Office of General Counsel
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Welcome to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Office of General Counsel Web site. The purpose of this site is to provide information about legal services available to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, basic information on key legal topics, and links to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Web sites and other sources of legal and government information.
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What's New!
- Parental Access to Drug/Alcohol Violation Information. The 2008 legislature amended the Education Data section of the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act to address the issue of postsecondry institution notice to parents of certain drug or alcohol offenses. See June 19,2008 Memorandum from Deputy General Counsel, Kristine Kaplan.
- New State Law on Privacy of Student Discipline Records. Effective August 1, 2008. The 2008 Legislature amended the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act to claify that all colleges and universities subject to the MGDPA are permitted to disclose student discipline records as authorized by FERPA. Use this link to see August 4, 2008 Memo and document from Office of General Counsel.
See "Election Activities on Campus" document authored by the Office of General Counsel.
See 'Get Out the Vote' powerpoint on Government Affairs' Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Web site under their 2008 Election Resource Guide.
