BILL NUMBER: AB 1341	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Morrell

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Section 54954 of the Government Code, relating to
public meetings.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1341, as introduced, Morrell. Public meetings.
   Under the Ralph M. Brown Act, all meetings of a legislative body
of a local agency, as defined, are required to be open and public.
The act requires each legislative body of a local agency, with
exceptions, to provide, by ordinance or other specified action, the
time and place for holding regular meetings.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these
provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 54954 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   54954.  (a) Each legislative body of a local agency, except for
advisory committees or standing committees, shall provide, by
ordinance, resolution, bylaws, or by whatever other rule is required
for the conduct of business by that body, the time and place for
holding regular meetings. Meetings of advisory committees or standing
committees, for which an agenda is posted at least 72 hours in
advance of the meeting pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
54954.2, shall be considered for purposes of this chapter as regular
meetings of the legislative body.
   (b) Regular and special meetings of the legislative body shall be
held within the boundaries of the territory over which the local
agency exercises jurisdiction, except to do any of the following:
   (1) Comply with state or federal law or court order, or attend a
judicial or administrative proceeding to which the local agency is a
party.
   (2) Inspect real or personal property  which 
 that cannot be conveniently brought within the boundaries
of the territory over which the local agency exercises jurisdiction
provided that the topic of the meeting is limited to items directly
related to the real or personal property.
   (3) Participate in meetings or discussions of multiagency
significance that are outside the boundaries of a local agency's
jurisdiction. However, any meeting or discussion held pursuant to
this subdivision shall take place within the jurisdiction of one of
the participating local agencies and be noticed by all participating
agencies as provided for in this chapter.
   (4) Meet in the closest meeting facility if the local agency has
no meeting facility within the boundaries of the territory over which
the local agency exercises jurisdiction, or at the principal office
of the local agency if that office is located outside the territory
over which the agency exercises jurisdiction.
   (5) Meet outside their immediate jurisdiction with elected or
appointed officials of the United States or the State of California
when a local meeting would be impractical, solely to discuss a
legislative or regulatory issue affecting the local agency and over
which the federal or state officials have jurisdiction.
   (6) Meet outside their immediate jurisdiction if the meeting takes
place in or nearby a facility owned by the agency, provided that the
topic of the meeting is limited to items directly related to the
facility.
   (7) Visit the office of the local agency's legal counsel for a
closed session on pending litigation held pursuant to Section
54956.9, when to do so would reduce legal fees or costs.
   (c) Meetings of the governing board of a school district shall be
held within the district, except under the circumstances enumerated
in subdivision (b), or to do any of the following:
   (1) Attend a conference on nonadversarial collective bargaining
techniques.
   (2) Interview members of the public residing in another district
with reference to the trustees' potential employment of an applicant
for the position of the superintendent of the district.
   (3) Interview a potential employee from another district.
   (d) Meetings of a joint powers authority shall occur within the
territory of at least one of its member agencies, or as provided in
subdivision (b). However, a joint powers authority  which
  that  has members throughout the state may meet
at any facility in the state  which   that 
complies with the requirements of Section 54961.
   (e) If, by reason of fire, flood, earthquake, or other emergency,
it shall be unsafe to meet in the place designated, the meetings
shall be held for the duration of the emergency at the place
designated by the presiding officer of the legislative body or his or
her designee in a notice to the local media that have requested
notice pursuant to Section 54956, by the most rapid means of
communication available at the time.