Legal Opinion

Opinion No. Oag 4-82, (1982)

Wisconsin Attorney General Reports

Decided January 13, 1982PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT P. SORENSON, PH.D., State Director Board of Vocational,Technical and Adult Education

You ask three questions concerning the applicability of the Wisconsin Public Records Law, sec. 19.21, Stats., to local vocational, technical and adult education districts (VTAE districts). Your questions are prompted by the tremendous volume of records maintained by the VTAE districts and the costs of storage, filing and record retrieval.

Your first question is whether a VTAE district is a "school district" within the meaning of the Wisconsin Public Records Law, sec. 19.21, Stats. In my opinion, the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Newspapers, Inc. v. BreierWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979
  2. State Ex Rel. Harris v. LarsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Binder v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Wood County v. Board of Vocational, Technical & Adult EducationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Village of West Milwaukee v. Area Board of Vocational, Technical & Adult EducationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Opinion No. Oag 51-82, (1982), Wisconsin Attorney General Reports1982

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