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NEW! 8.5 MCLE CREDIT HOURS AVAILABLE FOR ATTENDING ATTORNEYS.

Due to popular demand, Bannon & Associates is now offering a two-hour Open Records Basics class prior to the actual seminar. The basics seminar will take place from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, April 8 for the nominal cost of $50.00 per participant. Our speaker, Laura Mueller, will be available to answer your individual questions and help you understand the whys and wherefores of the job. She will also discuss the history of the Open Records Act to give you some framework as to how we got to where we are today. The Basics class will take place at the same location as the seminar.

The Texas Public Information Act seminar is designed to provide instruction to law enforcement and city/county administrative personnel on the operative provisions and requirements of TPIA, as well as practical guidance on how to prepare responses to frequently requested information, including the preparation of requests for open records opinions of the Texas Attorney General. Seminar Topics include:

Historical overview of the origin and development of TPIA and fundamental concepts such as:

• Who is subject to TPIA?
• What is public information?
• What constitutes a public information request?
• Presumption of openness
• Permissible Communications with the Request or
• Timelines for gather information and responding
• Mandatory vs. Discretionary Exceptions
• Requestor’s Special Right of Access to Certain Information
• Information Protected by Right of Access to Certain Information
• Law Enforcement Records Relating to Pending Investigations
• Challenging an opinion of the Attorney General
• Charging for Public Information
• Penalties for non-compliance of TPIA
• And much more!

THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS TO FULFILL THE STATE MANDATED PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS.

Topics to be covered in this seminar are:

• Fundamentals of the E.E.O.C. Guidelines
• Relationship of EEO Guidelines to background investigations and interviews
• Role of the investigator and interviewer in discrimination complaints
• Necessary documentation of investigation and interview procedures
• Determining job-related areas for investigation and interview
• Objectives of the background investigation
• Use of the Personal History Statement
• Evaluation of background findings
• Determination of personal characteristics for investigation and interview
• Pre interview objectives
• Use of the Interview Guide
• Use of the Interview Summary Form
• Interview objectives
• Use of situational reasoning questions
• Do’s and don’ts of successful interviewing

All Law Enforcement participants will receive 16 hours TCOLE credit for this class