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Board notes three FOIA requests, response pending for a commercial data request
Summary
President Joseph Ruffner reported three FOIA requests received Jan. 2–30, 2025: two were responded to (Jan. 16 and Jan. 29) and one commercial request from The Data Branch remains pending for purchase-order records dating to Jan. 1, 2020.
President Joseph Ruffner reported on Freedom of Information Act requests covering Jan. 11–Feb. 13, 2025. The board record lists: (1) Jan. 2, 2025 — commercial request from Sheri Reid (Data Acquisition Specialist) for purchase order and vendor information; response sent Jan. 29, 2025; (2) Jan. 15, 2025 — request from Shelia Norman (Illinois Retired Teachers Association) for names and emails of certified staff; response sent Jan. 16; (3) Jan. 30, 2025 — commercial request from Matt Stockwell (The Data Branch) for a spreadsheet of purchase orders from Jan. 1, 2020 to present; the minutes state "The response is pending."
The minutes record the dates, requesters and response status but do not provide copies of the requests or details on exemptions, redactions or planned release dates for the pending request. The board did not take additional action during the meeting.
