PURPOSE: The purpose of this rule is to set forth the policies of the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri with regard to attendance at corporate board and committee meetings. These policies may also be found at section 3.0801 of the Collected Rules and Reg. ulotions of the University of Missouri.

1. (1) AllregularcorporatemeetingsoftheBoard of Curators except as provided in 6 CSR 250. 3.010(5) shall be open and the secretary of the Board of Curators shall give reasonable notice of all public meetings.

2. (2) Attendanceatthemeetingsshall belimited to authorized representatives of the news media, selected faculty and student representatives and the general public insofar as seating is available.

   1. (A) The term new media means professional media which serve the general public, such as but not limited to newspapers listed by the Missouri Press Association, the Associated Press, the United Press International, radio and TV stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission and the student news media on university campuses.
   2. (B) The Student Government Association of each campus, the Intercampus Faculty Advisory Council, the University-Wide Graduate Students Association and the Alumni Alliance may designate representatives who shall be invited to attend the corporate meetings of the board.
   3. (C) To the extent that seating room is available in the meeting room designated for the corporate meetings of the Board of Curators, after making provisions for the representatives of the news media and the university as providedin6CSR250.3.010(2)(A) and (B), members of the uuhlic may be admitted.

3. (3) Certain procedures for admission shall be required of those attending meetings of the Board of Curators.

   1. (A) News media representatives must be prepared to identify their organizational affiliations.

4. (B) Ordinarily, any one (1) news organization will be limited to two (2) representatives.

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5. (C) The secretary of the board shall notify faculty and student representatives of the time and place of such corporate meetings.

   1. (D) The president or presiding officer of the studenLfacultygroupsreferred toin6CSR250. 3.010(3)(C) shall notify the secretary at least three (3) days in advance of the board meeting as to the name of their designated representative.
   2. (E) The president of the university shall determine the seating capacity of the meeting rmn for each meeting of the board for the general public.
   3. (F) Board meeting passes for the general public may be obtained from the University Information Services Office or the Office of Public Information on the campus where the meeting is to be held. When the number of public passes equal to the number of seats available for observers has been issued no furtherpassesshall beissuedforsuchmeeting.
6. (4) A news conference may be held for news media representatives at the close of the meetings in order to clarify actions taken by the board and still and television cameras and other recording devices will be permitted at the news conference.
7. (5) Closed meetings of the Board of Curators may be held to discuss or act upon matters which pertain to legal actions, causes of action or litigation; leasing; purchase or sale of real estate where public knowledge of the transaction might adversely affect the legal eonsideration; the mental or physical health of students, faculty or staff; scholastic probation, expulsion or graduation; candidates for honorary degrees; employment, promotion ok dismissal of personnel; items on which information of a confidential nature is received but about which no action is taken nor public policy discussed or formulated.
8. (6) Committee meetings of the hoard will be open except when there is a discussion of matters which pertain to legal actions, causes of action or litigation; leasing, purchase or sale of real estate where public knowledge of the transaction might adversely affect the legal consideration; the mental or physical health of students, faculty or staff; scholastic probation, expulsion or graduation; candidates for honorary degrees; employment, promotion or dismissal of personnel; items on which information of a confidential nature is received but about which no action is taken nor public policy discussed or formulate.

9. (A) Each committee shall establish its own rules of procedure and attendance by representatives of the media and the public. 6 CSR 250-3 ,

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10. (7) Certain rules of conduct must be followed at meetings of the Board of Curators of the UniversityofMissourioroneofitscommittees.

    1. (A) All persons will be seated in a designated area of the meeting room.
    2. (B) Persons attending the meeting are observers and shall not interfere, disrupt or hinder the progress of the meeting, and shall not address the meeting unless requested by the president of the board at board meetings or the committee chairman at a committee meeting.
    3. (C) Cameras, recording equipment or other devices that interfere with the conduct of the meeting will not be permitted.

    Auth: section 172.100, RSMo (1986J. Original rule filed Aprd 19, 1977, effectiue Sept. 11,1977.