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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to state government; classifying or modifying certain provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>concerning data practices; requiring informed consent; amending definitions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>allowing disclosure of certain data; allowing access to certain records; making <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>technical changes; modifying certain provisions regarding transportation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>health data; requiring an inventory of biological and health data; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>certain provisions regarding criminal history records, criminal background <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>checks, and other criminal justice data provisions; extending for six years the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>sunset provision for the newborn screening advisory committee; repealing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>McGruff safe house program;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.37, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>subdivision 1; 13.386, subdivision 3; 13.43, subdivision 2; 13.64, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>13.72, subdivision 10, by adding subdivisions; 144.966, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>adding subdivisions; 171.07, subdivision 1a; 268.19, subdivision 1; 299C.11, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>subdivision 1; 299C.46, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3; 299F.035, subdivisions 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>2; 299F.77; 340A.301, subdivision 2; 340A.402; 611A.203, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 144; 299C; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.28.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[13.356] PERSONAL CONTACT AND ONLINE ACCOUNT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var><b>INFORMATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>Except where disclosure is specifically authorized by law, and notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>section 13.04, subdivision 2, the following data on an individual collected, maintained, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>received by a government entity for notification or informational purposes of a general <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>nature as requested by the individual are private data on individuals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>(1) telephone number;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>(2) e-mail address; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>(3) Internet user name, password, Internet protocol address, and any other similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>data related to the individual's online account or access procedures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>and applies to data collected, maintained, or received before, on, or after that date.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> As used in this section, the following terms have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>(a) "Security information" means government data the disclosure of which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>responsible authority determines would be likely to substantially jeopardize the security of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>information, possessions, individuals or property against theft, tampering, improper use, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>attempted escape, illegal disclosure, trespass, or physical injury. "Security information" <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>includes crime prevention block maps and lists of volunteers who participate in community <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>crime prevention programs and their home and mailing addresses and, telephone numbers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>e-mail addresses, Internet communication services accounts information or similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>accounts information, and global positioning system locations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(b) "Trade secret information" means government data, including a formula, pattern, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>compilation, program, device, method, technique or process (1) that was supplied by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>affected individual or organization, (2) that is the subject of efforts by the individual or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>organization that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy, and (3) <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>(c) "Labor relations information" means management positions on economic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>noneconomic items that have not been presented during the collective bargaining process <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>or interest arbitration, including information specifically collected or created to prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>the management position.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>(d) "Parking space leasing data" means the following government data on an <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>applicant for, or lessee of, a parking space: residence address, home telephone number, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>beginning and ending work hours, place of employment, work telephone number, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>location of the parking space.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.386, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Collection, storage, use, and dissemination of genetic information.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>Unless otherwise expressly provided by law, genetic information about an individual:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>(1) may be collected by a government entity, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>13.02</statute_ref>, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>7a, or any other person only with the written informed consent of the individual;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(2) may be used only for purposes to which the individual has given written <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>informed consent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(3) may be stored only for a period of time to which the individual has given written <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>informed consent; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>(4) may be disseminated only:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>(i) with the individual's written informed consent; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>(ii) if necessary in order to accomplish purposes described by clause (2). A consent <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>to disseminate genetic information under item (i) must be signed and dated. Unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>otherwise provided by law, such a consent is valid for one year or for a lesser period <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>specified in the consent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>(b) Newborn screening activities conducted under sections 144.125 to 144.128 are <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>subject to paragraph (a). Other programs and activities governed under section 144.192 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>are not subject to paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.43, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Public data.</b> (a) Except for employees described in subdivision 5 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>subject to the limitations described in subdivision 5a, the following personnel data on <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>current and former employees, volunteers, and independent contractors of a government <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>entity is public:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) name; employee identification number, which must not be the employee's Social <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>Security number; actual gross salary; salary range; terms and conditions of employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>relationship; contract fees; actual gross pension; the value and nature of employer paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>fringe benefits; and the basis for and the amount of any added remuneration, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>expense reimbursement, in addition to salary;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) job title and bargaining unit; job description; education and training background; <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>and previous work experience;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) date of first and last employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the existence and status of any complaints or charges against the employee, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>regardless of whether the complaint or charge resulted in a disciplinary action;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the final disposition of any disciplinary action together with the specific reasons <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>for the action and data documenting the basis of the action, excluding data that would <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>identify confidential sources who are employees of the public body;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the complete terms of any agreement settling any dispute arising out of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>employment relationship, including a buyout agreement as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123B.143, <br />
            		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (a); except that the agreement must include specific reasons for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>the agreement if it involves the payment of more than $10,000 of public money;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) work location; a work telephone number; badge number; work-related continuing <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>education; and honors and awards received; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) payroll time sheets or other comparable data that are only used to account for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>employee's work time for payroll purposes, except to the extent that release of time sheet <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>data would reveal the employee's reasons for the use of sick or other medical leave <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>or other not public data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a final disposition occurs when the government <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>entity makes its final decision about the disciplinary action, regardless of the possibility of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>any later proceedings or court proceedings. Final disposition includes a resignation by an <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>individual when the resignation occurs after the final decision of the government entity, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>or arbitrator. In the case of arbitration proceedings arising under collective bargaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>agreements, a final disposition occurs at the conclusion of the arbitration proceedings, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>or upon the failure of the employee to elect arbitration within the time provided by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>collective bargaining agreement. A disciplinary action does not become public data if an <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>arbitrator sustains a grievance and reverses all aspects of any disciplinary action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The government entity may display a photograph of a current or former employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>to a prospective witness as part of the government entity's investigation of any complaint <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>or charge against the employee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A complainant has access to a statement provided by the complainant to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>government entity in connection with a complaint or charge against an employee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (5), and subject to paragraph (f), upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>completion of an investigation of a complaint or charge against a public official, or if a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>public official resigns or is terminated from employment while the complaint or charge is <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>pending, all data relating to the complaint or charge are public, unless access to the data <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>would jeopardize an active investigation or reveal confidential sources. For purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>of this paragraph, "public official" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the head of a state agency and deputy and assistant state agency heads;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) members of boards or commissions required by law to be appointed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>governor or other elective officers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) executive or administrative heads of departments, bureaus, divisions, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>institutions within state government; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>(4) the following employees:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>(i) the chief administrative officer, or the individual acting in an equivalent position, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>in all political subdivisions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(ii) individuals required to be identified by a political subdivision pursuant to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>471.701
