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Advisory council reviews bylaws and legal limits on out‑of‑meeting discussions
Summary
The Alternative Education Advisory Council reviewed bylaws not updated since 2008 and received legal guidance that its deliberations qualify as an open meeting under the state’s open‑meeting law.
The Alternative Education Advisory Council met May 1 and began a section‑by‑section review of its bylaws, which Leslie Watson, the council’s executive secretary, said have not been updated since 2008. Watson said the council will collect suggested edits over the summer and consider formal changes when it reconvenes in the fall.
Legal counsel Shondrea Hersey told members that because the council has the authority to make recommendations to the commissioner of education it "qualifies as an open meeting under our state's open meeting…
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