ARTICLE 1

STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

ARTICLE 2

POLICY LANGUAGE

4.045 CHILDREN'S CABINET.

new text begin [8.315] CONSUMER LITIGATION FUND.
new text end

new text begin [16A.091] PLANNING, STRATEGY, AND PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT.
new text end

new text begin [16B.372] ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNMENT
OPERATIONS; OFFICE CREATED.
new text end

new text begin [16B.373] OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TRANSLATIONS.
new text end

16B.991 TERMINATION OF GRANT.

new text begin [16E.35] COUNTY AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin [143.04] STATE AND COUNTY SYSTEMS; CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND
FAMILIES.
new text end

145.951 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN; STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES.

256.014 STATE AND COUNTY SYSTEMSnew text begin ; HUMAN SERVICESnew text end .

307.08 DAMAGES; ILLEGAL MOLESTATION OF HUMAN REMAINS;
BURIALS; CEMETERIES; PENALTY; deleted text begin AUTHENTICATIONdeleted text end new text begin ASSESSMENTnew text end .

ARTICLE 3

STADIUM RESERVE

16A.726 SPORTS FACILITIES TRANSFERS; APPROPRIATIONS.

4A.01 STRATEGIC AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING.

4A.04 COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS.

4A.06 FIREARMS REPORT REQUIRED.

4A.07 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

4A.11 MILESTONES REPORT.

15A.0815 SALARY LIMITS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.

124D.23 FAMILY SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-BASED COLLABORATIVES.

HF 2940

ARTICLE 1

STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

new text begin [8.315] CONSUMER LITIGATION FUND.
new text end

new text begin [16A.091] PLANNING, STRATEGY, AND PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT.
new text end

new text begin [16B.372] ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNMENT
OPERATIONS; OFFICE CREATED.
new text end

new text begin [16B.373] OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TRANSLATIONS.
new text end

Section 1. new text begin STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin LEGISLATURE
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin STATE AUDITOR
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin ATTORNEY GENERAL
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin SECRETARY OF STATE
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE BOARD
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin ADMINISTRATION
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL
AND PLANNING BOARD
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin REVENUE
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD
new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin RACING COMMISSION
new text end

Sec. 17. new text begin STATE LOTTERY
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
new text end

Sec. 19. new text begin COUNCIL FOR MINNESOTANS OF
AFRICAN HERITAGE
new text end

Sec. 20. new text begin COUNCIL ON LATINO AFFAIRS
new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC
MINNESOTANS
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin BOARD OF THE ARTS
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

Sec. 25. new text begin MINNESOTA HUMANITIES
CENTER
new text end

Sec. 26. new text begin BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
new text end

Sec. 27. new text begin BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE
ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING,
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE,
GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN
new text end

Sec. 28. new text begin BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST
EXAMINERS
new text end

Sec. 29. new text begin BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
new text end

Sec. 30. new text begin GENERAL CONTINGENT
ACCOUNTS
new text end

Sec. 31. new text begin TORT CLAIMS
new text end

Sec. 32. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT
SYSTEM
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

Sec. 33. new text begin PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT
ASSOCIATION
new text end

Sec. 34. new text begin TEACHERS RETIREMENT
ASSOCIATION
new text end

Sec. 35. new text begin ST. PAUL TEACHERS RETIREMENT
FUND
new text end

Section 1.

Sec. 2.

Subd. 2.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 4.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 5.

Subd. 2.

Sec. 6.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 7.

Subd. 2.

Sec. 8.

Subd. 3.

Sec. 9.

Subd. 4.

Sec. 10.

Sec. 11.

Subd. 2.

Sec. 12.

Subdivision 1.

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Sec. 13.

Subd. 2.

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Sec. 14.

Subd. 2.

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Sec. 15.

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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

Sec. 16.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

Sec. 17.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 18.

Subd. 2.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 19.

Subd. 3.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 20.

Subd. 4.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 21.

Subd. 5.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 22.

Subd. 6.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 23.

Subd. 8.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 24.

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 25.

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 26.

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 27.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

Sec. 28.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

Sec. 29.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 30.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

Sec. 31.

Sec. 32.

Subdivision 1.

Subd. 2.

Subd. 4.

Sec. 33.

Subdivision 1.

Subd. 2.

Subd. 3.

Subd. 3a.

Subd. 5.

Subd. 7.

new text begin Subd. 7a. new text end

Subd. 8.

Subd. 9.

Subd. 10.

Subd. 11.

Subd. 12.

Subd. 13.

Sec. 34.

Subdivision 1.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 35. new text begin ENTERPRISE GRANTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FEASIBILITY STUDY.
new text end

Sec. 36. new text begin OFFICE OF SMALL AGENCIES; STUDY.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

Sec. 37. new text begin POSTRETIREMENT ADJUSTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 38. new text begin REDUCTION IN APPROPRIATION AND CANCELLATION; COVID-19
MANAGEMENT.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 39. new text begin APPROPRIATION REDUCTION FOR EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.
new text end

Sec. 40. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

Section 1.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

Sec. 2.

Subd. 4.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

Sec. 3.

Subd. 2.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

Sec. 4.

Subd. 4.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin DEBT PAYOFF AND CONDITIONAL APPROPRIATION.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin CONDITIONAL REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

APPENDIX

Subdivision 1.

Subd. 2.

Subd. 3.

Subdivision 1.

Subd. 2.

Subd. 3.

Subd. 4.

Subd. 5.

Subd. 3.

Subd. 4.

Subd. 5.

Subd. 9.

Sec. 78.

Sec. 25. PARKING RAMP; REQUIRED USER FINANCING.

Bill Text Versions

Current Version - as introduced

Section 1. new text begin STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin LEGISLATUREnew text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNORnew text end

Sec. 4. new text begin STATE AUDITORnew text end

Sec. 5. new text begin ATTORNEY GENERALnew text end

Sec. 6. new text begin SECRETARY OF STATEnew text end

Sec. 7. new text begin CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARDnew text end

Sec. 8. new text begin STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGSnew text end

Sec. 10. new text begin INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICESnew text end

Sec. 11. new text begin ADMINISTRATIONnew text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING BOARDnew text end

Sec. 13. new text begin MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND BUDGETnew text end

Sec. 14. new text begin REVENUEnew text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin GAMBLING CONTROL BOARDnew text end

Sec. 16. new text begin RACING COMMISSIONnew text end

Sec. 17. new text begin STATE LOTTERYnew text end

Sec. 18. new text begin AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSIONnew text end

Sec. 19. new text begin COUNCIL FOR MINNESOTANS OF AFRICAN HERITAGEnew text end

Sec. 20. new text begin COUNCIL ON LATINO AFFAIRSnew text end

Sec. 21. new text begin COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC MINNESOTANSnew text end

Sec. 22. new text begin INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCILnew text end

Sec. 23. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETYnew text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin BOARD OF THE ARTSnew text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

Sec. 25. new text begin MINNESOTA HUMANITIES CENTERnew text end

Sec. 26. new text begin BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCYnew text end

Sec. 27. new text begin BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGNnew text end

Sec. 28. new text begin BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST EXAMINERSnew text end

Sec. 29. new text begin BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERSnew text end

Sec. 30. new text begin GENERAL CONTINGENT ACCOUNTSnew text end

Sec. 31. new text begin TORT CLAIMSnew text end

Sec. 32. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEMnew text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

Sec. 33. new text begin PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATIONnew text end

Section 1. new text begin STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin LEGISLATURE
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin STATE AUDITOR
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin ATTORNEY GENERAL
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin SECRETARY OF STATE
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE BOARD
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin ADMINISTRATION
new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL
AND PLANNING BOARD
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin REVENUE
new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD
new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin RACING COMMISSION
new text end

Sec. 17. new text begin STATE LOTTERY
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
new text end

Sec. 19. new text begin COUNCIL FOR MINNESOTANS OF
AFRICAN HERITAGE
new text end

Sec. 20. new text begin COUNCIL ON LATINO AFFAIRS
new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC
MINNESOTANS
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin BOARD OF THE ARTS
new text end

Sec. 25. new text begin MINNESOTA HUMANITIES
CENTER
new text end

Sec. 26. new text begin BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
new text end

Sec. 27. new text begin BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE
ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING,
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE,
GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN
new text end

Sec. 28. new text begin BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST
EXAMINERS
new text end

Sec. 29. new text begin BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
new text end

Sec. 30. new text begin GENERAL CONTINGENT
ACCOUNTS
new text end

Sec. 31. new text begin TORT CLAIMS
new text end

Sec. 32. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT
SYSTEM
new text end

Sec. 33. new text begin PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT
ASSOCIATION
new text end

Sec. 34. new text begin TEACHERS RETIREMENT
ASSOCIATION
new text end

Sec. 35. new text begin ST. PAUL TEACHERS RETIREMENT
FUND
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Senate
new text end

new text begin House of Representatives
new text end

new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Government and Citizen Services
new text end

new text begin Strategic Management Services
new text end

new text begin Fiscal Agent
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Tax System Management
new text end

new text begin Debt Collection Management
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Operations and Programs
new text end

new text begin Fiscal Agent
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Operations and Services
new text end

new text begin Grants Program
new text end

new text begin Regional Arts Councils
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Combined Legislators and
Constitutional Officers Retirement Plan
new text end

new text begin Judges Retirement Plan
new text end

Appropriation.

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin Disbursements from account. new text end

new text begin Account balance. new text end

new text begin Required reporting. new text end

Salary limits.

deleted text begin Group I salary limitsdeleted text end new text begin Agency head salariesnew text end .

Creation.

Membership.

Submission of recommendations.

Criteria.

Transfers from grants prohibited.

Set rates.

Billing procedures.

Exceptions.

new text begin Enterprise sustainability. new text end

new text begin State agency responsibilities. new text end

new text begin Local governments. new text end

new text begin Office establishment. new text end

new text begin Language access service account established. new text end

Definitions.

Grants governance.

Discretionary powers.

Duties.

Creation and validity of grant agreements.

Grant administration.

Audit.

new text begin Grantee evaluations. new text end

new text begin Limitations on actions. new text end

new text begin Administrative costs. new text end

new text begin Criminal conviction. new text end

new text begin Authority. new text end

new text begin Cybersecurity grant program established. new text end

new text begin Match requirement. new text end

new text begin Criteria. new text end

Unclassified positions.

new text begin Establishment of systems. new text end

new text begin State systems account created. new text end

Establishment of systems.

State systems account created.

Issuance operations center.

Legislative intent; scope.

Felony; gross misdemeanor.

Protective posting.

deleted text begin Authenticationdeleted text end new text begin Cemeteries; records and condition assessmentsnew text end .

Costdeleted text begin ; use of datadeleted text end .

Remains found outside of recorded cemeteries.

new text begin Landowner responsibilities. new text end

Burial ground relocation.

Interagency cooperation.

Construction and development plan review.

Burial sites data.

Right of entry.

Definitions.

Director.

new text begin Study; requirements. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

General fund allocations.

Operating expenses.

Capital improvements.

Duties.

Long-range plan.

Report.

Definitions.

Planning guide.

Model ordinance.

Specificity and distribution.

Periodic review.

Group II salary limits.

Group III salary limits.

Determining individual salaries.

Receipt of funds.

