1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; modifying certain requirements relating to president 
1.3 	search and selection process at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota 
1.4 	State Colleges and Universities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 
1.5 	13.43, by adding a subdivision; 13D.01, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2005 
1.6 	Supplement, section 13.43, subdivision 3.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 13.43, subdivision 3, is 
1.9 	amended to read:
1.10 		Subd. 3.Applicant data. Except for applicants described in subdivision
1.11 	subdivisions 3a and 5, the following personnel data on current and former applicants for 
1.12 	employment by a government entity is public: veteran status; relevant test scores; rank 
1.13 	on eligible list; job history; education and training; and work availability. Names of 
1.14 	applicants shall be private data except when certified as eligible for appointment to a 
1.15 	vacancy or when applicants are considered by the appointing authority to be finalists for 
1.16 	a position in public employment. For purposes of this subdivision, "finalist" means an 
1.17 	individual who is selected to be interviewed by the appointing authority prior to selection.

1.18 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 13.43, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
1.19 	read:
1.20 		Subd. 3a.Exception. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all personnel 
1.21 	data containing the identity of or identifying information relating to an application or 
1.22 	nominee for the position of president of the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota 
1.23 	State Colleges and Universities is private data on an individual.

2.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 13D.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.2 		Subd. 2.Exceptions. This chapter does not apply:
2.3 	(1) to meetings of the commissioner of corrections;
2.4 	(2) to a state agency, board, or commission when it is exercising quasi-judicial 
2.5 	functions involving disciplinary proceedings; or
2.6 	(3) to the process of searching for and selecting a president for the University of 
2.7 	Minnesota or the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; or
2.8 	(4) as otherwise expressly provided by statute.