1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; requiring a reorganization study.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. REORGANIZATION STUDY.
 1.5 	No later than September 30, 2012, the commissioner of management and budget 
1.6 	shall enter into one or more contracts for study of the internal reorganization of the 
1.7 	following:  the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Departments of Human 
1.8 	Services, Health, Transportation, Corrections, Public Safety, Employment and Economic 
1.9 	Development, Natural Resources, Veterans Affairs, and Revenue. Upon request of the 
1.10 	University of Minnesota, the university shall be included in the contract. The study 
1.11 	must address:
1.12 	(1) reorganization of state agencies along service rather than functional lines in 
1.13 	order to provide more efficient service; and
1.14 	(2) reorganization of state agencies in order to flatten the organizational structure by 
1.15 	requiring that decisions are made closer to the service needed, eliminating redundancies, 
1.16 	and optimizing the span of control ratios to public and private sector industry benchmarks.
1.17 	The commissioner of management and budget must make a progress report to the 
1.18 	legislature by January 15, 2013,  and the final studies must be completed by June 30, 2013.