A bill for an act
relating to data practices; modifying certain provisions of the Minnesota college
savings plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136G.05, subdivision
10.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136G.05, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
new text begin(a) new text endAccount owner data, account data, and data on beneficiaries of
accounts are private data on individuals or nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02, deleted text beginexcept
that the names and addresses of the beneficiaries of accounts that receive matching grants
are publicdeleted text endnew text begin unless the data qualifies for the exception in paragraph (b)new text end.
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(b) Account owner data may be used by the office in cooperation with the Department
of Revenue for the purposes of research and analysis to evaluate the plan in order to make
ongoing informed decisions regarding the administration of the plan.
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