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SF 3584

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to state government; establishing a schedule for consideration of
legislation; appropriating money for expenses of a governor-elect and 2007
legislative forums; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
3; 4.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [3.052] SCHEDULE FOR CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Agency bills. new text end

new text begin An executive department or agency intending to urge
the legislature to adopt a bill shall deliver the bill to the revisor of statutes by November 1
before the regular session at which adoption will be urged. This deadline does not apply:
(1) to bills necessary to implement the governor??a??a??s budget proposals; (2) to other bills that
are initiatives of the governor, as opposed to administrative initiatives of a department or
agency; or (3) as otherwise provided in section 3C.035.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Resolution for structure of budget bills. new text end

new text begin By January 15 of each
odd-numbered year, the legislature must adopt a concurrent resolution designating
the major budget bills to be considered that legislative session and allocating all state
programs and budget accounts for consideration in one of the major budget bills.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Deadline resolution. new text end

new text begin By January 31 of each odd-numbered year, the
legislature must adopt a concurrent resolution establishing deadlines for committee
consideration of policy bills and budget bills.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin State of the state. new text end

new text begin The governor is encouraged to submit a state of the state
address in January of each odd-numbered year and within the first ten days after the start
of the legislative session in an even-numbered year. Before or during this address, the
governor is encouraged to announce major legislative policy initiatives that the governor
intends to promote that year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Executive submission of budget bills. new text end

new text begin The governor must submit bills
necessary to implement the governor??a??a??s operating budget to the legislature within one
week after the date specified in section 16A.11 for the governor to submit the detailed
operating budget to the legislature. The bills must be provided to the speaker of the house
of representatives and the majority leader of the senate in a manner ready for formal
introduction and final consideration.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Price of government resolution. new text end

new text begin By March 15 of each odd-numbered
year, the legislature must adopt the price of government resolution required by section
16A.102, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Individual budget resolutions. new text end

new text begin By April 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
house of representatives and the senate must each adopt a budget resolution that applies
to that house. Each house's resolution must establish overall expenditure targets for the
upcoming biennium and separate expenditure targets for each major budget bill designated
in the concurrent resolution adopted under subdivision 2.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [4.51] EXPENSES OF GOVERNOR-ELECT.
new text end

new text begin This section applies after a state general election in which a person who is not the
current governor is elected to take office as the next governor. There is appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of administration, an amount equal to ... percent
of the amount appropriated for operation of the office of the governor and lieutenant
governor for the current fiscal year. The commissioner of administration must make this
amount available to the governor-elect to immediately hire staff and provide other support
to the governor-elect before he or she takes office. The commissioner must provide office
space for the governor-elect and for any employees the governor-elect hires with funds
appropriated in this section.
new text end