SF 745

1.2relating to state government; classifying or modifying certain provisions
1.3concerning data practices; requiring informed consent; amending definitions;
1.4allowing disclosure of certain data; allowing access to certain records; making
1.5technical changes; modifying certain provisions regarding transportation and
1.6health data; requiring an inventory of biological and health data; modifying
1.7certain provisions regarding criminal history records, criminal background
1.8checks, and other criminal justice data provisions; extending for six years the
1.9sunset provision for the newborn screening advisory committee; repealing the
1.10McGruff safe house program;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.37,
1.11subdivision 1; 13.386, subdivision 3; 13.43, subdivision 2; 13.64, subdivision 2;
1.1213.72, subdivision 10, by adding subdivisions; 144.966, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, by
1.13adding subdivisions; 171.07, subdivision 1a; 268.19, subdivision 1; 299C.11,
1.14subdivision 1; 299C.46, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3; 299F.035, subdivisions 1,
1.152; 299F.77; 340A.301, subdivision 2; 340A.402; 611A.203, subdivision 4;
1.16proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 144; 299C;
1.17repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.28.
1.18BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.19    Section 1. [13.356] PERSONAL CONTACT AND ONLINE ACCOUNT
1.20INFORMATION.
1.21Except where disclosure is specifically authorized by law, and notwithstanding
1.22section 13.04, subdivision 2, the following data on an individual collected, maintained, or
1.23received by a government entity for notification or informational purposes of a general
1.24nature as requested by the individual are private data on individuals:
1.25(1) telephone number;
1.26(2) e-mail address; and
1.27(3) Internet user name, password, Internet protocol address, and any other similar
1.28data related to the individual's online account or access procedures.
2.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment
2.2and applies to data collected, maintained, or received before, on, or after that date.

2.3    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.4    Subdivision 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the
2.5meanings given them.
2.6(a) "Security information" means government data the disclosure of which the
2.7responsible authority determines would be likely to substantially jeopardize the security of
2.8information, possessions, individuals or property against theft, tampering, improper use,
2.9attempted escape, illegal disclosure, trespass, or physical injury. "Security information"
2.10includes crime prevention block maps and lists of volunteers who participate in community
2.11crime prevention programs and their home and mailing addresses and, telephone numbers,
2.12e-mail addresses, Internet communication services accounts information or similar
2.13accounts information, and global positioning system locations.
2.14(b) "Trade secret information" means government data, including a formula, pattern,
2.15compilation, program, device, method, technique or process (1) that was supplied by the
2.16affected individual or organization, (2) that is the subject of efforts by the individual or
2.17organization that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy, and (3)
2.18that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally
2.19known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can
2.20obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.
2.21(c) "Labor relations information" means management positions on economic and
2.22noneconomic items that have not been presented during the collective bargaining process
2.23or interest arbitration, including information specifically collected or created to prepare
2.24the management position.
2.25(d) "Parking space leasing data" means the following government data on an
2.26applicant for, or lessee of, a parking space: residence address, home telephone number,
2.27beginning and ending work hours, place of employment, work telephone number, and
2.28location of the parking space.

2.29    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.386, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.30    Subd. 3. Collection, storage, use, and dissemination of genetic information. (a)
2.31Unless otherwise expressly provided by law, genetic information about an individual:
2.32(1) may be collected by a government entity, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision
2.337a, or any other person only with the written informed consent of the individual;
3.1(2) may be used only for purposes to which the individual has given written
3.2informed consent;
3.3(3) may be stored only for a period of time to which the individual has given written
3.4informed consent; and
3.5(4) may be disseminated only:
3.6(i) with the individual's written informed consent; or
3.7(ii) if necessary in order to accomplish purposes described by clause (2). A consent
3.8to disseminate genetic information under item (i) must be signed and dated. Unless
3.9otherwise provided by law, such a consent is valid for one year or for a lesser period
3.10specified in the consent.
3.11(b) Newborn screening activities conducted under sections 144.125 to 144.128 are
3.12subject to paragraph (a). Other programs and activities governed under section 144.192
3.13are not subject to paragraph (a).
3.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2013.

3.15    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.43, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.16    Subd. 2. Public data. (a) Except for employees described in subdivision 5 and
3.17subject to the limitations described in subdivision 5a, the following personnel data on
3.18current and former employees, volunteers, and independent contractors of a government
3.19entity is public:
3.20    (1) name; employee identification number, which must not be the employee's Social
3.21Security number; actual gross salary; salary range; terms and conditions of employment
3.22relationship; contract fees; actual gross pension; the value and nature of employer paid
3.23fringe benefits; and the basis for and the amount of any added remuneration, including
3.24expense reimbursement, in addition to salary;
3.25    (2) job title and bargaining unit; job description; education and training background;
3.26and previous work experience;
3.27    (3) date of first and last employment;
3.28    (4) the existence and status of any complaints or charges against the employee,
3.29regardless of whether the complaint or charge resulted in a disciplinary action;
3.30    (5) the final disposition of any disciplinary action together with the specific reasons
3.31for the action and data documenting the basis of the action, excluding data that would
3.32identify confidential sources who are employees of the public body;
3.33    (6) the complete terms of any agreement settling any dispute arising out of an
3.34employment relationship, including a buyout agreement as defined in section 123B.143,
4.1subdivision 2 , paragraph (a); except that the agreement must include specific reasons for
4.2the agreement if it involves the payment of more than $10,000 of public money;
4.3    (7) work location; a work telephone number; badge number; work-related continuing
4.4education; and honors and awards received; and
4.5    (8) payroll time sheets or other comparable data that are only used to account for
4.6employee's work time for payroll purposes, except to the extent that release of time sheet
4.7data would reveal the employee's reasons for the use of sick or other medical leave
4.8or other not public data.
4.9    (b) For purposes of this subdivision, a final disposition occurs when the government
4.10entity makes its final decision about the disciplinary action, regardless of the possibility of
4.11any later proceedings or court proceedings. Final disposition includes a resignation by an
4.12individual when the resignation occurs after the final decision of the government entity,
4.13or arbitrator. In the case of arbitration proceedings arising under collective bargaining
4.14agreements, a final disposition occurs at the conclusion of the arbitration proceedings,
4.15or upon the failure of the employee to elect arbitration within the time provided by the
4.16collective bargaining agreement. A disciplinary action does not become public data if an
4.17arbitrator sustains a grievance and reverses all aspects of any disciplinary action.
4.18    (c) The government entity may display a photograph of a current or former employee
4.19to a prospective witness as part of the government entity's investigation of any complaint
4.20or charge against the employee.
4.21    (d) A complainant has access to a statement provided by the complainant to a
4.22government entity in connection with a complaint or charge against an employee.
4.23    (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (5), and subject to paragraph (f), upon
4.24completion of an investigation of a complaint or charge against a public official, or if a
4.25public official resigns or is terminated from employment while the complaint or charge is
4.26pending, all data relating to the complaint or charge are public, unless access to the data
4.27would jeopardize an active investigation or reveal confidential sources. For purposes
4.28of this paragraph, "public official" means:
4.29    (1) the head of a state agency and deputy and assistant state agency heads;
4.30    (2) members of boards or commissions required by law to be appointed by the
4.31governor or other elective officers;
4.32    (3) executive or administrative heads of departments, bureaus, divisions, or
4.33institutions within state government; and
4.34(4) the following employees:
4.35(i) the chief administrative officer, or the individual acting in an equivalent position,
4.36in all political subdivisions;
5.1(ii) individuals required to be identified by a political subdivision pursuant to section
5.2471.701 ;
5.3(iii) in a city with a population of more than 7,500 or a county with a population
5.4of more than 5,000, individuals in a management capacity reporting directly to the chief
5.5administrative officer or the individual acting in an equivalent position: managers; chiefs;
5.6heads or directors of departments, divisions, bureaus, or boards; and any equivalent
5.7position; and
5.8(iv) in a school district,: business managers,; human resource directors, and; athletic
5.9directors; chief financial officers; directors; individuals defined as superintendents, and
5.10 principals, and directors under Minnesota Rules, part 3512.0100; and in a charter school,
5.11individuals employed in comparable positions.
5.12(f) Data relating to a complaint or charge against an employee identified under
5.13paragraph (e), clause (4), are public only if:
5.14(1) the complaint or charge results in disciplinary action or the employee resigns or
5.15is terminated from employment while the complaint or charge is pending; or
5.16(2) potential legal claims arising out of the conduct that is the subject of the
5.17complaint or charge are released as part of a settlement agreement with another person.
5.18This paragraph and paragraph (e) do not authorize the release of data that are made
5.19not public under other law.
5.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