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>(iii) in a city with a population of more than 7,500 or a county with a population <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>of more than 5,000, individuals in a management capacity reporting directly to the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>administrative officer or the individual acting in an equivalent position: managers; chiefs; <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>heads or directors of departments, divisions, bureaus, or boards; and any equivalent <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>position; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>(iv) in a school district,: business managers,; human resource directors, and; athletic <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>directors; chief financial officers; directors; individuals defined as superintendents, and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var> principals, and directors under Minnesota Rules, part 3512.0100; and in a charter school, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>individuals employed in comparable positions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>(f) Data relating to a complaint or charge against an employee identified under <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>paragraph (e), clause (4), are public only if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>(1) the complaint or charge results in disciplinary action or the employee resigns or <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>is terminated from employment while the complaint or charge is pending; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>(2) potential legal claims arising out of the conduct that is the subject of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>complaint or charge are released as part of a settlement agreement with another person.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>This paragraph and paragraph (e) do not authorize the release of data that are made <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>not public under other law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.64, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Department of Administration.</b> (a) Security features of building <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>plans, building specifications, and building drawings of state-owned facilities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>non-state-owned facilities leased by the state are classified as nonpublic data when <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>maintained by the Department of Administration and may be shared with anyone as <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>needed to perform duties of the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>(b) Data maintained by the Department of Administration that identifies an <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>individual with a disability or a family member of an individual with a disability related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>services funded by the federal Assistive Technology Act, United States Code, title 29, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>section 3002, for assistive technology device demonstrations, transition training, loans, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>reuse, or alternative financing are private data.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.72, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Transportation service data.</b> Personal, medical, financial, familial, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>locational information data pertaining to applicants for or users of services providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>transportation for the disabled or elderly, with the exception of the name of the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>or user of the service, are private.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.72, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18. <b>Mileage-based user fees.</b> (a) The following data pertaining to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>participation in the Minnesota road use test, as required by Laws 2007, chapter 143, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1), are classified as nonpublic <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>or private data:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>(1) names of participants, participants' contact information, and data contained in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>applications for participation in the Minnesota road use test;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>(2) applications for the purchase, lease, or rental of the GPS navigation device;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>(3) participants' vehicle identification data;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>(4) financial and credit data; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>(5) participants' road usage data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>(b) Nothing in this section prohibits the production of summary data, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>section 13.02, subdivision 19, as it pertains to types of vehicles used and road usage <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>data, as long as the participants' identities or any other characteristic that could uniquely <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>identify participants are not ascertainable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>(c) Notwithstanding section 13.03, subdivision 6, the Department of Transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>shall only produce the data made not public under this subdivision to federal, state, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>local law enforcement authorities acting pursuant to a valid probable cause search warrant.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.72, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 19. <b>Construction manager/general contractor data.</b> (a) When the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>Department of Transportation undertakes a construction manager/general contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>contract, as defined and authorized in sections 161.3207 to 161.3209, the provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>of this subdivision apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>(b) When the commissioner of transportation solicits a request for qualifications:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>(1) the following data are classified as protected nonpublic:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>(i) the statement of qualifications scoring evaluation manual; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>(ii) the statement of qualifications evaluations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>(2) the statement of qualifications submitted by a potential construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>manager/general contractor is classified as nonpublic data; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(3) identifying information concerning the members of the Technical Review <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>Committee is classified as private data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>(c) When the commissioner of transportation announces the short list of qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>construction managers/general contractors, the following data become public:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>(1) the statement of qualifications scoring evaluation manual; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>(2) the statement of qualifications evaluations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>(d) When the commissioner of transportation solicits a request for proposals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>(1) the proposal scoring manual is classified as protected nonpublic data; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>(2) the following data are classified as nonpublic data:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>(i) the proposals submitted by a potential construction manager/general contractor; <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>(ii) the proposal evaluations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>(e) When the commissioner of transportation has completed the ranking of proposals <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>and announces the selected construction manager/general contractor, the proposal <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>evaluation score or rank and proposal evaluations become public data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>(f) When the commissioner of transportation conducts contract negotiations <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>with a construction manager/general contractor, government data created, collected, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>stored, and maintained during those negotiations are nonpublic data until a construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>manager/general contractor contract is fully executed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>(g) When the construction manager/general contractor contract is fully executed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>when the commissioner of transportation decides to use another contract procurement <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>process, other than the construction manager/general contractor authority, authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>under section 161.3209, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), all remaining data not already made <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>public under this subdivision become public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>(h) If the commissioner of transportation rejects all responses to a request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>proposals before a construction manager/general contractor contract is fully executed, all <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>data, other than that data made public under this subdivision, retains its classification <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>until a resolicitation of the request for proposals results in a fully executed construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>manager/general contractor contract or a determination is made to abandon the project. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>a resolicitation of proposals does not occur within one year of the announcement of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>request for proposals, the remaining data become public.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.72, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 20. <b>Transit customer data.