1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; designating the state fire museum; changing provisions 
1.3 	in state government operations; modifying enabling statutes for the Legislative 
1.4 	Commission on Cybersecurity; modifying provisions related to the Office of the 
1.5 	Legislative Auditor and the Legislative Audit Commission; authorizing forms of 
1.6 	collateral for state deposits; adding provisions for Hmong Special Guerilla Units 
1.7 	Remembrance Day; modifying procedures for challenging accuracy of government 
1.8 	data; modifying interagency agreements and intra-agency transfers; modifying 
1.9 	provisions relating to the Legislative Salary Council; modifying senate confirmation 
1.10 	process for appointee nominations; modifying the targeted small business 
1.11 	contracting program; modifying provisions related to the Regent Candidate 
1.12 	Advisory Council; modifying provisions related to the State Historical Society; 
1.13 	modifying the Healthy Eating, Here at Home program; modifying provisions 
1.14 	relating to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission membership terms; 
1.15 	modifying the classified status of several positions in public safety; eliminating 
1.16 	legislative action on collective bargaining agreements and arbitration decisions; 
1.17 	moving and modifying the Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution; 
1.18 	eliminating the Candidate Advisory Council; modifying the setting of a fee for 
1.19 	electric vehicle chargers for public use on the Capitol complex; requiring 
1.20 	compensation based on compensation data for law enforcement officers collective 
1.21 	bargaining agreements; modifying provisions related to local government;amending 
1.22 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 3.303, subdivision 6; 3.855, subdivisions 2, 3, 
1.23 	5; 3.888, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; 3.97, subdivision 2; 3.972, 
1.24 	subdivision 3; 3.978, subdivision 2; 3.979, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a 
1.25 	subdivision; 9.031, subdivision 3; 10.5805; 13.04, subdivision 4; 15.0395; 15.066, 
1.26 	by adding a subdivision; 15A.0825, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 16B.32, subdivisions 
1.27 	1, 1a; 16B.58, by adding a subdivision; 16B.87, subdivision 2; 16C.16, subdivisions 
1.28 	6, 6a, 7; 16C.19; 16C.36; 43A.06, subdivision 1; 43A.17, by adding a subdivision; 
1.29 	43A.18, subdivisions 1, 9; 118A.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 137.0245, subdivision 
1.30 	2, by adding a subdivision; 138.081, subdivision 3; 138.665, subdivision 2; 138.912, 
1.31 	subdivisions 1, 2; 161.1419, subdivision 2; 179A.22, subdivision 4; 383B.32, 
1.32 	subdivision 2; 428A.01, by adding subdivisions; 428A.02, subdivision 1; 462A.22, 
1.33 	subdivision 10; 473.606, subdivision 5; 507.0945; proposing coding for new law 
1.34 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 1; 16B; 118A; 134; 428A; 471; repealing Minnesota 
1.35 	Statutes 2022, sections 16B.24, subdivision 13; 16B.323, subdivisions 1, 2; 
1.36 	16B.326; 43A.17, subdivision 9; 136F.03; 179.90; 179.91; 383B.75; 383B.751; 
1.37 	383B.752; 383B.753; 383B.754.
2.1 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.2 	ARTICLE 1
2.3 	STATE GOVERNMENT

2.4 	Section 1. [1.1471] STATE FIRE MUSEUM.
2.5 	The Bill and Bonnie Daniels Firefighters Hall and Museum in Minneapolis is designated 
2.6 	as the official state fire museum.

2.7 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.303, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
2.8 		Subd. 6.Grants; staff; space; equipment; contracts. (a) The commission may make 
2.9 	grants, employ an executive director and other staff, and obtain office space, equipment, 
2.10 	and supplies necessary to perform its duties.
2.11 	(b) The executive director may enter into contracts in compliance with section 3.225 to 
2.12 	provide necessary services and supplies for the house of representatives and the senate, and 
2.13 	for legislative commissions and joint legislative offices. A contract for professional or 
2.14 	technical services that is valued at more than $50,000 may be made only after the executive 
2.15 	director has consulted with the chair and vice-chair of the commission.

2.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.855, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.17 		Subd. 2.Unrepresented state employee negotiations compensation. (a) The 
2.18 	commissioner of management and budget shall regularly advise the commission on the 
2.19 	progress of collective bargaining activities with state employees under the state Public 
2.20 	Employment Labor Relations Act. During negotiations, the commission may make 
2.21 	recommendations to the commissioner as it deems appropriate but no recommendation shall 
2.22 	impose any obligation or grant any right or privilege to the parties.
2.23 	(b) (a) The commissioner of management and budget shall submit to the chair of the 
2.24 	commission any negotiated collective bargaining agreements, arbitration awards,
2.25 	compensation plans, or salaries for legislative approval or disapproval. Negotiated agreements 
2.26 	shall be submitted within five days of the date of approval by the commissioner or the date 
2.27 	of approval by the affected state employees, whichever occurs later. Arbitration awards 
2.28 	shall be submitted within five days of their receipt by the commissioner. prepared under 
2.29 	section 43A.18, subdivisions 2, 3, 3b, and 4. The chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges 
2.30 	and Universities shall submit any compensation plan under section 43A.18, subdivision 3a.
2.31 	If the commission disapproves a collective bargaining agreement, award, compensation 
3.1 	plan, or salary, the commission shall specify in writing to the parties those portions with 
3.2 	which it disagrees and its reasons. If the commission approves a collective bargaining 
3.3 	agreement, award, compensation plan, or salary, it shall submit the matter to the legislature 
3.4 	to be accepted or rejected under this section.
3.5 	(c) (b) When the legislature is not in session, the commission may give interim approval 
3.6 	to a negotiated collective bargaining agreement, salary, or compensation plan, or arbitration 
3.7 	award. When the legislature is not in session, failure of the commission to disapprove a 
3.8 	collective bargaining agreement or arbitration award within 30 days constitutes approval.
3.9 	The commission shall submit the negotiated collective bargaining agreements, salaries, and
3.10 	compensation plans, or arbitration awards for which it has provided approval to the entire 
3.11 	legislature for ratification at a special legislative session called to consider them or at its 
3.12 	next regular legislative session as provided in this section. Approval or disapproval by the 
3.13 	commission is not binding on the legislature.
3.14 	(d) (c) When the legislature is not in session, the proposed collective bargaining 
3.15 	agreement, arbitration decision, salary, or compensation plan must be implemented upon 
3.16 	its approval by the commission, and state employees covered by the proposed agreement 
3.17 	or arbitration decision plan or salary do not have the right to strike while the interim approval 
3.18 	is in effect. Wages and economic fringe benefit increases provided for in the agreement or 
3.19 	arbitration decision paid in accordance with the interim approval by the commission are 
3.20 	not affected, but the wages or benefit increases must cease to be paid or provided effective 
3.21 	upon the rejection of the agreement, arbitration decision, salary, or compensation plan, or 
3.22 	upon adjournment of the legislature without acting on it.

3.23 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.855, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.24 		Subd. 3.Other salaries and compensation plans. The commission shall also:
3.25 	(1) review and approve, reject, or modify a plan for compensation and terms and 
3.26 	conditions of employment prepared and submitted by the commissioner of management 
3.27 	and budget under section 43A.18, subdivision 2, covering all state employees who are not 
3.28 	represented by an exclusive bargaining representative and whose compensation is not 
3.29 	provided for by chapter 43A or other law;
3.30 	(2) review and approve, reject, or modify a plan for total compensation and terms and 
3.31 	conditions of employment for employees in positions identified as being managerial under 
3.32 	section 43A.18, subdivision 3, whose salaries and benefits are not otherwise provided for 
3.33 	in law or other plans established under chapter 43A;
4.1 	(3) review and approve, reject, or modify recommendations for salaries submitted by 
4.2 	the governor or other appointing authority under section 15A.0815, subdivision 5, covering 
4.3 	agency head positions listed in section 15A.0815;
4.4 	(4) review and approve, reject, or modify recommendations for salary range of officials 
4.5 	of higher education systems under section 15A.081, subdivision 7c;
4.6 	(5) review and approve, reject, or modify plans for compensation, terms, and conditions 
4.7 	of employment proposed under section 43A.18, subdivisions 3a, 3b, and 4; and
4.8 	(6) review and approve, reject, or modify the plan for compensation, terms, and conditions 
4.9 	of employment of classified employees in the office of the legislative auditor under section 
4.10 	3.971, subdivision 2.

4.11 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.855, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
4.12 		Subd. 5.Information required. The commissioner of management and budget must 
4.13 	submit to the Legislative Coordinating Commission the following information with the 
4.14 	submission of a collective bargaining agreement or compensation plan under subdivisions
4.15 	subdivision 2 and 3:
4.16 	(1) for each agency and for each proposed agreement or plan, a comparison of biennial 
4.17 	compensation costs under the current agreement or plan to the projected biennial 
4.18 	compensation costs under the proposed agreement or plan, paid with funds appropriated 
4.19 	from the general fund;
4.20 	(2) for each agency and for each proposed agreement or plan, a comparison of biennial 
4.21 	compensation costs under the current agreement or plan to the projected biennial 
4.22 	compensation costs under the proposed agreement or plan, paid with funds appropriated 
4.23 	from each fund other than the general fund;
4.24 	(3) for each agency and for each proposed agreement or plan, an identification of the 
4.25 	amount of the additional biennial compensation costs that are attributable to salary and 
4.26 	wages and to the cost of nonsalary and nonwage benefits; and
4.27 	(4) for each agency, for clauses (1) to (3), the impact of the aggregate of all agreements 
4.28 	and plans being submitted to the commission.

5.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.888, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
5.2 	read:
5.3 		Subd. 1a.Definition. (a) For purposes of this section, the following term has the meaning 
5.4 	given.
5.5 	(b) "Security records" means data, documents, recordings, or similar that:
5.6 	(1) were originally collected, created, received, maintained, or disseminated by a member 
5.7 	of the commission during a closed meeting or a closed portion of a meeting; and
5.8 	(2) are security information as defined by section 13.37, subdivision 1, or otherwise 
5.9 	pertain to cybersecurity briefings and reports; issues related to cybersecurity systems; or 
5.10 	deficiencies in or recommendations regarding cybersecurity services, infrastructure, and 
5.11 	facilities, if disclosure of the records would pose a danger to or compromise cybersecurity 
5.12 	infrastructure, facilities, procedures, or responses.

5.13 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.888, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
5.14 		Subd. 5.Meetings. The commission must meet at least three times per calendar year. 
5.15 	The meetings of the commission are subject to section 3.055, except that the commission 
5.16 	may close a meeting when necessary to safeguard the state's cybersecurity. The minutes, 
5.17 	recordings, and documents from a closed meeting under this subdivisionSecurity records 
5.18 	shall be maintained by the Legislative Coordinating Commission and shall not be made 
5.19 	available to the public until at least eight years but no more than 20 years after the date of 
5.20 	the closed meeting.

5.21 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.888, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
5.22 	read:
5.23 		Subd. 5a.Closed meetings procedures. The commission must adopt procedures for 
5.24 	conducting closed meetings before the commission's first closed meeting. At a minimum, 
5.25 	the procedures must include:
5.26 	(1) a requirement to provide notice to the public, when practicable, before each closed 
5.27 	meeting of the commission's intent and authority to hold a closed meeting or to hold a closed 
5.28 	session during an otherwise open meeting;
5.29 	(2) a requirement that the commission minimize the number of people present at a closed 
5.30 	meeting to those necessary to conduct the meeting;
6.1 	(3) a requirement that votes shall not be taken during a closed meeting or a closed portion 
6.2 	of a meeting pursuant to this section;
6.3 	(4) steps the commission must take if a commission member is alleged to have violated 
6.4 	the confidentiality of a closed meeting; and
6.5 	(5) guidance for the Legislative Coordinating Commission for the public release of 
6.6 	security records following the eight year record requirement in subdivision 5. The meetings 
6.7 	of the Legislative Coordinating Commission under this subdivision are exempt from section 
6.8 	3.055 when necessary to safeguard the confidentiality of security records.

6.9 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.888, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
6.10 	read:
6.11 		Subd. 5b.Alleged member closed meeting confidentiality violations. Notwithstanding 
6.12 	any law to the contrary, if a complaint alleging a member violated the confidentiality of a 
6.13 	closed meeting is brought to a legislative committee with jurisdiction over ethical conduct, 
6.14 	the committee with jurisdiction over ethical conduct must preserve the confidentiality of 
6.15 	the closed meeting at issue.

