HOUSE BILL No. 4429 March 7, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Meyer, Kuipers, Van Woerkom, Spade and Newell and referred to the Committee on Education. A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending section 1201 (MCL 380.1201). THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 1201. (1) The businesswhichTHAT the board of a 2 school district is authorized to perform shall be conducted at a 3 public meeting of the board held in compliance withAct No. 2674of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of5the Michigan Compiled LawsTHE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, 1976 PA 267, 6 MCL 15.261 TO 15.275. An act of the boardshall not beIS NOT 7 valid unlessvotedTHE ACT IS AUTHORIZED at a meeting by a 8 majority vote of the members elected OR APPOINTED to and serving 9 on the board and a proper record IS made of the vote. 02842'01 TAV 2 1 (2) The board may hold closed sessions only as authorized by 2 section 8 ofAct No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976THE OPEN 3 MEETINGS ACT, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.268. 4 (3) A meeting at which all members are present, with or 5 without proper notice to members of the board, and for which 6 proper notice is given to the public pursuant to subsection (4), 7shall beIS considered a legal meeting for the transaction of 8 business. 9 (4)PublicTHE BOARD SHALL GIVE PUBLIC notice of the time, 10 date, and place of the meetingshall be givenin the manner 11 required byAct No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976THE OPEN 12 MEETINGS ACT, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 TO 15.275. 13 (5) The minutes of each board meeting shall be signed by the 14 secretary. In the absence of the secretary, the president shall 15 appoint a temporary secretary who shall sign the minutes of the 16 meeting. The vice-president shall act in the absence of the 17 president. 02842'01 Final page. TAV