Montana: Agencies say they’ll be ready to meet transparency laws

HELENA, Mont. – Directors at six state agencies say they'll be ready to record their meetings when new transparency laws requiring them to do so take effect this year.

Five agencies must make video or audio recordings of their meetings available online or on television within one working day beginning July 1. They include the Board of Public Education, Board of Investments, teachers' and public employees' retirement boards and the Board of Regents.

The Board of Pardons and Parole's deadline is in October under a different law that came with funding and no deadline to publish the records.  Continue>>>

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