HB7 Impact: Pensacola State College (Second Survey)

Adam Steinbaugh filed this request with the Pensacola State College of Pensacola, FL.

It is a clone of this request.

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From: Adam Steinbaugh

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

1. A copy of any guidance, information, or policies distributed by Pensacola State College's administration, the State of Florida, or any other governmental authority to faculty or staff concerning House Bill 7 or Fla. Stat. § 1000.05(4). This request is limited to records generated on or after June 14, 2022.

This request is identical to an earlier request and is intended to seek records generated or located since that request.

This request is part of a survey being conducted of every public university or college in Florida. Please note that this request does not seek a search of faculty or student email accounts or records. These requests should in no way be construed to include a review or search of email accounts, websites, or other forms of data or document retention which are controlled by students, alumni, or faculty members, nor by governmental or advisory bodies controlled by the same, except insofar as any such individuals also serve in an administrative capacity and the records were created or are held by the individual in that capacity. Any search should be limited to documents held by the administration and/or its staff members, including records created or maintained by persons acting in the capacity of administrators or staff members.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, 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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Adam Steinbaugh

From: Pensacola State College

Mr. Steinbaugh,

Your request below has been forwarded to me for a response.

I have inquired about documents related to your request for guidance, information and policies related to Florida HB 7 and § 1000.05(4), Florida Statutes, and I have found no documents responsive to your request.

The change in Florida law which declares it to be an act of discrimination to compel any student or employee to believe an enumerated list of topics related to race, color, national origin and sex was verbally discussed in a meeting between the College's academic deans and academic department heads prior to the beginning of the Fall semester. The academic department heads were then directed to discuss the new law in their respective departmental meetings with faculty. We believe the law speaks for itself, and a plain reading of § 1000.05(4) is sufficient to understand what is prohibited. Nevertheless, we may offer a professional development workshop on the topic in the future, but one is not scheduled at this time.

This concludes our response to your public records request.

Thomas J. Gilliam, Jr.
Vice President of Administrative Services
and General Counsel
Pensacola State College
1000 College Boulevard
Pensacola, Florida 32504
(850) 484-1500
www.pensacolastate.edu<http://www.pensacolastate.edu/>

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Please note:
Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from College employees regarding College business are public records, available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this email communication and any reply from you may be subject to public disclosure.

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