Proposed Changes

The Data Practices Office and Department of Administration need your help with improving the administrative rules implementing the Government Data Practices Act, Minnesota Rules, Chapter 1205. We are seeking your feedback on ways to update and clarify these rules. To aid in that process, we drafted the initial, informal proposal linked below. These proposed changes represent a starting point for discussion and revision. We will review comments and incorporate suggestions as we go forward. At this point in the process, you may submit feedback multiple times or in one submission. There will be additional opportunities to provide formal comments during the official comment period published in the State Register. For more information, please see our page on the Rulemaking Process. 

Proposed Updates

• Side by side with incorporated changes (PDF)
• Clean copy with incorporated changes (PDF)
• Full mark-up copy (PDF)
  
  

Provide Feedback

Please provide suggestions and feedback for this initial round by Oct. 10, 2025.

Some questions to consider as you review the proposed updates:

• Are any of the rules unclear?
• Do you see any conflicts?
• Do you see any costs related to the changes?
• What additions would you suggest?
• Are there changes with which you disagree?
• Any other items to guide review/feedback?

Email comments to info.dpo@state.mn.us. Please include the subject line: "Rulemaking comments" 

Or you may mail your comments to: