Sunshine Laws

Sunshine Laws Training Schedule

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office provides a three-hour Sunshine Laws Training, free of charge, for public officials, their designees, public employees, and members of the general public.

Ohio Revised Code Section 109.43(B) provides that:

The attorney general shall develop, provide, and certify training programs and seminars for all elected officials or their appropriate designees, and for all future officials who choose to satisfy the training requirement before taking office, in order to enhance the officials’ knowledge of the duty to provide access to public records as required by section 149.43 of the Revised Code and to enhance their knowledge of the open meetings laws set forth in section 121.22 of the Revised Code. The training shall be three hours for every term of office for which the elected official or future official was appointed or elected to the public office involved.

Completing either the on-demand or live training session satisfies the training requirement of R.C. 149.43.

Important Information:

Registration Required. No credit will be given to individuals that were not registered, even if they attended the entire live training using another's computer. The Office would have no records of attendance.
Attendance Tracking. The live training platform logs when participants join and leave the live training session.
Designee Registration. Designees must identify the official(s) they represent when registering.
CLE Credit. Attorneys seeking CLE credit must include their number when registering. The training is approved for three hours of credit.

Attendance records are posted online at Sunshine Laws Training Attendance Reports. They are posted shortly after the training is completed.

Sunshine Laws Training

Sunshine Laws Training - Virtual Webinar March 31, 2026

Date: Tue, Mar 31, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Virtual Webinar- Overview of Ohio's Public Records Act and Open Meetings Act

This training provides the mandatory three (3) hour training to be completed by elected officials or their designee per elected term as required by Ohio Rev. Code § 109.43(B).
This training provides three (3) general CLE hours for Ohio attorneys.

This course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 3.00 total CLE hour(s) instruction.

The Sunshine Laws Training provided by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office is a three-hour session, as required by Ohio Rev. Code § 109.43 for elected officials and is offered free of charge to public officials and/or their appropriate designees and public employees, as well as members of the general public.

REGISTRATION: Registration is required and must be completed before the webinar begins. The attendance report posted after the training will reflect exactly what you enter, so provide only the requested information and ensure it is accurate.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: To earn full credit, you must be logged in for the full three-hour training. Please turn off any pop-up blockers in your browser before joining.

GROUP VIEWING: Group viewing is not available. Each participant must register with a unique email and join the event using that same email to receive credit.

Microsoft TEAMS is required to participate in this training and can be viewed through a web browser or the TEAMS app. A link to download the app or join from a web browser is included in the calendar event that is attached to your registration confirmation. Please be sure to open the calendar event and accept the invitation. If the confirmation does not appear in your Inbox, please check your Junk/Spam mail.
TEAMS Meeting Guide

Reference materials for this training are provided below to download and/or print:
Sunshine Laws Manual
Sunshine Laws Training Agenda
Sunshine Laws PowerPoint Handout

Sunshine Laws Training - Virtual Webinar June 30, 2026

Date: Tue, Jun 30, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Virtual Webinar- Overview of Ohio's Public Records Act and Open Meetings Act

This training provides the mandatory three (3) hour training to be completed by elected officials or their designee per elected term as required by Ohio Rev. Code § 109.43(B).
This training provides three (3) general CLE hours for Ohio attorneys.

This course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 3.00 total CLE hour(s) instruction.

The Sunshine Laws Training provided by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office is a three-hour session, as required by Ohio Rev. Code § 109.43 for elected officials and is offered free of charge to public officials and/or their appropriate designees and public employees, as well as members of the general public.

REGISTRATION: Registration is required and must be completed before the webinar begins. The attendance report posted after the training will reflect exactly what you enter, so provide only the requested information and ensure it is accurate.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: To earn full credit, you must be logged in for the full three-hour training. Please turn off any pop-up blockers in your browser before joining.

GROUP VIEWING: Group viewing is not available. Each participant must register with a unique email and join the event using that same email to receive credit.

Microsoft TEAMS is required to participate in this training and can be viewed through a web browser or the TEAMS app. A link to download the app or join from a web browser is included in the calendar event that is attached to your registration confirmation. Please be sure to open the calendar event and accept the invitation. If the confirmation does not appear in your Inbox, please check your Junk/Spam mail.
TEAMS Meeting Guide

Reference materials for this training are provided below to download and/or print:
Sunshine Laws Manual
Sunshine Laws Training Agenda
Sunshine Laws PowerPoint Handout

Sunshine Laws Training - Virtual Webinar September 29, 2026

Date: Tue, Sep 29, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Virtual Webinar- Overview of Ohio's Public Records Act and Open Meetings Act

This training provides the mandatory three (3) hour training to be completed by elected officials or their designee per elected term as required by Ohio Rev. Code § 109.43(B).
This training provides three (3) general CLE hours for Ohio attorneys.

