Minnesota HF428 amends government record retention laws to define correspondence and set a minimum three-year retention period for such records.

Minnesota HF428 amends the state's data practices laws by defining "correspondence" as any written or electronic text-based communication documenting agency events, decisions, business, and functions. Excluded from this definition are purely personal communications and announcements of social events. The bill also mandates a minimum three-year retention period for correspondence. It amends Minnesota Statutes sections 15.17 and 138.17 to reflect these changes, ensuring that public officers and agencies preserve necessary records for a full and accurate knowledge of their official activities.

Minnesota HF428 amends government record retention laws to define correspondence and set a minimum three-year retention period for such records.

Minnesota HF428 amends the state's data practices laws by defining "correspondence" as any written or electronic text-based communication documenting agency events, decisions, business, and functions. Excluded from this definition are purely personal communications and announcements of social events. The bill also mandates a minimum three-year retention period for correspondence. It amends Minnesota Statutes sections 15.17 and 138.17 to reflect these changes, ensuring that public officers and agencies preserve necessary records for a full and accurate knowledge of their official activities.