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Senate new text end

new text begin House of Representatives new text end

new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Government and Citizen Services new text end

new text begin Strategic Management Services new text end

new text begin Fiscal Agent new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Tax System Management new text end

new text begin Debt Collection Management new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Operations and Programs new text end

new text begin Fiscal Agent new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Operations and Services new text end

new text begin Grants Program new text end

new text begin Regional Arts Councils new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Combined Legislators and Constitutional Officers Retirement Plan new text end

new text begin Judges Retirement Plan new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Senate
new text end

new text begin House of Representatives
new text end

new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Government and Citizen Services
new text end

new text begin Strategic Management Services
new text end

new text begin Fiscal Agent
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Tax System Management
new text end

new text begin Debt Collection Management
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Operations and Programs
new text end

new text begin Fiscal Agent
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Operations and Services
new text end

new text begin Grants Program
new text end

new text begin Regional Arts Councils
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Combined Legislators and
Constitutional Officers Retirement Plan
new text end

new text begin Judges Retirement Plan
new text end

Engrossments
Introduction		Posted on 03/16/2023

A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for certain constitutional offices,
legislature, state agencies, boards, offices, councils, commissions, and certain
retirement accounts; establishing the consumer litigation fund; amending salary
limits provisions and provisions of the compensation council; requiring performance
measures for the state; amending provisions covering transfers from grants, setting
agency rates for services, and billing procedures for settlement; creating the Office
of Enterprise Sustainability and Office of Enterprise Translation; modifying grants
governance provisions; establishing a cybersecurity grant program; establishing
an enhanced computer system for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families
and medical assistance and other human services programs; amending provisions
covering human burial; requiring a study on the viability of implementing a single
grants management system and a study of the unique issues faced by small agencies;
making a postretirement adjustment for calendar year 2024; making certain
reductions in appropriations and cancellations; modifying provisions for the stadium
reserve; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 4.045;
5.30, subdivision 2; 15A.0815, subdivisions 1, 2; 15A.082, subdivisions 1, 2, 3,
4; 16A.122, subdivision 2; 16A.126, subdivision 1; 16A.1286, subdivision 2;
16A.151, subdivision 2; 16A.726; 16B.4805, subdivision 1; 16B.97, subdivisions
2, 3, 4; 16B.98, subdivisions 5, 6, 8, by adding subdivisions; 16B.991; 43A.08,
subdivision 1; 145.951; 256.014; 297A.994, subdivision 4; 307.08; 349A.02,
subdivision 1; 473J.13, subdivisions 2, 4; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 8; 16A; 16B; 16E; proposing coding for new law as
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 143; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections
4A.01; 4A.04; 4A.06; 4A.07; 4A.11; 15A.0815, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 124D.23,
subdivision 9; Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, as amended.

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

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 100,380,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 100,431,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

37,545,000

40,431,000

22,404,000

22,455,000

new text begin From its funds, $10,000 each year is for
purposes of the legislators' forum, through
which Minnesota legislators meet with
counterparts from South Dakota, North
Dakota, and Manitoba to discuss issues of
mutual concern.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Legislative Auditor.new text end $7,817,000 each year is
for the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Revisor of Statutes.new text end $7,419,000 each year is
for the Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Legislative Reference Library.new text end $1,822,000
each year is for the Legislative Reference
Library.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Legislative Budget Office.new text end $1,570,000 each
year is for the Legislative Budget Office.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 8,968,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 9,216,000
new text end

new text begin (a) This appropriation is to fund the Office of
the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
new text end

new text begin (b) $19,000 each year is for necessary
expenses in the normal performance of the
governor's and lieutenant governor's duties for
which no other reimbursement is provided.
new text end

new text begin (c) By September 1 of each year, the
commissioner of management and budget shall
report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over state government finance any
personnel costs incurred by the Offices of the
Governor and Lieutenant Governor that were
supported by appropriations to other agencies
during the previous fiscal year. The Office of
the Governor shall inform the chairs and
ranking minority members of the committees
before initiating any interagency agreements.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 13,865,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 14,254,000
new text end

new text begin The base for this appropriation is $14,268,000
in fiscal year 2026 and $14,278,000 in fiscal
year 2027.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 53,796,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 43,825,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2024 new text end	new text begin 2025 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 50,880,000 new text end	new text begin 40,909,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 2,521,000 new text end	new text begin 2,521,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 145,000 new text end	new text begin 145,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 250,000 new text end	new text begin 250,000 new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 from the general fund in fiscal year
2024 is for transfer to the consumer litigation
account established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 8.315. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 11,533,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 10,938,000
new text end

new text begin The base for this appropriation is $10,806,000
in fiscal year 2026 and $10,938,000 in fiscal
year 2027.
new text end

new text begin Court-Ordered Attorney Fees. $477,000 in
fiscal year 2024 is for the payment of attorney
fees and costs awarded by court order in Peter
Wattson, et al.; Paul Anderson, et al.; Frank
Sachs, et al. v. Steve Simon, Secretary of State
of Minnesota. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Help America Vote Act State Matching
Funds. $230,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for
transfer to the Help America Vote Act
(HAVA) account established in Minnesota
Statutes, section 5.30, and is credited to the
state match requirement of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2022, Public Law
117-103, and the Consolidated Appropriations
Act of 2023, Public Law 117-328. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 1,366,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 2,426,000
new text end

new text begin The base for this appropriation is $1,406,000
in fiscal year 2026 and $2,426,000 in fiscal
year 2027.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 139,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 139,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 12,003,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 10,260,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2024 new text end	new text begin 2025 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 2,235,000 new text end	new text begin 444,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end	new text begin 9,768,000 new text end	new text begin 9,816,000 new text end

new text begin $263,000 each year is for municipal boundary
adjustments.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 54,515,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 75,140,000
new text end

new text begin The base for this appropriation is $11,853,000
in fiscal year 2026 and $11,872,000 in fiscal
year 2027.
new text end

new text begin (a) Cybersecurity Grant Program.
$2,204,000 the first year and $3,521,000 the
second year are for a state and local
cybersecurity improvement grant program for
political subdivisions and Minnesota Tribal
governments, as established in Minnesota
Statutes, section 16E.35. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2027.
new text end

new text begin (b) Statewide Cybersecurity Enhancements.
$10,280,000 the first year and $16,875,000
the second year are to procure, implement,
and support advanced cybersecurity tools that
combat persistent and evolving cybersecurity
threats. This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2027.
new text end

new text begin (c) Executive Branch Cloud
Transformation. $10,685,000 the first year
and $22,910,000 the second year are to
support planning, migration, modernization,
infrastructure, training, and services required
for executive branch cloud transformation to
modernize enterprise information technology
delivery for state agency business partners.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2027.
new text end

new text begin (d) Targeted Application Modernization.
$20,000,000 the first year and $20,000,000
the second year are to modernize targeted
applications to improve user experiences with
digital services provided by state agencies,
enable service delivery transformation, and
systematically address aging technology. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until June 30, 2027.
new text end

new text begin (e) Children's Cabinet IT Innovation.
$1,000,000 the first year and each year
thereafter is to provide technology capabilities
that support centering Minnesota children and
their families over agency structures and
provides dedicated information technology
resources to deliver innovative digital services
to children and families.
new text end

new text begin (f) MnGeo; Expanding Data-Driven
Decision Making with GIS Data. $358,000
the first year and $376,000 the second year
are to enhance the state's ability to lead
collaborative geographic data collection and
to produce additional publicly available data.
The base for this appropriation is $395,000 in
fiscal year 2026 and $414,000 in fiscal year
2027.
new text end

new text begin (g) Supporting Accessible Technology in
State Government. $300,000 the first year
and each year thereafter is to support
accessible government in Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (h) The commissioner of management and
budget is authorized to provide cash flow
assistance of up to $50,000,000 from the
special revenue fund or other statutory general
funds as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.671, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), to the
Department of Information Technology for
the purpose of managing revenue and
expenditure differences. These funds shall be
repaid with interest by the end of the fiscal
year 2025 closing period.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 62,416,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 45,056,000
new text end

new text begin The base for this appropriation is $35,466,000
in fiscal year 2026 and $35,478,000 in fiscal
year 2027.
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

32,048,000

19,618,000

new text begin The base for this appropriation is $18,028,000
in fiscal year 2026 and $18,040,000 in fiscal
year 2027.
new text end

new text begin Council on Developmental Disabilities.
$222,000 each year is for the Council on
Developmental Disabilities.
new text end

new text begin State Agency Accommodation
Reimbursement. $200,000 the first year and
$200,000 the second year may be transferred
to the accommodation account established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.4805.
new text end

new text begin Procurement Technical Assistance Center.
$350,000 each year is for the Procurement
Technical Assistance Center.
new text end

new text begin Office of the State Archaeologist. $806,000
the first year and $822,000 the second year
are for the Office of the State Archaeologist.
The base for this appropriation is $773,000 in
fiscal year 2026. The base for this
appropriation in fiscal year 2027 and each year
thereafter is $785,000.
new text end

new text begin Of these amounts, $236,000 the first year and
$242,000 the second year are for the
Archaeological and Cemetery Site Inventory
Portal. The base in fiscal year 2026 is
$193,000 and $205,000 in fiscal year 2027
and each year thereafter.
new text end

new text begin Disparity Study. $500,000 the first year and
$1,000,000 the second year are to conduct a
disparity study required under Minnesota
Statutes, section 16C.16, subdivision 5. This
is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Grants Administration Oversight.
$2,411,000 the first year and $1,782,000 the
second year are for grants administration
oversight. The base for this appropriation in
fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter is
$1,581,000.
new text end

new text begin $735,000 the first year and $201,000 the
second year are for a study to develop a road
map on the need for an enterprise grants
management system and to implement the
study's recommendation. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Small Agency Resource Team. $940,000 the
first year and $856,000 the second year are
for the Small Agency Resource Team.
new text end

new text begin Of these amounts, $102,000 the first year is
to complete the study required under article
2, section 33. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin State Historic Preservation Office.
$1,274,000 the first year and $1,352,000 the
second year are for the State Historic
Preservation Office. The base for this
appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and each year
thereafter is $1,012,000.
new text end

new text begin Of these amounts, $485,000 the first year and
$500,000 the second year are for electronic
project systems and critical database
integration and are available through June 30,
2027. The base for this appropriation in fiscal
year 2026 and each year thereafter is
$160,000.
new text end

new text begin Office of Enterprise Sustainability.
$1,775,000 each year is for the Office of
Enterprise Sustainability.
new text end

new text begin Risk Management Fund Property
Self-Insurance. $12,500,000 the first year is
for transfer to the risk management fund under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.85. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Office of Enterprise Translations.
$1,306,000 the first year and $1,159,000 the
second year are to establish the Office of
Enterprise Translations. $250,000 the first year
and $250,000 the second year may be
transferred to the language access service
account established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.373.
new text end

