SF 1143

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/23/2012 09:53am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; making technical changes to data practices;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 13.02, subdivisions 3, 4, 8a, 9,
12, 13, 14, 15; 13.03, subdivision 1; 13.10, subdivision 1; 13.201; 13.202,
subdivision 3; 13.35; 13.3805, subdivisions 1, 2; 13.384, subdivision 1;
13.39, subdivision 2; 13.392, subdivision 1; 13.393; 13.40, subdivision 1;
13.41, subdivision 2; 13.46, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 13.462, subdivision 1;
13.467, subdivision 1; 13.47, subdivision 1; 13.485, by adding subdivisions;
13.495; 13.51, subdivisions 1, 2; 13.52; 13.548; 13.55, subdivision 1; 13.585,
subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 13.59, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 13.591, subdivision 4; 13.601,
subdivision 3; 13.643, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7; 13.6435, by adding a
subdivision; 13.65, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 13.67; 13.679, subdivisions 1, 2; 13.714;
13.719, subdivisions 1, 5; 13.7191, subdivisions 14, 18; 13.72, subdivision 7;
13.792; 13.7932; 13.82, subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 7; 13.83, subdivisions 2, 4, 6;
13.861, subdivision 1; 13.87, subdivisions 1, 2; 79A.16; 79A.28; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.

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

ARTICLE 1

DATA PRACTICES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Confidential data on individuals.

"Confidential data on individuals"
deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are new text end data deleted text begin which is deleted text end made not public by statute or federal law applicable to the data
and deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end inaccessible to the individual subject of deleted text begin that deleted text end new text begin those new text end data.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.02, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Data not on individuals.

"Data not on individuals" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are new text end all
government data deleted text begin which is deleted text end new text begin that are new text end not data on individuals.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.02, subdivision 8a, is amended to read:

Subd. 8a.

Not public data.

"Not public data" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are new text end any government data deleted text begin which
is deleted text end classified by statute, federal law, or temporary classification as confidential, private,
nonpublic, or protected nonpublic.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.02, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Nonpublic data.

"Nonpublic data" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are new text end data not on individuals deleted text begin that
is deleted text end made by statute or federal law applicable to the data: (a) not accessible to the public;
and (b) accessible to the subject, if any, of the data.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.02, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12.

Private data on individuals.

"Private data on individuals" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are new text end
data deleted text begin which is deleted text end made by statute or federal law applicable to the data: (a) not public; and
(b) accessible to the individual subject of deleted text begin that deleted text end new text begin those new text end data.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.02, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Protected nonpublic data.

"Protected nonpublic data" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are new text end data
not on individuals deleted text begin which is deleted text end made by statute or federal law applicable to the data (a) not
public and (b) not accessible to the subject of the data.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.02, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14.

Public data not on individuals.

"Public data not on individuals" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin
are new text end data deleted text begin which is deleted text end accessible to the public pursuant to section 13.03.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.02, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15.

Public data on individuals.

"Public data on individuals" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are new text end data
deleted text begin which is deleted text end accessible to the public in accordance with the provisions of section 13.03.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Public data.

All government data deleted text begin collected, created, received, deleted text end
maintained deleted text begin or disseminated deleted text end by a government entity shall be public unless classified by
statute, or temporary classification pursuant to section 13.06, or federal law, as nonpublic
or protected nonpublic, or with respect to data on individuals, as private or confidential.
The responsible authority in every government entity shall keep records containing
government data in such an arrangement and condition as to make them easily accessible
for convenient use. Photographic, photostatic, microphotographic, or microfilmed records
shall be considered as accessible for convenient use regardless of the size of such records.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(a) "Confidential data on decedents" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are new text end data which, prior to the death of
the data subject, were classified by statute, federal law, or temporary classification as
confidential data.

(b) "Private data on decedents" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are new text end data which, prior to the death of the data
subject, were classified by statute, federal law, or temporary classification as private data.

(c) "Representative of the decedent" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin is new text end the personal representative of the
estate of the decedent during the period of administration, or if no personal representative
has been appointed or after discharge new text begin of the personal representative new text end , the surviving spouse,
any child of the decedent, or, if there is no surviving spouse or children, the parents of
the decedent.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.201, is amended to read:

13.201 RIDESHARE DATA.

The following new text begin government new text end data on participants, deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by the
Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Council to administer
rideshare programs, are classified as private under section 13.02, subdivision 12:
residential address and telephone number; beginning and ending work hours; current mode
of commuting to and from work; and type of rideshare service information requested.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.202, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Hennepin County.

(a) Data collected by the Hennepin Healthcare System,
Inc. are governed under section deleted text begin 383B.17 deleted text end new text begin 383B.917 new text end , subdivision 1.

(b) Records of Hennepin County board meetings permitted to be closed under
section 383B.217, subdivision 7, are classified under that subdivision.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.35, is amended to read:

13.35 FEDERAL CONTRACTS DATA.

To the extent that a federal agency requires it as a condition for contracting with a
government entity, all government data deleted text begin collected and deleted text end maintained by the government entity
because that agency contracts with the federal agency are classified as either private or
nonpublic depending on whether the data are data on individuals or data not on individuals.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.3805, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Health data generally.

(a) Definitions. As used in this subdivision:

(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.

(2) "Health data" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are government new text end data on individuals deleted text begin created, collected,
received, or deleted text end maintained by the Department of Health, political subdivisions, or statewide
systems relating to the identification, description, prevention, and control of disease or
as part of an epidemiologic investigation the commissioner designates as necessary to
analyze, describe, or protect the public health.

(b) Data on individuals. (1) Health data are private data on individuals.
Notwithstanding section 13.05, subdivision 9, health data may not be disclosed except as
provided in this subdivision and section 13.04.

(2) The commissioner or a local board of health as defined in section 145A.02,
subdivision 2, may disclose health data to the data subject's physician as necessary to locate
or identify a case, carrier, or suspect case, to establish a diagnosis, to provide treatment, to
identify persons at risk of illness, or to conduct an epidemiologic investigation.

(3) With the approval of the commissioner, health data may be disclosed to the
extent necessary to assist the commissioner to locate or identify a case, carrier, or suspect
case, to alert persons who may be threatened by illness as evidenced by epidemiologic
data, to control or prevent the spread of serious disease, or to diminish an imminent threat
to the public health.

(c) Health summary data. Summary data derived from data collected under section
145.413 may be provided under section 13.05, subdivision 7.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.3805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Huntington's Disease data.

All new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin created, collected,
received, or deleted text end maintained by the commissioner of health on individuals relating to genetic
counseling services for Huntington's Disease provided by the Department of Health are
private data on individuals. The data may be permanently transferred from the department
to the Hennepin County Medical Center, and once transferred, shall continue to be
classified as private data on individuals.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.384, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definition.

As used in this section:

(a) "Directory information" means name of the patient, date admitted, and general
condition.

(b) "Medical data" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are government new text end data deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end because an
individual was or is a patient or client of a hospital, nursing home, medical center, clinic,
health or nursing agency operated by a government entity including business and financial
records, data provided by private health care facilities, and data provided by or about
relatives of the individual.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.39, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Civil actions.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), new text begin government new text end data
deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by a government entity as part of an active investigation undertaken
for the purpose of the commencement or defense of a pending civil legal action, or which
are retained in anticipation of a pending civil legal action, are classified as protected
nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 13, in the case of data not on
individuals and confidential pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3, in the case of data
on individuals. Any government entity may make any data classified as confidential or
protected nonpublic pursuant to this subdivision accessible to any person, agency or the
public if the government entity determines that the access will aid the law enforcement
process, promote public health or safety or dispel widespread rumor or unrest.

(b) A complainant has access to a statement provided by the complainant to a
government entity under paragraph (a).

