Any request for access to or duplication of a public record must submit a written request addressed to the Board Secretary. The written request must identify or describe the public record sought with sufficient specificity to allow the district to determine which record is being requested and the name and address to which the district should send its response.
Definition (The Right-to-Know Act 65 P.S. § 66.1)
Public records shall mean any account, voucher or contract dealing with the receipt or disbursement
of
funds; acquisition, use or disposal of services, supplies, materials, equipment
or other property; or any minutes, orders or decisions fixing the personal or property rights, privileges, immunities, duties or obligations of any person or group.
Public records
shall not include the following:
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Any report, communication or other
paper whose publication would disclose the institution, progress or result of
any investigation undertaken in the performance of official duties.
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Any record, document, material, exhibit, pleading, report, memorandum, or other paper
to which access or publication is prohibited, restricted or forbidden by law,
regulation, court order or decree of court; would operate to the prejudice or impairment
of a person’s reputation or personal security; or would result in the loss of federal
funds, except the record of a conviction for any criminal act.
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Education records concerning
individual students, in accordance
with federal and state laws.
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Personnel files, in
compliance with applicable laws.
Fees (subject to annual review)
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Black & White
Photocopies
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$
.10 per page
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Color
Photocopies
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$
.25 per page
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Transfer
to 3.5” disk
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$
.27 per disk
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Burn
to CD
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$
.38 per CD
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Staff time
to retrieve,
research or
duplicate records
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$
3.25 per quarter hour
$
6.50 per half hour
$
13.00 per hour
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