Training

The Office of Open Records conducts training sessions across Pennsylvania throughout the year, but each year we also host an Annual Training session in Harrisburg. This year’s event will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the State Museum.

This training session will cover both the Right-to-Know Law (also known as the Open Records Law) and the Sunshine Act (also known as the Open Meetings Law), including a discussion of significant recent OOR rulings and court decisions impacting the laws. Attendees will have ample opportunity to ask questions.

Registration is free, and the event is pending approval for 1.5 CLE credits.

UPDATE (9/25): The training has been approved for 1.5 CLE credits.

I’m very pleased to announce that the first episode of the Open Records in Pennsylvania podcast is now available.

I interviewed George Spiess, who works for the Office of Open Records and has provided training on the Right-to-Know Law and the Sunshine Act all across Pennsylvania. We talked about some of the common questions he hears, some common mistakes made by requesters, and much more. And we did it all in 12 minutes flat.

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Episode 1 of the Open Records in Pennsylvania podcast

If you have ideas for future episodes of the podcast, I’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts in the comments below, tweet to @ErikOpenRecords or @OpenRecordsPA, or send an email to openrecords (at) pa (dot) gov.

Theme music by Pennsylvania’s own John Austin.

Open Records in Pennsylvania

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OOR Annual Training: 10/21 in Harrisburg

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