Concept information
Preferred term
open meetings laws
Definition
- Throughout the United States, a variety of state statutes mandate that meetings of the governing bodies of public entities be open to the public. In some states, such as Vermont, the legal basis for open meetings of public entities derives from the state constitution. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; Open Meetings Laws]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/open_meetings_laws
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