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2009 Arkansas Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2009)

handle is hein.sag/sagar0012 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF ARKANSAS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DUsTIN McDANIEL Opinion No. 2008-191 January 2, 2009 Ms. Kay Barnhill Terry State Personnel Administrator Office of Personnel Management Department of Finance and Administration 1509 West Seventh Street, Suite 201 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-3278 Dear Ms. Terry: I am writing in response to your request, made pursuant to A.C.A. § 25-19- 105(c)(3)(B) (Supp 2007) on behalf of a number of state employees, for an opinion on whether your decision concerning the release of certain information from the Arkansas Administration Statewide Information System or AASIS in response to a request made under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is consistent with that law. See A.C.A. §§ 25-19-101 to -109 (Supp. 2007. Specifically, you note that the Office of Personnel Management received an FOIA request for an electronic copy of the AASIS database to include employee name, job title, salary, agency name, work address, voice telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address. A number of employees reportedly seek non-release of this information based on various safety-related concerns. It is my understanding that you intend to release the requested information, to the extent it is included in the requested database. My statutory duty under A.C.A. § 25-19-105(c)(3)(B)(i) is to state whether the decision of the custodian is consistent with the provisions of the FOIA.1 1I should note that your summary of the employees' concerns raises several questions that are outside the scope of my review under A.C.A. § 25-19-105(c)(3)(B), which does not extend to addressing particular questions posed by custodians, subjects and requesters. Accord Op. Att'y Gen. 2008-078 (Strictly 323 CENTER STREET, SurrE 200 * LrTLE ROCK, ARKANsAs 72201 TELEPHONE (501) 682-2007 * FAx (501) 682-8084 INTERNET WEBSYTE * http://www.ag.state.ar.us/

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