Dear Edison School District,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-5(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested: emails between Board President Patel from March of 2026-present with key words “budget”
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Kids first
Your OPRA request is denied based on the information provided below.
The new provisions of [1]P.L. 2024, c. 16, which modernize and reform the
Open Public Records Act (OPRA), will take effect on Tuesday, September 3,
2024.
One of the new provisions of the law is that all agencies subject
to OPRA must adopt the [2]records request form created by the Government
Records Council (GRC). If the form is offered in an electronic format, you
are required to include specific directions on how to submit it on your
website pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(f). If you also offer an online
request platform, it should be updated to reflect the new form
requirements contained in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(f) and N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(g) (and
specifically requiring the inclusion of the “commercial purpose” and
“litigation” questions added to the “Requestor Information” box).
Beginning September 3, 2024, records custodians should discontinue the use
of any old OPRA request forms, removing them from circulation and
replacing them with the new form adopted by the GRC. Please note that the
law is silent if governing body action is required to adopt the form.