HF 584

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/14/2013 01:57pm

A bill for an act
relating to data practices; classifying certain data collected from or provided by
applicants, users, and customers of transit services in the metropolitan area;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.72, subdivision 10, by adding a
subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.72, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Transportation service data.

Personal, medical, financial, familial, or
locational information data pertaining to applicants for or users of services providing
transportation for the disabled or elderly deleted text begin , with the exception of the name of the applicant
or user of the service, deleted text end are private.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.72, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Transit customer data. new text end

new text begin (a) Data on applicants, users, and customers
of public transit collected by or through the Metropolitan Council's personalized Web
services or the regional fare collection system are private data on individuals. As used in
this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given them:
new text end

new text begin (1) "regional fare collection system" means the fare collection system created and
administered by the council that is used for collecting fares or providing fare cards or
passes for transit services which includes:
new text end

new text begin (i) regular route bus service within the metropolitan area and paratransit service,
whether provided by the council or by other providers of regional transit service;
new text end

new text begin (ii) light rail transit service within the metropolitan area;
new text end

new text begin (iii) rideshare programs administered by the council;
new text end

new text begin (iv) special transportation services provided under section 473.386; and
new text end

new text begin (v) commuter rail service;
new text end

new text begin (2) "personalized Web services" means services for which transit service applicants,
users, and customers must establish a user account; and
new text end

new text begin (3) "metropolitan area" means the area defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (b) The council may use the applicant, user, and customer data for its own internal
transit-related business purposes, including development of data-based fare policies and
pricing and ridership development and planning.
new text end

new text begin (c) The council may disseminate data on applicant, user, and customer transaction
history and fare card use to government entities, organizations, school districts,
educational institutions, and employers that subsidize fares or provide fare cards or passes
to their clients, students, or employees.
new text end

new text begin (d) The council may disseminate transit service applicant, user, and customer data:
new text end

new text begin (1) to the commissioner for the purpose of evaluating electronic government services;
new text end

new text begin (2) to another government entity to prevent unlawful intrusion into government
electronic systems;
new text end

new text begin (3) to its Metropolitan Transit Police and other law enforcement agencies conducting
investigations; or
new text end

new text begin (4) as otherwise provided by law.
new text end

new text begin (e) To the extent private data on transit service applicants, users, or customers are
disseminated to government entities, the data disseminated has the same classification
in the hands of the government entities receiving the data as the data had in the hands
of the council.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin APPLICATION.
new text end

new text begin Section 2 applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, and Washington.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This act is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end