1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to government data practices; amending 
  1.3             representation data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, 
  1.4             section 13.79, subdivision 2. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 13.79, 
  1.7   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 2.  [LABOR RELATIONS; BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES 
  1.9   DATA.] (a)  [REPRESENTATION DATA.] Authorization signatures or 
  1.10  cards furnished in support of a petition filed or election 
  1.11  conducted under sections 179.16, 179.18 to 179.25, and 
  1.12  179A.12, and all ballots, prior to the time of tabulation, and 
  1.13  records or documents that could reveal an employee's choice and 
  1.14  whether or not they voted in a representation election are 
  1.15  classified as protected nonpublic data with regard to data not 
  1.16  on individuals pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 13, and as 
  1.17  confidential data on individuals with regard to data on 
  1.18  individuals pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3. 
  1.19     (b)  [MEDIATION DATA.] All data received or maintained by 
  1.20  the commissioner or staff of the Bureau of Mediation Services 
  1.21  during the course of providing mediation services to the parties 
  1.22  to a labor dispute under the provisions of chapter 179 are 
  1.23  classified as protected nonpublic data with regard to data not 
  1.24  on individuals, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 13, and 
  1.25  as confidential data on individuals pursuant to section 13.02, 
  2.1   subdivision 3, except to the extent the commissioner of the 
  2.2   Bureau of Mediation Services determines such data are necessary 
  2.3   to fulfill the requirements of section 179A.16, or to identify 
  2.4   the general nature of or parties to a labor dispute.