counsel provided; that records of all such convenings pursuant to paragraph I-a shall include the name of the legal counsel and the means by which the legal counsel participated in the convenings, whether in person, by telephone, or by other appropriate means;
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.