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.392, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Confidential data or protected nonpublic data.

new text begin Government new text end data, new text begin
including new text end notes, and preliminary drafts of reports deleted text begin created, collected, and deleted text end maintained by the
internal audit offices of government entities, or persons performing audits for government
entities, and relating to an audit or investigation are confidential data on individuals
or protected nonpublic data until the final report has been published or the audit or
investigation is no longer being pursued actively, except that the data shall be disclosed as
required to comply with section 6.67 or 609.456. This section does not limit in any way:

(1) the state auditor's access to government data of political subdivisions or
data, notes, or preliminary drafts of reports of persons performing audits for political
subdivisions; or

(2) the public or a data subject's access to data classified by section 13.43.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.393, is amended to read:

13.393 ATTORNEYS.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter and section 15.17, deleted text begin the use, collection,
storage, and dissemination of deleted text end new text begin government new text end data new text begin maintained new text end by an attorney acting in a
professional capacity for a government entity shall be governed by statutes, rules, and
professional standards concerning discovery, production of documents, introduction of
evidence, and professional responsibility; provided that this section shall not be construed
to affect the applicability of any statute, other than this chapter and section 15.17, which
specifically requires or prohibits disclosure of specific information by the attorney, nor
shall this section be construed to relieve any responsible authority, other than the attorney,
from duties and responsibilities pursuant to this chapter and section 15.17.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Records subject to this chapter.

(a) For purposes of this section,
"historical records repository" means an archives or manuscript repository operated by a
government entity whose purpose is to collect and maintain data to further the history of
a geographic or subject area. The term does not include the state archives as defined in
section 138.17, subdivision 1, clause (5).

(b) new text begin Government new text end data deleted text begin collected, deleted text end maintained deleted text begin , used, or disseminated deleted text end by a library or
historical records repository operated by a government entity shall be administered in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.41, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Private data; designated addresses and telephone numbers.

(a) The
following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected, created or deleted text end maintained by any licensing agency are
classified as private, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12: data, other than their
names and designated addresses, submitted by applicants for licenses; the identity of
complainants who have made reports concerning licensees or applicants which appear
in inactive complaint data unless the complainant consents to the disclosure; the nature
or content of unsubstantiated complaints when the information is not maintained in
anticipation of legal action; the identity of patients whose medical records are received by
any health licensing agency for purposes of review or in anticipation of a contested matter;
inactive investigative data relating to violations of statutes or rules; and the record of any
disciplinary proceeding except as limited by subdivision 5.

(b) An applicant for a license shall designate on the application a residence or
business address and telephone number at which the applicant can be contacted in
connection with the license application. A licensee shall designate a residence or business
address and telephone number at which the licensee can be contacted in connection with
the license. By designating an address under this paragraph other than a residence address,
the applicant or licensee consents to accept personal service of process by service on the
licensing agency for legal or administrative proceedings. The licensing agency shall mail
a copy of the documents to the applicant or licensee at the last known residence address.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.46, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

General.

(a) deleted text begin Unless the data is summary data or a statute specifically
provides a different classification, deleted text end new text begin Government new text end data on individuals deleted text begin collected, deleted text end maintained deleted text begin ,
used, or disseminated deleted text end by the welfare system deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end private data on individuals, and shall
not be disclosed except:

(1) according to section 13.05;

(2) according to court order;

(3) according to a statute specifically authorizing access to the private data;

(4) to an agent of the welfare system, including a law enforcement person, attorney,
or investigator acting for it in the investigation or prosecution of a criminal or civil
proceeding relating to the administration of a program;

(5) to personnel of the welfare system who require the data to verify an individual's
identity; determine eligibility, amount of assistance, and the need to provide services to
an individual or family across programs; evaluate the effectiveness of programs; assess
parental contribution amounts; and investigate suspected fraud;

(6) to administer federal funds or programs;

(7) between personnel of the welfare system working in the same program;

(8) to the Department of Revenue to assess parental contribution amounts for
purposes of section 252.27, subdivision 2a, administer and evaluate tax refund or tax credit
programs and to identify individuals who may benefit from these programs. The following
information may be disclosed under this paragraph: an individual's and their dependent's
names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, income, addresses, and other data as
required, upon request by the Department of Revenue. Disclosures by the commissioner
of revenue to the commissioner of human services for the purposes described in this clause
are governed by section 270B.14, subdivision 1. Tax refund or tax credit programs include,
but are not limited to, the dependent care credit under section 290.067, the Minnesota
working family credit under section 290.0671, the property tax refund and rental credit
under section 290A.04, and the Minnesota education credit under section 290.0674;

(9) between the Department of Human Services, the Department of Employment
and Economic Development, and when applicable, the Department of Education, for
the following purposes:

(i) to monitor the eligibility of the data subject for unemployment benefits, for any
employment or training program administered, supervised, or certified by that agency;

(ii) to administer any rehabilitation program or child care assistance program,
whether alone or in conjunction with the welfare system;

(iii) to monitor and evaluate the Minnesota family investment program or the child
care assistance program by exchanging data on recipients and former recipients of food
support, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K, child care assistance
under chapter 119B, or medical programs under chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L; and

(iv) to analyze public assistance employment services and program utilization,
cost, effectiveness, and outcomes as implemented under the authority established in Title
II, Sections 201-204 of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of
1999. Health records governed by sections 144.291 to 144.298 and "protected health
information" as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 160.103, and
governed by Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, parts 160-164, including health care
claims utilization information, must not be exchanged under this clause;

(10) to appropriate parties in connection with an emergency if knowledge of
the information is necessary to protect the health or safety of the individual or other
individuals or persons;

(11) data maintained by residential programs as defined in section 245A.02 may
be disclosed to the protection and advocacy system established in this state according
to Part C of Public Law 98-527 to protect the legal and human rights of persons with
developmental disabilities or other related conditions who live in residential facilities for
these persons if the protection and advocacy system receives a complaint by or on behalf
of that person and the person does not have a legal guardian or the state or a designee of
the state is the legal guardian of the person;

(12) to the county medical examiner or the county coroner for identifying or locating
relatives or friends of a deceased person;

(13) data on a child support obligor who makes payments to the public agency
may be disclosed to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to the extent necessary to
determine eligibility under section 136A.121, subdivision 2, clause (5);

(14) participant Social Security numbers and names collected by the telephone
assistance program may be disclosed to the Department of Revenue to conduct an
electronic data match with the property tax refund database to determine eligibility under
section 237.70, subdivision 4a;

(15) the current address of a Minnesota family investment program participant
may be disclosed to law enforcement officers who provide the name of the participant
and notify the agency that:

(i) the participant:

(A) is a fugitive felon fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after
conviction, for a crime or attempt to commit a crime that is a felony under the laws of the
jurisdiction from which the individual is fleeing; or

(B) is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under state or federal law;

(ii) the location or apprehension of the felon is within the law enforcement officer's
official duties; and

(iii) the request is made in writing and in the proper exercise of those duties;

(16) the current address of a recipient of general assistance or general assistance
medical care may be disclosed to probation officers and corrections agents who are
supervising the recipient and to law enforcement officers who are investigating the
recipient in connection with a felony level offense;

(17) information obtained from food support applicant or recipient households may
be disclosed to local, state, or federal law enforcement officials, upon their written request,
for the purpose of investigating an alleged violation of the Food Stamp Act, according
to Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 272.1 (c);

(18) the address, Social Security number, and, if available, photograph of any
member of a household receiving food support shall be made available, on request, to a
local, state, or federal law enforcement officer if the officer furnishes the agency with the
name of the member and notifies the agency that:

(i) the member:

(A) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, for a
crime or attempt to commit a crime that is a felony in the jurisdiction the member is fleeing;

(B) is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under state or federal
law; or

(C) has information that is necessary for the officer to conduct an official duty related
to conduct described in subitem (A) or (B);

(ii) locating or apprehending the member is within the officer's official duties; and

(iii) the request is made in writing and in the proper exercise of the officer's official
duty;

(19) the current address of a recipient of Minnesota family investment program,
general assistance, general assistance medical care, or food support may be disclosed to
law enforcement officers who, in writing, provide the name of the recipient and notify the
agency that the recipient is a person required to register under section 243.166, but is not
residing at the address at which the recipient is registered under section 243.166;

(20) certain information regarding child support obligors who are in arrears may be
made public according to section 518A.74;

