1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to data practices; modifying certain higher education provisions;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 136A.121, subdivision 18; 136A.1701, 
1.4 	subdivision 11.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.121, subdivision 18, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 18.Data. (a) An eligible institution whose students are eligible to receive funding 
1.9 	under sections 136A.095 to 136A.246 must provide to the office data on student enrollment 
1.10 	and federal and state financial aid.
1.11 	(b) An institution or its agent must provide to the office aggregate and distributional 
1.12 	financial or other data as determined by the commissioner that is directly related to the 
1.13 	responsibilities of the office under this chapter. The commissioner may only request aggregate 
1.14 	and distributional data after establishing and consulting with a data advisory task force to 
1.15 	determine the need, content, and detail of the information. Data provided by nonpublic 
1.16 	institutions under this paragraph is considered nonpublic data under chapter 13.

1.17 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.1701, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
1.18 		Subd. 11.Data. (a) An eligible institution whose students are eligible to receive funding 
1.19 	under sections 136A.15 to 136A.1795 and licensed or registered under sections 136A.61 
1.20 	to 136A.834 must provide to the office data on student enrollment and federal and state 
1.21 	financial aid.
2.1 	(b) An institution or its agent must provide to the office aggregate and distributional 
2.2 	financial or other data as determined by the commissioner that is directly related to the 
2.3 	responsibilities of the office under this chapter. The commissioner may only request aggregate 
2.4 	and distributional data after establishing and consulting with a data advisory task force to 
2.5 	determine the need, content, and detail of the information. Data provided by nonpublic 
2.6 	institutions under this paragraph is considered nonpublic data under chapter 13.