TOPEKA – As previously announced, free training sessions on Kansas open government laws will be offered at four locations next week. The trainings are a cooperative effort of Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and the Kansas Sunshine Coalition for Open Government.

The schedule for the sessions is as follows:

Additional training sessions in Topeka and Johnson County are being planned and will be announced in the coming weeks.

These seminars are free and open to the public. Space at each location is limited, and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants can register on the Kansas Attorney General’s website, www.ag.ks.gov/open-gov, or by calling (785) 296-2215.

The training about the Kansas Open Records Act and the Kansas Open Meetings Act will be conducted by attorneys in Schmidt’s office who have experience in open government laws and who are charged by law with training and enforcement of them. Panelists will include Kansas Sunshine Coalition members, local government officials and media representatives.