Public Records Resources

Websites

Training Material

Public Records 101 General Training Reference slides on basic public records issues for use by public employees and the general public.

Documents

Budget

2023 HB 5032: 2023-2025 Legislatively Allocated Budget

2025 SB 5535: 2025-2027 Legislatively Allocated Budget

Legislative

2025 Legislative Session Bills Impacting the Public Records Law

March 9, 2023 testimony of the Public Records Advocate before the Joint Committee of Ways and Means Subcommittee on General Government regarding HB 5032, the funding bill for the Office of the Public Records Advocate

2023 Legislative Session Bills Impacting Public Records (pdf)

SB 510 - funding model for the Office of the Public Records Advocate

Overview of SB 510

SB 417 - the Public Records Advisory Council's introduced bill to standardize defining public records costs & establish a clear cut process for fee waivers in the public interest

Overview of SB 417

2019 Public Records-Related Bills

List of New 2019 Public Records Exemptions

Public Records Advisory Council Biennial Reports

Public Records Advisory Council Public Records Survey

2019 Survey

Public Records Advocate Administrative Rules (OAR)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Proposed Rule Hearing Recording on YouTube_1 of 2

Proposed Rule Hearing Recording on YouTube_2 of 2

Proposed Rule Hearing Transcript

Scherer Public Comments

Public Records Advocate Reports

Statements/Notices

Statement on Sunshine Week 2023

Statement on Sunshine Week 2024