1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for the legislature, certain 
1.3 	constitutional offices, and certain boards, offices, agencies, councils, departments, 
1.4 	commissions, societies, centers, Minnesota State Retirement System, retirement 
1.5 	plans, retirement associations, retirement fund; making appropriation reductions 
1.6 	and cancellations; making deficiency appropriations; providing for revenue 
1.7 	recovery; providing a statutory appropriation of funds to the legislature for sums 
1.8 	sufficient to operate the house of representatives, senate, and Legislative 
1.9 	Coordinating Commission; changing provisions for the legislative audit 
1.10 	commission; making budget provisions; requiring Compensation Council to 
1.11 	prescribe salaries for constitutional officers; requiring accountability and 
1.12 	performance management measures; establishing the Office of Enterprise 
1.13 	Translation; providing for grant administration and grant agreements; making 
1.14 	county and local cybersecurity grants; changing human burial provisions; 
1.15 	establishing the public land survey system monument grant program, the legislative 
1.16 	task force on aging, the State Emblems Redesign Commission, and the 
1.17 	infrastructure resilience advisory task force; requiring mixed-use Ford Building 
1.18 	Site Redevelopment; providing for the Capitol Mall Design Framework; requiring 
1.19 	the legislature to certify appropriation amounts for fiscal years 2026 and 2027; 
1.20 	requiring a study of issues facing small agencies; making technical changes; 
1.21 	requiring reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 1.135, subdivisions 
1.22 	2, 4, 6, by adding a subdivision; 1.141, subdivision 1; 3.099, subdivision 3; 3.97, 
1.23 	subdivision 2; 3.972, subdivision 3; 3.978, subdivision 2; 3.979, subdivisions 2, 
1.24 	3, by adding a subdivision; 4.045; 10.44; 10.45; 15A.0815, subdivisions 1, 2; 
1.25 	15A.082, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 16A.122, subdivision 2; 16A.126, subdivision 
1.26 	1; 16A.1286, subdivision 2; 16A.152, subdivision 4; 16B.97, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 
1.27 	16B.98, subdivisions 5, 6, 8, by adding subdivisions; 16B.991; 16E.14, subdivision 
1.28 	4; 16E.21, subdivisions 1, 2; 43A.08, subdivision 1; 138.912, subdivisions 1, 2; 
1.29 	145.951; 307.08; 349A.02, subdivision 1; 381.12, subdivision 2; 462A.22, 
1.30 	subdivision 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 
1.31 	16A; 16B; 16E; 381; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 1.135, 
1.32 	subdivisions 3, 5; 1.141, subdivisions 3, 4, 6; 4A.01; 4A.04; 4A.06; 4A.07; 4A.11; 
1.33 	15A.0815, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 124D.23, subdivision 9; 383C.806; Laws 2014, 
1.34 	chapter 287, section 25, as amended.
2.1 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.2 	ARTICLE 1
2.3 	STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

2.4	Section 1. STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.5 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.6 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
2.7 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.8 	The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
2.9 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. 
2.10 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" 
2.11 	is fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

2.12				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.13				Available for the Year
	
2.14				Ending June 30
	
2.15					2024
		2025

2.16	Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE

2.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	151,648,000
	$
	123,297,000
	
2.18 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.19 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.20 	subdivisions.

2.21	Subd. 2.Senate
 		41,045,000
		43,845,000

2.22	Subd. 3.House of Representatives
 		48,046,000
		48,558,000

2.23	Subd. 4.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		62,557,000
		30,894,000
	
2.24 	$15,000 each year is for purposes of the 
2.25 	legislators' forum, through which Minnesota 
2.26 	legislators meet with counterparts from South 
2.27 	Dakota, North Dakota, and Manitoba to 
2.28 	discuss issues of mutual concern.
2.29 	$148,000 in the first year and $104,000 in the 
2.30 	second year are for the Legislative Task Force 
2.31 	on Aging. This is a onetime appropriation.
3.1 	$500,000 each year is to provide translation 
3.2 	services for legislative business. This is a 
3.3 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
3.4 	June 30, 2027.
3.5 	Legislative Auditor. $10,459,000 in the first 
3.6 	year and $11,526,000 in the second year are 
3.7 	for the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
3.8 	Revisor of Statutes. $22,250,000 in the first 
3.9 	year and $8,714,000 in the second year are for 
3.10 	the Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Of these 
3.11 	amounts, $14,000,000 in the first year is 
3.12 	available until June 30, 2027.
3.13 	Legislative Reference Library. $2,055,000 
3.14 	in the first year and $2,184,000 in the second 
3.15 	year are for the Legislative Reference Library.
3.16 	Legislative Budget Office. $2,454,000 in the 
3.17 	first year and $2,669,000 in the second year 
3.18 	are for the Legislative Budget Office.

3.19
3.20	Sec. 3. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT 
GOVERNOR
 	$
	9,258,000
	$
	9,216,000
	
3.21 	(a) This appropriation is to fund the Office of 
3.22 	the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
3.23 	(b) $19,000 each year is for necessary 
3.24 	expenses in the normal performance of the 
3.25 	governor's and lieutenant governor's duties for 
3.26 	which no other reimbursement is provided.
3.27 	(c) By September 1 of each year, the 
3.28 	commissioner of management and budget shall 
3.29 	report to the chairs and ranking minority 
3.30 	members of the legislative committees with 
3.31 	jurisdiction over state government finance any 
3.32 	personnel costs incurred by the Offices of the 
3.33 	Governor and Lieutenant Governor that were 
3.34 	supported by appropriations to other agencies 
4.1 	during the previous fiscal year. The Office of 
4.2 	the Governor shall inform the chairs and 
4.3 	ranking minority members of the committees 
4.4 	before initiating any interagency agreements.

