Question

To foster communication between citizens and government, Texas passed a law that requires school districts, municipalities, and counties with certain populations to post online videos of public meetings. How long must these videos remain online?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct response is that the videos must remain online at least 2 years.

Explanation:

The Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA) is part of Chapter 551 of the Government Code in the state of Texas that determines that local level and state level meetings must be open to the public and that citizens have the right to openly record such meetings. In the interest of increasing transparency and citizen participation and awareness, there are also stipulations that require local authorities like school district boards and municipal governments to make their open meetings available to citizens more widely by posting them online.