SF 2390

1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 03/25/2025 10:05 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to government data practices; adding certain restrictions on public data
requests to a school district; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.03, by
adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Data requests to school districts. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "school
district" means an independent, common, or special school district, as defined in section
120A.05, or a cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (b) The provisions in this subdivision apply to a request made to a school district to
inspect or receive copies of public government data pursuant to subdivision 3. The provisions
in this subdivision are in addition to those contained in subdivision 3, except that when the
provisions of this subdivision conflict with those of subdivision 3, this subdivision prevails.
This subdivision does not apply to a request made by a data subject under section 13.04.
new text end

new text begin (c) In addition to any other fees or charges allowable under this chapter, if a requesting
person fails to appear within 30 calendar days to inspect the requested data, the responsible
authority may require the requesting person to pay the costs authorized to be charged under
subdivision 3, paragraph (c), plus the cost of employee time spent separating public from
not public data.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to data requests made on or after that date.
new text end