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PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION

Requests for public information shall be made to the College District by one of the following methods:

1. To the Office of the President;

2. U.S. mail to P.O. Box 1768, Lufkin, TX 75902

3. Via electronic submission through the College’s website at https://myac.angelina.edu/ICS/AC_Employment/Information_Request.jnz.

Nonbusiness Days

The College President or designee 20may designate a day on which the College District’s administrative offices are closed or operating with minimal staffing as a nonbusiness day for purposes of compliance with the Texas Public Information Act (PIA). The College President or designee may designate at most 10 nonbusiness days each calendar year. 

Suspension of Public Information During a Catastrophe

In the event a catastrophe, as defined by law, significantly impacts the College District such that the catastrophe directly causes the inability of the College District to comply with the requirements of the PIA, the Board shall suspend the applicability of the PIA to the College District for the time permitted by law and provide the required notices to the attorney general and the public. The Board shall extend an initial suspension period as necessary in accordance with law. [See GCB(LEGAL)] 

Charging for Personnel Time

In addition to other labor charges permitted by, and in accordance with law, the College District shall charge a requestor for additional personnel time spent producing information for the requestor after College District personnel have collectively spent:

1. Thirty-six hours of time during the College District’s fiscal year; or

2. Fifteen hours of time during a one-month period.

The Vice President of Business Affairs and Internal Counsel is responsible for reviewing and updating this regulation. Policy reviews are made in accordance with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness Policy Tracking document.

DATE ISSUED: 11/3/2023

ADOPTED: 08/2024

UPDATE 46

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