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HF 878

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/25/2021 05:43pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Bill Text Versions

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Introduction Posted on 02/08/2021

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A bill for an act
relating to data practices; requiring interagency group meetings to be open to the
public; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13D.01, subdivisions 1, 4;
13D.015, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13D.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

In executive branch, local government.

All meetings, including executive
sessions, must be open to the public

(a) of a state

(1) agency,

(2) board,

(3) commission, or

(4) department,

when required or permitted by law to transact public business in a meeting;

(b) of the governing body of a

(1) school district however organized,

(2) unorganized territory,

(3) county,

(4) statutory or home rule charter city,

(5) town, or

(6) other public body;

(c) of any

(1) committee,

(2) subcommittee,

(3) board,

(4) department, or

(5) commission,

of a public body; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(d) of the governing body or a committee of:

(1) a statewide public pension plan defined in section 356A.01, subdivision 24; or

(2) a local public pension plan governed by sections 424A.091 to 424A.096, or chapter
354A, or Laws 2013, chapter 111, article 5, sections 31 to 42deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (e) of an interagency group of state employees making recommendations regarding
permitting decisions of a public body.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13D.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Votes to be kept in journal.

(a) The votes of the members of the state agency,
board, commission, deleted text begin ordeleted text end departmentnew text begin , or interagency groupnew text end ; or of the governing body,
committee, subcommittee, board, department, or commission on an action taken in a meeting
required by this section to be open to the public must be recorded in a journal kept for that
purpose.

(b) The vote of each member must be recorded on each appropriation of money, except
for payments of judgments, claims, and amounts fixed by statute.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13D.015, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Application.

This section applies to:

(1) a state agency, board, commission, deleted text begin ordeleted text end department, deleted text begin and adeleted text end statewide public pension
plan defined in section 356A.01, subdivision 24new text begin , and an interagency group under section
13D.01, subdivision 1, paragraph (e)
new text end ; and

(2) a committee, subcommittee, board, department, or commission of an entity listed in
clause (1).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end