6.16 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.97, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.17 		Subd. 2.Membership; terms; meetings; compensation; powers. The Legislative Audit 
6.18 	Commission consists of:
6.19 	(1) three members of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the 
6.20 	Committee on Rules and Administration of the senate majority leader;
6.21 	(2) three members of the senate appointed by the senate minority leader;
6.22 	(3) three members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house; 
6.23 	and
6.24 	(4) three members of the house of representatives appointed by the house of 
6.25 	representatives minority leader.
6.26 	Members shall serve until replaced, or until they are not members of the legislative body 
6.27 	from which they were appointed. Appointing authorities shall fill vacancies on the 
6.28 	commission within 30 days of a vacancy being created.
6.29 	The commission shall meet in January of each odd-numbered year to elect its chair and 
6.30 	vice-chair. They shall serve until successors are elected. The chair and vice-chair shall 
6.31 	alternate biennially between the senate and the house of representatives, and shall be of 
7.1 	different political parties. The commission shall meet at the call of the chair. The members 
7.2 	shall serve without compensation but be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses as members 
7.3 	of the legislature. The commission may exercise the powers prescribed by section 3.153.

7.4 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.972, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
7.5 		Subd. 3.Audit contracts. Notwithstanding any other law, A state department, board, 
7.6 	commission, or other state agency shall not negotiate a contract contracting with a public 
7.7 	accountant for an audit, except a contract negotiated by the state auditor for an audit of a 
7.8 	local government, unless the contract has been reviewed by the legislative auditor. The 
7.9 	legislative auditor shall not participate in the selection of the public accountant but shall 
7.10 	review and submit written comments on the proposed contract within seven days of its 
7.11 	receipt. Upon completion of the audit, the legislative auditor shall be given must provide 
7.12 	the legislative auditor with a copy of the final report of the audit upon completion of the 
7.13 	audit.

7.14 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.978, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.15 		Subd. 2.Inquiry and inspection power; duty to aid legislative auditor. All public 
7.16 	officials and their deputies and employees, and all corporations, firms, and individuals 
7.17 	having business involving the receipt, disbursement, or custody of public funds shall at all 
7.18 	times: (1) afford reasonable facilities for examinations by the legislative auditor,; (2)make
7.19 	provide returns and reports required by the legislative auditor,; (3) attend and answer under 
7.20 	oath the legislative auditor's lawful inquiries,; (4) produce and exhibit all books, accounts, 
7.21 	documents, data of any classification, and property that the legislative auditor requests to 
7.22 	inspect,; and (5) in all things cooperate with the legislative auditor.

7.23 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.979, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.24 		Subd. 2.Access to data by commission members. Members of the commission have 
7.25 	access to not public data that is collected or used by the legislative auditor and classified as 
7.26 	not public or as private or confidential only as authorized by resolution of the commission. 
7.27 	The commission may not authorize its members to have access to private or confidential 
7.28 	data on individuals collected or used in connection with the collection of any tax.

7.29 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.979, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
7.30 		Subd. 3.Audit data. (a) "Audit" as used in this subdivision means a financial audit, 
7.31 	program evaluation, special review, or investigation, or assessment of an allegation or report 
8.1 	submitted to the legislative auditor. Notwithstanding any other law, data relating to an audit 
8.2 	are not public or with respect to data on individuals are confidential or protected nonpublic 
8.3 	until the final report of the audit has been released by the legislative auditor or the audit is 
8.4 	no longer being actively pursued. Upon release of a final audit report by the legislative 
8.5 	auditor, data relating to an audit are public except data otherwise classified as not public.
8.6 	Unless the data are subject to a more restrictive classification by another law, upon the 
8.7 	legislative auditor's decision to no longer actively pursue an audit without the release of a 
8.8 	final audit report, data relating to an audit are private or nonpublic.
8.9 	(b) Data related to an audit but not published in the audit report and that the legislative 
8.10 	auditor reasonably believes will be used in litigation are not public and with respect to data 
8.11 	on individuals are confidential or protected nonpublic until the litigation has been completed 
8.12 	or is no longer being actively pursued.
8.13 	(c) Data that could reasonably be used to determine the identity of an individual or entity
8.14 	supplying data for an audit are private or nonpublic if the data supplied by the individual
8.15 	were needed for an audit and the individual would not have been provided the data to the 
8.16 	legislative auditor without an assurance that the individual's identity of the individual or 
8.17 	entity would remain private or nonpublic, or the legislative auditor reasonably believes that 
8.18 	the subjectdata would not have been provided the data.
8.19 	(d) The definitions of terms provided in section 13.02 apply for purposes of this 
8.20 	subdivision Data related to an audit that were obtained from a nongovernmental entity have 
8.21 	the classification that the data would have if obtained from the government entity for which 
8.22 	the data were created, collected, or maintained by the nongovernmental entity.
8.23 	(e) The legislative auditor may disseminate data of any classification to:
8.24 	(1) a government entity, other than a law enforcement agency or prosecuting authority, 
8.25 	if the dissemination of the data aids a pending audit; or
8.26 	(2) a law enforcement agency or prosecuting authority if there is reason to believe that 
8.27 	the data are evidence of criminal activity within the agency's or authority's jurisdiction.
8.28 	Notwithstanding the classification of data as confidential or protected nonpublic, an individual 
8.29 	or entity who supplies information for an audit may authorize the legislative auditor to 
8.30 	release data that would identify the individual or entity for the purpose of conducting the 
8.31 	audit. Data disseminated pursuant to this paragraph are subject to section 13.03, subdivision 
8.32 	4, paragraph (c).

9.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.979, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
9.2 	read:
9.3 		Subd. 6.Definitions. The definitions of terms provided in section 13.02 apply for 
9.4 	purposes of this section.

9.5 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 9.031, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
9.6 		Subd. 3.Collateral. (a) In lieu of the corporate bond required in subdivision 2, a 
9.7 	depository may deposit with the commissioner of management and budget collateral to 
9.8 	secure state funds that are to be deposited with it. The Executive Council must approve the 
9.9 	collateral.
9.10 	(b) The Executive Council shall not approve any collateral except:
9.11 	(1) bonds and certificates of indebtedness, other than bonds secured by real estate, that 
9.12 	are legal investments for savings banks under any law of the state; and
9.13 	(2) bonds of any insular possession of the United States, of any state, or of any agency 
9.14 	of this state, the payment of the principal and interest of which is provided for by other than 
9.15 	direct taxation.
9.16 	(1) United States government treasury bills, treasury notes, and treasury bonds;
9.17 	(2) issues of United States government agencies and instrumentalities, as quoted by a 
9.18 	recognized industry quotation service available to the state;
9.19 	(3) general obligation securities of any state other than the state and its agencies or local 
9.20 	government with taxing powers that is rated "A" or better by a national bond rating service, 
9.21 	or revenue obligation securities of any state other than the state and its agencies or local 
9.22 	government with taxing powers which is rated "AA" or better by a national bond rating 
9.23 	service;
9.24 	(4) irrevocable standby letters of credit issued by Federal Home Loan Banks to the state 
9.25 	accompanied by written evidence that the bank's public debt is rated "AA" or better by 
9.26 	Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or Standard & Poor's Corporation; and
9.27 	(5) time deposits that are fully insured by any federal agency.
9.28 	(c) The collateral deposited shall be accompanied by an assignment thereof to the state, 
9.29 	which assignment shall recite that:
9.30 	(1) the depository will pay all the state funds deposited with it to the commissioner of 
9.31 	management and budget, free of exchange or other charge, at any place in this state 
10.1 	designated by the commissioner of management and budget; if the deposit is a time deposit 
10.2 	it shall be paid, together with interest, only when due; and
10.3 	(2) in case of default by the depository the state may sell the collateral, or as much of it 
10.4 	as is necessary to realize the full amount due from the depository, and pay any surplus to 
10.5 	the depository or its assigns.
10.6 	(d) Upon the direction of the Executive Council, the commissioner of management and 
10.7 	budget, on behalf of the state, may reassign in writing to the depository any registered 
10.8 	collateral pledged to the state by assignment thereon.
10.9 	(e) A depository may deposit collateral of less value than the total designation and may, 
10.10 	at any time during the period of its designation, deposit additional collateral, withdraw 
10.11 	excess collateral, and substitute other collateral for all or part of that on deposit. Approval 
10.12 	of the Executive Council is not necessary for the withdrawal of excess collateral.
10.13 	(f) If the depository is not in default the commissioner of management and budget shall 
10.14 	pay the interest collected on the deposited collateral to the depository.
10.15 	(g) In lieu of depositing collateral with the commissioner of management and budget, 
10.16 	collateral may also be placed in safekeeping in a restricted account at a Federal Reserve 
10.17 	bank, or in an account at a trust department of a commercial bank or other financial institution 
10.18 	that is not owned or controlled by the financial institution furnishing the collateral. The 
10.19 	selection shall be approved by the commissioner.

10.20 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10.5805, is amended to read:
10.21 	10.5805 HMONG SPECIAL GUERRILLA UNITS REMEMBRANCE DAY.
10.22 	(a) May 14 of each year is designated as Hmong Special Guerrilla Units Remembrance 
10.23 	Day in honor of Southeast Asians, Americans, and their allies who served, suffered, 
10.24 	sacrificed, or died in the Secret War in Laos during the Vietnam War in the years 1961 to 
10.25 	1975 in support of the armed forces of the United States, and in recognition of the 
10.26 	significance of May 14, 1975, the last day that the overall American-trained Hmong command 
10.27 	structure over the Special Guerrilla Units in Laos was operational. At least 35,000 Hmong 
10.28 	Special Guerrilla soldiers lost their lives protecting trapped, lost, or captured American 
10.29 	soldiers and pilots in Laos and Vietnam. One-half of the Hmong population in Laos perished 
10.30 	as a result of the American Secret War in Laos. Ethnic Hmong men, women, and children 
10.31 	in Laos faced persecution and forced reeducation in seminar camps after their American 
10.32 	support ended. Despite the tremendous cost and sacrifices in the war, the Hmong remain 
10.33 	proud to stand by the values of freedom and justice that America symbolizes. Those who 
11.1 	survived escaped to western countries to start a new life. Each year, the governor shall issue 
11.2 	a proclamation honoring the observance.
11.3 	(b) Schools are encouraged to offer instruction about Hmong history or read the passage 
11.4 	under paragraph (a) to students in honor of this day on May 14 or, if May 14 falls on a 
11.5 	Saturday or Sunday, on the Friday preceding May 14.
11.6 	(c) Businesses may close in honor of this day and an employee may request the day off 
11.7 	in observance.
11.8 	(d) The governor shall order the United States and the Minnesota flags flown on the 
11.9 	grounds of the Capitol Area to be flown at half-staff on May 14. Local governments, private 
11.10 	businesses, and public and private schools are encouraged to fly United States and Minnesota 
11.11 	flags at half-staff on May 14.

11.12 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
11.13 		Subd. 4.Procedure when data is not accurate or complete. (a) An individual subject 
11.14 	of the data may contest the accuracy or completeness of public or private data about 
11.15 	themselves.
11.16 	(b) To exercise this right, an individual shall notify in writing the responsible authority
11.17 	of the government entity that maintains the data, describing the nature of the disagreement.
11.18 	(c) Upon receiving notification from the data subject, the responsible authority shall 
11.19 	within 30 days either:
11.20 	(1) correct the data found to be inaccurate or incomplete and attempt to notify past 
11.21 	recipients of inaccurate or incomplete data, including recipients named by the individual; 
11.22 	or
11.23 	(2) notify the individual that the responsible authority believes has determined the data 
11.24 	to be correct. If the challenged data are determined to be accurate or complete, the responsible 
11.25 	authority shall inform the individual of the right to appeal the determination to the 
11.26 	commissioner as specified under paragraph (d). Data in dispute shall be disclosed only if 
11.27 	the individual's statement of disagreement is included with the disclosed data.
11.28 	(d) A data subject may appeal the determination of the responsible authority may be 
11.29 	appealed pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act relating to contested 
11.30 	cases. An individual must submit an appeal to the commissioner within 60 days of the 
11.31 	responsible authority's notice of the right to appeal or as otherwise provided by the rules of 
11.32 	the commissioner. Upon receipt of an appeal by an individual, the commissioner shall, 
12.1 	before issuing the order and notice of a contested case hearing required by chapter 14, try 
12.2 	to resolve the dispute through education, conference, conciliation, or persuasion. If the 
12.3 	parties consent, the commissioner may refer the matter to mediation. Following these efforts, 
12.4 	the commissioner shall dismiss the appeal or issue the order and notice of hearing.
12.5 	(e) The commissioner may dismiss an appeal without first attempting to resolve the 
12.6 	dispute or before issuing an order and notice of a contested case hearing if:
12.7 	(1) the appeal to the commissioner is not timely;
12.8 	(2) the appeal concerns data previously presented as evidence in a court proceeding in 
12.9 	which the data subject was a party; or
12.10 	(3) the individual making the appeal is not the subject of the data challenged as inaccurate 
12.11 	or incomplete.
12.12 	(b) (f) Data on individuals that have been successfully challenged by an individual must 
12.13 	be completed, corrected, or destroyed by a government entity without regard to the 
12.14 	requirements of section 138.17.
12.15 	(g) After completing, correcting, or destroying successfully challenged data, a government 
12.16 	entity may retain a copy of the commissioner of administration's order issued under chapter 
12.17 	14 or, if no order were issued, a summary of the dispute between the parties that does not 
12.18 	contain any particulars of the successfully challenged data.

