HF 3449

1st Committee Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)

Posted on 03/19/2013 07:29 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to state government; appropriating money or making reductions to 1.3certain state government programs or activities; changing provisions for expenses 1.4of governor-elect, disposal of old state-owned buildings, public access to 1.5parking spaces, fleet management, constitutional officer salary, use of governor's 1.6residence, and lease purchase agreements; providing for operation of a state 1.7recycling center and a state Webmaster for state Web sites; providing for Web 1.8access to appropriations information; requiring two-sided printing for state use; 1.9requiring standards to enhance public access to state electronic data; providing a 1.10discount on health or fitness club for state employees group insurance program; 1.11creating a commission to reengineer delivery of government services; transfers 1.12of federal money to Help America Vote Act account; modifying provisions for 1.13tax return preparers; requiring a report; requesting proposals for enhancing 1.14the state's tax collection process and revenues;amending Minnesota Statutes 1.152008, sections 4.51; 16B.04, subdivision 2; 16B.24, subdivision 3; 16B.27, 1.16subdivisions 1, 6; 16B.48, subdivision 2; 16E.04, subdivision 2; 16E.05, by 1.17adding a subdivision; 79.34, subdivision 1; 115A.15, subdivision 6; 471.6175, 1.18subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 16A.82; 16E.02, 1.19subdivision 1; 270C.145; 289A.08, subdivision 16; Laws 2009, chapter 101, 1.20article 1, section 31; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 1.21chapters 10; 15B; 16A; 16B; 43A. 1.22BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.23ARTICLE 1 1.24STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 1.25 Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 1.26 new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are added to or, if new text end 1.27 new text begin shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 101, new text end 1.28 new text begin article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations new text end 1.29 new text begin are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years new text end 1.30 new text begin indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean new text end 2.1 new text begin that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available new text end 2.2 new text begin for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental new text end 2.3 new text begin appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, new text end 2.4 new text begin are effective the day following final enactment. new text end 2.5 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 2.6 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 2.7 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 2.8 new text begin 2010 new text end new text begin 2011 new text end 2.9 Sec. 2. new text begin LEGISLATURE new text end 2.10 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (431,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (1,580,000) new text end 2.11 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 2.12 new text begin 2010 new text end new text begin 2011 new text end 2.13 new text begin General new text end new text begin (426,000) new text end new text begin (1,575,000) new text end 2.14 new text begin Health Care Access new text end new text begin (5,000) new text end new text begin (5,000) new text end 2.15 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Senate new text end new text begin (205,000) new text end new text begin (668,000) new text end 2.16 new text begin The base budget for the Senate is $21,824,000 new text end 2.17 new text begin in fiscal year 2012 and $21,824,000 in fiscal new text end 2.18 new text begin year 2013. new text end 2.19 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin House of Representatives new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin (599,000) new text end 2.20 new text begin The following amounts are canceled to the new text end 2.21 new text begin general fund from the accounts established new text end 2.22 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281. new text end 2.23 new text begin These are onetime transfers. new text end 2.24 new text begin $395,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $299,000 new text end 2.25 new text begin in fiscal year 2011 is canceled to the general new text end 2.26 new text begin fund from the house of representatives new text end 2.27 new text begin carryforward account. new text end 2.28 new text begin During the biennium ending June 30, 2011, new text end 2.29 new text begin any revenues received by the house of new text end 2.30 new text begin representatives from voluntary donations new text end 2.31 new text begin to support broadcast or print media are new text end 2.32 new text begin appropriated to the house of representatives. new text end 2.33 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission new text end new text begin (226,000) new text end new text begin (313,000) new text end 3.1 new text begin Reductions by Fund new text end 3.2 new text begin General new text end new text begin (221,000) new text end new text begin (308,000) new text end 3.3 new text begin Health Care Access new text end new text begin (5,000) new text end new text begin (5,000) new text end 3.4 new text begin The following amount is canceled to the new text end 3.5 new text begin general fund from the accounts established new text end 3.6 new text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281. new text end 3.7 new text begin This is a onetime transfer. new text end 3.8 new text begin $154,000 in fiscal year 2011 is canceled new text end 3.9 new text begin to the general fund from the carryforward new text end 3.10 new text begin accounts in the Legislative Coordinating new text end 3.11 new text begin Commission. new text end 3.12 new text begin The Legislative Coordinating Commission new text end 3.13 new text begin must issue a request for proposals for new text end 3.14 new text begin a contract under which the commission new text end 3.15 new text begin would purchase business intelligence and new text end 3.16 new text begin information analytics software as a tool to new text end 3.17 new text begin improve legislative oversight. By December new text end 3.18 new text begin 15, 2010, the commission must enter into a new text end 3.19 new text begin contract to purchase this software. new text end 3.20 3.21 Sec. 3. new text begin GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT new text end new text begin GOVERNOR new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (64,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (146,000) new text end 3.22 new text begin $10,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $85,000 new text end 3.23 new text begin in fiscal year 2011 are transferred from new text end 3.24 new text begin the interagency agreements account in the new text end 3.25 new text begin special revenue fund to the general fund. new text end 3.26 new text begin These are onetime transfers. new text end 3.27 new text begin $30,000 of the amount appropriated to the new text end 3.28 new text begin Office of the Governor for the fiscal year new text end 3.29 new text begin ending June 30, 2011, is transferred to the new text end 3.30 new text begin "Support Our Troops" account. new text end 3.31 Sec. 4. new text begin STATE AUDITOR new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (32,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (78,000) new text end 3.32 Sec. 5. new text begin ATTORNEY GENERAL new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (436,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (954,000) new text end 4.1 Sec. 6. new text begin SECRETARY OF STATE new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (104,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (250,000) new text end 4.2 4.3 Sec. 7. new text begin CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC new text end new