The Laws That Govern Us
Articles of Incorporation
This is the document that establishes a corporation as a separate entity.
CPC Articles of Incorporation – Restated and Amended
Defining the corporation’s purpose, this document explains how the organization operates, as well as duties and responsibilities.
Bylaws
Created by the board of directors, these documents lay out the corporation’s policies related to specific issues.
Cal Poly Corporation Bylaws
These are the bylaws for the Cal Poly Corporation.
Corporation Policies
Created by the board of directors, these documents lay out the corporation’s policies related to specific issues.
Policies 100 – General Administration
Policies 200 – Personnel
Policies 300 – Aid to Instruction
Policies Appendix
Public Records
The California Public Records Act mandates that members of the general public may request an auxiliary to disclose its “public records.”
As of January 1, 2012, the California Public Records Act (CPRA) provides that members of the general public may request an auxiliary to disclose its “public records.” If you want to make a public records request to Cal Poly Corporation, which includes Campus Dining and the University Store, please send your request to: [email protected] Once a request is received, the office will coordinate with appropriate departments to ensure timely and legal response to these requests. Cal Poly Corporation, as an auxiliary of a California State University campus, has a legal obligation to respond within ten (10) days of receipt of the request. It is important to note that public records requests may not always be formalized in writing. Informal requests may constitute requests under the CPRA and require a response in the same manner as those submitted in formal format, i.e., some form of writing. Questions regarding how to handle public records requests are to be directed to the associate executive director of administration and legal affairs.
General Definitions
- “Public records” include “any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.” [Government Code § 6252(e)]
- “Writing” includes “…any handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostatting, photographing, photocopying, transmitting by electronic mail or facsimile, and every other means of recording upon any tangible thing any form of communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combinations thereof, and any record thereby created, regardless of the manner in which the record has been stored.” [Government Code § 6252(f)]
EXEMPT RECORDS- NOT ALL RECORDS ARE CONSIDERED “PUBLIC”
- Preliminary drafts, notes, or memoranda not retained in the ordinary course of business, when the public interest in withholding clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure. [Government Code § 6254(a)]
- Records pertaining to pending litigation to which the CSU is a party until the litigation has been finally adjudicated or otherwise dismissed. (Government Code § 6254(b)]
- Personnel, medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. [Government Code § 6254(c)]
- Records exempted or prohibited from disclosure by federal or state law, including the law of privilege. [Government Code § 6254(k)]
- Any record, where the public interest served by withholding clearly outweighs the public interest to be served by disclosure. [Government Code § 6255]