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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="3-307" title_number="3" title_name="Open Meetings Act" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Open Meetings Requirements">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies only to the following public bodies:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Board of Directors of the Bainbridge Development Corporation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the Maryland 9–1–1 Board;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the Board of Directors of the Maryland Agricultural and Resource–Based Industry Corporation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the Board of Directors of the Maryland Clean Energy Center;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>the Board of Directors of the Maryland Economic Development Corporation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>the Board of Directors of the Maryland Environmental Service;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>the Maryland Food Center Authority;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>the Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>the Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>the Maryland Stadium Authority;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>the Maryland Transportation Authority;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="14">
      <text>the Public Service Commission;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="15">
      <text>the State Board of Elections;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="16">
      <text>the Maryland Technology Development Corporation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="17">
      <text>the Historic St. Mary’s City Commission;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="18">
      <text>the State Ethics Commission;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="19">
      <text>the Maryland Aviation Commission; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="20">
      <text>the Maryland Department of Transportation, with respect to quarterly public meetings held by the Vision Zero coordinator on the implementation of Vision Zero under § 8–1004 of the Transportation Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A public body specified in subsection (a) of this section shall make publicly available on its website:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>each open meeting agenda, together with a summary of any finalized documents, written testimony from the public, and other materials that the public body will vote on at the open meeting:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>at least 48 hours in advance of each meeting; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>if the meeting is being held due to an emergency, a natural disaster, or any other unanticipated situation, as far in advance of the meeting as practicable;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>meeting minutes from the portions of a meeting that were held in open session, not more than 2 business days after the minutes are approved; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>subject to subsections (f) and (g) of this section, live video streaming of each portion of a meeting that is held in open session.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>To the extent practicable, each open meeting agenda shall indicate:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>whether the public body intends to adjourn the open session to a closed session; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>if applicable, the expected time at which the public body intends to adjourn the open session to a closed session.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The public body shall approve meeting minutes in a timely manner.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Each open meeting agenda shall include consideration of the meeting minutes from the most recent meeting.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The requirement under paragraph (2) of this subsection does not apply to the agenda of an emergency meeting of a public body if consideration of the meeting minutes from the most recent meeting is not practicable because of the need to hold an emergency meeting.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The public body shall maintain on its website:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>meeting minutes made available under subsection (b) of this section for a minimum of 5 years after the date of the meeting; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>except as provided in subsections (f), (g), and (g–1) of this section, a complete and unedited archived video recording of each open meeting for which live video streaming was made available under subsection (b) of this section for a minimum of 1 year after the date of the meeting.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection applies only to the Maryland Stadium Authority.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the Maryland Stadium Authority meets by telephone conference, the Authority shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>make publicly available on its website live audio streaming of each portion of the meeting that is held in open session; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>maintain on its website a complete and unedited archived audio recording of each meeting for which live audio streaming was made available for a minimum of 1 year after the date of the meeting.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection applies only to the Maryland Transportation Authority.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Maryland Transportation Authority is required to provide live video streaming of a meeting only if the meeting is held at:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the headquarters of the Maryland Transportation Authority; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a location where the Maryland Transportation Authority held at least 10 meetings during the immediately preceding calendar year.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g–1">
    <text>The Maryland Department of Transportation, with respect to quarterly public meetings held by the Vision Zero coordinator on the implementation of Vision Zero under § 8–1004 of the Transportation Article, shall maintain on its website a complete and unedited archived video recording of the meeting for a minimum of 5 years after the date of the meeting.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>The Department of Information Technology shall provide the technical staff, support, and equipment necessary to livestream the open meetings of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Maryland Transportation Authority;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the State Board of Elections; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the State Ethics Commission.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>For purposes of this title, a project site visit or educational field tour may not be considered a meeting of a public body listed under subsection (a) of this section if no organizational business is conducted.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent a public body from altering the agenda of a meeting after the agenda has been made available to the public.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>The requirements of this section are in addition to the other requirements of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
