§ 1 §403-B — Remote participation in public proceedings

1.
Remote participation.
This section governs remote methods of participation in public proceedings of certain public bodies. For the purposes of this section, "remote methods" means telephonic or video technology allowing simultaneous reception of information and may include other means when such means are necessary to provide reasonable accommodation to a person with a disability. Public proceedings may not be conducted by text-only means such as e-mail, text messages or chat functions.
2.
Requirements.
A public body subject to this subchapter may allow members of the body and the public to participate in a public proceeding using remote methods only under the following conditions:
2-A.
Blanket remote participation policies; exceptions.
The applicability of a policy adopted by a public body under subsection 2 to other public bodies within the jurisdiction of the public body is governed by this subsection.
3.
Remote participation not permitted.
This section does not authorize town meetings held pursuant to Title 30‑A, section 2524 or regional school unit budget meetings held pursuant to Title 20‑A, section 1482‑A to be conducted using remote methods.
4.
Application.
This section does not apply to:

Legislative History

PL 2021, c. 290, §1 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 611, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 666, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 158, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 185, §§1-3 (AMD).