Restrictions+and+Laws

RESTRICTIONS AND LAWS
//Enacted in 1966, and taking effect on July 5, 1967, the Freedom of Information Act provides that any person has a right, enforceable in court, to obtain access to federal agency records, except to the extent that such records (or portions of them) are protected from public disclosure by one of nine exemptions or by one of three special law enforcement record exclusions. The FOIA thus established a statutory right of public access to Executive Brance information in federal government. (DOJ)//
 * 1. Freedom of Information Act**

//Missouri’s commitment to openness in government is clearly stated in Section 610.011 of the Sunshine Law: “It is the public policy of this state that meetings, records, votes, actions, a​nd deliberations of public governmental bodies be open to the public unless otherwise provided by law. Sections 610.010 to 610.200 shall be liberally construed and their exceptions strictly construed to promote this public policy.”
 * 2. Sunshine Law (list sections covering closed records) - Missouri's answer to FOIA**

The law sets out the specific instances when a meeting, record or vote may be closed, while stressing these exceptions are to be strictly interpreted to promote the public policy of openness.// //Public meetings, including meetings conducted by telephone, Internet or other electronic means, are to be held at reasonably convenient times and must be accessible to the public. Meetings should be held in facilities that are large enough to accommodate anticipated attendance by the public and accessible to persons with disabilities.//


 * Sunshine Law applies to private, nonprofit corporation, or civic organization.
 * //A quasi-public governmental body is an organization that either (a) primarily contracts with or handles activities agreed upon with public governmental bodies, or (b) by statute allocates or issues tax credits, tax abatement, public debt, tax-exempt debt, rights of eminent domain or leaseback agreements. It also includes associations that directly accept appropriated money from a public body, but only when they have meetings, records or votes that relate to the appropriations.//
 * Sunshine Law as it applies to closed records. Records may be closed if they are related to any of the following items:
 * Legal information
 * Real estate transaction
 * Personal information of state employee
 * Military information
 * Medical files
 * Academic information of students
 * Testing and examination material
 * Identifiable welfare cases
 * Employer negotiation
 * Electronic and telecommunication security
 * Proposal and seal bids
 * Employee information
 * Names of donors
 * Credit card, personal identification, access code, etc.

3. Acceptable Use Policies
 * Public and Private educational institutions may develop and adopt an Acceptable Use Policy for the use of technology by students:
 * Public and private schools often adopt Acceptable Use Policies which must be signed by both parent and student prior to any use of the school's hardware, software, or network may be allowed.
 * A 501 (c) (3) (not for profit organization) operating as an educational institution can adopt policies limiting technology use on an as needed basis.
 * Acceptable Use Policies often define use of technology as the following:
 * Accessing the Internet using the school's hardware and network.
 * Creating materials using the school's licensed software.
 * Any conduct relating to a combination of these elements.
 * Acceptable Use Policies often define consequences of misuse of technology as the following:
 * Revocation of privileges related to access of the school's hardware, software, and network.
 * Disciplinary action if the misuse violates the student handbook or personnel manual.
 * Legal action if the misuse violates local, state, or federal laws.

4. Personnel Manual Sources: TeachToday: Living With Technology. //"//Professional Conduct: Twitter." 17 June 2009. Accessed 14 November 2009 <[]>
 * Public and private educational institutions may develop and adopt Personnel Manuals outlining the proper use of technology in the hands of faculty, staff, and administrators:
 * Personnel Manuals are similar to Acceptable Use Policies although they may require more restrictions based on the interactions between students and faculty, staff, and administrators.
 * Guidelines and consequences relating to use and misuse of technology may be similar to those outlined under the Acceptable Use Policy.