HF1999

HF1999 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Restrictions on public data requests to a school district added.

Related bill: SF2390

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

The purpose of this bill is to introduce specific restrictions and requirements regarding how individuals can request public data from school districts in Minnesota.

Main Provisions

Identification Requirement: Individuals requesting public data from a school district must identify themselves. Anonymous requests for data will not be accepted. The requester must provide identification credentials as required by the responsible authority within the school district.
Fee Structure: If a requester fails to inspect the data they requested, the responsible authority in the school district can charge the requester for the time spent by employees in separating public information from non-public information, in addition to any standard fees allowed by law.
Precedence of New Provisions: The new rules outlined in this subdivision take precedence over existing rules in subdivision 3 when there is a conflict, except for requests made by the data subject themselves under section 13.04.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

This bill amends Minnesota Statutes section 13.03 by adding a new subdivision specifically addressing data requests made to school districts. It changes the current law by requiring identification for data requests, which was not previously mandated. It also allows for additional costs to be charged under certain circumstances, which were not specified before.

Relevant Terms

Government data requests
School districts
Public data
Identification requirements
Fee structure
Minnesota Statutes section 13.03

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
March 05, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading, referred to	Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
March 10, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Author added
March 11, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Author added

Citations

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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Introduces new identification requirements for requestors of public data."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "Previous allowance for anonymous data requests to school districts."
      ],
      "summary": "This bill modifies the procedures around data requests to school districts under section 13.04.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarifies conflict resolution between new subdivision and existing subdivision 3."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "13.04"
  }
]