5.21    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.64, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
5.22    Subd. 2. Department of Administration. (a) Security features of building
5.23plans, building specifications, and building drawings of state-owned facilities and
5.24non-state-owned facilities leased by the state are classified as nonpublic data when
5.25maintained by the Department of Administration and may be shared with anyone as
5.26needed to perform duties of the commissioner.
5.27(b) Data maintained by the Department of Administration that identifies an
5.28individual with a disability or a family member of an individual with a disability related to
5.29services funded by the federal Assistive Technology Act, United States Code, title 29,
5.30section 3002, for assistive technology device demonstrations, transition training, loans,
5.31reuse, or alternative financing are private data.

5.32    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.72, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
5.33    Subd. 10. Transportation service data. Personal, medical, financial, familial, or
5.34locational information data pertaining to applicants for or users of services providing
6.1transportation for the disabled or elderly, with the exception of the name of the applicant
6.2or user of the service, are private.
6.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

6.4    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.72, is amended by adding a subdivision to
6.5read:
6.6    Subd. 18. Mileage-based user fees. (a) The following data pertaining to
6.7participation in the Minnesota road use test, as required by Laws 2007, chapter 143,
6.8article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (1), are classified as nonpublic
6.9or private data:
6.10(1) names of participants, participants' contact information, and data contained in
6.11applications for participation in the Minnesota road use test;
6.12(2) applications for the purchase, lease, or rental of the GPS navigation device;
6.13(3) participants' vehicle identification data;
6.14(4) financial and credit data; and
6.15(5) participants' road usage data.
6.16(b) Nothing in this section prohibits the production of summary data, as defined in
6.17section 13.02, subdivision 19, as it pertains to types of vehicles used and road usage
6.18data, as long as the participants' identities or any other characteristic that could uniquely
6.19identify participants are not ascertainable.
6.20(c) Notwithstanding section 13.03, subdivision 6, the Department of Transportation
6.21shall only produce the data made not public under this subdivision to federal, state, and
6.22local law enforcement authorities acting pursuant to a valid probable cause search warrant.

6.23    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.72, is amended by adding a subdivision to
6.24read:
6.25    Subd. 19. Construction manager/general contractor data. (a) When the
6.26Department of Transportation undertakes a construction manager/general contractor
6.27contract, as defined and authorized in sections 161.3207 to 161.3209, the provisions
6.28of this subdivision apply.
6.29(b) When the commissioner of transportation solicits a request for qualifications:
6.30(1) the following data are classified as protected nonpublic:
6.31(i) the statement of qualifications scoring evaluation manual; and
6.32(ii) the statement of qualifications evaluations;
6.33(2) the statement of qualifications submitted by a potential construction
6.34manager/general contractor is classified as nonpublic data; and
7.1(3) identifying information concerning the members of the Technical Review
7.2Committee is classified as private data.
7.3(c) When the commissioner of transportation announces the short list of qualified
7.4construction managers/general contractors, the following data become public:
7.5(1) the statement of qualifications scoring evaluation manual; and
7.6(2) the statement of qualifications evaluations.
7.7(d) When the commissioner of transportation solicits a request for proposals:
7.8(1) the proposal scoring manual is classified as protected nonpublic data; and
7.9(2) the following data are classified as nonpublic data:
7.10(i) the proposals submitted by a potential construction manager/general contractor;
7.11and
7.12(ii) the proposal evaluations.
7.13(e) When the commissioner of transportation has completed the ranking of proposals
7.14and announces the selected construction manager/general contractor, the proposal
7.15evaluation score or rank and proposal evaluations become public data.
7.16(f) When the commissioner of transportation conducts contract negotiations
7.17with a construction manager/general contractor, government data created, collected,
7.18stored, and maintained during those negotiations are nonpublic data until a construction
7.19manager/general contractor contract is fully executed.
7.20(g) When the construction manager/general contractor contract is fully executed or
7.21when the commissioner of transportation decides to use another contract procurement
7.22process, other than the construction manager/general contractor authority, authorized
7.23under section 161.3209, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), all remaining data not already made
7.24public under this subdivision become public.
7.25(h) If the commissioner of transportation rejects all responses to a request for
7.26proposals before a construction manager/general contractor contract is fully executed, all
7.27data, other than that data made public under this subdivision, retains its classification
7.28until a resolicitation of the request for proposals results in a fully executed construction
7.29manager/general contractor contract or a determination is made to abandon the project. If
7.30a resolicitation of proposals does not occur within one year of the announcement of the
7.31request for proposals, the remaining data become public.

