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Requires governments to function in the open subject to public scrutiny.
What is the Sunshine Law?
100
At least 24 hours.
What is the minimun amount of time districts need to give to the public prior to a meeting?
100
A meeting discussing the district's superindent termination for misconduct.
What is a closed session?
100
A preliminary draft of a report prepared by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs in possession of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is a public record because it is a record retained by a public governmental body.
What is the Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services v. Allan case?
200
1984
What is the year KORA was signed into law?
200
The public must have notification of meeting and agenda only.
What is the BOE allowance in public meetings?
200
A meeting discussing staff pay increases and possible reduction of force.
What is an open session?
200
Wheaton resident and one-time candidate for District 200 school board Mark Stern requested the contract of Superintendent Gary Catalani on January 26, 2006.[1] [2]The district refused. Stern then appealed the district FOIA officer's decision, and this appeal was denied by the board of education
What is Mark O. Stern v. Wheaton-Warrenville Community Unity School District 200 case?
300
1973
What is What year was Missouri Sunshine Law RSMO Chapter 610 signed into law?
300
"Access Law" - allowing public access to agendas and public records
What type of law in the sunshine law?
300
A meeting discussing teacher dismissal due to evidence-based misconduct.
What is a closed session?
300
In this 2007 case, the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed an Ozaukee County trial court order to release a CD of images that a newspaper requested after a Wisconsin high school teacher was fired for viewing the images on his school computer.
What is Zellner v. Cedarburg School District case?
400
Kansas Open Meeting Law
What does KOMA stand for?
400
All meeting for the conduct of the afairs of, and the transaction of business by all legislative and administrative bodies and agencies of the state and political and taxing subdivision thereof including boards, commissions, authorities, councils, committees, subcommittees and other subodinate groups.
What is the application of the Kansas Open Meetings Act?
400
A meeting over expanding the Special Education Department at the middle school level.
What is an open session?
400
A school board did not violate the Sunshine Law when it allowed certain members to attend a closed meeting to invovle the rehiring of a teacher.
What is Smith v. Sheriff case?
500
Meeting date, meeting time, meeting place, proposed agenda, open or closed
What is one requirement of the 24 hr Prior Written Notice for Missouri?
500
Any gathering face to face or through any means of interactive communication; that involves 3 or more board members; for the purpose of discussing the business or affair of the school.
What is a meeting for KOMA purposes?
500
Human Resource issues including- law suits, hiring/firing
What is a closed session?
500
Dress code violation.
What is Cade v. State of Missouri?
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