Bill Summary: SF745 - Omnibus Data Practices Bill

• Classifies personal contact information (phone numbers, email addresses, online account credentials) collected by government entities for notification or subscriptions as private data on individuals.

• Requires written informed consent for collection, use, storage, and dissemination of genetic information by government entities, with exceptions for newborn screening under sections 144.125 to 144.128.

• Extends sunset date of Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee from June 30, 2013 to June 30, 2019 and establishes procedures for parents to request destruction of hearing screening test results.

• Modifies criminal justice data access provisions by expanding definitions of criminal justice agencies to include federal agencies, requiring background checks for employees accessing criminal data systems, and establishing new procedures for Minnesota criminal history checks by counties and cities.

• Requires destruction of mileage-based user fee pilot project data by July 31, 2013 and clarifies data classifications for homestead applications, transportation services, transit customers, and various licensing and employment background check processes.