TSET investment board likely violated ‘spirit’ of transparency law, experts say

Summary:

– Experts say TSET board agenda lacked detail on companies and proposals.

– Board voted to send shareholder proposals on issues like mifepristone and anti-trafficking.

– Questions remain on whether the agenda violated Oklahoma’s Open Meeting Act.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A state investment board’s vote to challenge several companies’ policies at minimum violated the “spirit” of Oklahoma’s open meetings law, two government transparency experts said.

While Leslie Briggs and Joey Senat , who specialize in Oklahoma’s Open Meeting Act, said it would be up to a court to decide if a state law was violated last week, they said the meeting agenda for the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust ‘s board of investors didn’t provide enough information for the public to understand the planned