4.5	Sec. 4. STATE AUDITOR
 	$
	15,809,000
	$
	14,254,000
	
4.6 	The base for this appropriation is $14,268,000 
4.7 	in fiscal year 2026 and $14,278,000 in fiscal 
4.8 	year 2027.
4.9 	$500,000 the first year is for assistance and 
4.10 	grants to towns to facilitate use of the Small 
4.11 	City and Town Accounting System.
4.12 	$500,000 the first year is to provide a 
4.13 	regulatory compliance and oversight 
4.14 	dashboard.

4.15	Sec. 5. ATTORNEY GENERAL
 	$
	56,296,000
	$
	43,825,000

4.16	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.17		2024
	2025
	
4.18	General
	53,380,000
	40,909,000
	
4.19
4.20	State Government 
Special Revenue
	2,521,000
	2,521,000
	
4.21	Environmental
	145,000
	145,000
	
4.22	Remediation
	250,000
	250,000
	
4.23 	$2,500,000 from the general fund the first year 
4.24 	is for antitrust and nonprofit oversight.

4.25	Sec. 6. SECRETARY OF STATE
 	$
	10,267,000
	$
	10,379,000
	
4.26 	The base for this appropriation is $10,247,000 
4.27 	in fiscal year 2026 and $10,379,000 in fiscal 
4.28 	year 2027.

4.29
4.30	Sec. 7. CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC 
DISCLOSURE BOARD
 	$
	800,000
	$
	800,000
	
4.31 	These amounts are for information technology 
4.32 	project costs, including enhanced 
4.33 	cybersecurity, geospatial coding, and cloud 
4.34 	integration. This is a onetime appropriation.

5.1	Sec. 8. STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT
 	$
	139,000
	$
	139,000

5.2	Sec. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
 	$
	12,512,000
	$
	10,260,000

5.3	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.4		2024
	2025
	
5.5	General
	2,744,000
	444,000
	
5.6
5.7	Workers' 
Compensation
	9,768,000
	9,816,000
	
5.8 	$263,000 each year is for municipal boundary 
5.9 	adjustments.
5.10 	The base for the general fund appropriation is 
5.11 	$559,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $459,000 in 
5.12 	fiscal year 2027.

5.13
5.14	Sec. 10. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
SERVICES
 	$
	79,415,000
	$
	79,840,000
	
5.15 	The base for this appropriation is $10,553,000 
5.16 	in fiscal year 2026 and $10,572,000 in fiscal 
5.17 	year 2027.
5.18 	During the biennium ending June 30, 2025, 
5.19 	the Office of MN.IT Services must not charge 
5.20 	fees to a public noncommercial educational 
5.21 	television broadcast station eligible for funding 
5.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 129D, for 
5.23 	access to the state broadcast infrastructure. If 
5.24 	the access fees not charged to public 
5.25 	noncommercial educational television 
5.26 	broadcast stations total more than $400,000 
5.27 	for the biennium, the office may charge for 
5.28 	access fees in excess of these amounts.
5.29 	(a) Cybersecurity Grant Program.
5.30 	$2,204,000 the first year and $3,521,000 the 
5.31 	second year are for a state and local 
5.32 	cybersecurity improvement grant program for 
5.33 	political subdivisions and Minnesota Tribal 
5.34 	governments, as established in Minnesota 
6.1 	Statutes, section 16E.35. This is a onetime 
6.2 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
6.3 	2027.
6.4 	(b) Statewide Cybersecurity Enhancements.
6.5 	$10,280,000 the first year and $16,875,000 
6.6 	the second year are to procure, implement, 
6.7 	and support advanced cybersecurity tools that 
6.8 	combat persistent and evolving cybersecurity 
6.9 	threats. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
6.10 	available until June 30, 2027.
6.11 	(c) Executive Branch Cloud 
6.12 	Transformation. $10,685,000 the first year 
6.13 	and $22,910,000 the second year are to 
6.14 	support planning, migration, modernization, 
6.15 	infrastructure, training, and services required 
6.16 	for executive branch cloud transformation to 
6.17 	modernize enterprise information technology 
6.18 	delivery for state agency business partners. 
6.19 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
6.20 	available until June 30, 2027.
6.21 	(d) Targeted Application Modernization.
6.22 	$25,000,000 the first year and $20,000,000 
6.23 	the second year are to modernize targeted 
6.24 	applications to improve user experiences with 
6.25 	digital services provided by state agencies, 
6.26 	enable service delivery transformation, and 
6.27 	systematically address aging technology. This 
6.28 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
6.29 	until June 30, 2027.
6.30 	(e) Children's Cabinet IT Innovation.
6.31 	$3,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
6.32 	second year are to provide technology 
6.33 	capabilities that support centering Minnesota 
6.34 	children and their families over agency 
6.35 	structures and provide dedicated information 
7.1 	technology resources to deliver innovative 
7.2 	digital services to children and families. This 
7.3 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
7.4 	until June 30, 2027.
7.5 	(f) MnGeo; Expanding Data-Driven 
7.6 	Decision Making with GIS Data. $358,000 
7.7 	the first year and $376,000 the second year 
7.8 	are to enhance the state's ability to lead 
7.9 	collaborative geographic data collection and 
7.10 	to produce additional publicly available data. 
7.11 	The base for this appropriation is $395,000 in 
7.12 	fiscal year 2026 and $414,000 in fiscal year 
7.13 	2027.
7.14 	(g) Supporting Accessible Technology in 
7.15 	State Government. $1,200,000 the first year 
7.16 	is to support accessible government in 
7.17 	Minnesota. This is a onetime appropriation 
7.18 	and is available until June 30, 2027.
7.19 	(h) Public Land Survey System. $16,000,000 
7.20 	the first year and $4,000,000 the second year 
7.21 	are for the grant program authorized by 
7.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 381.125. Up to 
7.23 	four percent of this appropriation may be used 
7.24 	by the chief geospatial information officer for 
7.25 	the administration of the grant program. This 
7.26 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
7.27 	until June 30, 2027.
7.28 	$1,000,000 each year is for grants to counties 
7.29 	to employ county technical staff to aid 
7.30 	surveyors marking public land survey corners. 
7.31 	This a onetime appropriation.

