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Maury County school board delays final vote as members debate new public-comment rules
Summary
At a work session April 21, the Maury County Board of Education debated edits to Policy 1.404 after a state law change requires local governing bodies to allow public comment on matters germane to their jurisdiction, whether or not on the agenda. Members disagreed over 5-minute limits, delegations and whether work sessions should include public comment.
The Maury County Board of Education spent most of its April 21 work session debating revisions to Policy 1.404, the district's rule on appeals and appearances before the board, after a recent update to state law requires local boards to provide a public-comment period that covers matters germane to the board's jurisdiction even if they are not listed on the meeting agenda.
Legal staff summarized the statutory change and told members the single substantive change in the law replaces the former requirement that comments be germane only to agenda items with a broader standard: comments may be germane to any matter within the board's jurisdiction. "The only thing that changed in the statute is subsection A," said the staff member advising the board. "It replaces 'germane to the agenda item' with 'germane to the jurisdiction of the body.'" (Legal counsel was present and provided the statutory interpretation during the work session.)
Several board members said the district's written policy…
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