(21) data on child support payments made by a child support obligor and data on
the distribution of those payments excluding identifying information on obligees may be
disclosed to all obligees to whom the obligor owes support, and data on the enforcement
actions undertaken by the public authority, the status of those actions, and data on the
income of the obligor or obligee may be disclosed to the other party;

(22) data in the work reporting system may be disclosed under section 256.998,
subdivision 7;

(23) to the Department of Education for the purpose of matching Department of
Education student data with public assistance data to determine students eligible for free
and reduced-price meals, meal supplements, and free milk according to United States
Code, title 42, sections 1758, 1761, 1766, 1766a, 1772, and 1773; to allocate federal and
state funds that are distributed based on income of the student's family; and to verify
receipt of energy assistance for the telephone assistance plan;

(24) the current address and telephone number of program recipients and emergency
contacts may be released to the commissioner of health or a local board of health as
defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 2, when the commissioner or local board of health
has reason to believe that a program recipient is a disease case, carrier, suspect case, or at
risk of illness, and the data are necessary to locate the person;

(25) to other state agencies, statewide systems, and political subdivisions of this
state, including the attorney general, and agencies of other states, interstate information
networks, federal agencies, and other entities as required by federal regulation or law for
the administration of the child support enforcement program;

(26) to personnel of public assistance programs as defined in section 256.741, for
access to the child support system database for the purpose of administration, including
monitoring and evaluation of those public assistance programs;

(27) to monitor and evaluate the Minnesota family investment program by
exchanging data between the Departments of Human Services and Education, on
recipients and former recipients of food support, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D,
256J, or 256K, child care assistance under chapter 119B, or medical programs under
chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L;

(28) to evaluate child support program performance and to identify and prevent
fraud in the child support program by exchanging data between the Department of Human
Services, Department of Revenue under section 270B.14, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a)
and (b), without regard to the limitation of use in paragraph (c), Department of Health,
Department of Employment and Economic Development, and other state agencies as is
reasonably necessary to perform these functions;

(29) counties operating child care assistance programs under chapter 119B may
disseminate data on program participants, applicants, and providers to the commissioner
of education; or

(30) child support data on the parents and the child may be disclosed to agencies
administering programs under titles IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act, as provided
by federal law. Data may be disclosed only to the extent necessary for the purpose of
establishing parentage or for determining who has or may have parental rights with respect
to a child, which could be related to permanency planning.

(b) Information on persons who have been treated for drug or alcohol abuse may
only be disclosed according to the requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title
42, sections 2.1 to 2.67.

(c) Data provided to law enforcement agencies under paragraph (a), clause (15),
(16), (17), or (18), or paragraph (b), are investigative data and are confidential or protected
nonpublic while the investigation is active. The data are private after the investigation
becomes inactive under section 13.82, subdivision 5, paragraph (a) or (b).

(d) Mental health data shall be treated as provided in subdivisions 7, 8, and 9, but
deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end not subject to the access provisions of subdivision 10, paragraph (b).

For the purposes of this subdivision, a request will be deemed to be made in writing
if made through a computer interface system.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.46, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Investigative data.

(a) new text begin Government new text end data on persons, including data on
vendors of services, licensees, and applicants deleted text begin that is collected, deleted text end maintained deleted text begin , used, or
disseminated deleted text end by the welfare system in an investigation, authorized by statute, and relating
to the enforcement of rules or law deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end confidential data on individuals pursuant to
section 13.02, subdivision 3, or protected nonpublic data not on individuals pursuant to
section 13.02, subdivision 13, and shall not be disclosed except:

(1) pursuant to section 13.05;

(2) pursuant to statute or valid court order;

(3) to a party named in a civil or criminal proceeding, administrative or judicial, for
preparation of defense; or

(4) to provide notices required or permitted by statute.

The data referred to in this subdivision shall be classified as public data upon
deleted text begin its deleted text end submission to an administrative law judge or court in an administrative or judicial
proceeding. Inactive welfare investigative data shall be treated as provided in section
13.39, subdivision 3.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision in law, the commissioner of human services
shall provide all active and inactive investigative data, including the name of the reporter
of alleged maltreatment under section 626.556 or 626.557, to the ombudsman for mental
health and developmental disabilities upon the request of the ombudsman.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.46, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Licensing data.

(a) As used in this subdivision:

(1) "licensing data" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are new text end all new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected, deleted text end maintained deleted text begin , used, or
disseminated deleted text end by the welfare system pertaining to persons licensed or registered or who
apply for licensure or registration or who formerly were licensed or registered under the
authority of the commissioner of human services;

(2) "client" means a person who is receiving services from a licensee or from an
applicant for licensure; and

(3) "personal and personal financial data" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are new text end Social Security numbers,
identity of and letters of reference, insurance information, reports from the Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension, health examination reports, and social/home studies.

(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the following data on applicants, license
holders, and former licensees are public: name, address, telephone number of licensees,
date of receipt of a completed application, dates of licensure, licensed capacity, type of
client preferred, variances granted, record of training and education in child care and
child development, type of dwelling, name and relationship of other family members,
previous license history, class of license, the existence and status of complaints, and
the number of serious injuries to or deaths of individuals in the licensed program as
reported to the commissioner of human services, the local social services agency, or
any other county welfare agency. For purposes of this clause, a serious injury is one
that is treated by a physician. When a correction order, an order to forfeit a fine, an
order of license suspension, an order of temporary immediate suspension, an order of
license revocation, an order of license denial, or an order of conditional license has been
issued, or a complaint is resolved, the following data on current and former licensees
and applicants are public: the substance and investigative findings of the licensing or
maltreatment complaint, licensing violation, or substantiated maltreatment; the record
of informal resolution of a licensing violation; orders of hearing; findings of fact;
conclusions of law; specifications of the final correction order, fine, suspension, temporary
immediate suspension, revocation, denial, or conditional license contained in the record
of licensing action; whether a fine has been paid; and the status of any appeal of these
actions. If a licensing sanction under section 245A.07, or a license denial under section
245A.05, is based on a determination that the license holder or applicant is responsible for
maltreatment or is disqualified under chapter 245C, the identity of the license holder or
applicant as the individual responsible for maltreatment or as the disqualified individual
deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end public data at the time of the issuance of the licensing sanction or denial.

(2) Notwithstanding sections 626.556, subdivision 11, and 626.557, subdivision 12b,
when any person subject to disqualification under section 245C.14 in connection with a
license to provide family day care for children, child care center services, foster care
for children in the provider's home, or foster care or day care services for adults in the
provider's home is a substantiated perpetrator of maltreatment, and the substantiated
maltreatment is a reason for a licensing action, the identity of the substantiated perpetrator
of maltreatment is public data. For purposes of this clause, a person is a substantiated
perpetrator if the maltreatment determination has been upheld under section 256.045;
626.556, subdivision 10i; 626.557, subdivision 9d; or chapter 14, or if an individual or
facility has not timely exercised appeal rights under these sections, except as provided
under clause (1).

(3) For applicants who withdraw their application prior to licensure or denial of a
license, the following data are public: the name of the applicant, the city and county in
which the applicant was seeking licensure, the dates of the commissioner's receipt of the
initial application and completed application, the type of license sought, and the date
of withdrawal of the application.

(4) For applicants who are denied a license, the following data are public: the name
and address of the applicant, the city and county in which the applicant was seeking
licensure, the dates of the commissioner's receipt of the initial application and completed
application, the type of license sought, the date of denial of the application, the nature of
the basis for the denial, the record of informal resolution of a denial, orders of hearings,
findings of fact, conclusions of law, specifications of the final order of denial, and the
status of any appeal of the denial.

(5) The following data on persons subject to disqualification under section 245C.14
in connection with a license to provide family day care for children, child care center
services, foster care for children in the provider's home, or foster care or day care services
for adults in the provider's home, are public: the nature of any disqualification set
aside under section 245C.22, subdivisions 2 and 4, and the reasons for setting aside the
disqualification; the nature of any disqualification for which a variance was granted under
sections 245A.04, subdivision 9; and 245C.30, and the reasons for granting any variance
under section 245A.04, subdivision 9; and, if applicable, the disclosure that any person
subject to a background study under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, has successfully
passed a background study. If a licensing sanction under section 245A.07, or a license
denial under section 245A.05, is based on a determination that an individual subject to
disqualification under chapter 245C is disqualified, the disqualification as a basis for the
licensing sanction or denial is public data. As specified in clause (1), if the disqualified
individual is the license holder or applicant, the identity of the license holder or applicant
is public data. If the disqualified individual is an individual other than the license holder
or applicant, the identity of the disqualified individual shall remain private data.

