2023 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 25. Definitions and General Provisions
§25-115. Minutes of school board and municipal meetings to be furnished to legal newspapers upon request – Business day defined.
A. It shall be the mandatory duty of the minute clerk of the board of each school district and the clerk of the governing body of each city and town to furnish the tentative minutes of every regular and/or special meeting of such school boards and municipal governing bodies to legal newspapers requesting the same in writing, provided any such newspaper must be located in the same county as all or a part of the school district or municipality to which such request is made.
B. Provided further that such minutes shall be furnished no later than the close of the business day within four (4) business days, excluding the day of the meeting, after the meeting. Any such written request shall be effective and said minutes shall be furnished in compliance therewith for the current calendar year or remaining portion thereof unless a shorter period shall be specified in said request.
C. For purposes of this section, "business days" shall mean Monday through Friday and does not include Saturday, Sunday or holidays legally declared by the State of Oklahoma.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 240, § 1, eff. July 13, 1961. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 90, § 1, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 2017, c. 33, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
