ination ▁by ▁a ▁majority ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁body ▁that ▁an ▁emer gency ▁situation ▁exists . ▁ ▁Any ▁person ▁att ending ▁an ▁open ▁and ▁public ▁meeting ▁of ▁a ▁State ▁body ▁shall ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁proceed ings ▁on ▁a ▁t ape ▁rec order . ▁ ▁Each ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁body ▁shall ▁be ▁provided ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁upon ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁appointment ▁to ▁membership ▁or ▁assumption ▁of ▁office . ▁ ▁No ▁State ▁ag ency ▁shall ▁conduct ▁any ▁meeting ▁or ▁function ▁in ▁any ▁facility ▁prohib iting ▁adm itt ance ▁to ▁any ▁person ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁race , ▁religious ▁cre ed , ▁color , ▁national ▁origin , ▁ancest ry , ▁or ▁sex . ▁ ▁Act ' s ▁pre am ble ▁ ▁Section ▁ 1 1 1 2 0 : ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁public ▁policy ▁of ▁this ▁state ▁that ▁public ▁ag encies ▁exist ▁to ▁aid ▁in ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁the ▁people ' s ▁business ▁and ▁the ▁proceed ings ▁of ▁public ▁ag encies ▁be ▁conducted ▁open ly ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁public ▁may ▁remain ▁informed . ▁ ▁In ▁en act ing ▁this ▁article ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁finds ▁and ▁decl ares ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁intent ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁that ▁actions ▁of ▁state ▁ag encies ▁be ▁taken ▁open ly ▁and ▁that ▁their ▁deliber ation ▁be ▁conducted ▁open ly . ▁ ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁this ▁state ▁do ▁not ▁yield ▁their ▁so vere ig nt y ▁to ▁the ▁ag encies ▁which ▁serve ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁people , ▁in ▁deleg ating ▁authority , ▁do ▁not ▁give