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Rules committee forwards parental leave policy enabling teleconference participation for supervisors
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee voted to advance a motion that would add a parental leave rule to the board’s rules of order, allowing supervisors on parental leave to participate via teleconference under the Brown Act as amended; the committee sent the motion to the full Board with a positive recommendation.
The Rules Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to send to the full Board a motion to add a new Rule 5.22.1 to the Board’s rules of order to formalize parental leave and permit teleconference participation for members on parental leave.
The motion, introduced for committee consideration, would align the Board’s internal rules with existing city and state parental-leave policies and allow a member on approved parental leave to participate remotely under the Brown Act’s limited teleconferencing provisions.
“ This motion, as you've heard, will amend the board rules of order to…
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