12.19 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15.0395, is amended to read:
12.20 	15.0395 INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS AND INTRA-AGENCY TRANSFERS.
12.21 	(a) By October 15, 2018, and annually thereafter, the head of each agency must provide 
12.22 	reports to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
12.23 	jurisdiction over the department or agency's budget on:
12.24 	(1) each interagency agreements agreement or service-level agreements and agreement, 
12.25 	including any renewals renewal or extensions extension of an existing interagency or 
12.26 	service-level agreements agreement with another agency if the cumulative value of those 
12.27 	agreements between two agencies is more than $100,000 in the previous fiscal year; and
12.28 	(2) transfers of appropriations between accounts within or between agencies, if the 
12.29 	cumulative value of the transfers is more than $100,000 in the previous fiscal year.
12.30 	The report must include the statutory citation authorizing the agreement, transfer or dollar 
12.31 	amount, purpose, and the effective date of the agreement, and the duration of the agreement, 
12.32 	and a copy of the agreement. Interagency agreements and service-level agreements that 
13.1 	authorize enterprise central services and transfers specifically required by statute or session 
13.2 	law are not required to be reported under this section.
13.3 	(b) As used in this section, "agency" includes the departments of the state listed in section 
13.4 	15.01, a multimember state agency in the executive branch described in section 15.012, 
13.5 	paragraph (a), the Department of Information Technology Services, and the Office of Higher 
13.6 	Education.

13.7 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15.066, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
13.8 	read:
13.9 		Subd. 3.Advice and consent time limit. If the senate does not reject an appointment 
13.10 	within 60 legislative days of the day of receipt of the letter of appointment by the president 
13.11 	of the senate, the senate has consented to the appointment.

13.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2027.

13.13 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0825, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.14 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The Legislative Salary Council consists of the following 
13.15 	members:
13.16 	(1) one person, who is not a judge, from each congressional district, appointed by the 
13.17 	chief justice of the supreme court; and
13.18 	(2) one person from each congressional district, appointed by the governor.
13.19 	(b) If Minnesota has an odd number of congressional districts, the governor and the chief 
13.20 	justice must each appoint an at-large member, in addition to a member from each 
13.21 	congressional district.
13.22 	(c) One-half of the members appointed by the governor and one-half of the members 
13.23 	appointed by the chief justice must belong to the political party that has the most members 
13.24 	in the legislature. One-half of the members appointed by the governor and one-half of the 
13.25 	members appointed by the chief justice must belong to the political party that has the second 
13.26 	most members in the legislature.
13.27 	(d) None of the members of the council may be:
13.28 	(1) a current or former legislator, or the spouse of a current legislator;
13.29 	(2) a current or former lobbyist registered under Minnesota law;
13.30 	(3) a current employee of the legislature;
14.1 	(4) a current or former judge; or
14.2 	(5) a current or former governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, 
14.3 	or state auditor.; or
14.4 	(6) a current employee of an entity in the executive or judicial branch.

14.5 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0825, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.6 		Subd. 2.Initial appointment Appointments; convening authority; first meeting in 
14.7 	odd-numbered year. Appointing authorities must make their initial appointments by January 
14.8 	2, 2017 after the first Monday in January and before January 15 in each odd-numbered year. 
14.9 	Appointing authorities who determine that a vacancy exists under subdivision 3, paragraph 
14.10 	(b), must make an appointment to fill that vacancy by January 15 in each odd-numbered 
14.11 	year. The governor shall designate one member to convene and chair the first meeting of 
14.12 	the council which must occur by February 15 of each odd-numbered year. The first meeting 
14.13 	must be before January 15, 2017. At its first meeting, the council must elect a chair from 
14.14 	among its members. Members that reside in an even-numbered congressional district serve 
14.15 	a first term ending January 15, 2019. Members residing in an odd-numbered congressional 
14.16 	district serve a first term ending January 15, 2021.

14.17 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0825, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
14.18 		Subd. 3.Terms. (a) Except for initial terms and for the first term following redistricting, 
14.19 	a term is four years or until new appointments are made after congressional redistricting as 
14.20 	provided in subdivision 4. Members may serve no more than two full terms or portions of 
14.21 	two consecutive terms.
14.22 	(b) If a member ceases to reside in the congressional district that the member resided in 
14.23 	at the time of appointment as a result of moving or redistricting, the appointing authority 
14.24 	who appointed the member must appoint a replacement who resides in the congressional 
14.25 	district to serve the unexpired term.

14.26 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0825, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
14.27 		Subd. 4.Appointments following redistricting. Appointing authorities shall make 
14.28 	appointments within three months after a congressional redistricting plan is adopted. 
14.29 	Appointing authorities shall make appointments in accordance with the timing  requirements 
14.30 	in subdivision 2. Members that reside in an even-numbered district shall be appointed to a 
14.31 	term of two years following redistricting. Members that reside in an odd-numbered district 
14.32 	shall be appointed to a term of four years following redistricting.

15.1 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.2 		Subdivision 1.Alternative energy sources. Plans prepared by the commissioner for a 
15.3 	new building or for a renovation of 50 percent or more of an existing building or its energy 
15.4 	systems must include designs which use active and passive solar energy systems, earth 
15.5 	sheltered construction, and other alternative energy sources where feasible. (a) If the 
15.6 	incorporation of cost-effective energy efficiency measures into the design, materials, and 
15.7 	operations of a building or major building renovation subject to section 16B.325 is not 
15.8 	sufficient to meet Sustainable Building 2030 energy performance standards required under 
15.9 	section 216B.241, subdivision 9, cost-effective renewable energy sources or solar thermal 
15.10 	energy systems, or both, must be deployed to achieve those standards.
15.11 	(b) The commissioners of administration and commerce shall review compliance of 
15.12 	building designs and plans subject to this section with Sustainable Building 2030 performance 
15.13 	standards developed under section 216B.241, subdivision 9, and shall make recommendations 
15.14 	to the legislature as necessary to ensure that those performance standards are met.
15.15 	(c) For the purposes of this section:
15.16 	(1) "energy efficiency" has the meaning given in section 216B.2402, subdivision 7;
15.17 	(2) "renewable energy" has the meaning given in section 216B.2422, subdivision 1, 
15.18 	paragraph (c), and includes hydrogen generated from wind, solar, or hydroelectric; and
15.19 	(3) "solar thermal energy systems" has the meaning given to "qualifying solar thermal 
15.20 	project" in section 216B.2411, subdivision 2, paragraph (e).

15.21 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.32, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
15.22 		Subd. 1a.Onsite energy generation from renewable sources. A state agency that 
15.23 	prepares a predesign for a new building must consider meeting at least two percent of the 
15.24 	energy needs of the building from renewable sources located on the building site. For 
15.25 	purposes of this subdivision, "renewable sources" are limited to wind and the sun. The 
15.26 	predesign must include an explicit cost and price analysis of complying with the two-percent 
15.27 	requirement compared with the present and future costs of energy supplied by a public 
15.28 	utility from a location away from the building site and the present and future costs of 
15.29 	controlling carbon emissions. If the analysis concludes that the building should not meet at 
15.30 	least two percent of its energy needs from renewable sources located on the building site, 
15.31 	the analysis must provide explicit reasons why not. The building may not receive further 
15.32 	state appropriations for design or construction unless at least two percent of its energy needs 
15.33 	are designed to be met from renewable sources, unless the commissioner finds that the 
16.1 	reasons given by the agency for not meeting the two-percent requirement were supported 
16.2 	by evidence in the record. The total aggregate nameplate capacity of all renewable energy 
16.3 	sources utilized to meet Sustainable Building 2030 standards in a state-owned building or 
16.4 	facility, including any subscription to a community solar garden under section 216B.1641, 
16.5 	may not exceed 120 percent of the average annual electric energy consumption of the 
16.6 	state-owned building or facility.

16.7 	Sec. 27. [16B.361] OFFICE OF COLLABORATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
16.8 		Subdivision 1.Duties of the office. The commissioner of administration shall maintain 
16.9 	the Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution within the Department of Administration. 
16.10 	The office must:
16.11 	(1) assist state agencies; offices of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches; Tribal 
16.12 	governments; and units of local government in improving collaboration, dispute resolution, 
16.13 	and public engagement;
16.14 	(2) promote and utilize collaborative dispute resolution models and processes based on 
16.15 	documented best practices to foster trust, relationships, mutual understanding, 
16.16 	consensus-based resolutions, and wise and durable solutions, including but not limited to:
16.17 	(i) using established criteria and procedures for identifying and assessing collaborative 
16.18 	dispute resolution projects;
16.19 	(ii) designing collaborative dispute resolution processes;
16.20 	(iii) preparing and training participants; and
16.21 	(iv) facilitating meetings and group processes using collaborative techniques and 
16.22 	approaches;
16.23 	(3) support collaboration and dispute resolution in the public and private sectors by 
16.24 	providing technical assistance and information on best practices and new developments in 
16.25 	dispute resolution fields;
16.26 	(4) build capacity and educate the public and government entities on collaboration, 
16.27 	dispute resolution approaches, and public engagement;
16.28 	(5) promote the broad use of community mediation in the state; and
16.29 	(6) ensure that all areas of the state have access to services by providing grants to private 
16.30 	nonprofit entities certified by the state court administrator under chapter 494 that assist in 
16.31 	resolution of disputes.
17.1 		Subd. 2.Awarding grants to assist in resolution of disputes. (a) The commissioner 
17.2 	shall, to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, make grants to private nonprofit 
17.3 	community mediation entities certified by the state court administrator under chapter 494 
17.4 	that assist in resolution of disputes under subdivision 1, clause (6). The commissioner shall 
17.5 	establish a grant review committee to assist in the review of grant applications and the 
17.6 	allocation of grants under this section.
17.7 	(b) To be eligible for a grant under this section, a nonprofit organization must meet the 
17.8 	requirements of section 494.05, subdivision 1, clauses (1), (2), (4), and (5).
17.9 	(c) A nonprofit entity receiving a grant must agree to comply with guidelines adopted 
17.10 	by the state court administrator under section 494.015, subdivision 1. Policies adopted under 
17.11 	sections 16B.97 and 16B.98 apply to grants under this section. The exclusions in section 
17.12 	494.03 apply to grants under this section.
17.13 	(d) Grantees must report data required under chapter 494 to evaluate quality and 
17.14 	outcomes.
17.15 		Subd. 3.Accepting funds. The commissioner may apply for and receive money made 
17.16 	available from federal, state, or other sources to carry out the duties of the Office of 
17.17 	Collaboration and Dispute Resolution. Funds received under this subdivision are appropriated 
17.18 	to the commissioner for their intended purpose.

17.19 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.58, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
17.20 	read:
17.21 		Subd. 9.Electric vehicle charging. The commissioner shall require that a user of a 
17.22 	charging station located on the State Capitol complex used to charge an electric vehicle pay 
17.23 	a service fee. The commissioner shall set the service fee to cover the electricity costs for 
17.24 	charging an electric vehicle and for the administrative costs associated with providing 
17.25 	electric charging stations.

