Relating to government innovation

ARTICLE 1 - GOVERNMENT REFORM

Establishing the commission on service innovation to prodice the legislature with a strategic plan to reengineer the delivery of state and local services; prescribing membership; specifying commission organization, reporting requirements and commission expiration

ARTICLE 2 - HOME RULE CHARTER FOR BENTON, STEARNS, AND SHERBURNE COUNTIES

Authorizing two or more contiguous counties to propose a home rule charter
commission; specifying certain duties, membership and election requirements;
providing for adoption of charter and home rule charter powers and duties

ARTICLE 3 - MINNOVATION COUNCIL

Creating the Minnovation council; authorizing the legislative auditor to make recommendations to the council; defining certain terms; specifying membership, duties and staffing; allowing local government units and the state to request rule and law waivers from the council and specifying application, review process, hearing, agreement conditions, enforcement and data access; providing service budget management model grants, cooperation planning and service sharing grants for local governmental units; requiring scoring system use in determining awards receipt; allowing the council to require grants repayments; specifying policy innovation and research topics; providing for fees; guaranteeing increased value to the taxpayer, report requirements; sunset provision

ARTICLE 4 - TASK FORCE FOR POLICY INNOVATION

Establishing the task force for policy innovation and research; specifying membership and report requirements; sunset provision
(Ch. 398, 2010 - VETO)