Accelerated Lateral Transfer Data
| Tracking # |
24-2695 |
| Submitted | March 27, 2024 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Sam Stecklow
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any data or records sufficient to show every individual hired under the VSP's Accelerated Lateral Entry Program, the date of their hire by VSP, and the department where they transferred from, dating back to the beginning of the program.
Please also provide any analyses or studies conducted by or for VSP regarding the effectiveness or operations of the program.
In the event VSP denies or redacts any information, please provide a detailed legal reasoning for each denial or redaction pursuant to Va. Code Sec. 2.2-3704(B). If some of the requested data points are not available in the requested format or at all, please simply remove them from the request and provide the information that is available.
Please email the documents or files, and any communications, to foia@invisibleinstitute.com.
I make this request as a journalist. Because I, the requestor, am a journalist, and I seek the information in order to disseminate it to the public, and because the information regards the safety, welfare, and legal rights of the general public, I request a fee waiver for this data. It is not for commercial benefit because I am a member of the nonprofit news media whose principal purpose is to access and disseminate information regarding the general public’s safety, welfare, and legal rights. To the extent you intend to assess any charges, please notify me to discuss first.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Tom Nash, a citizen of Virginia, in coordination with Sam Stecklow.
From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #24-2695:
Due to the volume of requests and manpower constraints, it is not practical for the agency to respond in the 5 days permitted under Virginia Freedom of Information Act. You are hereby notified that, pursuant to § 2.2-3704(B)(4), the agency is entitled to, and here by asserts its right to claim, seven work days in addition to the five provided for in § 2.2-3704(B) in which to provide one of the responses set forth in § 2.2-3704.
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From: Virginia State Police
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #24-2695:
In reviewing your request, you wanted us to provide a cost estimate in advance before any work was done. It is estimated that it will cost approximately $147.64 to process your request. Please note that this is only an estimate. The final cost may be more or less than what was previously quoted. Please advise how you would like to proceed.
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From: Sam Stecklow
Hello
Can you please provide any further detail on how VSP arrived at this estimate? In AO-01-22, the VA FOI Council encouraged public bodies to provide detailed information regarding the fees that they assess.
Thank you
From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #24-2695:
Mr. Nash,
We work closely with the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. All the estimates provided via this portal are based on the hurly rates of those researching and responding to the request.
In regard to time spent by those on the FOIA staff, the lowest hourly rate is used as the default.
In the case of this particular request that calculation is $147.64.
Please advise how you would like to proceed.
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From: Virginia State Police
Virginia State Police
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Record request #24-2695 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
A cost estimate for complying with your request was forwarded on April 8, 2024. Pursuant to § 2.2-3704(F) if the public body receives no response from the requester within 30 days of sending the cost estimate, the request shall be deemed to be withdrawn. Your request is therefore closed.
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