Joshua Dankoff v. Department of Children and Families (SPR 20210983)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 3, 2021 SPR21/0983 Steven Treat, Esq. Assistant General Counsel Department of Children and Families 600 Washington Street, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02111 Dear Attorney Treat: I have received the petition of Joshua Dankoff of Citizens for Juvenile Justice appealing the response of the Department of Children and Families (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, §10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 11, 2021, Mr. Dankoff requested information about how many noncitizens applied to be caregivers, requested waivers, were granted waivers, received daily stipends, or were granted caregiver status by a judicial court order. On March 26, 2021, the Department responded. Unsatisfied with the response, Mr. Dankoff appealed and SPR21/0983 was opened as a result. Based upon a conversation between a Public Records Division staff attorney and a Department representative, it is my understanding that the Department intends on providing a subsequent response to Mr. Dankoff. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Dankoff with a response to its request in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations within 10 business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Dankoff 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: Joshua Dankoff 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