Granted: Copies from Dept. of Education database

Granted: Department of Education records related to the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System. The DOE had advised that the cost of duplicating the records would be almost $4,000, plus shipping. The requester responded that it did not request copies, but rather access to the data maintained by the department in electronic form. Read More...

Granted: Inspection/duplication of budget, despite electronic access

Granted in part and denied in part: A request to the state Department of Revenue for balance sheets, income statements, sources and uses of funds, budgets and cash flow statements. The department granted access to the budget by advising the requester that it could be found on the department's website, but was informed by the Office of Open Records that the requester must be offered inspection or duplication of the records as requested. Read More...