(6) When maltreatment is substantiated under section 626.556 or 626.557 and the
victim and the substantiated perpetrator are affiliated with a program licensed under
chapter 245A, the commissioner of human services, local social services agency, or
county welfare agency may inform the license holder where the maltreatment occurred of
the identity of the substantiated perpetrator and the victim.

(7) Notwithstanding clause (1), for child foster care, only the name of the license
holder and the status of the license are public if the county attorney has requested that data
otherwise classified as public data under clause (1) be considered private data based on the
best interests of a child in placement in a licensed program.

(c) The following are private data on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision
12, or nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9: personal and personal financial
data on family day care program and family foster care program applicants and licensees
and their family members who provide services under the license.

(d) The following are private data on individuals: the identity of persons who have
made reports concerning licensees or applicants that appear in inactive investigative data,
and the records of clients or employees of the licensee or applicant for licensure whose
records are received by the licensing agency for purposes of review or in anticipation of a
contested matter. The names of reporters of complaints or alleged violations of licensing
standards under chapters 245A, 245B, 245C, and applicable rules and alleged maltreatment
under sections 626.556 and 626.557, are confidential data and may be disclosed only as
provided in section 626.556, subdivision 11, or 626.557, subdivision 12b.

(e) Data classified as private, confidential, nonpublic, or protected nonpublic under
this subdivision become public data if submitted to a court or administrative law judge as
part of a disciplinary proceeding in which there is a public hearing concerning a license
which has been suspended, immediately suspended, revoked, or denied.

(f) Data generated in the course of licensing investigations that relate to an alleged
violation of law are investigative data under subdivision 3.

(g) new text begin Government new text end data that are not public data deleted text begin collected, deleted text end maintained deleted text begin , used, or
disseminated deleted text end under this subdivision that relate to or are derived from a report as defined in
section 626.556, subdivision 2, or 626.5572, subdivision 18, are subject to the destruction
provisions of sections 626.556, subdivision 11c, and 626.557, subdivision 12b.

(h) Upon request, not public new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected, deleted text end maintained deleted text begin , used, or
disseminated deleted text end under this subdivision that relate to or are derived from a report of
substantiated maltreatment as defined in section 626.556 or 626.557 may be exchanged
with the Department of Health for purposes of completing background studies pursuant
to section 144.057 and with the Department of Corrections for purposes of completing
background studies pursuant to section 241.021.

(i) Data on individuals collected according to licensing activities under chapters
245A and 245C, and data on individuals collected by the commissioner of human services
according to maltreatment investigations under sections 626.556 and 626.557, may be
shared with the Department of Human Rights, the Department of Health, the Department
of Corrections, the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities, and
the individual's professional regulatory board when there is reason to believe that laws
or standards under the jurisdiction of those agencies may have been violated. Unless
otherwise specified in this chapter, the identity of a reporter of alleged maltreatment or
licensing violations may not be disclosed.

(j) In addition to the notice of determinations required under section 626.556,
subdivision 10f, if the commissioner or the local social services agency has determined
that an individual is a substantiated perpetrator of maltreatment of a child based on sexual
abuse, as defined in section 626.556, subdivision 2, and the commissioner or local social
services agency knows that the individual is a person responsible for a child's care in
another facility, the commissioner or local social services agency shall notify the head
of that facility of this determination. The notification must include an explanation of the
individual's available appeal rights and the status of any appeal. If a notice is given under
this paragraph, the government entity making the notification shall provide a copy of the
notice to the individual who is the subject of the notice.

(k) All not public new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected, deleted text end maintained deleted text begin , used, or disseminated deleted text end
under this subdivision and subdivision 3 may be exchanged between the Department of
Human Services, Licensing Division, and the Department of Corrections for purposes of
regulating services for which the Department of Human Services and the Department
of Corrections have regulatory authority.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.46, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Medical data; contracts.

new text begin Government new text end data relating to the medical,
psychiatric, or mental health of any individual, including diagnosis, progress charts,
treatment received, case histories, and opinions of health care providers, that deleted text begin is collected, deleted text end new text begin
are new text end maintained deleted text begin , used, or disseminated deleted text end by any agency to the welfare system deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end private
data on individuals and will be available to the data subject, unless the private health care
provider has clearly requested in writing that the data be withheld pursuant to sections
144.291 to 144.298. new text begin Government new text end data on individuals deleted text begin that is collected, deleted text end maintained deleted text begin , used,
or disseminated deleted text end by a private health care provider under contract to any agency of the
welfare system deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end private data on individuals, and deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end subject to the provisions
of sections 13.02 to 13.07 and this section, except that the provisions of section 13.04,
subdivision 3, shall not apply. Access to medical data referred to in this subdivision by the
individual who is the subject of the data is subject to the provisions of sections 144.291
to 144.298. Access to information that is maintained by the public authority responsible
for support enforcement and that is needed to enforce medical support is subject to the
provisions of section 518A.41.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.46, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Other data.

new text begin Government new text end data deleted text begin collected, used, deleted text end maintained deleted text begin , or disseminated deleted text end
by the welfare system that deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end not data on individuals deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end public pursuant to section
13.03, except the following data:

(a) investigative data classified by section 13.39;

(b) welfare investigative data classified by section 13.46, subdivision 3; and

(c) security information classified by section 13.37, subdivision 2.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.462, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definition.

As used in this section, "benefit data" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are
government new text end data on individuals deleted text begin collected or created deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end because an individual
seeks information about becoming, is, or was an applicant for or a recipient of benefits or
services provided under various housing, home ownership, rehabilitation and community
action agency, Head Start, and food assistance programs administered by government
entities. Benefit data does not include welfare data which shall be administered in
accordance with section 13.46.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.467, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected, created and deleted text end
maintained by a community action agency in a study of the impact of foster care policies
on families are classified as confidential data, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 3:
names of persons interviewed; foster care placement plans obtained from other public and
private agencies; and all information gathered during interviews with study participants.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.47, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) "Employment and training data" deleted text begin means deleted text end new text begin are
government new text end data on individuals deleted text begin collected, deleted text end maintained deleted text begin , used, or disseminated deleted text end because an
individual applies for, is currently enrolled in, or has been enrolled in employment and
training programs funded with federal, state, or local resources, including those provided
under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, United States Code, title 29, section 2801.

(b) "Employment and training service provider" means an entity certified, or seeking
to be certified, by the commissioner of employment and economic development to
deliver employment and training services under section 116J.401, subdivision 2, or an
organization that contracts with a certified entity or the Department of Employment and
Economic Development to deliver employment and training services.

(c) "Provider of training services" means an organization or entity that provides
training under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, United States Code, title 29,
section 2801.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.485, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Corporations created before May 31, 1997. new text end

new text begin Government data maintained
by a corporation created by a political subdivision before May 31, 1997, are governed by
section 465.719, subdivision 14.
new text end

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.485, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Northern Technology Initiative, Inc. new text end

new text begin Government data maintained by
Northern Technology Initiative, Inc. are classified under section 116T.02, subdivisions
7 and 8.
new text end

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.495, is amended to read:

13.495 LODGING TAX DATA.

new text begin Government new text end data, other than basic taxpayer identification data, deleted text begin collected from
taxpayers deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end under a lodging tax ordinance are nonpublic.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.51, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Generally.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected, created and deleted text end
maintained by political subdivisions are classified as private, pursuant to section 13.02,
subdivision 12, or nonpublic depending on the content of the specific data:

Data contained on sales sheets received from private multiple listing service
organizations where the contract with the organizations requires the political subdivision
to refrain from making the data available to the public.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.51, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Income property assessment data.

