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PAC Issues Two New Binding Opinions, Clarifying Requirements Under the OMA and FOIA

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The Public Access Counselor (PAC)—the division of the Attorney General that reviews appeals regarding the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Open Meetings Act (OMA)—recently issued two binding opinions clarifying...more

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New Legislation Permits Continued Remote Meetings and Ratifies Actions from Previous Remote Meetings

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On October 16, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed SB 1108 amending the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) to allow meetings of public bodies to be held electronically or with remote participation, at least through December 31, 2020. The...more

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Recommendations And Requirements For The Organizational Meeting Of The Board Of Education

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All city, local and exempted village school district boards of education must conduct an “organizational meeting” during the first fifteen (15) days of January of each year in accordance with R.C. 3313.14. Once the date is...more

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Court Decision Reminds School Boards of the Importance of “Sunshine” in Guaranteed Energy Savings and Other Construction Contracts...

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In a recent Illinois Appellate Court decision, a taxpayer unsuccessfully challenged a school district’s guaranteed energy savings contract. School Board members should be aware of this decision because the favorable outcome...more

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PAC Finds Time Limits for Public Comment Must be Formal Board Policy

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In a recent decision, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (PAC), which enforces the Illinois Open Meetings Act (OMA), found that a school district violated the OMA when it limited the public comment period...more

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PAC Reminder to Boards: Straying from Exempt Matters in Closed Session Violates OMA

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Boards try their best to avoid it, but you hear about it time and again—a board goes into closed session and the conversation turns away from the subject matter the board identified in open session as the reason for the...more

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An Ounce of Prevention: Remember Campaigning Rules This Election Season

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With November elections right around the corner and April board elections not far behind, it’s a good time to brush off the rules governing campaigning by school employees and board members. ...more

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules on Appleton School District Open Meetings Law

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In a unanimous and much-anticipated decision released today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a committee of school personnel formed to review materials for a high school course under a procedure set forth in school...more

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Attorney General (PAC) Deems RIF Joint Committee for Teacher Placement Subject to OMA

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The Public Access Counselor (PAC) division of the Attorney General’s Office recently held that the reduction in force joint committee (the “Joint Committee”) was subject to the requirements of the Open Meetings Act (OMA)....more

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Appellate Court Affirms Circuit Court Reversal of PAC Opinion on OMA Violation

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Last year, an Illinois Circuit Court overturned a Public Access Counselor opinion that found that the Board of Education of Springfield School District No. 186 violated the Open Meetings Act when it voted on the separation...more

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PAC Rules Collective Bargaining Preparatory Meetings are Subject to OMA

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In a non-binding opinion, the Public Access Counselor (PAC) held that a school district violated the Open Meetings Act (OMA) when the board’s negotiations team, which included three board members, held a meeting to discuss...more

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N.C. Court of Appeals Addresses Public Records, Closed Session and "Personnel Matters"

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In The Times News Publishing Co. v. The Alamance-Burlington Bd. of Education, No. COA15-99 (July 21, 2015), the Court of Appeals considered the intersection between the State's Open Meetings Laws (N.C.G.S. 143-318.9, et seq.)...more

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PAC Upholds Board Action: No OMA Violation for Private Emails

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In June, the Public Access Counselor (PAC) issued a non-binding opinion holding that board members of a school district did not violate the Open Meetings Act (OMA) when partaking in intermittent private email exchanges...more

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Circuit Court of Springfield Overturns PAC Opinion on OMA Violation

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An Illinois Circuit Court recently overturned a Public Access Counselor opinion. The Court held, contrary to the PAC, that the Board of Education of Springfield School District No. 186 did not violate Section 2(e) of the Open...more

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