Special Policy Update

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Electronic Participation in School Board Meetings Changes

HB20-1301 makes changes to the policy requirements for authorizing board member electronic participation in school board meetings, effective March 18, 2020. C.R.S. 22-32-108(7)(b).

Previously, board members could attend and participate electronically in board meetings, if board policy allowed, but were not counted toward the quorum. Instead, a quorum of the board had to be physically present at the meeting for a board member to attend and participate by electronic means.

HB20-1301 requires that board members attending electronically be included in the number of members present necessary to convene a meeting. The bill also requires a board that allows electronic participation to have a procedure in place to ensure that a board member participating electronically has real-time access to any materials that are presented and available to members who are physically present at the meeting.

CASB sample policy BEAA, Electronic Participation in School Board Meetings, was revised to reflect these changes.

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