The following new text begin government new text end data
deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by political subdivisions deleted text begin from deleted text end new text begin on new text end individuals or business entities
concerning income properties are classified as private or nonpublic data pursuant to
section 13.02, subdivisions 9 and 12:

(a) detailed income and expense figures;

(b) average vacancy factors;

(c) verified net rentable areas or net usable areas, whichever is appropriate;

(d) anticipated income and expenses;

(e) projected vacancy factors; and

(f) lease information.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.52, is amended to read:

13.52 DEFERRED ASSESSMENT DATA.

Any new text begin government new text end data, deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by political subdivisions pursuant to
section 435.193, which indicate the amount or location of cash or other valuables kept
in the homes of applicants for deferred assessment, are private data pursuant to section
13.02, subdivision 12.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.548, is amended to read:

13.548 SOCIAL RECREATIONAL DATA.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected and deleted text end maintained by political subdivisions
for the purpose of enrolling individuals in recreational and other social programs are
classified as private, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12: the name, address,
telephone number, any other data that deleted text begin identifies deleted text end new text begin identify new text end the individual, and any data
which describes the health or medical condition of the individual, family relationships and
living arrangements of an individual or which are opinions as to the emotional makeup or
behavior of an individual.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.55, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Not public classification.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin received,
created, or deleted text end maintained by or for publicly owned and operated convention facilities, civic
center authorities, or the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission are classified as
nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 9; or private data on individuals
pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12:

(a) a letter or other documentation from any person who makes inquiry to or who is
contacted by the facility regarding the availability of the facility for staging events;

(b) identity of firms and corporations which contact the facility;

(c) type of event which they wish to stage in the facility;

(d) suggested terms of rentals; and

(e) responses of authority staff to these inquiries.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.585, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Confidential data.

The following new text begin government new text end data on individuals
maintained by the housing agency are deleted text begin classified as deleted text end confidential data, pursuant to section
13.02, subdivision 3: correspondence between the agency and the agency's attorney
containing data collected as part of an active investigation undertaken for the purpose of
the commencement or defense of potential or actual litigation, including but not limited
to: referrals to the Office of the Inspector General or other prosecuting agencies for
possible prosecution for fraud; initiation of lease terminations and eviction actions;
admission denial hearings concerning prospective tenants; commencement of actions
against independent contractors of the agency; and tenant grievance hearings.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.585, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Protected nonpublic data.

The following new text begin government new text end data not on
individuals maintained by the housing agency are deleted text begin classified as deleted text end protected nonpublic data,
pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 13: correspondence between the agency and the
agency's attorney containing data collected as part of an active investigation undertaken
for the purpose of the commencement or defense of potential or actual litigation, including
but not limited to, referrals to the Office of the Inspector General or other prosecuting
bodies or agencies for possible prosecution for fraud and commencement of actions
against independent contractors of the agency.

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.585, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Nonpublic data.

The following new text begin government new text end data not on individuals
maintained by the housing agency are deleted text begin classified as deleted text end nonpublic data, pursuant to section
13.02, subdivision 9: all data pertaining to negotiations with property owners regarding
the purchase of property. With the exception of the housing agency's evaluation of
properties not purchased, all other negotiation data shall be public at the time of the
closing of the property sale.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.59, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Private survey data.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin
maintained new text end in surveys of individuals conducted by cities and housing and redevelopment
authorities for the purposes of planning, development, and redevelopment, are classified
as private data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12: the names and addresses of
individuals and the legal descriptions of property owned by individuals.

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.59, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Nonpublic survey data.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin
maintained new text end in surveys of businesses conducted by cities and housing and redevelopment
authorities, for the purposes of planning, development, and redevelopment, are classified
as nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 9: the names, addresses, and legal
descriptions of business properties and the commercial use of the property to the extent
disclosure of the use would identify a particular business.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.59, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Financial assistance data.

(a) The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin that are
submitted to deleted text end new text begin maintained by new text end a housing and redevelopment authority by persons who are
requesting financial assistance are private data on individuals or nonpublic data:

(1) financial statements;

(2) credit reports;

(3) business plans;

(4) income and expense projections;

(5) customer lists;

(6) balance sheets;

(7) income tax returns; and

(8) design, market, and feasibility studies not paid for with public funds.

(b) Data submitted to the authority under paragraph (a) become public data if the
authority provides financial assistance to the person, except that the following data remain
private or nonpublic:

(1) business plans;

(2) income and expense projections not related to the financial assistance provided;

(3) customer lists;

(4) income tax returns; and

(5) design, market, and feasibility studies not paid for with public funds.

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.591, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Classification of evaluative data; data sharing.

(a) new text begin Government new text end data
deleted text begin created or deleted text end maintained by a government entity as part of the selection or evaluation process
referred to in this section are protected nonpublic data until completion of the selection
process or completion of the evaluation process at which time the data are public with the
exception of trade secret data as defined and classified in section 13.37.

(b) If a government entity asks employees of other government entities to assist with
the selection of the responses to a request for bid or the evaluation of responses to a
request for proposal, the government entity may share not public data in the responses
with those employees. The employees participating in the selection or evaluation may
not further disseminate the not public data they review.

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.601, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Applicants for appointment.

(a) Data about applicants for appointment to
a public body collected by a government entity as a result of the applicant's application for
appointment to the public body are private data on individuals except that the following
are public:

(1) name;

(2) city of residence, except when the appointment has a residency requirement that
requires the entire address to be public;

(3) education and training;

(4) employment history;

(5) volunteer work;

(6) awards and honors;

(7) prior government service; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(8) any data required to be provided or that deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end voluntarily provided in an
application for appointment to a multimember agency pursuant to section 15.0597 deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (9) veteran status.
new text end

(b) Once an individual is appointed to a public body, the following additional items
of data are public:

(1) residential address; and

(2) either a telephone number or electronic mail address where the appointee can be
reached, or both at the request of the appointee.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), any electronic mail address or telephone number
provided by a public body for use by an appointee shall be public. An appointee may
use an electronic mail address or telephone number provided by the public body as the
designated electronic mail address or telephone number at which the appointee can be
reached.

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.643, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Department of Agriculture data.

(a) Loan and grant applicant
data. The following new text begin government new text end data on applicants, deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by the
Department of Agriculture in its sustainable agriculture revolving loan and grant programs
under sections 17.115 and 17.116, are private or nonpublic: nonfarm income; credit
history; insurance coverage; machinery and equipment list; financial information; and
credit information requests.

(b) Farm advocate data. The following new text begin government new text end data supplied by farmer clients
deleted text begin to deleted text end new text begin that are maintained by new text end Minnesota farm advocates and deleted text begin to deleted text end the Department of Agriculture
are private data on individuals: financial history, including listings of assets and debts, and
personal and emotional status information.

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.643, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Farm assistance data.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected and deleted text end
maintained by counties that provide assistance to individual farmers who are experiencing
economic or emotional distress are classified as private data: financial history, including
listings of assets and debts, and personal and emotional status information.

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.643, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Aquaculture permit data.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected and deleted text end
maintained by an agency issuing aquaculture permits under sections 17.47 to 17.498 are
classified as private or nonpublic: the names and addresses of customers provided in the
permit application.

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.643, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Data received from federal government.

All new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin received deleted text end new text begin
maintained new text end by the Department of Agriculture from the United States Department of
Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Agriculture,
Food Safety, and Inspection Service that deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end necessary for the purpose of carrying
out the Department of Agriculture's statutory food safety regulatory and enforcement
duties are classified as nonpublic data under section 13.02, subdivision 9, and private data
on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision 12. This section does not preclude the
obligation of the Department of Agriculture to appropriately inform consumers of issues
that could affect public health.

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.643, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Animal premises data.

(a) The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected and deleted text end
maintained by the Board of Animal Health related to registration and identification of
premises and animals under chapter 35, are classified as private or nonpublic:

(1) the names and addresses;

(2) the location of the premises where animals are kept; and

(3) the identification number of the premises or the animal.

(b) The Board of Animal Health may disclose new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end
under paragraph (a) to any person, agency, or to the public if the board determines that
the access will aid in the law enforcement process or the protection of public or animal
health or safety.

