Subchapter A. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Sec.
303.1. Definitions.
303.2. Open-records officer.
303.3. Cooperation.
Authority The provisions of this Chapter 303 adopted under section 504(a) of the Right-To-Know Law (65 P. S. § 67.504), unless otherwise noted.
Source The provisions of this Chapter 303 adopted November 28, 2008, effective January 1, 2009, 38 Pa.B. 6502, unless noted otherwise.
§ 303.1. Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Appeals officer—The individual responsible, under section 503(c)(1) of the law (65 P. S. § 67.503(c)(1)), for appeals from determinations of an open-records officer.
Commission—The Local Government Commission.
Law—The Right-to-Know Law (65 P. S. § § 67.101—67.3104).
Legislative record—As defined in section 102 of the law (65 P. S. § 67.102).
Mass request—A number of requests under the law to which all of the following apply:(i) Each request is for the same record.
(ii) Each request is to the Commission.
(iii) The number exceeds the daily average number of requests to the Commission by at least 200%.
(iv) The requests are substantially identical in format and language.
(v) The open-records officer is able to trace the requests to a common source.
Office of Open Records—The Office of Open Records established under section 1310 of the law (65 P. S. § 67.1310).
Open-records officer—The individual responsible for receiving and responding to requests for records of the Commission under section 502(a)(2) of the law (65 P. S. § 67.502(a)(2)).
Requester—A person that makes a request for a record from the Commission under the law.
Record—(i) Information, regardless of physical form or characteristics, that documents a transaction or activity of an agency and that is created, received or retained pursuant to law or in connection with a transaction, business or activity of the agency.
(ii) The term includes a document, paper, letter, map, book, tape, photograph, film or sound recording, information stored or maintained electronically and a data-processed or image-processed document.
§ 303.2. Open-records officer.
Under section 502(a)(2) of the law (65 P. S. § 67.502(a)(2)), and upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin in accordance with 101 Pa. Code § 31.2 (relating to open-records officers), the designation of the open-records officer for the Commission will be as follows:
Open-Records Officer Local Government Commission Senate Box 203078 Harrisburg, PA 17120-3078 Fax: (717) 772-4524 E-mail: LGCopenrecords@palegislature.us
Source The provisions of this § 303.2 amended April 24, 2015, effective April 25, 2015, 45 Pa.B. 2051. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (345082).
§ 303.3. Cooperation.
The Commission may coordinate with the Legislative Reference Bureau for assistance with all of the following:
(1) Request entries under section 502(b)(2)(i) of the law (65 P. S. § 67.502(b)(2)(i)).
(2) Time periods under section 502(b)(2)(ii) of the law.
(3) Interim responses under section 502(b)(1) of the law.
(4) Final responses under section 502(b)(1) of the law.
(5) Dispositions under section 502(b)(2)(iii) of the law.
(6) Implementation of Subchapter C (relating to appellate procedure).
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