2,809,000

3,115,000

27,559,000

22,323,000

new text begin The base for this appropriation is $14,323,000.
new text end

new text begin The appropriations under this section are to
the commissioner of administration for the
purposes specified.
new text end

new text begin In-Lieu of Rent. new text end new text begin $11,129,000 each year is for
space costs of the legislature and veterans
organizations, ceremonial space, and
statutorily free space.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Public Television.new text end (a) $1,550,000 each year
is for matching grants for public television.
new text end

new text begin (b) $250,000 each year is for public television
equipment grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 129D.13.
new text end

new text begin (c) $250,000 each year is for block grants to
public television under Minnesota Statutes,
section 129D.13. Of this amount, up to three
percent is for the commissioner of
administration to administer the grants.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner of administration must
consider the recommendations of the
Minnesota Public Television Association
before allocating the amounts appropriated in
paragraphs (a) to (c) for equipment or
matching grants.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Public Radio.new text end (a) $492,000 each year is for
community service grants to public
educational radio stations. This appropriation
may be used to disseminate emergency
information in foreign languages.
new text end

new text begin (b) $142,000 each year is for equipment grants
to public educational radio stations. This
appropriation may be used for the repair,
rental, and purchase of equipment including
equipment under $500.
new text end

new text begin (c) $510,000 each year is for equipment grants
to Minnesota Public Radio, Inc., including
upgrades to Minnesota's Emergency Alert and
AMBER Alert Systems.
new text end

new text begin (d) The appropriations in paragraphs (a) to (c)
may not be used for indirect costs claimed by
an institution or governing body.
new text end

new text begin (e) The commissioner of administration must
consider the recommendations of the
Association of Minnesota Public Educational
Radio Stations before awarding grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14, using
the appropriations in paragraphs (a) and (b).
No grantee is eligible for a grant unless they
are a member of the Association of Minnesota
Public Educational Radio Stations on or before
July 1, 2023.
new text end

new text begin (f) Any unencumbered balance remaining the
first year for grants to public television or
public radio stations does not cancel and is
available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin (g) $1,236,000 the first year is for a grant to
the Association of Minnesota Public
Educational Radio Stations to provide
community radio news programs. Of this
amount, up to $36,000 is for the commissioner
of administration to administer this grant. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
through June 30, 2027.
new text end

new text begin Real Estate and Construction Services.
$12,000,000 the first year and $8,000,000 the
second year are to facilitate space
consolidation and the transition to a hybrid
work environment, including but not limited
to the design, remodel, equipping, and
furnishing of the space. This appropriation
may also be used for relocation and rent loss.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available through June 30, 2027.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 1,070,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 510,000
new text end

new text begin The base for this appropriation in fiscal year
2026 and each year thereafter is $455,000.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is to support
commemorative artwork activities. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2028.
new text end

new text begin $130,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $55,000 in
fiscal year 2025 are for mandatory zoning and
design rules. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 46,682,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 51,284,000
new text end

new text begin The base for this appropriation is $51,034,000.
new text end

new text begin (a) $973,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
$1,006,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for
enterprise continuity of operations planning
and preparedness. The base is $756,000 in
fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
new text end

new text begin (b) $466,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $622,000
in fiscal year 2025 are for the establishment
of a statewide internal audit office.
new text end

new text begin (c) $770,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
$1,999,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for the
establishment of an enterprise planning,
strategy, and performance unit.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for
administration and staffing of the Children's
Cabinet established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 4.045.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 194,591,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 203,803,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2024 new text end	new text begin 2025 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 190,331,000 new text end	new text begin 199,543,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 1,760,000 new text end	new text begin 1,760,000 new text end
new text begin Highway User Tax Distribution new text end	new text begin 2,195,000 new text end	new text begin 2,195,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 305,000 new text end	new text begin 305,000 new text end

161,740,000

168,876,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 157,480,000 new text end	new text begin 164,616,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 1,760,000 new text end	new text begin 1,760,000 new text end
new text begin Highway User Tax Distribution new text end	new text begin 2,195,000 new text end	new text begin 2,195,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 305,000 new text end	new text begin 305,000 new text end

new text begin new text begin Taxpayer Assistance.new text end (a) $750,000 each year
is for the commissioner of revenue to make
grants to one or more eligible organizations,
qualifying under section 7526A(e)(2)(B) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
coordinate, facilitate, encourage, and aid in
the provision of taxpayer assistance services.
The unencumbered balance in the first year
does not cancel but is available for the second
year.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, "taxpayer
assistance services" means accounting and tax
preparation services provided by volunteers
to low-income, elderly, and disadvantaged
Minnesota residents to help them file federal
and state income tax returns and Minnesota
property tax refund claims and to provide
personal representation before the Department
of Revenue and Internal Revenue Service.
new text end

32,851,000

34,927,000

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 6,365,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 6,334,000
new text end

new text begin These appropriations are from the lawful
gambling regulation account in the special
revenue fund.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 1,933,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 954,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,000,000 new text end	new text begin -0- new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 933,000 new text end	new text begin 954,000 new text end

new text begin The special revenue fund appropriations are
from the racing and card playing regulation
accounts in the special revenue fund.
new text end

new text begin Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
Compliance. $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024
is from the general fund for costs related to
the federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety
Act. This appropriation is onetime and is
available until June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
349A.10, subdivision 3, the State Lottery's
operating budget must not exceed $40,000,000
in fiscal year 2024 and $40,000,000 in fiscal
year 2025.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 379,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 391,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 795,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 816,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 664,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 680,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 623,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 645,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 1,337,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 1,360,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 25,831,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 26,832,000
new text end

new text begin The base for this appropriation in fiscal year
2026 and each year thereafter is $26,457,000.
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

25,510,000

26,511,000

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
138.668, the Minnesota Historical Society may
not charge a fee for its general tours at the
Capitol, but may charge fees for special
programs other than general tours.
new text end

new text begin (a) $375,000 each year is to support statewide
historic sites and museums and enhance
in-person school programs.
new text end

new text begin (b) The base for this appropriation in fiscal
year 2026 and each year thereafter is
$26,136,000.
new text end

321,000

(a) Global Minnesota

39,000

(b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum

17,000

100,000

(d) Farmamerica

115,000

(e) Minnesota Military Museum

50,000

new text begin Any unencumbered balance remaining in this
subdivision the first year does not cancel but
is available for the second year of the
biennium.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 7,774,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 7,787,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

835,000

848,000

4,800,000

2,139,000

new text begin Any unencumbered balance remaining in this
section the first year does not cancel, but is
available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this section and
distributed as grants may only be spent on
projects located in Minnesota. A recipient of
a grant funded by an appropriation in this
section must not use more than ten percent of
the total grant for costs related to travel outside
the state of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 845,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 845,000
new text end

new text begin $375,000 each year is for grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 138.912. No more
than four percent of the appropriation may be
used for the nonprofit administration of the
program.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 844,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 859,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 893,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 913,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 3,379,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 3,599,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 442,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 452,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 2,000,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 2,000,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2024 new text end	new text begin 2025 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,500,000 new text end	new text begin 1,500,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 400,000 new text end	new text begin 400,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end	new text begin 100,000 new text end	new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin (a) The appropriations in this section may only
be spent with the approval of the governor
after consultation with the Legislative
Advisory Commission pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.30.
new text end

new text begin (b) If an appropriation in this section for either
year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.
new text end

new text begin (c) If a contingent account appropriation is
made in one fiscal year, it should be
considered a biennial appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 161,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 161,000
new text end

new text begin These appropriations are to be spent by the
commissioner of management and budget
according to Minnesota Statutes, section
3.736, subdivision 7. If the appropriation for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available both years.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 14,499,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 14,280,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

8,449,000

8,280,000

new text begin Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3A.03,
subdivision 2; 3A.04, subdivisions 3 and 4;
and 3A.115.
new text end

new text begin If an appropriation in this section for either
year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.
new text end

6,000,000

new text begin For transfer to the judges retirement fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 490.123.
This transfer continues each fiscal year until
the judges retirement plan reaches 100 percent
funding as determined by an actuarial
valuation prepared according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 356.214.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 25,000,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 25,000,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000
the second year are for direct state aid to the
public employees police and fire retirement
plan authorized under Minnesota Statutes,
section 353.65, subdivision 3b.
new text end

new text begin (b) State payments from the general fund to
the Public Employees Retirement Association
on behalf of the former MERF division
account are $16,000,000 on September 15,
2024, and $16,000,000 on September 15,
2025. These amounts are estimated to be
needed under Minnesota Statutes, section
353.505.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 29,831,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 29,831,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts estimated to be needed are as
follows:
new text end

new text begin Special Direct State Aid. $27,331,000 each
year is for special direct state aid authorized
under Minnesota Statutes, section 354.436.
new text end

new text begin Special Direct State Matching Aid.
$2,500,000 each year is for special direct state
matching aid authorized under Minnesota
Statutes, section 354.435.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 14,827,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 14,827,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts estimated to be needed for
special direct state aid to the first class city
teachers retirement fund association authorized
under Minnesota Statutes, section 354A.12,
subdivisions 3a and 3c.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 4.045, is amended to read:

The Children's Cabinet shall consist of the commissioners of education, human services,
employment and economic development, public safety, corrections, management and budget,
health, administration, Housing Finance Agency, and transportationdeleted text begin , and the director of the
Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planningdeleted text end . The governor shall designate one member
to serve as cabinet chair. The chair is responsible for ensuring that the duties of the Children's
Cabinet are performed.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 5.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

deleted text begin Notwithstanding section 4.07,deleted text end Money in the Help America
Vote Act account deleted text begin may be spent only pursuant to direct appropriations enacted from time to
time by law. Money in the account must be spentdeleted text end new text begin is appropriated to the secretary of statenew text end
to improve new text begin the new text end administration of elections in accordance with the Help America Vote Act,
the state plan certified by the governor under the act, and for reporting and administrative
requirements under the act and plan. new text begin To the extent required by federal law, new text end money in the
account must be used in a manner that is consistent with the maintenance of effort
requirements of section 254(a)(7) of the Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252,
based on the level of state expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000.

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to any balances in the Help America Vote Act account existing on or after that date.
new text end

new text begin The consumer litigation account is established in the
special revenue fund in the state treasury. Money recovered by a state official eligible for
any allowable use provided in section 16A.151, subdivision 2, paragraphs (a) to (g), shall
first satisfy those uses. Any remaining money recovered by a state official as provided in
section 16A.151, subdivision 2, paragraph (h), shall be deposited in the consumer litigation
account until the balance of the fund is equal to the maximum account balance provided in
subdivision 3, and shall thereafter continue if disbursements reduce the balance below the
maximum account balance.
new text end

new text begin The attorney general shall have the authority
to authorize disbursements from the consumer litigation account for the following purposes:
new text end

new text begin (1) payment of the costs of litigation, investigation, administration, or settlement of any
matter related to the duties and authorities provided by this chapter, federal law, or common
law;
new text end

new text begin (2) cost share payments subject to agreements entered into with other states, governmental
entities, law enforcement agencies, or federal agencies in furtherance of litigation,
investigation, administration, or settlement of any matter;
new text end

new text begin (3) retention of expert witnesses, professional or technical services, consultants,
specialists, mediators, or necessary services related to litigation, investigation, administration,
or settlement of any matter;
new text end

new text begin (4) document review, issue coding, electronic data hosting, or discovery-related costs,
including reasonable costs for these services incurred by a state agency if related to litigation
or an investigation in which the state is a party and the attorney general determines it is
beneficial to the state to authorize such payments; and
new text end

new text begin (5) any further uses determined by the attorney general to be necessary and proper to
administer the duties of the office.
new text end

new text begin The maximum balance of the consumer litigation account
shall be $2,000,000.
new text end

new text begin The attorney general shall report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction
over state government finance by October 15 each year, on activities under this section
during the prior fiscal year. The report must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) an accounting of the starting balance and ending balance of the consumer litigation
account for the relevant reporting period, and a summary description of all deposits into
and disbursements from the account, along with the purpose of any disbursements; and
new text end

new text begin (2) a recommendation for adjustment, if any is deemed necessary by the attorney general,
to the maximum account balance provided in subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2023.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0815, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

The deleted text begin governor or otherdeleted text end appropriate appointing authority
shall set the salary rates for positions listed in this section deleted text begin within the salary limits listed in
subdivisions 2 to 4. The governor's or other appointing authority's action is subject to
approval of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the legislature as provided by
subdivision 5 and section 3.855deleted text end new text begin based upon the salaries prescribed by the Compensation
Council established under section 15A.082new text end .