7.32    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.72, is amended by adding a subdivision to
7.33read:
7.34    Subd. 20. Transit customer data. (a) Data on applicants, users, and customers
7.35of public transit collected by or through the Metropolitan Council's personalized Web
8.1services or the regional fare collection system are private data on individuals. As used in
8.2this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given them:
8.3(1) "regional fare collection system" means the fare collection system created and
8.4administered by the council that is used for collecting fares or providing fare cards or
8.5passes for transit services, which include:
8.6(i) regular route bus service within the metropolitan area and paratransit service,
8.7whether provided by the council or by other providers of regional transit service;
8.8(ii) light rail transit service within the metropolitan area;
8.9(iii) rideshare programs administered by the council;
8.10(iv) special transportation services provided under section 473.386; and
8.11(v) commuter rail service;
8.12(2) "personalized Web services" means services for which transit service applicants,
8.13users, and customers must establish a user account; and
8.14(3) "metropolitan area" means the area defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2.
8.15(b) The Metropolitan Council may disseminate data on user and customer transaction
8.16history and fare card use to government entities, organizations, school districts, educational
8.17institutions, and employers that subsidize or provide fare cards to their clients, students, or
8.18employees. "Data on user and customer transaction history and fare card use" includes only:
8.19(1) the date a fare card was used;
8.20(2) the time a fare card was used;
8.21(3) the mode of travel;
8.22(4) the type of fare product used; and
8.23(5) information about the date, time, and type of fare product purchased.
8.24Government entities, organizations, school districts, educational institutions, and
8.25employers may use customer transaction history and fare card use data only for
8.26the purposes of measuring and promoting fare card use and for evaluating the cost
8.27effectiveness of their fare card programs. If a user or customer requests in writing that
8.28the council limit the disclosure of transaction history and fare card use, the council may
8.29disclose only the card balance and the date a card was last used.
8.30(c) The Metropolitan Council may disseminate transit service applicant, user, and
8.31customer data:
8.32(1) to another government entity to prevent unlawful intrusion into government
8.33electronic systems;
8.34(2) to its Metropolitan Transit Police and other law enforcement agencies conducting
8.35investigations; or
8.36(3) as otherwise provided by law.
9.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

9.2    Sec. 10. [144.192] TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS AND
9.3HEALTH DATA HELD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HEALTH
9.4BOARDS.
9.5    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms
9.6have the meanings given.
9.7(b) "Biological specimen" means tissue, fluids, excretions, or secretions that contain
9.8human DNA originating from an identifiable individual, either living or deceased.
9.9Biological specimen does not include infectious agents or chemicals that are isolated from a
9.10specimen. Nothing in this section or section 13.386 is intended to limit the commissioner's
9.11ability to collect, use, store, or disseminate such isolated infectious agents or chemicals.
9.12(c) "Health data" has the meaning given in section 13.3805, subdivision 1, paragraph
9.13(a), clause (2).
9.14(d) "Health oversight" means oversight of the health care system for activities
9.15authorized by law, limited to the following:
9.16(1) audits;
9.17(2) civil, administrative, or criminal investigations;
9.18(3) inspections;
9.19(4) licensure or disciplinary actions;
9.20(5) civil, administrative, or criminal proceedings or actions; and
9.21(6) other activities necessary for appropriate oversight of the health care system and
9.22persons subject to such governmental regulatory programs for which biological specimens
9.23or health data are necessary for determining compliance with program standards.
9.24(e) "Individual" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 8. In addition,
9.25for a deceased individual, individual also means the representative of the decedent.
9.26(f) "Person" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 10.
9.27(g) "Program operations" means actions, testing, and procedures directly related to
9.28the operation of department programs, limited to the following:
9.29(1) diagnostic and confirmatory testing;
9.30(2) laboratory quality control assurance and improvement;
9.31(3) calibration of equipment;
9.32(4) evaluation and improvement of test accuracy;
9.33(5) method development and validation;
9.34(6) compliance with regulatory requirements; and
10.1(7) continuity of operations to ensure that testing continues in the event of an
10.2emergency.
10.3(h) "Public health practice" means actions related to disease, conditions, injuries,
10.4risk factors, or exposures taken to protect public health, limited to the following:
10.5(1) monitoring the health status of a population;
10.6(2) investigating occurrences and outbreaks;
10.7(3) comparing patterns and trends;
10.8(4) implementing prevention and control measures;
10.9(5) conducting program evaluations and making program improvements;
10.10(6) making recommendations concerning health for a population;
10.11(7) preventing or controlling known or suspected diseases and injuries; and
10.12(8) conducting other activities necessary to protect or improve the health of
10.13individuals and populations for which biological specimens or health data are necessary.
10.14(i) "Representative of the decedent" has the meaning given in section 13.10,
10.15subdivision 1, paragraph (c).
10.16(j) "Research" means activities that are not program operations, public health
10.17practice, or health oversight, and is otherwise defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title
10.1845, part 46, subpart A, section 46.102(d).
10.19    Subd. 2. Collection, use, storage, and dissemination. (a) The commissioner may
10.20collect, use, store, and disseminate biological specimens and health data, genetic or other,
10.21as provided in this section and as authorized under any other provision of applicable law,
10.22including any rules adopted on or before June 30, 2013. Any rules adopted after June 30,
10.232013, must be consistent with the requirements of this section.
10.24(b) The provisions in this section supplement other provisions of law and do not
10.25supersede or repeal other provisions of law applying to the collection, use, storage, or
10.26dissemination of biological specimens or health data.
10.27(c) For purposes of this section, genetic information is limited to biological
10.28specimens and health data.
10.29    Subd. 3. Biological specimens and health data for program operations, public
10.30health practice, and health oversight. (a) The commissioner may collect, use, store, and
10.31disseminate biological specimens and health data to conduct program operations activities,
10.32public health practice activities, and health oversight activities. Unless required under
10.33other applicable law, consent of an individual is not required under this subdivision.
10.34(b) With the approval of the commissioner, biological specimens may be
10.35disseminated to establish a diagnosis, to provide treatment, to identify persons at risk of
11.1illness, to conduct an epidemiologic investigation to control or prevent the spread of
11.2serious disease, or to diminish an imminent threat to the public health.
11.3(c) For purposes of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments proficiency
11.4testing, the commissioner may disseminate de-identified biological specimens to state
11.5public health laboratories that agree, pursuant to contract, not to attempt to re-identify
11.6the biological specimens.
11.7(d) Health data may be disseminated as provided in section 13.3805, subdivision 1,
11.8paragraph (b).
11.9    Subd. 4. Research. The commissioner may collect, use, store, and disseminate
11.10biological specimens and health data to conduct research in a manner that is consistent
11.11with the federal common rule for the protection of human subjects in Code of Federal
11.12Regulations, title 45, part 46.
11.13    Subd. 5. Storage of biological specimens and health data according to storage
11.14schedules. (a) The commissioner shall store health data according to section 138.17.
11.15(b) The commissioner shall store biological specimens according to a specimen
11.16storage schedule. The commissioner shall develop the storage schedule by July 1, 2013,
11.17and post it on the department's Web site.
11.18    Subd. 6. Secure storage of biological specimens. The commissioner shall establish
11.19appropriate security safeguards for the storage of biological specimens, with regard for
11.20the privacy of the individuals from whom the biological specimens originated, and store
11.21the biological specimens accordingly. When a biological specimen is disposed of, it
11.22must be destroyed in a way that prevents determining the identity of the individual from
11.23whom it originated.
11.24    Subd. 7. Applicability to health boards. The provisions of subdivisions 2; 3,
11.25paragraphs (a), (c), and (d); and 4 to 6 pertaining to the commissioner also apply to boards
11.26of health and community health boards organized under chapter 145A. These boards
11.27may also disseminate health data pursuant to section 13.3805, subdivision 1, paragraph
11.28(b), clause (2).
11.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2013.