</b> (a) Data on applicants, users, and customers <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>of public transit collected by or through the Metropolitan Council's personalized Web <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>services or the regional fare collection system are private data on individuals. As used in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given them:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>(1) "regional fare collection system" means the fare collection system created and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>administered by the council that is used for collecting fares or providing fare cards or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>passes for transit services, which include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>(i) regular route bus service within the metropolitan area and paratransit service, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>whether provided by the council or by other providers of regional transit service;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>(ii) light rail transit service within the metropolitan area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>(iii) rideshare programs administered by the council;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>(iv) special transportation services provided under section 473.386; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>(v) commuter rail service;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>(2) "personalized Web services" means services for which transit service applicants, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>users, and customers must establish a user account; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>(3) "metropolitan area" means the area defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>(b) The Metropolitan Council may disseminate data on user and customer transaction <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>history and fare card use to government entities, organizations, school districts, educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>institutions, and employers that subsidize or provide fare cards to their clients, students, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>employees. "Data on user and customer transaction history and fare card use" includes only:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>(1) the date a fare card was used;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>(2) the time a fare card was used;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>(3) the mode of travel;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>(4) the type of fare product used; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>(5) information about the date, time, and type of fare product purchased.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>Government entities, organizations, school districts, educational institutions, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>employers may use customer transaction history and fare card use data only for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>the purposes of measuring and promoting fare card use and for evaluating the cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>effectiveness of their fare card programs. If a user or customer requests in writing that <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>the council limit the disclosure of transaction history and fare card use, the council may <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>disclose only the card balance and the date a card was last used.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>(c) The Metropolitan Council may disseminate transit service applicant, user, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>customer data:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>(1) to another government entity to prevent unlawful intrusion into government <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>electronic systems;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>(2) to its Metropolitan Transit Police and other law enforcement agencies conducting <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>investigations; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>(3) as otherwise provided by law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>[144.192] TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var><b>HEALTH DATA HELD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HEALTH </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var><b>BOARDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>(b) "Biological specimen" means tissue, fluids, excretions, or secretions that contain <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>human DNA originating from an identifiable individual, either living or deceased. <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>Biological specimen does not include infectious agents or chemicals that are isolated from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>specimen. Nothing in this section or section 13.386 is intended to limit the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>ability to collect, use, store, or disseminate such isolated infectious agents or chemicals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>(c) "Health data" has the meaning given in section 13.3805, subdivision 1, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>(a), clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>(d) "Health oversight" means oversight of the health care system for activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>authorized by law, limited to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>(1) audits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>(2) civil, administrative, or criminal investigations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>(3) inspections;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>(4) licensure or disciplinary actions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>(5) civil, administrative, or criminal proceedings or actions; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>(6) other activities necessary for appropriate oversight of the health care system and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>persons subject to such governmental regulatory programs for which biological specimens <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>or health data are necessary for determining compliance with program standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>(e) "Individual" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 8. In addition, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>for a deceased individual, individual also means the representative of the decedent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>(f) "Person" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>(g) "Program operations" means actions, testing, and procedures directly related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>the operation of department programs, limited to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>(1) diagnostic and confirmatory testing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>(2) laboratory quality control assurance and improvement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>(3) calibration of equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>(4) evaluation and improvement of test accuracy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>(5) method development and validation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>(6) compliance with regulatory requirements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(7) continuity of operations to ensure that testing continues in the event of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>emergency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>(h) "Public health practice" means actions related to disease, conditions, injuries, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>risk factors, or exposures taken to protect public health, limited to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>(1) monitoring the health status of a population;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>(2) investigating occurrences and outbreaks;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>(3) comparing patterns and trends;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>(4) implementing prevention and control measures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>(5) conducting program evaluations and making program improvements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>(6) making recommendations concerning health for a population;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>(7) preventing or controlling known or suspected diseases and injuries; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>(8) conducting other activities necessary to protect or improve the health of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>individuals and populations for which biological specimens or health data are necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>(i) "Representative of the decedent" has the meaning given in section 13.10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>(j) "Research" means activities that are not program operations, public health <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>practice, or health oversight, and is otherwise defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>45, part 46, subpart A, section 46.102(d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Collection, use, storage, and dissemination.</b> (a) The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>collect, use, store, and disseminate biological specimens and health data, genetic or other, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>as provided in this section and as authorized under any other provision of applicable law, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>including any rules adopted on or before June 30, 2013. Any rules adopted after June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>2013, must be consistent with the requirements of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>(b) The provisions in this section supplement other provisions of law and do not <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>supersede or repeal other provisions of law applying to the collection, use, storage, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>dissemination of biological specimens or health data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>(c) For purposes of this section, genetic information is limited to biological <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>specimens and health data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Biological specimens and health data for program operations, public </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var><b>health practice, and health oversight.</b> (a) The commissioner may collect, use, store, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>disseminate biological specimens and health data to conduct program operations activities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>public health practice activities, and health oversight activities. Unless required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>other applicable law, consent of an individual is not required under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>(b) With the approval of the commissioner, biological specimens may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>disseminated to establish a diagnosis, to provide treatment, to identify persons at risk of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>illness, to conduct an epidemiologic investigation to control or prevent the spread of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>serious disease, or to diminish an imminent threat to the public health.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>(c) For purposes of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments proficiency <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>testing, the commissioner may disseminate de-identified biological specimens to state <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>public health laboratories that agree, pursuant to contract, not to attempt to re-identify <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>the biological specimens.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>(d) Health data may be disseminated as provided in section 13.3805, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Research.</b> The commissioner may collect, use, store, and disseminate <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>biological specimens and health data to conduct research in a manner that is consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>with the federal common rule for the protection of human subjects in Code of Federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>Regulations, title 45, part 46.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Storage of biological specimens and health data according to storage </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var><b>schedules.</b> (a) The commissioner shall store health data according to section 138.17.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>(b) The commissioner shall store biological specimens according to a specimen <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>storage schedule. The commissioner shall develop the storage schedule by July 1, 2013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>and post it on the department's Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Secure storage of biological specimens.