HF 2669

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; approval of long-distance phone records; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 10.43.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 10.43, is amended to read:

10.43 TELEPHONE USE; APPROVAL.

new text begin (a) new text end Each representative, senator, constitutional officer, judge, and head of a state
department or agency shall sign the person's monthly long-distance telephone bills paid
by the state as evidence of the person's approval of each bill. new text begin This signature requirement
does not apply to a month in which the person's long-distance phone bill paid by the
state is less than $5.
new text end

new text begin (b) Even if the monthly long-distance phone bill paid by the state for a person
subject to this section is less than $5, the person is responsible for paying that portion of
the bill that does not relate to state business. As provided in section 10.46, long-distance
telephone bills paid by the state are public data, regardless of the amount of the bills.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for telephone bills for usage on or
after July 1, 2008.
new text end