Submit a Right-to-Know Request to the Council on the Arts

This page provides guidance on how to submit a Right-to-Know request to the PA Council on the Arts (PCA). 

 

How to Submit a Right-to-Know Request

To obtain access to PA Council on the Arts (PCA) records under the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law (RTKL), complete the standard Right-to-Know form (PDF) and submit the completed form, via email, to the PCA Open Records Officer.

To submit a RTKL reqeust via U.S. Mail, complete the standard Right-to-Know form (PDF) and address it to:

Attn: PA Council on the Arts Open Records Officer
PA Council on the Arts
216 Finance Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Note: All RTKL requests must be addressed to the PCA's Open Records Officer.

For general information about Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law on the PA Open Records website

 

PA Council on the Arts Procedures for Right-to-Know Requests

 
  • The PCA's regular business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday. 
    • Any RTKL request received by the Agency Open Records Officer after hours will be recorded as received on the next business day.
  • The PCA may fulfill verbal requests. But, the requestor cannot pursue relief under the RTKL unless the request is in writing.
  • RTKL requests are for public records, unless subject to an exemption from disclosure under the RTKL. 
  • If there is an appeal to the Office of Open Records (OOR), it may consider the request, the appeal, and any other records to be public.
  • The PCA abides by and complies with the policies set forth in Management Directive Right-To-Know Law (PDF).