text begin DISCLOSURE BOARD new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (28,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (8,000) new text end 4.4 new text begin The base budget for the Campaign Finance new text end 4.5 new text begin and Public Disclosure Board is $726,000 in new text end 4.6 new text begin fiscal year 2012 and $726,000 in fiscal year new text end 4.7 new text begin 2013. new text end 4.8 Sec. 8. new text begin INVESTMENT BOARD new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (2,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (5,000) new text end 4.9 4.10 Sec. 9. new text begin OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE new text end new text begin TECHNOLOGY new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (111,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (169,000) new text end 4.11 new text begin These reductions are from the enterprise new text end 4.12 new text begin planning and management program. new text end 4.13 Sec. 10. new text begin ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (8,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (8,000) new text end 4.14 Sec. 11. new text begin ADMINISTRATION new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (335,000) new text end 4.15 new text begin (a) These reductions are from the government new text end 4.16 new text begin and citizens services program. $8,000 of new text end 4.17 new text begin the reductions in fiscal year 2011 is new text end 4.18 new text begin from the transfer to the commissioner new text end 4.19 new text begin of human services for a grant to the new text end 4.20 new text begin Council of Developmental Disabilities. The new text end 4.21 new text begin appropriation for this grant shall be included new text end 4.22 new text begin in the base budget for the commissioner of new text end 4.23 new text begin human services for the biennium beginning new text end 4.24 new text begin July 1, 2011, and is reduced by $8,000 each new text end 4.25 new text begin year of the biennium. new text end 4.26 new text begin (b) $209,000 in fiscal year 2010 is transferred new text end 4.27 new text begin from the central stores fund to the general new text end 4.28 new text begin fund. This is a onetime transfer. new text end 4.29 new text begin (c) The balance in the commuter van program new text end 4.30 new text begin account in the special revenue fund shall be new text end 5.1 new text begin transferred to the general fund on or before new text end 5.2 new text begin June 30, 2010. This is a onetime transfer. new text end 5.3 new text begin (d) The balance in the archaeology burial new text end 5.4 new text begin account of the special revenue fund shall be new text end 5.5 new text begin transferred to the general fund on or before new text end 5.6 new text begin June 30, 2010. This is a onetime transfer. new text end 5.7 new text begin (e) $1,492 in fiscal year 2010 is transferred new text end 5.8 new text begin from the utility rebates account in the special new text end 5.9 new text begin revenue fund to the general fund. This is a new text end 5.10 new text begin onetime transfer. new text end 5.11 5.12 5.13 Sec. 12. new text begin CAPITOL AREA new text end new text begin ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING new text end new text begin BOARD new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (6,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (11,000) new text end 5.14 Sec. 13. new text begin MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (386,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (599,000) new text end 5.15 new text begin (a) $300 in fiscal year 2010 and $300 in new text end 5.16 new text begin fiscal year 2011 are transferred from the new text end 5.17 new text begin combined charities administration account in new text end 5.18 new text begin the special revenue fund to the general fund. new text end 5.19 new text begin These are onetime transfers. new text end 5.20 new text begin (b) $8,700 in fiscal year 2010 and $10,700 new text end 5.21 new text begin in fiscal year 2011 are transferred from the new text end 5.22 new text begin information systems division account in the new text end 5.23 new text begin special revenue fund to the general fund. new text end 5.24 new text begin These are onetime transfers. new text end 5.25 Sec. 14. new text begin REVENUE new text end 5.26 new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (779,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 5,362,000 new text end 5.27 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 5.28 new text begin 2010 new text end new text begin 2011 new text end 5.29 new text begin General new text end new text begin (768,000) new text end new text begin 5,379,000 new text end 5.30 new text begin Health Care Access new text end new text begin (11,000) new text end new text begin (17,000) new text end 5.31 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Tax System Management new text end new text begin (779,000) new text end new text begin 3,492,000 new text end 5.32 new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end 5.33 new text begin 2010 new text end new text begin 2011 new text end 6.1 new text begin General new text end new text begin (768,000) new text end new text begin 3,509,000 new text end 6.2 new text begin Health Care Access new text end new text begin (11,000) new text end new text begin (17,000) new text end 6.3 new text begin (a) $4,857,000 is for additional activities new text end 6.4 new text begin to identify and collect tax liabilities from new text end 6.5 new text begin individuals and business that currently do not new text end 6.6 new text begin pay all taxes owed. This initiative is expected new text end 6.7 new text begin to result in new general fund revenues of new text end 6.8 new text begin $13,065,000 for fiscal year 2011. new text end 6.9 new text begin (b) The department must report to the chairs new text end 6.10 new text begin of the house of representative Ways and new text end 6.11 new text begin Means and senate Finance Committees by new text end 6.12 new text begin March 15, 2011, and January 15, 2012, on new text end 6.13 new text begin the following performance indicators: new text end 6.14 new text begin (1) the number of corporations noncompliant new text end 6.15 new text begin with the corporate tax system each year and new text end 6.16 new text begin the percentage and dollar amounts of valid new text end 6.17 new text begin tax liabilities collected; new text end 6.18 new text begin (2) the number of businesses noncompliant new text end 6.19 new text begin with the sales and use tax system and the new text end 6.20 new text begin percentage and dollar amount of the valid tax new text end 6.21 new text begin liabilities collected; and new text end 6.22 new text begin (3) the number of individual noncompliant new text end 6.23 new text begin cases resolved and the percentage and dollar new text end 6.24 new text begin amount of valid tax liabilities collected. new text end 6.25 new text begin (c) The reports must also identify base-level new text end 6.26 new text begin expenditures and staff positions related to new text end 6.27 new text begin compliance and audit activities, including new text end 6.28 new text begin baseline information as of January 1, 2009. new text end 6.29 new text begin The information must be provided at the new text end 6.30 new text begin budget activity level. new text end 6.31 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Debt Collection Management new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin 1,870,000 new text end 6.32 new text begin $1,870,000 is for additional activities to new text end 6.33 new text begin identify and collect tax liabilities from new text end 6.34 new text begin individuals and businesses that currently new text end 7.1 new text begin do not pay all taxes owed. This initiative new text end 7.2 new text begin is expected to result in new general fund new text end 7.3 new text begin revenues of $13,800,000 for fiscal year 2011. new text end 7.4 Sec. 