For purposes of simplification, the information presented by the person who requested this opinion and the response from the government entity with which the person disagrees are presented in summary form. Copies of the complete submissions are on file at the offices of IPA and, except for any data classified as not public, are available for public access. In their letter, X, Y, and Z requested that the Commissioner issue an opinion regarding their access to data that Lake County maintains. IPA, on behalf of the Commissioner, wrote to Thomas Oswald, Director, Lake County Human Services, in response to X, Y, and Z's request. A summary of the facts is as follows.
X operates a day care and is licensed through Lake County.
You may want to contact your local law enforcement agency for more specific information regarding criminal history records. Attached to the letter was a letter dated March 27, 2000. In essence, it states that a background study was completed and that X, Y, and Z are not disqualified from providing direct contact services and may provide services to X's day care. No other specifics were provided. Data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by the welfare system pertaining to persons licensed under the authority of the commissioner of human services are licensing data and are classified at Minnesota Statutes, section 13.46, subdivision 4.