7.32	Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION

7.33	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	77,765,000
	$
	47,756,000
	
8.1 	The base for this appropriation is $33,581,000 
8.2 	in fiscal year 2026 and $33,343,000 in fiscal 
8.3 	year 2027.
8.4 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
8.5 	purpose are specified in the following 
8.6 	subdivisions.

8.7	Subd. 2.Government and Citizen Services
 		43,918,000
		19,188,000
	
8.8 	The base for this appropriation is $15,513,000 
8.9 	in fiscal year 2026 and $15,525,000 in fiscal 
8.10 	year 2027.
8.11 	$5,000,000 the first year is to implement the 
8.12 	updated Capitol Mall Design Framework, 
8.13 	prioritizing the framework plans identified in 
8.14 	article 2, section 54. This appropriation is 
8.15 	available until December 31, 2024.
8.16 	Council on Developmental Disabilities.
8.17 	$222,000 each year is for the Council on 
8.18 	Developmental Disabilities.
8.19 	State Agency Accommodation 
8.20 	Reimbursement. $200,000 each year may be 
8.21 	transferred to the accommodation account 
8.22 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.23 	16B.4805.
8.24 	Procurement Technical Assistance Center.
8.25 	$350,000 each year is for the Procurement 
8.26 	Technical Assistance Center.
8.27 	Office of the State Archaeologist. $806,000 
8.28 	the first year and $822,000 the second year 
8.29 	are for the Office of the State Archaeologist. 
8.30 	The base for this appropriation is $773,000 in 
8.31 	fiscal year 2026. The base for this 
8.32 	appropriation in fiscal year 2027 and each year 
8.33 	thereafter is $785,000.
9.1 	Of these amounts, $236,000 the first year and 
9.2 	$242,000 the second year are for the 
9.3 	Archaeological and Cemetery Site Inventory 
9.4 	Portal. The base in fiscal year 2026 is 
9.5 	$193,000 and $205,000 in fiscal year 2027 
9.6 	and each year thereafter.
9.7 	Disparity Study. $500,000 the first year and 
9.8 	$1,000,000 the second year are to conduct a 
9.9 	disparity study required under Minnesota 
9.10 	Statutes, section 16C.16, subdivision 5. This 
9.11 	is a onetime appropriation.
9.12 	Grants Administration Oversight.
9.13 	$7,405,000 the first year and $1,771,000 the 
9.14 	second year are for the Office of Grant 
9.15 	Management, including grant administration 
9.16 	oversight, systems, and equity. This 
9.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2027. 
9.18 	The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 
9.19 	2026 and each year thereafter is $570,000.
9.20 	Of these amounts, $735,000 the first year and 
9.21 	$201,000 the second year are for a study to 
9.22 	develop a road map on the need for an 
9.23 	enterprise grants management system and to 
9.24 	implement the study's recommendation. This 
9.25 	is a onetime appropriation.
9.26 	Small Agency Resource Team. $940,000 the 
9.27 	first year and $856,000 the second year are 
9.28 	for the Small Agency Resource Team.
9.29 	Of these amounts, $102,000 the first year is 
9.30 	to complete the small agency study required 
9.31 	by article 2, section 56.
9.32 	State Historic Preservation Office.
9.33 	$1,274,000 the first year and $1,352,000 the 
9.34 	second year are for the State Historic 
10.1 	Preservation Office. The base for this 
10.2 	appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and each year 
10.3 	thereafter is $1,012,000.
10.4 	Of these amounts, $485,000 the first year and 
10.5 	$500,000 the second year are for electronic 
10.6 	project systems and critical database 
10.7 	integration and are available through June 30, 
10.8 	2027. The base for this appropriation in fiscal 
10.9 	year 2026 and each year thereafter is 
10.10 	$160,000.
10.11 	Risk Management Fund Property 
10.12 	Self-Insurance. $12,500,000 the first year is 
10.13 	for transfer to the risk management fund under 
10.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.85. This is a 
10.15 	onetime appropriation.
10.16 	Office of Enterprise Translations.
10.17 	$1,306,000 the first year and $1,159,000 the 
10.18 	second year are to establish the Office of 
10.19 	Enterprise Translations. $250,000 each year 
10.20 	may be transferred to the language access 
10.21 	service account established in Minnesota 
10.22 	Statutes, section 16B.373.
10.23 	Parking Fund. $3,255,000 the first year and 
10.24 	$1,085,000 the second year are for a transfer 
10.25 	to the state parking account to maintain the 
10.26 	operations of the parking and transit program 
10.27 	on the Capitol complex.