15. new text begin GAMBLING CONTROL new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (51,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (88,000) new text end 7.5 new text begin $51,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $88,000 new text end 7.6 new text begin in fiscal year 2011 are transferred from new text end 7.7 new text begin the lawful gambling account in the special new text end 7.8 new text begin revenue fund to the general fund. These are new text end 7.9 new text begin onetime transfers. new text end 7.10 Sec. 16. new text begin RACING COMMISSION new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (19,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (29,000) new text end 7.11 new text begin $19,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $29,000 in new text end 7.12 new text begin fiscal year 2011 are transferred from the new text end 7.13 new text begin racing and card playing regulation accounts new text end 7.14 new text begin in the special revenue fund to the general new text end 7.15 new text begin fund. These are onetime transfers. new text end 7.16 7.17 Sec. 17. new text begin GENERAL CONTINGENT new text end new text begin ACCOUNTS new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (750,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin -0- new text end 7.18 new text begin This reduction is from the appropriation for new text end 7.19 new text begin potential state matching requirements under new text end 7.20 new text begin the American Reinvestment and Recovery new text end 7.21 new text begin Act of 2009. new text end 7.22    Sec. 18. Laws 2009, chapter 101, article 1, section 31, is amended to read: 7.23    Sec. 31. PROBLEM GAMBLING APPROPRIATION. 7.24    $225,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $225,000 new text begin $175,000 new text end in fiscal year 2011 are 7.25appropriated from the lottery prize fund to the Gambling Control Board for a grant to the 7.26state affiliate recognized by the National Council on Problem Gambling. The affiliate 7.27must provide services to increase public awareness of problem gambling, education 7.28and training for individuals and organizations providing effective treatment services to 7.29problem gamblers and their families, and research relating to problem gambling. These 7.30services must be complimentary to and not duplicative of the services provided through 7.31the problem gambling program administered by the commissioner of human services. Of 7.32this appropriation, $50,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $50,000 in fiscal year 2011 are new text begin is new text end 8.1contingent on the contribution of nonstate matching funds. Matching funds may be either 8.2cash or qualifying in-kind contributions. The commissioner of finance may disburse the 8.3state portion of the matching funds in increments of $25,000 upon receipt of a commitment 8.4for an equal amount of matching nonstate funds. These are onetime appropriations. 8.5    Sec. 19. new text begin ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET REDUCTIONS. new text end 8.6 new text begin By July 30, 2010, the commissioner of management and budget must allocate new text end 8.7 new text begin a reduction of $2,630,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, to the operating new text end 8.8 new text begin budgets of executive branch state agencies, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section new text end 8.9 new text begin 16A.011, subdivision 12a. To the extent possible, this reduction must be achieved through new text end 8.10 new text begin estimated savings in expenditures for space, out-of-state travel, fleet management, new text end 8.11 new text begin energy usage in state buildings, including a move to daytime cleaning contracts for new text end 8.12 new text begin professional or technical services, and through increased employee telecommuting, and new text end 8.13 new text begin through consolidation of information technology functions, or through other operational new text end 8.14 new text begin efficiencies. If expenditure reductions are achieved in dedicated funds other than those new text end 8.15 new text begin established in the state constitution or protected by federal law, the commissioner of new text end 8.16 new text begin management and budget may transfer the amount of the savings to the general fund. new text end 8.17 new text begin Executive branch state agencies must cooperate with the commissioner of management new text end 8.18 new text begin and budget in developing and implementing these reductions. Any amount of the new text end 8.19 new text begin reduction that cannot be achieved through savings in the expenditure types described new text end 8.20 new text begin in this section must be allocated to executive state agency operating budgets by the new text end 8.21 new text begin commissioner. Reductions in fiscal year 2011 must cancel to the general fund and shall new text end 8.22 new text begin be reflected as reductions in agency base budgets for fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The new text end 8.23 new text begin commissioner of management and budget must report to the chairs and ranking minority new text end 8.24 new text begin members of the senate Finance Committee and the house of representatives Ways and new text end 8.25 new text begin Means and Finance Committees regarding the amount of reductions in spending by each new text end 8.26 new text begin agency under this section. new text end 8.27ARTICLE 2 8.28STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS 8.29    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 4.51, is amended to read: 8.304.51 EXPENSES OF GOVERNOR-ELECT. 8.31     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Definitions. new text end This section applies after a state general election 8.32in which a person who is not the current governor is elected to take office as the next 8.33governor. The commissioner of administration must request a transfer from the general 9.1fund contingent account of an amount equal to 1.5 percent of the amount appropriated 9.2for operation of the Office of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor for the current 9.3fiscal year. This request is subject to the review and advice of the Legislative Advisory 9.4Commission pursuant to section . If the transfer is approved, the commissioner of 9.5administration must make this amount available to the governor-elect before he or she 9.6takes office. The commissioner must provide office space for the governor-elect and for 9.7any employees the governor-elect hires. new text begin (a) "Governor-elect" means the person who is new text end 9.8 new text begin not currently governor and is the apparent successful candidate for the office of governor new text end 9.9 new text begin following a general election. new text end 9.10 new text begin (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Management new text end 9.11 new text begin and Budget. new text end 9.12     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Transition expenses. new text end new text begin In the fiscal year of a gubernatorial election and new text end 9.13 new text begin subject to availability of funds, the commissioner shall transfer up to $162,000 from the new text end 9.14 new text begin general contingent account in the general fund to the Department of Management and new text end 9.15 new text begin Budget. This transfer is subject to the review and advice of the Legislative Advisory new text end 9.16 new text begin Commission pursuant to section 3.30. In consultation with the governor-elect, the new text end 9.17 new text begin commissioner shall use the transferred funds to pay expenses of the governor-elect new text end 9.18 new text begin associated with preparing for the assumption of official duties as governor. The new text end 9.19 new text begin commissioner may use the transferred funds for expenses necessary and prudent for new text end 9.20 new text begin establishment of a transition office prior to the election and for dissolution of the office if new text