Employee listing (New York State Education Department)

Benjamin Lesser filed this request with the New York State Education Department of New York.
Submitted Dec. 19, 2014
Est. Completion None
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Withdrawn

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From: Benjamin Lesser

Subject: None

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

A listing of every officer and/or employee of the agency, including name, office address, title and salary.

Per NEW YORK PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, ARTICLE 6, Section 87(3)(b):

"Each agency shall maintain:
[....]
(b) a record setting forth the name, public office address, title and salary of every officer or employee of the agency."

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Benjamin Lesser

From: FOIL

Subject: None

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Dear Mr. Lesser:

This is to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request for State Education Department (SED) records regarding a listing of every officer and/or employee of this agency. Please be advised that you will hear further from the Department by approximately January 15, 2015 as to whether your request will be granted or denied in whole or in part.

SED charges the statutorily permitted fee of $.25 per page for duplication of records requested under FOIL (Public Officers Law §87[1][b][iii]). There is no provision in law or regulation for waiver of this fee. Payment must be made to the NYS Education Department by check or money order. Do not send any payment until you are notified that your request is granted and informed of the charge for your request. If your request is for electronic records and your requested is granted, the records will be provided to you in that format.

If your request is granted one of the following will happen:

1. If your request can be filled immediately, and the total duplication fee is under $25.00, staff will forward the requested records to you with a statement of what you owe for the duplication fee. Or:

2. If the total duplication fee for your request is $25.00 or more (100 pages), you will be advised of the page count and duplication fee owed in advance of duplicating the records. Upon receipt of payment, staff will duplicate and mail the requested records. Or:

3. If it will take time to locate and/or duplicate the records you have requested, you will be given a date by which you will be told the page count and duplication fee for your request.
Regards,
Chris Halpin

From: MuckRock.com

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

Subject: None

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

Subject: None

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

Subject: None

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: Benjamin Lesser

Subject: None

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Hello -

We have not received any further update on this request for the department's employee listing. Please advise.

Thank you.

From: FOIL

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Request: Employee listing (New York State Education Department)

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Mr. Lesser:

Each agency shall make available for public inspection and copying all records, except that such agency may deny access to records or portions thereof that if disclosed would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy (Public Officers Law §87[2][b]). An unwarranted invasion of personal privacy includes releasing a lists of names and addresses for the purposes of solicitation (Public Officers Law §89[2][b][iii]). Please certify that, if obtained, the information would not be used for or given to a third party to use for solicitation purposes. You can certify this information by responding to this email indicating that you will not be using such a list for solicitation purposes.

Much of the information you're looking for can be obtained by going to http://seethroughny.net/.
Regards,
Chris Halpin

From: MuckRock

Subject: None

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Hello -

The records requested will not be used for solicitation.

Thank you.

From: MuckRock.com

Subject: None

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: FOIL

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Request: Employee listing (New York State Education Department)

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Mr. Lesser,

Thank you for your email.

You may wish to use resources such as www.nysed.gov<http://www.nysed.gov> and http://seethroughny.net/ to obtain this information.

From: MuckRock

Subject: None

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Hello -

As indicated, this is a specific document that the FOIL statute requires each government agency in New York to maintain. If this information is posted on NYSED's website, please provide a specific URL where it can be found.

Thank you,
Shawn Musgrave
MuckRock

From: FOIL

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Request: Employee listing (New York State Education Department)

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Mr. Lesser,

This is in further response to your request under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) for State Education Department (SED) records regarding a listing of every officer and/or employee of the agency, including name, office address, title and salary.

Please be advised that your FOIL request is still under review. Due to the scope and nature of your request, it will take the Department additional time to fulfill your request. You will hear from the Department by approximately September 30, 2015 as to whether your request will be granted or denied in whole or in part. If your request is granted, we will provide you with the documents or advise you of the page count and duplication costs.

As a reminder, the Department charges $.25 per page for records provided in response to a FOIL request. If the duplication cost is less than $25, we will provide you the copies, with a statement of what you owe for duplication. If the duplication cost is $25 or more, we will advise you of the page count and the cost for duplication.

I apologize for the delay in fulfilling your request and appreciate your patience.

Sincerely,
Records Access Officer

From: MuckRock.com

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

Subject: None

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: MuckRock.com

Subject: None

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: MuckRock.com

Subject: None

Email

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: MuckRock.com

Subject: None

Email

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 19, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: FOIL

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Law Request: Employee listing (New York State Education Department)

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Dear Mr. Lesser:

Please let us know if you are still seeking this information.

Thank you,
Records Access Officer

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