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(1) An eligible community college student organization may only use teleconferencing as
described in Section 54953.8 after all the following have occurred:

(A) The board of trustees for a community college district considers whether to adopt a
resolution to authorize eligible community college student organizations to use teleconferencing
as described in this section at an open and regular meeting.

(B) If the board of trustees for a community college district adopts a resolution described in
subparagraph (A), an eligible community college student organization may elect to use
teleconferencing pursuant to this section if a majority of the eligible community college student
organization votes to do so. The eligible community college student organization shall notify the
board of trustees if it elects to use teleconferencing pursuant to this section and its justification
for doing so.

(C) Upon receiving notification from an eligible community college student organization as
described in subparagraph (B), the board of trustees may adopt a resolution to prohibit the
eligible community college student organization from using teleconferencing pursuant to this
section.

(D)(i) Except as specified in clause (ii), at least a quorum of the members of the eligible
community college student organization shall participate from a singular physical location that is
accessible to the public and is within the community college district in which the eligible
community college student organization is established.

(ii) The requirements described in clause (i) shall not apply to the California Online Community
College.

(iii) Notwithstanding the requirements of clause (i), a person may count toward the establishment
of a quorum pursuant to clause (i) regardless of whether the person is participating at the in-
person location of the meeting or remotely if the person meets any of the following criteria:

(I) The person is under 18 years of age.

(II) The person is incarcerated.

(III) The person is unable to disclose the location that they are participating from because of
either of the following circumstances:

(ia) The person has been issued a protective court order, including, but not limited to, a domestic
violence restraining order.

(ib) The person is participating in a program that has to remain confidential, including, but not
limited to, an independent living program.

(IV) The person provides childcare or caregiving to a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild,
sibling, spouse, or domestic partner that requires them to participate remotely. For purposes of

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