1.Each school board shall hold an initial meeting during the month of July following the
annual election. The president of the school board shall select a meeting date that is
convenient to the other board members and shall provide board members with written
notice of the meeting.
2.Once during each month thereafter, a board shall hold a regular meeting for the
transaction of business. The board of any school district having only one-room and
two-room schools may meet as often as the board deems necessary, but not less than
four times in each year.
3.Special meetings may be called by the president or by any two members of a board.
Written notice of a special meeting must be given to each member of a board.
4.At the beginning of each regularly scheduled school board meeting, board memb
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1. Each school board shall hold an initial meeting during the month of July following the
annual election. The president of the school board shall select a meeting date that is
convenient to the other board members and shall provide board members with written
notice of the meeting.
2. Once during each month thereafter, a board shall hold a regular meeting for the
transaction of business. The board of any school district having only one-room and
two-room schools may meet as often as the board deems necessary, but not less than
four times in each year.
3. Special meetings may be called by the president or by any two members of a board.
Written notice of a special meeting must be given to each member of a board.
4. At the beginning of each regularly scheduled school board meeting, board members
must be given the opportunity to participate in a voluntary recitation of the pledge of
allegiance.
5. The attendance of a board member at any meeting, without objection, constitutes a
waiver of the notice requirement for that member.
6. A board of a school district operating under an academic cooperative agreement
approved by the superintendent of public instruction may participate in multiboard
meetings in addition to, instead of, or in conjunction with the regular board meetings
required by this section. Multiboard meetings must be for the purpose of pursuing joint
academic or cooperative activities and must be held at the times and locations agreed
to by the presidents of the participating boards. In addition to any other requirements
set forth in section 44-04-20, the presidents of each school board shall ensure that
notice of each multiboard meeting in which the school board will participate is
published in the local newspapers of general circulation at least one week before the
meeting date.
7. At the request of a resident of the school district, a school district shall record the
school district's regular or special meeting, archive the recording, and make the
recording available to the public. A request must be submitted to the school district no
later than seven days prior to the meeting. A school district shall publish on its website
a link to the recording of a board meeting. The recording must be available on the
school districts' website for no fewer than three months from seven days after the
meeting. This section does not apply to executive sessions nor work sessions held as
part of a regular or special meeting.
8. If a school district provides a livestream of a regular or special meeting of the board,
the school district shall notify the public of the location of the link to access the
livestream.