1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to data practices; classifying certain data related to small business 
1.3 	certification programs;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.591, by 
1.4 	adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.591, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 2a.Small business certification program data. Subdivisions 1 and 2 apply to 
1.9 	financial information about a business submitted to a government entity as part of the 
1.10 	business' application for certification as a small, small minority-owned, small woman-owned, 
1.11 	or veteran-owned business, or for certification under sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.