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Panel advances bill to exempt local foster-care review boards from Open Meetings Act for confidential case reviews
Summary
LB238 would remove local foster care review boards from Open Meetings Act coverage so volunteers can continue fully private virtual case reviews; proponents said virtual meetings increased volunteer participation, while the Attorney General's office testified neutrally in support of privacy goals.
Sen. Makayla Kavanaugh introduced LB238 to clarify how the Open Meetings Act applies to local foster care review boards and to allow those volunteer boards to continue meeting entirely in private, including by virtual means, when reviewing case-specific child welfare information.
Kavanaugh said local boards review children's case plans — which include private health and family information — and that the current partial exemption to the Open Meetings Act is confusing. "This bill proposes the broader exemption recommended by the assistant attorney…
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