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SPONSOR: Rep. Hudson & Sen. Peterson;

Reps. Briggs King, Dukes, Hensley, Yearick, Baumbach, Bolden, Jaques,
Lynn, Matthews, Osienski, Paradee, K. Williams; Sens. Bonini, Lavelle

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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HOUSE BILL NO. 61
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

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6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
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Section 1. Amend Chapter 2, Title 14, Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and
9insertions as shown by underline as follows:
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208. Digital recording of board meetings.

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All boards of education of public school districts, vocational-technical high school districts, and all boards of

12directors of charter schools shall digitally record all of their public meetings and shall make the recordings available to the
13public on the districts or charter schools websites within seven (7) business days of each meeting. These recordings shall
14remain available on the website for at least 1 year after their posting on the website. These recordings are not official board
15minutes, but are a means to enhance communication to the public and to State legislators. The requirements of this section
16do not apply to board executive sessions, or workshops and retreats where no voting will take place.
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective 90 days after enactment.

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SYNOPSIS

This bill requires that all public meetings of the boards of education of public school districts, vo-tech school
districts, and public meetings of charter schools boards of directors be digitally recorded and made available to the public
on the districts and charter schools websites within seven business days. The recordings will not be considered the
official board minutes.
Currently the Red Clay Consolidated School District, Christina School District, and the Capital School District on
a voluntary basis approved by their boards of education have been providing the public digital recordings of their board
public session meetings via the districts websites.
The Delaware State Board of Education is required by the State Board of Education to make available within one
business day digital recordings of its board meetings on the Delaware Department of Educations website.
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