Policy 3310

DISTRICT RECORDS
3310 PUBLIC ACCESS TO RECORDS 


Access to District records will be consistent with the rules and regulations established by the New York State Committee on Open Government and will comply with all the requirements of the New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) 

Records Access Officer

The Superintendent, subject to the approval of the Board, will designate a Records Access Officer who will have the duty of coordinating the District's response to public requests for access to records.

Fulfilling FOIL Requests

The District will provide copies of records in the format and on the medium requested by the person filing the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request if the District can reasonably do so regardless of burden, volume, or cost of the request. The District may charge a fee for copies as permitted by law and regulation. 

The District may require a person requesting lists of names and addresses to provide a written certification that they will not use the lists of names and addresses for solicitation or fundraising purposes and will not sell, give, or otherwise make available the lists of names and addresses to any other person for the purpose of allowing that person to use the lists of names and addresses for solicitation or fundraising purposes. 

Requests for Records via Email

If the District has the capability to retrieve or extract electronic records with reasonable effort, it will provide the records electronically upon request. The District will accept requests for records submitted in the form of email and respond to those requests by email using the forms supplied by the District. This information will be posted on the District website, clearly designating the email address for purposes of receiving requests for records via this format.

When the District maintains requested records on the internet, the response will inform the requester that the records are accessible via the internet and in printed form either on paper or other information storage medium.

Notification

The District will post in a conspicuous location wherever records are kept and/or publish in a local newspaper of general circulation a notice which contains: the locations where records will be made available for inspection and copying; the name, title, business address, and business telephone number of the Records Access Officer; and the right to appeal a denial of access to records with the name and business address of the person or body to whom the appeal should be directed.




Policy References:
Education Law § 2116
Public Officers Law Article 6
21 NYCRR Part 1401


NOTE:  Refer also to
Policy 1510 - Regular Board Meetings and Rules (Quorum and Parliamentary Procedure)


Adopted: 6/22/99
Revised: 9/6/22, 2/28/23

Policy 3310