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0815, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

The salary for a position listed
in this subdivision shall deleted text begin not exceed 133 percent of the salary of the governor. This limit
must be adjusted annually on January 1. The new limit must equal the limit for the prior
year increased by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban
consumers from October of the second prior year to October of the immediately prior yeardeleted text end new text begin
be determined by the Compensation Council under section 15A.082new text end . The commissioner of
management and budget must publish the limit on the department's website. This subdivision
applies to the following positions:

Commissioner of administration;

Commissioner of agriculture;

Commissioner of education;

Commissioner of commerce;

Commissioner of corrections;

Commissioner of health;

Commissioner, Minnesota Office of Higher Education;

new text begin Commissioner, Minnesota IT Services;
new text end

Commissioner, Housing Finance Agency;

Commissioner of human rights;

Commissioner of human services;

Commissioner of labor and industry;

Commissioner of management and budget;

Commissioner of natural resources;

Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency;

Commissioner of public safety;

Commissioner of revenue;

Commissioner of employment and economic development;

Commissioner of transportation; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

Commissioner of veterans affairsdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin Executive director of the Gambling Control Board;
new text end

new text begin Executive director of the Minnesota State Lottery;
new text end

new text begin Commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation;
new text end

new text begin Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services;
new text end

new text begin Ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities;
new text end

new text begin Ombudsperson for corrections;
new text end

new text begin Chair, Metropolitan Council;
new text end

new text begin School trust lands director;
new text end

new text begin Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; and
new text end

new text begin Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.082, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

A Compensation Council is created each odd-numbered year
to deleted text begin assist the legislature in establishingdeleted text end new text begin establishnew text end the compensation of constitutional officers,
justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals and district court, and the heads
of state and metropolitan agencies included in section 15A.0815.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.082, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

The Compensation Council consists of 16 members: eight
nonjudges appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court, of whom no more than four
may belong to the same political party; and one member from each congressional district
appointed by the governor, of whom no more than four may belong to the same political
party. Appointments must be made after the first Monday in January and before January deleted text begin 15deleted text end new text begin
31new text end . The compensation and removal of members appointed by the governor or the chief
justice shall be as provided in section 15.059, subdivisions 3 and 4. The Legislative
Coordinating Commission shall provide the council with administrative and support services.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.082, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end By deleted text begin Aprildeleted text end new text begin Maynew text end 1 in each odd-numbered
year, the Compensation Council deleted text begin shall submit to the speaker of the house and the president
of the senate salary recommendationsdeleted text end new text begin must prescribe salariesnew text end for constitutional officers,
justices of the supreme court, deleted text begin anddeleted text end judges of the court of appeals and district courtnew text begin , and for
the agency and metropolitan agency heads identified in section 15A.0815new text end . The deleted text begin recommendeddeleted text end new text begin
prescribednew text end salary for each deleted text begin otherdeleted text end office must take effect deleted text begin on the first Monday in January of
the next odd-numbered year, with no more than one adjustment, to take effect on January
1 of the year after that. The salary recommendations for judges and constitutional officers
take effect if an appropriation of money to pay the recommended salaries is enacted after
the recommendations are submitted and before their effective date. Recommendations may
be expressly modified or rejecteddeleted text end new text begin July 1 of that year and July 1 of the subsequent
even-numbered year and at whatever interval the Compensation Council determines
thereafter, unless the legislature by law provides otherwisenew text end .

deleted text begin (b) The council shall also submit to the speaker of the house and the president of the
senate recommendations for the salary ranges of the heads of state and metropolitan agencies,
to be effective retroactively from January 1 of that year if enacted into law. The
recommendations shall include the appropriate group in section 15A.0815 to which each
agency head should be assigned and the appropriate limitation on the maximum range of
the salaries of the agency heads in each group, expressed as a percentage of the salary of
the governor.
deleted text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.082, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

In making compensation deleted text begin recommendationsdeleted text end new text begin determinationsnew text end , the council
shall consider the amount of compensation paid in government service and the private sector
to persons with similar qualifications, the amount of compensation needed to attract and
retain experienced and competent persons, and the ability of the state to pay the recommended
compensation.

new text begin (a) The commissioner of management and budget is responsible for the coordination,
development, assessment, and communication of information, performance measures,
planning, and policy concerning the state's future.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must develop a statewide system of economic, social, and
environmental performance measures. The commissioner must provide information to assist
public and elected officials with understanding the status of these performance measures.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.122, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Unless otherwise provided by lawnew text begin or
section 16B.98, subdivision 14new text end , an agency must not use grant or flow-through funds for
salaries or other operating purposes.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.126, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

The commissioner shall approve the rates an agency must pay
to a revolving fund for services. Funds subject to this subdivision include, but are not limited
to, the revolving funds established in sections 14.46; 14.53; 16B.2975, subdivision 4; 16B.48;
16B.54; 16B.58; 16B.85; 16E.14; 43A.55; and 176.591; deleted text begin anddeleted text end the fund established in section
43A.30new text begin ; and the account established in section 16A.1286new text end .

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2024.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.1286, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

The commissioner may bill deleted text begin up to $10,000,000 indeleted text end each
fiscal year for statewide systems services provided to state agenciesdeleted text begin , judicial branch agencies,
the University of Minnesotadeleted text end new text begin in the executive, judicial, and legislative branchesnew text end , the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities, and other entities. Each agency shall transfer from agency
operating appropriations to the statewide systems account the amount billed by the
commissioner. deleted text begin Billing policies and procedures related to statewide systems services must
be developed by the commissioner in consultation with the commissioners of management
and budget and administration, the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities.deleted text end new text begin The commissioner shall develop billing policies and procedures.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

(a) If a state official litigates or settles a matter on behalf of specific
injured persons or entities, this section does not prohibit distribution of money to the specific
injured persons or entities on whose behalf the litigation or settlement efforts were initiated.
If money recovered on behalf of injured persons or entities cannot reasonably be distributed
to those persons or entities because they cannot readily be located or identified or because
the cost of distributing the money would outweigh the benefit to the persons or entities, the
money must be paid into the general fund.

(b) Money recovered on behalf of a fund in the state treasury other than the general fund
may be deposited in that fund.

(c) This section does not prohibit a state official from distributing money to a person or
entity other than the state in litigation or potential litigation in which the state is a defendant
or potential defendant.

(d) State agencies may accept funds as directed by a federal court for any restitution or
monetary penalty under United States Code, title 18, section 3663(a)(3), or United States
Code, title 18, section 3663A(a)(3). Funds received must be deposited in a special revenue
account and are appropriated to the commissioner of the agency for the purpose as directed
by the federal court.

(e) Tobacco settlement revenues as defined in section 16A.98, subdivision 1, paragraph
(t), may be deposited as provided in section 16A.98, subdivision 12.

(f) Any money received by the state resulting from a settlement agreement or an assurance
of discontinuance entered into by the attorney general of the state, or a court order in litigation
brought by the attorney general of the state, on behalf of the state or a state agency, related
to alleged violations of consumer fraud laws in the marketing, sale, or distribution of opioids
in this state or other alleged illegal actions that contributed to the excessive use of opioids,
must be deposited in the settlement account established in the opiate epidemic response
fund under section 256.043, subdivision 1. This paragraph does not apply to attorney fees
and costs awarded to the state or the Attorney General's Office, to contract attorneys hired
by the state or Attorney General's Office, or to other state agency attorneys.

(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), if money is received from a settlement agreement or
an assurance of discontinuance entered into by the attorney general of the state or a court
order in litigation brought by the attorney general of the state on behalf of the state or a state
agency against a consulting firm working for an opioid manufacturer or opioid wholesale
drug distributor, the commissioner shall deposit any money received into the settlement
account established within the opiate epidemic response fund under section 256.042,
subdivision 1. Notwithstanding section 256.043, subdivision 3a, paragraph (a), any amount
deposited into the settlement account in accordance with this paragraph shall be appropriated
to the commissioner of human services to award as grants as specified by the opiate epidemic
response advisory council in accordance with section 256.043, subdivision 3a, paragraph
(d).

new text begin (h) Money recovered by a state official in litigation or in settlement of a matter that
could have resulted in litigation may be deposited as provided in section 8.315.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2023.
new text end

new text begin The Office of Enterprise Sustainability is
established to assist all state agencies in making measurable progress toward improving the
sustainability of government operations by reducing the impact on the environment,
controlling unnecessary waste of natural resources and public funds, and spurring innovation.
The office shall create new tools and share best practices, assist state agencies to plan for
and implement improvements, and monitor progress toward achieving intended outcomes.
Specific duties include but are not limited to:
new text end

new text begin (1) managing a sustainability metrics and reporting system, including a public dashboard
that allows Minnesotans to track progress and is updated annually;
new text end

new text begin (2) assisting agencies in developing and executing sustainability plans; and
new text end

new text begin (3) implementing the state building energy conservation improvement revolving loan
in Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.86 and 16B.87.
new text end

new text begin Each cabinet-level agency is required to
participate in the sustainability effort by developing a sustainability plan and by making
measurable progress toward improving associated sustainability outcomes. State agencies
and boards that are not members of the cabinet shall take steps toward improving
sustainability outcomes. However, they are not required to participate at the level of
cabinet-level agencies.
new text end

new text begin The Office of Enterprise Sustainability shall make
reasonable attempts to share tools and best practices with local governments.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall establish an Office of
Enterprise Translations. The office must:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide translation services for written material for executive agencies;
new text end

new text begin (2) create and maintain language-specific landing webpages in Spanish, Hmong, and
Somali with links to translated materials at state agency websites; and
new text end

new text begin (3) serve as a resource to executive agencies in areas such as best practices and standards
for the translation of written materials.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall determine the process and requirements for state agencies
to request translations of written materials.
new text end

new text begin The language access service
account is created in the special revenue fund for reimbursing state agencies for expenses
incurred in providing language translation services.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.4805, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

"Reasonable accommodation" as used in this section has
the meaning given in section 363A.08. "State agency" as used in this section has the meaning
given in section 16A.011, subdivision 12. "Reasonable accommodations eligible for
reimbursement" means:

(1) reasonable accommodations provided to applicants for employment;

(2) reasonable accommodations for employees for services that will need to be provided
on a periodic or ongoing basis; or

(3) reasonable accommodations that involve onetime expenses that total more than
deleted text begin $1,000deleted text end new text begin $500new text end for an employee in a fiscal year.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.97, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

The commissioner shall provide leadership and direction
for policy related to grants management in Minnesota in order to foster more consistent,
streamlined interaction between executive agencies, funders, and grantees that will enhance
access to grant opportunities and information and lead to greater program accountability
and transparency. The commissioner has the duties and powers stated in this section. deleted text begin An
executive agencydeleted text end new text begin Executive agencies shall fully cooperate with the commissioner in the
creation, management, and oversight of state grants andnew text end must do what the commissioner
requires under this section.new text begin The commissioner may adopt rules to carry out grants governance,
oversight, and management.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2023.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.97, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

The commissioner has the authority to:

(1) review grants management practices and deleted text begin proposedeleted text end new text begin establish and enforcenew text end policy and
procedure improvements deleted text begin to the governor, legislature, executive agencies, and the federal
governmentdeleted text end ;

