Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 531
Section 1048 - Regular and special meetings; quorum; roll call vote(a) Regular meetings of the school board shall be held each month during the year at the regular meeting place designated by the school board.(b) Special meetings of the school board may be held whenever the duties and business of the school board may require.(c) No business shall be transacted at any meeting of the school board without a quorum, such quorum to consist of a majority of the members of the board. No motion or resolution shall be declared adopted without the concurrence of a majority of the whole school board.(d) A roll call vote of all board members on every motion or resolution shall be recorded as part of the minutes of such meetings and shall be considered a matter of public record except when the presiding officer determines and announces a unanimous vote on any issue which vote shall then be so recorded and considered a matter of public record.(e) School board meetings must include time for public comment on agenda items that are subject to a vote. Public comment on agenda items must take place before a school board vote on agenda items. The school board may impose reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on the length of the public comment period and the amount of time allotted for each public comment. For purposes of this subsection, "Agenda items" means major issues expected to be discussed at a public meeting, and excludes procedural items such as votes to approve minutes or enter into executive session.Amended by Laws 2023, ch. 14,s 1, eff. 4/12/2023.14 Del. C. 1953, § 1048; 56 Del. Laws, c. 292, § 6; 59 Del. Laws, c. 91, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 262, § 1.;