Open meetings: teleconferences: community college student body associations and student-run organizations.

Assembly Member Arambula's teleconferencing legislation extends and modifies provisions for California community college student organizations to conduct remote meetings through January 1, 2030. The measure expands eligibility to include the Student Senate for California Community Colleges and exempts the California Online Community College from certain in-person requirements.

The bill maintains existing protocols requiring community college districts' boards of trustees to authorize teleconferencing use through a resolution, followed by a two-thirds vote from the student organization. Public participation requirements remain unchanged - organizations must provide call-in or internet-based access options, allow real-time comments, and restore access if technical disruptions occur. For most organizations, a quorum must participate from a single physical location within district boundaries, though members facing specific barriers may count toward quorum remotely, including those with disabilities, caregiving duties, or protective court orders.

While standard organizations must provide a physical meeting location during regular business hours, typically at district offices, the California Online Community College receives exemptions from location and quorum mandates due to its statewide virtual structure. The bill's findings note this accommodation addresses participation barriers for geographically dispersed online students who would otherwise need to travel for in-person meetings.