1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; requiring that reports to the legislature submitted by 
1.3 	criminal justice agencies be submitted only electronically; amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2008, section 3.195, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.195, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Distribution of reports. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 
1.8 	4, a report to the legislature required of a department or agency shall be made, unless 
1.9 	otherwise specifically required by law, by filing one copy with the secretary of the senate, 
1.10 	one copy with the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and six copies with the 
1.11 	Legislative Reference Library. The same distribution procedure shall be followed for 
1.12 	other reports and publications unless otherwise requested by a legislator or the Legislative 
1.13 	Reference Library.
1.14 	(b) A public entity as defined in section 16B.122, shall not distribute a report 
1.15 	or publication to a member or employee of the legislature, except the secretary of the 
1.16 	senate, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and the Legislative Reference 
1.17 	Library, unless the entity has determined that the member or employee wants the reports 
1.18 	or publications published by that entity or the member or employee has requested the 
1.19 	report or publication. This prohibition applies to both mandatory and voluntary reports 
1.20 	and publications. A report or publication may be summarized in an executive summary 
1.21 	and distributed as the entity chooses. Distribution of a report to legislative committee 
1.22 	or commission members during a committee or commission hearing is not prohibited 
1.23 	by this section.  
2.1 	(c) A report or publication produced by a public entity may not be sent to both the 
2.2 	home address and the office address of a representative or senator unless mailing to both 
2.3 	addresses is requested by the representative or senator.
2.4 	(d) Reports, publications, periodicals, and summaries under this subdivision must 
2.5 	be printed in a manner consistent with section 16B.122.  

2.6 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.195, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
2.7 	read:
2.8 		Subd. 4.Reports of criminal justice agencies; electronic versions only. (a) As 
2.9 	used in this subdivision, "criminal justice agency" means the Departments of Corrections, 
2.10 	Public Safety, and Human Rights; the Boards of Public Defense, Peace Officer Standards 
2.11 	and Training, Private Detective and Protective Agent Services, and Judicial Standards; the 
2.12 	Sentencing Guidelines and Uniform Laws Commissions; and the courts.
2.13 	(b) A criminal justice agency that submits a report to the legislature under this 
2.14 	section shall do so by submitting an electronic version rather than a printed one. 
2.15 	Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and section 15.18, the agency need only 
2.16 	submit one electronic copy to the Legislative Reference Library, the State Library, and 
2.17 	the Minnesota Historical Society.