Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0520 - Education
Subtitle 0520-15 - Public Records Requests
Chapter 0520-15-01 - Public Records Requests
Section 0520-15-01-.04 - RESPONDING TO PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0520-15-01-.04
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) The PRRC shall review public record requests and make an initial determination of the following:
(a) If the requestor has provided
evidence of Tennessee citizenship;
(b) If the records requested are described
with sufficient specificity to identify them; and
(c) If the State Board is the custodian of
the records requested.
(2) The PRRC shall acknowledge receipt of the request and take any of the following action(s), as appropriate:
(a) Advise the requestor of this Rule and the
elections made by the State Board regarding:
1. Proof of Tennessee Citizenship;
2. Fees (and labor threshold and waivers if
applicable);
3. Aggregation of
multiple or frequent requests.
(b) Deny the request in writing if an
appropriate ground applies, including the basis for the denial, using the
Public Records Request Response Form developed by the OORC. Appropriate grounds
for denial include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Requestor is not, or has not presented
evidence of being, a Tennessee citizen;
2. Request lacks specificity;
3. Exemption makes the record not subject to
disclosure under the TPRA;
4. The
State Board is not the custodian of the requested records;
5. The records do not exist.
(c) If appropriate, contact the
requestor to see if request can be narrowed.
(d) Forward the records request to the
appropriate records custodian and advise the requestor of such
action.
(e) If the records are in
the custody of a different governmental entity, and the PRRC knows the correct
governmental entity, advise the requestor of the correct entity and PRRC for
that entity, if known.
(3) The designated PRRC(s) for the State Board is the General Counsel and, in the absence of the General Counsel, either a staff attorney or the Director of Policy and Research. Contact information is available on the State Board's website.
Authority: T.C.A. § 10-7-503.
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