FOIA Request to Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education regarding state community college employee compensation data, FY 2025 on December 4, 2025.
Sooner State News has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The request seeks detailed records of employee compensation for individuals employed by community colleges during Fiscal Year 2025. This request was made under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, and the information is requested in electronic format.
The specific data fields requested include employee name, gender (if recorded), age or year of birth (if not exempt), date of birth (if not exempt or limited to month/year), college name, department, employer name, title or position, hire date, compensation amount (including base pay and any additional pay), compensation type (such as salary, hourly, stipend, bonus), and employment type (full-time or part-time).
As members of the media at Sooner State News, we emphasize the importance of access to public records in fulfilling our role in holding public institutions accountable and providing transparency to the public. We have also requested a fee waiver based on our status as media professionals.
This request is supported by The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