end 9.21 new text begin the incumbent governor is reelected or after the inauguration of a new governor. Expenses new text end 9.22 new text begin of the governor-elect may include suitable office space and equipment, communications new text end 9.23 new text begin and technology support, consulting services, compensation and travel costs, and other new text end 9.24 new text begin reasonable expenses. Compensation rates for temporary employees hired to support the new text end 9.25 new text begin governor-elect and rates paid for consulting services for the governor-elect shall be new text end 9.26 new text begin determined by the governor-elect. new text end 9.27     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Unused funds. new text end new text begin No new obligations shall be incurred for expenses of new text end 9.28 new text begin the governor-elect after the date of the inauguration. By March 31 of the year of the new text end 9.29 new text begin inauguration, the commissioner shall return to the general contingent account any funds new text end 9.30 new text begin transferred under this section that the commissioner determines are not needed to pay new text end 9.31 new text begin expenses of the governor-elect. new text end 9.32    Sec. 2. new text begin [10.61] TWO-SIDED PRINTING. new text end 9.33 new text begin A printer operated by an entity in the state executive, legislative, or judicial branch new text end 9.34 new text begin must be configured so that the default print option is for two-sided printing if it is feasible new text end 9.35 new text begin to set two-sided printing as the default. new text end 10.1    Sec. 3. new text begin [15B.055] PUBLIC ACCESS TO PARKING SPACES. new text end 10.2 new text begin To provide the public with greater access to legislative proceedings, all parking new text end 10.3 new text begin space on Aurora Avenue in front of the Capitol building must be reserved for the public. new text end 10.4 new text begin Revenue derived from public parking in these spaces must be deposited in the general fund. new text end 10.5    Sec. 4. new text begin [16A.0561] MAPPED DATA ON EXPENDITURES. new text end 10.6 new text begin Data on expenditure of money from the bond proceeds fund, the environmental and new text end 10.7 new text begin natural resources trust fund, the outdoor heritage fund, the clean water fund, the parks new text end 10.8 new text begin and trails fund, and the arts and cultural heritage fund must be made available on the Web new text end 10.9 new text begin in a manner that allows the public to obtain information about a project receiving an new text end 10.10 new text begin appropriation by clicking on a map. To the extent feasible, the map must include or link to new text end 10.11 new text begin information about each project, including but not limited to, the location, the name of the new text end 10.12 new text begin entity receiving the appropriation, the source of the appropriation, the amount of money new text end 10.13 new text begin received, and a general statement of the purpose of the appropriation. The Legislative new text end 10.14 new text begin Coordinating Commission, the commissioner of administration, and the commissioner new text end 10.15 new text begin of management and budget must collaborate to ensure compliance with this section in a new text end 10.16 new text begin manner that provides data cost-effectively in a way that is easy for the public to use. The new text end 10.17 new text begin commissioner of management and budget must determine the cost for the commissioner new text end 10.18 new text begin and entities collaborating with the commissioner to comply with this section, and to new text end 10.19 new text begin the extent feasible, must assess each fund subject to this section a proportional share of new text end 10.20 new text begin the total cost. The amount necessary to pay the amount assessed by the commissioner new text end 10.21 new text begin is appropriated from each fund to the commissioner for purposes of this section. The new text end 10.22 new text begin commissioner may transfer a portion of these appropriations to entities collaborating new text end 10.23 new text begin with the commissioner under this section. new text end 10.24 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2011. new text end 10.25    Sec. 5. new text begin [16A.1287] SYSTEM NAME. new text end 10.26 new text begin Notwithstanding the requirement of section 10.49 that laws not be named for new text end 10.27 new text begin living people, the statewide accounting and procurement system must be known as the new text end 10.28 new text begin Knowledge, Accountability, and Honest Numbers (KAHN) system. new text end 10.29 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment new text end 10.30 new text begin and must be implemented swiftly. new text end 10.31    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 16A.82, is amended to read: 10.3216A.82 TECHNOLOGY LEASE-PURCHASE APPROPRIATION. 11.1$3,548,000 in fiscal year 2010; $3,546,000 in fiscal year 2011; and $10,054,000 in 11.2each fiscal year 2012 through 2019 new text begin The following amounts new text end are appropriated from the 11.3general fund to the commissioner to make payments under a lease-purchase agreement 11.4as defined in section 16A.81 for replacement of the state's accounting and procurement 11.5systems, provided that the state is not obligated to continue such appropriation of funds or 11.6to make lease payments in any future fiscal year. 11.7 new text begin Fiscal year 2010 new text end new text begin $ 2,828,038 new text end 11.8 new text begin Fiscal year 2011 new text end new text begin $ 3,063,950 new text end 11.9 new text begin Fiscal year 2012 new text end new text begin $ 8,967,850 new text end 11.10 new text begin Fiscal year 2013 new text end new text begin $ 8,968,950 new text end 11.11 new text begin Fiscal year 2014 new text end new text begin $ 8,970,850 new text end 11.12 new text begin Fiscal year 2015 new text end new text begin $ 8,971,150 new text end 11.13 new text begin Fiscal year 2016 new text end new text begin $ 8,966,450 new text end 11.14 new text begin Fiscal year 2017 new text end new text begin $ 8,967,500 new text end 11.15 new text begin Fiscal year 2018 new text end new text begin $ 8,970,750 new text end 11.16 new text begin Fiscal year 2019 new text end new text begin $ 8,968,500 new text end 11.17 new text begin Of these appropriations, up to $2,000 per year may be used to pay the annual trustee new text end 11.18 new text begin fees for the lease-purchase agreements authorized in this section and section 270C.145. new text end 11.19Any unexpended portions of this appropriation cancel to the general fund at the close of 11.20each biennium. This section expires June 30, 2020 new text begin 2019 new text end . 11.21 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 11.22    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 11.23    Subd. 2. Powers and duties, generally. Subject to other provisions of this chapter, 11.24the commissioner is authorized to: 11.25    (1) supervise, control, review, and approve all state contracts and purchasing; 11.26    (2) provide agencies with supplies and equipment and operate all central store or 11.27supply rooms serving more than one agency; 11.28    (3) investigate and study the management and organization of agencies, and 11.29reorganize them when necessary to ensure their effective and efficient operation; 11.30    (4) manage and control state property, real and personal; 11.31    (5) maintain and operate all state buildings, as described in section 16B.24, 11.32subdivision 1 ; 11.33    (6) supervise, control, review, and approve all capital improvements to state 11.34buildings and the capitol building and grounds; 11.35    (7) provide central duplicating, printing, and mail facilities; 11.36    (8) oversee publication of official documents and provide for their sale; 12.1    (9) manage and operate parking facilities for state employees and a central motor 12.2pool for travel on state business; 12.3    (10) provide rental