Section 3.8 Public Governmental Bodies Covered by Sunshine Law

• Library: Local Government Deskbook (2017 Ed.)

a. (§3.8) Public Governmental Bodies Covered by Sunshine Law

A “[p]ublic governmental body” must fall within one of the following categories to be subject to the provisions of the Sunshine Law.

any legislative, administrative or governmental entity created by the constitution or statutes of this state, by order or ordinance of any political subdivision or district, judicial entities when operating in an administrative capacity, or by executive order, including:

(a) Any body, agency, board, bureau, council, commission, committee, board of regents or board of curators or any other governing body of any institution of higher education, including a community college, which is supported in whole or in part from state funds, including but not limited to the administrative entity known as “The Curators of the University of Missouri” as established by section 172.020;

(b) Any advisory committee or commission appointed by the governor by executive order;

(c) Any department or division of the state, of any political subdivision of the state, of any county or of any municipal government, school district or special purpose district including but not limited to

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