HF 2609

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 11:32pm

A bill for an act
relating to personnel data; limiting disclosure of disciplinary records; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.43, subdivision 5a.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.43, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:

Subd. 5a.

Limitation on disclosure of certain personnel data.

Notwithstanding
any other provision of this section, the following data relating to employees of a secure
treatment facility defined in section 253B.02, subdivision 18a, employees of a state
correctional facility, or employees of the Department of Corrections directly involved in
supervision of offenders in the community, shall not be disclosed to facility patients,
corrections inmates, or other individuals who facility or correction administrators
reasonably believe will use the information to harass, intimidate, or assault any of
these employees: place where previous education or training occurred; place of prior
employment; new text begin existence and status of any complaints or charges against the employee,
regardless of whether the complaint or charge resulted in disciplinary action; final
disposition of any disciplinary action together with the specific reasons for the action and
data documenting the basis of the action; new text end and payroll timesheets or other comparable data,
to the extent that disclosure of payroll timesheets or other comparable data may disclose
future work assignments, home address or telephone number, the location of an employee
during nonwork hours, or the location of an employee's immediate family members.