6. Data Policies

Minnesota

In the interest of transparency and improving outcomes for publicly funded programs, a Minnesota statute, the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, establishes the state’s policy for sharing data with nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and local government agencies. This publicly available policy indicates that all government data collected, created, received, maintained, or disseminated by a government entity shall be shared unless such sharing is otherwise precluded by federal law or a more specific state statute.