10.28	Subd. 3.Strategic Management Services
 		2,414,000
		2,485,000

10.29	Subd. 4.Fiscal Agent
 		31,433,000
		26,083,000
	
10.30 	The base for this appropriation is $15,583,000 
10.31 	in fiscal year 2026 and $15,333,000 in fiscal 
10.32 	year 2027.
11.1 	The appropriations under this subdivision are 
11.2 	to the commissioner of administration for the 
11.3 	following purposes specified.
11.4 	In-Lieu of Rent. $11,129,000 each year is for 
11.5 	space costs of the legislature and veterans 
11.6 	organizations, ceremonial space, and 
11.7 	statutorily free space.
11.8 	Public Television. (a) $1,550,000 each year 
11.9 	is for matching grants for public television.
11.10 	(b) $250,000 each year is for public television 
11.11 	equipment grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
11.12 	section 129D.13.
11.13 	(c) $1,500,000 each year is for block grants 
11.14 	to public television stations under Minnesota 
11.15 	Statutes, section 129D.13, for operational 
11.16 	costs. The base for this appropriation is 
11.17 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and thereafter. 
11.18 	Of this amount, up to three percent is for the 
11.19 	commissioner of administration to administer 
11.20 	the grants.
11.21 	(d) The commissioner of administration must 
11.22 	consider the recommendations of the 
11.23 	Minnesota Public Television Association 
11.24 	before allocating the amounts appropriated in 
11.25 	paragraphs (a) to (c) for equipment or 
11.26 	matching grants.
11.27 	Public Radio. (a) $1,742,000 the first year 
11.28 	and $1,492,000 the second year are for 
11.29 	community service grants to public 
11.30 	educational radio stations. This appropriation 
11.31 	may be used to disseminate emergency 
11.32 	information in foreign languages. The base 
11.33 	for this appropriation is $992,000 in fiscal year 
11.34 	2026 and $742,000 in fiscal year 2027.
12.1 	(b) $142,000 each year is for equipment grants 
12.2 	to public educational radio stations. This 
12.3 	appropriation may be used for the repair, 
12.4 	rental, and purchase of equipment, including 
12.5 	equipment under $500.
12.6 	(c) $850,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
12.7 	second year are for grants to public 
12.8 	educational radio stations for the purchase of 
12.9 	emergency equipment and increased 
12.10 	cybersecurity and broadcast technology. This 
12.11 	is a onetime appropriation.
12.12 	(d) $1,250,000 the first year is for grants to 
12.13 	public educational radio stations to provide a 
12.14 	diverse community radio news service. This 
12.15 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2027.
12.16 	(e) $1,020,000 each year is for equipment 
12.17 	grants to Minnesota Public Radio, Inc., 
12.18 	including upgrades to Minnesota's Emergency 
12.19 	Alert and AMBER Alert Systems.
12.20 	(f) The appropriations in paragraphs (a) to (e) 
12.21 	may not be used for indirect costs claimed by 
12.22 	an institution or governing body.
12.23 	(g) The commissioner of administration must 
12.24 	consider the recommendations of the 
12.25 	Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
12.26 	Radio Stations before awarding grants under 
12.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14, using 
12.28 	the appropriations in paragraphs (a) to (d). No 
12.29 	grantee is eligible for a grant unless they are 
12.30 	a member of the Association of Minnesota 
12.31 	Public Educational Radio Stations on or before 
12.32 	July 1, 2023.
12.33 	(h) Any unencumbered balance remaining the 
12.34 	first year for grants to public television or 
13.1 	public radio stations does not cancel and is 
13.2 	available for the second year.
13.3 	Real Estate and Construction Services.
13.4 	$12,000,000 the first year and $8,000,000 the 
13.5 	second year are to facilitate space 
13.6 	consolidation and the transition to a hybrid 
13.7 	work environment, including but not limited 
13.8 	to the design, remodel, equipping, and 
13.9 	furnishing of the space. This appropriation 
13.10 	may also be used for relocation and rent loss. 
13.11 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
13.12 	available through June 30, 2027.

13.13
13.14	Sec. 12. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL 
AND PLANNING BOARD
 	$
	1,070,000
	$
	510,000
	
13.15 	The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 
13.16 	2026 and each year thereafter is $455,000.
13.17 	$500,000 the first year is to support 
13.18 	commemorative artwork activities. This is a 
13.19 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
13.20 	June 30, 2028.
13.21 	$130,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $55,000 in 
13.22 	fiscal year 2025 are for mandatory zoning and 
13.23 	design rules. This is a onetime appropriation.

13.24
13.25	Sec. 13. MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET
 	$
	52,558,000
	$
	52,856,000
	
13.26 	The base for this appropriation is $49,356,000 
13.27 	in fiscal year 2026 and thereafter.
13.28 	(a) $466,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $622,000 
13.29 	in fiscal year 2025 are for the establishment 
13.30 	of a statewide internal audit office.
13.31 	(b) $2,700,000 each year is for the 
13.32 	establishment of an enterprise accountability 
13.33 	and performance unit.
14.1 	(c) $1,000,000 each year is for administration 
14.2 	and staffing of the Children's Cabinet 
14.3 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.4 	4.045.
14.5 	(d) $317,000 each year is to increase the 
14.6 	agency's capacity to proactively raise 
14.7 	awareness about the capital budget process 
14.8 	and provide technical assistance around the 
14.9 	requirements associated with the capital 
14.10 	budget process and receiving general fund or 
14.11 	general obligation bond funding for capital 
14.12 	projects, including compliance requirements 
14.13 	that must be met at various stages of capital 
14.14 	project development, with particular focus on 
14.15 	nonprofits, American Indian communities, and 
14.16 	communities of color that have traditionally 
14.17 	not participated in the state capital budget 
14.18 	process. This appropriation may also be used 
14.19 	to increase the agency's capacity to coordinate 
14.20 	with other state agencies regarding the 
14.21 	administration of grant agreements, programs, 
14.22 	and technical assistance related to capital 
14.23 	projects governed by the provisions of 
14.24 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A, and other 
14.25 	applicable laws and statutes.

14.26	Sec. 14. REVENUE

14.27	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	194,566,000
	$
	203,778,000
	
14.28 	The base for this appropriation is 
14.29 	$203,728,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
14.30 	thereafter.

