The Certified Public Records Training is a three-hour session, free of charge, provided to public officials or their appropriate designees and public employees, as well as members of the public.
Note: Certified Public Records Training offered by the Auditor of State is the same training offered by the Ohio Attorney General’s office, which is called Sunshine Laws Training.
Course Title: Certified Public Records Training On-Demand 3-Part Webinar (Ohio Auditor’s Office)
Course Details: The on-demand Certified Public Records Training is part of a series of three webcasts. It is highly recommended that you watch in numerical order. The webcasts will be three hours in total. Upon completion of each section, you will receive a certificate of completion. Be sure to keep all three certificates for your records. To claim Fiscal Integrity Act credit for the Certified Public Records Training webinar, you must watch all three sections.
Event Date: 2022
Duration:
Part 1: 1 hour, 11 minutes
Part 2: 1 hour, 1 minute
Part 3: 48 minutes
Location: Online/On-Demand
Reporting: You must complete all three webcasts in the series and receive the certificates of completion BEFORE you can self-report the training in the
Fiscal Integrity Act Portal
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Course Title: AOS Certified Public Records Training (CPRT) — December 2025
Course Description: This program will examine in-depth the responsibilities of elected officials and public offices, along with a review of the rights of the public records requester. This event will be a live-virtual training and will not be recorded. Learn More
Event Date: Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Course Title: AOS Certified Public Records Training (CPRT) — January 2026
Course Description: This program will examine in-depth the responsibilities of elected officials and public offices, along with a review of the rights of the public records requester. This event will be a live-virtual training and will not be recorded. Learn More
Event Date: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Course Title: AOS Certified Public Records Training (CPRT) — February 2026
Course Description: This program will examine in-depth the responsibilities of elected officials and public offices, along with a review of the rights of the public records requester. This event will be a live-virtual training and will not be recorded. Learn More
Event Date: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Course Title: AOS Certified Public Records Training (CPRT) — April 2026
Course Description: This program will examine in-depth the responsibilities of elected officials and public offices, along with a review of the rights of the public records requester. This event will be a live-virtual training and will not be recorded. Learn More
Event Date: Thursday, Apr. 16, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Course Title: AOS Certified Public Records Training (CPRT) — May 2026
Course Description: This program will examine in-depth the responsibilities of elected officials and public offices, along with a review of the rights of the public records requester. This event will be a live-virtual training and will not be recorded. Learn More
Event Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Course Title: AOS Certified Public Records Training (CPRT) — June 2026
Course Description: This program will examine in-depth the responsibilities of elected officials and public offices, along with a review of the rights of the public records requester. This event will be a live-virtual training and will not be recorded. Learn More
Event Date: Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Course Title: AOS Certified Public Records Training (CPRT) — July 2026
Course Description: This program will examine in-depth the responsibilities of elected officials and public offices, along with a review of the rights of the public records requester. This event will be a live-virtual training and will not be recorded. Learn More
Event Date: Thursday, Jul. 9, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Course Title: AOS Certified Public Records Training (CPRT) — August 2026
Course Description: This program will examine in-depth the responsibilities of elected officials and public offices, along with a review of the rights of the public records requester. This event will be a live-virtual training and will not be recorded. Learn More
Event Date: Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Course Title: AOS Certified Public Records Training (CPRT) — September 2026
Course Description: This program will examine in-depth the responsibilities of elected officials and public offices, along with a review of the rights of the public records requester. This event will be a live-virtual training and will not be recorded. Learn More
Event Date: Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Course Title: AOS Certified Public Records Training (CPRT) — October 2026
Course Description: This program will examine in-depth the responsibilities of elected officials and public offices, along with a review of the rights of the public records requester. This event will be a live-virtual training and will not be recorded. Learn More
Event Date: Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Course Title: AOS Certified Public Records Training (CPRT) — November 10, 2026
Course Description: This program will examine in-depth the responsibilities of elected officials and public offices, along with a review of the rights of the public records requester. This event will be a live-virtual training and will not be recorded. Learn More
Event Date: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Course Title: AOS Certified Public Records Training (CPRT) — December 2026
Course Description: This program will examine in-depth the responsibilities of elected officials and public offices, along with a review of the rights of the public records requester. This event will be a live-virtual training and will not be recorded. Learn More
Event Date: Thursday, Dec. 3, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.