11.30    Sec. 11. [144.193] INVENTORY OF BIOLOGICAL AND HEALTH DATA.
11.31By February 1, 2014, and annually after that date, the commissioner shall prepare
11.32an inventory of biological specimens, registries, and health data and databases collected
11.33or maintained by the commissioner. In addition to the inventory, the commissioner
11.34shall provide the schedules for storage of health data and biological specimens. The
11.35inventories must be listed in reverse chronological order beginning with the year 2012.
12.1The commissioner shall make the inventory and schedules available on the department's
12.2Web site and submit the inventory and schedules to the chairs and ranking minority
12.3members of the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over health policy and
12.4data practices issues.

12.5    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.966, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
12.6    Subd. 2. Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee. (a) The
12.7commissioner of health shall establish a Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee
12.8to advise and assist the Department of Health and the Department of Education in:
12.9    (1) developing protocols and timelines for screening, rescreening, and diagnostic
12.10audiological assessment and early medical, audiological, and educational intervention
12.11services for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing;
12.12    (2) designing protocols for tracking children from birth through age three that may
12.13have passed newborn screening but are at risk for delayed or late onset of permanent
12.14hearing loss;
12.15    (3) designing a technical assistance program to support facilities implementing the
12.16screening program and facilities conducting rescreening and diagnostic audiological
12.17assessment;
12.18    (4) designing implementation and evaluation of a system of follow-up and tracking;
12.19and
12.20    (5) evaluating program outcomes to increase effectiveness and efficiency and ensure
12.21culturally appropriate services for children with a confirmed hearing loss and their families.
12.22    (b) The commissioner of health shall appoint at least one member from each of the
12.23following groups with no less than two of the members being deaf or hard-of-hearing:
12.24    (1) a representative from a consumer organization representing culturally deaf
12.25persons;
12.26    (2) a parent with a child with hearing loss representing a parent organization;
12.27    (3) a consumer from an organization representing oral communication options;
12.28    (4) a consumer from an organization representing cued speech communication
12.29options;
12.30    (5) an audiologist who has experience in evaluation and intervention of infants
12.31and young children;
12.32    (6) a speech-language pathologist who has experience in evaluation and intervention
12.33of infants and young children;
12.34    (7) two primary care providers who have experience in the care of infants and young
12.35children, one of which shall be a pediatrician;
13.1    (8) a representative from the early hearing detection intervention teams;
13.2    (9) a representative from the Department of Education resource center for the deaf
13.3and hard-of-hearing or the representative's designee;
13.4    (10) a representative of the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard-of-Hearing
13.5Minnesotans;
13.6    (11) a representative from the Department of Human Services Deaf and
13.7Hard-of-Hearing Services Division;
13.8    (12) one or more of the Part C coordinators from the Department of Education, the
13.9Department of Health, or the Department of Human Services or the department's designees;
13.10    (13) the Department of Health early hearing detection and intervention coordinators;
13.11    (14) two birth hospital representatives from one rural and one urban hospital;
13.12    (15) a pediatric geneticist;
13.13    (16) an otolaryngologist;
13.14    (17) a representative from the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee under
13.15this subdivision; and
13.16    (18) a representative of the Department of Education regional low-incidence
13.17facilitators.
13.18The commissioner must complete the appointments required under this subdivision by
13.19September 1, 2007.
13.20    (c) The Department of Health member shall chair the first meeting of the committee.
13.21At the first meeting, the committee shall elect a chair from its membership. The committee
13.22shall meet at the call of the chair, at least four times a year. The committee shall adopt
13.23written bylaws to govern its activities. The Department of Health shall provide technical
13.24and administrative support services as required by the committee. These services shall
13.25include technical support from individuals qualified to administer infant hearing screening,
13.26rescreening, and diagnostic audiological assessments.
13.27    Members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their service, but
13.28shall be reimbursed as provided in section 15.059 for expenses incurred as a result of
13.29their duties as members of the committee.
13.30    (d) This subdivision expires June 30, 2013 2019.

13.31    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.966, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
13.32    Subd. 3. Early hearing detection and intervention programs. All hospitals
13.33shall establish an early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) program. Each EHDI
13.34program shall:
14.1    (1) in advance of any hearing screening testing, provide to the newborn's or infant's
14.2parents or parent information concerning the nature of the screening procedure, applicable
14.3costs of the screening procedure, the potential risks and effects of hearing loss, and the
14.4benefits of early detection and intervention;
14.5    (2) comply with parental consent election as described under section 144.125,
14.6subdivision 3 4 ;
14.7    (3) develop policies and procedures for screening and rescreening based on
14.8Department of Health recommendations;
14.9    (4) provide appropriate training and monitoring of individuals responsible for
14.10performing hearing screening tests as recommended by the Department of Health;
14.11    (5) test the newborn's hearing prior to discharge, or, if the newborn is expected to
14.12remain in the hospital for a prolonged period, testing shall be performed prior to three
14.13months of age or when medically feasible;
14.14    (6) develop and implement procedures for documenting the results of all hearing
14.15screening tests;
14.16    (7) inform the newborn's or infant's parents or parent, primary care physician, and
14.17the Department of Health according to recommendations of the Department of Health of
14.18the results of the hearing screening test or rescreening if conducted, or if the newborn or
14.19infant was not successfully tested. The hospital that discharges the newborn or infant to
14.20home is responsible for the screening; and
14.21    (8) collect performance data specified by the Department of Health.
14.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2013.

