Enhanced
Access to Public Records
UNIVERSITY POLICY STATEMENT
In accordance with Public Act 462 of 1996, as amended,
the Enhanced Access to Public Records Act, the University
may provide enhanced access, which is defined as
immediate availability for public inspection, purchase
or copying, to a geographical information system
(GIS) or to public records which contain output
from a GIS that are not confidential or otherwise
exempt, by law from disclosure. The University
may establish reasonable fees for providing enhanced
access to a GIS or output from a GIS to recover
only those operating expenses related to the provision
of enhanced access. University officials,
employees or agents who are responsible for the
creation, preparation, custody, control, maintenance,
preservations, retention, possession or use of a
GIS or a public record containing output from GIS
shall select the information to be made available
through enhanced access, with due regard for intellectual
property ownership and confidentiality considerations. Recipients
of enhanced access pursuant to this policy receive
all information at their own risk and without warranties
of any kind or nature.
This policy shall not be construed to require Eastern
Michigan University to provide enhanced access to
any specific public record.
UNIVERSITY PRACTICE:
This policy is adopted pursuant to Public Act 462
of 1996, as amended, the Enhanced Access to Public
Records Act, which allows public bodies to provide
enhanced access for the inspection, purchase, or
copying of a public record that is not confidential
or otherwise exempt from disclosure. The legislature
requires that a public body which wishes to provide
such enhanced access, must enact a policy, approved
by its governing board, which complies with P. A.
462.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
The president of Eastern Michigan University is
responsible for the overall implementation of this
policy.
SCOPE OF POLICY COVERAGE
The policy applies to a GIS or other public records
which contain output from a GIS that are not confidential
or otherwise exempt from disclosure.
| Authority
for Creation or Revision: |
| Minutes
of the Board of Regents: November 27, 2001,
para. .5891M. June 15, 2004, para. .6286M |
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