Opinion No. Oag 7-84, (1984)

HOWARD FULLER, Secretary Department of Employment Relations

You have asked a series of questions regarding access under the public records law to certain information obtained from state employes in connection with state affirmative action programs.

Your first question is:

1. What state or federal statutory or administrative limitations, if any, exist upon the right of a requester (as defined in Sec. 19.32(3), Stats.) to have access to records in my custody which identify the date of birth, sex, ethnic status and handicap status of individual state employes?

Section 19.36(1) reads as follows:

Limita…