space within the capitol complex for a private day care center for 12.4children of state employees. The commissioner shall contract for services as provided 12.5in this chapter; and 12.6(11) settle state employee workers' compensation claims. new text begin ; and new text end 12.7 new text begin (12) operate a state recycling center. new text end 12.8 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010. new text end 12.9    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.24, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 12.10    Subd. 3. Disposal of old buildings. new text begin (a) Upon request from the head of an agency new text end 12.11 new text begin with control of a state-owned building with an estimated market value of less than new text end 12.12 new text begin $50,000, as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner may sell, demolish, or new text end 12.13 new text begin otherwise dispose of the building if the commissioner determines that the building is no new text end 12.14 new text begin longer used or is a fire or safety hazard. new text end 12.15The commissioner, new text begin (b) new text end Upon request of the head of an agency which has new text begin with new text end control 12.16of a state-owned building which is no longer used or which is a fire or safety hazard, shall, new text begin new text end 12.17 new text begin with an estimated market value of $50,000 or more, as determined by the commissioner, new text end 12.18 new text begin the commissioner may sell, demolish, or otherwise dispose of the building new text end after 12.19 new text begin determining that the building is no longer used or is a fire or safety hazard and new text end obtaining 12.20approval of the chairs of the senate Finance Committee and house of representatives Ways 12.21and Means Committee, sell, wreck, or otherwise dispose of the building. 12.22 new text begin (c) new text end In the event a sale is made new text begin under this subdivision, new text end the proceeds shall be deposited 12.23in the proper account or in the general fund new text begin from which the appropriation to acquire the new text end 12.24 new text begin building was made, in the general fund or as otherwise provided under state law new text end . 12.25    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 12.26    Subdivision 1. Use. The governor's residence must new text begin may new text end be used for official 12.27ceremonial functions of the state, and to provide suitable living quarters for the governor 12.28of the state. new text begin If the commissioner determines that the costs of using the residence building new text end 12.29 new text begin for ceremonial functions and for living quarters for the governor outweigh the benefits, the new text end 12.30 new text begin commissioner must temporarily close the governor's residence. If the commissioner closes new text end 12.31 new text begin the residence, the commissioner must provide a minimal level of maintenance to ensure new text end 12.32 new text begin there is no deterioration to the property. new text end 12.33    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.27, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 13.1    Subd. 6. Use by nonstate entities. new text begin If the governor is not using the residence new text end 13.2 new text begin for living quarters, the commissioner is encouraged to make the residence available to new text end 13.3 new text begin nonstate entities, at a rate commensurate with the market rate for use of similar space. new text end A 13.4nonstate entity using the governor's residence must pay the state new text begin the rate determined by new text end 13.5 new text begin the commissioner. The rate must at least compensate the state new text end for all direct and indirect 13.6costs associated with use of the facility. 13.7    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.48, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 13.8    Subd. 2. Purpose of funds. Money in the state treasury credited to the general 13.9services revolving fund and money that is deposited in the fund is appropriated annually to 13.10the commissioner for the following purposes: 13.11(1) to operate a central store and equipment service; 13.12(2) to operate the central mailing service, including purchasing postage and related 13.13items and refunding postage deposits; 13.14(3) to operate a documents service as prescribed by section 16B.51; 13.15(4) to provide services for the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of buildings and 13.16grounds managed by the commissioner of administration; 13.17(5) to operate a materials handling service, including interagency mail and product 13.18delivery, solid waste removal, courier service, equipment rental, and vehicle and 13.19equipment maintenance; 13.20(6) to provide analytical, statistical, and organizational development services to 13.21state agencies, local units of government, metropolitan and regional agencies, and school 13.22districts; 13.23(7) to operate a records center and provide micrographics products and services; and 13.24(8) to perform services for any other agency. Money may be expended for this 13.25purpose only when directed by the governor. The agency receiving the services shall 13.26reimburse the fund for their cost, and the commissioner shall make the appropriate 13.27transfers when requested. The term "services" as used in this clause means compensation 13.28paid officers and employees of the state government; supplies, materials, equipment, 13.29and other articles and things used by or furnished to an agency; and utility services and 13.30other services for the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of buildings and offices of 13.31the state government. new text begin ; and new text end 13.32 new text begin (9) to operate a state recycling center. new text end 13.33 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010. new text end 13.34    Sec. 12. new text begin [16B.535] FLEET MANAGEMENT; CONSOLIDATION. new text end 14.1 new text begin (a) The Department of Administration shall ensure optimum efficiency and economy new text end 14.2 new text begin in the fleet management activities of all state agencies. The department must: new text end 14.3 new text begin (1) maintain a current fleet management inventory and maintenance cost accounting new text end 14.4 new text begin system that includes all state-owned or leased motor vehicles; new text end 14.5 new text begin (2) develop uniform state policies and guidelines for vehicle acquisition, new text end 14.6 new text begin replacement, use, fuel, maintenance, and recording of operational and other costs; and new text end 14.7 new text begin (3) study the cost-effectiveness of consolidating or privatizing the state vehicle fleet new text end 14.8 new text begin or sections of the state vehicle fleet, including documenting the current status of fleet new text end 14.9 new text begin consolidation or privatization and assessing the cost-effectiveness of further consolidation new text end 14.10 new text begin or privatization of the state vehicle fleet. new text end 14.11 new text begin (b) When requested by the governor or the legislature, the department must submit new text end 14.12 new text begin information detailing the costs associated with fleet operations based upon a statewide new text end 14.13 new text begin uniform cost accounting system. new text end 14.14 new text begin (c) State agencies authorized by the Department of Administration may operate new text end 14.15 new text begin a vehicle fleet management program. Each such agency shall assign a fleet manager new text end 14.16 new text begin who shall operate the agency's fleet program in accordance with policies and guidelines new text end 14.17 new text begin established by the Department of Administration. new text end 14.18 new text begin (d) Each fleet manager must review the use of state-owned or leased vehicles within new text end 14.19 new text begin their agency at least annually to determine whether vehicle utilization meets best practices new text end 14.20 new text begin criteria as determined by the Department of Administration. new text end 14.21    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 16E.02, subdivision 1, is 14.22amended to read: 14.23    Subdivision 1. Office management and structure. (a) The chief information officer 14.24is appointed by the governor. The chief information officer serves in the unclassified 14.25service at the pleasure of the governor. The chief information officer must have experience 14.26leading enterprise-level information technology organizations. The chief information 14.27officer is the state's chief information officer and information and telecommunications 14.28technology advisor to the governor. 