</b> The commissioner shall establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>appropriate security safeguards for the storage of biological specimens, with regard for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>the privacy of the individuals from whom the biological specimens originated, and store <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>the biological specimens accordingly. When a biological specimen is disposed of, it <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>must be destroyed in a way that prevents determining the identity of the individual from <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>whom it originated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Applicability to health boards.</b> The provisions of subdivisions 2; 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>paragraphs (a), (c), and (d); and 4 to 6 pertaining to the commissioner also apply to boards <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>of health and community health boards organized under chapter 145A. These boards <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>may also disseminate health data pursuant to section 13.3805, subdivision 1, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>(b), clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>[144.193] INVENTORY OF BIOLOGICAL AND HEALTH DATA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>By February 1, 2014, and annually after that date, the commissioner shall prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>an inventory of biological specimens, registries, and health data and databases collected <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>or maintained by the commissioner. In addition to the inventory, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>shall provide the schedules for storage of health data and biological specimens. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>inventories must be listed in reverse chronological order beginning with the year 2012. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>The commissioner shall make the inventory and schedules available on the department's <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>Web site and submit the inventory and schedules to the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>members of the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over health policy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>data practices issues.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.966, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>commissioner of health shall establish a Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>to advise and assist the Department of Health and the Department of Education in:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) developing protocols and timelines for screening, rescreening, and diagnostic <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>audiological assessment and early medical, audiological, and educational intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>services for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) designing protocols for tracking children from birth through age three that may <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>have passed newborn screening but are at risk for delayed or late onset of permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>hearing loss;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) designing a technical assistance program to support facilities implementing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>screening program and facilities conducting rescreening and diagnostic audiological <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>assessment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) designing implementation and evaluation of a system of follow-up and tracking; <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) evaluating program outcomes to increase effectiveness and efficiency and ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>culturally appropriate services for children with a confirmed hearing loss and their families.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner of health shall appoint at least one member from each of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>following groups with no less than two of the members being deaf or hard-of-hearing:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a representative from a consumer organization representing culturally deaf <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>persons;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a parent with a child with hearing loss representing a parent organization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a consumer from an organization representing oral communication options;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a consumer from an organization representing cued speech communication <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>options;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) an audiologist who has experience in evaluation and intervention of infants <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>and young children;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a speech-language pathologist who has experience in evaluation and intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>of infants and young children;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) two primary care providers who have experience in the care of infants and young <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>children, one of which shall be a pediatrician;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) a representative from the early hearing detection intervention teams;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) a representative from the Department of Education resource center for the deaf <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>and hard-of-hearing or the representative's designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) a representative of the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard-of-Hearing <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>Minnesotans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) a representative from the Department of Human Services Deaf and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>Hard-of-Hearing Services Division;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) one or more of the Part C coordinators from the Department of Education, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>Department of Health, or the Department of Human Services or the department's designees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) the Department of Health early hearing detection and intervention coordinators;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) two birth hospital representatives from one rural and one urban hospital;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) a pediatric geneticist;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) an otolaryngologist;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17) a representative from the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee under <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>this subdivision; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(18) a representative of the Department of Education regional low-incidence <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>facilitators.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>The commissioner must complete the appointments required under this subdivision by <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>September 1, 2007.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Department of Health member shall chair the first meeting of the committee. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>At the first meeting, the committee shall elect a chair from its membership. The committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>shall meet at the call of the chair, at least four times a year. The committee shall adopt <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>written bylaws to govern its activities. The Department of Health shall provide technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>and administrative support services as required by the committee. These services shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>include technical support from individuals qualified to administer infant hearing screening, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>rescreening, and diagnostic audiological assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their service, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>shall be reimbursed as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref> for expenses incurred as a result of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>their duties as members of the committee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) This subdivision expires June 30, 2013 2019.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.966, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Early hearing detection and intervention programs.</b>  All hospitals <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>shall establish an early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) program. Each EHDI <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>program shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) in advance of any hearing screening testing, provide to the newborn's or infant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>parents or parent information concerning the nature of the screening procedure, applicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>costs of the screening procedure, the potential risks and effects of hearing loss, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>benefits of early detection and intervention;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) comply with parental consent election as described under section 
         <statute_ref>144.125, <br />
            		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>subdivision 3 4
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) develop policies and procedures for screening and rescreening based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>Department of Health recommendations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) provide appropriate training and monitoring of individuals responsible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>performing hearing screening tests as recommended by the Department of Health;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) test the newborn's hearing prior to discharge, or, if the newborn is expected to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>remain in the hospital for a prolonged period, testing shall be performed prior to three <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>months of age or when medically feasible;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) develop and implement procedures for documenting the results of all hearing <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>screening tests;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) inform the newborn's or infant's parents or parent, primary care physician, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>the Department of Health according to recommendations of the Department of Health of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>the results of the hearing screening test or rescreening if conducted, or if the newborn or <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>infant was not successfully tested. The hospital that discharges the newborn or infant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>home is responsible for the screening; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) collect performance data specified by the Department of Health.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.966, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Notification and information</b><b>; data retention and destruction</b><b>.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>Notification to the parents or parent, primary care provider, and the Department of Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>shall occur prior to discharge or no later than ten days following the date of testing. <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>Notification shall include information recommended by the Department of Health and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>information regarding the right of the parent or legal guardian to discontinue storage of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>test results and require destruction under paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A physician, nurse, midwife, or other health professional attending a birth outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>a hospital or institution shall provide information, orally and in writing, as established by <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>the Department of Health, to parents regarding places where the parents may have their <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>infant's hearing screened and the importance of the screening.