| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to state government; authorizing sharing of government data in certain |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. [13.357] DATA SHARING. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Subdivision 1.Definitions.For purposes of this section, the following terms have the |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7meanings given. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 (a) "Public program" means any program funded by a state or federal agency that involves |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9transfer or disbursement of public funds or other public resources. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (b) "Fraud" means an intentional or deliberate act to deprive another of property or |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11money or to acquire property or money by deception or other unfair means. Fraud includes |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12intentionally submitting false information to a federal, state, or local government entity for |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13the purpose of obtaining a greater compensation or benefit than that to which the person is |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14legally entitled. Fraud includes acts that constitute a crime against any program, or acts that |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15attempt or conspire to commit those crimes, including but not limited to theft in violation |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16of section 609.52, perjury in violation of section 609.48, and aggravated forgery and forgery |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17in violation of sections 609.625 and 609.63, and substantially similar federal laws. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 Subd. 2.Authority to share data regarding fraud in public programs.Notwithstanding |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19any provision of law to the contrary specifically prohibiting data sharing, any government |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20entity may disclose data relating to suspected or confirmed fraud in public programs to any |
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| 30 | | - | Introduction and first reading85203/17/2025 |
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| 31 | | - | Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety |
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| 32 | | - | Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to State and Local Government04/01/2025 2.1would promote the protection of public resources, promote the integrity of public programs, |
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| 33 | | - | 2.2or aid the law enforcement process. |
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| 29 | + | Introduction and first reading03/17/2025 |
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| 30 | + | Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety 2.1promote the protection of public resources, promote the integrity of public programs, or aid |
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| 31 | + | 2.2the law enforcement process. |
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