(2) sponsor, support, and facilitate innovative and collaborative grants management
projects with public and private organizations;

(3) review, recommend, and implement alternative strategies for grants management;

(4) collect and disseminate information, issue reports relating to grants management,
and sponsor and conduct conferences and studies; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(5) participate in conferences and other appropriate activities related to grants
management issuesdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (6) suspend or debar grantees from eligibility to receive state-issued grants for up to
three years for reasons specified in Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1150, subpart 2. A grantee
may obtain an administrative hearing pursuant to sections 14.57 to 14.62 before a suspension
or debarment is effective by filing a written request for hearing within 20 days of notification
of suspension or debarment;
new text end

new text begin (7) establish offices for the purpose of carrying out grants governance, oversight, and
management; and
new text end

new text begin (8) require granting agencies to submit grant solicitation documents for review prior to
issuance at dollar levels determined by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2023.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.97, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

(a) The commissioner shall:

(1) create general grants management policies and procedures that are applicable to all
executive agencies. The commissioner may approve exceptions to these policies and
procedures for particular grant programs. Exceptions shall expire or be renewed after five
years. Executive agencies shall retain management of individual grants programs;

(2) provide a central point of contact concerning statewide grants management policies
and procedures;

(3) serve as a resource to executive agencies in such areas as training, evaluation,
collaboration, and best practices in grants management;

(4) ensure grants management needs are considered in the development, upgrade, and
use of statewide administrative systems and leverage existing technology wherever possible;

(5) oversee and approve future professional and technical service contracts and other
information technology spending related to executive agency grants management new text begin systems
and new text end activities;

(6) provide a central point of contact for comments about executive agencies violating
statewide grants governance policies and about fraud and waste in grants processes;

(7) forward received comments to the appropriate agency for further action, and may
follow up as necessary;

(8) provide a single listing of all available executive agency competitive grant
opportunities and resulting grant recipients;

(9) selectively review development and implementation of executive agency grants,
policies, and practices; and

(10) selectively review executive agency compliance with best practices.

(b) The commissioner may determine that it is cost-effective for agencies to develop
and use shared grants management technology systems. This system would be governed
under section 16E.01, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2023.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

(a) A grant agreement deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin and
amendments arenew text end not valid and the state is not bound by deleted text begin the grantdeleted text end new text begin themnew text end unless:

(1) deleted text begin the grant hasdeleted text end new text begin they havenew text end been executed by the head of the agency or a delegate who
is party to the grant;

new text begin (2) they have been approved by the commissioner;
new text end

deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end the accounting system shows an encumbrance for the amount of the grant in
accordance with policy approved by the commissioner except as provided in subdivision
11; and

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end the grant agreement includes an effective date that references either section
16C.05, subdivision 2, or 16B.98, subdivisions 5 and 7, as determined by the granting
agency.

(b) The combined grant agreement and amendments must not exceed five years without
specific, written approval by the commissioner according to established policy, procedures,
and standards, or unless the commissioner determines that a longer duration is in the best
interest of the state.

(c) A fully executed copy of the grant agreement with all amendments and other required
records relating to the grant must be kept on file at the granting agency for a time equal to
that required of grantees in subdivision 8.

(d) Grant agreements must comply with policies established by the commissioner for
minimum grant agreement standards and practices.

(e) The attorney general may periodically review and evaluate a sample of state agency
grants to ensure compliance with applicable laws.

new text begin This section is effective April 1, 2024, and applies to grants issued
on or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

A granting agency shall diligently administer and
monitor any grant it has entered into.new text begin The commissioner may require an agency to report
to the commissioner at any time on the status of any grant to which the agency is a party.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to grants
issued on or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

(a) A grant agreement made by an executive agency must include an
audit clause that provides that the books, records, documents, and accounting procedures
and practices of the grantee or other party that are relevant to the grant or transaction are
subject to examination by the new text begin commissioner, the new text end granting agency and either the legislative
auditor or the state auditor, as appropriate, for a minimum of six years from the grant
agreement end date, receipt and approval of all final reports, or the required period of time
to satisfy all state and program retention requirements, whichever is later. If a grant agreement
does not include an express audit clause, the audit authority under this subdivision is implied.

(b) If the granting agency is a local unit of government, and the governing body of the
local unit of government requests that the state auditor examine the books, records,
documents, and accounting procedures and practices of the grantee or other party according
to this subdivision, the granting agency shall be liable for the cost of the examination. If
the granting agency is a local unit of government, and the grantee or other party requests
that the state auditor examine all books, records, documents, and accounting procedures
and practices related to the grant, the grantee or other party that requested the examination
shall be liable for the cost of the examination.

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to grants
issued on or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin (a) The head of the agency or delegate entering into a
grant agreement in excess of $25,000 must submit a report to the commissioner who must
make the report publicly available online.
new text end

new text begin (b) The report must:
new text end

new text begin (1) summarize the purpose of the grant;
new text end

new text begin (2) state the amount provided to the grantee; and
new text end

new text begin (3) include a written performance evaluation of the work done under the grant. The
evaluation must include an appraisal of the grantee's timeliness, quality, and overall
performance in meeting the terms and objectives of the grant. Grantees may request copies
of evaluations prepared under this subdivision and may respond in writing. Grantee responses
must be maintained with the grant file.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective April 1, 2024, and applies to grants issued
on or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin No action may be maintained by a grantee against
an employee or agency who discloses information about a current or former grantee under
subdivision 12, unless the grantee demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that:
new text end

new text begin (1) the information was false and defamatory;
new text end

new text begin (2) the employee or agency knew or should have known the information was false and
acted with malicious intent to injure the current or former grantee; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the information was acted upon in a manner that caused harm to the current or former
grantee.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to grants
issued on or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Unless amounts are otherwise appropriated for
administrative costs, a state agency may retain up to five percent of the amount appropriated
to the agency for grants enacted by the legislature and formula grants and up to ten percent
for competitively awarded grants. This subdivision applies to appropriations made for new
grant programs enacted after the effective date of this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to grants
issued on or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.991, is amended to read:

Each grant agreement subject to sections 16B.97
and 16B.98 must provide that the agreement will immediately be terminated if the recipient
is convicted of a criminal offense relating to a state grant agreement.

new text begin A grant agreement must by its terms permit the commissioner to
unilaterally terminate the grant agreement prior to completion if the commissioner determines
that further performance under the grant agreement would not serve agency purposes or is
not in the best interests of the state.
new text end

new text begin The Department of IT
Services may make grants to political subdivisions to support addressing cybersecurity risks
and cybersecurity threats to information systems owned or operated by, or on behalf of,
state, local, or Tribal governments, as provided in section 70612 of Public Law 117-58.
new text end

new text begin The political subdivision receiving a grant must provide
for the remainder of the costs of the project that exceed available state match appropriated
funds, or that exceed goals defined in the statewide cybersecurity plan.
new text end

new text begin The department may set criteria for program priorities and standards
of review.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Unclassified positions are held by employees
who are:

(1) chosen by election or appointed to fill an elective office;

(2) heads of agencies required by law to be appointed by the governor or other elective
officers, and the executive or administrative heads of departments, bureaus, divisions, and
institutions specifically established by law in the unclassified service;

(3) deputy and assistant agency heads and one confidential secretary in the agencies
listed in subdivision 1a deleted text begin and in the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planningdeleted text end ;

(4) the confidential secretary to each of the elective officers of this state and, for the
secretary of state and state auditor, an additional deputy, clerk, or employee;

(5) intermittent help employed by the commissioner of public safety to assist in the
issuance of vehicle licenses;

(6) employees in the offices of the governor and of the lieutenant governor and one
confidential employee for the governor in the Office of the Adjutant General;

(7) employees of the Washington, D.C., office of the state of Minnesota;

(8) employees of the legislature and of legislative committees or commissions; provided
that employees of the Legislative Audit Commission, except for the legislative auditor, the
deputy legislative auditors, and their confidential secretaries, shall be employees in the
classified service;

(9) presidents, vice-presidents, deans, other managers and professionals in academic
and academic support programs, administrative or service faculty, teachers, research
assistants, and student employees eligible under terms of the federal Economic Opportunity
Act work study program in the Perpich Center for Arts Education and the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities, but not the custodial, clerical, or maintenance employees, or any
professional or managerial employee performing duties in connection with the business
administration of these institutions;

(10) officers and enlisted persons in the National Guard;

(11) attorneys, legal assistants, and three confidential employees appointed by the attorney
general or employed with the attorney general's authorization;

(12) judges and all employees of the judicial branch, referees, receivers, jurors, and
notaries public, except referees and adjusters employed by the Department of Labor and
Industry;

(13) members of the State Patrol; provided that selection and appointment of State Patrol
troopers must be made in accordance with applicable laws governing the classified service;

(14) examination monitors and intermittent training instructors employed by the
Departments of Management and Budget and Commerce and by professional examining
boards and intermittent staff employed by the technical colleges for the administration of
practical skills tests and for the staging of instructional demonstrations;

(15) student workers;

(16) executive directors or executive secretaries appointed by and reporting to any
policy-making board or commission established by statute;

(17) employees unclassified pursuant to other statutory authority;

(18) intermittent help employed by the commissioner of agriculture to perform duties
relating to pesticides, fertilizer, and seed regulation;

(19) the administrators and the deputy administrators at the State Academies for the
Deaf and the Blind; and

(20) chief executive officers in the Department of Human Services.

new text begin (a) The commissioner of children, youth, and
families shall establish and enhance computer systems necessary for the efficient operation
of the programs the commissioner supervises, including:
new text end

new text begin (1) management and administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP) and income maintenance program, including the electronic distribution of benefits;
and
new text end

new text begin (2) management and administration of the child support enforcement program.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner's development costs incurred by computer systems for statewide
programs administered by that computer system and mandated by state or federal law must
not be assessed against county agencies. The commissioner may charge a county for
development and operating costs incurred by computer systems for functions requested by
the county and not mandated by state or federal law for programs administered by the
computer system incurring the cost.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall distribute the nonfederal share of the costs of operating and
maintaining the systems to the commissioner and to the counties participating in the system
in a manner that reflects actual system usage, except that the nonfederal share of the costs
of the MAXIS computer system and child support enforcement systems for statewide
programs administered by those systems and mandated by state or federal law shall be borne
entirely by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner may enter into contractual agreements with federally recognized
Indian Tribes with a reservation in Minnesota to participate in state-operated computer
systems related to the management and administration of SNAP, income maintenance, and
child support enforcement programs to the extent necessary for the Tribe to operate a
federally approved family assistance program or any other program under the supervision
of the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin A state systems account for the Department
of Children, Youth, and Families is created in the state treasury. Money collected by the
commissioner of children, youth, and families for the programs in subdivision 1 must be
deposited in the account. Money in the state systems account and federal matching money
is appropriated to the commissioner of children, youth, and families for purposes of this
section.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 145.951, is amended to read:

The commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioners of education;
corrections; public safety; and human services, and with the deleted text begin directorsdeleted text end new text begin directornew text end of deleted text begin the Office
of Strategic and Long-Range Planning,deleted text end the Council on Disabilitydeleted text begin ,deleted text end and the councils and
commission under sections 3.922, 3.9221, and 15.0145, may develop an implementation
plan for the establishment of a statewide program to assist families in developing the full
potential of their children. The program must be designed to strengthen the family, to reduce
the risk of abuse to children, and to promote the long-term development of children in their
home environments. The program must also be designed to use volunteers to provide support
to parents, and to link parents with existing public health, education, and social services as
appropriate.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256.014, is amended to read:

(a) The commissioner of human services
shall establish and enhance computer systems necessary for the efficient operation of deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin
medical assistance and othernew text end programs the commissioner supervisesdeleted text begin , including:deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (1) management and administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP) and income maintenance program, including the electronic distribution of benefits;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) management and administration of the child support enforcement program; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) administration of medical assistance.
deleted text end

(b) The commissioner's development costs incurred by computer systems for statewide
programs administered by that computer system and mandated by state or federal law must
not be assessed against county agencies. The commissioner may charge a county for
development and operating costs incurred by computer systems for functions requested by
the county and not mandated by state or federal law for programs administered by the
computer system incurring the cost.

