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Counsel briefs board on SB 707 changes to Brown Act, teleconferencing and social media rules
Summary
Legal counsel presented SB 707 updates effective Jan. 1, 2026, clarifying teleconferencing pathways (traditional, just cause with a two-meeting limit, emergency/local emergency, ADA accommodations), codifying social-media guardrails and chair authority over disruptions; trustees asked procedural and liability questions.
Legal counsel provided an extended Brown Act refresher and a detailed briefing on SB 707, which took effect Jan. 1, 2026 and updates state open-meeting law for teleconferencing, social media and disruptions.
Counsel said SB 707 "modernizes the Brown Act in four key ways," including expanded teleconferencing options, clarified chair authority to address disruptions (including by remote participants), a requirement to…
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