HB 2572 - DIGEST

Requires the attorney general to develop and implement a training program regarding the legal requirements and purposes of: (1) Chapter 40.14 RCW relating to the preservation and destruction of public records;

(2) The open public meetings act; and

(3) The public records act.

Requires members of the governing body of a public agency to complete the open public meetings act training course.

Requires elected state officials, local officials, and persons appointed to fill a vacancy in elective office, who are subject to the requirements of the public records act, to complete a training course regarding basic open government principles, including the responsibility of state employees to preserve, disclose, and provide public records.