1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; creating an immigration integration task force; 
1.3 	requiring a report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. IMMIGRATION INTEGRATION ADVISORY TASK FORCE.
 1.6 	(a) The Immigration Integration Advisory Task Force is created to research state laws 
1.7 	and rules that negatively affect immigrants. The task force is composed of the following:
1.8 	(1) five members appointed by the governor to represent Minnesota's diverse 
1.9 	immigrant communities;
1.10 	(2) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker and 
1.11 	one by the minority leader; and
1.12 	(3) two senators, including one senator appointed by the senate majority leader and 
1.13 	one senator appointed by the senate minority leader.
1.14 	(b) At its first meeting, the task force shall elect a chair and cochair from its 
1.15 	membership. The commissioner of human rights shall provide meeting space and 
1.16 	administrative and staff support for the task force.
1.17 	(c) The task force shall conduct research and hold meetings to:
1.18 	(1) determine the extent to which current state laws and rules negatively affect 
1.19 	Minnesotans based on their status as immigrants; and
1.20 	(2) develop methods to ensure that future proposed state laws and rules consider 
1.21 	the impact of the proposals on immigrants.
1.22 	The task force shall consult with the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the Council for 
1.23 	Minnesotans of African Heritage, and the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans. The task 
1.24 	force shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the 
2.1 	house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over human rights by January 15, 
2.2 	2017, with recommendations and draft legislation for changes in state laws, consistent 
2.3 	with federal law, that will reduce the negative impact of state laws on immigrants, and 
2.4 	ensure that future state laws and rules consider the impact on immigrants.
2.5 	(d) The appointing authorities must make their initial appointments by August 1, 
2.6 	2016. The commissioner of human rights shall convene the first meeting of the task 
2.7 	force by September 1, 2016.
2.8 	(e) Public members shall be compensated and reimbursed for expenses as provided 
2.9 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3.
2.10 	(f) The task force shall expire on January 30, 2017, or the day after submitting the 
2.11 	report required under paragraph (c), whichever is earlier.

2.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.