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______Bill No. ______________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ By (Delegates/Senators) ________, ___________, ___________, ____________ Introduced and First Read: _______, __, 2013 Assigned To: ____________ Committee A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Education FOR the purpose of

BY amending, Article, Education Section 2-204 Annotated Code of Maryland (2009 Replacement Volume and 2012 Supplement) Section 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That section 2-204 of the Education Article of the Laws of Maryland be amended by adding the following: (f) (1) The Board shall provide at its website a live streaming video broadcast of the portion of each meeting required to be held open to the public under Maryland Public Information Act. (2) The Board shall provide at its website links to video and audio recording of the open portion of its meetings going back to January 2011. (g) (1) The Board shall set aside 30 minutes at the beginning of each regular meeting for 10 three minute slots of comment by members of the public. (2) Board members are permitted and encouraged to ask questions of persons providing public comment at a Board meeting. The Board shall amend its bylaws to reflect that questions by Board members of public commenters are permitted and encouraged and shall revoke any previous policy not permitting such questions. Section 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this bill shall take effect on July 1, 2014