AMENDMENT FOR PRINTED BILL
1066ob

___________________ moved that HB 1066 be amended as follows:


    On the printed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"    Section 1. That § 1-25-1.1 be amended to read:

    1-25-1.1. All public bodies, except the state and each state board, commission, or department as provided in section 2 of this Act, shall provide public notice, with proposed agenda, that is visible, readable, and accessible for at least an entire, continuous twenty-four hours immediately preceding any meeting, by posting a copy of the notice, visible to the public, at the principal office of the public body holding the meeting. The proposed agenda shall include the date, time, and location of the meeting. The notice shall also be posted on the public body's website upon dissemination of the notice, if such a website exists. For any special or rescheduled meetings meeting, the information in the notice shall be delivered in person, by mail, by email, or by telephone, to members of the local news media who have requested notice. For any special or rescheduled meetings, all public bodies meeting, each public body shall also comply with the public notice provisions of this section for a regular meetings meeting to the extent that circumstances permit. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

    Section 2. That chapter 1-25 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:

    The state and each state board, commission, or department shall provide public notice, with proposed agenda, that is visible, readable, and accessible to the public for at least two continuous days, as that time period is computed pursuant to § 15-6-6(a), immediately preceding any meeting, by posting a copy of the notice at the principal office of the public body holding the meeting. The proposed agenda shall include the date, time, and location of the meeting. The notice shall also be posted on the public body's website upon dissemination of the notice, if such a website exists. For any special or rescheduled meeting, the information in the notice shall be delivered in person, by mail, by email, or by telephone, to members of the local news media who have requested notice. For any special or rescheduled meeting, each public body shall also comply with the public notice provisions of this section for a regular meeting to the extent that circumstances permit. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor."