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state building code and the safety standards under Minn..
<br />Stat. 326.243; 4) have proper notice of shelter or evacua-
<br />tion plans in the event of severe weather conditions; and 5)
<br />be maintained in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.
<br />I_ffective May $5, 2005. (LO)
<br />Biotechnology piping systems installation
<br />ipioceduk6sstudy
<br />Chapter 96, JIF 1988/S1; 1861*) requires the comm s-
<br />sionei- of the Department of Labor and Industry to con-
<br />Avenc a working group to study procedures for supervision
<br />"t ofinistallation. of biotechnology piping systemms from plan
<br />.r�,review to inspection.The conunissioner must report the
<br />results of tile study to the appropriate legislative comnait-
<br />cess by Feb. 1, 2006. l_Teaivedlug. 1, 2005. (1,0)
<br />CIVIL LAIN
<br />l':h(IULAR SESSION:
<br />Civil liability definitions expanded for recreational
<br />purpose
<br />Chapter 148 (1 IF 221 */S), 196) adds rock climbing and
<br />cave exploun; asidentdied and defined recreational pur-
<br />poses in the statutes remiliting civil babiiity onlands used
<br />for those pu poses. Efative Aug. 1, 2005, and app(iet- to arsy
<br />cardss o{adiora arising on or after llaa! date. ((J)
<br />.Minnesota l mergency Health powers fact:
<br />Chapter 1.50 (I-11-, 1555/SF 1483*) makes modifications
<br />to the L:m.ergen.cy Health Powers Act.Among those por-
<br />tions ofmost interest to cities is added liability protections
<br />for volunteers and employees by amending Minn. Stat.
<br />1.2.22 subd_ 2a. Section 3, which cLu ifi,es that individuals
<br />who volunteer to assist a local political subdivision dm--
<br />ing an emergency or disaster and register with the local
<br />political, subdivision shall be considered employees of the
<br />subdivision only for the purposes of workers' cornpensa-
<br />ti.on, tort claimdefense, and ill demnifrcation.The same
<br />rule applies in situations for state volunteers. Munh. Stat.
<br />12.22 is further amendedwith a new subd. 4, whirls states
<br />that nothing in Chapter 12 (emergency management) can
<br />be roust Lied to remove any immunity from, defense to,
<br />or limitation on liability provided by the Minnesota'lbrt
<br />Claims Act, the Municipal Tort Claims Act, or other law.
<br />ifjectiveAreg. 1, 2005. UO)
<br />�DATA PRACTICES
<br />�..�- ,
<br />REGULAR SESSION:
<br />Data Omnibus Data Practices Act
<br />Chapter 163 (HF 225/SF 361*) amends Mimi. Stat.
<br />11A.24, subd. 6; 1301, subds. 1 and 3; 13.02, subd. 7; 13.03,
<br />Page 6
<br />subds. 2 and. 4;13.05, subds. IA, 6, 7,8, and 9;13.06, subds. 43
<br />1, 2, 3, and 4; .13.07; 13.072, subd. 4;13.073, subd. 3; :13.08,
<br />subds. 11 2, 4, and 5;13.32, adding subd. 5;13.37, subds. 1,
<br />2, and 3;13.3805, adding subd.; 13.43, subds. 1, 2, and 3;
<br />13.46, subd. 4; 13591, adding subds.; 13.601, adding subd.;
<br />13.635, adding subd.; 13.72, adding subds.; 13.82, subds.
<br />1 and 16; 16C.06, subd. 5; 11.6J.68, adding subd.; 1161.03,
<br />adding subd.; 116L.665, adding subd.; I16M..15, adding
<br />subd.; 11.6U.25; 168.346;168A.04, adding subd.; 169.09,
<br />subds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15; by add-
<br />ing subds.; 171.07, subds. 1 and 3; 1.71.12, subd 7; proposes
<br />coding for new law in Minn. Stat. chapters 13; 41; 299C;
<br />and repeals Mimi. Stat. 13.04, subd. 5; '169.09, subd. 10; and
<br />70.55.
<br />The following sections in this chapter snake changes
<br />affecting cities. All sections, except Sech'on 49, e{, feclive Ateg. 1,
<br />2005. (AH)
<br />• Availability for inspection required. Section 1
<br />requires that any data., regardless of classification, be made
<br />available for inspection by the state legislau,ve auditor in
<br />the performance of duties ofthat office.
<br />• Classification clarified. Section 2 provides that all
<br />data related to financial, b,siness or proprietary in,forIna -
<br />tion that the State Board of Inveseme rpt maimaurl with
<br />respect to its invostmenPs is nonpublic data, but specifies
<br />that certain dataret:ainedin comrection with authorized
<br />investments is public, including inform ifion regarding
<br />ehc crudes in which i,nveswrents have been made and
<br />die amount and market value of chose investments, as
<br />well is rile funded amount of commitments to date and
<br />the investrnerrt's rate of return.
<br />All government: entities subject to GDPA. Section 3
<br />Alm die scope of the regulation of the GOVC): nrnen.t
<br />Data Practices Act to all "government entities" rather
<br />than separately listed state agencies, statewide systems,
<br />,and political subdiviS.ons; that term is substituted for the
<br />iatte phrase throughout tyre remainder of the sections of
<br />Copy costs limited. Section 8 provides that if a person
<br />requests 100 or fewer pages of black -anal -white copies
<br />on letter or legal size paper, cities ansl ocher.units.of,gov-
<br />e:nment are to charge no more than. 25 -cents for each
<br />rierrnitions added. Section 21 adds new definitions,
<br />including "breach of the security of the data," which is
<br />defined as "the unauthat.ized acquisition of data main-
<br />rained by a state agency that compromises the security
<br />and classification. of the data." Other new definitions
<br />in this section include:"contact information," "unau-
<br />thorized acquisition," and "unauthorized person.11'1'his
<br />section also requires state agencies that collect, create,
<br />receive, maintain or disseminate private or confidential
<br />data on individuals to disclose any breach of the security
<br />of such data to the subject of the data. Provisions allow
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