1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to data practices; proposing classification of grants data created or 
1.3 	maintained by government entities; proposing classification of regional parks 
1.4 	foundation private donor gift data as private or nonpublic;amending Minnesota 
1.5 	Statutes 2008, sections 13.599, subdivision 1; 13.792.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.599, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
1.9 	the meanings given them.
1.10 	(a) "Completion of the evaluation process" means that the granting agency has 
1.11 	completed negotiating the grant agreement with the selected grantee.
1.12 	(b) "Grant agreement"  has the meaning given in section 16B.97, subdivision 1.
1.13 	(c) "Grantee" means a person or political subdivision that applies for or receives a 
1.14 	grant.
1.15 	(d) "Granting agency" means the state agency government entity that provides 
1.16 	the grant.
1.17 	(e) "Opened" means the act that occurs once the deadline for submitting a response 
1.18 	to a proposal to the granting agency has been reached.
1.19 	(f) "Request for proposal" means the data outlining the responsibilities the granting 
1.20 	agency wants the grantee to assume.
1.21 	(g) "Response" means the data submitted by a grantee as required by a request for 
1.22 	proposal.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.792, is amended to read:
2.2 	13.792 PRIVATE DONOR GIFT DATA.
2.3 	The following data maintained by the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the University 
2.4 	of Minnesota, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Regional Parks 
2.5 	Foundation of the Twin Cities, and any related entity subject to chapter 13 are classified 
2.6 	as private or nonpublic:
2.7 	(1) research information about prospects and donors gathered to aid in determining 
2.8 	appropriateness of solicitation and level of gift request;
2.9 	(2) specific data in prospect lists that would identify prospects to be solicited, dollar 
2.10 	amounts to be requested, and name of solicitor;
2.11 	(3) portions of solicitation letters and proposals that identify the prospect being 
2.12 	solicited and the dollar amount being requested;
2.13 	(4) letters, pledge cards, and other responses received from donors regarding 
2.14 	prospective gifts in response to solicitations;
2.15 	(5) portions of thank-you letters and other gift acknowledgment communications 
2.16 	that would identify the name of the donor and the specific amount of the gift, pledge, 
2.17 	or pledge payment;
2.18 	(6) donor financial or estate planning information, or portions of memoranda, letters, 
2.19 	or other documents commenting on any donor's financial circumstances; and
2.20 	(7) data detailing dates of gifts, payment schedule of gifts, form of gifts, and specific 
2.21 	gift amounts made by donors.
2.22 	Names of donors and gift ranges are public data.

2.23 	Sec. 3. APPLICATION.
 2.24 	Section 2 applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, 
2.25 	Scott, and Washington.

2.26 	Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.27 	Sections 1 to 3 are effective the day following final enactment.