Require towns to record meetings in audio format

Changed the recording requirement for specific boards from 'audio format' to 'audio and video format'.

Added a requirement for boards without websites to maintain a social media page to link to recordings.

Updated the deadline for making recordings available online from 14 days to 1 business day for state boards and 5 business days for county/city boards.

Added a population threshold for towns (greater than 300) to be subject to the recording requirements.

Clarified that expenditures for recording equipment and software qualify as school facility projects.

Removed the mandatory 14-day deadline for making recordings available online; the new text simply requires records to be made available without a specific timeframe.

Added a provision allowing boards without websites to use social media pages to link to recordings instead.

Changed the recording format requirement from audio and video to audio-only for specific boards: counties with fewer than 4,500 people and all third-class cities or towns.

Expanded eligibility for audio-only recording to include all towns, removing the previous population threshold of greater than 300.

Added a new clause stating that recordings for certain boards are not required to be the official record of the meeting and may be destroyed after one year if not designated as such.

Extended the deadline for making audio recordings publicly available to 14 business days after the meeting.

Added a provision allowing boards without websites to post recording links on social media pages instead.

Established a protocol for posting notices if a meeting recording fails due to technical issues.

Clarified that audio and video recordings for certain boards are not official records and may be destroyed after one year.

Adjusted the list of specific boards required to comply, including changes to population thresholds and the inclusion of incidental quorum exceptions.

The population threshold for towns required to record meetings was changed to 'greater than 300', and the requirement was removed for third-class cities.

The deadline to make audio recordings available online was reduced from 5 business days to 14 days.

The mandate to post recording links on social media pages was removed for boards that do not maintain a website.

The requirement for boards without a website to maintain a social media page for recording links was removed.

The bill title and header references were changed from 'LC 3582' to 'HB 393' to align with the official bill number assigned by the legislature.

The names of the primary sponsors (B. Barker, C. Schomer, M. Yakawich, L. Brewster) were added to the bill introduction section.

Page footers and headers were updated to label the document as the 'Authorized Print Version - HB 393' instead of the committee designation.