14.29(b) The chief information officer may appoint other employees of the office. 14.30The staff of the office must include individuals knowledgeable in information and 14.31telecommunications technology systems and services and individuals with specialized 14.32training in information security and accessibility. 14.33 new text begin (c) The chief information officer shall appoint a Webmaster responsible for the new text end 14.34 new text begin supervision and development of state Web sites under the control of the office including, new text end 14.35 new text begin but not limited to, Web sites maintained under section 16E.07. The Webmaster shall new text end 15.1 new text begin ensure that these Web sites are maintained in an easily accessible format that is consistent new text end 15.2 new text begin throughout state government and are consistent with the accessibility standards developed new text end 15.3 new text begin under section 16E.03, subdivision 9. The Webmaster shall provide assistance and new text end 15.4 new text begin guidance consistent with the requirements of this paragraph to other state agencies for the new text end 15.5 new text begin maintenance of other Web sites not under the direct control of the office. new text end 15.6    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16E.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 15.7    Subd. 2. Responsibilities. (a) In addition to other activities prescribed by law, the 15.8office shall carry out the duties set out in this subdivision. 15.9    (b) The office shall develop and establish a state information architecture to ensure new text begin : new text end 15.10 new text begin (1) new text end that state agency development and purchase of information and communications 15.11systems, equipment, and services is designed to ensure that individual agency information 15.12systems complement and do not needlessly duplicate or conflict with the systems of other 15.13agencies new text begin ; and new text end 15.14 new text begin (2) enhanced public access to data can be provided consistent with standards new text end 15.15 new text begin developed under section 16E.05, subdivision 4 new text end . 15.16When state agencies have need for the same or similar public data, the chief information 15.17officer, in coordination with the affected agencies, shall manage the most efficient and 15.18cost-effective method of producing and storing data for or sharing data between those 15.19agencies. The development of this information architecture must include the establishment 15.20of standards and guidelines to be followed by state agencies. The office shall ensure 15.21compliance with the architecture. 15.22    (c) The office shall assist state agencies in the planning and management of 15.23information systems so that an individual information system reflects and supports the 15.24state agency's mission and the state's requirements and functions. The office shall review 15.25and approve agency technology plans to ensure consistency with enterprise information 15.26and telecommunications technology strategy. By January 15 of each year, the chief 15.27information officer must report to the chairs and the ranking minority members of 15.28the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the office regarding the 15.29assistance provided under this paragraph. The report must include a listing of agencies 15.30that have developed or are developing plans under this paragraph. 15.31    (d) The office shall review and approve agency requests for funding for the 15.32development or purchase of information systems equipment or software before the 15.33requests may be included in the governor's budget. 15.34    (e) The office shall review major purchases of information systems equipment to: 16.1    (1) ensure that the equipment follows the standards and guidelines of the state 16.2information architecture; 16.3    (2) ensure the agency's proposed purchase reflects a cost-effective policy regarding 16.4volume purchasing; and 16.5    (3) ensure that the equipment is consistent with other systems in other state agencies 16.6so that data can be shared among agencies, unless the office determines that the agency 16.7purchasing the equipment has special needs justifying the inconsistency. 16.8    (f) The office shall review the operation of information systems by state agencies 16.9and ensure that these systems are operated efficiently and securely and continually meet 16.10the standards and guidelines established by the office. The standards and guidelines must 16.11emphasize uniformity that is cost-effective for the enterprise, that encourages information 16.12interchange, open systems environments, and portability of information whenever 16.13practicable and consistent with an agency's authority and chapter 13. 16.14    (g) The office shall conduct a comprehensive review at least every three years of 16.15the information systems investments that have been made by state agencies and higher 16.16education institutions. The review must include recommendations on any information 16.17systems applications that could be provided in a more cost-beneficial manner by an outside 16.18source. The office must report the results of its review to the legislature and the governor. 16.19    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16E.05, is amended by adding a subdivision 16.20to read: 16.21     new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Standards for transparency. new text end new text begin The chief information officer shall develop new text end 16.22 new text begin standards to enhance public access to electronic data maintained by state government, new text end 16.23 new text begin consistent with the requirements of chapter 13. The standards must ensure that: new text end 16.24 new text begin (1) the state information architecture facilitates public access to agency data; new text end 16.25 new text begin (2) publicly available data is managed using an approved state metadata model; and new text end 16.26 new text begin (3) all geospatial data conform to an approved state geocode model. new text end 16.27    Sec. 16. new text begin [43A.265] MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS. new text end 16.28 new text begin The state employee group insurance program must offer a discount on admission to new text end 16.29 new text begin or memberships in gyms, health or fitness clubs, or similar facilities to employees who new text end 16.30 new text begin attend and use these facilities under conditions specified by the program. new text end 16.31 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2011. new text end 16.32    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 79.