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Advisory Opinion 12-014 12-014

September 18, 2012 · September 18, 2012; Stearns County

A County asked whether implementing a web-based automated crime mapping program would violate the rights of data subjects. The Commissioner opined that certain data subjects’ rights could be violated by the automated sy…

Law enforcement data #Combining data elements may uniquely identify an individual #Protected identities (13.82, subd. 17 / subd. 10)
Advisory Opinion 07-004 07-004

January 22, 2007 · January 22 2007; City of Minneapolis

Did the City of Minneapolis comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it refused to provide the names of employees whose private personnel data was either removed or redacted from council members' and the Mayor's…

Elected and appointed officials Personnel data #13.601 #Combining data elements may uniquely identify an individual #Correspondence with elected officials #Employee name
Advisory Opinion 07-001 07-001

January 10, 2007 · January 10, 2007; School District 531 (Byron)

Did Independent School District 531, Byron, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in denying access to the following data relating to a hazing incident: the particular athletic team involved, the nature of the all…

Educational data Summary data #Combining data elements may uniquely identify an individual
Advisory Opinion 02-037 02-037

October 7, 2002 · October 7, 2002; School District 761 (Owatonna)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 13 and 245, may Independent School District 761, Owatonna, as part of a grant application for funds related to implementation of a children's mental health collaborative, provide…

Data sharing Educational data #Children mental health collaborative #Children's mental health collaborative #Combining data elements may uniquely identify an individual #MARSS (MN Automated Reporting Student System)
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 00-014 00-014

May 3, 2000 · May 3, 2000; School District 31 (Bemidji)

Does the position taken by School District 31, Bemidji, as described in the memorandum regarding

Educational data Summary data #Combining data elements may uniquely identify an individual #Expulsion
Advisory Opinion 98-020 98-020

April 29, 1998 · April 29, 1998; School District 196 (Rosemount)

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, may ISD #196 release, as public data, multiple sets of summary data regarding students with common student identifiers that would allow for correlation or cross-referencing of …

Educational data Educational data Summary data #Combining data elements may uniquely identify an individual #Grade book or testing data #Summary data
Advisory Opinion 97-028 97-028

July 3, 1997 · July 3, 1997; Minnesota Department of Children, Families, Learning

Is the MARSS database, with student names and social security numbers removed, summary data under Minn. Stat. 13.01, subd. 19? If the MARSS database, with student names and social security numbers removed, is not summar…

Educational data Summary data #Combining data elements may uniquely identify an individual #Combining data elements may uniquely identify an individual #Costs #MARSS (MN Automated Reporting Student System) #Summary data