17.26 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.87, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.27 		Subd. 2.Award and terms of loans. (a) An agency shall apply for a loan on a form 
17.28 	developed by the commissioner of administration that requires an applicant to submit the 
17.29 	following information:
17.30 	(1) a description of the proposed project, including existing equipment, structural 
17.31 	elements, operating characteristics, and other conditions affecting energy use that the energy 
17.32 	conservation improvements financed by the loan modify or replace;
18.1 	(2) the total estimated project cost and the loan amount sought;
18.2 	(3) a detailed project budget;
18.3 	(4) projections of the proposed project's expected energy and monetary savings;
18.4 	(5) information demonstrating the agency's ability to repay the loan;
18.5 	(6) a description of the energy conservation programs offered by the utility providing 
18.6 	service to the state building from which the applicant seeks additional funding for the project; 
18.7 	and
18.8 	(7) any additional information requested by the commissioner.
18.9 	(b) The committee shall review applications for loans and shall award a loan based upon 
18.10 	criteria adopted by the committee. A loan made under this section must:
18.11 	(1) be at or below the market rate of interest, including a zero interest loan; and
18.12 	(2) have a term no longer than seven ten years.
18.13 	(c) In making awards, the committee shall give preference to:
18.14 	(1) applicants that have sought funding for the project through energy conservation 
18.15 	projects offered by the utility serving the state building that is the subject of the application; 
18.16 	and
18.17 	(2) to the extent feasible, applications for state buildings located within the electric retail 
18.18 	service area of the utility that is subject to section 116C.779.

18.19 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16C.16, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
18.20 		Subd. 6.Purchasing methods. (a) The commissioner may award up to a six 12 percent 
18.21 	preference for specified goods or services to small targeted group businesses.
18.22 	(b) The commissioner may award a contract for goods, services, or construction directly 
18.23 	to a small business or small targeted group business without going through a competitive 
18.24 	solicitation process up to a total contract award value, including extension options, of 
18.25 	$25,000 $100,000.
18.26 	(c) The commissioner may designate a purchase of goods or services for award only to 
18.27 	small businesses or small targeted group businesses if the commissioner determines that at 
18.28 	least three small businesses or small targeted group businesses are likely to respond to a 
18.29 	solicitation.
19.1 	(d) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract or approving 
19.2 	a contract for professional or technical services, may set goals that require the prime 
19.3 	contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to small businesses or small targeted 
19.4 	group businesses. The commissioner must establish a procedure for granting waivers from 
19.5 	the subcontracting requirement when qualified small businesses or small targeted group 
19.6 	businesses are not reasonably available. The commissioner may establish financial incentives 
19.7 	for prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of small business or small targeted group 
19.8 	business subcontractors and financial penalties for prime contractors who fail to meet goals 
19.9 	under this paragraph. The subcontracting requirements of this paragraph do not apply to 
19.10 	prime contractors who are small businesses or small targeted group businesses.

19.11 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16C.16, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
19.12 		Subd. 6a.Veteran-owned small businesses. (a) Except when mandated by the federal 
19.13 	government as a condition of receiving federal funds, the commissioner shall award up to 
19.14 	a six 12 percent preference, but no less than the percentage awarded to any other group 
19.15 	under this section, on state procurement to certified small businesses that are majority-owned 
19.16 	and operated by veterans.
19.17 	(b) The commissioner may award a contract for goods, services, or construction directly 
19.18 	to a veteran-owned small business without going through a competitive solicitation process 
19.19 	up to a total contract award value, including extension options, of $25,000 $100,000.
19.20 	(c) The commissioner may designate a purchase of goods or services for award only to 
19.21 	a veteran-owned small business if the commissioner determines that at least three 
19.22 	veteran-owned small businesses are likely to respond to a solicitation.
19.23 	(d) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract or approving 
19.24 	a contract for professional or technical services, may set goals that require the prime 
19.25 	contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to a veteran-owned small business. The 
19.26 	commissioner must establish a procedure for granting waivers from the subcontracting 
19.27 	requirement when qualified veteran-owned small businesses are not reasonably available. 
19.28 	The commissioner may establish financial incentives for prime contractors who exceed the 
19.29 	goals for use of veteran-owned small business subcontractors and financial penalties for 
19.30 	prime contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. The subcontracting 
19.31 	requirements of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors who are veteran-owned 
19.32 	small businesses.
19.33 	(e) The purpose of this designation is to facilitate the transition of veterans from military 
19.34 	to civilian life, and to help compensate veterans for their sacrifices, including but not limited 
20.1 	to their sacrifice of health and time, to the state and nation during their military service, as 
20.2 	well as to enhance economic development within Minnesota.
20.3 	(f) Before the commissioner certifies that a small business is majority-owned and operated 
20.4 	by a veteran, the commissioner of veterans affairs must verify that the owner of the small 
20.5 	business is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447.

20.6 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16C.16, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
20.7 		Subd. 7.Economically disadvantaged areas. (a) The commissioner may award up to 
20.8 	a six 12 percent preference on state procurement to small businesses located in an 
20.9 	economically disadvantaged area.
20.10 	(b) The commissioner may award a contract for goods, services, or construction directly 
20.11 	to a small business located in an economically disadvantaged area without going through 
20.12 	a competitive solicitation process up to a total contract award value, including extension 
20.13 	options, of $25,000 $100,000.
20.14 	(c) The commissioner may designate a purchase of goods or services for award only to 
20.15 	a small business located in an economically disadvantaged area if the commissioner 
20.16 	determines that at least three small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged 
20.17 	area are likely to respond to a solicitation.
20.18 	(d) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract or approving 
20.19 	a contract for professional or technical services, may set goals that require the prime 
20.20 	contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to a small business located in an 
20.21 	economically disadvantaged area. The commissioner must establish a procedure for granting 
20.22 	waivers from the subcontracting requirement when qualified small businesses located in an 
20.23 	economically disadvantaged area are not reasonably available. The commissioner may 
20.24 	establish financial incentives for prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of 
20.25 	subcontractors that are small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area and 
20.26 	financial penalties for prime contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. The 
20.27 	subcontracting requirements of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors who are 
20.28 	small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area.
20.29 	(e) A business is located in an economically disadvantaged area if:
20.30 	(1) the owner resides in or the business is located in a county in which the median income 
20.31 	for married couples is less than 70 percent of the state median income for married couples;
20.32 	(2) the owner resides in or the business is located in an area designated a labor surplus 
20.33 	area by the United States Department of Labor; or
21.1 	(3) the business is a certified rehabilitation facility or extended employment provider as 
21.2 	described in chapter 268A.
21.3 	(f) The commissioner may designate one or more areas designated as targeted 
21.4 	neighborhoods under section 469.202 or as border city enterprise zones under section 
21.5 	469.166 as economically disadvantaged areas for purposes of this subdivision if the 
21.6 	commissioner determines that this designation would further the purposes of this section. 
21.7 	If the owner of a small business resides or is employed in a designated area, the small 
21.8 	business is eligible for any preference provided under this subdivision.
21.9 	(g) The Department of Revenue shall gather data necessary to make the determinations 
21.10 	required by paragraph (e), clause (1), and shall annually certify counties that qualify under 
21.11 	paragraph (e), clause (1). An area designated a labor surplus area retains that status for 120 
21.12 	days after certified small businesses in the area are notified of the termination of the 
21.13 	designation by the United States Department of Labor.

21.14 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16C.19, is amended to read:
21.15 	16C.19 ELIGIBILITY; RULES.
21.16 	(a) A small business wishing to participate in the programs under section 16C.16, 
21.17 	subdivisions 4 to 7, must be certified by the commissioner or, if authorized by the 
21.18 	commissioner, by a nationally recognized certifying organization. The commissioner may 
21.19 	choose to authorize a nationally recognized certifying organization if the certification 
21.20 	requirements are substantially the same as those adopted under the rules authorized in this 
21.21 	section and the business meets the requirements in section 16C.16, subdivision 2.
21.22 	(b) The commissioner shall adopt by rule standards and procedures for certifying that 
21.23 	small targeted group businesses, small businesses located in economically disadvantaged 
21.24 	areas, and veteran-owned small businesses are eligible to participate under the requirements 
21.25 	of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21. The commissioner shall adopt by rule standards and procedures 
21.26 	for hearing appeals and grievances and other rules necessary to carry out the duties set forth 
21.27 	in sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.
21.28 	(b) (c) The commissioner may make rules which exclude or limit the participation of 
21.29 	nonmanufacturing business, including third-party lessors, brokers, franchises, jobbers, 
21.30 	manufacturers' representatives, and others from eligibility under sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.
21.31 	(c) (d) The commissioner may make rules that set time limits and other eligibility limits 
21.32 	on business participation in programs under sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.
22.1 	(d) (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for purposes of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21, a 
22.2 	veteran-owned small business, the principal place of business of which is in Minnesota, is 
22.3 	certified if:
22.4 	(1) it has been verified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being 
22.5 	either a veteran-owned small business or a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, 
22.6 	in accordance with Public Law 109-461 and Code of Federal Regulations, title 38, part 74; 
22.7 	or
22.8 	(2) the veteran-owned small business supplies the commissioner with proof that the 
22.9 	small business is majority-owned and operated by:
22.10 	(i) a veteran as defined in section 197.447; or
22.11 	(ii) a veteran with a service-connected disability, as determined at any time by the United 
22.12 	States Department of Veterans Affairs.
22.13 	(e) (f) Until rules are adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) for the purpose of certifying 
22.14 	veteran-owned small businesses, the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1700, may 
22.15 	be read to include veteran-owned small businesses. In addition to the documentation required 
22.16 	in Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1700, the veteran owner must have been discharged under 
22.17 	honorable conditions from active service, as indicated by the veteran owner's most current 
22.18 	United States Department of Defense form DD-214.
22.19 	(f) (g) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for purposes of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21, a 
22.20 	minority- or woman-owned small business, the principal place of business of which is in 
22.21 	Minnesota, is certified if it has been certified by the Minnesota unified certification program 
22.22 	under the provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 26, and a Tribal-owned 
22.23 	small business, the principal place of business of which is in Minnesota, is certified if it has 
22.24 	been certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) program under the provisions 
22.25 	of Code of Federal Regulations, title 13, part 124.
22.26 	(g) (h) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the programs under section 
22.27 	16C.16, subdivisions 4 to 7, using the expedited rulemaking process in section 14.389.

22.28 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16C.36, is amended to read:
22.29 	16C.36 REORGANIZATION SERVICES UNDER MASTER CONTRACT.
22.30 	The commissioner of administration must make available under a master contract program 
22.31 	a list of eligible contractors who can assist state agencies in using data analytics to:
23.1 	(1) accomplish agency reorganization along service rather than functional lines in order 
23.2 	to provide more efficient and effective service; and
23.3 	(2) bring about internal reorganization of management functions in order to flatten the 
23.4 	organizational structure by requiring that decisions are made closer to the service needed, 
23.5 	eliminating redundancies, and optimizing the span of control ratios to public and private 
23.6 	sector industry benchmarks.
23.7 	The commissioner of administration must report to the legislature by January 15, 2013, 
23.8 	and January 15, 2014, on state agency use of eligible contractors under this section, and on 
23.9 	improvements in efficiency and effectiveness, including the contract oversight process, of 
23.10 	state services as a result of services provided by contractors.

23.11 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.12 		Subdivision 1.General. (a) The commissioner shall perform the duties assigned to the 
23.13 	commissioner by sections 3.855, 179A.01 to 179A.25 and this section.
23.14 	(b) The commissioner shall be the state labor negotiator for purposes of negotiating and 
23.15 	administering agreements with exclusive representatives of employees and shall perform 
23.16 	any other duties delegated by the commissioner subject to the limitations in paragraph (c).
23.17 	(c) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may exercise 
23.18 	the powers under this section for employees included in the units provided in clauses (9), 
23.19 	(10), and (11) of section 179A.10, subdivision 2, except with respect to sections 43A.22 to 
23.20 	43A.31, which shall continue to be the responsibility of the commissioner. The commissioner 
23.21 	shall have the right to review and comment to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
23.22 	on the board's final proposals prior to exchange of final positions with the designated 
23.23 	bargaining units as well as any requests for interest arbitration. The legislature encourages 
23.24 	the Board of Trustees, in coordination with the commissioner of management and budget 
23.25 	and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, to endeavor in collective bargaining 
23.26 	negotiations to seek fiscal balance recognizing the ability of the employer to fund the 
23.27 	agreements or awards. When submitting a proposed collective bargaining agreement to the 
23.28 	Legislative Coordinating Commission and the legislature under section 3.855, subdivision 
23.29 	2, the Board of Trustees must use procedures and assumptions consistent with those used 
23.30 	by the commissioner in calculating the costs of the proposed contract. The Legislative 
23.31 	Coordinating Commission must, when considering a collective bargaining agreement or 
23.32 	arbitration award submitted by the Board of Trustees, evaluate market conditions affecting 
23.33 	the employees in the bargaining unit, equity with other bargaining units in the executive 
23.34 	branch, and the ability of the trustees and the state to fund the agreement or award.