14.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.32		2024
	2025
	
14.33	General
	190,306,000
	199,518,000
	
14.34	Health Care Access
	1,760,000
	1,760,000
	
15.1
15.2	Highway User Tax 
Distribution
	2,195,000
	2,195,000
	
15.3	Environmental
	305,000
	305,000

15.4	Subd. 2.Tax System Management
 		161,715,000
		168,851,000
	
15.5 	The base for this appropriation is 
15.6 	$168,749,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
15.7 	$168,823,000 in fiscal year 2027.

15.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.9	General
	157,455,000
	164,591
	
15.10	Health Care Access
	1,760,000
	1,760,000
	
15.11
15.12	Highway User Tax 
Distribution
	2,195,000
	2,195,000
	
15.13	Environmental
	305,000
	305,000
	
15.14 	Taxpayer Assistance. (a) $750,000 each year 
15.15 	is for the commissioner of revenue to make 
15.16 	grants to one or more eligible organizations, 
15.17 	qualifying under section 7526A(e)(2)(B) of 
15.18 	the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
15.19 	coordinate, facilitate, encourage, and aid in 
15.20 	the provision of taxpayer assistance services. 
15.21 	The unencumbered balance in the first year 
15.22 	does not cancel but is available for the second 
15.23 	year.
15.24 	(b) For purposes of this section, "taxpayer 
15.25 	assistance services" means accounting and tax 
15.26 	preparation services provided by volunteers 
15.27 	to low-income, elderly, and disadvantaged 
15.28 	Minnesota residents to help them file federal 
15.29 	and state income tax returns and Minnesota 
15.30 	property tax refund claims and to provide 
15.31 	personal representation before the Department 
15.32 	of Revenue and Internal Revenue Service.

15.33	Subd. 3.Debt Collection Management
 		32,851,000
		34,927,000
	
16.1 	The base for this appropriation is $34,979,000 
16.2 	in fiscal year 2026 and $34,905,000 in fiscal 
16.3 	year 2027.

16.4	Sec. 15. GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD
 	$
	6,362,000
	$
	6,331,000
	
16.5 	These appropriations are from the lawful 
16.6 	gambling regulation account in the special 
16.7 	revenue fund.

16.8	Sec. 16. RACING COMMISSION
 	$
	1,933,000
	$
	954,000

16.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.10	General
	1,000,000
	-0-
	
16.11	Special Revenue
	933,000
	954,000
	
16.12 	The special revenue fund appropriations are 
16.13 	from the racing and card playing regulation 
16.14 	accounts in the special revenue fund.
16.15 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 from the 
16.16 	general fund is for costs related to the federal 
16.17 	Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act.

16.18	Sec. 17. STATE LOTTERY
 					
16.19 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.20 	349A.10, subdivision 3, the State Lottery's 
16.21 	operating budget must not exceed $40,000,000 
16.22 	in fiscal year 2024 and $40,000,000 in fiscal 
16.23 	year 2025.

16.24	Sec. 18. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
 	$
	1,229,000
	$
	391,000
	
16.25 	$850,000 the first year is for upgrades 
16.26 	necessary to support the installation of solar 
16.27 	panels on the roof of the ice arena complex at 
16.28 	the National Sports Center.

16.29
16.30	Sec. 19. COUNCIL FOR MINNESOTANS OF 
AFRICAN HERITAGE
 	$
	795,000
	$
	816,000

16.31	Sec. 20. COUNCIL ON LATINO AFFAIRS
 	$
	664,000
	$
	680,000

16.32
16.33	Sec. 21. COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC 
MINNESOTANS
 	$
	623,000
	$
	645,000

17.1	Sec. 22. INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
 	$
	1,337,000
	$
	1,360,000

17.2
17.3	Sec. 23. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY

17.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	26,001,000
	$
	26,957,000
	
17.5 	The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 
17.6 	2026 and each year thereafter is $26,457,000.
17.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
17.8 	purpose are specified in the following 
17.9 	subdivisions.

17.10	Subd. 2.Operations and Programs
 		25,680,000
		26,636,000
	
17.11 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.12 	138.668, the Minnesota Historical Society may 
17.13 	not charge a fee for its general tours at the 
17.14 	Capitol, but may charge fees for special 
17.15 	programs other than general tours.
17.16 	(a) $375,000 each year is to support statewide 
17.17 	historic sites and museums and enhance 
17.18 	in-person school programs.
17.19 	(b) $45,000 the first year is for the State 
17.20 	Emblems Redesign Commission.
17.21 	(c) The base for this appropriation in fiscal 
17.22 	year 2026 and each year thereafter is 
17.23 	$26,136,000.

17.24	Subd. 3.Fiscal Agent
 		321,000
		321,000

17.25	(a) Global Minnesota
		39,000
		39,000

17.26	(b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum
		17,000
		17,000

17.27	(c) Hockey Hall of Fame
		100,000
		100,000

17.28	(d) Farmamerica
		115,000
		115,000

17.29	(e) Minnesota Military Museum
		50,000
		50,000
	
17.30 	Any unencumbered balance remaining in this 
17.31 	subdivision the first year does not cancel but 
18.1 	is available for the second year of the 
18.2 	biennium.

18.3	Sec. 24. BOARD OF THE ARTS

18.4	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	7,774,000
	$
	7,787,000
	
18.5 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
18.6 	purpose are specified in the following 
18.7 	subdivisions.

