HF20

The bill proposed here seeks to clarify the types of data that must be kept private when maintained by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office. Specifically, it outlines that the following categories of data are considered private:

1. Records of disciplinary proceedings held by any state agency, board, or commission unless a public hearing occurs.
2. Communications and files related to administrative or policy discussions that haven't resulted in a final public action.
3. Consumer complaints and subsequent investigative materials, except for those that are classified as confidential.
4. Investigative data gathered in preparation for or during litigation or administrative proceedings that are not active.
5. Information collected by the Consumer Division of the Attorney General’s Office through its operation of a home protection hotline, which includes details such as consumer’s name, address, phone number, mortgage company details, mortgage amount, required amount for delinquent mortgage correction, place of employment, total family income, and history of mortgage renegotiation attempts.

This bill aims to protect the privacy of individuals by specifying which types of data are to be kept confidential when they are handled by the Attorney General's Office.