OAR 581-001-0105: Establishing Fees for Public Records

(1) The Oregon Department of Education may charge a fee of twenty-five (25) cents per page for supplying copies of public records on request. (2) The Department may charge an additional fee reasonably calculated to provide reimbursement for costs incurred in locating, compiling, editing or otherwise processing such records to make them available for inspection, and for costs incurred in locating, compiling, editing or otherwise processing such records to make them available for inspection, and for costs of conveying such records to the requester. Employee time required for such purposes shall be billed at a rate not to exceed cost of employee time to the Department. (3) No additional fee will be charged for providing records in an alternative format to individuals with vision or hearing impairments when required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. (4) A Deputy Superintendent may reduce or waive fees when: (a) The time spent making the records available was negligible; or (b) Supplying the requested records is within the normal scope of Department activity; or (c) Payment would make extreme financial hardship upon requester.