The GRAMA certification test has been updated. The following changes were implemented: Questions were revised to be less “tricky” Some questions were removed Hyperlinks to the applicable portion of the law were added to each question And here’s a tip: these tests are open book. That means you can access the law, the training materials, and whatever else you like …
GRAMA Certification Test Will Be Unavailable June 27-28
We will be updating the GRAMA certification test on Monday, June 27 and Tuesday, June 28. The test will be unavailable during the update. If you are in the middle of taking the GRAMA certification test, now would be a good time to complete it, as all partially-finished tests will be reset at that time. The records management …
Updated GRAMA Law Posted
We’ve updated our GRAMA PDF to reflect the latest changes to the law, and the new document is available on our website. We created two versions this time: with adjusted margins so you can print it out and hole-punch it, or with equal margins all around. The following sections of the law were updated (links are to the official legislative webpages): 63G-2-107. …
Conference Materials Are Now Online
YouTube videos and presentation slides (if applicable) are available for each presentation. Links can be found at archives.utah.gov/recordsmanagement/event_materials/20160401-spring-conference.html and are also provided below: Event Program (contains presenter bios) Program (PDF) Susan Eisenman, Ten Things You Need to Know About GRAMA YouTube video Handout (PDF) Paul Tonks, Legislative Updates YouTube video Presentation slides (PDF) Michelle Larsen, Practical Tips for Classifying Records and Responding to …
To View Spring Conference Online
Please use these links to access the live broadcast on Friday, April 1, 2016: Spring Conference Playlist (contains links to all sessions) 9:00 – 9:10 am: Welcome – Rosemary Cundiff, Government Records Ombudsman 9:10 – 9:40 am: Ten Things You Need to Know About GRAMA – Susan Eisenman, Assistant Attorney General, Division Director 9:55 – 10:25 am: Legislative Updates – Paul Tonks, Assistant Attorney General 10:25 – …
Portal Upload and Download Help Pages Added
Two new pages were added to the Open Records Portal Help Center today: Upload Files Download / View Uploaded Files Each page includes instructions for both requesters and records officers. As always, please let us know if you have any questions or feedback. Thanks!
Freedom of Information (FOI) Day and James Madison
Fun fact: we celebrate Freedom of Information day on March 16 because that is James Madison’s birthday. If you’ve never heard of James Madison, go look him up: Father of the Constitution, Father of the Bill of Rights, Fourth President of the United States, etc., etc. What, you ask, is Freedom of Information Day? And why James Madison? Freedom of …
New GRAMA Appeals Process Page on Website
Rosemary Cundiff, our Government Records Ombudsman, has updated the GRAMA Appeals Process page to reflect the current law. Visit the new page for details on the entire appeals process, and all the options available to both requesters and governmental entities. On the page: Resolution Through Mediation First Level of Appeal: The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Additional Step for Some Local Appeals: …
New Login Help Page Added
We’ve added a new page to the help section for the portal: Login. If you’re having problems logging in to the portal, this page may help. If not, let us know and we’ll work with you to get you logged in!
The Portal now closes requests automatically!
We’ve fixed the “Approve”/”Approve and Close” issue! Now, when you “Approve” a records request on the Open Records Portal, the request is considered completed and is closed automatically. Denying or referring the request will also close the request automatically. (You may always re-open the request if necessary.) Thank you to everyone for your feedback. We hope this change makes it …