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SF 1596

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 04/04/2024 01:09pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to corrections; authorizing the removal of the ombudsperson only for just
cause; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 241.90.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 241.90, is amended to read:


241.90 OFFICE OF OMBUDSPERSON; CREATION; QUALIFICATIONS;
FUNCTION.

The Office of Ombudsperson for the Department of Corrections is hereby created. The
ombudsperson shall serve at the pleasure of be appointed by the governor in the unclassified
service, and may be removed only for just cause. The ombudsperson shall be selected without
regard to political affiliation, and shall be a person highly competent and qualified to analyze
questions of law, administration, and public policy. No person may serve as ombudsperson
while holding any other public office. The ombudsperson for corrections shall be accountable
to the governor and shall have the authority to investigate decisions, acts, and other matters
of the Department of Corrections so as to promote the highest attainable standards of
competence, efficiency, and justice in the administration of corrections.