§ 307.1. Videoconferences and teleconferences
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 25. Definitions and General ProvisionsEffective: November 1, 2022
Effective: November 1, 2022
25 Okl.St.Ann. § 307.1
§ 307.1. Videoconferences and teleconferences
b. a virtual charter school approved and sponsored by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board pursuant to the provisions of Section 3-145.3 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall maintain a quorum of members for the entire duration of the meeting whether using an in-person site, videoconference sites or any combination of such sites to achieve a quorum, and
4. In order to allow the public the maximum opportunity to attend and observe each public official carrying out the duties of the public official, a member or members of a public body desiring to participate in a meeting by videoconference shall participate in the videoconference from a site and room located within the district or political subdivision from which they are elected, appointed, or are sworn to represent;
5. Each site and room where a member of the public body is present for a meeting by videoconference shall be open and accessible to the public, and the public shall be allowed into that site and room. Public bodies may provide additional videoconference sites as a convenience to the public, but additional sites shall not be used to exclude or discourage public attendance at any videoconference site;
C. Upon the effective date of this act1 and until February 15, 2022, or until thirty (30) days after the expiration or termination of the state of emergency declared by the Governor to respond to the threat of COVID-19 to the people of this state and the public's peace, health and safety, whichever date first occurs, the provisions of this subsection and subsection D shall operate as law in this state.
a. for a virtual charter school approved and sponsored by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Statutes, the public body shall maintain a quorum of members for the entire duration of the meeting whether using an in-person site, teleconference, or videoconference or any combination of such sites to achieve a quorum, and
3. After the meeting notice and agenda are prepared and posted as required by law, public body members shall not be permitted to alter their method of attendance; provided, however, those members who were identified as appearing remotely may be permitted to physically appear at the meeting site, if any, for the meeting;
4. The public body shall be allowed to participate and speak, as allowed by rule or policy set by the public body, in a meeting which utilizes teleconference or videoconference in the same manner and to the same extent as the public is allowed to participate or speak during a meeting where all public body members are physically present together at the meeting site;
5. Any documents or other materials provided to members of the public body or shared electronically between members of the public body during a meeting utilizing teleconferencing or videoconferencing shall also be immediately available to the public on the website of the public body, if the public body maintains a website; and
D. Public bodies are permitted to conduct an executive session by teleconference or videoconference. For such executive sessions, no public body member is required to be physically present so long as each public body member is audible or visible to each other. The meeting notice and agenda prepared in advance of the meeting as required by law shall indicate if the executive session will include teleconferencing or videoconferencing and shall also state the identity of each public body member appearing remotely, the method of each member's remote appearance, and whether any member will be physically present at the meeting site, if any, for the executive session.
E. The Oklahoma Tax Commission may conduct executive sessions with the taxpayer at issue attending using videoconference technology to discuss confidential taxpayer matters as provided for in Section 205 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. During executive sessions, the Commission is required to be physically present while taxpayers may appear using videoconference technology. The technology selected and utilized by the Commission shall ensure taxpayer confidentiality including compliance with safeguards as provided for in Internal Revenue Service Publication 1075.
Credits
Laws 1993, c. 282, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1994, c. 323, § 37, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 152, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1995, c. 358, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1997, c. 108, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 315, § 3, emerg. eff. May 28, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 397, § 16, emerg. eff. June 10, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 6, § 6, emerg. eff. March 20, 2000; Laws 2000, c. 148, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2003, c. 57, § 28, emerg. eff. April 10, 2003; Laws 2003, c. 474, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2004, c. 5, § 14, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 232, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 16, § 6, emerg. eff. March 29, 2006; Laws 2006, c. 245, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 142, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2019, c. 119, § 1; Laws 2020, c. 3, § 3, emerg. eff. March 18, 2020; Laws 2021, c. 1, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 10, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 182, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.
Footnotes
O.S.L. 2020, c. 3, eff. March 18, 2020.
25 Okl. St. Ann. § 307.1, OK ST T. 25 § 307.1
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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