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Information Bulletin 2024-DLE-13 Guidance re:AB 481 Page 9 V. Requirements that Apply to Governing Bodies of LEAS The governing body overseeing the LEA shall: • consider a proposed "military equipment" use policy as an agenda item for an open session of a regular meeting, and • provide for public comment in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act or the Ralph M. Brown Act, as applicable. (Gov. Code, § 7071, subd. (c).) The governing body shall only approve an LEA's "military equipment" use policy pursuant to Section 7071 if it determines all of the following: • the "military equipment" is necessary because there is no reasonable alternative that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety; • the proposed "military equipment" use policy will safeguard the public's welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties; • if purchasing the "military equipment," the "military equipment" is reasonably cost effective compared to available alternatives that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety; and • prior "military equipment" use complied with the "military equipment" use policy that was in effect at the time, or if prior uses did not comply with the accompanying "military equipment" use policy, corrective action has been taken to remedy nonconforming uses and ensure future compliance. (Gov. Code, § 7071, subd. (d)(1)(A)-(D).) To facilitate public participation, any proposed or final "military equipment" use policy shall be made publicly available on the internet website of the relevant LEA for as long as the "military equipment" is available for use. (Gov. Code, § 7071, subd. (d)(2).) The governing body of the LEA shall: • review any ordinance that it has adopted under Section 7071 approving the funding, acquisition, or use of"military equipment" at least annually; and, • subject to Section 7071(e)(2), vote on whether to renew the ordinance at a regular meeting held pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act or the Ralph M. Brown Act, as applicable. (Gov. Code, § 7071, subd. (e)(1).) The governing body of the LEA shall determine, based on the annual "military equipment" report submitted pursuant to Section 7072, whether each type of"military equipment" identified in that report has complied with the standards for approval set forth in Section 7072(d). (Gov. Code, § 7072, subd. (e)(2).) If the governing body of the LEA determines that a type of"military equipment" identified in that