Links

Minnesota Laws and Rules

• Minnesota Statutes, Laws, and Rules
• Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13 (Government Data Practices)
• Minnesota Rules, Chapter 1205 (Data Practices)
• Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13D (Open Meeting Law)
• Minnesota Statutes, Index Topic: Government Data

Minnesota State Legislature

• Minnesota Senate
• Minnesota House of Representatives
• How to Contact your State Legislator

Minnesota Courts

• Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch

Administrative Remedy for Data Practices Disputes

• Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings
• Data Practices Complaint Form

Records Management in Minnesota

• Minnesota Statutes, section 15.17 (Official Records Act)
• Minnesota Statutes, section 138.17 (Records Management Act)
• Minnesota State Historical Society, State Archives: Government Records Services

Federal Laws and Rules

• United States Code
• Code of Federal Regulations
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
• Privacy Act of 1974
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• FERPA Regulations
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

HIPAA Resources

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Health Information Privacy
• League of Minnesota Cities
• MN Department of Human Services
• Foundations in Privacy Toolkit

FERPA Resources

• Protecting Student Privacy – US Department of Education

Federal Government - Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

• U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Information Policy
• Dept of Justice - Guide to FOIA
• The Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) - The Federal FOIA Ombudsman
• Data.gov
• White House Open Government Initiative
• FOIA.gov FAQ

State Government

• California Office of Privacy Enforcement and Protection
• Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission
• Florida Government in the Sunshine
• Office of Information Practices, Hawaii
• Office of the Indiana Access Counselor
• Public Records Division, Massachusetts
• Government Records Council, New Jersey
• New York State Department of State Committee on Open Government
• Tennessee Office of Open Records Counsel
• Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council

Privacy and Access

• Access Reports
• Center for Democracy and Technology
• Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
• Electronic Privacy Information Center
• Privacy Foundation, University of Denver
• Privacy International
• Privacy Journal Website
• Privacy.org
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
• Council on Governmental Ethics Laws
• National Freedom of Information Coalition
• FOI laws in all 50 states
• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• Freedominfo.org
• Federation of American Scientists: Project on Government Secrecy
• American Society of Access Professionals
• Sunshine week
• Study on new privacy laws in America

Canadian Web Sites

• Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
• The Nova Scotia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Review Office
• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, Alberta
• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, British Columbia
• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ontario
• Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
• Privacy Commissioner of Canada
• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, Saskatchewan