Bret Seferian v. Quinsigamond Community College (SPR 20210355)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records February 17, 2021 SPR21/0355 Mr. Josh Martin Director of Institutional Communications Quinsigamond Community College 670 West Boylston Street Worcester, MA 01606 Dear Mr. Martin: I have received the petition of Mr. Bret Seferian of the Massachusetts Teachers Association appealing the nonresponse of the Quinsigamond Community College (College) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 22, 2020, Mr. Seferian requested, “information on behalf of the Massachusetts Community College Council (MCCC) about funding from the Federal CARES Act at on November 12, 2020 to the [named] lead negotiator for Board of Higher Education (BHE) …” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Seferian petitioned this office and SPR21/0355 was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the College intends on providing a written response to Mr. Seferian to address his concerns. Accordingly, the College is ordered to provide Mr. Seferian with a response to his request consistent with the Public Records Law, its Access Regulations and this order within 10 business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of the response to this to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Seferian may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Bret Seferian One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us