Section 1307 of the Right-To-Know Law requires the Office of Open Records to establish a fee schedule for Commonwealth agencies and local agencies. Section 1310 of the RTKL requires the OOR to review that fee schedule every other year. Duplication fees charged under the RTKL must be reasonable and based on “prevailing fees for comparable duplication services provided by … Continue reading OOR Adopts RTKL Fee Schedule
A government agency must prove that redactions in legal invoices consist of an attorney’s conclusions, legal theories, legal research or opinions. 2022-2709 Proposals related to a canceled bidding process are public records even if those proposals were never formally rejected. 2022-2521 An agency is only required to provide records in the manner in which the … Continue reading Transparency Zone, December 2022
A list of 9th graders enrolled at Central High broken down by middle school attended is protected by FERPA. 2022-2258 Granted request for data on collisions in the Delaware River as agency failed to prove records are internal/predecisional deliberations, noncriminal investigative records, or subject to a federal confidentiality statute. 2022-1985 A county consortium for school … Continue reading Transparency Zone, November 2022
During the summer, we shared the exciting news that the OOR is moving forward with our E-File Appeal Portal, with the goal of having all Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) appeals processed through the E-File Portal by spring of 2023. Use of the E-File Portal will provide a one-stop location for all records involving all appeals, ending … Continue reading Phase 2 of OOR E-File Appeal Portal Process
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Aggregate data about disability services provided to students may be public information. 2022-1989 Agency proved that it has not promulgated regulations defining “chicken meal” and thus a document responsive to the Request does not exist. 2022-2254 An agency may not be allowed to withhold a surveillance video if sensitive images may be blurred (“redacted”). 2022-1908 … Continue reading Transparency Zone, October 2022
The Office of Open Records (OOR) will conduct its annual Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) and Sunshine Act training on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 10 a.m. This year’s session, which will be held via Microsoft Teams, will include the following topics: The OOR’s Annual Training is free and open to everyone. Attendees will have ample opportunity to … Continue reading Annual Training is November 15
Section 1307 of the Right-To-Know Law requires the Office of Open Records to establish a RTKL Fee Schedule for Commonwealth agencies and local agencies. Section 1310 of the RTKL requires the OOR to review that fee schedule every other year. The OOR last updated the fee schedule in 2020. Today, our biannual review of the RTKL Fee Schedule officially begins for 2022. We … Continue reading OOR Reviewing RTKL Fee Schedule, Seeking Comments
No reasonable expectation of privacy exists for names and addresses listed on construction permits, thus that information may not be redacted. 2022-1719 A requester may not be prohibited from taking photographs when inspecting electronic copies of various financial records. 2022-1626 Autopsy and toxicology reports held by a county coroner are not protected from disclosure by … Continue reading Transparency Zone: September 2022
Over the summer, we conducted a survey of Agency Open Records Officers (AOROs) to get a sense of the volume and complexity of the Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) requests they’ve received in 2021 and 2020. We received responses from 983 AOROs across the state. As in recent years, roughly a third of agencies report receiving more … Continue reading 2022 AORO Survey Data
| Docket | Date | Title | County | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20230180 | 01/30/2023 | Jordan Vyonder v. Albright Memorial Library, Scranton | Lackawanna | Withdrawn |
| 20230163 | 01/30/2023 | Jordan Vyonder v. Lackawanna County | Lackawanna | Withdrawn |
| 20230144 | 01/30/2023 | Nikki Sheppick v. Charleroi Borough | Washington | Withdrawn |
| 20230065 | 01/30/2023 | Richard Kearney v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections | Commonwealth | Denied |
| 20230060 | 01/30/2023 | Jim Garland v. Pennsylvania Department of Health | Commonwealth | Denied |
| 20230048 | 01/30/2023 | Jim Garland v. Pennsylvania Department of State | Commonwealth | Denied |
| 20230030 | 01/30/2023 | David Bayne v. Plum Borough | Allegheny | Granted |
| Date | Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2023, 7:00 PM | Training for Carnegie Melon Journalism Class | |
| February 8, 2023, 10:00 AM | [OPEN TO PUBLIC] Payment Issues and the Right-to-Know Law Webinar | |
| February 22, 2023, 10:00 AM | [OPEN TO PUBLIC] Payment Issues and the Right-to-Know Law Webinar | |
| March 8, 2023, 10:00 AM | [OPEN TO PUBLIC] Basics of the Sunshine Act Webinar | |
| March 16, 2023, 12:00 PM | Training for Duquesne University | |
| March 22, 2023, 10:00 AM | [OPEN TO PUBLIC] Laws that Protect Information Webinar |
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