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The professional conducting the diagnostic procedure to confirm the hearing loss <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>must report the results to the parents, primary care provider, and Department of Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>according to the Department of Health recommendations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>(d) The Department of Health may store hearing screening and rescreening test <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>results for a period of time not to exceed 18 years from the infant's date of birth.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), a parent or legal guardian may instruct the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>Department of Health to discontinue storing hearing screening and rescreening test results <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>by providing a signed and dated form requesting destruction of the test results. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>Department of Health shall make necessary forms available on the department's Web site. <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>If a parent or legal guardian instructs the Department of Health to discontinue storing <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>hearing screening and rescreening test results, the Department of Health shall destroy the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>test results within one month of receipt of the instruction or within 25 months after it <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>received the last test result, whichever is later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.966, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Construction.</b> Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, nothing in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>section shall be construed as constituting newborn screening activities conducted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>sections 144.125 to 144.128.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.966, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Data collected.</b> Data collected by or submitted to the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>Health pursuant to this section are not subject to section 144.125, subdivisions 6 to 9.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Filing photograph or image; data classification.</b> The department shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>file, or contract to file, all photographs or electronically produced images obtained in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>process of issuing drivers' licenses or Minnesota identification cards. The photographs or <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>electronically produced images shall be private data pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>12
         </statute_ref>. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>13.04, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, the department shall not be required <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>to provide copies of photographs or electronically produced images to data subjects. <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>The use of the files is restricted:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to the issuance and control of drivers' licenses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to criminal justice agencies, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>299C.46, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>investigation and prosecution of crimes, service of process, enforcement of no contact <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>orders, location of missing persons, investigation and preparation of cases for criminal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>juvenile, and traffic court, and supervision of offenders;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to public defenders, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>611.272</statute_ref>, for the investigation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>preparation of cases for criminal, juvenile, and traffic courts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to child support enforcement purposes under section 
         <statute_ref>256.978</statute_ref>.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>(5) to a county medical examiner or coroner as required by section 390.005 as <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>necessary to fulfill the duties under sections 390.11 and 390.25.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Use of data.</b> (a) Except as provided by this section, data gathered <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>from any person under the administration of the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>are private data on individuals or nonpublic data not on individuals as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>13.02
         </statute_ref>, subdivisions 9 and 12, and may not be disclosed except according to a district court <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>order or section 
         <statute_ref>13.05</statute_ref>. A subpoena is not considered a district court order. These data <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>may be disseminated to and used by the following agencies without the consent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>subject of the data:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) state and federal agencies specifically authorized access to the data by state <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>or federal law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) any agency of any other state or any federal agency charged with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>administration of an unemployment insurance program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) any agency responsible for the maintenance of a system of public employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>offices for the purpose of assisting individuals in obtaining employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the public authority responsible for child support in Minnesota or any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>state in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>256.978</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) human rights agencies within Minnesota that have enforcement powers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the Department of Revenue to the extent necessary for its duties under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>laws;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) public and private agencies responsible for administering publicly financed <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>assistance programs for the purpose of monitoring the eligibility of the program's recipients;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) the Department of Labor and Industry and the Division of Insurance Fraud <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>Prevention in the Department of Commerce for uses consistent with the administration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>their duties under Minnesota law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) local and state welfare agencies for monitoring the eligibility of the data subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>for assistance programs, or for any employment or training program administered by those <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>agencies, whether alone, in combination with another welfare agency, or in conjunction <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>with the department or to monitor and evaluate the statewide Minnesota family investment <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>program by providing data on recipients and former recipients of food stamps or food <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>support, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K, child care assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>under chapter 119B, or medical programs under chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) local and state welfare agencies for the purpose of identifying employment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>wages, and other information to assist in the collection of an overpayment debt in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>assistance program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies for the purpose of ascertaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>the last known address and employment location of an individual who is the subject of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>a criminal investigation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has access to data on <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>specific individuals and specific employers provided the specific individual or specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>employer is the subject of an investigation by that agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) the Department of Health for the purposes of epidemiologic investigations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) the Department of Corrections for the purpose of case planning for preprobation <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>and postprobation employment tracking of offenders sentenced to probation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>preconfinement and postconfinement employment tracking of committed offenders for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>the purpose of case planning; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) the state auditor to the extent necessary to conduct audits of job opportunity <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>building zones as required under section 
         <statute_ref>469.3201</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Data on individuals and employers that are collected, maintained, or used by <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>the department in an investigation under section 
         <statute_ref>268.182</statute_ref> are confidential as to data <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>on individuals and protected nonpublic data not on individuals as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>13.02
         </statute_ref>, subdivisions 3 and 13, and must not be disclosed except under statute or district <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>court order or to a party named in a criminal proceeding, administrative or judicial, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>preparation of a defense.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Data gathered by the department in the administration of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>unemployment insurance program must not be made the subject or the basis for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>suit in any civil proceedings, administrative or judicial, unless the action is initiated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>the department.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299C.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Identification data other than DNA.</b> (a) Each sheriff and chief of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>police shall furnish the bureau, upon such form as the superintendent shall prescribe, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>such finger and thumb prints, photographs, distinctive physical mark identification data, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>information on known aliases and street names, and other identification data as may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>requested or required by the superintendent of the bureau, which must be taken under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>299C.10</statute_ref>. In addition, sheriffs and chiefs of police shall furnish this <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>identification data to the bureau for individuals found to have been convicted of a felony, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>gross misdemeanor, or targeted misdemeanor, within the ten years immediately preceding <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>their arrest. When the bureau learns that an individual who is the subject of a background <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>check has used, or is using, identifying information, including, but not limited to, name <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>and date of birth, other than those listed on the criminal history, the bureau may add the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>new identifying information to the criminal history when supported by fingerprints.