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Committee approves bill allowing county and regional library boards to meet remotely, adds community service boards
Summary
The State Planning & Community Affairs committee approved House Bill 516 to permit county and regional library boards to conduct meetings through teleconferencing. Testimony cited difficulties recruiting trustees and maintaining quorums; an amendment added community service boards created under Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 37.
Representative Neu presented House Bill 516 (LC 473413), which would allow county and regional library boards of trustees to hold meetings through teleconferencing. Julie Walker, identified in the transcript as a Georgia librarian, testified in support of the bill and described practical challenges facing library boards.
“It would be extremely helpful to have this virtual option for these unpaid, busy trustees who provide meaningful governance for and support for our libraries,” Walker said, noting that…
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