Open records, meetings seminars begin Sept. 28

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter will collaborate with the Oklahoma Press Association to host open records and open meetings seminars in six locations across the state beginning Sept. 28. The seminars are free, open to the public and require no preregistration.

Hunter said the meetings will be a great way for the public or officials who are serving on local or state boards to ask questions and stay up to date on the state’s open record laws. “These seminars will provide highlights to the most recent open-government laws in our state,” he said. “Transparency laws promote accountability and are some of the most important laws we have.”

The seminars will be from 1 to 4 p.m. on the following dates and locations: Sept. 28 — Ardmore, Southern Oklahoma Technology Center, 2610 Sam Noble Parkway; Oct. 12 — Woodward, Woodward Conference Center, 3401 Centennial Lane; Oct. 19 — Owasso, Tulsa Technology Center — Owasso campus, 10800 N 140th E Avenue; Nov. 2 — McAlester, Eastern Oklahoma State College, 1802 E College Avenue; Nov. 16 — Oklahoma City, Metro Tech Conference Center, 1900 Springlake Drive; Dec. 7 — Altus, Southwest Technology Center, 711 W Tamarack Road.

Attorneys who attend are eligible to receive continuing legal education credit hours. School board members and superintendents are eligible to receive three continuing education credit hours from the Oklahoma state Department of Education. Technology center board members can earn three continuing education credit hours from the state Department of Career and Technology Education.

For more information, contact the Oklahoma Press Association at 888-815-2672.