Opinion No. (2000)

REQUESTED BY: Douglas D. Christensen Commissioner of Education This opinion is written in response to your request for an opinion to clarify a public records issue. In your letter you state that, pursuant to state statute, the Commissioner of Education is responsible for issuing teaching and administrative certificates to qualified individual applicants. Specifically, you cite Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-305 and Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 79-801 through 79-816 and regulations promulgated thereunder, 92 NAC 21 and 92 NAC 23. Individuals seeking certification fill out and submit applications to the Department…