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House Research Department Updated: July 2010 <br />Minnesota Government Data Practices Act: An Overview Page 15 <br /> <br /> <br />Specific Data Classifications <br />The act contains specific classifications for numerous types of data, held by a variety of <br />government entities. The sections of the act are largely organized by subject matter; in some <br />cases, data is explicitly classified within a section of the act itself, and unique requirements for <br />access to the data are provided along with the classification. In other cases, the act provides <br />cross-references to sections of statute that are contained outside of chapter 13, but that provide <br />classifications of data and requirements for its access as part of a more general statutory <br />framework on that particular issue. <br />The following table provides the relevant sections of the act based on the subject matter of the <br />data. <br />Data Category Statutory References Types of data covered <br />Computer data § 13.15 Data related to a person’s accessing <br />of a government entity’s computer <br />Political subdivision data §§ 13.201-13.203 Miscellaneous data related to local <br />units of government <br />Educational data §§ 13.319-13.322 Data related to public educational <br />institutions, covering pre- <br />kindergarten programs through <br />postsecondary institutions, including <br />the University of Minnesota <br />General data §§ 13.34-13.37 Miscellaneous data classifications, <br />including data affected by a federal <br />contract, the use of Social Security <br />numbers, and security and trade <br />secret information <br />Health and medical §§ 13.3805-13.386 Public health issues, health regulatory <br />data, health occupations investigative <br />data, certain medical data, and <br />genetic information <br />Attorney, audit, and investigative <br />data <br />§§ 13.39-13.393 Civil investigations, internal audits, <br />and access to data by government <br />attorneys <br />Library data §§ 13.40-13.401 Library patron records and data held <br />by historical records repositories and <br />the state archives <br />Licensing §§ 13.41-13.411 Data related to various government- <br />licensed occupations <br />Personnel; salary benefits §§ 13.43-13.435 Data related to employees of a <br />government entity and applicants for <br />employment <br />Property data §§ 13.44-13.441 Data related to the use of real <br />property, code violations, and <br />appraisals of real or personal property