1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to data practices; making all towns subject to the Minnesota Government 
1.3 	Data Practices Act;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.02, subdivision 
1.4 	11.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.02, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 11.Political subdivision. "Political subdivision" means any county, statutory or 
1.8 	home rule charter city, school district, special district, any or town exercising powers under 
1.9 	chapter 368 and located in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 
1.10 	2, and any board, commission, district, or authority created pursuant to law, local ordinance,
1.11 	or charter provision. It includes any nonprofit corporation which is a community action 
1.12 	agency organized pursuant to the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-452) 
1.13 	as amended, to qualify for public funds, or any nonprofit social service agency which 
1.14 	performs services under contract to a government entity, to the extent that the nonprofit 
1.15 	social service agency or nonprofit corporation collects, stores, disseminates, and uses data 
1.16 	on individuals because of a contractual relationship with a government entity.