California open government roundup: Legislature plans changes to Brown Act
State legislators are proposing laws to alter the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, to meet changing circumstances. Assembly Bill 1944 would require a remote participation option for city council, commission and school board meetings. (Patch, February 18, 2022, by Eric He) Senate Bill 1100 changes the Brown Act to establish a more precise definition of the provision to remove citizens for “willfully interrupting” a public meeting. The new wording would define disruption as