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this subclause, “child,” “parent,” “grandparent,” “grandchild,” and “sibling” have the same
meaning as those terms are defined in Section 12945.2.

(2) An eligible community college student organization that holds a meeting by teleconference as
described in Section 54953.8 shall do the following, as applicable:

(A)(i) Except as specified in subparagraph (B), if the meeting is during regular business hours of
the offices of the board of trustees of the community college district, the eligible community
college student organization shall provide a publicly accessible physical location from which the
public may attend or comment, which shall be the offices of the board of trustees of the
community college district, unless the eligible community college student organization identifies
an alternative location.

(ii) Except as specified in subparagraph (B), if the meeting is outside regular business hours, the
eligible community college student organization shall make reasonable efforts to accommodate
any member of the public that requests an accommodation to participate in the meeting. For the
purposes of this subparagraph, “accommodation” means providing a publicly accessible physical
location for the member of the public to participate from, providing access to technology
necessary to participate in the meeting, or identifying locations or resources available that could
provide the member of the public with an opportunity to participate in the meeting.

(B) The requirements described in subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the California Online
Community College.

(b) For purposes of this section, “eligible community college student organization” means a
student body association organized pursuant to Section 76060 of the Education Code, or any
other student-run community college organization that is required to comply with the meeting
requirements of this chapter, that is in any community college recognized within the California
Community Colleges system and includes the Student Senate for California Community
Colleges.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.

54953.8.6. Subsidiary body teleconference rules

(a) An eligible subsidiary body may conduct a teleconference meeting pursuant to Section
54953.8, provided that it complies with the requirements of that section and all of the following
additional requirements:

(1) The eligible subsidiary body shall designate one physical meeting location within the
boundaries of the legislative body that created the eligible subsidiary body where members of the
subsidiary body who are not participating remotely shall be present and members of the public
may physically attend, observe, hear, and participate in the meeting. At least one staff member of
the eligible subsidiary body or the legislative body that created the eligible subsidiary body shall
be present at the physical meeting location during the meeting. The eligible subsidiary body shall
post the agenda at the physical meeting location, but need not post the agenda at a remote
location.

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