14.23    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.966, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
14.24    Subd. 4. Notification and information; data retention and destruction. (a)
14.25Notification to the parents or parent, primary care provider, and the Department of Health
14.26shall occur prior to discharge or no later than ten days following the date of testing.
14.27Notification shall include information recommended by the Department of Health and
14.28information regarding the right of the parent or legal guardian to discontinue storage of the
14.29test results and require destruction under paragraph (d).
14.30    (b) A physician, nurse, midwife, or other health professional attending a birth outside
14.31a hospital or institution shall provide information, orally and in writing, as established by
14.32the Department of Health, to parents regarding places where the parents may have their
14.33infant's hearing screened and the importance of the screening.
15.1    (c) The professional conducting the diagnostic procedure to confirm the hearing loss
15.2must report the results to the parents, primary care provider, and Department of Health
15.3according to the Department of Health recommendations.
15.4(d) The Department of Health may store hearing screening and rescreening test
15.5results for a period of time not to exceed 18 years from the infant's date of birth.
15.6(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), a parent or legal guardian may instruct the
15.7Department of Health to discontinue storing hearing screening and rescreening test results
15.8by providing a signed and dated form requesting destruction of the test results. The
15.9Department of Health shall make necessary forms available on the department's Web site.
15.10If a parent or legal guardian instructs the Department of Health to discontinue storing
15.11hearing screening and rescreening test results, the Department of Health shall destroy the
15.12test results within one month of receipt of the instruction or within 25 months after it
15.13received the last test result, whichever is later.

15.14    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.966, is amended by adding a subdivision
15.15to read:
15.16    Subd. 8. Construction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, nothing in this
15.17section shall be construed as constituting newborn screening activities conducted under
15.18sections 144.125 to 144.128.
15.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2013.

15.20    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.966, is amended by adding a subdivision
15.21to read:
15.22    Subd. 9. Data collected. Data collected by or submitted to the Department of
15.23Health pursuant to this section are not subject to section 144.125, subdivisions 6 to 9.

15.24    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.07, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
15.25    Subd. 1a. Filing photograph or image; data classification. The department shall
15.26file, or contract to file, all photographs or electronically produced images obtained in the
15.27process of issuing drivers' licenses or Minnesota identification cards. The photographs or
15.28electronically produced images shall be private data pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision
15.2912 . Notwithstanding section 13.04, subdivision 3, the department shall not be required
15.30to provide copies of photographs or electronically produced images to data subjects.
15.31The use of the files is restricted:
15.32    (1) to the issuance and control of drivers' licenses;
16.1    (2) to criminal justice agencies, as defined in section 299C.46, subdivision 2, for the
16.2investigation and prosecution of crimes, service of process, enforcement of no contact
16.3orders, location of missing persons, investigation and preparation of cases for criminal,
16.4juvenile, and traffic court, and supervision of offenders;
16.5    (3) to public defenders, as defined in section 611.272, for the investigation and
16.6preparation of cases for criminal, juvenile, and traffic courts; and
16.7    (4) to child support enforcement purposes under section 256.978.; and
16.8(5) to a county medical examiner or coroner as required by section 390.005 as
16.9necessary to fulfill the duties under sections 390.11 and 390.25.

16.10    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.11    Subdivision 1. Use of data. (a) Except as provided by this section, data gathered
16.12from any person under the administration of the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law
16.13are private data on individuals or nonpublic data not on individuals as defined in section
16.1413.02 , subdivisions 9 and 12, and may not be disclosed except according to a district court
16.15order or section 13.05. A subpoena is not considered a district court order. These data
16.16may be disseminated to and used by the following agencies without the consent of the
16.17subject of the data:
16.18    (1) state and federal agencies specifically authorized access to the data by state
16.19or federal law;
16.20    (2) any agency of any other state or any federal agency charged with the
16.21administration of an unemployment insurance program;
16.22    (3) any agency responsible for the maintenance of a system of public employment
16.23offices for the purpose of assisting individuals in obtaining employment;
16.24    (4) the public authority responsible for child support in Minnesota or any other
16.25state in accordance with section 256.978;
16.26    (5) human rights agencies within Minnesota that have enforcement powers;
16.27    (6) the Department of Revenue to the extent necessary for its duties under Minnesota
16.28laws;
16.29    (7) public and private agencies responsible for administering publicly financed
16.30assistance programs for the purpose of monitoring the eligibility of the program's recipients;
16.31    (8) the Department of Labor and Industry and the Division of Insurance Fraud
16.32Prevention in the Department of Commerce for uses consistent with the administration of
16.33their duties under Minnesota law;
16.34    (9) local and state welfare agencies for monitoring the eligibility of the data subject
16.35for assistance programs, or for any employment or training program administered by those
17.1agencies, whether alone, in combination with another welfare agency, or in conjunction
17.2with the department or to monitor and evaluate the statewide Minnesota family investment
17.3program by providing data on recipients and former recipients of food stamps or food
17.4support, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K, child care assistance
17.5under chapter 119B, or medical programs under chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L;
17.6    (10) local and state welfare agencies for the purpose of identifying employment,
17.7wages, and other information to assist in the collection of an overpayment debt in an
17.8assistance program;
17.9    (11) local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies for the purpose of ascertaining
17.10the last known address and employment location of an individual who is the subject of
17.11a criminal investigation;
17.12    (12) the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has access to data on
17.13specific individuals and specific employers provided the specific individual or specific
17.14employer is the subject of an investigation by that agency;
17.15    (13) the Department of Health for the purposes of epidemiologic investigations;
17.16    (14) the Department of Corrections for the purpose of case planning for preprobation
17.17and postprobation employment tracking of offenders sentenced to probation and
17.18preconfinement and postconfinement employment tracking of committed offenders for
17.19the purpose of case planning; and
17.20    (15) the state auditor to the extent necessary to conduct audits of job opportunity
17.21building zones as required under section 469.3201.
17.22    (b) Data on individuals and employers that are collected, maintained, or used by
17.23the department in an investigation under section 268.182 are confidential as to data
17.24on individuals and protected nonpublic data not on individuals as defined in section
17.2513.02 , subdivisions 3 and 13, and must not be disclosed except under statute or district
17.26court order or to a party named in a criminal proceeding, administrative or judicial, for
17.27preparation of a defense.
17.28    (c) Data gathered by the department in the administration of the Minnesota
17.29unemployment insurance program must not be made the subject or the basis for any
17.30suit in any civil proceedings, administrative or judicial, unless the action is initiated by
17.31the department.

