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7		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 467
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	6	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 467
8	7		February Session, 2022
	8	+	LCO No. 2994
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	11	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
	12	+	AND ELECTIONS
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	15	+	Introduced by:
	16	+	(GAE)
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14		-	~~AN ACT PERMITTING REMOTE PUBLIC MEETINGS~~ UNDER THE
15		-	~~FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT~~.
	21	+	AN ACT EXTENDING PERMITTING REMOTE PUBLIC MEETINGS
	22	+	UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT THROUGH
	23	+	DECEMBER 31, 2022.
16	24		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	25		Assembly convened:
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19	27		Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 149 of public act 21-2 of the June 1
20	28		special session is repealed and the following substituted in lieu thereof 2
21	29		(Effective from passage): 3
22	30		(a) As used in this section, "public agency", "meeting", "executive 4
23	31		session", "electronic equipment" and "electronic transmission" have the 5
24	32		same meanings as provided in section 1-200 of the general statutes. On 6
25	33		and after [the effective date of this section until April 30, 2022] July 1, 7
26		-	2021, a public agency may hold a public meeting that is accessible to the 8
27		-	public by means of electronic equipment or by means of electronic 9
28		-	equipment in conjunction with an in-person meeting, in accordance 10
29		-	with the provisions of this section. Not less than forty-eight hours before 11
30		-	any public agency, except for the General Assembly, conducts a regular 12
31		-	meeting by means of electronic equipment, such agency shall provide 13
32		-	direct notification in writing or by electronic transmission to each 14
33		-	member of the public agency and post a notice that such agency intends 15
34		-	to conduct the meeting solely or in part by means of electronic 16
35		-	equipment (1) in the agency's regular office or place of business, (2) in 17
36		-	the office and on the Internet web site of the Secretary of the State for 18 Substitute Bill No. 467
	34	+	2021, through December 31, 2022, a public agency may hold a public 8
	35	+	meeting that is accessible to the public by means of electronic equipment 9
	36	+	or by means of electronic equipment in conjunction with an in-person 10
	37	+	meeting, in accordance with the provisions of this section. Not less than 11
	38	+	forty-eight hours before any public agency, except for the General 12
	39	+	Assembly, conducts a regular meeting by means of electronic 13
	40	+	equipment, such agency shall provide direct notification in writing or 14 Raised Bill No. 467
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43		-	any such public agency of the state or quasi-public agency, in the office 19
44		-	of the clerk of such subdivision for any public agency of a political 20
45		-	subdivision of the state that is not a quasi-public agency, or in the office 21
46		-	of the clerk of each municipal member of any multitown district or 22
47		-	agency, and (3) if the agency has an Internet web site, on such Internet 23
48		-	web site. Not less than twenty-four hours prior to any such meeting, 24
49		-	such agency shall post the agenda for any such meeting in the same 25
50		-	manner as the notice of the meeting in accordance with subdivisions (1) 26
51		-	to (3), inclusive, of this subsection. Such notice and agenda shall include 27
52		-	instructions for the public, to attend and provide comment or otherwise 28
53		-	participate in the meeting, by means of electronic equipment or in 29
54		-	person, as applicable and permitted by law. Any such notice and agenda 30
55		-	shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of section 1-225 of the 31
56		-	general statutes. 32
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	46	+	by electronic transmission to each member of the public agency and post 15
	47	+	a notice that such agency intends to conduct the meeting solely or in 16
	48	+	part by means of electronic equipment (1) in the agency's regular office 17
	49	+	or place of business, (2) in the office and on the Internet web site of the 18
	50	+	Secretary of the State for any such public agency of the state or quasi-19
	51	+	public agency, in the office of the clerk of such subdivision for any 20
	52	+	public agency of a political subdivision of the state that is not a quasi-21
	53	+	public agency, or in the office of the clerk of each municipal member of 22
	54	+	any multitown district or agency, and (3) if the agency has an Internet 23
	55	+	web site, on such Internet web site. Not less than twenty-four hours 24
	56	+	prior to any such meeting, such agency shall post the agenda for any 25
	57	+	such meeting in the same manner as the notice of the meeting in 26
	58	+	accordance with subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this subsection. 27
	59	+	Such notice and agenda shall include instructions for the public, to 28
	60	+	attend and provide comment or otherwise participate in the meeting, by 29
	61	+	means of electronic equipment or in person, as applicable and permitted 30
	62	+	by law. Any such notice and agenda shall be posted in accordance with 31
	63	+	the provisions of section 1-225 of the general statutes. 32
57	64		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
58	65		sections:
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60	67		Section 1 from passage PA 21-2 of the June Sp.
61	68		Sess., Sec. 149(a)
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63		-	GAE Joint Favorable Subst.
	70	+	Statement of Purpose:
	71	+	To extend permitting remote public meetings under the Freedom of
	72	+	Information Act through December 31, 2022.
	73	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	74	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	75	+	underlined.]
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