Bill > SF2150

This bill amends Minnesota's data practices law to add chief law enforcement officers to the definition of "public official" for purposes of personnel data access. Currently, the law specifies certain government employees whose personnel data can become public if a complaint or investigation is completed, including heads of agencies, board members, department heads, and specific roles in political subdivisions and school districts. The bill expands this definition to explicitly include chief law enforcement officers, which means that if a complaint or investigation is made against a chief law enforcement officer, the related data would become public upon completion of the investigation, unless releasing the data would jeopardize an active investigation or reveal confidential sources. This change increases transparency by allowing more detailed information about potential misconduct or investigations involving top law enforcement leadership to be accessible to the public, while still maintaining protections for ongoing investigations and confidential sources.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2150&ssn=0&y=2025