posted by Joe Polk at 12:20 AM /
Pennsylvania's newly overhauled Right-to-Know Law took effect on Jan. 1, and it appears Mt. Lebanon will be a test case of a new appeal process outlined within the revised law.
It has led to the first volley over Mt. Lebanon School Board procedures regarding the high school renovation project.
The Right-to-Know Law makes public nearly all records and documents of public bodies like school boards, local councils, county councils all the way up to the state legislature. On Feb. 14, 2008 Governor Ed Rendell (D) signed Act 3 of 2008 into law, which was a complete overhaul of the Right-to-Know Law. By Jan. 1, 2009, the law was implemented in its entirety across the state.
The newly-revised law creates an Office of Open Records, a state administrative agency within the Department of Community and Economic Development. That office will hear most open records appeals, hold hearings, issue orders, advisory opinions and provide training.
Link: www.thealmanac.net/ALM/Story/01-21-ML-school-open-records-B
It has led to the first volley over Mt. Lebanon School Board procedures regarding the high school renovation project.
The Right-to-Know Law makes public nearly all records and documents of public bodies like school boards, local councils, county councils all the way up to the state legislature. On Feb. 14, 2008 Governor Ed Rendell (D) signed Act 3 of 2008 into law, which was a complete overhaul of the Right-to-Know Law. By Jan. 1, 2009, the law was implemented in its entirety across the state.
The newly-revised law creates an Office of Open Records, a state administrative agency within the Department of Community and Economic Development. That office will hear most open records appeals, hold hearings, issue orders, advisory opinions and provide training.
Link: www.thealmanac.net/ALM/Story/01-21-ML-school-open-records-B
Labels: high school renovation, right-to-know law, school district
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