18.8	Subd. 2.Operations and Services
 		835,000
		848,000

18.9	Subd. 3.Grants Program
 		4,800,000
		4,800,000

18.10	Subd. 4.Regional Arts Councils
 		2,139,000
		2,139,000
	
18.11 	Any unencumbered balance remaining in this 
18.12 	section the first year does not cancel, but is 
18.13 	available for the second year.
18.14 	Money appropriated in this section and 
18.15 	distributed as grants may only be spent on 
18.16 	projects located in Minnesota. A recipient of 
18.17 	a grant funded by an appropriation in this 
18.18 	section must not use more than ten percent of 
18.19 	the total grant for costs related to travel outside 
18.20 	the state of Minnesota.

18.21
18.22	Sec. 25. MINNESOTA HUMANITIES 
CENTER
 	$
	3,470,000
	$
	3,470,000
	
18.23 	$500,000 each year is for Healthy Eating, Here 
18.24 	at Home grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
18.25 	section 138.912. No more than three percent 
18.26 	of the appropriation may be used for the 
18.27 	nonprofit administration of the program. The 
18.28 	base for this appropriation in fiscal year 2026 
18.29 	and each year thereafter is $631,000.
18.30 	$2,500,000 each year is for civility and 
18.31 	cultural awareness programs and grants. If the 
18.32 	center awards grants, it may retain up to five 
18.33 	percent of the amount allocated to grants for 
19.1 	administrative costs associated with the grants. 
19.2 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
19.3 	available until June 30, 2027.

19.4	Sec. 26. BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
 	$
	844,000
	$
	859,000

19.5
19.6
19.7
19.8	Sec. 27. BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE 
ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, 
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, 
GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN
 	$
	893,000
	$
	913,000

19.919.10
	Sec. 28. BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST 
EXAMINERS
 	$
	3,379,000
	$
	3,599,000

19.11	Sec. 29. BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
 	$
	442,000
	$
	452,000

19.12
19.13	Sec. 30. GENERAL CONTINGENT 
ACCOUNTS
 	$
	2,500,000
	$
	2,000,000

19.14	Appropriations by Fund
	
19.15		2024
	2025
	
19.16	General
	2,000,000
	1,500,000
	
19.17
19.18	State Government 
Special Revenue
	400,000
	400,000
	
19.19
19.20	Workers' 
Compensation
	100,000
	100,000
	
19.21 	(a) The appropriations in this section may only 
19.22 	be spent with the approval of the governor 
19.23 	after consultation with the Legislative 
19.24 	Advisory Commission pursuant to Minnesota 
19.25 	Statutes, section 3.30. The general fund base 
19.26 	is $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
19.27 	$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2027.
19.28 	(b) If an appropriation in this section for either 
19.29 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
19.30 	other year is available for it.
19.31 	(c) If a contingent account appropriation is 
19.32 	made in one fiscal year, it should be 
19.33 	considered a biennial appropriation.

19.34	Sec. 31. TORT CLAIMS
 	$
	161,000
	$
	161,000
	
19.35 	These appropriations are to be spent by the 
19.36 	commissioner of management and budget 
20.1 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.2 	3.736, subdivision 7. If the appropriation for 
20.3 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
20.4 	for the other year is available both years.

20.5
20.6	Sec. 32. MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT 
SYSTEM

20.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	14,543,000
	$
	14,372,000
	
20.8 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
20.9 	purpose are specified in the following 
20.10 	subdivisions.

20.11
20.12	Subd. 2.Combined Legislators and 
Constitutional Officers Retirement Plan
 		8,543,000
		8,372,000
	
20.13 	Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3A.03, 
20.14 	subdivision 2; 3A.04, subdivisions 3 and 4; 
20.15 	and 3A.115.
20.16 	If an appropriation in this section for either 
20.17 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
20.18 	other year is available for it.

20.19	Subd. 3.Judges Retirement Plan
 		6,000,000
		6,000,000
	
20.20 	For transfer to the judges retirement fund 
20.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 490.123. 
20.22 	This transfer continues each fiscal year until 
20.23 	the judges retirement plan reaches 100 percent 
20.24 	funding as determined by an actuarial 
20.25 	valuation prepared according to Minnesota 
20.26 	Statutes, section 356.214.

20.27
20.28	Sec. 33. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT 
ASSOCIATION
 	$
	25,000,000
	$
	25,000,000
	
20.29 	(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 
20.30 	the second year are for direct state aid to the 
20.31 	public employees police and fire retirement 
20.32 	plan authorized under Minnesota Statutes, 
20.33 	section 353.65, subdivision 3b.
21.1 	(b) State payments from the general fund to 
21.2 	the Public Employees Retirement Association 
21.3 	on behalf of the former MERF division 
21.4 	account are $16,000,000 on September 15, 
21.5 	2024, and $16,000,000 on September 15, 
21.6 	2025. These amounts are estimated to be 
21.7 	needed under Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.8 	353.505.

21.921.10
	Sec. 34. TEACHERS RETIREMENT 
ASSOCIATION
 	$
	29,831,000
	$
	29,831,000
	
21.11 	The amounts estimated to be needed are as 
21.12 	follows:
21.13 	Special Direct State Aid. $27,331,000 each 
21.14 	year is for special direct state aid authorized 
21.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 354.436.
21.16 	Special Direct State Matching Aid.
21.17 	$2,500,000 each year is for special direct state 
21.18 	matching aid authorized under Minnesota 
21.19 	Statutes, section 354.435.

21.20
21.21	Sec. 35. ST. PAUL TEACHERS RETIREMENT 
FUND
 	$
	14,827,000
	$
	14,827,000
	
21.22 	The amounts estimated to be needed for 
21.23 	special direct state aid to the first class city 
21.24 	teachers retirement fund association authorized 
21.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 354A.12, 
21.26 	subdivisions 3a and 3c.

