2005 Minnesota Statutes - 248.061 — Definitions.

     248.061 Definitions. 


    Subdivision 1.    Scope.  The definitions in this 
 section apply to sections 248.061 and 248.062. 


    Subd. 2.    Accessible electronic information service.  
 "Accessible electronic information service" means news and other 
 timely information, including newspapers, provided to eligible 
 individuals from a service center, using high-speed computers 
 and telecommunications technology for acquisition of content and 
 rapid distribution in a form appropriate for use by those 
 individuals. 


    Subd. 3.    Eligible individual.  "Eligible individual" 
 means an individual who is eligible for library loan services 
 through the Library of Congress and the State Library for the 
 Blind and Physically Handicapped under Code of Federal 
 Regulations, title 36, section 701.10, subsection (b). 


    Subd. 4.    Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the 
 commissioner of employment and economic development.  


    Subd. 5.    Qualified entity.  "Qualified entity" means 
 an agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the 
 state or a nonprofit organization that:  


    (1) provides access for an eligible individual to read 
 daily newspapers through producing audio or Braille editions by 
 computer; or 


    (2) provides a means of program administration and reader 
 registration on the Internet.  


    HIST: 2005 c 81 s 3 


*   NOTE:  This section, as added by Laws 2005, chapter 81, 
*section 3, expires June 30, 2010.  Laws 2005, chapter 81, 
*section 7.