1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; requiring the chief information officer to prepare 
1.3 	an electronic data preservation study.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. ELECTRONIC DATA STUDY AND REPORT.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Study. The chief information officer shall study how electronic data, 
1.7 	hardware, software, and media can be created, maintained, exchanged, and preserved by 
1.8 	the state to ensure access, competition, and interoperability. The evaluation must consider, 
1.9 	but not be limited to, the policies of other states and nations with regard to electronic 
1.10 	records management guidelines for state archives, public access to information, expected 
1.11 	storage life of electronic data, costs of implementation, and potential cost savings. The 
1.12 	chief information officer shall solicit comments from stakeholders.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Report. The chief information officer shall report the officer's findings 
1.14 	and recommendations to the chairs of the senate State and Local Government Operations 
1.15 	and Oversight Committee, house of representatives Governmental Operations, Reform, 
1.16 	Technology and Elections Committee, and the senate and house of representatives State 
1.17 	Government Finance Divisions by January 15, 2008.