21.27 	Sec. 36. REDUCTION IN APPROPRIATION AND CANCELLATION; COVID-19 
21.28 	MANAGEMENT.
 21.29 	The fiscal year 2022 general fund appropriation in Laws 2022, chapter 50, article 3, 
21.30 	section 1, is reduced by $58,334,000 and that amount is canceled to the general fund.

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

22.1 	Sec. 37. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION FOR EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.
 22.2 	(a) The commissioner of management and budget must reduce general fund appropriations 
22.3 	to executive agencies for agency operations for the biennium ending June 30, 2025, by 
22.4 	$8,672,000 due to savings from reduced transfers to the Governor's Office account in the 
22.5 	special revenue fund.
22.6 	(b) If savings are obtained through reduced transfers from nongeneral funds other than 
22.7 	those established in the state constitution or protected by federal law, the commissioner of 
22.8 	management and budget may transfer the amount of savings to the general fund. The amount 
22.9 	transferred to the general fund from other funds reduces the required general fund reduction 
22.10 	in this section. Reductions made in 2025 must be reflected as reductions in agency base 
22.11 	budgets for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

22.12 	Sec. 38. CAPITOL MALL DESIGN FRAMEWORK.
 22.13 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the Capitol Area 
22.14 	Architectural and Planning Board to update the Capitol Mall Design Framework and for 
22.15 	initial implementation of the framework. This is a onetime appropriation and is available 
22.16 	until December 31, 2024.

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

22.18 	Sec. 39. SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA REVENUE RECOVERY.
 22.19 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $250,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the 
22.20 	general fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for revenue recovery. This is a onetime 
22.21 	appropriation.

22.22 	Sec. 40. OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS; DEFICIENCY 
22.23 	APPROPRIATION.
 22.24 	$196,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the Office of 
22.25 	Administrative Hearings to maintain fair, timely, and impartial hearings in campaign and 
22.26 	data practices matters. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025.

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

22.28 	Sec. 41. ST. ANTHONY FALLS STUDY.
 22.29 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of 
22.30 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for a geophysical study and hazard assessment of 
23.1 	the St. Anthony Falls area and St. Anthony Falls cutoff wall. The study must include a 
23.2 	field-based investigation of the cutoff wall and other subsurface structures, modeling of the 
23.3 	surrounding area, examination of public safety and infrastructure risks posed by potential 
23.4 	failure of the cutoff wall or surrounding area, and emergency response plan for identified 
23.5 	risks. By conducting this study, the Board of Regents does not consent to accepting liability 
23.6 	for the current condition or risks posed by a potential failure of the cutoff wall. By July 1, 
23.7 	2025, the Board of Regents must submit a report to the legislative committees with 
23.8 	jurisdiction over state and local government policy and finance. This appropriation is 
23.9 	available until June 30, 2025.

23.10 	Sec. 42. STATE FACILITIES ASSET PRESERVATION.
 23.11 	$7,019,000 is transferred from the general fund to the asset preservation account in the 
23.12 	special revenue fund established in Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.24, subdivision 5, 
23.13 	paragraph (d).

23.14 	ARTICLE 2
23.15 	STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICY

23.16 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 1.135, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.17 		Subd. 2.Official seal. The seal described in subdivision 3 3a is the "Great Seal of the 
23.18 	State of Minnesota." When the seal, the impression of the seal, the scene within the seal, 
23.19 	or its likeness is reproduced at state expense, it must conform to subdivision 3 and section 
23.20 	4.04. A seal, impression, scene, or likeness which does not conform to these provisions is 
23.21 	not official.

23.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective May 11, 2024.

23.23 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 1.135, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
23.24 	read:
23.25 		Subd. 3a.Official seal; May 11, 2024, and thereafter. The Great Seal of the State of 
23.26 	Minnesota is the design as certified in the report of the State Emblems Redesign Commission, 
23.27 	as established by this act.

23.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective May 11, 2024.

24.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 1.135, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
24.2 		Subd. 4.Additional effects; size. Every effort shall be made to reproduce the seal with 
24.3 	justification to the 12 o'clock position and with attention to the authenticity of the illustrations 
24.4 	used to create the scene within the seal. The description of the scene in this section does 
24.5 	not preclude the graphic inclusion of the effects of movement, sunlight, or falling water 
24.6 	when the seal is reproduced. Nor does. This section does not prohibit the enlargement, 
24.7 	proportioned reduction, or embossment of the seal for its use in unofficial acts.

24.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective May 11, 2024.

24.9 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 1.135, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
24.10 		Subd. 6.State's duties. State agencies and departments using the seal, its impression, 
24.11 	the scene within the seal or its likeness shall make every effort to bring any seal, impression, 
24.12 	scene, or likeness currently fixed to a permanent object into accordance with this section 
24.13 	and section 4.04. Expendable material to which the seal in effect prior to May 11, 2024, or 
24.14 	any impression, scene, or likeness of that seal is currently affixed may be used until the 
24.15 	supply is exhausted or until January 1, 2025, whichever occurs first. All unused dies and 
24.16 	engravings of the Great Seal shall be given to the Minnesota Historical Society, along with 
24.17 	all historical information available about the seal, to be retained in the society's permanent 
24.18 	collection.

24.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective May 11, 2024.

24.20 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 1.141, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.21 		Subdivision 1.Adoption. The design of the state flag proposed by the Legislative Interim 
24.22 	Commission acting under Laws 1955, chapter 632,as certified in the report of the State 
24.23 	Emblems Redesign Commission, as established by this act, is adopted as the official state 
24.24 	flag.

24.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective May 11, 2024.

