1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to data practices; clarifying the classification of convention center data;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.55, subdivisions 1, 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.55, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Not public classification. The following data received, created, or 
1.7 	maintained by or for publicly owned and operated convention facilities, civic center 
1.8 	authorities, or the MetropolitanMinnesota Sports Facilities Commission Authority are 
1.9 	classified as nonpublic data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 9; or private data on 
1.10 	individuals pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 12:
1.11 	(a) a letter or other documentation from any person who makes inquiry to or who is 
1.12 	contacted by the facility regarding the availability of the facility for staging events;
1.13 	(b) identity of firms and corporations which contact the facility;
1.14 	(c) type of event which they wish to stage in the facility;
1.15 	(d) suggested terms of rentals; and
1.16 	(e) responses of authority staff to these inquiries.

1.17 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.55, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.18 		Subd. 2.Public data. (a) The data made not public by the provisions of subdivision 1 
1.19 	shall become public upon the occurrence of any of the following:
2.1 	(a) (1) five years elapse from the date on which the lease or contract is entered into 
2.2 	between the facility and the inquiring party or parties or the event which was the subject of 
2.3 	inquiry occurs at the facility, whichever occurs earlier;
2.4 	(b) (2) the event which was the subject of inquiry does not occur; or
2.5 	(c) (3) the event which was the subject of inquiry occurs elsewhere.
2.6 	(b) Data regarding persons receiving free or discounted admission, tickets, or other gifts 
2.7 	from publicly owned and operated convention facilities, civic center authorities, or the 
2.8 	Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority are public data unless the data are subject to the 
2.9 	provisions of subdivision 1 or 4, paragraph (b).