17.32    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299C.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.33    Subdivision 1. Identification data other than DNA. (a) Each sheriff and chief of
17.34police shall furnish the bureau, upon such form as the superintendent shall prescribe, with
17.35such finger and thumb prints, photographs, distinctive physical mark identification data,
18.1information on known aliases and street names, and other identification data as may be
18.2requested or required by the superintendent of the bureau, which must be taken under the
18.3provisions of section 299C.10. In addition, sheriffs and chiefs of police shall furnish this
18.4identification data to the bureau for individuals found to have been convicted of a felony,
18.5gross misdemeanor, or targeted misdemeanor, within the ten years immediately preceding
18.6their arrest. When the bureau learns that an individual who is the subject of a background
18.7check has used, or is using, identifying information, including, but not limited to, name
18.8and date of birth, other than those listed on the criminal history, the bureau may add the
18.9new identifying information to the criminal history when supported by fingerprints.
18.10(b) No petition under chapter 609A is required if the person has not been convicted
18.11of any felony or gross misdemeanor, either within or without the state, within the period
18.12of ten years immediately preceding the determination of all pending criminal actions or
18.13proceedings in favor of the arrested person, and either of the following occurred:
18.14(1) all charges were dismissed prior to a determination of probable cause; or
18.15(2) the prosecuting authority declined to file any charges and a grand jury did not
18.16return an indictment.
18.17Where these conditions are met, the bureau or agency shall, upon demand, return to
18.18 destroy the arrested person person's finger and thumb prints, photographs, distinctive
18.19physical mark identification data, information on known aliases and street names, and
18.20other identification data, and all copies and duplicates of them.
18.21(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), upon the determination of all
18.22pending criminal actions or proceedings in favor of the arrested person, and the granting
18.23of the petition of the arrested person under chapter 609A, the bureau shall seal finger and
18.24thumb prints, photographs, distinctive physical mark identification data, information on
18.25known aliases and street names, and other identification data, and all copies and duplicates
18.26of them if the arrested person has not been convicted of any felony or gross misdemeanor,
18.27either within or without the state, within the period of ten years immediately preceding
18.28such determination.

18.29    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299C.46, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.30    Subdivision 1. Establishment; interconnection. The commissioner of public safety
18.31shall establish a criminal justice data communications network which that will enable the
18.32interconnection of the criminal justice agencies within the state provide secure access to
18.33systems and services available from or through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The
18.34commissioner of public safety is authorized to lease or purchase facilities and equipment
18.35as may be necessary to establish and maintain the data communications network.

19.1    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299C.46, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
19.2    Subd. 2. Criminal justice agency defined. For the purposes of sections 299C.46
19.3to 299C.49, "criminal justice agency" means an agency of the state or an agency of a
19.4political subdivision or the federal government charged with detection, enforcement,
19.5prosecution, adjudication or incarceration in respect to the criminal or traffic laws of this
19.6state. This definition also includes all sites identified and licensed as a detention facility
19.7by the commissioner of corrections under section 241.021 and those federal agencies that
19.8serve part or all of the state from an office located outside the state.

19.9    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299C.46, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
19.10    Subd. 2a. Noncriminal justice agency defined. For the purposes of sections
19.11299C.46 to 299C.49, "noncriminal justice agency" means an agency of a the state or an
19.12agency of a political subdivision of a the state charged with the responsibility of performing
19.13checks of state databases connected to the criminal justice data communications network.

19.14    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299C.46, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
19.15    Subd. 3. Authorized use, fee. (a) The criminal justice data communications
19.16network shall be used exclusively by:
19.17(1) criminal justice agencies in connection with the performance of duties required
19.18by law;
19.19(2) agencies investigating federal security clearances of individuals for assignment
19.20or retention in federal employment with duties related to national security, as required by
19.21Public Law 99-169 United States Code, title 5, section 9101;
19.22(3) other agencies to the extent necessary to provide for protection of the public or
19.23property in an a declared emergency or disaster situation;
19.24(4) noncriminal justice agencies statutorily mandated, by state or national law, to
19.25conduct checks into state databases prior to disbursing licenses or providing benefits;
19.26(5) the public authority responsible for child support enforcement in connection
19.27with the performance of its duties;
19.28(6) the public defender, as provided in section 611.272; and
19.29(7) a county attorney or the attorney general, as the county attorney's designee, for
19.30the purpose of determining whether a petition for the civil commitment of a proposed
19.31patient as a sexual psychopathic personality or as a sexually dangerous person should be
19.32filed, and during the pendency of the commitment proceedings.;
20.1(8) an agency of the state or a political subdivision whose access to systems or
20.2services provided from or through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is specifically
20.3authorized by federal law or regulation or state statute; and
20.4(9) a court for access to data as authorized by federal law or regulation or state
20.5statute and related to the disposition of a pending case.
20.6(b) The commissioner of public safety shall establish a monthly network access
20.7charge to be paid by each participating criminal justice agency. The network access
20.8charge shall be a standard fee established for each terminal, computer, or other equipment
20.9directly addressable by the data communications network, as follows: January 1, 1984
20.10to December 31, 1984, $40 connect fee per month; January 1, 1985 and thereafter, $50
20.11connect fee per month.
20.12(c) The commissioner of public safety is authorized to arrange for the connection
20.13of the data communications network with the criminal justice information system of
20.14the federal government, any adjacent state, or Canada country for the secure exchange
20.15of information for any of the purposes authorized in paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), (3),
20.16(8), and (9).
20.17(d) Prior to establishing a secure connection, a criminal justice agency must:
20.18(1) agree to comply with all applicable policies governing access to, submission of,
20.19or use of the data;
20.20(2) meet the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's security requirements;
20.21(3) agree to pay any required fees; and
20.22(4) conduct fingerprint-based state and national background checks on its employees
20.23and contractors as required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
20.24(e) Prior to establishing a secure connection, a noncriminal justice agency must:
20.25(1) agree to comply with all applicable policies governing access to, submission of,
20.26or use of the data;
20.27(2) meet the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's security requirements;
20.28(3) agree to pay any required fees; and
20.29(4) conduct fingerprint-based state and national background checks on its employees
20.30and contractors.
20.31(f) Those noncriminal justice agencies that do not have a secure network connection
20.32yet receive data either retrieved over the secure network by an authorized criminal justice
20.33agency or as a result of a state or federal criminal history records check shall conduct a
20.34background check as provided in paragraph (g) of those individuals who receive and
20.35review the data to determine another individual's eligibility for employment, housing, a
20.36license, or another legal right dependent on a statutorily-mandated background check.
21.1(g) The background check required by paragraph (e) or (f) is accomplished by
21.2submitting a request to the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
21.3that includes a signed, written consent for the Minnesota and national criminal history
21.4records check, fingerprints, and the required fee. The superintendent may exchange
21.5the fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of obtaining the
21.6individual's national criminal history record information.
21.7The superintendent shall return the results of the national criminal history records check to
21.8the noncriminal justice agency to determine if the individual is qualified to have access to
21.9state and federal criminal history record information or the secure network. An individual
21.10is disqualified when the state and federal criminal history record information shows any of
21.11the disqualifiers that the individual will apply to the records of others.
21.12When the individual is to have access to the secure network, the noncriminal justice
21.13agency will review the criminal history of each employee or contractor with the Criminal
21.14Justice Information Services systems officer at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, or
21.15the officer's designee, to determine if the employee or contractor qualifies for access to the
21.16secure network. The Criminal Justice Information Services systems officer or the designee
21.17will make the access determination based on Federal Bureau of Investigation policy and
21.18Bureau of Criminal Apprehension policy.

