HF 2004

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 07/09/2019 01:40pm

A bill for an act
relating to human rights; providing unredacted information to the parties in a closed
case under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section
363A.35, subdivision 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 363A.35, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Access to closed files.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision,
human rights investigative data contained in a closed case file are private data on individuals
or nonpublic data. The name and address of the charging party and respondent, factual basis
of the allegations, the statute under which the action is brought, the part of the summary of
the investigation that does not contain identifying data on a person other than the complainant
or respondent, and the commissioner's memorandum determining whether probable cause
has been shown are public data.

(b) The commissioner may make human rights investigative data contained in a closed
case file inaccessible to the charging party or the respondent in order to protect medical or
other security interests of the parties or third persons.

new text begin (c) Except for paragraph (b), when the charging party files a case in district court, the
commissioner may provide private data or nonpublic data in a closed case file to the charging
party and respondent.
new text end