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This bill modifies Minnesota's Open Meeting Law and data privacy statutes to provide new provisions for handling job applicant data and interview processes specifically for school district superintendents and school principals. The bill allows government entities to classify personnel data for these two positions as private at any stage of the search or hiring process, with the private classification expiring once an applicant accepts an employment offer. Additionally, the bill authorizes public bodies to conduct closed meetings when interviewing candidates for school district superintendent and school principal positions, with the important caveat that the meeting must be opened if the candidate being interviewed requests it. These changes are designed to provide more flexibility and confidentiality in the hiring process for key educational leadership positions, recognizing the sensitive nature of these searches and the potential impact on candidates' current employment situations. The bill will take effect the day after its final enactment, allowing school districts and other public bodies to immediately implement these new provisions in their hiring practices.

Education

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF3287&ssn=0&y=2025