Sec. 551.126. HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD. (a) In this section, "board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(b) The board may hold an open meeting by telephone conference call or video conference call in order to consider a higher education impact statement if the preparation of a higher education impact statement by the board is to be provided under the rules of either the house of representatives or the senate.
(c) A meeting held by telephone conference call must comply with the procedures described in Section 551.125.
(d) A meeting held by video conference call is subject to the notice requirements applicable to other meetings. In addition, a meeting held by video conference call shall:
(1) be visible and audible to the public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting as the location of the meeting;
(2) be recorded by audio and video; and
(3) have two-way audio and video communications with each participant in the meeting during the entire meeting.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 944, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1997.