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>(b) No petition under chapter 609A is required if the person has not been convicted <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>of any felony or gross misdemeanor, either within or without the state, within the period <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>of ten years immediately preceding the determination of all pending criminal actions or <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>proceedings in favor of the arrested person, and either of the following occurred:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>(1) all charges were dismissed prior to a determination of probable cause; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>(2) the prosecuting authority declined to file any charges and a grand jury did not <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>return an indictment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>Where these conditions are met, the bureau or agency shall, upon demand, return to<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var> destroy the arrested person person's finger and thumb prints, photographs, distinctive <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>physical mark identification data, information on known aliases and street names, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>other identification data, and all copies and duplicates of them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), upon the determination of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>pending criminal actions or proceedings in favor of the arrested person, and the granting <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>of the petition of the arrested person under chapter 609A, the bureau shall seal finger and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>thumb prints, photographs, distinctive physical mark identification data, information on <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>known aliases and street names, and other identification data, and all copies and duplicates <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>of them if the arrested person has not been convicted of any felony or gross misdemeanor, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>either within or without the state, within the period of ten years immediately preceding <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>such determination.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.20.0"></a><a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299C.46, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment</b><b>; interconnection</b><b>.</b> The commissioner of public safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>shall establish a criminal justice data communications network which that will enable the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>interconnection of the criminal justice agencies within the state provide secure access to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>systems and services available from or through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>commissioner of public safety is authorized to lease or purchase facilities and equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>as may be necessary to establish and maintain the data communications network.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.21.0"></a><a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299C.46, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Criminal justice agency defined.</b> For the purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>299C.46</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>to 
         <statute_ref>299C.49</statute_ref>, "criminal justice agency" means an agency of the state or an agency of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>political subdivision or the federal government charged with detection, enforcement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>prosecution, adjudication or incarceration in respect to the criminal or traffic laws of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>state. This definition also includes all sites identified and licensed as a detention facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>by the commissioner of corrections under section 
         <statute_ref>241.021</statute_ref> and those federal agencies that <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>serve part or all of the state from an office located outside the state.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.22.0"></a><a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299C.46, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Noncriminal justice agency defined.</b> For the purposes of sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>299C.46
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>299C.49</statute_ref>, "noncriminal justice agency" means an agency of a the state or an <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>agency of a political subdivision of a the state charged with the responsibility of performing <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>checks of state databases connected to the criminal justice data communications network.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.23.0"></a><a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299C.46, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Authorized use, fee.</b> (a) The criminal justice data communications <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>network shall be used exclusively by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>(1) criminal justice agencies in connection with the performance of duties required <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>by law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>(2) agencies investigating federal security clearances of individuals for assignment <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>or retention in federal employment with duties related to national security, as required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>Public Law 99-169 United States Code, title 5, section 9101;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>(3) other agencies to the extent necessary to provide for protection of the public or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>property in an a declared emergency or disaster situation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>(4) noncriminal justice agencies statutorily mandated, by state or national law, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>conduct checks into state databases prior to disbursing licenses or providing benefits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>(5) the public authority responsible for child support enforcement in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>with the performance of its duties;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>(6) the public defender, as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>611.272</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>(7) a county attorney or the attorney general, as the county attorney's designee, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>the purpose of determining whether a petition for the civil commitment of a proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>patient as a sexual psychopathic personality or as a sexually dangerous person should be <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>filed, and during the pendency of the commitment proceedings.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>(8) an agency of the state or a political subdivision whose access to systems or <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>services provided from or through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is specifically <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>authorized by federal law or regulation or state statute; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>(9) a court for access to data as authorized by federal law or regulation or state <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>statute and related to the disposition of a pending case.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>(b) The commissioner of public safety shall establish a monthly network access <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>charge to be paid by each participating criminal justice agency. The network access <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>charge shall be a standard fee established for each terminal, computer, or other equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>directly addressable by the data communications network, as follows: January 1, 1984 <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>to December 31, 1984, $40 connect fee per month; January 1, 1985 and thereafter, $50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>connect fee per month.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>(c) The commissioner of public safety is authorized to arrange for the connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>of the data communications network with the criminal justice information system of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>the federal government, any adjacent state, or Canada country for the secure exchange <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>of information for any of the purposes authorized in paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), (3), <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>(8), and (9).<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>(d) Prior to establishing a secure connection, a criminal justice agency must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>(1) agree to comply with all applicable policies governing access to, submission of, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>or use of the data;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>(2) meet the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's security requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>(3) agree to pay any required fees; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>(4) conduct fingerprint-based state and national background checks on its employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>and contractors as required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>(e) Prior to establishing a secure connection, a noncriminal justice agency must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>(1) agree to comply with all applicable policies governing access to, submission of, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>or use of the data;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>(2) meet the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's security requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>(3) agree to pay any required fees; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>(4) conduct fingerprint-based state and national background checks on its employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>and contractors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>(f) Those noncriminal justice agencies that do not have a secure network connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>yet receive data either retrieved over the secure network by an authorized criminal justice <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>agency or as a result of a state or federal criminal history records check shall conduct a <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>background check as provided in paragraph (g) of those individuals who receive and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>review the data to determine another individual's eligibility for employment, housing, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.36"></a><var>20.36</var>license, or another legal right dependent on a statutorily-mandated background check.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>(g) The background check required by paragraph (e) or (f) is accomplished by <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>submitting a request to the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>that includes a signed, written consent for the Minnesota and national criminal history <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>records check, fingerprints, and the required fee. The superintendent may exchange <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>the fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of obtaining the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>individual's national criminal history record information.