Public Comment (during the COVID pandemic)

As a result of the COVID-19 state of emergency, Assembly Bill ("AB") 361 was signed into law on September 16, 2021, amends Government Code section 54953, authorizing the Rosemead School District Board of Trustees to conduct meetings under AB 361’s abbreviated teleconferencing procedures when the Board holds a meeting during a declared state of emergency, as defined under the California Emergency Services Act Government Code section 8625, and state or local health officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing, during a proclaimed state of emergency for the purpose of determining, by majority vote, whether meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees, or during a proclaimed state of emergency when the Board has already determined by majority vote that holding the meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees, subject to compliance with the requirements set forth in Government Code section 54953(e)(2). AB 361 provisions are set to sunset on December 31, 2024.

Effective January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025, the Rosemead School District Board of Trustees will adopt new procedures to continue holding public meetings in person and via teleconferencing pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449.  AB 2449 was signed into law on September 13, 2022, and authorizes the Rosemead School District to participate in local agency meetings remotely based on the board members' own emergency needs or for other identified just causes if both the individual member and the local legislative body comply with the outlined procedural requirements, which generally include notice, board action to approve requests, and certain board member and public electronic and in-person meeting requirements. 

The Board of Trustees values your comments.  Pursuant to the Brown Act, Government Code 54954.2, 54954.3, and Education Code 35145.5, the Board cannot take any action or discuss a topic of concern until such time as the matter may appear as an item on a forthcoming agenda.  Pursuant to Board Bylaw No. 9323, each individual speaker shall be allowed three (3) minutes to address the Board on each agenda or non-agenda item. The Board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes.

If you wish to address the Rosemead School District Board of Trustees during the meeting, you may either submit a written request by submitting your full name and comments through this Google Form (https://forms.gle/jv41KjbquAW6QZRcA) by 6:30 p.m. (or by the start time) on the date of the meeting or provide your comments in real-time (via Zoom Meeting) to the Board directly.  Speakers who provide their names will be listed in the official minutes.

A District representative will call on each speaker to afford them an opportunity to provide their comments in real-time or elect to have them read aloud by a District Representative.

Updated:  01/2024