On June 2, 2023, Schenck Price Partner and Chair of the School Law Practice Group, Marc H. Zitomer, presented at the 35^th Annual Educational Policy & School Law Seminar hosted by Strauss Esmay Associates, LLP. Marc presented “Navigating New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA)” and explore the many nuances associated with OPRA.

Presentation agenda included:

• What makes a record a “government record” that requires disclosure

• Exceptions to disclosure

• Email/text message traps for unsuspecting board members

• Assessing special service charges for onerous requests

• Recent amendments to the OPRA regulations

• New Supreme case law

• OPRA’s intersection with the Open Public Meetings Act