Bill > SF2885

This bill modifies several sections of Minnesota's Government Data Practices Act and Official Records Act to update data management, privacy, and record-keeping practices. The bill makes several key changes, including clarifying procedures for data protection by requiring government entities to establish monitoring procedures for accessing private or confidential data, updating language around personal contact and online account information to specify how such data can be used (primarily for communication and government service purposes), and modifying library patron data privacy rules. The bill also updates provisions related to government record preservation, allowing for more flexible methods of record reproduction and storage, and ensuring that reproduced records have the same legal standing as original documents. Specifically, it updates terminology (such as changing "library borrowers" to "library patrons"), provides more precise guidelines for data access and sharing, and expands the definitions of government records and archival materials. These modifications aim to modernize government data practices, enhance data privacy protections, and provide clearer guidelines for managing government records in an increasingly digital environment.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2885&ssn=0&y=2025