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Sponsor will amend recordings bill to exclude executive sessions after privacy concerns
Summary
House Bill 78 would require public bodies to record public meetings and post audio/video within seven days; after testimony from school administrators and attorneys about FERPA, attorney-client privilege and personnel confidentiality, the sponsor said he would amend the bill to exclude executive sessions from required recordings.
Representative Morrison told the committee House Bill 78 ‘‘requires public bodies to make video or audio recordings of all public meetings, and to post them to their websites within 7 [days],’’ and said the policy aims to increase transparency and public access.
Multiple witnesses urged caution. Tammy Croce, executive director of the Delaware Association of School Administrators, said DASA ‘‘cannot support House Bill 78 in its current form’’ because of ‘‘the sensitive nature of discussions or topics, including personnel issues, contents of documents excluded…
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