B. Any other statutory requirements for closed or open meetings.

Closed Meeting Requirements:

1.   Student disciplinary, suspension or expulsion proceedings can be done in executive session, unless, subject to some exceptions, the parent or guardian wants an open meeting.  A.R.S. § 15-843(A), (G).  Notice and minutes are required.  A.R.S. § 15-843(A).

2.   A school board’s review of teacher decision either to promote or retain (i.e., flunking) a student in elementary school or to pass or fail a student in a high school course can be done in an executive session, unless the parent, guardian, or emancipated student wants an open meeting. A.R.S. § 15-342(11).

3.   Meetings of advisory committees of the Arizona Board of Regents may be held in executive sessions, except that a student whose records are being discussed may request an open meeting.  A.R.S. § 15-1624.

4.   Emergency ringside meetings by Arizona State Boxing Commission are exempt from the OML. A.R.S. § 5-223(B).

5.   Conference call meetings of the board of trustees for the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System “that are held for investment purposes only” are not subject to the OML, except that the minutes shall be available for public inspection within 24 hours after the meeting. A.R.S. § 38-848(F).  The board must ratify all legal actions taken during these conference calls at the next regular public meeting.  Id.

6.   A subcommittee of the military family relief advisory committee may meet in executive session without providing advance notice.  A.R.S. § 41-608.04 (E).  If notice is provided, the full advisory committee can meet in executive session “to review and evaluate applications or review recommendations of the subcommittee.”  Id.

7.   “The constitutional defense council shall brief the joint legislative budget committee in executive session regarding contracts for legal representation over the amount of fifty thousand dollars.”  A.R.S. § 41-401(L).

8.   “[T]he director of the department of administration shall meet with and review for the joint legislative budget committee in executive session the planned contribution strategy for each health plan, including indemnity health insurance, hospital and medical service plans, dental plans and health maintenance organizations.”  A.R.S. § 38-658(A).

9.   The Agricultural Employment Relations Board may meet in executive session by majority vote.  A.R.S. § 23-1386(G).

10. Hearings may be by closed at the discretion of the director of the Department of Insurance, “but the hearing shall be open to the public if so requested in writing by any principal party to the hearing.”  A.R.S. § 20-164(A).

11. Informal conferences of advisory committees to the Board of Technical Registration are confidential and closed to the public.  A.R.S. § 32-129(C).

12. Meetings of the property and casualty insurance guaranty fund in which any member insurer’s financial condition is discussed are closed to the public.  A.R.S. § 20-671.

Open Meeting Requirements:

1.   The Arizona Corporation Commission’s meeting are “open to the public.”  A.R.S. § 40-102(B).

2.   Before promulgating rules, state agencies must permit public participation by providing an opportunity to submit written statements and, if requested, to present oral testimony. A.R.S. § 41-1023.  A similar requirement is imposed on air pollution control officers for proposed rules or ordinance making actions.  A.R.S. § 49-471.06.

3.   A school board must require that all committee meetings authorized for textbook review and selection are open to the public.  A.R.S. § 15-721(F)(2).

4.   Dental Board’s meetings must be conducted pursuant to the OML.  A.R.S. § 32-1205(B).  In addition, meetings of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, and the Board of Respiratory Care Examiners generally are open to the public.  A.R.S. §§ 32-902(B), 32-3402(C), 32-3503(B).

5.   Other than meetings to interview candidates or to make preliminary selections, meetings of the Ombudsman-Citizens Aide Selection Committee are open to the public.  A.R.S. § 41-1373(C).

6.   Except when reviewing a domestic violence fatality case, the public may attend meetings of the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams.  A.R.S. § 41-198(F).

7.   Hearings held as a result of any inspection pertaining to the safety and health of workers exposed to pesticides and any other safety and health issue not covered by the industrial commission are open to the public.  A.R.S. § 3-3107(F).

8.   The public may attend meetings and access records of community based alternative programs for juveniles.  A.R.S. § 8-321(I)(5).

9.   All proceedings of the County Sports Authority are open to the public.  A.R.S. § 11-702(D)(2).

10. Several statutes contain provisions mandating public access to specific meetings, including (1) the Advisory Council on Indian Health Care (A.R.S. § 36-2902.01(H)); (2) the Merit System Council for Law Enforcement Officers (A.R.S. § 38-1002(D)); (3) the Personnel Board (A.R.S. § 41-781(C)); (4) board meetings for stadium districts (A.R.S. § 48-4203(D)(2)) and for public health services districts (A.R.S. § 48-5804(A)(2)); and (5) meetings of the water quality assurance revolving fund advisory board (A.R.S. § 49-289.04(F)) and the underground storage tank policy commission (A.R.S. § 49-1092(F)).

11. “To ensure transparency, the [Independent Redistricting] Commission must conduct it business ‘in meetings open to the public, with 48 or more hours public notice provided.’”  Ariz. Minority Coal. for Fair Redistricting v. Ariz. Indep. Redistricting Comm’n, 220 Ariz. 587, 591, 208 P.3d 676, 680 (2009) (quoting Ariz. Const. art. 4, pt. 2, § 1(12)).