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Advisory Opinion 96-045 96-045What is the classification of the data contained in each of the documents identified by School District 324 as exhibits 1-9? (The documents are copies of correspondence from District 324 to either one or several employe…
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Advisory Opinion 96-034 96-034Did School District 191, Burnsville, improperly disseminate government data about O?
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Advisory Opinion 96-031 96-031What is the classification of data about a public employee which relate to a substantiated charge of misconduct for which discipline was imposed, when the same set of facts also lead to a finding of exoneration (no disc…
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Advisory Opinion 96-020 96-020Is the resignation agreement between the City and a former City employee public or private data under Minnesota Statutes Section 13.43, subdivision 2(a)(6), or any other law?
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Advisory Opinion 96-017 96-017May data specifically documenting the final disposition of a disciplinary action be withheld on the basis of the investigative data exceptions in Minnesota Statutes Sections 13.39 or 13.82, subdivision 5?
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Advisory Opinion 96-010 96-010What is the classification of the data in the letter, dated December 18, 1995, sent by the District to B?
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Advisory Opinion 96-004 96-004With respect to the termination of the employment of the city employee, does simply citing the three sections of the City's code of ordinances satisfy the
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Advisory Opinion 96-002 96-002Upon responding to a request for access to data by a data subject, is it appropriate, pursuant to Chapter 13, for a government entity to withhold entire documents because those documents apparently contain private or co…Educational data Legislative authority and intent Multiple data subjects Personnel data #Complainant identity #Data subject access #Data subject access to personnel data #Harassment data (13.43, subd. 8) #Inextricably intertwined data (See also: Northwest Publications, Inc. v. City of Bloomington, 499 N.W.2d 509)
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Advisory Opinion 96-001 96-001Independent School District 191, Burnsville, provided the Commissioner with two documents, each of which relates to a specific District 191 employee. The District asked the following question: do either or both of the d…
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Advisory Opinion 95-052 95-052Was the dissemination of data about T, by a school psychologist to a school secretary, consistent with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, Minnesota Rules Chapter 1205, and 20 United States Code 1232g (th…
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Advisory Opinion 95-051 95-051Did the District violate D's rights to receive access to private data under Minnesota Statutes Sections 13.04 and 13.43, with regard to the time frame in which it provided D with copies of the data requested? Did the Di…
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Advisory Opinion 95-050 95-050What is the classification of data collected and maintained by the City of Brooklyn Park's Housing Inspection Division (e.g. data relating to the Division's enforcement of city ordinances and laws regulating housing mai…
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Advisory Opinion 95-046 95-046Did H's supervisor act in compliance with Chapter 13 when he disseminated data about H (an employee of Minneapolis Community College) to persons not employed by Minneapolis College? Did H's supervisor act in compliance …Data subjects Educational data Informed consent Personnel data #Data necessary for administration and management of programs (13.05, subd. 3) #Entity determination under 13.072 #Intergovernmental access (13.05, subd. 9) #Necessary to administer a program authorized by law (13.05, subd. 3) #Performance data/evaluations
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Advisory Opinion 95-045 95-045Is the District obligated to release to the public its attorney's investigator's report concerning alleged misconduct by a District employee?
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Advisory Opinion 95-041 95-041Is X entitled to gain access to a copy of the investigative report, of which he is the subject, that the members of the Mahnomen County Board reviewed and discussed publicly at one of their regularly scheduled meetings?
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Advisory Opinion 95-039 95-039Does the
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Advisory Opinion 95-036 95-036Does an individual have a right, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, to gain access to the data collected and recorded on ICRs that have been maintained by the LeSueur County Sheriff's office since 1991? Does an …
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Advisory Opinion 95-035 95-035Is the Brooklyn Park Police Civil Service Commission aData subjects Educational data Informed consent Personnel data Tennessen warning #Civil investigative data (13.39) #Consent needed for new use of data if notice was not given #Data necessary for administration and management of programs (13.05, subd. 3) #Informed consent #Mental impressions (See: Keezer v. Spickard, 493 N.W.2d 614)
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Advisory Opinion 95-034 95-034What data about former public employees are public? If disciplinary action has been taken against a public employee, are the following data relating to the disciplinary action public: specific reasons for the action and…
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Advisory Opinion 95-029 95-029Are data collected by the City of Waterville Police Department and recorded on ICRs (Initial Call Reports) public data? Are data collected and recorded on the City of Waterville Police Department dispatch logs public da…
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Advisory Opinion 95-027 95-027Is the written reprimand issued to the officer the
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Advisory Opinion 95-026 95-026Is a parent of one of the students involved in the incident entitled to a copy of the sexual harassment report? If so, must any portions of the document be redacted? If so, which specific portions?
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Advisory Opinion 95-024 95-024Are itemizations of expense accounts public data pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.32, subdivision 2? Are the bylaws of the Minneapolis Fire Department Relief Association in conformity with Minnesota Statutes Ch…
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Advisory Opinion 95-023 95-023Must the City of Duluth retain the oral examination score sheets for two years after the oral examination of prospective firefighters? Do X's oral examination score sheets constitute private data available to him, or pu…
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Advisory Opinion 95-014 95-014By releasing information regarding discussions between Mr. Dragisich and the president of the City Council about his proposed termination and possible severance package, did the City violate provisions of Minnesota Stat…