1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to government data practices; clarifying the
1.3 	term preliminary draft; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.4 	2004, section 13.605, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 13.605,
1.7 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Legislative and budget proposal data.  (a)
1.9 	[DEFINITION.] As used in this section, "state administration"
1.10 	means the governor's office, the Department of Finance, and any
1.11 	state agency that is under the direct control of the governor.
1.12 	(b)  [CLASSIFICATIONS.] Legislative and budget proposals,
1.13 	including preliminary drafts, that are created, collected, or
1.14 	maintained by the state administration are protected nonpublic
1.15 	data.  After the budget is presented to the legislature by the
1.16 	state administration, supporting data, including agency
1.17 	requests, are public data.  Supporting data do not include
1.18 	preliminary drafts.  The state administration may disclose any
1.19 	of the data within the state administration and to the public at
1.20 	any time if disclosure would aid the administration in
1.21 	considering and preparing its proposals. For purposes of this
1.22 	paragraph, "preliminary draft" means data that assigns a
1.23 	particular spending or revenue amount to programs or activities
1.24 	within an agency's budget.  Preliminary draft does not include
1.25 	data setting spending priorities for programs or activities
2.1 	within an agency's budget.