HF 2711

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/07/2012 02:15pm

A bill for an act
relating to open meeting law; providing that certain communications on social
media are not meetings under the law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010,
section 13D.01, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13D.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Exceptions.

This chapter does not apply new text begin :
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(1) to meetings of the commissioner of corrections;

(2) to a state agency, board, or commission when it is exercising quasi-judicial
functions involving disciplinary proceedings; deleted text begin or
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(3) new text begin to participation in social media forums by a member of a public body otherwise
subject to this chapter, whether or not a quorum of the public body is participating, when
participation is intended to augment traditional communication methods. The social
media forum must be generally open to public participation. Simultaneous or serial
participation by a quorum or more of members of a public body otherwise subject to this
chapter in a forum or section of a forum that the members know is not open to general
public participation is not exempt under this paragraph. "Social media" means forms of
Web-based and mobile technologies for communication, such as Web sites for social
networking and microblogging, through which users participate in online communities to
share information, ideas, messages, and other content; or
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new text begin (4) new text end as otherwise expressly provided by statute.