24.1 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.17, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
24.2 	read:
24.3 		Subd. 13.Compensation for law enforcement officers. (a) For purposes of this 
24.4 	subdivision, the term "law enforcement officers" means Minnesota State Patrol troopers, 
24.5 	Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents, special agents in the gambling enforcement 
24.6 	division of the Department of Public Safety, conservation officers, Department of Corrections 
24.7 	fugitive specialists, and Department of Commerce insurance fraud specialists.
24.8 	(b) When the commissioner of management and budget negotiates a collective bargaining 
24.9 	agreement establishing compensation for law enforcement officers, the commissioner must 
24.10 	use compensation based on compensation data from the most recent salary and benefits 
24.11 	survey conducted pursuant to section 299D.03, subdivision 2a. It is the legislature's intent 
24.12 	that the information in this study be used to compare salaries between the identified police 
24.13 	departments and the State Patrol and to make appropriate increases to patrol trooper salaries.

24.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following 
24.15 	final enactment and expires January 1, 2032. This section applies to contracts entered into 
24.16 	on or after the effective date but before January 1, 2032.

24.17 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.18 		Subdivision 1.Collective bargaining agreements. Except as provided in section 43A.01
24.19 	and to the extent they are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the compensation, 
24.20 	terms and conditions of employment for all employees represented by an exclusive 
24.21 	representative certified pursuant to chapter 179A shall be governed solely by the collective 
24.22 	bargaining agreement executed by the parties and approved by the legislature.

24.23 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.18, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
24.24 		Subd. 9.Summary information on website. Before the commissioner submits a 
24.25 	proposed collective bargaining agreement, arbitration award, or compensation plan to the 
24.26 	Legislative Coordinating Commission for review under section 3.855, the commissioner 
24.27 	must post on a state website a summary of the proposed agreement, award, or plan. The 
24.28 	summary must include the amount of and nature of proposed changes in employee 
24.29 	compensation, the estimated cost to the state of proposed changes in employee compensation, 
24.30 	and a description of proposed significant changes in policy. After approval of an agreement, 
24.31 	award, or a plan by the Legislative Coordinating Commission, the commissioner must 
24.32 	provide a link from the commissioner's summary to the full text of the agreement, award, 
24.33 	or plan. The summary must remain on the website at least until the full legislature has 
25.1 	approved the agreement, award, or plan. This section also applies to agreements, awards, 
25.2 	and plans covering employees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and to 
25.3 	compensation plans that must be submitted to the Legislative Coordinating Commission by 
25.4 	other executive appointing authorities. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and 
25.5 	other executive appointing authorities must submit information to the commissioner, at a 
25.6 	time and in a manner specified by the commissioner, so the commissioner can post 
25.7 	information relating to these appointing authorities on the web as required by this section.

25.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, for negotiated agreements 
25.9 	and arbitration decisions effective after July 1, 2023.

25.10 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 137.0245, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.11 		Subd. 2.Membership. The Regent Candidate Advisory Council shall consist of 24 
25.12 	members. Twelve members shall be appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the 
25.13 	Committee on Rules and Administration majority leader of the senate. Twelve members 
25.14 	shall be appointed by the speaker of the house. Each appointing authority must appoint one 
25.15 	member who is a student enrolled in a degree program at the University of Minnesota at 
25.16 	the time of appointment. No more than one-third of the members appointed by each 
25.17 	appointing authority may be current or former legislators. No more than two-thirds of the 
25.18 	members appointed by each appointing authority may belong to the same political party; 
25.19 	however, political activity or affiliation is not required for the appointment of any member. 
25.20 	Geographical representation must be taken into consideration when making appointments. 
25.21 	Section 15.0575 shall govern the advisory council, except that:
25.22 	(1) the members shall be appointed to six-year terms with one-third appointed each 
25.23 	even-numbered year; and
25.24 	(2) student members are appointed to two-year terms with two students appointed each 
25.25 	even-numbered year.
25.26 	A member may not serve more than two full terms.

25.27 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 137.0245, is amended by adding a subdivision 
25.28 	to read:
25.29 		Subd. 6.Public meetings. Meetings of the council or subcommittees of the council must 
25.30 	be open to the public and are subject to section 3.055.

26.1 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 138.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
26.2 		Subd. 3.Administration of federal act. The Department of Administration Minnesota 
26.3 	Historical Society is designated as the state agency to administer the provisions of the federal 
26.4 	act providing for the preservation of historical and archaeological data, United States Code, 
26.5 	title 16 54, sections 469 to 469C section 312501, as amended, insofar as the provisions of 
26.6 	the act provide for implementation by the state.

26.7 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 138.665, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
26.8 		Subd. 2.Mediation Consultation. The state, state departments, agencies, and political 
26.9 	subdivisions, including the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, have a 
26.10 	responsibility to protect the physical features and historic character of properties designated 
26.11 	in sections 138.662 and 138.664 or listed on the National Register of Historic Places created 
26.12 	by Public Law 89-665. Before carrying out any undertaking that will affect designated or 
26.13 	listed properties, or funding or licensing an undertaking by other parties, the state department 
26.14 	or agency shall consult with the State Historic Preservation Office pursuant to the society's
26.15 	the State Historic Preservation Office's established procedures to determine appropriate 
26.16 	treatments and to seek ways to avoid and mitigate any adverse effects on designated or 
26.17 	listed properties. If the state department or agency and the State Historic Preservation Office 
26.18 	agree in writing on a suitable course of action, the project may proceed. If the parties cannot 
26.19 	agree, any one of the parties may request that the governor appoint and convene a mediation 
26.20 	task force consisting of five members, two appointed by the governor, the chair of the State 
26.21 	Review Board of the State Historic Preservation Office, the commissioner of administration 
26.22 	or the commissioner's designee, and one member who is not an employee of the Minnesota 
26.23 	Historical Society appointed by the director of the Minnesota Historical Society. The two 
26.24 	appointees of the governor and the one of the director of the society shall be qualified by 
26.25 	training or experience in one or more of the following disciplines: (1) history; (2) 
26.26 	archaeology; and (3) architectural history. The mediation task force is not subject to the 
26.27 	conditions of section 15.059. This subdivision does not apply to section 138.662, subdivision 
26.28 	24, and section 138.664, subdivisions 8 and 111.

26.29 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 138.912, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
26.30 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The healthy eating, here at home program is established 
26.31 	to provide incentives for low-income Minnesotans to use federal Supplemental Nutrition 
26.32 	Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for healthy purchases at Minnesota-based farmers' 
27.1 	markets, mobile markets, and direct-farmer sales, including community-supported agriculture 
27.2 	shares.

27.3 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 138.912, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
27.4 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
27.5 	(b) "Healthy eating, here at home" means a program administered by the Minnesota 
27.6 	Humanities Center to provide incentives for low-income Minnesotans to use SNAP benefits 
27.7 	for healthy purchases at Minnesota-based farmers' markets.
27.8 	(c) "Healthy purchases" means SNAP-eligible foods.
27.9 	(d) "Minnesota-based farmers' market" means a physical market as defined in section 
27.10 	28A.151, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and also includes mobile markets and direct-farmer 
27.11 	sales, including through a community-supported agriculture model.
27.12 	(e) "Voucher" means a physical or electronic credit.
27.13 	(f) "Eligible household" means an individual or family that is determined to be a recipient 
27.14 	of SNAP.

27.15 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.1419, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
27.16 		Subd. 2.Members. (a) The commission shall be composed of 15 members of whom:
27.17 	(1) one shall be appointed by the commissioner of transportation;
27.18 	(2) one shall be appointed by the commissioner of natural resources;
27.19 	(3) one shall be appointed by the director of Explore Minnesota Tourism;
27.20 	(4) one shall be appointed by the commissioner of agriculture;
27.21 	(5) one shall be appointed by the director of the Minnesota Historical Society;
27.22 	(6) two shall be members of the senate to be appointed by the Committee on Committees;
27.23 	(7) two shall be members of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker;
27.24 	(8) one shall be the secretary appointed pursuant to subdivision 3; and
27.25 	(9) five shall be citizen members appointed to staggered four-year terms by the 
27.26 	commission after receiving recommendations from five citizen committees established by 
27.27 	the members appointed under clauses (1) to (8), with each citizen committee established 
27.28 	within and representing each of the following geographic segments along the Mississippi 
27.29 	River:
28.1 	(i) Lake Itasca to but not including the city of Grand Rapids;
28.2 	(ii) Grand Rapids to but not including the city of Brainerd;
28.3 	(iii) Brainerd to but not including the city of Elk River;
28.4 	(iv) Elk River to but not including the city of Hastings; and
28.5 	(v) Hastings to the Iowa border.
28.6 	Each citizen committee member shall be a resident of the geographic segment that the 
28.7 	committee and member represents.
28.8 	(b) The members of the commission appointed in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (8), shall 
28.9 	serve for a term expiring at the close of each regular session of the legislature and until their 
28.10 	successors are appointed.
28.11 	(c) Successor members shall be appointed by the same appointing authorities. Members 
28.12 	may be reappointed. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. The 
28.13 	commissioner of transportation, the commissioner of natural resources, and the director of 
28.14 	the Minnesota Historical Society shall be ex officio members, and shall be in addition to 
28.15 	the 15 members heretofore provided for. Immediately upon making the appointments to the 
28.16 	commission the appointing authorities shall so notify the Mississippi River Parkway 
28.17 	Commission, hereinafter called the National Commission, giving the names and addresses 
28.18 	of the members so appointed.

28.19 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.22, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
28.20 		Subd. 4.Agreements. The commissioner must notify the chairs and ranking minority 
28.21 	members of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with primary 
28.22 	jurisdiction over state government finance when the commissioner begins negotiations with 
28.23 	each exclusive representative. The commissioner of management and budget is authorized 
28.24 	to enter into agreements with exclusive representatives as provided in section 43A.06, 
28.25 	subdivisions 1, paragraph (b), and 3. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges 
28.26 	and Universities is authorized to enter into agreements with exclusive representatives as 
28.27 	provided in section 43A.06, subdivision 1, paragraph (c). The negotiated agreements and
28.28 	any related arbitration decision decisions must be submitted to the legislature to be accepted 
28.29 	or rejected in accordance with this section and section 3.855 implemented by the 
28.30 	commissioner of management and budget or the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State 
28.31 	Colleges and Universities respectively, following the approval of the tentative agreement 
28.32 	by exclusive representatives.

29.1 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 383B.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.2 		Subd. 2.Unclassified service. (a) The unclassified service comprises:
29.3 	(1) officers chosen by election or appointment to fill an elective office;
29.4 	(2) members of boards and commissions appointed by the county board;
29.5 	(3) physicians, medical residents, interns, and students in training;
29.6 	(4) nonsalaried attending medical staff;
29.7 	(5) special sheriff's deputies serving without pay;
29.8 	(6) seasonal, temporary, provisional, intermittent, and emergency positions;
29.9 	(7) positions funded by specific governmental or nongovernmental grants of intermittent 
29.10 	or limited funding duration;
29.11 	(8) the director or principal administrative officer of a department appointed pursuant 
29.12 	to sections 383B.101 to 383B.103; or appointed by the county board; or appointed for a 
29.13 	term pursuant to law;
29.14 	(9) chief deputy or principal assistant and secretary for each elected official;
29.15 	(10) examiner of titles and deputy examiners;
29.16 	(11) chief criminal public safety services deputy sheriff, a chief civil adult detention and 
29.17 	court services deputy sheriff, a chief administrative deputy sheriff, and a chief financial 
29.18 	services community relations deputy sheriff, and a chief investigations deputy sheriff;
29.19 	(12) public defender;
29.20 	(13) county medical examiner;
29.21 	(14) office staff appointed by the county administrator pursuant to sections 383B.101
29.22 	to 383B.103; and
29.23 	(15) county administrator.
29.24 	(b) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of other law, any person coming within 
29.25 	paragraph (a), clause (8), who, on August 1, 2000, is in the classified service, remains in 
29.26 	the classified service until vacating the position. After that, an appointee to a position 
29.27 	described in paragraph (a), clause (8), is in the unclassified service.

30.1 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.22, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
30.2 		Subd. 10.Audits. All of the books and records of the agency shall be subject to audit 
30.3 	by the legislative auditor in the manner prescribed for other agencies of state government. 
30.4 	The agency is authorized also to employ and to contract in its resolutions and indentures 
30.5 	for the employment of public accountants for the audit of books and records pertaining to 
30.6 	any fund or funds. The legislative auditor shall review contracts with public accountants as 
30.7 	provided in section 3.972.

