Oregon Sunshine Committee
Oregon Sunshine Committee Meeting, January 31, 2018
In 2017, with the input of the Attorney General’s Public Records Law Reform Task Force, the Oregon legislature passed the most significant improvements to public records access since our law was first enacted. One of those new laws, HB 2101, created the Oregon Sunshine Committee. Its primary task involves reviewing the hundreds of exemptions that can keep government information out of public hands, with the goal of creating a more transparent government.
On this page, you can find information about the work of the Oregon Sunshine Committee. Agendas and meeting materials are accessible from this page. Written comments to the Oregon Sunshine Committee and requests for accommodation can be sent to SunshineCommittee@doj.oregon.gov.
Next Sunshine Committee Meeting
Date: November 20th
Time: 1:30 PM
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Agenda and Meeting Materials:
- Call to Order
- Approval of the minutes from Sept. 18, 2024
- Report from the Subcommittee
- Discussion of Juvenile Records
- Discussion of Disability Records
- Draft Legislative Concept 1281
- Legislative Concept 1281 Bill Back
- Subcommittee- Background Check Exemptions
- Next meeting date and future topics.
- See also: Meetings Archive
Meeting Records
Sunshine Committee Members
ORS 192.511 requires committee members to represent a variety of sectors or interest groups.
- Charlie Fisher, OSPIRG State Director, Committee Co-Chair
- Morgan Smith, Polk County Counsel, Committee Co-Chair
- Emily Cureton, OPB Central Oregon Bureau Chief
- Selena Deckelmann, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Wikimedia Foundation
- Cherrill Crosby, Executive Editor, Statesman Journal
- Karin Johnson, City Recorder for Independence
- Michael Kron, Special Counsel, Office of Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum
- Mark Landauer, Lobbyist, Special Districts Association of Oregon
- Cameron Miles, Government Accountability Attorney, Office of Governor Tina Kotek
- Elliot Njus, Editor, The Oregonian
- PK Runkles, Chief Legal and Risk Counsel, Office of Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade
- Senator Floyd Prozanski of Eugene (ex officio)
- Senator Kim Thatcher of Keizer (ex officio)
- Representative Jason Kropf of Bend (ex officio)
- Representative Kim Wallan of Medford (ex officio)
Contact
SunshineCommittee@doj.oregon.gov
Public Records Law Resources
- Search the database of public records exemptions »
- Public Records Manual
- Public Records Advocate »
- Public Records Advisory Council »
Related Information
- File a public records request with the Oregon DOJ »
- File a public records appeal with the Oregon DOJ