Minnesota SF 2908: Secondary Technical Education Program facility fabrication lab grant authorization and appropriation

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to public safety; prohibiting certain sex offenders from accessing social​
1.3 media platforms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 243.055, by adding​
1.4 a subdivision.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 243.055, is amended by adding a subdivision​
1.7 to read:​
1.8 Subd. 1a.Restrictions on social media platforms.(a) The commissioner must impose​
1.9 the following conditions on a parolee, state-supervised probationer, or individual on​
1.10 supervised release for a violation of section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, or 609.3458,​
1.11 where the individual committed the offense against a victim under the age of 18:​
1.12 (1) prohibit the individual from using social media platforms that allow persons under​
1.13 the age of 18 to be members or interact with other users; and​
1.14 (2) require the individual to provide all their social media account details, including​
1.15 usernames and passwords, to their parole or probation agent.​
1.16 (b) The commissioner must annually prepare a list of social media platforms that satisfy​
1.17 the criteria for a social media platform as defined in paragraph (c). The commissioner must​
1.18 publish the list on the agency's public-facing website and distribute the list to all parole and​
1.19 probation agents in the state.​
1.20 (c) For purposes of this paragraph, the following terms have the meanings given:​
1.21 (1) "social media platform" means an electronic medium, including a browser-based or​
1.22 application-based interactive computer service, telephone network, or data network, that​
1​Section 1.​
25-04364 as introduced​02/26/25 REVISOR KLL/VJ​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 2908​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: RASMUSSON)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​1010​03/24/2025​
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety​

2.1 allows users to create, share, and view user-generated content. Social media platform does​
2.2 not include Internet search providers, email, or short-message-service; or streaming video​
2.3 service or other Internet website where the content is not user-generated but where interactive​
2.4 functions enable incidental chat, comments, or reviews. Social media platform does not​
2.5 include a communication service, including audio and video communication technology,​
2.6 provided by a business to the business's employees and clients for use in the course of​
2.7 business activities and not for public distribution; and​
2.8 (2) "user-generated content" means any content created or shared by an account holder,​
2.9 including but not limited to written posts, photographs, graphics, video recordings, or audio​
2.10 recordings.​
2​Section 1.​
25-04364 as introduced​02/26/25 REVISOR KLL/VJ​