An Act relative to the executive session interview process

SD 1063 amends Massachusetts law to allow preliminary screening committees (for school committees, city councils, town councils, select boards, or boards of aldermen) to hold executive sessions when interviewing applicants, if the chair determines an open meeting would harm recruitment of qualified candidates. This applies only to initial interviews before applicants pass a preliminary screening, not to later stages. The bill does not change transparency requirements for applicants who have already advanced in the process. It affects local hiring procedures for municipal and school board positions.