1.1A bill for an act1.2relating to state government; allowing creation of a clearinghouse for 1.3procurement and shared services examples;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, 1.4section 6.74.1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 6.74, is amended to read:1.76.74 INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.1.8    Subdivision 1.Information generally. The state auditor, or a designated agent, shall 1.9collect annually from all city, county, and other local units of government, information as 1.10to the assessment of property, collection of taxes, receipts from licenses and other sources, 1.11the expenditure of public funds for all purposes, borrowing, debts, principal and interest 1.12payments on debts, and such other information as may be needful. The data shall be 1.13supplied upon forms prescribed by the state auditor, and all public officials so called upon 1.14shall fill out properly and return promptly all forms so transmitted. The state auditor or 1.15assistants, may examine local records in order to complete or verify the information.1.16    Subd. 2.Examples of good government in procurement and shared services; 1.17clearinghouse.The state auditor may seek funds from local units of government 1.18and nongovernmental sources to establish an online clearinghouse of examples of 1.19good government in procurement and shared services among political subdivisions. If 1.20established, the clearinghouse shall be designed to allow political subdivisions to submit 1.21examples of good government in procurement and shared services in a form prescribed 1.22by the state auditor.