21.19    Sec. 24. [299C.72] MINNESOTA CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.
21.20    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have
21.21the meanings given.
21.22(a) "Applicant for employment" means an individual who seeks either county or city
21.23employment or has applied to serve as a volunteer in the county or city.
21.24(b) "Applicant for licensure" means an individual who seeks a license issued by the
21.25county or city which is not subject to a federal or state-mandated background check.
21.26(c) "Authorized law enforcement agency" means the county sheriff for checks
21.27conducted for county purposes, the police department for checks conducted for city
21.28purposes, or the county sheriff for checks conducted for city purposes where there is no
21.29police department.
21.30(d) "Criminal history check" means retrieval of criminal history data via the secure
21.31network described in section 299C.46.
21.32(e) "Criminal history data" means adult convictions and adult open arrests less than
21.33one year old found in the Minnesota computerized criminal history repository.
21.34(f) "Informed consent" has the meaning given in section 13.05, subdivision 4,
21.35paragraph (d).
22.1    Subd. 2. Criminal history check authorized. (a) The criminal history check
22.2authorized by this section cannot be used in place of a statutorily-mandated or authorized
22.3background check.
22.4(b) An authorized law enforcement agency may conduct a criminal history check
22.5of an individual who is an applicant for employment or applicant for licensure. Prior
22.6to conducting the criminal history check, the authorized law enforcement agency must
22.7receive the informed consent of the individual.
22.8(c) The authorized law enforcement agency cannot disseminate criminal history
22.9data and must maintain the data securely with the agency's office. The authorized law
22.10enforcement agency can indicate whether the applicant for employment or applicant for
22.11licensure has a criminal history that would prevent hire or acceptance as a volunteer
22.12to a hiring authority, or would prevent the issuance of a license to the department that
22.13issues the license.

22.14    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.035, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.15    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this
22.16section.
22.17(b) "Minnesota criminal history data" has the meaning given in section 13.87 means
22.18adult convictions and juvenile adjudications.
22.19(c) "Criminal justice agency" has the meaning given in section 299C.46, subdivision
22.202 .
22.21(d) "Fire department" has the meaning given in section 299N.01, subdivision 2.
22.22(e) (d) "Private data" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 12.

22.23    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.035, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.24    Subd. 2. Plan for access to data. (a) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal
22.25Apprehension, in consultation with the state fire marshal, shall develop and implement
22.26a plan for fire departments to have access to criminal history data A background check
22.27must be conducted on all applicants for employment and may be conducted on current
22.28employees at a fire department. The fire chief must conduct a Minnesota criminal history
22.29record check. For applicants for employment who have lived in Minnesota for less than
22.30five years, or on the request of the fire chief, a national criminal history record check
22.31must also be conducted.
22.32(b) The plan must include:
22.33(1) security procedures to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of private data; and
23.1(2) a procedure for the hiring or employing authority in each fire department to
23.2fingerprint job applicants or employees, submit requests to the Bureau of Criminal
23.3Apprehension, and obtain state and federal criminal history data reports for a nominal fee.
23.4(b) For a Minnesota criminal history record check, the fire chief must either (i)
23.5submit the signed informed consent of the applicant or employee and the required fee to
23.6the superintendent, or (ii) submit the signed informed consent to the chief of police. The
23.7superintendent or chief must retrieve Minnesota criminal history data and provide the
23.8data to the fire chief for review.
23.9(c) For a national criminal history record check, the fire chief must submit the
23.10signed informed consent and fingerprints of the applicant or employee, and the required
23.11fee, to the superintendent. The superintendent may exchange the fingerprints with the
23.12Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain the individual's national criminal history record
23.13information. The superintendent must return the results of the national criminal history
23.14record check to the fire chief for the purpose of determining if the applicant is qualified to
23.15be employed or if a current employee is able to retain the employee's position.

23.16    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.77, is amended to read:
23.17299F.77 ISSUANCE TO CERTAIN PERSONS PROHIBITED.
23.18    Subdivision 1. Disqualifiers. The following persons shall not be entitled to receive
23.19an explosives license or permit:
23.20(1) a person under the age of 18 years;
23.21(2) a person who has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of a crime of violence,
23.22as defined in section 299F.72, subdivision 1b, unless ten years have elapsed since the
23.23person's civil rights have been restored or the sentence has expired, whichever occurs first,
23.24and during that time the person has not been convicted of any other crime of violence. For
23.25purposes of this section, crime of violence includes crimes in other states or jurisdictions
23.26that would have been crimes of violence if they had been committed in this state;
23.27(3) a person who is or has ever been confined or committed in Minnesota or
23.28elsewhere as a person who is mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or mentally ill and
23.29dangerous to the public, as defined in section 253B.02, to a treatment facility, unless the
23.30person possesses a certificate of a medical doctor or psychiatrist licensed in Minnesota, or
23.31other satisfactory proof, that the person is no longer suffering from this disability;
23.32(4) a person who has been convicted in Minnesota or elsewhere for the unlawful
23.33use, possession, or sale of a controlled substance other than conviction for possession of
23.34a small amount of marijuana, as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 16, or who is or
23.35has ever been hospitalized or committed for treatment for the habitual use of a controlled
24.1substance or marijuana, as defined in sections 152.01 and 152.02, unless the person
24.2possesses a certificate of a medical doctor or psychiatrist licensed in Minnesota, or other
24.3satisfactory proof, that the person has not abused a controlled substance or marijuana
24.4during the previous two years; and
24.5(5) a person who has been confined or committed to a treatment facility in Minnesota
24.6or elsewhere as chemically dependent, as defined in section 253B.02, unless the person
24.7has completed treatment.
24.8    Subd. 2. Background check. (a) For licenses issued by the commissioner under
24.9section 299F.73, the applicant for licensure must provide the commissioner with all
24.10of the information required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 28, section 25.7.
24.11The commissioner will forward the information to the superintendent of the Bureau of
24.12Criminal Apprehension so that criminal records, histories, and warrant information on the
24.13applicant can be retrieved from the Minnesota Crime Information System and the National
24.14Instant Criminal Background Check System, as well as the civil commitment records
24.15maintained by the Department of Human Services. The results must be returned to the
24.16commissioner to determine if the individual applicant is qualified to receive a license.
24.17(b) For permits issued by a county sheriff or chief of police under section 299F.75,
24.18the applicant for a permit must provide the county sheriff or chief of police with all of
24.19the information required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 28, section 25.7. The
24.20county sheriff or chief of police must check, by means of electronic data transfer, criminal
24.21records, histories, and warrant information on each applicant through the Minnesota Crime
24.22Information System and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, as
24.23well as the civil commitment records maintained by the Department of Human Services.
24.24The county sheriff or police chief shall use the results of the query to determine if the
24.25individual applicant is qualified to receive a permit.

