The total time allotted for public comment for committee meetings shall be 30 minutes. The total time allowed for public comment for Board meetings shall be 1 hour. For State Board of Education meetings, a second period of public comment, if needed, will be heard prior to the agenda item 'Consent Agenda' and will be limited to a maximum of one-half hour.

A first period of public comment will be heard following the agenda item 'Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance,' and will be limited to a maximum of one-half hour for plenary session and for committees.

Public participation may be heard during multiple periods of public comment.

No individual will be allowed to speak for more than three minutes.

Presentations must be specific to educationally relevant issues individuals wishing to address the Board must indicate on the sign-in sheet which will be made available to both in-person and virtual participants, the specific topic or issues about which they will be speaking.

When a virtual option is provided for access to a Board or committee meeting, regardless of whether the meeting is held in-person, virtually, or a hybrid of the two, individuals may be given the opportunity to participate in the public participation portion(s) of the meeting via telephone.

Sign in sheets will be provided at the meeting location for in-person public participation and on-line for telephonic participation.

Individuals wishing to address the Board or a Committee or record a Board or a Committee meeting are asked to sign in prior to the start of the Board meeting.

The following procedures will govern recording and public participation for Board and Committee meetings: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Please sign in as 'Request to Speak in Person','Request to Speak via Phone','Intent to Record', and/or 'Guest.'

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