About Public Records

Many records of Stanislaus State are available for public inspection under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code section 6250 et seq.), as well as those of its auxiliaries under the McKee Transparency Act (Cal. Ed. Code section 89913 et seq.).

The records may be in writing, paper, report, study, map, photograph, book, card, tape recording, or other material that is created, maintained, or filed by or with a public agency and must contain information relating to the conduct of the public's business.

This includes any record generated on paper, paper substitutes, photographic media, magnetic or machine readable media, or any other material, regardless of form or characteristics, including e-mail, voice-mail, databases, instant messaging and text messages.

Certain records are exempt from public disclosure under the California Public Records Act (See e.g., Gov. Code section 6254 et seq.) and McKee Transparency Act (Cal. Ed. Code section 89914(a)). Stanislaus State may redact purely personal and private information from public records. The Public Records Act also does not require the University to create documents that do not already exist.

Request Public Records

Please contact Julie Keo and we will assist you with this task. Your request should include the following information:

  1. Contact information – your name, mailing address and telephone number. Feel free to include any other information you may feel to be useful, such as your e-mail, fax or cell phone number.
  2. A description of the specific records being requested. The request must be specific enough for the University to be able to identify the records being requested.
  3. Please let us know if you would like copies of the records or if you would like to come to our office to review them.

Only the Senior Associate Vice President for HREOC has delegated authority from the president to receive, grant, or deny requests for records under the Public Records or McKee Transparency Acts. If a Stanislaus State or Auxiliary employee receives a request, it must be promptly forwarded.

Public Records FAQs

No, public records requests are not confidential records. The request is itself a public record. It can be requested by others and the office forwards public records requests to the departments holding records and to third parties who have an interest in the records that were requested.

Free to view and twenty cents a page for hard copies or electronic pages. Requesters will be notified in advance of any non-standard charges. These shall not exceed the amount necessary to reimburse the agency.

Requests for public records should be directed to the Compliance Office at: Stanislaus State, One University Circle, MSR 320, Turlock, CA 95382.

Mail: Send to the above address
PRA Contact: Email Julie Keo or call 209-667-3746

Media inquiries about campus policies, decisions, changes, and similar should be directed to Stanislaus State’s Office of Communications and Public Affairs at 209-667-6780.

Updated: August 13, 2023