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 17.1    Subdivision 1. Conditions requiring membership. The nonprofit association 17.2known as the Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association may be incorporated under 17.3chapter 317A with all the powers of a corporation formed under that chapter, except that 17.4if the provisions of that chapter are inconsistent with sections 79.34 to 79.40, sections 17.579.34 to 79.40 govern. Each insurer as defined by section 79.01, subdivision 2, shall, as 17.6a condition of its authority to transact workers' compensation insurance in this state, be 17.7a member of the reinsurance association and is bound by the plan of operation of the 17.8reinsurance association; provided, that all affiliated insurers within a holding company 17.9system as defined in chapter 60D are considered a single entity for purposes of the exercise 17.10of all rights and duties of membership in the reinsurance association. Each self-insurer 17.11approved under section 176.181 and each political subdivision that self-insures shall, as a 17.12condition of its authority to self-insure workers' compensation liability in this state, be a 17.13member of the reinsurance association and is bound by its plan of operation; provided that: 17.14(1) all affiliated companies within a holding company system, as determined by 17.15the commissioner of labor and industry in a manner consistent with the standards and 17.16definitions in chapter 60D, are considered a single entity for purposes of the exercise of all 17.17rights and duties of membership in the reinsurance association; and 17.18(2) all group self-insurers granted authority to self-insure pursuant to section 17.19176.181 are considered single entities for purposes of the exercise of all the rights and 17.20duties of membership in the reinsurance association. As a condition of its authority to 17.21self-insure workers' compensation liability, and for losses incurred after December 31, 17.221983, the state is a member of the reinsurance association and is bound by its plan of 17.23operation. The commissioner of management and budget new text begin administration new text end represents 17.24the state in the exercise of all the rights and duties of membership in the reinsurance 17.25association. The amounts necessary to pay the state's premiums required for coverage by 17.26the Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association are appropriated from the general 17.27fund to the commissioner of management and budget new text begin administration new text end . The University 17.28of Minnesota shall pay its portion of workers' compensation reinsurance premiums 17.29directly to the Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association. For the purposes of 17.30this section, "state" means the administrative branch of state government, the legislative 17.31branch, the judicial branch, the University of Minnesota, and any other entity whose 17.32workers' compensation liability is paid from the state revolving fund. The commissioner 17.33of management and budget may calculate, prorate, and charge a department or agency 17.34the portion of premiums paid to the reinsurance association for employees who are 17.35paid wholly or in part by federal funds, dedicated funds, or special revenue funds. The 17.36reinsurance association is not a state agency. Actions of the reinsurance association and its 18.1board of directors and actions of the commissioner of labor and industry with respect to 18.2the reinsurance association are not subject to chapters 13 and 15. All property owned by 18.3the association is exempt from taxation. The reinsurance association is not obligated to 18.4make any payments or pay any assessments to any funds or pools established pursuant to 18.5this chapter or chapter 176 or any other law. 18.6 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 18.7    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 115A.15, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 18.8    Subd. 6. Use of funds. All funds appropriated by the state for the resource recovery 18.9program, all revenues resulting from the sale of recyclable and reusable commodities made 18.10available for sale as a result of the resource recovery program, and all reimbursements 18.11to the commissioner of expenses incurred by the commissioner in developing and 18.12administering resource recovery systems for state agencies, governmental units, and 18.13nonprofit organizations must be deposited in the general fund. The commissioner shall 18.14determine the waste disposal cost savings associated with recycling and reuse activities. new text begin new text end 18.15 new text begin will be used by the service provider to offset the cost of the recycling. new text end 18.16 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010. new text end 18.17    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 270C.145, is amended to read: 18.18270C.145 TECHNOLOGY LEASE-PURCHASE APPROPRIATION. 18.19$855,000 in fiscal year 2010; $853,000 in fiscal year 2011; and $2,519,000 in each 18.20fiscal year 2012 through 2019 is new text begin The following amounts are new text end appropriated from the general 18.21fund to the commissioner to make payments under a lease-purchase agreement as defined 18.22in section 16A.81 for completing the purchase and development of an integrated tax 18.23software package; provided that the state is not obligated to continue the appropriation of 18.24funds or to make lease payments in any future fiscal year. 18.25 new text begin Fiscal year 2010 new text end new text begin $ 670,213 new text end 18.26 new text begin Fiscal year 2011 new text end new text begin $ 748,550 new text end 18.27 new text begin Fiscal year 2012 new text end new text begin $ 2,250,150 new text end 18.28 new text begin Fiscal year 2013 new text end new text begin $ 2,251,550 new text end 18.29 new text begin Fiscal year 2014 new text end new text begin $ 2,250,350 new text end 18.30 new text begin Fiscal year 2015 new text end new text begin $ 2,251,550 new text end 18.31 new text begin Fiscal year 2016 new text end new text begin $ 2,249,950 new text end 18.32 new text begin Fiscal year 2017 new text end new text begin $ 2,251,250 new text end 18.33 new text begin Fiscal year 2018 new text end new text begin $ 2,249,000 new text end 18.34 new text begin Fiscal year 2019 new text end new text begin $ 2,247,000 new text end 19.1 Any unexpended portions of this appropriation cancel to the general fund at the 19.2close of each biennium. This section expires June 30, 2019. 19.3 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end 19.4    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 289A.08, subdivision 16, 19.5is amended to read: 19.6    Subd. 16. Tax refund or return preparers; electronic filing; paper filing fee 19.7imposed. (a) A "tax refund or return preparer," as defined in section 289A.60, subdivision 19.813 , paragraph (f), who prepared new text begin is a tax return preparer for purposes of section 6011(e) new text end 19.9 new text begin of the Internal Revenue Code, and who reasonably expects to prepare new text end more than 100 19.10 new text begin ten new text end Minnesota individual income tax returns for the prior calendar year must file all 19.11Minnesota individual income tax returns prepared for the current new text begin that new text end calendar year by 19.12electronic means. 19.13(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a return if the taxpayer has indicated on the return 19.14that the taxpayer did not want the return filed by electronic means. 19.15(c) For each return that is not filed electronically by a tax refund or return preparer 19.16under this subdivision, including returns filed under paragraph (b), a paper filing fee 19.17of $5 is imposed upon the preparer. The fee is collected from the preparer in the same 19.18manner as income tax. The fee does not apply to returns that the commissioner requires 19.19to be filed in paper form. 19.20 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective for tax returns filed after December new text end 19.21 new text begin 31, 2010. new text end 19.22    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 471.6175, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 19.23    Subd. 4. Account maintenance. (a) A political subdivision or other public entity 19.24may establish a trust account to be held under the supervision of the trust administrator for 19.25the purposes of this section. A trust administrator shall establish a separate account for 19.26each participating political subdivision or public entity. The trust administrator may charge 19.27participating political subdivisions and public entities fees for reasonable administrative 19.28costs. The amount of any fees charged by the Public Employees Retirement Association is 19.29appropriated to the association from the account. A trust administrator may establish other 19.30reasonable terms and conditions for creation and maintenance of these accounts. 