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>The superintendent shall return the results of the national criminal history records check to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>the noncriminal justice agency to determine if the individual is qualified to have access to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>state and federal criminal history record information or the secure network. An individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>is disqualified when the state and federal criminal history record information shows any of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>the disqualifiers that the individual will apply to the records of others.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>When the individual is to have access to the secure network, the noncriminal justice <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>agency will review the criminal history of each employee or contractor with the Criminal <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>Justice Information Services systems officer at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>the officer's designee, to determine if the employee or contractor qualifies for access to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>secure network. The Criminal Justice Information Services systems officer or the designee <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>will make the access determination based on Federal Bureau of Investigation policy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>Bureau of Criminal Apprehension policy.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.24.0"></a><a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. <b>[299C.72] MINNESOTA CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section, the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>(a) "Applicant for employment" means an individual who seeks either county or city <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>employment  or has applied to serve as a volunteer in the county or city.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>(b) "Applicant for licensure" means an individual who seeks a license issued by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>county or city which is not subject to a federal or state-mandated background check.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>(c) "Authorized law enforcement agency" means the county sheriff for checks <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>conducted for county purposes, the police department for checks conducted for city <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>purposes, or the county sheriff for checks conducted for city purposes where there is no <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>police department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>(d) "Criminal history check" means retrieval of criminal history data via the secure <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>network described in section 299C.46.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>(e) "Criminal history data" means adult convictions and adult open arrests less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>one year old found in the Minnesota computerized criminal history repository.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>(f) "Informed consent" has the meaning given in section 13.05, subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Criminal history check authorized.</b> (a) The criminal history check <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>authorized by this section cannot be used in place of a statutorily-mandated or authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>background check.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>(b) An authorized law enforcement agency may conduct a criminal history check <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>of an individual who is an applicant for employment or applicant for licensure.  Prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>to conducting the criminal history check, the authorized law enforcement agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>receive the informed consent of the individual.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>(c) The authorized law enforcement agency cannot disseminate criminal history <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>data and must maintain the data securely with the agency's office. The authorized law <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>enforcement agency can indicate whether the applicant for employment or applicant for <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>licensure has a criminal history that would prevent hire or acceptance as a volunteer <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>to a hiring authority, or would prevent the issuance of a license to the department that <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>issues the license.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.25.0"></a><a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.035, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>(b) "Minnesota criminal history data" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>13.87</statute_ref> means <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>adult convictions and juvenile adjudications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>(c) "Criminal justice agency" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>299C.46, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>2
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>(d) "Fire department" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>299N.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>(e) (d) "Private data" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 12</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.26.0"></a><a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.035, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Plan for access to data.</b> (a) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>Apprehension, in consultation with the state fire marshal, shall develop and implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>a plan for fire departments to have access to criminal history data A background check <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>must be conducted on all applicants for employment and may be conducted on current <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>employees at a fire department. The fire chief must conduct a Minnesota criminal history <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>record check. For applicants for employment who have lived in Minnesota for less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>five years, or on the request of the fire chief, a national criminal history record check <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>must also be conducted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>(b) The plan must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>(1) security procedures to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of private data; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>(2) a procedure for the hiring or employing authority in each fire department to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>fingerprint job applicants or employees, submit requests to the Bureau of Criminal <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>Apprehension, and obtain state and federal criminal history data reports for a nominal fee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>(b) For a Minnesota criminal history record check, the fire chief must either (i) <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>submit the signed informed consent of the applicant or employee and the required fee to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>the superintendent, or (ii) submit the signed informed consent to the chief of police. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>superintendent or chief must retrieve Minnesota criminal history data and provide the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>data to the fire chief for review.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>(c) For a national criminal history record check, the fire chief must submit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>signed informed consent and fingerprints of the applicant or employee, and the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>fee, to the superintendent. The superintendent may exchange the fingerprints with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain the individual's national criminal history record <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>information. The superintendent must return the results of the national criminal history <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>record check to the fire chief for the purpose of determining if the applicant is qualified to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>be employed or if a current employee is able to retain the employee's position.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.27.0"></a><a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.77, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var><b>299F.77 ISSUANCE TO CERTAIN PERSONS PROHIBITED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Disqualifiers.</b> The following persons shall not be entitled to receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>an explosives license or permit:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>(1) a person under the age of 18 years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>(2) a person who has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of a crime of violence, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>299F.72, subdivision 1b</statute_ref>, unless ten years have elapsed since the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>person's civil rights have been restored or the sentence has expired, whichever occurs first, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>and during that time the person has not been convicted of any other crime of violence. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>purposes of this section, crime of violence includes crimes in other states or jurisdictions <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>that would have been crimes of violence if they had been committed in this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>(3) a person who is or has ever been confined or committed in Minnesota or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>elsewhere as a person who is mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or mentally ill and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>dangerous to the public, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>253B.02</statute_ref>, to a treatment facility, unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>person possesses a certificate of a medical doctor or psychiatrist licensed in Minnesota, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>other satisfactory proof, that the person is no longer suffering from this disability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>(4) a person who has been convicted in Minnesota or elsewhere for the unlawful <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>use, possession, or sale of a controlled substance other than conviction for possession of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>a small amount of marijuana, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>152.01, subdivision 16</statute_ref>, or who is or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>has ever been hospitalized or committed for treatment for the habitual use of a controlled <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>substance or marijuana, as defined in sections 
