Correspondence in government record retention law correspondence definition; three-year retention period for correspondence establishment

SF 1988 requires Minnesota state and local government agencies to retain all correspondence (including emails and letters) for a minimum of three years. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes sections 15.17 and 138.17 to explicitly define "correspondence" as part of government records and establish this three-year retention period. This applies to all public entities, such as state departments, counties, cities, and school districts. The change standardizes the retention of government communications to support transparency and accountability, without altering retention rules for other record types.