1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; modifying staffing authority of the Campaign 
1.3 	Finance and Public Disclosure Board;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, 
1.4 	section 10A.02, subdivision 5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 10A.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 5.Executive director; staff. The board must appoint an executive director. 
1.8 	The executive director is in the unclassified service. The executive director serves as 
1.9 	secretary of the board and must keep a record of all proceedings and actions by the board. 
1.10 	The board may also employ and prescribe the duties of other permanent or temporary 
1.11 	employees, including a staff attorney, in the unclassified service as may be necessary to 
1.12 	administer this chapter, subject to appropriation. The executive director and all other 
1.13 	employees serve at the pleasure of the board. Expenses of the board must be approved by 
1.14 	the chair or another member as the rules of the board may provide and the expenses must 
1.15 	then be paid in the same manner as other state expenses are paid.

1.16 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.17 	The act is effective the day following final enactment.