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Committee backs bylaw change to allow closed Deaf and Blind committee meetings
Summary
The Utah State Board of Education’s Deaf and Blind Standing Committee voted unanimously to recommend amending board bylaws to allow the committee to hold entire meetings or portions of meetings in closed session with prior notice, adding a reference to Utah’s Open and Public Meetings Act.
Leanne Wood, chair of the Utah State Board of Education Deaf and Blind Standing Committee, said the committee was considering a proposed amendment to Article 8 of the board bylaws that would permit the committee, with prior notice, to close a meeting or part of a meeting to discuss sensitive student issues.
The proposed language was introduced by Ben Rasmussen, director of law and professional practices, who told members, “Staff received a request, to draft an amendment to article 8, of the board…
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