Personnel
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1983-84 #449
Personnel reports that do not identify employees must be disclosed. Teacher evaluations on school ratings are open if executive meetings exclusions are not present.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1983-84 #314
An exhibit is not automatically converted into a personnel record simply because it is introduced in a grievance procedure. FOIA and the Privacy Protection Act notwithstanding, a teacher has the statutory right to a private grievance hearing.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1982-83 #726
A volunteer fire department is subject to FOIA if it is funded wholly or principally by public funds. Records regarding the suspension of a fire chief are confidential as part of the chief’s personnel file.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1981-82 #433
Neither applications nor the identities of those applying for nonpaying positions on public boards or commissions are exempt from disclosure as personnel records.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1979-80 #385
Because nothing in FOIA demands confidentiality of any record or meeting, school board members-elect may attend executive sessions and review personnel records prior to taking office.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1979-80 #301
Teaching certificates are exempt as personnel records.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1978-79 #317
Records on a teacher’s professional qualifications are personnel records.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1976-77 #210
Letters of reference are not exempt funder FOIA, but the Privacy Protection Act does prohibit their release.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1974-75 #580
Composite evaluation of school superintendent, made up of several individual evaluations, is exempt as a personnel record.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1974-75 #585
Teachers, and all publicly employed persons, have a right to view their own personnel file.
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Attorney General’s Opinion 1973-74 #456
City job applicant is entitled to see his application and accompanying background report.