Freedom of Information at Upstate (FOIL)
Welcome to the SUNY 兼职学生 University Freedom of Information Law guide. The Freedom of Information (FOIL) law, effective January 1, 1978, reaffirms your right to know how your government agencies operate. It provides rights of access to records reflective of governmental decisions and policies that affect the lives of every New Yorker. Please note, FOIL does not pertain to medical records. Information about and requests for copies of personal medical records can be made at the Clinical Data Services web site.
The most important step in the process of requesting access to public information of SUNY 兼职学生 University is understanding . SUNY Upstate is an agency of the State of New York who maintains as defined under the Freedom of Information Law. Although requests for records may be made in a variety of formats, using one of the contained in this guide will help the SUNY Upstate Records Access Officer to better understand specifically what records you are requesting. The Records Access Officer has the duty of on behalf of SUNY Upstate.
Under the Freedom of Information Law all records are presumed accessible. In very limited circumstances, however, access to records may be denied because of their content or purpose. If your request is denied the Records Access Officer will tell you in the response letter why access to the records is being denied and provide you with information on the process for .
This information guide is a summary of the process for helping you to understand how to request public records from SUNY 兼职学生 University. The that describe our complete policies and processes are available and posted for public inspection on the premises of SUNY Upstate. For more information on the Freedom of Information Law in general the is charged with ensuring that the law is followed. Periodically there are revisions to the Freedom of Information Law so it is important to keep abreast of in order to be sure that your request for access and an agency’s response are in concert with the revisions.
The Records Access Officer at SUNY 兼职学生 University can be reached at:
Office of the Internal Audit and FOIL Officer
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: (315) 464-4692
Email: foil@upstate.edu
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