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Section I: Introduction <br />• provide any of the documents in this section to the public in order to achieve compliance with <br />the public notice requirements of Minnesota Statutes section 13.03, subdivision 2(b). <br />Section IV describes what is required of each government entity in order to comply with <br />requirements relating to the rights of subjects of data. Also addressed to the responsible <br />authority, this section is intended to guide the entity in establishing the specific procedures <br />required of each entity by the MGDPA. The entity may provide any of the documents in this <br />section to the data subject in order to comply with the requirement that the subject be informed <br />of her/his rights and how to exercise them within the entity. (Minnesota Statutes section 13.05, <br />subdivision 8.) <br />Section V is written from the perspective of a government entity. It is addressed to members of <br />the public to guide them in exercising their right to access government data. Each government <br />entity may tailor the contents of Section V to its specific needs and provide it to the public in <br />order to comply with the public notice requirements of Minnesota Statutes section 13.03, <br />subdivision 2(b). <br />Section VI also is written from the perspective of a government entity. It is addressed to the <br />subjects of government data to guide them in exercising their rights under the MGDPA. Each <br />government entity may tailor the contents of this section to its specific needs and provide it to <br />data subjects to comply with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes section 13.05, subdivision <br />8. <br />• Why is the model not structured as a formal policy and procedure manual? <br />The MGDPA requires each of the over 3000 state and local government entities in Minnesota to <br />establish data practices policies and procedures. The specific procedures for any given entity <br />necessarily will vary by level of government and according to numerous other factors, including <br />entity function, size, and structure. <br />What meanings have been assigned to certain terms used in this model? <br />The term, data, when used in this model, means government data, as discussed in Section II. <br />Entity refers to a state agency or political subdivision and includes any organization that is <br />subject to the MGDPA. <br />MGDPA is the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Chapter 13 of Minnesota Statutes. <br />Person refers to any member of the public, and includes individuals, members of the media, <br />corporations, non-governmental organizations, etc. <br />Subject means a data subject; an individual who is the subject of government data. <br />July, 2000 Model Policy: Access to Government Data & Rights of Subjects Data <br />