Oklahoma § 25-307.1 - Videoconferences and teleconferences

§ 25-307.1. Videoconferences and teleconferences

A. A public body may hold meetings by videoconference where

each member of the public body is visible and audible to each other

and the public through a video monitor, subject to the following:

1.

a.

except as provided for in subparagraph b of this

paragraph, no less than a quorum of the public body

shall be present in person at the meeting site as

posted on the meeting notice and agenda,

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b.

a virtual charter school approved and sponsored by the

Statewide Charter School Board pursuant to the

provisions of Section 3-132.1 of Title 70 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, or the Statewide Independent Living

Council established pursuant to Section 625.2 of Title

56 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall maintain a quorum

of members for the entire duration of the meeting

whether using an in-person site, videoconference sites

or any combination of such sites to achieve a quorum,

and

c.

each public meeting held by videoconference or

teleconference shall be recorded either by written,

electronic, or other means;

2. The meeting notice and agenda prepared in advance of the

meeting, as required by law, shall indicate if the meeting will

include videoconferencing locations and shall state:

a.

the location, address, and telephone number of each

available videoconference site, and

b.

the identity of each member of the public body and the

specific site from which each member of the body shall

be physically present and participating in the

meeting;

3. After the meeting notice and agenda are prepared and posted,

as required by law, no member of the public body shall be allowed to

participate in the meeting from any location other than the specific

location posted on the agenda in advance of the meeting;

4. In order to allow the public the maximum opportunity to

attend and observe each public official carrying out the duties of

the public official, a member or members of a public body desiring

to participate in a meeting by videoconference shall participate in

the videoconference from a site and room located within the district

or political subdivision from which they are elected, appointed, or

are sworn to represent;

5. Each site and room where a member of the public body is

present for a meeting by videoconference shall be open and

accessible to the public, and the public shall be allowed into that

site and room. Public bodies may provide additional videoconference

sites as a convenience to the public, but additional sites shall not

be used to exclude or discourage public attendance at any

videoconference site;

6. The public shall be allowed to participate and speak, as

allowed by rule or policy set by the public body, in a meeting at

the videoconference site in the same manner and to the same extent

as the public is allowed to participate or speak at the site of the

meeting;

7. Unless confidential or privileged under applicable law, any

materials shared electronically between members of the public body,

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before or during the videoconference, shall also be immediately

available to the public in the same form and manner as shared with

members of the public body; and

8. All votes occurring during any meeting conducted using

videoconferencing shall occur and be recorded by roll call vote.

B. Except as provided for in subsections C and D of this

section, no public body shall conduct an executive session by

videoconference.

C. The Oklahoma Tax Commission may conduct executive sessions

with the taxpayer at issue attending using videoconference

technology to discuss confidential taxpayer matters as provided for

in Section 205 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. During

executive sessions, the Commission is required to be physically

present while taxpayers may appear using videoconference technology.

The technology selected and utilized by the Commission shall ensure

taxpayer confidentiality including compliance with safeguards as

provided for in Internal Revenue Service Publication 1075.

D. The Statewide Independent Living Council established

pursuant to Section 625.2 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes may

conduct executive sessions using videoconference technology. For

such executive sessions, no Council member shall be required to be

physically present as long as each Council member is audible or

visible to each other. The meeting notice and agenda prepared in

advance of the meeting as required by law shall indicate if the

executive session will include videoconferencing and shall also

state the identity of each Council member appearing remotely, and

whether any member will be physically present at the meeting site,

if any, for the executive session.

Added by Laws 1993, c. 282, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by

Laws 1994, c. 323, § 37, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1995, c. 152, § 1,

eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1995, c. 358, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws

1997, c. 108, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 315, § 3, emerg.

eff. May 28, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 397, § 16, emerg. eff. June 10,

1999; Laws 2000, c. 6, § 6, emerg. eff. March 20, 2000; Laws 2000,

c. 148, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2003, c. 57, § 28, emerg. eff.

April 10, 2003; Laws 2003, c. 474, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws

2004, c. 5, § 14, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 232, § 1,

eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 16, § 6, emerg. eff. March 29,

2006; Laws 2006, c. 245, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 142,

§ 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws 2019, c. 119, § 1; Laws 2020, c. 3, §

3, emerg. eff. March 18, 2020; Laws 2021, c. 1, § 1, emerg. eff.

Feb. 10, 2021; Laws 2022, c. 182, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2022; Laws 2024,

c. 246, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2024; Laws 2025, c. 369, § 3, emerg. eff.

May 26, 2025.

NOTE: Laws 1994, c. 293, § 14 repealed by Laws 1995, c. 1, § 40,

emerg. eff. March 2, 1995. Laws 1995, c. 1, § 6 repealed by Laws

1995, c. 358, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. Laws 1999, c. 259, § 1

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repealed by Laws 2000, c. 6, § 33, emerg. eff. March 20, 2000. Laws

2003, c. 318, § 2 repealed by Laws 2004, c. 5, § 15, emerg. eff.

March 1, 2004. Laws 2003, c. 324, § 1 repealed by Laws 2004, c. 5,

§ 16, emerg. eff. March 1, 2004. Laws 2005, c. 129, § 24 repealed

by Laws 2006, c. 16, § 7, emerg. eff. March 29, 2006.