HF 1486

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:51am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; requiring the commissioner of administration
to review the privatization potential of state agency services and to prepare a
database of all assets owned by the state; requiring a report; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 16B.04, subdivisions 2, 4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Powers and duties, generally.

Subject to other provisions of this chapter,
the commissioner is authorized to:

(1) supervise, control, review, and approve all state contracts and purchasing;

(2) provide agencies with supplies and equipment and operate all central store or
supply rooms serving more than one agency;

(3) investigate and study the management and organization of agencies, and
reorganize them when necessary to ensure their effective and efficient operation new text begin , including
the review of privatization potential and inappropriate competition with private enterprise
required under subdivision 4, clauses (8) and (9) new text end ;

(4) manage and control state property, real and personal new text begin , including the preparation of
a comprehensive statewide database of all assets owned by the state new text end ;

(5) maintain and operate all state buildings, as described in section 16B.24,
subdivision 1;

(6) supervise, control, review, and approve all capital improvements to state
buildings and the capitol building and grounds;

(7) provide central duplicating, printing, and mail facilities;

(8) oversee publication of official documents and provide for their sale;

(9) manage and operate parking facilities for state employees and a central motor
pool for travel on state business;

(10) provide rental space within the capitol complex for a private day care center for
children of state employees. The commissioner shall contract for services as provided
in this chapter; and

(11) settle state employee workers' compensation claims.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Mission; efficiency.

It is part of the department's mission that within the
department's resources the commissioner shall endeavor to:

(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;

(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's
resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible;

(3) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities
of other governmental agencies;

(4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve
customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase
public participation in the business of government;

(5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent
otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A;

(6) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the
accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section
16A.10, subdivision 1; deleted text begin and deleted text end

(7) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out
the mission and improve the performance of the department new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (8) determine the privatization potential of governmental programs or activities,
including the performance of corresponding cost-benefit and public-private performance
analyses; and
new text end

new text begin (9) review the practices of state agencies and nonprofit organizations receiving state
funds that may constitute inappropriate competition with private enterprise new text end .

Sec. 3. new text begin REPORT ON PRIVATIZATION POTENTIAL AND COMPETITION
WITH PRIVATE ENTERPRISES; METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION;
STATE LOTTERY.
new text end

new text begin By January 15, 2010, the commissioner of administration shall report to the chairs of
the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the policy and budget for the Department
of Administration regarding:
new text end

new text begin (1) the determinations and review required under Minnesota Statutes, section
16B.04, subdivision 4; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the development of evaluation criteria to be used in conducting reviews of any
program or activity subject to a privatization review.
new text end

new text begin The report must apply the evaluation criteria developed under clause (2) to a privatization
review of the activities conducted by the Metropolitan Airports Commission and the
State Lottery.
new text end