         <statute_ref>152.01</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>152.02</statute_ref>, unless the person <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>possesses a certificate of a medical doctor or psychiatrist licensed in Minnesota, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>satisfactory proof, that the person has not abused a controlled substance or marijuana <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>during the previous two years; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>(5) a person who has been confined or committed to a treatment facility in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>or elsewhere as chemically dependent, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>253B.02</statute_ref>, unless the person <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>has completed treatment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Background check.</b> (a) For licenses issued by the commissioner under <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>section 299F.73, the applicant for licensure must provide the commissioner with all <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>of the information required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 28, section 25.7. <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>The commissioner will forward the information to the superintendent of the Bureau of <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>Criminal Apprehension so that criminal records, histories, and warrant information on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>applicant can be retrieved from the Minnesota Crime Information System and the National <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>Instant Criminal Background Check System, as well as the civil commitment records <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>maintained by the Department of Human Services. The results must be returned to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>commissioner to determine if the individual applicant is qualified to receive a license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>(b) For permits issued by a county sheriff or chief of police under section 299F.75, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>the applicant for a permit must provide the county sheriff or chief of police with all of <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>the information required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 28, section 25.7. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>county sheriff or chief of police must check, by means of electronic data transfer, criminal <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>records, histories, and warrant information on each applicant through the Minnesota Crime <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>Information System and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>well as the civil commitment records maintained by the Department of Human Services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>The county sheriff or police chief shall use the results of the query to determine if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>individual applicant is qualified to receive a permit.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.28.0"></a><a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Persons eligible.</b> (a) Licenses under this section may be issued only to <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>a person who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>(1) is of good moral character and repute;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>(2) is 21 years of age or older;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>(3) has not had a license issued under this chapter revoked within five years of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>date of license application, or to any person who at the time of the violation owns any <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>interest, whether as a holder of more than five percent of the capital stock of a corporation <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>licensee, as a partner or otherwise, in the premises or in the business conducted thereon, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>or to a corporation, partnership, association, enterprise, business, or firm in which any <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>such person is in any manner interested; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>(4) has not been convicted within five years of the date of license application of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>felony, or of a willful violation of a federal or state law, or local ordinance governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession for sale or distribution of alcoholic <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>beverages. The Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division may require that fingerprints <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>be taken and may forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>purposes of a criminal history check.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>(b) In order to determine if an individual has a felony or willful violation of federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>or state law governing the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession for sale or <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>distribution of an alcoholic beverage, the applicant for a license to manufacture or sell at <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>wholesale must provide the commissioner with the applicant's signed, written informed <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>consent to conduct a background check. The commissioner may query the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>criminal history repository for records on the applicant. If the commissioner conducts a <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>national criminal history record check, the commissioner must obtain fingerprints from <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>the applicant and forward them and the required fee to the superintendent of the Bureau <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>of Criminal Apprehension. The superintendent may exchange the fingerprints with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of obtaining the applicant's national criminal <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>history record information. The superintendent shall return the results of the national <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>criminal history records check to the commissioner for the purpose of determining if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>applicant is qualified to receive a license.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.29.0"></a><a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.402, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var><b>340A.402 PERSONS ELIGIBLE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Disqualifiers.</b> No retail license may be issued to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>(1) a person under 21 years of age;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>(2) a person who has had an intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor license <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>revoked within five years of the license application, or to any person who at the time of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>the violation owns any interest, whether as a holder of more than five percent of the capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>stock of a corporation licensee, as a partner or otherwise, in the premises or in the business <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>conducted thereon, or to a corporation, partnership, association, enterprise, business, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>firm in which any such person is in any manner interested;<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>(3) a person not of good moral character and repute; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>(4) a person who has a direct or indirect interest in a manufacturer, brewer, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>wholesaler.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>In addition, no new retail license may be issued to, and the governing body of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>municipality may refuse to renew the license of, a person who, within five years of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>license application, has been convicted of a felony or a willful violation of a federal or <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>state law or local ordinance governing the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>for sale or distribution of an alcoholic beverage. The Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>Division or licensing authority may require that fingerprints be taken and forwarded to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of a criminal history check.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Background check.</b> (a) A retail liquor license may be issued by a city, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>a county, or the commissioner. The chief of police is responsible for the background <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>checks prior to a city issuing a retail liquor license. A county sheriff is responsible for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>background checks prior to the county issuing a retail liquor license and for those cities <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>that do not have a police department. The commissioner is responsible for the background <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>checks prior to the state issuing a retail liquor license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>(b) The applicant for a retail license must provide the appropriate authority with <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>the applicant's signed, written informed consent to conduct a background check. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>appropriate authority is authorized to query the Minnesota criminal history repository for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>records on the applicant. If the appropriate authority conducts a national criminal history <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>records check, the appropriate authority must obtain fingerprints from the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>and forward the fingerprints and the required fee to the superintendent of the Bureau <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>of Criminal Apprehension. The superintendent may exchange the fingerprints with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of obtaining the applicant's national criminal <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>history record information. The superintendent shall return the results of the national <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>criminal history records check to the appropriate authority for the purpose of determining <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>if the applicant is qualified to receive a license.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.30.0"></a><a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.203, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Duties; access to data.</b> (a) The domestic fatality review team shall collect, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>review, and analyze death certificates and death data, including investigative reports, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>medical and counseling records, victim service records, employment records, child abuse <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>reports, or other information concerning domestic violence deaths, survivor interviews <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>and surveys, and other information deemed by the team as necessary and appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>concerning the causes and manner of domestic violence deaths.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The review team has access to the following not public data, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 8a</statute_ref>, relating to a case being reviewed by the team: inactive <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>law enforcement investigative data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.82</statute_ref>; autopsy records and coroner or <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>medical examiner investigative data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.83</statute_ref>; hospital, public health, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>medical records of the victim under section 
         <statute_ref>13.384</statute_ref>; records under section 
         <statute_ref>13.46</statute_ref>, created <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>by social service agencies that provided services to the victim, the alleged perpetrator, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>another victim who experienced or was threatened with domestic abuse by the perpetrator; <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>and child maltreatment records under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>, relating to the victim or a family or <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>household member of the victim. Access to medical records under this paragraph also <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>includes records governed by sections 
         <statute_ref>144.291</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>144.298</statute_ref>. The review team has access to <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>corrections and detention data as provided in section 13.85.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) As part of any review, the domestic fatality review team may compel the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>production of other records by applying to the district court for a subpoena, which will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>effective throughout the state according to the Rules of Civil Procedure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.31.0"></a><a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.28, is repealed.<br />
         		
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