The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Alan Miller.
DIGEST
Present law (R.S. 42:5 et seq.) provides for open meetings for public bodies and authorizes the
live broadcast and recording of such meetings.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law requires that all meetings conducted in Baton Rouge by the boards of supervisors
for the Louisiana State University (LSU) system, the Southern University (SU) system, the
University of Louisiana (UL) system, and the Louisiana Community and Technical College
(LCTCS) system or any of their committees be broadcast live over the Internet.
Proposed law requires that all broadcasts be recorded, archived, and made accessible to the
public for at least one year after the meeting date.
Proposed law does not apply to executive sessions held in accordance with the La. Open
Meetings Law (R.S. 42:11 et seq.).
Proposed law provides that the audio and video records created pursuant to proposed law not be
construed in a manner to be the official record, or any part of the official record, of the
proceedings of a meeting of the board or any of its committees.
Proposed law provides that if any of the boards are precluded from fulfilling the requirements of
proposed law due to a technical problem beyond its control, or when the only meeting room
available lacks the equipment necessary to facilitate Internet broadcast, the failure to broadcast or
record the proceedings of a meeting of the board or any of its committees shall not be construed
to be a violation of proposed law.
Effective January 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 17:1455.1, 1831.1, 1853.1, and 1872.1)