The 2012 Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Every Child Counts Symposium will take place this year on January 16-18 at the Portola Hotel and Spa in Monterey. This annual event is hosted by ACSA’s Student Services and Special Education Council.
This year several KMTG attorneys were again selected as speakers and panel participants, including Diane Beall on the hot-topics Legal Issues Panel on Thursday afternoon and Meghan Covert Russell presenting “Leaving a Paper Trail: Best Practices for District Retention and Disclosure of Documents” on Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
If you are attending the ACSA symposium you won't want to miss these insightful presentations by members of the KMTG Special Education group. We hope to see you there!
For more information about the symposium, please visit ACSA's website here.
Showing posts with label Public Records Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public Records Act. Show all posts
Monday, January 14, 2013
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Public Records Act Refresher: Records Requests
There are so many complex ins and outs to the law, that's why we've
decided to start posting "Refreshers" on some of the most common laws
that school districts encounter, including the Brown Act, the California
Public Records Act, conflicts of interest, discipline/dismissals, and
leave. These posts are intended to draw your attention to provisions of
the law that might be overlooked or forgotten -- sometimes we just need
a little refresher!
The California Public Records Act ("CPRA") (Government Code section 6250 et seq.) states that the public is entitled to inspect or obtain copies of identifiable public records. The intent of the CPRA is to provide the public with access to information. Requests for documents do not have to be made in writing; requests may be made orally. The public agency is required, to the extent reasonable under the circumstances, to assist the public in making a focused and effective request for identifiable records. This may include confirming the request in writing in order to clarify the request and eliminate any confusion about what is being requested.
Meghan Covert Russell
The California Public Records Act ("CPRA") (Government Code section 6250 et seq.) states that the public is entitled to inspect or obtain copies of identifiable public records. The intent of the CPRA is to provide the public with access to information. Requests for documents do not have to be made in writing; requests may be made orally. The public agency is required, to the extent reasonable under the circumstances, to assist the public in making a focused and effective request for identifiable records. This may include confirming the request in writing in order to clarify the request and eliminate any confusion about what is being requested.
Meghan Covert Russell
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