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CSCU committee reviews executive‑session rules and agrees to list "executive session anticipated" on agendas
Summary
Legal staff reviewed Connecticut FOI constraints and executive‑session rules with the Governance and Nominations Committee. The committee agreed to adopt a practice of listing "executive session anticipated" on agendas and to rely on staff to ensure any executive session meets statutory exemptions and documents invitee lists.
Committee members discussed the conditions under which the Board of Regents may enter executive session and how to create regular opportunities for private board discussion without violating state open‑meetings law.
Karen, a system staff member who summarized the statutes, reviewed common FOI exemptions and cautioned the committee that the Freedom of Information Commission reads executive‑session rules strictly. "I came across 1 decision which they talked about a pending claim or pending litigation and the lawyer was invited into executive session…
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