19.31    (b) The trust administrator must report to the political subdivision or other public 19.32entity on the investment returns of invested trust assets and on all investment fees or costs 19.33incurred by the trust. The annual rates of return, along with investment and administrative 20.1fees and costs for the trust, must be disclosed in the political subdivision's or public entity's 20.2annual financial audit in a manner prescribed by the state auditor. 20.3    (c) Effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2009 new text begin 2013 new text end , the trust 20.4administrator must report electronically to the state auditor the portfolio and performance 20.5information specified in section 356.219, subdivision 3, in the manner prescribed by 20.6the state auditor. 20.7    Sec. 22. new text begin TRANSPARENCY STANDARDS REPORT. new text end 20.8 new text begin By January 15, 2011, the chief information officer shall report to the chairs and new text end 20.9 new text begin ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the new text end 20.10 new text begin Office of Enterprise Technology regarding the development of the standards to enhance new text end 20.11 new text begin public access to data required under Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.05, subdivision 4. new text end 20.12 new text begin The report must describe the process for development of the standards, including the new text end 20.13 new text begin opportunity provided for public comment, and specify the components of the standards new text end 20.14 new text begin that have been implemented, including a description of the level of public use of the new new text end 20.15 new text begin opportunities for data access under the standards. new text end 20.16    Sec. 23. new text begin REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. new text end 20.17 new text begin (a) The commissioner of revenue shall issue a request for proposals for a contract to new text end 20.18 new text begin implement a system of tax analytics and business intelligence tools to enhance the state's new text end 20.19 new text begin tax collection process and revenues by improving the means of identifying candidates new text end 20.20 new text begin for audit and collection activities and prioritizing those activities to provide the highest new text end 20.21 new text begin returns on auditors' and collection agents' time. The request for proposals must require new text end 20.22 new text begin that the system recommended and implemented by the contractor: new text end 20.23 new text begin (1) leverage the Department of Revenue's existing data and other available data new text end 20.24 new text begin sources to build models that more effectively and efficiently identify accounts for audit new text end 20.25 new text begin review and collections; new text end 20.26 new text begin (2) leverage advanced analytical techniques and technology such as pattern new text end 20.27 new text begin detection, predictive modeling, clustering, outlier detection, and link analysis to identify new text end 20.28 new text begin suspect accounts for audit review and collections; new text end 20.29 new text begin (3) leverage a variety of approaches and analytical techniques to rank accounts and new text end 20.30 new text begin improve the success rate and the return on investment of department employees engaged new text end 20.31 new text begin in audit activities; new text end 20.32 new text begin (4) leverage technology to make the audit process more sustainable and stable, even new text end 20.33 new text begin with turnover of department auditing staff; new text end 21.1 new text begin (5) provide optimization capabilities to more effectively prioritize collections and new text end 21.2 new text begin increase the efficiency of employees engaged in collections activities; and new text end 21.3 new text begin (6) incorporate mechanisms to decrease wrongful auditing and reduce interference new text end 21.4 new text begin with Minnesota taxpayers who are fully complying with the laws. new text end 21.5 new text begin (b) Based on acceptable responses to the request for proposals, the commissioner new text end 21.6 new text begin shall enter into a contract for the services specified in paragraph (a) by July 1, 2012. The new text end 21.7 new text begin contract must incorporate a performance-based vendor financing option whereby the new text end 21.8 new text begin vendor shares in the risk of the project's success. new text end 21.9 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2011. new text end 21.10    Sec. 24. new text begin CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER SALARY. new text end 21.11 new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the base salary for the governor, lieutenant new text end 21.12 new text begin governor, attorney general, state auditor, and secretary of state is 60 percent of the new text end 21.13 new text begin salary for each position in effect on June 30, 2010. In addition to the base salary, each new text end 21.14 new text begin constitutional officer may request payments, in an amount not to exceed $96 per day, for new text end 21.15 new text begin each day the officer works on state business. The total of the base salary plus the per new text end 21.16 new text begin diem payments in any calendar year may not exceed the salary for the position in effect new text end 21.17 new text begin on June 30, 2010. This section does not affect the salary of any other public employee, new text end 21.18 new text begin notwithstanding other laws that set or limit public employee salaries to a percentage of the new text end 21.19 new text begin salary of a constitutional officer. new text end 21.20    Sec. 25. new text begin COMMISSION ON SERVICE INNOVATION. new text end 21.21 new text begin The governor shall appoint a Commission on Service Innovation to produce a new text end 21.22 new text begin strategic plan to reengineer the delivery of state and local government services, including new text end 21.23 new text begin the realignment of service delivery by region and proximity, the use of new technologies, new text end 21.24 new text begin shared facilities, and other means of improving efficiency. The plan shall also provide a new text end 21.25 new text begin process to review and modify recommendations at regular intervals in the future based on new text end 21.26 new text begin specific results measured at regular intervals. The plan shall also include any proposed new text end 21.27 new text begin legislation necessary to implement the commission's recommendations. new text end 21.28    Sec. 26. new text begin HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT. new text end 21.29 new text begin (a) If the secretary of state determines that this state is otherwise eligible to receive new text end 21.30 new text begin an additional payment of federal money under the Help America Vote Act, Public Law new text end 21.31 new text begin 107-252, the secretary must certify to the commissioner of management and budget the new text end 21.32 new text begin amount, if any, needed to meet the matching requirement of section 253(b)(5) of the Help new text end 21.33 new text begin America Vote Act. In the certification, the secretary shall specify the portion of the match new text end 22.1 new text begin that should be taken from an unencumbered general fund appropriation to the Office new text end 22.2 new text begin of the Secretary of State for a different purpose. Upon receipt of that certification, or new text end 22.3 new text begin as soon as an unencumbered general fund appropriation becomes available, whichever new text end 22.4 new text begin occurs later, the commissioner must transfer the specified amount to the Help America new text end 22.5 new text begin Vote Act account. new text end 22.6 new text begin This section expires on June 30, 2011. new text end