30.8 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 507.0945, is amended to read:
30.9 	507.0945 ADMINISTRATION.
30.10 	(a) An Electronic Real Estate Recording Commission administered by the Legislative 
30.11 	Coordinating Commission is created to evaluate and must then may adopt standards to 
30.12 	implement sections 507.0941 to 507.0948.
30.13 	(b) The Electronic Real Estate Recording Commission shall consist of the following:
30.14 	(1) three members appointed by the Minnesota Association of County Officials who are 
30.15 	county employees, including one from within the seven-county metropolitan area, one from 
30.16 	outside the seven-county metropolitan area, and at least one of whom is a county recorder 
30.17 	and at least one of whom is a registrar of titles;
30.18 	(2) one member appointed by the Minnesota Land Title Association;
30.19 	(3) one member who represents the Minnesota Bankers Association;
30.20 	(4) one member who represents the Section of Real Property Law of the Minnesota State 
30.21 	Bar Association;
30.22 	(5) one nonvoting member who is appointed by the other members of the commission 
30.23 	and an expert in the technological aspects of electronic real estate recording; and
30.24 	(6) one member who is the state archivist appointed pursuant to section 138.17.
30.25 	(c) Members of the Electronic Real Estate Recording Commission shall serve four-year 
30.26 	terms, except that (1) the initial appointments of county employees shall be for two years 
30.27 	and (2) the expert in the technological aspects of electronic real estate recording shall serve 
30.28 	at the pleasure of a majority of the other members of the commission. All initial terms shall 
30.29 	commence on July 1, 2008. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed. Any 
30.30 	member may be reappointed for successive terms.
31.1 	(d) The state archivist shall call the first meeting of the Electronic Real Estate Recording 
31.2 	Commission. At the first meeting and biennially thereafter, the commission shall elect from 
31.3 	its membership a chair and vice-chair to serve two-year terms. Meetings may be called by 
31.4 	the chair or the vice-chair or the director of the Legislative Coordinating Commission. 
31.5 	Meetings shall be held as often as necessary, but at least once a year.
31.6 	(e) A majority of the voting members of the Electronic Real Estate Recording 
31.7 	Commission constitutes a quorum to do business, and a majority of a quorum may act in 
31.8 	any matter within the jurisdiction of the commission.
31.9 	(f) As soon as practicable and as needed thereafter, the Electronic Real Estate Recording 
31.10 	Commission shall identify the information technology and any other expertise it requires 
31.11 	and report its needs to the Legislative Coordinating Commission. The Electronic Real Estate 
31.12 	Recording Commission also shall report any other expertise it needs to fulfill its 
31.13 	responsibilities. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall provide support services, 
31.14 	including meeting space, as needed for the Electronic Real Estate Recording Commission 
31.15 	to carry out its duties in an effective manner. committees of the Minnesota House of 
31.16 	Representatives and the Minnesota Senate that have jurisdiction.

31.17 	Sec. 50. MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY COMMISSION; CITIZEN MEMBERS.
 31.18 	Citizens currently appointed to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission under 
31.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 161.1419, subdivision 2, for areas following the geographic 
31.20 	segments along the Mississippi River, serve terms as follows:
31.21 	(1) citizen member representing Lake Itasca, to but not including the city of Grand 
31.22 	Rapids, for a term ending December 31, 2025;
31.23 	(2) citizen member representing Grand Rapids, to but not including the city of Brainerd, 
31.24 	for a term ending December 31, 2025;
31.25 	(3) citizen member representing Brainerd, to but not including the city of Elk River, for 
31.26 	a term ending December 31, 2025;
31.27 	(4) citizen member representing Elk River, to but not including the city of Hastings, for 
31.28 	a term ending December 31, 2027; and
31.29 	(5) citizen member representing Hastings, to the Iowa border, for a term ending December 
31.30 	31, 2027.

32.1 	Sec. 51. REPEALER.
 32.2 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136F.03, is repealed.
32.3 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.24, subdivision 13, is repealed.
32.4 	(c) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 179.90; and 179.91, are repealed.
32.5 	(d) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 16B.323, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 16B.326, are 
32.6 	repealed.

32.7 	ARTICLE 2
32.8 	LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICY

32.9 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 118A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.10 		Subdivision 1.Definition; qualifying government. (a) "Qualifying government" means:
32.11 	(1) a county or statutory or home rule charter city with a population of more than 100,000;
32.12 	or
32.13 	(2) a county or statutory or home rule charter city which had its most recently issued 
32.14 	general obligation bonds rated in the highest category by a national bond rating agency; or
32.15 	whose most recent long-term, senior, general obligation rating by one or more national 
32.16 	rating organizations in the prior 18-month period is AA or higher.
32.17 	(3) a self-insurance pool listed in section 471.982, subdivision 3.
32.18 	(b) A county or statutory or home rule charter city with a population of 100,000 or less 
32.19 	that is a qualifying government, but is subsequently rated less than the highest category by 
32.20 	a national bond rating agency on a general obligation bond issue does not meet the threshold 
32.21 	under paragraph (a), clause (2), may not invest additional funds under this section during 
32.22 	any time period when it does not meet the threshold, but may continue to manage funds 
32.23 	previously invested under subdivision 2.

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

32.25 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 118A.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.26 		Subd. 2.Additional investment authority. Qualifying governments may invest the 
32.27 	amount described in subdivision 3:
32.28 	(1) in index mutual funds based in the United States and indexed to a broad market 
32.29 	United States equity index, on the condition that index mutual fund investments must be 
32.30 	made directly with the main sales office of the fund; or
33.1 	(2) with the Minnesota State Board of Investment subject to such terms and minimum 
33.2 	amounts as may be adopted by the board. Index mutual fund investments must be made 
33.3 	directly with the main sales office of the fund.

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

33.5 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 118A.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
33.6 		Subd. 3.Funds. (a) Qualifying governments may only invest under subdivision 2 
33.7 	according to the limitations in this subdivision. A qualifying government under subdivision 
33.8 	1, clause (1) or (2), may only invest its funds that are held for long-term capital plans 
33.9 	authorized by the city council or county board, or long-term obligations of the qualifying 
33.10 	government. Long-term obligations of the qualifying government include long-term capital 
33.11 	plan reserves, funds held to offset long-term environmental exposure, other postemployment 
33.12 	benefit liabilities, compensated absences, and other long-term obligations established by 
33.13 	applicable accounting standards.
33.14 	(b) Qualifying governments under subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2), may invest up to 15 
33.15 	percent of the sum of:
33.16 	(1) unassigned cash;
33.17 	(2) cash equivalents;
33.18 	(3) deposits; and
33.19 	(4) investments.
33.20 	This (c) The calculation in paragraph (b) must be based on the qualifying government's 
33.21 	most recent audited statement of net position, which must be compliant and audited pursuant 
33.22 	to governmental accounting and auditing standards. Once the amount invested reaches 15 
33.23 	percent of the sum of unassigned cash, cash equivalents, deposits, and investments, no 
33.24 	further funds may be invested under this section; however, a qualifying government may 
33.25 	continue to manage the funds previously invested under this section even if the total amount 
33.26 	subsequently exceeds 15 percent of the sum of unassigned cash, cash equivalents, deposits, 
33.27 	and investments.
33.28 	(c) A qualified government under subdivision 1, clause (3), may invest up to the lesser 
33.29 	of:
33.30 	(1) 15 percent of the sum of its cash, cash equivalents, deposits, and investments; or
34.1 	(2) 25 percent of its net assets as reported on the pool's most recent audited statement 
34.2 	of net position, which must be compliant and audited pursuant to governmental accounting 
34.3 	and auditing standards.

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

34.5 	Sec. 4. [118A.10] SELF-INSURANCE POOLS; ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT 
34.6 	AUTHORITY.
34.7 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "qualifying government" 
34.8 	means a self-insurance pool listed in section 471.982, subdivision 3.
34.9 		Subd. 2.Additional investment authority. (a) A qualifying government may invest in 
34.10 	the securities specified in section 11A.24, with the exception of specific investments 
34.11 	authorized under section 11A.24, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5).
34.12 	(b) Investments authorized under this section are subject to the limitations under section 
34.13 	11A.24.
34.14 	(c) A qualifying government may invest with the State Board of Investment subject to 
34.15 	the terms and minimum amounts adopted by the State Board of Investment.
34.16 		Subd. 3.Approval. Before investing pursuant to this section, the governing body of a 
34.17 	qualifying government must adopt an investment policy pursuant to a resolution that includes 
34.18 	both of the following statements:
34.19 	(1) the governing body understands that investments under this section have a risk of 
34.20 	loss; and
34.21 	(2) the governing body understands the type of funds that are being invested and the 
34.22 	specific investment itself.

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

34.24 	Sec. 5. [134.114] RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.
34.25 		Subdivision 1.Appointment. The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners shall direct, 
34.26 	operate, and manage the suburban Ramsey County library system. The county board shall 
34.27 	appoint seven members to a suburban Ramsey County Library Advisory Board. All members 
34.28 	must reside in the suburban county library service area. The Ramsey County Library Advisory 
34.29 	Board shall replace the existing Ramsey County Library Board upon the effective date of 
34.30 	this section.
35.1 		Subd. 2.Powers and duties. The Ramsey County Library Advisory Board shall provide 
35.2 	advice and make recommendations on matters pertaining to county library services. The 
35.3 	Ramsey County Library Advisory Board shall provide recommendations regarding integrated 
35.4 	county service delivery that impacts or is enhanced by library services. The county board 
35.5 	may delegate additional powers and duties to the Ramsey County Library Advisory Board.

35.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of 
35.7 	Ramsey County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
35.8 	645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

35.9 	Sec. 6. [134.115] ANOKA COUNTY LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.
35.10 		Subdivision 1.Appointment. The Anoka County Board of Commissioners shall direct, 
35.11 	operate, and manage the suburban Anoka County library system. The county board shall 
35.12 	appoint seven members to a suburban Anoka County Library Advisory Board. All members 
35.13 	must reside in the suburban county library service area. The Anoka County Library Advisory 
35.14 	Board shall replace the existing Anoka County Library Board upon the effective date of 
35.15 	this section.
35.16 		Subd. 2.Powers and duties. The Anoka County Library Advisory Board shall provide 
35.17 	advice and make recommendations on matters pertaining to county library services. The 
35.18 	Anoka County Library Advisory Board shall provide recommendations regarding integrated 
35.19 	county service delivery that impacts or is enhanced by library services. The county board 
35.20 	may delegate additional powers and duties to the Anoka County Library Advisory Board.

35.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of 
35.22 	Anoka County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, 
35.23 	subdivisions 2 and 3.

35.24 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 428A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
35.25 	read:
35.26 		Subd. 7.Multiunit residential property. "Multiunit residential property" means:
35.27 	(1) property classified as class 4a under section 273.13, subdivision 25, paragraph (a);
35.28 	(2) condominiums, as defined under section 515A.1-103, clause (7), that are classified 
35.29 	as class 1a under section 273.13, subdivision 22, paragraph (a); class 4b under section 
35.30 	273.13, subdivision 25, paragraph (b), clause (1); or class 4bb under section 273.13, 
35.31 	subdivision 25, paragraph (c), clause (1);
36.1 	(3) condominium-type storage units classified as class 4bb under section 273.13, 
36.2 	subdivision 25, paragraph (c), clause (3); and
36.3 	(4) duplex or triplex property classified as class 1a under section 273.13, subdivision 
36.4 	22, paragraph (a); or classified as class 4b under section 273.13, subdivision 25, paragraph 
36.5 	(b), clause (1).
36.6 	Multiunit residential property does not include any unit that is an affordable housing unit.

36.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the establishment or expansion of a 
36.8 	special service district after July 1, 2023.

36.9 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 428A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
36.10 	read:
36.11 		Subd. 8.Nonresidential property. "Nonresidential property" means property that is 
36.12 	classified under section 273.13 and used for commercial, industrial, or public utility purposes, 
36.13 	or is zoned for vacant land or designated on a land use plan for commercial or industrial 
36.14 	use.

36.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the establishment or expansion of a 
36.16 	special service district after July 1, 2023.

36.17 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 428A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
36.18 	read:
36.19 		Subd. 9.Nonresidential owners. "Nonresidential owners" means the owners of 50 
36.20 	percent or more of the land area of property subject to service charges on nonresidential 
36.21 	property in a proposed or existing special service district and either the: (1) owners of 50 
36.22 	percent or more of the net tax capacity of property subject to a proposed or existing service 
36.23 	charge, based on net tax capacity; or (2) owners, individuals, and business organizations 
36.24 	subject to 50 percent or more of a proposed or existing service charge using a basis other 
36.25 	than net tax capacity.

