Matthew Cregor v. Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (SPR 20232389)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 20, 2023 SPR23/2389 Arielle Mullaney, Esq. General Counsel Executive Office of Public Safety and Security 1 Ashburton Place, Suite 2133 Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Mullaney: I have received the petition of Matthew Cregor, Esq., of the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, appealing the nonresponse of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 25, 2023, Attorney Cregor requested the following records “. . . relating to the Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (‘STOP’) School Violence Grant Program”: [1.] Any grant application from a Massachusetts school district or charter school for a STOP grant, including any attachments thereto (e.g., a letter from the local police stating they were consulted toward the grant); [2.] Any reports submitted by STOP grantees, including quarterly progress reports; [3.] Any data compiled from the STOP grantees’ reports; [4.] Any review or analysis of the reports and/or implementation of the STOP School Violence Grant Program, whether conducted by EOPSS or another reviewer. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Attorney Cregor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2389, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office intends on providing a written response to Attorney Cregor. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Attorney Cregor with a response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an 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

Arielle Mullaney, Esq. SPR23/2389 Page 2 October 20, 2023 electronic copy of the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Attorney Cregor may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Matthew Cregor, Esq.