Right to Know Law - Open Records / Overview

Right to Know Law:

Governor Edward G. Rendell signed the new Right-To-Know law on February 14, 2008 fundamentally changing the way people access public records of their government. This Web page has been created in response to that law, which fully takes effect January 1, 2009.

For more information about the law - click here

Punxsutawney Area School District Open-Records Officer:
All requests for information from the Punxsutawney Area School District under the Right to Know law should be directed to:

Punxsutawney Area School District

c/o Dr. Keith Wolfe

475 Beyer Avenue

Punxsutawney, PA 15767
PHONE: 814-938-5151 x5001

FAX: 814-938-6677

EMAIL: openrecordsofficer@punxsy.k12.pa.us

The following fee structure is in place for all requests under the Right to Know law:

Record Type: Fee:

A “photocopy” is either a single-sided copy or one side of a double-sided black and white copy of a standard 8.5’ x 11” page

$0.25 a page

Certified copy

$20 flat fee

Printing copy of non-paper record

$.25

Electronic copy of record – Electronic copies will be provided by means of computer disk. For transfer of an electronic file to a computer disk, the charge is $1 for the disk plus $20 per hour with a minimum charge of $20. The same charge will apply for e-mail of record when request is made for access in electronic form and solely for its convenience the district chooses e-mail transmission in lieu of providing a disk. No charge will apply if solely for its convenience the district elects to e-mail a record instead of providing access through personal inspection of a paper copy.

See record

description

Redaction – If redaction is required before the record can be accessed, the school will charge $20 per hour.

$20 per hour

Mailing copy of record- If a request is made for mailing and the district chooses to mail the copy instead of personal pickup, the requester will pay the actual cost of shipping or postage.

Actual cost for postage

Facsimile transmission – If a request is made for facsimile transmission and the district chooses to provide facsimile transmission instead of personal pickup, the requester will pay $.25 per page.

$.25 per page

Prepayment: Prior to granting a request for access in accordance with this Act, the school may require a requester to prepay an estimate of the fees authorized under this section if the fees required to fulfill the request are expected to exceed $100.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Open Records:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Office of Open Records
Commonwealth Keystone Building
400 North Street, 4th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225
PHONE: 717-346-9903
FAX: 717-425-5343
EMAIL: openrecords@state.pa.us
WEBSITE: http://openrecords.state.pa.us/

The uniform request form developed by the Office of Open Records can be found at http://openrecords.state.pa.us/.

Last Modified on June 24, 2009

Record Type:	Fee:
A “photocopy” is either a single-sided copy or one side of a double-sided black and white copy of a standard 8.5’ x 11” page	$0.25 a page
Certified copy	$20 flat fee
Printing copy of non-paper record	$.25
Electronic copy of record – Electronic copies will be provided by means of computer disk. For transfer of an electronic file to a computer disk, the charge is $1 for the disk plus $20 per hour with a minimum charge of $20. The same charge will apply for e-mail of record when request is made for access in electronic form and solely for its convenience the district chooses e-mail transmission in lieu of providing a disk. No charge will apply if solely for its convenience the district elects to e-mail a record instead of providing access through personal inspection of a paper copy.	See record description
Redaction – If redaction is required before the record can be accessed, the school will charge $20 per hour.	$20 per hour
Mailing copy of record- If a request is made for mailing and the district chooses to mail the copy instead of personal pickup, the requester will pay the actual cost of shipping or postage.	Actual cost for postage
Facsimile transmission – If a request is made for facsimile transmission and the district chooses to provide facsimile transmission instead of personal pickup, the requester will pay $.25 per page.	$.25 per page
Prepayment: Prior to granting a request for access in accordance with this Act, the school may require a requester to prepay an estimate of the fees authorized under this section if the fees required to fulfill the request are expected to exceed $100.