(c) The commissioner shall distribute the nonfederal share of the costs of operating and
maintaining the systems to the commissioner and to the counties participating in the system
in a manner that reflects actual system usage, except that the nonfederal share of the costs
of the MAXIS computer system deleted text begin and child support enforcement systemsdeleted text end for statewide
programs administered by deleted text begin those systemsdeleted text end new text begin that systemnew text end and mandated by state or federal law
shall be borne entirely by the commissioner.

The commissioner may enter into contractual agreements with federally recognized
Indian tribes with a reservation in Minnesota to participate in state-operated computer
systems related to the management and administration of the deleted text begin SNAP, income maintenance,
child support enforcement, anddeleted text end medical assistance deleted text begin programsdeleted text end new text begin programnew text end to the extent necessary
for the tribe to operate deleted text begin a federally approved familydeleted text end new text begin the medicalnew text end assistance program or any
other program under the supervision of the commissioner.

A state systems account new text begin for the Department
of Human Services new text end is created in the state treasury. Money collected by the commissioner
of human services for the programs in subdivision 1 must be deposited in the account.
Money in the state systems account and federal matching money is appropriated to the
commissioner of human services for purposes of this section.

new text begin (a) new text end Payments to the commissioner from other
governmental units and private enterprises for: services performed by the issuance operations
center; or reports generated by the payment and eligibility systems must be deposited in the
account created under subdivision 2. These payments are appropriated to the commissioner
for the operation of the issuance center or system, according to the provisions of this section.

new text begin (b) The appropriation in this subdivision includes funds for information technology
projects, services, and support. Notwithstanding section 16E.0466, funding for information
technology project costs shall be incorporated into the service level agreement and paid to
Minnesota IT Services by the Department of Human Services under the rates and mechanism
specified in that agreement.
new text end

new text begin (c) Money appropriated for information technology projects approved by the
commissioner of Minnesota IT Services, funded by the legislature, and approved by the
commissioner of management and budget may be transferred from one project to another
and from development to operations as the commissioner of human services considers
necessary. Any unexpended balance in the appropriation for these projects does not cancel
and is available for ongoing development and operations.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 307.08, is amended to read:

It is a declaration and statement of legislative
intent that all human burials, human remains, and human burial grounds shall be accorded
equal treatment and respect for human dignity without reference to their ethnic origins,
cultural backgrounds, or religious affiliations. The provisions of this section shall apply to
all human burials, human remains, or human burial grounds found on or in all public or
private lands or waters in Minnesota.new text begin Within the boundaries of Tribal Nation reservations,
nothing in this section should be interpreted to conflict with federal law, including the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), United States Code, title
25, section 3001 et seq., and its implementing regulations, Code of Federal Regulations,
title 43, part 10.
new text end

(a) A person who intentionally, willfully, deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ornew text end
knowingly does any of the following is guilty of a felony:

(1) destroys, mutilates, or injures human burials deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end human burial groundsnew text begin , or associated
grave goodsnew text end ; or

(2) without the consent of the appropriate authority, disturbs human burial grounds or
removes human remainsnew text begin or associated grave goodsnew text end .

(b) A person who, without the consent of the appropriate authority and the landowner,
intentionally, willfully, deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ornew text end knowingly does any of the following is guilty of a gross
misdemeanor:

(1) removes any tombstone, monument, or structure placed in any public or private
cemetery or deleted text begin authenticateddeleted text end new text begin assessednew text end human burial ground; or

(2) removes any fence, railing, new text begin natural stone, new text end or other work erected for protection or
ornament, or any tree, shrub, or plant deleted text begin or grave goods and artifactsdeleted text end within the limits of a
public or private cemetery or deleted text begin authenticateddeleted text end new text begin assessednew text end human burial ground; or

(3) discharges any firearms upon or over the grounds of any public or private cemetery
or deleted text begin authenticateddeleted text end new text begin assessednew text end burial ground.

new text begin (c) A person who intentionally, willfully, or knowingly fails to comply with any other
provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
new text end

Upon the agreement of the appropriate authority and the
landowner, an authenticated or recorded human burial ground may be posted for protective
purposes every 75 feet around its perimeter with signs listing the activities prohibited by
subdivision 2 and the penalty for violation of it. Posting is at the discretion of the Indian
affairs council in the case of new text begin American new text end Indian burials or at the discretion of the state
archaeologist in the case of deleted text begin non-Indiandeleted text end new text begin non-American Indiannew text end burials. This subdivision does
not require posting of a burial ground. The size, description, location, and information on
the signs used for protective posting must be approved by the appropriate authority and the
landowner.

deleted text begin The state
archaeologist shall authenticate all burial grounds for purposes of this section. The state
archaeologist may retain the services of a qualified professional archaeologist, a qualified
physical anthropologist, or other appropriate experts for the purpose of gathering information
that the state archaeologist can use to authenticate or identify burial grounds. If probable
Indian burial grounds are to be disturbed or probable Indian remains analyzed, the Indian
Affairs Council must approve the professional archaeologist, qualified anthropologist, or
other appropriate expert. Authentication is at the discretion of the state archaeologist based
on the needs identified in this section or upon request by an agency, a landowner, or other
appropriate authority. deleted text end new text begin (a) Cemeteries shall be assessed according to this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (b) The state archaeologist shall implement and maintain a system of records identifying
the location of known, recorded, or suspected cemeteries. The state archaeologist shall
provide access to the records as provided in subdivision 11.
new text end

new text begin (c) The cemetery condition assessment of non-American Indian cemeteries is at the
discretion of the state archaeologist based on the needs identified in this section or upon
request by an agency, a landowner, or other appropriate authority.
new text end

new text begin (d) The cemetery condition assessment of American Indian cemeteries is at the discretion
of the Indian Affairs Council based on the needs identified in this section or upon request
by an agency, a landowner, or other appropriate authority. If the Indian Affairs Council has
possession or takes custody of remains they may follow United States Code, title 25, sections
3001 to 3013.
new text end

new text begin (e) The cemetery condition assessment of cemeteries that include American Indian and
non-American Indian remains or include remains whose ancestry cannot be determined
shall be assessed at the discretion of the state archaeologist in collaboration with the Indian
Affairs Council based on the needs identified in this section or upon request by an agency,
a landowner, or other appropriate authority.
new text end

new text begin (f) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council shall have 90 days from the
date a request is received to begin a cemetery condition assessment or provide notice to the
requester whether or not a condition assessment of a cemetery is needed.
new text end

new text begin (g) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council may retain the services of a
qualified professional archaeologist, a qualified forensic anthropologist, or other appropriate
experts for the purpose of gathering information that the state archaeologist or the Indian
Affairs Council can use to assess or identify cemeteries.
new text end

The cost of deleted text begin authenticationdeleted text end new text begin condition assessmentnew text end , recording,
surveying, and marking burial grounds and the cost of identification, analysis, rescue, and
reburial of human remains on public lands or waters shall be the responsibility of the state
or political subdivision controlling the lands or waters. On private lands or waters these
costs deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin maynew text end be borne by the state, deleted text begin but may be borne bydeleted text end new text begin ornew text end the landowner upon mutual
agreement with the state. deleted text begin The state archaeologist must make the data collected for this
activity available using standards adopted by the Department of Information Technology
Services and geospatial technology standards and guidelines published by the Minnesota
Geospatial Information Office. Costs associated with this data delivery must be borne by
the state.
deleted text end

new text begin (a) new text end All unidentified human
remains or burials found outside of recorded cemeteries or unplatted graves or burials found
within recorded cemeteries and in contexts which indicate antiquity greater than 50 years
shall be new text begin treated with the utmost respect for all human dignity and new text end dealt with according to
the provisions of this section.

new text begin (b)new text end If such burials are not new text begin American new text end Indian or their ethnic identity cannot be ascertained,
as determined by the state archaeologist, they shall be dealt with in accordance with
provisions established by the state archaeologist and other appropriate authority.

new text begin (c)new text end If such burials are new text begin American new text end Indian, as determined by the state archaeologistnew text begin and
Indian Affairs Councilnew text end , efforts shall be made deleted text begin by the state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs
Council to ascertain their tribal identity. If their probable tribal identity can be determined
and the remains have been removed from their original context, such remains shall be turned
over to contemporary tribal leaders for disposition. If tribal identity cannot be determined,
the Indian remains must be dealt with in accordance with provisions established by the state
archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council if they are from public land. If removed Indian
remains are from private land they shall be dealt with in accordance with provisions
established by the Indian Affairs Council. If it is deemed desirable by the state archaeologist
or the Indian Affairs Council, removed remains shall be studied in a timely and respectful
manner by a qualified professional archaeologist or a qualified physical anthropologist
before being delivered to tribal leaders or before being reburieddeleted text end new text begin to follow procedures as
defined in United States Code, title 25, section 3001 et seq., and its implementing regulations,
Code of Federal Regulations, title 43, part 10, within reservation boundaries. For burials
outside of reservation boundaries, the procedures defined in United States Code, title 25,
section 3001 et seq., and its implementing regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, title
43, part 10, are at the discretion of the Indian Affairs Councilnew text end .

Application by a landowner for permission to
develop or disturb nonburial areas within deleted text begin authenticateddeleted text end new text begin assessednew text end or recorded burial grounds
shall be made tonew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end the state archaeologist and other appropriate authority in the case of deleted text begin non-Indiandeleted text end new text begin
non-American Indiannew text end burialsnew text begin ;new text end and deleted text begin to
deleted text end

new text begin (2)new text end the Indian Affairs Council and other appropriate authority in the case of new text begin American
new text end Indian burials.

new text begin (b)new text end Landowners with deleted text begin authenticateddeleted text end new text begin assessednew text end or suspected human burial grounds on their
property are obligated to inform prospective buyers of the burial ground.

No deleted text begin non-Indiandeleted text end new text begin non-American Indiannew text end burial ground
may be relocated without the consent of the appropriate authority. No new text begin American new text end Indian
burial ground may be relocated unless the request to relocate is approved by the Indian
Affairs Council. When a burial ground is located on public lands or waters, any burial
relocations must be duly licensed under section 138.36 and the cost of removal is the
responsibility of and shall be paid by the state or political subdivision controlling the lands
or waters. If burial grounds are deleted text begin authenticateddeleted text end new text begin assessednew text end on private lands, efforts may be made
by the state to purchase and protect them instead of removing them to another location.

new text begin (a) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs
Council shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to coordinate their responsibilities
under this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end The Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, and all
other state agencies and local governmental units whose activities may be affected, shall
cooperate with the state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council to carry out the
provisions of this section.

