1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to data practices; extending the classification of private data maintained 
1.3 	by a library to a vendor providing electronic data services under contract with a 
1.4 	library;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.40, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.40, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Private data; library borrowers. (a) Except as provided in paragraph 
1.8 	(b), the following data maintained by a library or a vendor providing any electronic data 
1.9 	services under contract with a library are private data on individuals and may not be 
1.10 	disclosed for other than library purposes except pursuant to a court order:
1.11 	(1) data that link a library patron's name with materials requested or borrowed by 
1.12 	the patron or that link a patron's name with a specific subject about which the patron 
1.13 	has requested information or materials; or
1.14 	(2) data in applications for borrower cards, other than the name of the borrower.
1.15 	(b) A library may release reserved materials to a family member or other person who 
1.16 	resides with a library patron and who is picking up the material on behalf of the patron. A 
1.17 	patron may request that reserved materials be released only to the patron.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.