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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 402
BY REPRESENTATIVE PEARSON
HIGHER ED/BD REGENTS: Requires the Board of Regents to broadcast on the Internet
the audio and video of all board and committee meetings conducted in Baton Rouge
and to archive the audio and video of such meetings
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 17:3123.1, relative to the Board of Regents; to provide for live broadcasts2
over the Internet of meetings of the board and its committees; to provide for3
recording and archiving of such broadcasts; to provide for public access to such4
archived meetings; to provide a special effective date; and to provide for related5
matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 17:3123.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
ยง3123.1 Internet broadcast of board and committee meetings; archives9
A. The board shall broadcast over the Internet live audio and video streams10
of all its board and committee meetings held in Baton Rouge.11
B. All meetings broadcast in accordance with Subsection A of this Section12
shall be recorded, archived, and made accessible to the public for at least one year13
after the date of the meeting.14
Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 2011.15 HLS 10RS-952 ORIGINAL
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Pearson HB No. 402
Abstract: Requires the Board of Regents to broadcast live over the Internet all board and
committee meetings held in Baton Rouge and to record and archive such broadcasts
and make them accessible to the public for at least one year.
Present law (R.S. 42:5 et seq.) provides for open meetings for public bodies. Authorizes the
live broadcast and recording of such meetings.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law (R.S. 17:3123.1) provides that all meetings conducted in Baton Rouge by the
Board of Regents or any of its committees shall be broadcast live over the Internet. Further
provides that all such broadcasts are to be recorded, archived, and made accessible to the
public for at least one year from the meeting date.
Effective Jan. 1, 2011.
(Adds R.S. 17:3123.1)