HF 2416

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/14/2017 09:07am

A bill for an act
relating to open government; transferring certain responsibilities under chapter 13
from the commissioner of administration to the Office of Administrative Hearings.

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

Section 1. new text begin TRANSFER OF DUTIES; DATA PRACTICES AND OPEN MEETINGS
LAW.
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new text begin (a) Responsibilities of the commissioner of administration under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 13.06, 13.07, 13.072, 13.073, and any other law providing general oversight
responsibilities related to operation of the Minnesota government data practices act and the
open meeting law, are transferred from the commissioner to the chief administrative law
judge in the Office of Administrative Hearings. Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, applies
to the transfer of these responsibilities. The commissioner may, with the approval of the
governor, issue reorganization orders under section 16B.37 as necessary to complete the
transfer of duties required by this section.
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new text begin (b) Nothing in this section relieves the commissioner of administration from the duty to
comply with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13, or any other applicable law related to data
collected, created, or maintained by the commissioner, or to comply with Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 13D, related to meetings conducted by the commissioner.
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Sec. 2. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION; CONFORMING STATUTORY CHANGES.
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new text begin The revisor of statutes, in consultation with the commissioner of administration and the
chief administrative law judge, shall replace the term "commissioner" with "chief
administrative law judge" in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13 and 13D, where required to
transfer responsibilities as provided under section 1. If necessary, the revisor must
additionally prepare a bill for introduction at the 2018 legislative session proposing any
further conforming statutory changes required to complete the transfer.
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