2023 Open Government
Conference
CEU Credit
The Office of the Attorney General will give CEU credit from the following organizations to those who attend the conference in person. You must sign-in daily to get CEU credit.
• Texas County & District Clerk's Association - 13.30 HOURS
• Texas State Board of Public Accountancy - 13 HOURS
• Texas Municipal League
• Texas State Board of Tax Professional Examiners - 12.75 HOURS
• Texas State Bar - 12.75 HOURS (Course Number: 174212693)
• TCOLE - 15 HOURS
Certificates of participation for self-reporting
will be emailed to attendees after the conference.
Agenda
Monday, November 27, 2023
3 - 5 p.m. Early Registration
CLICK on the DATE below to retrieve presentations from day 1.
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 Welcome and Introductions
8:15 – 8:45 a.m. Legislative Update
8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Identifying a Request and the First Steps
9:45 – 10:30 a.m. No Decision Needed: How, and What, to Redact without an Attorney General Decision.
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Requesting a ruling
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on Your Own
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Contacts, Clarifications, and Previous Determinations
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Charges for Public Information
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. What To Do After a Ruling
4:15 - 5 p.m. Records Retention Basics
5:00 p.m. Adjourn Day One
We posted everything we have for day 2.
See orange links below.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
8:00 a.m. Registration/Sign-In Day 2
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Personnel Files and Privacy Exceptions
9:30 – 10:15 a.m. Financial Documents/Third Party Records
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Law Enforcement Records
11:30 a.m. – Noon Q&A
Noon – 1:15 p.m. Lunch on Your Own
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Ethics: Putting it All Together
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Welcome Back and Mid-Day Remarks
2:45 – 3:45 p.m. Basics of the Open Meetings Act
3:45 – 4:00 p.m. Break
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Is This Entity Subject to the Open Meetings Act?