Herman, Colman v. Executive Office of Education (SPR 20260679)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 9, 2026 SPR26/0679 Abigail Fee, Esq. General Counsel Executive Office of Education One Ashburton Place, Room 1403 Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Fee: I have received the petition of Colman Herman appealing the nonresponse of the Executive Office of Education (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 31, 2026, Mr. Herman requested: [1] Records of any and all expenses that [an identified indidivual] incurred in his capacity of secretary of Education for the period January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. This includes, but is not limited to the following: [a] Expense reports, including back-up receipts [b] Credit care statements, including back-up receipts [c] Automobile expense records, including back-up receipts [d] Any and all other records that document Secretary . . . expenses, including back-up receipts Please note I am seeking both source documents and a spreadsheet or summary of the expenses. [2] The written employee reimbursement policy of Education Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/0679, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office provided Mr. Herman with a response on March 2, 2026. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Office’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Herman may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Abigail Lee, Esq. SPR26/0679 Page 2 March 9, 2026 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Colman Herman