Home Browse Media Law Resources Guides Pennsylvania - Open Government Guide II. EXEMPTIONS AND OTHER LEGAL LIMITATIONS M2 A. Exemptions in the open meetings statute. M2A 1. Character of exemptions. M2A1

b. Mandatory or discretionary closure. M2A1B

These are discretionary exceptions; the Act allows, but does not require, agencies to hold these sessions privately. 65 Pa. Cons. Stat. §  708(c).