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.643, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Research, monitoring, or assessment data.

(a) Except as provided in
paragraph (b), the following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin created, collected, and deleted text end maintained by
the Department of Agriculture during research, monitoring, or the assessment of farm
practices and related to natural resources, the environment, agricultural facilities, or
agricultural practices are classified as private or nonpublic:

(1) names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of study participants
or cooperators; and

(2) location of research, study site, and global positioning system data.

(b) The following data deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end public:

(1) location data and unique well numbers for wells and springs unless protected
under section 18B.10 or another statute or rule; and

(2) data from samples collected from a public water supply as defined in section
144.382, subdivision 4.

(c) The Department of Agriculture may disclose new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin
maintained new text end under paragraph (a) if the Department of Agriculture determines that there
is a substantive threat to human health and safety or to the environment, or to aid in the
law enforcement process. The Department of Agriculture may also disclose data with
written consent of the subject of the data.

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.6435, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Ethanol producer payments. new text end

new text begin Audited financial statements and notes
and disclosure statements submitted to the commissioner of agriculture regarding
ethanol producer payments pursuant to section 41A.09 are governed by section 41A.09,
subdivision 3a.
new text end

Sec. 53.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.65, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Private data.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin created, collected
and deleted text end maintained by the Office of the Attorney General are deleted text begin classified as deleted text end private data on
individuals:

(a) the record, including but not limited to, the transcript and exhibits of all
disciplinary proceedings held by a state agency, board or commission, except in those
instances where there is a public hearing;

(b) communications and noninvestigative files regarding administrative or policy
matters which do not evidence final public actions;

(c) consumer complaint data, other than deleted text begin that deleted text end new text begin those new text end data classified as confidential,
including consumers' complaints against businesses and follow-up investigative materials;

(d) investigative data, obtained in anticipation of, or in connection with litigation or
an administrative proceeding where the investigation is not currently active; and

(e) new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by the Consumer Division of the Attorney
General's Office in its administration of the home protection hot line including: the name,
address, and phone number of the consumer; the name and address of the mortgage
company; the total amount of the mortgage; the amount of money needed to bring the
delinquent mortgage current; the consumer's place of employment; the consumer's total
family income; and the history of attempts made by the consumer to renegotiate a
delinquent mortgage.

Sec. 54.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.65, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Confidential data.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin created, collected and deleted text end
maintained by the Office of the Attorney General are deleted text begin classified as deleted text end confidential, pursuant
to section 13.02, subdivision 3: data acquired through communications made in official
confidence to members of the attorney general's staff where the public interest would
suffer by disclosure of the data.

Sec. 55.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.65, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Public data.

new text begin Government new text end data describing the final disposition of
disciplinary proceedings deleted text begin held deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by any state agency, board new text begin , new text end or commission are
deleted text begin classified as deleted text end public, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 15.

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.67, is amended to read:

13.67 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DATA.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected, created, or deleted text end maintained by the Department
of Management and Budget are classified as nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02,
subdivision 9:

(a) the commissioner's plan prepared by the department, pursuant to section 3.855,
which governs the compensation and terms and conditions of employment for employees
not covered by collective bargaining agreements until the plan is submitted to the
Legislative Commission on Employee Relations;

(b) data pertaining to grievance or interest arbitration that deleted text begin has deleted text end new text begin have new text end not been
presented to the arbitrator or other party during the arbitration process;

(c) notes and preliminary drafts of reports prepared during personnel investigations
and personnel management reviews of state departments and agencies;

(d) the managerial plan prepared by the department pursuant to section 43A.18
that governs the compensation and terms and conditions of employment for employees
in managerial positions, as specified in section 43A.18, subdivision 3, until the plan is
submitted to the Legislative Commission on Employee Relations; and

(e) claims experience and all related information received from carriers and claims
administrators participating in either the state group insurance plan, the Minnesota
employee insurance program, the state workers' compensation program, or the public
employees insurance program as defined in chapter 43A, and survey information collected
from employees and employers participating in these plans and programs, except when
the department determines that release of the data will not be detrimental to the plan or
program.

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.679, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Tenant.

new text begin Government new text end data deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by the commissioner
of commerce that deleted text begin reveals deleted text end new text begin reveal new text end the identity of a tenant who makes a complaint regarding
energy efficiency standards for rental housing are private data on individuals.

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.679, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Utility or telephone company employee or customer.

(a) The following
are private data on individuals: new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by the commissioner
of commerce or the Public Utilities Commission, including the names or any other data
that would reveal the identity of either an employee or customer of a telephone company
or public utility who files a complaint or provides information regarding a violation or
suspected violation by the telephone company or public utility of any federal or state law
or rule; except deleted text begin this deleted text end new text begin these new text end data may be released as needed to law enforcement authorities.

(b) The following are private data on individuals: new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin
maintained new text end by the commission or the commissioner of commerce on individual public
utility or telephone company customers or prospective customers, including copies of tax
forms, needed to administer federal or state programs that provide relief from telephone
company bills, public utility bills, or cold weather disconnection. The determination of
eligibility of the customers or prospective customers may be released to public utilities or
telephone companies to administer the programs.

Sec. 59.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.714, is amended to read:

13.714 INSURANCE TRUST DATA; PRIVATE AND NONPUBLIC DATA.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected or created deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by the League of
Minnesota Cities insurance trust, Association of Minnesota Counties insurance trust, or by
the Minnesota School Board Association insurance trust in order to process claims for
workers' compensation are classified as either private data in regard to claims when the
insured worker is living, or nonpublic data in regard to claims when the insured worker
is deceased: name, address, phone number, and Social Security account number of the
claimant if the claimant is not a public employee; claim number, date of claimed injury,
employee's Social Security number, home phone number, home address, date of birth, sex,
and marital status; whether claimed injury caused loss of time from work; whether the
employee lost time from work on the day of the claimed injury and the number of hours
lost; whether the employee has returned to work; whether full or partial wages were
paid for the first day of lost time and the amount paid, time of day, and location where
injury occurred; whether the injury occurred on employer's premises; the name, address,
and phone number of the treating physician or practitioner; identification of the hospital
where treated; nature of the claimed injury or occupational illness; part of body affected;
name or type of object involved in causing the injury; nature of injury; type of accident;
description of actions taken to prevent recurrence; names of coworker witnesses; and all
data collected or created as a result of the investigation of the claim including, but not
limited to, physicians' reports; other data on the medical condition of the claimant; data
collected from the claimant's physicians; and data collected in interviews of the claimant's
employer, coworkers, family members, and neighbors.

Sec. 60.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.719, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Comprehensive health insurance data.

(a) The following new text begin
government new text end data on eligible persons and enrollees of the state comprehensive health
insurance plan are deleted text begin classified as deleted text end private: all new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected or deleted text end maintained by the
Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, the writing carrier, and the Department
of Commerce.

(b) The Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association is considered a state agency
for purposes of this chapter.

(c) The Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association may disclose data on eligible
persons and enrollees of the state comprehensive health insurance plan to conduct actuarial
and research studies, notwithstanding the classification of deleted text begin this deleted text end new text begin these new text end data, if:

(1) the board authorizes the disclosure;

(2) no individual may be identified in the actuarial or research report;

(3) materials allowing an individual to be identified are returned or destroyed as soon
as they are no longer needed; and

(4) the actuarial or research organization agrees not to disclose the information
unless the disclosure would be permitted under this chapter is made by the association.

Sec. 61.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.719, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Data on insurance companies and township mutual companies.

The
following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected and deleted text end maintained by the Department of Commerce
are deleted text begin classified as deleted text end nonpublic data:

(a) that portion of any of the following data which would identify the affected
insurance company or township mutual company: (1) any order issued pursuant to
section 60A.031, subdivision 5, or 67A.241, subdivision 4, and based in whole or in
part upon a determination or allegation by the Commerce Department or commissioner
that an insurance company or township mutual company is in an unsound, impaired, or
potentially unsound or impaired condition; or (2) any stipulation, consent agreement, letter
agreement, or similar document evidencing the settlement of any proceeding commenced
pursuant to an order of a type described in clause (1), or an agreement between the
department and an insurance company or township mutual company entered in lieu of the
issuance of an order of the type described in clause (1); and

(b) any correspondence or attachments relating to the data listed in this subdivision.

