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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Can new board member get updated on past closed sessions?

    I am a newly elected school board member. Our upcoming agenda will contain a closed session item that has also been discussed in closed session prior to my appointment. Can I ask the staff and board members who participated in the prior closed session to divulge what was discussed?

    November 28, 2011

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    CPRA

    When does the 10 days count start with a CPRA request?

    […] states that a response shall be made "within 10 days from receipt of the request."  In general, when a statute does not specifically provide for "business" days, calendar days apply.  With respect to when the 10 days begins to run, California Code of Civil Procedure section 12 provides that the "time in which any […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC Urges Court to Block Fresno Ordinance, Citing First Amendment Concerns

    […] Anthony D. Prince. A hearing is set for May 17 before U.S. District Judge Dale Drozd of the Eastern District of California, Fresno division (see the court's calendar for updates). Read the court filings: Proposed brief of amici curiae, application of amici curiae. Read more about the case here. More information: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org Find more […]

    April 12, 2022

  • Posts

    A Guide to 2023 Open Meetings Law Changes

    […] accessible physical location inside the jurisdictional territory. Individual members cannot participate remotely for more than three consecutive months, 20 percent of regular meetings or twice in a calendar year for bodies that meet fewer than 10 times per year. The legislative body must implement a procedure for receiving and swiftly resolving requests for reasonable […]

    February 16, 2023

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    Ed Chapuis, Katherine Rowlands and Juliet Williams Join FAC Board of Directors

    The First Amendment Coalition is delighted to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors, all working journalists who have made substantial contributions to their craft and to the cause of government transparency in California and beyond: Ed Chapuis, news director for KGTV-10 in San Diego; Katherine Ann Rowlands, owner […]

    June 14, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Closed Session Voting

    As you may know, the Brown Act provides that a legislative body may hold a closed session to "consider the appointment, employment, evaluation or performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee, or to hear complaints or charges brought against the employee by another person or employee, unless the employee requests a public session."  […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Can a school board restrict critical speech about district employees?

    […] simply does not pass constitutional muster. The agenda language also refers to section 54957 of the Brown Act, which allows for a closed session to "consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee, or to hear complaints or charges brought against the employee by another person or employee."   […]

    June 14, 2009