HF 354

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 01/17/2023 11:40am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; providing for disparities impact notes on proposed
legislation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [3.99] DISPARITIES IMPACT NOTES.
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new text begin (a) The director of the Legislative Budget Office and the commissioner of management
and budget shall coordinate with relevant agencies on the development of a disparities
impact note for any proposed legislation upon request of the chair or ranking minority
member of any standing committee if it appears enactment could have a significant impact
on increasing or decreasing disparities. Upon receipt of a request to prepare a disparity
impact note, the director of the Legislative Budget Office must notify the authors of the
proposed legislation that the request has been made. The disparity impact note must be
made available to the public upon request. The relevant state agency shall make a reasonable
and timely estimate of whether the proposed legislation may increase or decrease disparities
and provide the information to the director of the Legislative Budget Office and the
commissioner of management and budget.
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new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, "disparities" means the difference in economic,
employment, health, education, or public safety outcomes between the state population as
a whole and subgroups of the population defined by socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity,
age, gender, and geography, to the extent data is available. Upon completion of the disparities
impact note, the director of the Legislative Budget Office must provide a copy to the authors
of the proposed legislation and to the chair and ranking minority member of each committee
to which the proposed legislation is referred.
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