Texas Lone Star - June 2010

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&An Introduction to the TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT An Introduction to the TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT

Because your school board manages so much information, you need to be in the know about what the public has a right to know.

TASB Legal Services has created two DVDs to help school officials with open government compliance:

• An Introduction to the Texas Public Information Act (PIA)

• An Introduction to the Texas Open Meetings Act (OMA)

Approved by the Texas attorney general, this training is geared toward satisfying school officials’ open government training requirements. Included with the DVDs are written resources and instructions on requesting training credit.

Each DVD is $65 for TASB members ($100 for nonmembers). The Open Government Training Package, containing both DVDs, is $100 for TASB members ($175 for nonmembers).