36.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the establishment or expansion of a 
36.27 	special service district after July 1, 2023.

36.28 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 428A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
36.29 	to read:
36.30 		Subd. 10.Affordable housing unit. "Affordable housing unit" means a residential unit 
36.31 	affordable to households with incomes at or below 80 percent of area median income.

37.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 428A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
37.2 		Subdivision 1.Ordinance. The governing body of a city may adopt an ordinance 
37.3 	establishing a special service district. Except as otherwise provided in section 428A.021, 
37.4 	only nonresidential property that is classified under section 273.13 and used for commercial, 
37.5 	industrial, or public utility purposes, or is vacant land zoned or designated on a land use 
37.6 	plan for commercial or industrial use and located in the special service district, may be 
37.7 	subject to the charges imposed by the city on the special service district. Other types of 
37.8 	property may be included within the boundaries of the special service district but are not 
37.9 	subject to the levies or charges imposed by the city on the special service district, unless 
37.10 	nonresidential owners, as defined in section 428A.01, subdivision 9, make an election under 
37.11 	section 428A.021. If 50 percent or more of the estimated market value of a parcel of property 
37.12 	is classified under section 273.13 as commercial, industrial, or vacant land zoned or 
37.13 	designated on a land use plan for commercial or industrial use, or public utility for the 
37.14 	current assessment year, then the entire taxable market value of the property is subject to a 
37.15 	service charge based on net tax capacity for purposes of sections 428A.01 to 428A.10. The 
37.16 	ordinance shall describe with particularity the area within the city to be included in the 
37.17 	district and the special services to be furnished in the district. The ordinance may not be 
37.18 	adopted until after a public hearing has been held on the question. Notice of the hearing 
37.19 	shall include the time and place of hearing, a map showing the boundaries of the proposed 
37.20 	district, and a statement that all persons owning property in the proposed district that would 
37.21 	be subject to a service charge will be given opportunity to be heard at the hearing. Within 
37.22 	30 days after adoption of the ordinance under this subdivision, the governing body shall 
37.23 	send a copy of the ordinance to the commissioner of revenue.

37.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the establishment or expansion of a 
37.25 	special service district after July 1, 2023.

37.26 	Sec. 12. [428A.021] ELECTION TO INCLUDE MULTIUNIT RESIDENTIAL 
37.27 	PROPERTY.
37.28 		Subdivision 1.Multiunit residential property; new districts; election. Prior to filing 
37.29 	a petition with the city clerk under section 428A.08, nonresidential owners may elect to 
37.30 	subject multiunit residential property to the charges imposed by the city on a special service 
37.31 	district. The election must be filed with the city clerk. If an election is made, for purposes 
37.32 	of section 428A.08, "property" includes multiunit residential property.
37.33 		Subd. 2.Multiunit residential property; in-district expansion. Nonresidential owners 
37.34 	may elect to expand the district to subject multiunit residential property to the charges for 
38.1 	the district. The election must be filed with the city clerk. The city must provide for a hearing 
38.2 	and notice on the expansion as required in sections 428A.02 and 428A.03. Notice must be 
38.3 	served in the original district and must include the property proposed to be added to the 
38.4 	district. Multiunit residential property added to the district is subject to all service charges 
38.5 	imposed within the district after the property becomes a part of the district. On the question 
38.6 	of whether to expand a district to include multiunit residential property, the petition 
38.7 	requirement in section 428A.08 and the veto power in section 428A.09 apply to all owners, 
38.8 	individuals, and business organizations that would be subject to the charges for the district.
38.9 		Subd. 3.Multiunit residential property; enlargement of boundaries. Prior to the 
38.10 	hearing and notice requirements in section 428A.04, a majority of the petitioners seeking 
38.11 	enlargement of a district under section 428A.04 may elect to expand the proposed 
38.12 	enlargement to subject multiunit residential property to the charges imposed by the city on 
38.13 	a special service district. The election must be filed with the city clerk.
38.14 		Subd. 4.Common interest communities. A unit in a common interest community, as 
38.15 	defined under section 515B.1-103, clause (10), may only be included in a district under this 
38.16 	section if the district will provide services not provided by the unit owner's association, as 
38.17 	defined in section 515B.1-103, clause (4).

38.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the establishment, expansion, or 
38.19 	enlargement of a special service district after July 1, 2023.

38.20 	Sec. 13. [471.585] MUNICIPAL HOTEL LICENSING.
38.21 	(a) A statutory or home rule charter city or a town may adopt an ordinance requiring 
38.22 	hotels as defined in section 327.70, subdivision 3, operating within the boundaries of the 
38.23 	city or town to have a valid license issued by the city or town. An annual fee for a license 
38.24 	under this section may not exceed $150.
38.25 	(b) An ordinance adopted under this section is limited to requiring compliance with state 
38.26 	and local laws as a condition of licensure. No other licensing conditions or requirements 
38.27 	are permitted.
38.28 	(c) A city or town that has adopted an ordinance under this section may refuse to issue 
38.29 	a license, or may revoke an existing license, if the hotel fails to comply with the conditions 
38.30 	of the license.

39.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.606, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
39.2 		Subd. 5.Employees, others, affirmative action; prevailing wage. The corporation 
39.3 	shall have the power to appoint engineers and other consultants, attorneys, and such other 
39.4 	officers, agents, and employees as it may see fit, who shall perform such duties and receive 
39.5 	such compensation as the corporation may determine notwithstanding the provisions of 
39.6 	section 43A.17, subdivision 9, and be removable at the pleasure of the corporation. The 
39.7 	corporation must adopt an affirmative action plan, which shall be submitted to the appropriate 
39.8 	agency or office of the state for review and approval. The plan must include a yearly progress 
39.9 	report to the agency or office. Whenever the corporation performs any work within the 
39.10 	limits of a city of the first class, or establishes a minimum wage for skilled or unskilled 
39.11 	labor in the specifications or any contract for work within one of the cities, the rate of pay 
39.12 	to such skilled and unskilled labor must be the prevailing rate of wage for such labor in that 
39.13 	city.

39.14 	Sec. 15. MUNICIPAL BUILDING COMMISSION DISSOLUTION.
 39.15 		Subdivision 1.Preemption. This section supersedes any other law, home rule charter 
39.16 	provision, and city ordinance to the contrary.
39.17 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this 
39.18 	subdivision have the meanings given unless the context indicates otherwise.
39.19 	(b) "Benefits" means all of the health insurance, health savings, sick leave, vacation 
39.20 	time, deferred compensation, retirement benefits, Public Employees Retirement Association 
39.21 	benefits, and all other employee benefits, monies, balances, accounts, allowances, accruals, 
39.22 	and credits of the Municipal Building Commission employees.
39.23 	(c) "City hall and courthouse" means the city hall building and courthouse owned by 
39.24 	the city of Minneapolis and Hennepin County and under the care and control of the Municipal 
39.25 	Building Commission pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 383B.75 to 383B.754.
39.26 	(d) "Dissolution date" means the day after the Municipal Building Commission, the city 
39.27 	of Minneapolis, and Hennepin County fully execute the transactional documents.
39.28 	(e) "Municipal Building Commission" means the entity created by Minnesota Statutes, 
39.29 	section 383B.75.
39.30 	(f) "Municipal Building Commission employees" means all employees of the Municipal 
39.31 	Building Commission including employees represented by unions and employees not 
39.32 	represented by unions.
40.1 	(g) "Representatives of the Municipal Building Commission employees" means the 
40.2 	person or entity selected by each Municipal Building Commission employee to represent 
40.3 	that employee pursuant to subdivision 6, paragraph (b).
40.4 	(h) "Transactional documents" means the agreements and documents, including the 
40.5 	agreement between the city of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, and representatives of the 
40.6 	Municipal Building Commission employees required by subdivision 6, paragraph (b), and 
40.7 	any real estate ownership structure or joint powers agreement under Minnesota Statutes, 
40.8 	section 471.59, needed to effectuate the efficient dissolution of the Municipal Building 
40.9 	Commission pursuant to this section.
40.10 		Subd. 3.Transfer of assets. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the 
40.11 	transaction documents shall provide for the transfer of all assets of the Municipal Building 
40.12 	Commission including but not limited to all furniture, fixtures, equipment, and other personal 
40.13 	property of the Municipal Building Commission to the city of Minneapolis or other legal 
40.14 	entity as necessary and appropriate for the use of the assets in the ongoing operation and 
40.15 	management of the city hall and courthouse.
40.16 		Subd. 4.Continued employment of Municipal Building Commission 
40.17 	employees. Notwithstanding any other law or home rule charter provision to the contrary, 
40.18 	immediately upon the full execution of the transactional documents, all Municipal Building 
40.19 	Commission employees shall be employees of the city of Minneapolis or Hennepin County, 
40.20 	employed in equivalent positions at their current salaries and wages with all of their current 
40.21 	benefits, and shall continue to have all rights, remedies, and privileges under Minnesota 
40.22 	Statutes, section 383B.751.
40.23 		Subd. 5.Municipal Building Commission dissolution. (a) Notwithstanding any other 
40.24 	law or home rule charter provision to the contrary, the Municipal Building Commission 
40.25 	and all its functions will be dissolved upon the dissolution date.
40.26 	(b) The transactional documents must include how the city of Minneapolis and Hennepin 
40.27 	County will manage the outstanding liabilities of the Municipal Building Commission that 
40.28 	exist as of the dissolution date.
40.29 		Subd. 6.Transactional documents; agreements. (a) The Municipal Building 
40.30 	Commission, city of Minneapolis, and Hennepin County may execute transactional 
40.31 	documents to effectuate the transfer of assets and dissolution provided for in this section.
40.32 	(b) The Municipal Building Commission, city of Minneapolis, and the representatives 
40.33 	of the Municipal Building Commission employees must reach an agreement addressing the 
40.34 	impact of a dissolution on employees before fully executing the transactional documents.
41.1 	(c) The Municipal Building Commission, city of Minneapolis, and Hennepin County 
41.2 	must fully execute the transactional documents before the filing of a certificate of local 
41.3 	approval of this section.
41.4 		Subd. 7.Ongoing statutory rights of Municipal Building Commission 
41.5 	employees. Notwithstanding any other law or home rule charter provision to the contrary, 
41.6 	this section shall not be construed to invalidate the rights, remedies, and privileges of the 
41.7 	Municipal Building Commission employees under Minnesota Statutes, section 383B.751.

41.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of the 
41.9 	city of Minneapolis and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
41.10 	645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

41.11 	Sec. 16. ST. PAUL; DESIGN-BUILD AUTHORIZATION.
 41.12 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 471.345, or any other law to the contrary, 
41.13 	the city of St. Paul may solicit and award a design-build contract for the East Side Skate 
41.14 	Park project at Eastside Heritage Park on the basis of a best value selection process. The 
41.15 	city must consider at least three proposals when awarding a design-build contract under this 
41.16 	section.

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

41.18 	Sec. 17. REPEALER.
 41.19 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.17, subdivision 9, is repealed.
41.20 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 383B.75; 383B.751; 383B.752; 383B.753; and 
41.21 	383B.754, are repealed.

41.22 	Sec. 18. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 41.23 	Sections 14 and 17, paragraph (a), are effective the day following final enactment. 
41.24 	Section 17, paragraph (b), is effective on the day section 15 is effective.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: UEH1826-1 

16B.24 GENERAL AUTHORITY.Subd. 13.Electric vehicle charging. 
The commissioner shall require that a user of a charging station located on the State Capitol complex used to charge a private electric vehicle pay an electric service fee. The commissioner shall set the electric service fee rate to cover the electricity costs for charging an electric vehicle and for the administrative costs associated with providing electric charging stations. 

16B.323 SOLAR ENERGY IN STATE BUILDINGS.Subdivision 1.Definitions. 
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. 

(b) "Major renovation" means a substantial addition to an existing building, or a substantial change to the interior configuration or the energy system of an existing building. 

(c) "Solar energy system" means photovoltaic devices alone or installed in conjunction with a solar thermal system. 

(d) "Photovoltaic device " has the meaning given in section 216C.06, subdivision 16. 

(e) "Solar thermal system" has the meaning given "qualifying solar thermal project" in section 216B.2411, subdivision 2, paragraph (e). 

(f) "State building" means a building whose construction or renovation is paid wholly or in part by the state from the bond proceeds fund. 

Subd. 2.Solar energy system. 
(a) As provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a project for the construction or major renovation of a state building, after the completion of a cost-benefit analysis, may include installation of solar energy systems of up to 300 kilowatts capacity on, adjacent, or in proximity to the state building. 