When human burials are known
or suspected to exist, on public lands or waters, the state or political subdivision controlling
the lands or waters or, in the case of private lands, the landowner or developer, shall submit
construction and development plans to the state archaeologist for review deleted text begin prior to the time
bids are advertiseddeleted text end new text begin before plans are finalizednew text end and prior to any disturbance within the burial
area. If the known or suspected burials are thought to be new text begin American new text end Indian, plans shall also
be submitted to the Indian Affairs Council. The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs
Council shall review the plans within deleted text begin 30deleted text end new text begin 45new text end days of receipt and make recommendations for
the preservation in place or removal of the human burials or remains, which may be
endangered by construction or development activities.

new text begin (a) new text end Burial sites deleted text begin locational and related data maintained bydeleted text end new text begin
data under the authority ofnew text end the Office of the State Archaeologist deleted text begin and accessible through the
office's "Unplatted Burial Sites and Earthworks in Minnesota" websitedeleted text end new text begin or Indian Affairs
Councilnew text end are security information for purposes of section 13.37. Persons who gain access to
deleted text begin the data maintained on the sitedeleted text end new text begin this datanew text end are subject to liability under section 13.08 and the
penalty established by section 13.09 if they improperly use or further disseminate the data.new text begin
Use of this information must be approved by the appropriate authority.
new text end

The state archaeologist new text begin or designee new text end may enter on property for
the purpose of deleted text begin authenticatingdeleted text end new text begin assessingnew text end burial sites. new text begin The Indian Affairs Council or a
designated representative of the Indian Affairs Council may enter on property for the purpose
of assessing or identifying American Indian cemeteries. new text end Only after obtaining permission
from the property owner or lessee, descendants of persons buried in burial grounds covered
by this section may enter the burial grounds for the purpose of conducting religious or
commemorative ceremonies. This right of entry must not unreasonably burden property
owners or unnecessarily restrict their use of the property.

As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings
given.

(a) "Abandoned cemetery" means a cemetery where the cemetery association has
disbanded or the cemetery is neglected and contains marked graves older than 50 years.

(b) "Appropriate authority" means:

(1) the trustees when the trustees have been legally defined to administer burial grounds;

(2) the Indian Affairs Council in the case of new text begin American new text end Indian burial grounds lacking
trustees;

(3) the county board in the case of abandoned cemeteries under section 306.243; and

(4) the state archaeologist in the case of deleted text begin non-Indiandeleted text end new text begin non-American Indiannew text end burial grounds
lacking trustees or not officially defined as abandoned.

(d) deleted text begin "Authenticate"deleted text end new text begin "Assess"new text end means to establish the presence of or high potential of human
burials or human skeletal remains being located in a discrete areadeleted text begin , delimit the boundaries
of human burial grounds or graves,deleted text end and attempt to determine the ethnic, cultural, or religious
affiliation of individuals interred.

(e) "Burial" means the organic remnants of the human body that were intentionally
interred as part of a mortuary process.

(f) "Burial ground" means a discrete location that is known to contain or has high potential
to contain human remains based on physical evidence, historical records, or reliable informant
accounts.

(g) "Cemetery" means a discrete location that is known to contain or intended to be used
for the interment of human remains.

(h) "Disturb" means any activity that deleted text begin significantlydeleted text end harms the physical integrity or setting
of a human burial or human burial ground.

(i) "Grave goods" means objects or artifacts directly associated with human burials or
human burial grounds that were placed as part of a mortuary ritual at the time of interment.

(j) "Human remains" means the deleted text begin calcified portion of the humandeleted text end bodynew text begin of a deceased person
in whole or in part, regardless of the state of decompositionnew text end , not including isolated teethdeleted text begin ,
or cremated remains deposited in a container or discrete featuredeleted text end .

(k) "Identification" means to analyze organic materials to attempt to determine if they
represent human remains and to attempt to establish the ethnic, cultural, or religious
affiliations of such remains.

(l) "Marked" means a burial that has a recognizable tombstone or obvious grave marker
in place or a legible sign identifying an area as a burial ground or cemetery.

(m) "Qualified physical anthropologist" means a specialist in identifying human remains
who holds an advanced degree in anthropology or a closely related field.

(n) "Qualified professional archaeologist" means an archaeologist who meets the United
States Secretary of the Interior's professional qualification standards in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 36, part 61, appendix A, or subsequent revisions.

(o) "Recorded cemetery" means a cemetery that has a surveyed plat filed in a county
recorder's office.

(p) "State" or "the state" means the state of Minnesota or an agency or official of the
state acting in an official capacity.

(q) "Trustees" means the recognized representatives of the original incorporators, board
of directors, or cemetery association.

new text begin (r) "Person" means a natural person or a business and includes both if the natural person
is engaged in a business.
new text end

new text begin (s) "Business" means a contractor, subcontractor, supplier, consultant, or provider of
technical, administrative, or physical services organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership,
association, corporation, or other entity formed for the purpose of doing business for profit.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 349A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

A State Lottery is established under the supervision and control
of a director. The director of the State Lottery shall be appointed by the governor with the
advice and consent of the senate. The director serves in the unclassified service at the
pleasure of the governor. The annual salary rate authorized for the director is deleted text begin equal to 95
percent of the salary rate prescribed for the governordeleted text end new text begin established through the process
described under section 15A.0815new text end .

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. Any
recommendations made by the Compensation Council in 2023 determine salaries for fiscal
years 2024 and 2025.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of administration must assess the viability of implementing a single
grants management system for executive agencies. If the results of the study determine an
enterprise system is feasible, the study will further include:
new text end

new text begin (1) an analysis of available technology options;
new text end

new text begin (2) recommended changes to the state's organizational model, operational controls, and
processes;
new text end

new text begin (3) staffing and other resource needs;
new text end

new text begin (4) high-level system requirements;
new text end

new text begin (5) estimated costs; and
new text end

new text begin (6) an implementation roadmap.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of administration must review
the unique issues faced by small agencies other than departments of the state as defined in
section 15.01. These include boards, commissions, councils, task forces, and authorities.
The study will assess whether the current support model provides adequate support for the
agencies as well as their volunteer board members. The study will also examine how other
states support their small agencies and provide recommendations on how to most effectively
support these small agencies in their delivery of important functions of government.
new text end

new text begin By February 1, 2024, the commissioner of administration must submit
the findings and recommendations of the study to the governor and the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over state
government.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 354A.29, subdivision 7; and 356.415,
subdivisions 1 to 1f, the postretirement adjustment for the year beginning January 1, 2024,
and ending December 31, 2024, shall be 2.5 percent for annuitants or benefit recipients of
the Minnesota State Retirement System, Teacher's Retirement Association, Public Employees
Retirement Association, and St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association who have
received monthly benefits for at least twelve full months as of June 30, 2023. This adjustment
shall not be compounded and is in effect for calendar year 2024 only. The increase in excess
of current statutory postretirement adjustments for calendar year 2024 may be distributed
at the discretion of the retirement fund in monthly or lump sum payments. The amounts
necessary to fund the increase in benefit under this section shall be appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of management and budget for transfer to the retirement
funds managed by the Minnesota State Retirement System, Teacher's Retirement Association,
Public Employees Retirement Association, and St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund
Association.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

new text begin The fiscal year 2022 general fund appropriation in Laws 2022, chapter 50, article 3,
section 1, is reduced by $52,000,000 and that amount is canceled to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of management and budget must reduce general fund appropriations
to executive agencies for agency operations for the biennium ending June 30, 2025, by
$8,672,000 due to savings from reduced transfers to the Governor's Office account in the
special revenue fund.
new text end

new text begin (b) If savings are obtained through reduced transfers from nongeneral funds other than
those established in the state constitution or protected by federal law, the commissioner of
management and budget may transfer the amount of savings to the general fund. The amount
transferred to the general fund from other funds reduces the required general fund reduction
in this section. Reductions made in 2025 must be reflected as reductions in agency base
budgets for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0815, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.726, is amended to read:

(a) If state appropriation bonds have not been issued under section 16A.965, amounts
not to exceed the increased revenues estimated by the commissioner of management and
budget under section 297E.021, subdivision 2, are appropriated from the general fund to
the commissioner of management and budget to make transfers to the Minnesota Sports
Facilities Authority for stadium costs as defined under section 473J.03, subdivision 9.

(b) The commissioner shall make transfers to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority
required to make the state payments under section 473J.13, subdivisions 2 and 4, and for
the amount of Minneapolis taxes withheld under section 297A.994, subdivision 4, deleted text begin paragraph
(a),deleted text end clause deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end . Amounts sufficient to make the transfers are appropriated to the
commissioner from the general fund.

(c) $2,700,000 is annually appropriated from the general fund from fiscal year 2014
through fiscal year 2033 to the commissioner of management and budget for a grant to the
city of St. Paul for the operating or capital costs of new or existing sports facilities.

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2023. This
section does not affect amounts retained for recapture of state advances through June 30,
2023.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.994, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

The commissioner must retain and deposit to the
general fund the following amounts, as required by subdivision 3, clause (3):

(1) for state bond debt service support beginning in calendar year 2021, and for each
calendar year thereafter through calendar year 2046, periodic amounts so that not later than
December 31, 2046, an aggregate amount equal to a present value of $150,000,000 has been
deposited in the general fund. To determine aggregate present value, the commissioner must
consult with the commissioner of management and budget regarding the present value dates,
discount rate or rates, and schedules of annual amounts. The present value date or dates
must be based on the date or dates bonds are sold under section 16A.965, or the date or
dates other state funds, if any, are deposited into the construction fund. The discount rate
or rates must be based on the true interest cost of the bonds issued under section 16A.965,
or an equivalent 30-year bond index, as determined by the commissioner of management
and budget. The schedule of annual amounts must be certified to the commissioner by the
commissioner of management and budget and the finance officer of the city;

(2) for the capital improvement reserve appropriation to the Minnesota Sports Facilities
Authority beginning in calendar year 2021, and for each calendar year thereafter through
calendar year 2046, an aggregate annual amount equal to the amount paid by the state for
this purpose in that calendar year under section 473J.13, subdivision 4;

(3) for the operating expense appropriation to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority
beginning in calendar year 2021, and for each calendar year thereafter through calendar
year 2046, an aggregate annual amount equal to the amount paid by the state for this purpose
in that calendar year under section 473J.13, subdivision 2;new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (4) for recapture of state advances for capital improvements and operating expenses for
calendar years 2016 through 2020 beginning in calendar year 2021, and for each calendar
year thereafter until all amounts under this clause have been paid, proportionate amounts
periodically until an aggregate amount equal to the present value of all amounts paid by the
state have been deposited in the general fund. To determine the present value of the amounts
paid by the state to the authority and the present value of amounts deposited to the general
fund under this clause, the commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of management
and budget regarding the present value dates, discount rate or rates, and schedule of annual
amounts. The present value dates must be based on the dates state funds are paid to the
authority, or the dates the commissioner of revenue deposits taxes for purposes of this clause
to the general fund. The discount rates must be based on the reasonably equivalent cost of
state funds as determined by the commissioner of management and budget. The schedule
of annual amounts must be revised to reflect amounts paid under section 473J.13, subdivision
2, paragraph (b), for 2016 to 2020, and subdivision 4, paragraph (c), for 2016 to 2020, and
taxes deposited to the general fund from time to time under this clause, and the schedule
and revised schedules must be certified to the commissioner by the commissioner of
management and budget and the finance officer of the city, and are transferred as accrued
from the general fund for repayment of advances made by the state to the authority; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end to capture increases in taxes imposed under the special law, for the benefit of the
Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, beginning in calendar year 2013 and for each calendar
year thereafter through 2046, there shall be deposited to the general fund in proportionate
periodic payments in the following year, an amount equal to the following:

(i) 50 percent of the difference, if any, by which the amount of the net annual taxes for
the previous year exceeds the sum of the net actual taxes in calendar year 2011 plus
$1,000,000, inflated at two percent per year since 2011, minus

(ii) 25 percent of the difference, if any, by which the amount of the net annual taxes for
the preceding year exceeds the sum of the net actual taxes in calendar year 2011 plus
$3,000,000, inflated at two percent per year since 2011.