Sec. 62.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.7191, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14.

Requirements for health plan companies.

(a) Minnesota Risk
Adjustment Association. Data privacy issues concerning the Minnesota Risk Adjustment
Association are governed by section 62Q.03, subdivision 9.

(b) Essential community provider. Data on applications for designation as an
essential community provider are classified under section 62Q.19, subdivision 2.

(c) Disclosure of executive compensation. Disclosure of certain data to consumer
advisory boards is governed by section 62Q.64.

new text begin (d) Audits conducted by independent organizations. Data provided by an
independent organization related to an audit report are governed by section 62Q.37,
subdivision 8.
new text end

Sec. 63.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.7191, subdivision 18, is amended to read:

Subd. 18.

Workers' compensation self-insurance.

(a) Self-Insurers' Advisory
Committee. Data received by the Self-Insurers' Advisory Committee from the
commissioner are classified under section 79A.02, subdivision 2.

(b) Self-insurers' security fund. Disclosure of certain data received by the
self-insurers' security is governed by section 79A.09, subdivision 4.

(c) Commercial self-insurers' security fund. Disclosure of certain data received by
the commercial self-insurers' security fund is governed by section 79A.26, subdivision 4.

new text begin (d) Self-insurers' security fund and the board of trustees. The security fund and
its board of trustees are governed by section 79A.16.
new text end

new text begin (e) Commercial self-insurance group security fund. The commercial
self-insurance group security fund and its board of trustees are governed by section
79A.28.
new text end

Sec. 64.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.72, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Public investigative data.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin created,
collected, or deleted text end maintained about persons subject to chapter 221 and rules adopted under
that chapter are public: data contained in inspection and compliance forms and data
contained in audit reports that are not prepared under contract to the Federal Highway
Administration.

Sec. 65.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.792, is amended to read:

13.792 PRIVATE DONOR GIFT DATA.

The following data maintained by the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the University
of Minnesota, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Regional Parks
Foundation of the Twin Cities, new text begin and new text end State Services for the Blind deleted text begin , and any related entity
subject to chapter 13 deleted text end are classified as private or nonpublic:

(1) research information about prospects and donors gathered to aid in determining
appropriateness of solicitation and level of gift request;

(2) specific data in prospect lists that would identify prospects to be solicited, dollar
amounts to be requested, and name of solicitor;

(3) portions of solicitation letters and proposals that identify the prospect being
solicited and the dollar amount being requested;

(4) letters, pledge cards, and other responses received from donors regarding
prospective gifts in response to solicitations;

(5) portions of thank-you letters and other gift acknowledgment communications
that would identify the name of the donor and the specific amount of the gift, pledge,
or pledge payment;

(6) donor financial or estate planning information, or portions of memoranda, letters,
or other documents commenting on any donor's financial circumstances; and

(7) data detailing dates of gifts, payment schedule of gifts, form of gifts, and specific
gift amounts made by donors.

Names of donors and gift ranges are public data.

Sec. 66.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.7932, is amended to read:

13.7932 LOGGER SAFETY AND EDUCATION PROGRAM DATA.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected from deleted text end new text begin maintained about new text end persons who attend
safety and education programs or seminars for loggers established or approved by the
commissioner under section 176.130, subdivision 11, deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end public data:

(1) the names of the individuals attending the program or seminar;

(2) the names of each attendee's employer;

(3) the city where the employer is located;

(4) the date the program or seminar was held; and

(5) a description of the seminar or program.

Sec. 67.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.82, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Arrest data.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin created or collected deleted text end new text begin
maintained new text end by law enforcement agencies which deleted text begin documents deleted text end new text begin document new text end any actions taken by
them to cite, arrest, incarcerate or otherwise substantially deprive an adult individual of
liberty shall be public at all times in the originating agency:

(a) time, date and place of the action;

(b) any resistance encountered by the agency;

(c) any pursuit engaged in by the agency;

(d) whether any weapons were used by the agency or other individual;

(e) the charge, arrest or search warrants, or other legal basis for the action;

(f) the identities of the agencies, units within the agencies and individual persons
taking the action;

(g) whether and where the individual is being held in custody or is being incarcerated
by the agency;

(h) the date, time and legal basis for any transfer of custody and the identity of the
agency or person who received custody;

(i) the date, time and legal basis for any release from custody or incarceration;

(j) the name, age, sex and last known address of an adult person or the age and sex
of any juvenile person cited, arrested, incarcerated or otherwise substantially deprived
of liberty;

(k) whether the agency employed wiretaps or other eavesdropping techniques, unless
the release of this specific data would jeopardize an ongoing investigation;

(l) the manner in which the agencies received the information that led to the arrest
and the names of individuals who supplied the information unless the identities of those
individuals qualify for protection under subdivision 17; and

(m) response or incident report number.

Sec. 68.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.82, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Request for service data.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin created or
collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by law enforcement agencies which deleted text begin documents deleted text end new text begin document new text end requests
by the public for law enforcement services shall be public government data:

(a) the nature of the request or the activity complained of;

(b) the name and address of the individual making the request unless the identity of
the individual qualifies for protection under subdivision 17;

(c) the time and date of the request or complaint; and

(d) the response initiated and the response or incident report number.

Sec. 69.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.82, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Response or incident data.

The following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin created
or collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by law enforcement agencies which deleted text begin documents deleted text end new text begin document new text end the
agency's response to a request for service including, but not limited to, responses to traffic
accidents, or which deleted text begin describes deleted text end new text begin describe new text end actions taken by the agency on its own initiative
shall be public government data:

(a) date, time and place of the action;

(b) agencies, units of agencies and individual agency personnel participating in the
action unless the identities of agency personnel qualify for protection under subdivision 17;

(c) any resistance encountered by the agency;

(d) any pursuit engaged in by the agency;

(e) whether any weapons were used by the agency or other individuals;

(f) a brief factual reconstruction of events associated with the action;

(g) names and addresses of witnesses to the agency action or the incident unless the
identity of any witness qualifies for protection under subdivision 17;

(h) names and addresses of any victims or casualties unless the identities of those
individuals qualify for protection under subdivision 17;

(i) the name and location of the health care facility to which victims or casualties
were taken;

(j) response or incident report number;

(k) dates of birth of the parties involved in a traffic accident;

(l) whether the parties involved were wearing seat belts; and

(m) the alcohol concentration of each driver.

Sec. 70.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.82, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Criminal investigative data.

Except for the new text begin government new text end data defined
in subdivisions 2, 3, and 6, investigative data deleted text begin collected or created deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by a
law enforcement agency in order to prepare a case against a person, whether known
or unknown, for the commission of a crime or other offense for which the agency has
primary investigative responsibility deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end confidential or protected nonpublic while the
investigation is active. Inactive investigative data deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end public unless the release of
the data would jeopardize another ongoing investigation or would reveal the identity
of individuals protected under subdivision 17. Photographs which are part of inactive
investigative files and which are clearly offensive to common sensibilities are classified as
private or nonpublic data, provided that the existence of the photographs shall be disclosed
to any person requesting access to the inactive investigative file. An investigation becomes
inactive upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a) a decision by the agency or appropriate prosecutorial authority not to pursue
the case;

(b) expiration of the time to bring a charge or file a complaint under the applicable
statute of limitations, or 30 years after the commission of the offense, whichever comes
earliest; or

(c) exhaustion of or expiration of all rights of appeal by a person convicted on
the basis of the investigative data.

Any investigative data presented as evidence in court shall be public. Data
determined to be inactive under clause (a) may become active if the agency or appropriate
prosecutorial authority decides to renew the investigation.

During the time when an investigation is active, any person may bring an action in
the district court located in the county where the data deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end being maintained to authorize
disclosure of investigative data. The court may order that all or part of the data relating to
a particular investigation be released to the public or to the person bringing the action. In
making the determination as to whether investigative data shall be disclosed, the court
shall consider whether the benefit to the person bringing the action or to the public
outweighs any harm to the public, to the agency or to any person identified in the data.
The data in dispute shall be examined by the court in camera.

