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Advisory Opinion 97-027 97-027Must the School District release the contents of an investigation report, or additional information regarding the complaints which were the subject of the investigation which was received subsequent to the completion of…
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Advisory Opinion 97-026 97-026Would the rights of a data subject be violated, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, if a government entity provided access to the following data which appear on payroll checks: date of issue, number of check, nam…
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Advisory Opinion 97-018 97-018Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, must School District 278, Orono, disclose to the subject of the complaint the contents of a harassment complaint and its investigation notes detailing the allegations where the…
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Advisory Opinion 97-017 97-017Are health and medical data maintained in the personnel file of a public employee considered medical data within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes Section 13.42, or personnel data under Section 13.43? When a settlement …
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Advisory Opinion 97-010 97-010What is the classification of the data contained in the arbitration award?
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Advisory Opinion 97-006 97-006What is the classification of data which document the specific reasons for and basis of the disciplinary action taken by School District #280 against an employee who failed a drug test?
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Advisory Opinion 97-003 97-003What is the classification of the data contained in a report relating to the resignation of Larry Barnhardt, former president of St. Cloud Technical College?
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Advisory Opinion 97-001 97-001Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.03, has Ramsey County responded appropriately to Mr. Plisner's October 25, 1996, request for access to public data?
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Advisory Opinion 96-062 96-062Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.04, subdivision 2, was J entitled to receive a
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Advisory Opinion 96-058 96-058Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, is the entire report about the City of Montevideo Police Department classified as public?
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Advisory Opinion 96-050 96-050What is the classification of the information the City of Dilworth relied upon in reaching its decision to terminate J's employment?
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Advisory Opinion 96-046 96-046Does Mr. Shaw have the right to inspect data maintained by the University of Minnesota which document the dollar amounts, including damages awards, paid by the University to settle discrimination claims?
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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 95-046 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?