Sec. 50D.026. MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE. (a) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, or any other law, the research committee may hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method if:
(1) notice is given for the meeting as for other meetings;
(2) the notice specifies a location for the meeting at which the public may attend;
(3) each part of the meeting that is required to be open to the public is audible to the public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting; and
(4) the meeting is recorded by electronic or other means and the recording of each portion of the meeting that is required to be open to the public is made available to the public.
(b) A member of the research committee may participate by telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method in a research committee meeting at which other members are physically present and may vote.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 459 (S.B. 916), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2013.
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