This course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 3.00 total CLE hour(s) instruction.

The Sunshine Laws Training provided by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office is a three-hour session, as required by Ohio Rev. Code § 109.43 for elected officials and is offered free of charge to public officials and/or their appropriate designees and public employees, as well as members of the general public.

REGISTRATION: Registration is required and must be completed before the webinar begins. The attendance report posted after the training will reflect exactly what you enter, so provide only the requested information and ensure it is accurate.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: To earn full credit, you must be logged in for the full three-hour training. Please turn off any pop-up blockers in your browser before joining.

GROUP VIEWING: Group viewing is not available. Each participant must register with a unique email and join the event using that same email to receive credit.

Microsoft TEAMS is required to participate in this training and can be viewed through a web browser or the TEAMS app. A link to download the app or join from a web browser is included in the calendar event that is attached to your registration confirmation. Please be sure to open the calendar event and accept the invitation. If the confirmation does not appear in your Inbox, please check your Junk/Spam mail.
TEAMS Meeting Guide

Reference materials for this training are provided below to download and/or print:
Sunshine Laws Manual
Sunshine Laws Training Agenda
Sunshine Laws PowerPoint Handout

Sunshine Laws Training - Virtual Webinar November 24, 2026

Date: Tue, Nov 24, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Virtual Webinar- Overview of Ohio's Public Records Act and Open Meetings Act

This training provides the mandatory three (3) hour training to be completed by elected officials or their designee per elected term as required by Ohio Rev. Code § 109.43(B).
This training provides three (3) general CLE hours for Ohio attorneys.

This course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 3.00 total CLE hour(s) instruction.

The Sunshine Laws Training provided by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office is a three-hour session, as required by Ohio Rev. Code § 109.43 for elected officials and is offered free of charge to public officials and/or their appropriate designees and public employees, as well as members of the general public.

REGISTRATION: Registration is required and must be completed before the webinar begins. The attendance report posted after the training will reflect exactly what you enter, so provide only the requested information and ensure it is accurate.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: To earn full credit, you must be logged in for the full three-hour training. Please turn off any pop-up blockers in your browser before joining.

GROUP VIEWING: Group viewing is not available. Each participant must register with a unique email and join the event using that same email to receive credit.

Microsoft TEAMS is required to participate in this training and can be viewed through a web browser or the TEAMS app. A link to download the app or join from a web browser is included in the calendar event that is attached to your registration confirmation. Please be sure to open the calendar event and accept the invitation. If the confirmation does not appear in your Inbox, please check your Junk/Spam mail.
TEAMS Meeting Guide

Reference materials for this training are provided below to download and/or print:
Sunshine Laws Manual
Sunshine Laws Training Agenda
Sunshine Laws PowerPoint Handout

Sunshine Laws Training - Virtual Webinar December 29, 2026

Date: Tue, Dec 29, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Virtual Webinar- Overview of Ohio's Public Records Act and Open Meetings Act

This training provides the mandatory three (3) hour training to be completed by elected officials or their designee per elected term as required by Ohio Rev. Code § 109.43(B).
This training provides three (3) general CLE hours for Ohio attorneys.

This course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 3.00 total CLE hour(s) instruction.

The Sunshine Laws Training provided by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office is a three-hour session, as required by Ohio Rev. Code § 109.43 for elected officials and is offered free of charge to public officials and/or their appropriate designees and public employees, as well as members of the general public.

REGISTRATION: Registration is required and must be completed before the webinar begins. The attendance report posted after the training will reflect exactly what you enter, so provide only the requested information and ensure it is accurate.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: To earn full credit, you must be logged in for the full three-hour training. Please turn off any pop-up blockers in your browser before joining.

GROUP VIEWING: Group viewing is not available. Each participant must register with a unique email and join the event using that same email to receive credit.

Microsoft TEAMS is required to participate in this training and can be viewed through a web browser or the TEAMS app. A link to download the app or join from a web browser is included in the calendar event that is attached to your registration confirmation. Please be sure to open the calendar event and accept the invitation. If the confirmation does not appear in your Inbox, please check your Junk/Spam mail.
TEAMS Meeting Guide

Reference materials for this training are provided below to download and/or print:
Sunshine Laws Manual
Sunshine Laws Training Agenda
Sunshine Laws PowerPoint Handout

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