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2023. This
section does not affect amounts retained for recapture of state advances through June 30,
2023.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473J.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

(a) The authority must pay or cause to be paid all operating
expenses of the stadium. The authority must require in the lease or use agreement with the
NFL team that the NFL team pay the authority, beginning January 1, 2016, or other date as
mutually agreed upon by the parties, toward operating costs of the stadium, $8,500,000
each year, increased by a three percent annual inflation rate.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2016, or other date as mutually agreed upon by the parties,
and continuing through 2020, the state shall pay the authority operating expenses, $6,000,000
each year, increased by an annual adjustment factor. deleted text begin The payment of $6,000,000 per year
beginning in 2016 is a payment by the state, which shall be repaid to the state, using funds
as provided under section 297A.994, subdivision 4, clause (4).deleted text end After 2020, the state shall
assume this payment, using funds generated in accordance with the city of Minneapolis as
specified under section 297A.994, subdivision 4, clause (3).

(c) The authority may establish an operating reserve to cover operating expense shortfalls
and may accept funds from any source for deposit in the operating reserve. The establishment
or funding of an authority operating reserve must not decrease the amounts required to be
paid to the authority toward operating costs under this subdivision unless agreed to by the
authority.

(d) The authority will be responsible for operating cost overruns.

(e) After the joint selection of the third-party manager or program manager, the authority
may agree with a program manager or other third-party manager of the stadium on a fixed
cost operating, management, or employment agreement with operating cost protections
under which the program manager or third-party manager assumes responsibility for stadium
operating costs and shortfalls. The agreement with the manager must require the manager
to prepare an initial and ongoing operating plan and operating budgets for approval by the
authority in consultation with the NFL team. The manager must agree to operate the stadium
in accordance with the approved operating plan and operating budget.

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2023. This
section does not affect amounts retained for recapture of state advances through June 30,
2023.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473J.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

(a) The authority shall establish a capital reserve fund.
The authority shall be responsible for making, or for causing others to make, all capital
repairs, replacements, and improvements for the stadium and stadium infrastructure. The
authority shall maintain, or cause others to maintain, the stadium and stadium infrastructure
in a safe, clean, attractive, and first-class manner so as to cause them to remain in a condition
comparable to that of other comparable NFL facilities of similar design and age. The authority
shall make, or cause others to make, all necessary or appropriate repairs, renewals, and
replacements, whether structural or nonstructural, interior or exterior, ordinary or
extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen, in a prompt and timely manner. In addition, the
authority, with approval of the NFL team, may enter into an agreement with a program
manager to perform some or all of the responsibilities of the authority in this subdivision
and to assume and accept financial liability for the cost of performing the responsibilities.

(b) The NFL team must contribute $1,500,000 each year, beginning in 2016 or as
otherwise determined for the term of the lease or use agreement to the capital reserve fund,
increased by a three percent annual inflation rate.

(c) The state shall contribute $1,500,000 each year, beginning in 2016 or as otherwise
determined for the term of the lease to the capital reserve fund. The contributions of the
state are subject to increase by an annual adjustment factor. deleted text begin The contribution under this
paragraph by the state from 2016 through 2020 shall be repaid to the state using funds in
accordance with section 297A.994, subdivision 4, clause (4).
deleted text end

(d) The authority with input from the NFL team shall develop short-term and long-term
capital funding plans and shall use those plans to guide the future capital needs of the stadium
and stadium infrastructure. The authority shall make the final determination with respect
to funding capital needs. Any capital improvement proposed by the NFL team intended
primarily to provide revenue enhancements to the NFL team shall be paid for by the NFL
team, unless otherwise agreed to with the authority.

(e) The NFL team has authority to determine the design of a retractable roof feature for
the stadium. The NFL team must cooperate with the authority in designing the feature to
minimize any additional operating cost. The design must not result in a material marginal
increase in the operating or capital costs of the stadium, considering current collections and
reserves.

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2023. This
section does not affect amounts retained for recapture of state advances through June 30,
2023.
new text end

new text begin If the commissioner of management and budget elects to apply an amount from the
general reserve account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 297E.021, subdivision
4, to prepayment of debt issued under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.965, during fiscal
year 2023, and if the amount available in the general reserve account is not sufficient to
prepay the debt in full, including any accrued interest and associated financing costs, then
an amount from the general fund is appropriated to the commissioner in fiscal year 2023
that, when added to the amount available in the general reserve account, is sufficient to
allow the commissioner to prepay the debt in full.
new text end

new text begin When bonds authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.965, are no longer
outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget shall notify the revisor of statutes
within 30 days of the final payment, and following such notification, Minnesota Statutes,
sections 16A.965 and 297E.021, are repealed.
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new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, as amended by Laws 2015, chapter 77, article
2, section 78, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 4A.01; 4A.04; 4A.06; 4A.07; 4A.11; and 124D.23,
subdivision 9, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 23-02603

The commissioner of administration is the state planning officer and is responsible for the coordination, development, assessment, and communication of information, performance measures, planning, and policy concerning the state's future. The commissioner may contract with another agency for the provision of administrative services.

By September 15, 2010, and every five years thereafter, the commissioner must develop an integrated long-range plan for the state based upon the plans and strategies of state agencies, public advice about the future, and other information developed under this chapter. The commissioner must coordinate activities among all levels of government and must stimulate public interest and participation in the future of the state.

The commissioner must act in coordination with the commissioner of management and budget, affected state agencies, and the legislature in the planning and financing of major public programs.

The commissioner must submit a report to the governor and chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction on state government finance by January 15 of each year that provides economic, social, and environmental demographic information to assist public and elected officials with long-term management decisions. The report must identify and assess the information important to understanding the state's two-, ten-, and 50-year outlook. The report must include the demographic forecast required by section 4A.02, paragraph (e), and information to assist with the preparation of the milestones report required by section 4A.11, and may include policy recommendations based upon the information and assessment provided.

(a) The director may apply for, receive, and expend money from municipal, county, regional, and other planning agencies; apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids for planning purposes from the federal government and from other public or private sources; and may enter into contracts with agencies of the federal government, local governmental units, the University of Minnesota, and other educational institutions, and private persons as necessary to perform the director's duties. Contracts made pursuant to this section are not subject to the provisions of chapter 16C, as they relate to competitive bidding.

(b) The director may apply for, receive, and expend money made available from federal sources or other sources for the purposes of carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the director relating to local and urban affairs.

(c) All money received by the director pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and is appropriated to the director for the purposes for which the money has been received. The money shall not cancel and is available until expended.

The Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center of the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning shall report to the legislature no later than January 31 of each year on the number of persons arrested, charged, convicted, and sentenced for violations of each state law affecting the use or possession of firearms. The report must include complete statistics, including the make, model, and serial number of each firearm involved, where that information is available, on each crime committed affecting the use or possession of firearms and a breakdown by county of the crimes committed.

(a) "Local unit of government" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city, town, or watershed district.

(b) "Sustainable development" means development that maintains or enhances economic opportunity and community well-being while protecting and restoring the natural environment upon which people and economies depend. Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

The Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning must develop and publish a planning guide for local units of government to plan for sustainable development, based on the principles of sustainable development adopted by the Environmental Quality Board with advice of the Governor's Round Table on Sustainable Development. The office must make the planning guide available to local units of government within the state.

The Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning, in consultation with appropriate and affected parties, must prepare a model ordinance to guide sustainable development.

The model ordinance must specify the technical and administrative procedures to guide sustainable development. When adopted by a local unit of government, the model ordinance is the minimum regulation to guide sustainable development that may be adopted. Upon completion, the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning must notify local units of government that the model ordinance is available, and must distribute it to interested local units.

At least once every five years, the planning office must review the model ordinance and its use with local units of government to ensure its continued applicability and relevance.

The commissioner must review the statewide system of economic, social, and environmental performance measures in use under section 16A.10, subdivision 1c, and known as Minnesota milestones. The commissioner must provide the economic, social, and environmental information necessary to assist public and elected officials with understanding and evaluating Minnesota milestones. The commissioner must report on the trends and their implications for Minnesota milestones each year and provide the commissioner of management and budget with recommendations for the use of Minnesota milestones in budget documents. The commissioner may contract for the development of information and measures.

The salary for a position listed in this subdivision shall not exceed 120 percent of the salary of the governor. This limit must be adjusted annually on January 1. The new limit must equal the limit for the prior year increased by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers from October of the second prior year to October of the immediately prior year. The commissioner of management and budget must publish the limit on the department's website. This subdivision applies to the following positions:

Executive director of Gambling Control Board;

Commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation;

Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services;

Ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities;

Ombudsperson for corrections;

Chair, Metropolitan Council;

School trust lands director;

Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; and

Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission.

The salary for a position in this subdivision may not exceed 25 percent of the salary of the governor:

Chair, Metropolitan Airports Commission.

(a) The governor or other appointing authority may submit to the Legislative Coordinating Commission recommendations for salaries within the salary limits for the positions listed in subdivisions 2 to 4. Before recommending a salary, the governor or other appointing authority must consult with the commissioner of management and budget concerning the salary. In recommending a salary, the governor or other appointing authority shall consider the criteria established in section 43A.18, subdivision 8, and the performance of individual incumbents. The performance evaluation must include a review of an incumbent's progress toward attainment of affirmative action goals. The governor or other appointing authority shall establish an objective system for quantifying knowledge, abilities, duties, responsibilities, and accountabilities, and in determining recommendations rate each position by this system.

(b) Before the governor or other appointing authority's recommended salaries take effect, the recommendations must be reviewed and approved, rejected, or modified by the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the legislature under section 3.855, subdivisions 2 and 3.

(c) The governor or other appointing authority may propose additions or deletions of positions from those listed in subdivisions 2 to 4.

(d) The governor or other appointing authority shall set the initial salary of a head of a new agency or a chair of a new metropolitan board or commission whose salary is not specifically prescribed by law after consultation with the commissioner, whose recommendation is advisory only. The amount of the new salary must be comparable to the salary of an agency head or commission chair having similar duties and responsibilities.

(e) The salary of a newly appointed head of an agency or chair of a metropolitan agency listed in subdivisions 2 to 4 may be increased or decreased by the governor or other appointing authority from the salary previously set for that position within 30 days of the new appointment after consultation with the commissioner. If the appointing authority increases a salary under this paragraph, the appointing authority shall submit the new salary to the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the full legislature for approval, modification, or rejection under section 3.855, subdivisions 2 and 3.

The Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning may receive and administer public and private funds for the purposes of Laws 1993, chapter 224.

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: 23-02603

Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, as amended by Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 2, section 78

Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, is amended to read:

The amount equivalent to debt service on the design and construction costs allocated to the parking garage to be located on the block bounded by Sherburne Avenue on the north, Park Street on the west, University Avenue on the south, and North Capitol Boulevard on the east must be transferred from parking fees collected and deposited into the state parking account to the general fund to offset any direct appropriations made to the senate for debt service payments for the legislative parking garage.

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
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new text begin Available for the Year
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new text begin Ending June 30
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new text begin 2025
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