This bill amends the Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act to mandate that municipalities and boards of education record all meetings using video recording devices and subsequently post these recordings on their official Internet sites. The bill specifies that the minutes of each meeting must include the video recording, ensuring that the recordings are accessible to the public in conjunction with the meeting minutes. Additionally, it states that any recordings of closed meetings will be considered public records and will be released to the public at the same time as the corresponding meeting minutes.

The new legal language inserted into the current law emphasizes the requirement for video recordings and their availability online, while also detailing the conditions under which recordings of closed meetings can be accessed. The bill is set to take effect thirty days after its enactment, allowing municipalities and boards of education to prepare for its implementation.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 10:4-14