Sec. 71.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.83, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Public data.

Unless specifically classified otherwise by state statute or
federal law, the following new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin created or collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by a medical
examiner or coroner on a deceased individual deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end public: name of the deceased; date
of birth; date of death; address; sex; race; citizenship; height; weight; hair color; eye
color; build; complexion; age, if known, or approximate age; identifying marks, scars and
amputations; a description of the decedent's clothing; marital status; location of death
including name of hospital where applicable; name of spouse; whether or not the decedent
ever served in the armed forces of the United States; occupation; business; father's name
(also birth name, if different); mother's name (also birth name, if different); birthplace;
birthplace of parents; cause of death; causes of cause of death; whether an autopsy was
performed and if so, whether it was conclusive; date and place of injury, if applicable,
including work place; how injury occurred; whether death was caused by accident,
suicide, homicide, or was of undetermined cause; certification of attendance by physician;
physician's name and address; certification by coroner or medical examiner; name and
signature of coroner or medical examiner; type of disposition of body; burial place name
and location, if applicable; date of burial, cremation or removal; funeral home name and
address; and name of local register or funeral director.

Sec. 72.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.83, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Investigative data.

new text begin Government new text end data deleted text begin created or collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end
by a county coroner or medical examiner which deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end part of an active investigation
mandated by chapter 390, or any other general or local law relating to coroners or medical
examiners deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end confidential data or protected nonpublic data, until the completion of
the coroner's or medical examiner's final summary of findings but may be disclosed to
a state or federal agency charged by law with investigating the death of the deceased
individual about whom the medical examiner or coroner has medical examiner data.
Upon completion of the coroner's or medical examiner's final summary of findings, the
data collected in the investigation and the final summary of it are private or nonpublic
data. However, if the final summary and the record of death indicate the manner of
death is homicide, undetermined, or pending investigation and there is an active law
enforcement investigation, within the meaning of section 13.82, subdivision 7, relating to
the death of the deceased individual, the data remain confidential or protected nonpublic.
Upon review by the county attorney of the jurisdiction in which the law enforcement
investigation is active, the data may be released to persons described in subdivision 8 if
the county attorney determines release would not impede the ongoing investigation. When
the law enforcement investigation becomes inactive, the data are private or nonpublic
data. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to make not public the data elements
identified in subdivision 2 at any point in the investigation or thereafter.

Sec. 73.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.83, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Classification of other data.

Unless a statute specifically provides a
different classification, all other new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin created or collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end by a
county coroner or medical examiner that deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end not data on deceased individuals or the
manner and circumstances of their death deleted text begin is deleted text end new text begin are new text end public pursuant to section 13.03.

Sec. 74.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.861, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

As used in this section:

(a) "Security service" means an organization that provides security services to a
government entity as a part of that entity or under contract to it. Security service does not
include a law enforcement agency.

(b) "Security service data" means all new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin collected, created, or deleted text end
maintained by a security service for the purpose of providing security services.

Sec. 75.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.87, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Criminal history data.

(a) Definition. For purposes of this
subdivision, "criminal history data" means all data maintained in criminal history
records compiled by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, including, but not limited to
fingerprints, photographs, identification data, arrest data, prosecution data, criminal court
data, custody and supervision data.

(b) Classification. Criminal history data maintained by agencies, political
subdivisions and statewide systems are deleted text begin classified as deleted text end private, pursuant to section 13.02,
subdivision 12, except that new text begin government new text end data deleted text begin created, collected, or deleted text end maintained by the
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that identify an individual who was convicted of a
crime, the offense of which the individual was convicted, associated court disposition and
sentence information, controlling agency, and confinement information are public data for
15 years following the discharge of the sentence imposed for the offense. If an individual's
name or other identifying information is erroneously associated with a criminal history
and a determination is made through a fingerprint verification that the individual is not the
subject of the criminal history, the name or other identifying information must be redacted
from the public criminal history data. The name and other identifying information must be
retained in the criminal history and are classified as private data.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall provide to the public at the central office
of the bureau the ability to inspect in person, at no charge, through a computer monitor the
criminal conviction data classified as public under this subdivision.

(c) Limitation. Nothing in paragraph (a) or (b) shall limit public access to data
made public by section 13.82.

Sec. 76.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 13.87, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Firearms data.

All new text begin government new text end data pertaining to the purchase or transfer
of firearms and applications for permits to carry firearms which are deleted text begin collected deleted text end new text begin maintained new text end
by government entities pursuant to sections 624.712 to 624.719 are deleted text begin classified as deleted text end private,
pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12.

Sec. 77.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 79A.16, is amended to read:

79A.16 OPEN MEETING; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.

The security fund and its board of trustees shall not be subject to (1) the Open
Meeting Law, new text begin chapter 13D, new text end (2) the Open Appointments Law, (3) the deleted text begin Data Privacy Law deleted text end new text begin
Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, chapter 13 new text end , and (4) except where specifically
set forth, the Administrative Procedure Act.

The Self-Insurers' Advisory Committee shall not be subject to clauses (2) and (4).

Sec. 78.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 79A.28, is amended to read:

79A.28 OPEN MEETING; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.

The commercial self-insurance group security fund and its board of trustees shall not
be subject to:

(1) the Open Meeting Law new text begin , chapter 13D new text end ;

(2) the Open Appointments Law;

(3) the deleted text begin Data Privacy Law deleted text end new text begin Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, chapter 13 new text end ; and

(4) except where specifically set forth, the Administrative Procedure Act.

ARTICLE 2

OPEN MEETING LAW

Section 1.

new text begin [13D.08] OPEN MEETING LAW CODED ELSEWHERE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Board of Animal Health. new text end

new text begin Certain meetings of the Board of Animal
Health are governed by section 35.0661, subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Life and Health Guaranty Association. new text end

new text begin Meetings of the
Minnesota Life and Health Guaranty Association Board of Directors are governed by
section 61B.22.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Comprehensive Health Association. new text end

new text begin Certain meetings of the
Comprehensive Health Association are governed by section 62E.10, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Health Technology Advisory Committee. new text end

new text begin Certain meetings of the Health
Technology Advisory Committee are governed by section 62J.156.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Health Coverage Reinsurance Association. new text end

new text begin Meetings of the Health
Coverage Reinsurance Association are governed by section 62L.13, subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Self-insurers' security fund. new text end

new text begin Meetings of the self-insurers' security fund
and its board of trustees are governed by section 79A.16.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Commercial self-insurance group security fund. new text end

new text begin Meetings of the
commercial self-insurance group security fund are governed by section 79A.28.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. new text end

new text begin Certain meetings of the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council are governed by section 97A.056, subdivision 5.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. new text end

new text begin Certain meetings of the board of directors of
Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. are governed by section 116O.03.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Business Finance, Inc. new text end

new text begin Certain meetings of Minnesota
Business Finance, Inc. are governed by section 116S.02.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Northern Technology Initiative, Inc. new text end

new text begin Certain meetings of Northern
Technology Initiative, Inc. are governed by section 116T.02.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Agricultural Utilization Research Institute. new text end

new text begin Certain meetings of the
Agricultural Utilization Research Institute are governed by section 116V.01, subdivision
10.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Hospital authorities. new text end

new text begin Certain meetings of hospitals established under
section 144.581 are governed by section 144.581, subdivisions 4 and 5.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation. new text end

new text begin Certain meetings of
the Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation are governed by section 175.007,
subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Electric cooperatives. new text end

new text begin Meetings of a board of directors of an electric
cooperative that has more than 50,000 members are governed by section 308A.327.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Town boards. new text end

new text begin Certain meetings of town boards are governed by section
366.01, subdivision 11.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Hennepin County Medical Center and HMO. new text end

new text begin Certain meetings of the
Hennepin County Board on behalf of the HMO or Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. are
governed by section 383B.217.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. new text end

new text begin Certain meetings of the Hennepin
Healthcare System, Inc. are governed by section 383B.917.
new text end