1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to ethics in government; requiring electronic 
  1.3             filing of certain reports to the campaign finance and 
  1.4             public disclosure board and publication of reports on 
  1.5             the board's web site; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 
  1.6             Supplement, sections 10A.02, subdivision 11a; 10A.04, 
  1.7             subdivision 1; 10A.05; 10A.09, subdivision 3; and 
  1.8             10A.20, by adding a subdivision.  
  1.9   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.10     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
  1.11  10A.02, subdivision 11a, is amended to read: 
  1.12     Subd. 11a.  [DATA PRIVACY.] (a) If, after making a public 
  1.13  finding concerning probable cause or entering a conciliation 
  1.14  agreement, the board determines that the record of the 
  1.15  investigation contains statements, documents, or other matter 
  1.16  that, if disclosed, would unfairly injure the reputation of an 
  1.17  innocent individual, the board may: 
  1.18     (1) retain the statement, document, or other matter as a 
  1.19  private record, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, for 
  1.20  a period of one year, after which it must be destroyed; or 
  1.21     (2) return the statement, document, or other matter to the 
  1.22  individual who supplied it to the board. 
  1.23     (b) When publishing reports or statements on its web site, 
  1.24  the board must not publish the home street address or telephone 
  1.25  number of an individual. 
  1.26     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
  1.27  10A.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  2.1      Subdivision 1.  [REPORTS REQUIRED.] A lobbyist must file 
  2.2   reports of the lobbyist's activities with the board as long as 
  2.3   the lobbyist continues to lobby.  The reports must be filed in 
  2.4   an electronic format approved by the board.  A lobbyist may file 
  2.5   a termination statement at any time after ceasing to lobby. 
  2.6      Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
  2.7   10A.05, is amended to read: 
  2.8      10A.05 [LOBBYIST REPORT.] 
  2.9      Within 30 days after each lobbyist filing date set by 
  2.10  section 10A.04, the executive director of the board must publish 
  2.11  on the board's web site the names of the lobbyists registered 
  2.12  who were not previously reported, the names of the individuals, 
  2.13  associations, political subdivisions, or public higher education 
  2.14  systems whom they represent as lobbyists, the subject or 
  2.15  subjects on which they are lobbying, and whether in each case 
  2.16  they lobby to influence legislative action, administrative 
  2.17  action, or the official action of a metropolitan governmental 
  2.18  unit.  The executive director must also publish on the board's 
  2.19  web site the content of the lobbyist and principal reports 
  2.20  required by section 10A.04, subdivisions 4 and 6, respectively.  
  2.21  The publication must be in a form that permits a user of the web 
  2.22  site to search the reports and prepare comparisons and 
  2.23  cross-tabulations. 
  2.24     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
  2.25  10A.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  2.26     Subd. 3.  [NOTICE OF FILING PUBLICATION.] The board must 
  2.27  notify the presiding officer of the house that will approve or 
  2.28  disapprove the nomination, of the name of an individual who has 
  2.29  filed a publish the statement of economic interest with the 
  2.30  board, a copy of the statement, and the date on which the 
  2.31  statement was filed on its web site within seven days after the 
  2.32  date it was due. 
  2.33     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
  2.34  10A.20, is amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.35     Subd. 1a.  [MANNER OF FILING; PUBLICATION.] When 
  2.36  contributions or expenditures exceed $5,000 in a year, the 
  3.1   report must be filed with the board in an electronic format 
  3.2   approved by the board.  Regardless of whether the report is 
  3.3   filed electronically, the board must publish the report on its 
  3.4   web site within seven days after the date it was due.  The 
  3.5   publication must be in a form that permits a user of the web 
  3.6   site to search the reports and prepare comparisons and 
  3.7   cross-tabulations among the various candidates, contributors, 
  3.8   vendors, and committees. 
  3.9      Sec. 6.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  3.10     This act is effective January 1, 2001, and applies to 
  3.11  campaign contributions or lobbyist compensation received and 
  3.12  campaign expenditures or lobbyist disbursements made on or after 
  3.13  that date.