2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Professions and Occupations › § 32-590 - Commission meetings

32-590.
Commission meetings
(Eff. 7/1/24)
A. All meetings of the commission that are not closed pursuant to subsection D of this section shall be open to the public. Notice of public meetings shall be posted on the commission's website at least thirty days before the public meeting.
B. Notwithstanding subsection D of this section,  the commission may convene an emergency public meeting by providing at least twenty-four hours' prior notice on the commission's website and by any other means as provided in the commission's rules. The commission may dispense with notice of proposed rulemaking under section 32-594,  subsection L. The commission's legal counsel shall certify that one of the reasons justifying an emergency public meeting has been met.
C. Notice of all commission meetings shall provide the time,  date and location of the meeting,  and if the meeting is to be held or accessible via telecommunication,  videoconference or other electronic means,  the notice shall include the mechanism for access to the meeting.
D. The commission may convene in a closed,  nonpublic meeting for the commission to discuss any of the following:
1. Noncompliance of a member state with its obligations under this compact.
2. The employment,  compensation,  discipline or other matters,  practices or procedures related to specific employees or other matters related to the commission's internal personnel practices and procedures.
3. Current or threatened discipline of a licensee by the commission or by a member state's state licensing authority.
4. Current,  threatened or reasonably anticipated litigation.
5. Negotiation of contracts for the purchase,  lease or sale of goods,  services or real estate.
6. The accusation of any person of a crime or the formal censure of any person.
7. Trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential.
8. Information of a personal nature for which disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
9. Investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes.
10. Information related to any investigative reports prepared by or on behalf of or for use of the commission or other committee charged with responsibility of investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to this compact.
11. Legal advice.
12. Any matter specifically exempted from disclosure to the public by federal or member state law.
13. Any other matter as adopted by the commission by rule.
E. If a meeting or portion of a meeting is closed,  the presiding officer shall state that the meeting will be closed and reference each relevant exempting provision. The reference shall be recorded in the minutes.
F. The commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall provide a full and accurate summary of actions taken and the reasons for the actions,  including a description of the views expressed. All documents considered in connection with an action shall be identified in the minutes. All minutes and documents of a closed meeting shall remain under seal,  subject to release only by a majority vote of the commission or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.