24.26    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
24.27    Subd. 2. Persons eligible. (a) Licenses under this section may be issued only to
24.28a person who:
24.29(1) is of good moral character and repute;
24.30(2) is 21 years of age or older;
24.31(3) has not had a license issued under this chapter revoked within five years of the
24.32date of license application, or to any person who at the time of the violation owns any
24.33interest, whether as a holder of more than five percent of the capital stock of a corporation
24.34licensee, as a partner or otherwise, in the premises or in the business conducted thereon,
25.1or to a corporation, partnership, association, enterprise, business, or firm in which any
25.2such person is in any manner interested; and
25.3(4) has not been convicted within five years of the date of license application of a
25.4felony, or of a willful violation of a federal or state law, or local ordinance governing
25.5the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession for sale or distribution of alcoholic
25.6beverages. The Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division may require that fingerprints
25.7be taken and may forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
25.8purposes of a criminal history check.
25.9(b) In order to determine if an individual has a felony or willful violation of federal
25.10or state law governing the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession for sale or
25.11distribution of an alcoholic beverage, the applicant for a license to manufacture or sell at
25.12wholesale must provide the commissioner with the applicant's signed, written informed
25.13consent to conduct a background check. The commissioner may query the Minnesota
25.14criminal history repository for records on the applicant. If the commissioner conducts a
25.15national criminal history record check, the commissioner must obtain fingerprints from
25.16the applicant and forward them and the required fee to the superintendent of the Bureau
25.17of Criminal Apprehension. The superintendent may exchange the fingerprints with the
25.18Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of obtaining the applicant's national criminal
25.19history record information. The superintendent shall return the results of the national
25.20criminal history records check to the commissioner for the purpose of determining if the
25.21applicant is qualified to receive a license.

25.22    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 340A.402, is amended to read:
25.23340A.402 PERSONS ELIGIBLE.
25.24    Subdivision 1. Disqualifiers. No retail license may be issued to:
25.25(1) a person under 21 years of age;
25.26(2) a person who has had an intoxicating liquor or 3.2 percent malt liquor license
25.27revoked within five years of the license application, or to any person who at the time of
25.28the violation owns any interest, whether as a holder of more than five percent of the capital
25.29stock of a corporation licensee, as a partner or otherwise, in the premises or in the business
25.30conducted thereon, or to a corporation, partnership, association, enterprise, business, or
25.31firm in which any such person is in any manner interested;
25.32(3) a person not of good moral character and repute; or
25.33(4) a person who has a direct or indirect interest in a manufacturer, brewer, or
25.34wholesaler.
26.1In addition, no new retail license may be issued to, and the governing body of a
26.2municipality may refuse to renew the license of, a person who, within five years of the
26.3license application, has been convicted of a felony or a willful violation of a federal or
26.4state law or local ordinance governing the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession
26.5for sale or distribution of an alcoholic beverage. The Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement
26.6Division or licensing authority may require that fingerprints be taken and forwarded to the
26.7Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of a criminal history check.
26.8    Subd. 2. Background check. (a) A retail liquor license may be issued by a city,
26.9a county, or the commissioner. The chief of police is responsible for the background
26.10checks prior to a city issuing a retail liquor license. A county sheriff is responsible for the
26.11background checks prior to the county issuing a retail liquor license and for those cities
26.12that do not have a police department. The commissioner is responsible for the background
26.13checks prior to the state issuing a retail liquor license.
26.14(b) The applicant for a retail license must provide the appropriate authority with
26.15the applicant's signed, written informed consent to conduct a background check. The
26.16appropriate authority is authorized to query the Minnesota criminal history repository for
26.17records on the applicant. If the appropriate authority conducts a national criminal history
26.18records check, the appropriate authority must obtain fingerprints from the applicant
26.19and forward the fingerprints and the required fee to the superintendent of the Bureau
26.20of Criminal Apprehension. The superintendent may exchange the fingerprints with the
26.21Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of obtaining the applicant's national criminal
26.22history record information. The superintendent shall return the results of the national
26.23criminal history records check to the appropriate authority for the purpose of determining
26.24if the applicant is qualified to receive a license.

26.25    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.203, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
26.26    Subd. 4. Duties; access to data. (a) The domestic fatality review team shall collect,
26.27review, and analyze death certificates and death data, including investigative reports,
26.28medical and counseling records, victim service records, employment records, child abuse
26.29reports, or other information concerning domestic violence deaths, survivor interviews
26.30and surveys, and other information deemed by the team as necessary and appropriate
26.31concerning the causes and manner of domestic violence deaths.
26.32    (b) The review team has access to the following not public data, as defined in
26.33section 13.02, subdivision 8a, relating to a case being reviewed by the team: inactive
26.34law enforcement investigative data under section 13.82; autopsy records and coroner or
26.35medical examiner investigative data under section 13.83; hospital, public health, or other
27.1medical records of the victim under section 13.384; records under section 13.46, created
27.2by social service agencies that provided services to the victim, the alleged perpetrator, or
27.3another victim who experienced or was threatened with domestic abuse by the perpetrator;
27.4and child maltreatment records under section 626.556, relating to the victim or a family or
27.5household member of the victim. Access to medical records under this paragraph also
27.6includes records governed by sections 144.291 to 144.298. The review team has access to
27.7corrections and detention data as provided in section 13.85.
27.8    (c) As part of any review, the domestic fatality review team may compel the
27.9production of other records by applying to the district court for a subpoena, which will be
27.10effective throughout the state according to the Rules of Civil Procedure.
27.11EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

27.12    Sec. 31. REPEALER.
27.13Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.28, is repealed.