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Advisory Opinion 01-056 01-056

June 28, 2001 · June 28, 2001; School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did Independent School District 11, Anoka-Hennepin, respond appropriately to a May 12, 2001, request for a fee waiver, on the basis of financial hardship, of a photocopy charg…

Copy costs Educational data #Copy charge is optional for entity #Special education/students with disabilities/IDEA
Advisory Opinion 01-054 01-054

June 27, 2001 · June 27, 2001; Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning respond appropriately to an April 6, 2001, request to inspect government data?

Inspection Response to data requests
Advisory Opinion 01-053 01-053

June 20, 2001 · June 20, 2001; School District 834 (Stillwater)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did School District 834, Stillwater, respond appropriately to a request for the following data regarding school expulsions: age, grade level, sex, home town, race, and the act…

Educational data Summary data #Combining data elements may uniquely identify an individual #Expulsion #Summary data
Advisory Opinion 01-049 01-049

June 4, 2001 · June 4, 2001; School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, may Independent School District 11, Anoka-Hennepin, include a $32.00 per hour fee for labor in its charges for copies of government data, as detailed in letters dated April 9,…

Copy costs Educational data
Advisory Opinion 01-047 01-047

May 25, 2001 · May 25, 2001; School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin)

Is Independent School District 11, Anoka-Hennepin, in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, with respect to the following charges for copies of government data: 1) $.50 per page; 2) $20 per hour for secretaria…

Copy costs Copy costs #Employee wage/labor cost #Employee wage/labor cost
Advisory Opinion 01-046 01-046

May 25, 2001 · May 25, 2001; School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did Independent School District 11, Anoka-Hennepin, respond appropriately to a request for photocopies of private data by including in the copy costs a charge for

Copy costs Educational data
Advisory Opinion 01-045 01-045

May 23, 2001 · May 23, 2001; School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in response to a request for copies of public personnel data, may Independent School District 11, Anoka-Hennepin, require a person to pay for photocopies of a blank applicatio…

Copy costs Educational data Personnel data
Advisory Opinion 01-042 01-042

May 1, 2001 · May 1, 2001; Special School District 1 (Minneapolis)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, has Special School District 1, Minneapolis, responded appropriately to a December 12, 2000, request for the following information relating to the Effie MacGreagor Memorial/Mur…

Copy costs Existence of data Response to data requests #Property complaint data (13.44) #Requestor must be informed
Advisory Opinion 01-036 01-036

April 3, 2001 · April 3, 2001; Le Sueur County

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the Le Sueur County Sheriff respond appropriately to a request in December 1999 for

Law enforcement data Requests for data #Criminal investigative data (13.82, subd. 7) #Personnel data (13.43) #Public access procedures #Reason/justify request and identity not required (13.05, subd. 12) #Written requests, procedures may require
Advisory Opinion 01-034 01-034

March 27, 2001 · March 27, 2001; School District 273 (Edina)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, is School District 273, Edina, required to provide access to public data about all past and present District employees, in response to a December 28, 2000, request?

Requests for data Statutory construction (Ch. 645) #Absurd or unreasonable result (645.17) #Burdensome or harassing
Advisory Opinion 01-033 01-033

March 26, 2001 · March 26, 2001; School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, does $50.00 per hour for

Copy costs Educational data
Advisory Opinion 01-031 01-031

March 22, 2001 · March 22, 2001; Minnesota Department of Employee Relations

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, are the following Minnesota State agencies required to provide access to public data about all past and present employees in response to an individual's requests, under circum…

Requests for data #Burdensome or harassing #Commissioner of Administration
Advisory Opinion 01-030 01-030

February 28, 2001 · February 28, 2001; Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Are the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's - specifically the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's - charges of 1) $250 for a copy of the criminal history database and 2) $15 for a copy of a background check, allowabl…

Commercial value Copy costs Legislative authority and intent #Background checks #Commercial value #Commercial value of data #Criminal history/justice data (13.87) #Justification of costs
Advisory Opinion 01-028 01-028

February 15, 2001 · February 15, 2001; School District 281 (Robbinsdale)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did School District 281, Robbinsdale, appropriately withhold from X data on interview notes that identify the persons who interviewed X for employment?

Multiple data subjects Personnel data Redaction #Data subject determined case-by-case #Determine data subject case by case #Interviews #Interviews #Multiple data subjects
Advisory Opinion 01-027 01-027

February 15, 2001 · February 15, 2001; Special School District 1 (Minneapolis)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.03, did Special School District 1, Minneapolis, respond appropriately to a request for access to public data? Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.03, did Special School …

Policies and Procedures Response to data requests Responsible authority #Public access procedures
Advisory Opinion 01-026 01-026

February 7, 2001 · February 7, 2001; Minnesota Department of Human Services

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.03, did the Minnesota Department of Human Services respond appropriately to a request for access to data made on November 15, 2000? Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.0…

Policies and Procedures Response to data requests #Public access procedures
Advisory Opinion 01-025 01-025

February 7, 2001 · February 7, 2001; Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning respond appropriately to two requests for access to scholarship application scoring data, dated May 30, 2000, a…

Educational data Multiple data subjects Personnel data Redaction #Multiple data subjects #Multiple data subjects #Personnel data included (See also: Personnel data - educational data) #Redaction (See also: Multiple data subjects; Separation of data) #Summary data
Advisory Opinion 01-024 01-024

February 7, 2001 · February 7, 2001; Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.03, did the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry respond appropriately to a request for public access to data made on November 15, 2000? Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, s…

Response to data requests #No response #Public access procedures
Advisory Opinion 01-023 01-023

February 7, 2001 · February 7, 2001; Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.03, did the Minnesota Department of Public Safety respond appropriately to a request for access to data made on November 15, 2000?

Response to data requests #Timely, generally
Advisory Opinion 01-020 01-020

February 6, 2001 · February 6, 2001; School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, is it reasonable for School District 11, Anoka-Hennepin, to charge for one-half hour labor to make seven photocopies of private government data? Is the copy fee schedule used …

Copy costs #Minimum charge not allowed
Advisory Opinion 01-019 01-019

February 6, 2001 · February 6, 2001; School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, is it reasonable for School District 11, Anoka-Hennepin, to charge for one-half hour labor to make eight photocopies of private government data? Is the copy fee schedule used …

Copy costs Educational data
Advisory Opinion 01-018 01-018

February 5, 2001 · February 5, 2001; School District 11 (Anoka-Hennepin)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, is it reasonable for School District 11, Anoka-Hennepin, to charge for one-half hour labor to make nine photocopies of private government data? Is the copy fee schedule used b…

Copy costs Educational data
Advisory Opinion 01-015 01-015

January 16, 2001 · January 16, 2001; Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, subdivision 12, is it appropriate for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to ask a data requestor to identify him/herself and to justify the request?

Requests for data #Reason/justify request and identity not required (13.05, subd. 12)
Advisory Opinion 01-014 01-014

January 16, 2001 · January 16, 2001; Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, subdivision 12, is it appropriate for the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry to ask a data requestor to identify him/herself and to justify the request?

Requests for data #Reason/justify request and identity not required (13.05, subd. 12) #Written requests, procedures may require
Advisory Opinion 01-013 01-013

January 16, 2001 · January 16, 2001; Minnesota Department of Employee Relations

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 13.05, subdivision 12, is it appropriate for the Minnesota Department of Employee Relations to ask a data requestor to identify him/herself and to justify the request?

Requests for data #Reason/justify request and identity not required (13.05, subd. 12) #To responsible authority or designated person, required #Written requests, procedures may require

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