3E Relating to the operation of state government

ARTICLE 1 - STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Appropriating money to the legislature, to the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, to the office of state auditor, to the office of attorney general, to the office of secretary of state, to the campaign finance and disclosure board, to the investment board, for administrative hearings, to the office of enterprise technology, to the department of administration, to the capitol area architectural and planning board (CAAPB), to Minnesota management and budget (MMB), to the department of revenue, to the racing commission, to the state lottery, to the amateur sports commission, to the council on black Minnesotans, to the council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, to the council of affairs of Chicano/Latino people, to the Indian affairs council, to the Minnesota historical society, to the board of arts, to the Minnesota humanities center, to the science museum of Minnesota, for general contingent accounts, for tort claims, to the Minnesota state retirement system, to the Minneapolis employees retirement fund division account, to the teachers retirement association, to the St. Paul teachers retirement fund, to the Duluth teachers fund, and to the departments of military and veterans affairs

ARTICLE 2 - MINNESOTA SUNSET ACT

Requiring a review of advisory groups by the legislative commissioner on planning and fiscal policy; repealing the Minnesota sunset act

ARTICLE 3 - STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Requiring the chair of the legislative advisory commission (LAC) to alternate between the house and senate; allowing the legislative coordinating commission (LCC) to accept gifts and grants; requiring the legislative commission on pensions and retirement (LCPR) expense reimbursements to be done according to LCC policies; modifying certain duties of the legislative auditor; providing for financial and data security audits; requiring certain notice to the legislative auditor; authorizing the secretary of state to solicit funds for technological projects to enhance the state election system and for the address confidentiality program for victims of violence; providing for city and town accounting system (CTAS) software development and updating; modifying certain provisions relating to state procurement; establishing a state auditor enterprise fund; allowing the state auditor to contract with private entities and to adjust the charges schedule; requiring state agencies with information or telecommunication projects to consult with the office of enterprise technology regarding project cost; modifying Minnesota management and budget (MMB) budget preparation performance measures for change items; modifying the definition of resident vendor, the solicitation process for certain acquisitions, the procedure for service contracts, nonvisual technology access standards inclusion in certain state contracts and design-build and construction manager at risk solicitations provisions; authorizing the office of enterprise technology to contract with a private entity to manage, maintain, support and expand the Northstar and online government information services, and authorizing the office to charge a user fee; establishing and providing for the e-government advisory council and specifying members shall not receive compensation; providing a council sunset date; changing responsibility for job opportunity building zones (JOBZ) and subsidy agreements audit from the state auditor to the legislative auditor; changing the requirements for noncommercial radio station grants; changing eligibility qualifications; modifying station equipment grants qualifications and funds repayment; removing the Mississippi River Parkway commission subpoena authority; requiring the legislative advisory commission (LAC) chair to be a senate member in 2013; repealing provisions relating to the office of legislative research regarding the jurisdiction of the legislative coordinating commission over the revisor and legislative reference library and certain expenses of the LCC, and the legislative commission on planning and fiscal policy subcommittee on government accountability

ARTICLE 4 - MILITARY AND VETERANS PROVISIONS

Clarifying that a state and municipal employee may choose when to use paid military leave; modifying the eligibility, grant process, and qualifying uses of the veterans service office grant program; modifying grant amounts to counties; modifying under the Minnesota GI bill program the eligibility and benefit amount; establishing a presumption of rehabilitation through a honorable discharge from military service following a conviction for a crime disqualifying the individual from a public employment position requiring licensure; providing local governing bodies with authority to implement veteran-owned small business contracts preference programs; allowing active duty service members to take a peace officer reciprocity examination; repealing the veterans service office grant cycle

ARTICLE 5 - REVENUE DEPARTMENT

Requiring automobile insurers to collect a surcharge on comprehensive policies and requiring surcharge remittance to the department of revenue for the automobile theft prevention program; establishing the automobile theft prevention account; requiring insurer return filing; requiring department of revenue electronic filings and payments; authorizing the legislative auditor to conduct a data security audit of department of revenue debit card use for tax refund payments; repealing the automobile theft prevention program and the technology lease-purchase appropriation

ARTICLE 6 - COMPENSATION COUNCIL

Modifying legislative coordinating commission (LCC) duties with regard to salary recommendations for employees not represented by an exclusive bargaining representative; subjecting non gubernatorial appointing authority action to LCC approval; expanding the group I and II salary limits; requiring the governor to consult with the commissioner of management and budget prior to salary establishment; allowing certain submissions to the LCC; moving the compensation council creation year schedule and modifying council membership and recommendations submission; requiring a compensation study by an independent consultant; increasing the governor's salary; repealing certain state personnel management salary exceptions
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