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The advisory opinion library currently includes:
- Data practices advisory opinions issued by the Commissioner of Administration from 1993 to the present.
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The Commissioner's authority is found in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.072. Opinions are nonbinding, but a court may give them deference in a court action. Parties to a court action that act in conformity with an advisory opinion are not liable for certain damages or attorneys fees.
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Advisory Opinion 05-004
January 7, 2005; School District 700 (Hermantown)
This is an opinion of the Commissioner of Administration issued pursuant to section 13.072 of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 - the Minnesota Government Data ...
Description: Did Independent School District 700, Hermantown, comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, when it released certain data about an employee to the employee's labor union?
Category: Personnel data
Keywords: Personnel data, Labor/union access (13.43, subd. 6)
Commissioner: Dana B. Badgerow
Advisory Opinion 04-015
March 17, 2004; School District 97 (Moose Lake)
This is an opinion of the Commissioner of Administration issued pursuant to section 13.072 of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 - the Minnesota Government Data ...
Description: Is the February 5, 2004, letter private or public information pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, et seq.?
Can the February 5, 2004, letter be released to Education Minnesota pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, et seq.?
Category: Personnel data
Keywords: Personnel data, Labor/union access (13.43, subd. 6)
Commissioner: Brian J. Lamb
Advisory Opinion 01-005
January 5, 2001; Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
This is an opinion of the Commissioner of Administration issued pursuant to section 13.072 of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 - the Minnesota Government Data ...
Description: Did MnSCU respond appropriately to a data subject's January 4, 2000, request for data within the time frame set forth in Minnesota Statutes, section 13.04?
Was MnSCU's February 22, 2000, response to a data subject's January 4, 2000, request for data appropriate?
Category: Personnel data, Redaction, Requests for data
Keywords: Personnel data, Redaction, Requests for data, Collective bargaining agreements, Educational data, included (See also: Educational data - Personnel data), Labor/union access (13.43, subd. 6), Multiple data subjects, Redaction (See also: Multiple data subjects; Separation of data), Entity responsibility
Commissioner: Kirsten Cecil Deputy
Advisory Opinion 00-013
May 1, 2000; School District 698 (Floodwood)
This is an opinion of the Commissioner of Administration issued pursuant to section 13.072 of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 - the Minnesota Government Data ...
Description: Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did Independent School District 698 (Floodwood) improperly release certain data on District employees?
Category: Personnel data
Keywords: Personnel data, Labor/union access (13.43, subd. 6), Time sheets or payroll
Commissioner: David F. Fisher
Advisory Opinion 97-034
August 12, 1997; Minnesota Department of Transportation
This is an opinion of the Commissioner of Administration issued pursuant to section 13.072 of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 - the Minnesota Government Data ...
Description: Has the Minnesota Department of Transportation responded properly, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13.04, to a data subject's request for access to data?
Category: Educational data, Personnel data
Keywords: Educational data, Personnel data, Civil investigative data (13.39), Data subject access to personnel data, Harassment data (13.43, subd. 8), Labor/union access (13.43, subd. 6)
Commissioner: Elaine S. Hansen