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House Bill 2381 |
House Author: Hegar |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Armbrister |
A provision of the Government Code requires governmental bodies to post notice of meetings in a place readily accessible to the general public at all times for at least 72 hours before the scheduled meeting time. Other provisions specify particular physical locations where counties, municipalities, institutions of higher education, school districts, water districts, and other special districts and political subdivisions must post meeting notices, such as the county courthouse, city hall, or administrative offices. House Bill 2381 amends the code to provide that if the open meetings law specifically provides for Internet posting of a meeting notice by a governmental body, the requirement to post in a place readily accessible at all times is satisfied by a good-faith attempt to continuously post notice on the Internet during the 72-hour period. If the good-faith attempt is made, physical posting at a specified location must still occur, but need only be readily accessible to the public during normal business hours.