Training will teach Kansans on open government laws

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt’s office and members of the Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government will provide free training sessions on open government laws across the state next month.

The training about the Kansas Open Records Act and the Kansas Open Meetings Act will be conducted by attorneys in Schmidt’s office. Panelists will include Kansas Sunshine Coalition members, local government officials and members of the media.

The Kansas Sunshine Coalition’s goals are to “keep the public informed of the abuses of open government and hold elected officials accountable for those actions that ignore the public’s legal right to truly public meetings and access to government records,” according to its website. It was founded in 1999.

The seminars are free and open to anyone, but because of limited space, registration is required. Those interested can register at www.ag.ks.gov/open-gov or by calling 785-296-2215.

Here are the sessions:

▪ 1-4 p.m. Aug. 15 at Jordaan Memorial Library, 724 Broadway St., Larned

▪ 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 17 at Mulvane Public Library, 408 N. Second Ave., Mulvane

▪ 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 19 at Memorial Hall Auditorium, 120 SW 10th Ave., Topeka

▪ 1-4 p.m. Aug. 23 at Cloud County Community College President’s Addition, Room 257, 2221 Campus Drive, Concordia

▪ 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 24 at Johnson County Administration Building Lower Level Conference Center, Room 200, 111 S. Cherry St., Olathe

This story was originally published July 21, 2016 at 11:14 AM with the headline "Training will teach Kansans on open government laws."