(b) The capacity of a solar energy system must be less than 300 kilowatts to the extent necessary to match the electrical load of the building, or the capacity must be no more than necessary to keep the costs for the installation below the five percent maximum set by paragraph (c). 

(c) The cost of the solar energy system must not exceed five percent of the appropriations from the bond proceeds fund for the construction or renovation of the state building. Purchase and installation of a solar thermal system may account for no more than 25 percent of the cost of a solar energy system installation. 

(d) A project subject to this section is ineligible to receive a rebate for the installation of a solar energy system under section 116C.7791 or from any utility. 

16B.326 HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS; STATE-FUNDED BUILDINGS.
The commissioner must review project proposer's study for geothermal and solar thermal applications as possible uses for heating or cooling for all building projects subject to a predesign review under section 16B.335 that receive any state funding for replacement of heating or cooling systems. When practicable, geothermal and solar thermal heating and cooling systems must be considered when designing, planning, or letting bids for necessary replacement or initial installation of cooling or heating systems in new or existing buildings that are constructed or maintained with state funds. The predesign review must include a written plan for compliance with this section from a project proposer. 

For the purposes of this section, "solar thermal" means a flat plate or evacuated tube with a fixed orientation that collects the sun's radiant energy and transfers it to a storage medium for distribution as energy for heating and cooling. 

43A.17 SALARY LIMITS, RATES, RANGES AND EXCEPTIONS.Subd. 9.Political subdivision compensation limit. 
(a) The salary and the value of all other forms of compensation of a person employed by a political subdivision of this state, excluding a school district, may not exceed 110 percent of the salary of the governor as set under section 15A.082, except as provided in this subdivision. For purposes of this subdivision, "political subdivision of this state" includes a statutory or home rule charter city, county, town, metropolitan or regional agency, or other political subdivision, but does not include a hospital, clinic, or health maintenance organization owned by such a governmental unit. 

(b) Beginning in 2006, the limit in paragraph (a) must be adjusted annually in January. The limit must equal the limit for the prior year increased by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers from October of the second prior year to October of the immediately prior year. 

(c) Deferred compensation and payroll allocations to purchase an individual annuity contract for an employee are included in determining the employee's salary. Other forms of compensation which must be included to determine an employee's total compensation are all other direct and indirect items of compensation which are not specifically excluded by this subdivision. Other forms of compensation which must not be included in a determination of an employee's total compensation for the purposes of this subdivision are: 

(1) employee benefits that are also provided for the majority of all other full-time employees of the political subdivision, vacation and sick leave allowances, health and dental insurance, disability insurance, term life insurance, and pension benefits or like benefits the cost of which is borne by the employee or which is not subject to tax as income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 

(2) dues paid to organizations that are of a civic, professional, educational, or governmental nature; and 

(3) reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by the employee which the governing body determines to be directly related to the performance of job responsibilities, including any relocation expenses paid during the initial year of employment. 

The value of other forms of compensation is the annual cost to the political subdivision for the provision of the compensation. 

(d) The salary of a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathic medicine occupying a position that the governing body of the political subdivision has determined requires an M.D. or D.O. degree is excluded from the limitation in this subdivision. 

(e) The commissioner may increase the limitation in this subdivision for a position that the commissioner has determined requires special expertise necessitating a higher salary to attract or retain a qualified person. The commissioner shall review each proposed increase giving due consideration to salary rates paid to other persons with similar responsibilities in the state and nation. The commissioner may not increase the limitation until the commissioner has presented the proposed increase to the Legislative Coordinating Commission and received the commission's recommendation on it. The recommendation is advisory only. If the commission does not give its recommendation on a proposed increase within 30 days from its receipt of the proposal, the commission is deemed to have made no recommendation. If the commissioner grants or granted an increase under this paragraph, the new limitation must be adjusted beginning in August 2005 and in each subsequent calendar year in January by the percentage increase equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers from October of the second prior year to October of the immediately prior year. 

136F.03 CANDIDATE ADVISORY COUNCIL.Subdivision 1.Purpose. 
A Candidate Advisory Council for the board shall assist the governor in determining criteria for, and identifying and recruiting qualified candidates for, nonstudent membership on the board. 

Subd. 2.Membership. 
The advisory council consists of 24 members. Twelve members are appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the senate. Twelve members are appointed by the speaker of the house. No more than one-third of the members appointed by each appointing authority may be current or former legislators. No more than two-thirds of the members appointed by each appointing authority may belong to the same political party; however, political activity or affiliation is not required for the appointment of a member. Geographical representation must be taken into consideration when making appointments. Section 15.0575 governs the advisory council, except that the members must be appointed to six-year terms. 

Subd. 3.Duties. 
(a) The advisory council shall: 

(1) develop a statement of the selection criteria to be applied and a description of the responsibilities and duties of a member of the board and shall distribute this to potential candidates; and 

(2) for each position on the board, identify and recruit qualified candidates for the board, based on the background and experience of the candidates, and their potential for discharging the responsibilities of a member of the board. 

(b) Selection criteria developed under this section must include the requirement that trustees represent diversity in geography, gender, race, occupation, and experience. 

(c) Selection criteria developed under this section must also include the identification of the membership needs of the board for individual skills relevant to the governance of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the needs for certain individual characteristics that include geographic location, gender, race, occupation, and experience. 

Subd. 4.Recommendations. 
Except for seats filled under sections 136F.04 and 136F.045, the advisory council shall recommend at least two and not more than four candidates for each seat. By April 15 of each even-numbered year in which the governor makes appointments to the board, the advisory council shall submit its recommendations to the governor and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance. The governor is not bound by these recommendations. 

Subd. 5.Support services. 
The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall provide administrative and support services for the advisory council. 

179.90 OFFICE OF COLLABORATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
The commissioner of mediation services shall establish an Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution within the bureau. The office must: 

(1) promote the broad use of community mediation in the state, ensuring that all areas of the state have access to services by providing grants to private nonprofit entities certified by the state court administrator under chapter 494 that assist in resolution of disputes; 

(2) assist state agencies, offices of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and units of local government in improving collaboration and dispute resolution; 

(3) support collaboration and dispute resolution in the public and private sector by providing technical assistance and information on best practices and new developments in dispute resolution options; 

(4) educate the public and governmental entities on dispute resolution options; and 

(5) promote and utilize collaborative dispute resolution models and processes based on documented best practices including, but not limited to, the Minnesota Solutions model: 

(i) establishing criteria and procedures for identification and assessment of dispute resolution projects; 

(ii) designating projects and appointing impartial convenors by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee; 

(iii) forming multidisciplinary conflict resolution teams; and 

(iv) utilizing collaborative techniques, processes, and standards through facilitated meetings until consensus among parties is reached in resolving a dispute. 

179.91 GRANTS.Subdivision 1.Authority. 
The commissioner of mediation services shall to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, make grants to private nonprofit community mediation entities certified by the state court administrator under chapter 494 that assist in resolution of disputes. The commissioner shall establish a grant review committee to assist in the review of grant applications and the allocation of grants under this section. 

Subd. 2.Eligibility. 
To be eligible for a grant under this section, a nonprofit organization must meet the requirements of section 494.05, subdivision 1, clauses (1), (2), (4), and (5). 

Subd. 3.Conditions and exclusions. 
A nonprofit entity receiving a grant must agree to comply with guidelines adopted by the state court administrator under section 494.015, subdivision 1. Sections 16B.97 and 16B.98 and policies adopted under those sections apply to grants under this section. The exclusions in section 494.03 apply to grants under this section. 

Subd. 4.Reporting. 
Grantees must report data required under chapter 494 to evaluate quality and outcomes. 

383B.75 MUNICIPAL BUILDING COMMISSION.
That from and after the first Monday in January, 1904, all of the completed portions of the Hennepin County and Minneapolis Courthouse and City Hall Building, erected pursuant to chapter 395 of the Special Laws of 1887, shall be under the exclusive care of a commission of four members, styled "the municipal building commission," which shall be constituted as follows: The chair of the Board of County Commissioners of Hennepin County, the mayor of the city of Minneapolis, a person appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Hennepin County, who shall serve at its pleasure, and a person appointed by the city council of the city of Minneapolis, who shall serve at its pleasure. The chair of the Board of County Commissioners of Hennepin County shall be president of said commission, and the mayor of the city of Minneapolis, vice-president thereof. The person appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Hennepin County shall be the secretary of said commission and as such shall keep the records and accounts thereof. The comptroller treasurer of the city of Minneapolis shall keep a correct account of the receipts and expenditures of the commission. The commission shall by resolution establish regular meeting dates. 

383B.751 CARE AND CONTROL OF BUILDING.
The commission hereby created shall have the entire care and control of all of said courthouse and city hall building. It shall have power to assign unassigned rooms and space in any part of said building with entire control of any room or rooms in said building, and of all halls and corridors and of all boiler and machinery rooms. The commission in its discretion may reassign and reallocate occupied rooms or space therein provided that space already occupied may not be reassigned except after a hearing before said commission on written notice to the occupant or person in charge of such space; and the vote of three members of said commission shall govern as its final action after such hearing; provided further that any interested party may appeal from an adverse ruling of said commission to the district court, which court shall summarily decide the matter after a hearing thereon in the same manner as a civil case, and the determination of said matter by said court shall be final, provided that if the space in controversy is occupied or sought to be occupied by a district court judge or other district court official, that said final determination be made by a judge of the district court from a district other than that comprising Hennepin County, which other judge shall be selected by the governor upon request of the commission. When so determined and after being served with the court order the occupant or person in charge of such space or room shall remove therefrom in accordance with the terms of the order, and failing to do so, shall be deemed in contempt of court. 

The commission shall also have the care and control of all engines, boilers, machinery, elevators and all mechanical and electrical appliances of every nature in said building. It shall cause all of the occupied portions of said building to be properly heated, lighted, cleaned and kept in repair for public use, with full authority to appoint any and all employees necessary to properly perform the duties hereby devolved upon such commission, with authority to fix the compensation of such employees. Persons employed by the municipal building commission on or before August 1, 1977, or thereafter, and having at least six months service, shall have tenure based on length of service. Promotions shall be filled from the eligible lists established and maintained by the Minneapolis civil service commission. No employee after six months continuous employment shall be removed or discharged except upon a majority vote of the members of the municipal building commission for cause, upon written charges and after an opportunity to be heard at a hearing conducted by the municipal building commission. The Minneapolis civil service rules relating to cause for removal shall govern. An employee removed for cause may appeal to district court, which decision shall be final. 

Nothing herein contained shall be construed to interfere in any manner with the powers and duties of the courthouse and city hall commission engaged in completing and furnishing said building. 

383B.752 EXPENSES; WARRANTS.
Said commission shall at the beginning of each calendar month render a detailed statement to the county auditor of Hennepin County and to the city controller of the city of Minneapolis, respectively, of all its expenses necessarily incurred for the purposes contemplated by sections 383B.75 to 383B.754 during the last preceding month in or with reference to portions of said building used or occupied by the county and by the city, respectively, including the proper portions of all expenses rendered for the common benefit of the county and city and properly chargeable to each of such municipalities; whereupon it shall become the duty of the proper officers of said county and of said city to forthwith draw warrants upon their respective treasurers, each for the amount of the account rendered against it by said commission, and it shall be the duty of the treasurer of said municipal building commission to forthwith pay to the parties properly entitled thereto the several amounts specified in said accounts rendered. 

383B.753 EXCLUSIVE CONTROL.
From and after the first Monday in January, 1904, neither the Board of County Commissioners of Hennepin County, nor the city council of the city of Minneapolis shall have anything to do with the care of any portion of the courthouse and city hall building, nor shall they have anything to do with the control of any portions of said building not specifically assigned for official use. 

383B.754 BUDGET DATE.
It shall be the duty of the municipal building commission to prepare a detailed statement of the estimated expenditures of such commission for the then ensuing year and transmit the same each year to the Board of County Commissioners of Hennepin County on the date specified by the board. The estimate shall specify what portion of the total expenditures of the commission shall be borne by the county and city, respectively, and it shall be the duty of the county commissioners to levy a tax at its proper meeting sufficient to meet the county share of the final statement of estimated expenditures. A like estimate shall be transmitted each year to the city council of the city of Minneapolis on the date specified by the council, and it shall be the duty of the city council to levy a tax at its proper meeting sufficient to meet the city's portion of the final statement of estimated expenditures. If the dates specified by the city and county are different, the commission shall transmit its budget estimate to both the city and the county on the earlier of the two dates. The commission shall submit a final statement of estimated expenditures ten days before the date Hennepin County and the city of Minneapolis are required to certify their tax levies.