Brick Township Public Schools Open Public Records Act Request Form (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

EXCEPTIONS :

N.J.S.A. 47:1:1A-1.1

Inter-agency or intra-agency advisory, consultative or deliberative material

Legislative records

Law Enforcement Records: Medical examiner photos, Criminal investigatory records, Victims’ records

Trade secrets and proprietary commercial or financial information

Any record within the attorney-client privilege

Administrative or technical information regarding computer hardware, software and networks which, if disclosed, would

jeopardize computer security

Emergency or security information or procedures for any buildings or facility which, if disclosed, would jeopardize

security of the building or facility or persons therein

Security measures and surveillance techniques which, if disclosed, would create a risk to the safety or persons,

property, electronic data or software

Information which, if disclosed, would give an advantage to competitors or bidders

10)

Information generated by or on behalf of public employers or public employees in connection with: any sexual

harassment complaint filed with a public employer, any grievance filed by or against an employee, or collective

negotiations documents and statements of strategy or negotiating

11)

Information that is a communication between a public agency and its insurance carrier, administrative service

organization or risk management office

12)

Information that is to be kept confidential pursuant to court order

13)

Certificate of honorable discharge issued by the United States government (Form DD-214) filed with a public agency

14)

Social security numbers

15)

Credit card numbers

16)

Unlisted telephone numbers

17)

Drivers’ license numbers

18)

Certain records of higher education institutions: research records, questions or scores for exam for employment or

academics, charitable contribution information, rare book collections gifted for limited access, admission applications,

student records, grievances or disciplinary proceedings revealing a student’s identification

N.J.S.A.47:1A-1.2

19)

Biotechnology trade secrets

20)

Convicts requesting their victims’ records

21)

Ongoing investigations of non-law enforcement agencies (must prove disclosure is inimical to the public interest)

22)

Public defender records

23)

Upholds exemptions contained in other State or federal statutes and regulations, Executive Orders, Rules of Court, and

Privileges created by State Constitution, statute, court rule or judicial case law

N.J.S.A.47:1A-10

24)

Personnel and pension records, except specific information identified as follows: a) an individual’s name, title, position,

salary, payroll record, length of service, date of separation and the reason for such separation, and the amount and type

of any pension received, b) when authorized by an individual in interest, c) data contained in information which disclose

conformity with specific experiential, educational or medical qualifications required for government employment or for

receipt of a public pension, but not including any detailed medical or psychological information

N.J.S.A.47:1A-1 (Legislative Findings) “a public agency has a responsibility and an obligation to safeguard from public access

a citizen’s personal information with which it has been entrusted when disclosure thereof would violate the citizen’s reasonable

expectation of privacy.” Burnett v. County of Bergen, 198 N.J. 408(2009). Without ambiguity, the court held that the privacy

provision “is neither a preface nor a preamble.” Rather, “the very language expressed in the privacy clause reveals its

substantive nature; it does not offer reasons why OPRA was adopted, as preambles typically do; instead, it focuses on the law’s

implementation.” “ Specifically, it imposes an obligation on public agencies to protect against disclosure of personal information

which would run contrary to protect against disclosure of personal information which would run contrary to reasonable privacy

interests.”

Executive Order No. 21 (McGreevey 2002) 1) Records where inspection, examination or copying would substantially interfere

with the State’s ability to protect and defend the State and its citizens against acts of sabotage or terrorism, or which, if

disclosed, would materially increase the risk of consequences of potential acts of sabotage or terrorism, and 2) Records

exempted from disclosure by State agencies’ proposed rules are exempt from disclosure by this Order.

Executive Order No. 26 (McGreevey 2002)1) Certain records maintained by the Office of the Governor, 2) Resumes,

applications for employment or other information concerning job applicants while a recruitment search is ongoing, 3) Records of

complaints and investigations undertaken pursuant to the Model Procedures for Internal Complaints Alleging Discrimination,

Harassment or Hostile Environments, 4) Information relating to medical, psychiatric or psychological history, diagnosis,

treatment or evaluation, 5) Information in a personal income or other tax return, 6) Information describing a natural person’s

finances, income, assets, liabilities, net worth, bank balances, financial history or activities, or creditworthiness, except as

otherwise required by law to be disclosed, 7) Test questions, scoring keys and other examination data pertaining to the

administration of an examination for public employment or licensing, and 8) Records in the possession of another department

including NJ Office of Information Technology or State Archives when those records are made confidential by regulation or EO

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