24.26 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.099, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
24.27 		Subd. 3.Leaders. The senate Committee on Rules and Administration for the senate 
24.28 	and the house of representatives Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration for 
24.29 	the house of representatives may each designate for their respective body up to three five
24.30 	leadership positions to receive up to 140 percent of the compensation of other members.
25.1 	At the commencement of each biennial legislative session, each house of the legislature 
25.2 	shall adopt a resolution designating its majority and minority leader.
25.3 	The majority leader is the person elected by the caucus of members in each house which 
25.4 	is its largest political affiliation. The minority leader is the person elected by the caucus 
25.5 	which is its second largest political affiliation.

25.6 	Sec. 7. [3.1985] LEGISLATIVE FUNDING; APPROPRIATION.
25.7 		Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, "sums sufficient to operate" means 
25.8 	funds necessary to support the functions of the respective entity receiving the appropriation. 
25.9 	These sums may include but are not limited to those necessary for member and employee 
25.10 	compensation and expenses, supplies and facilities management, safety and security, 
25.11 	payments required under lease agreements for real property, and other expenses associated 
25.12 	with legislative sessions, interim activities, public hearings, public outreach, and related 
25.13 	activities.
25.14 		Subd. 2.House of representatives. (a) Sums sufficient to operate the house of 
25.15 	representatives are appropriated from the general fund or other funds, as appropriate, to the 
25.16 	house of representatives.
25.17 	(b) No later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year, the controller of the house of 
25.18 	representatives must certify to the commissioner of management and budget the amounts 
25.19 	to be appropriated under this section for the fiscal year beginning July 1 of the same 
25.20 	odd-numbered year.
25.21 	(c) No later than October 15 and January 15 of each year, the controller of the house of 
25.22 	representatives must certify to the commissioner of management and budget any changes 
25.23 	to the current biennium's appropriations. Certifications provided by October 15 of an 
25.24 	even-numbered year and January 15 of an odd-numbered year must include estimated 
25.25 	amounts to be appropriated for the fiscal biennium beginning the next July 1.
25.26 	(d) Amounts certified under paragraphs (b) and (c) must be the amounts determined by 
25.27 	a majority vote conducted during a public meeting of the house of representatives Committee 
25.28 	on Rules and Legislative Administration. The committee must accept public comment on 
25.29 	the proposed amounts.
25.30 	(e) At any time between the date funds are certified under this subdivision and the last 
25.31 	date for adjusting the certified amount, the Legislative Advisory Commission may convene 
25.32 	a meeting to review and provide advice on the certified amount. At its discretion, the 
26.1 	Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration may incorporate the advice of the 
26.2 	commission when making an adjustment to the certified amount.
26.3 		Subd. 3.Senate. (a) Sums sufficient to operate the senate are appropriated from the 
26.4 	general fund or other funds, as appropriate, to the senate.
26.5 	(b) No later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year, the secretary of the senate must 
26.6 	certify to the commissioner of management and budget the amounts to be appropriated 
26.7 	under this section for the fiscal year beginning July 1 of the same odd-numbered year.
26.8 	(c) No later than October 15 and January 15 of each year, the secretary of the senate 
26.9 	must certify to the commissioner of management and budget any changes to the current 
26.10 	biennium's appropriations. Certifications provided by October 15 of an even-numbered year 
26.11 	and January 15 of an odd-numbered year must include estimated amounts to be appropriated 
26.12 	for the fiscal biennium beginning the next July 1.
26.13 	(d) Amounts certified under paragraphs (b) and (c) must be the amounts determined by 
26.14 	a majority vote conducted during a public meeting of the senate Committee on Rules and 
26.15 	Administration. The committee must accept public comment on the proposed amounts.
26.16 	(e) At any time between the date funds are certified under this subdivision and the last 
26.17 	date for adjusting the certified amount, the Legislative Advisory Commission may convene 
26.18 	a meeting to review and provide advice on the certified amount. At its discretion, the senate 
26.19 	Committee on Rules and Administration may incorporate the advice of the commission 
26.20 	when making an adjustment to the certified amount.
26.21 		Subd. 4.Legislative Coordinating Commission. (a) Sums sufficient to operate the 
26.22 	Legislative Coordinating Commission are appropriated from the general fund or other funds, 
26.23 	as appropriate, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission.
26.24 	(b) No later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year, the executive director of the 
26.25 	Legislative Coordinating Commission must certify to the commissioner of management 
26.26 	and budget the amounts to be appropriated under this section for the fiscal biennium 
26.27 	beginning July 1 of the same odd-numbered year.
26.28 	(c) No later than October 15 and January 15 of each year, the executive director must 
26.29 	certify to the commissioner of management and budget any changes to the current biennium's 
26.30 	appropriations. Certifications provided by October 15 of an even-numbered year and January 
26.31 	15 of an odd-numbered year must include estimated amounts to be appropriated for the 
26.32 	fiscal biennium beginning the next July 1.
27.1 	(d) The amounts certified under paragraphs (b) and (c) must be the amounts recommended 
27.2 	by the Legislative Coordinating Commission by majority vote in a public meeting, and 
27.3 	approved by majority votes of both the house Committee on Rules and Legislative 
27.4 	Administration and the senate Committee on Rules and Administration in public meetings. 
27.5 	The commission and committees must accept public comment on the proposed amounts in 
27.6 	the meetings where the amounts are recommended or approved. The total amount certified 
27.7 	must identify specific amounts appropriated for each of the following joint legislative offices:
27.8 	(1) the Legislative Budget Office;
27.9 	(2) the Legislative Coordinating Commission;
27.10 	(3) the Legislative Reference Library;
27.11 	(4) the Office of the Legislative Auditor; and
27.12 	(5) the Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
27.13 		Subd. 5.Other appropriations. Nothing in this section precludes the house of 
27.14 	representatives, the senate, or a joint legislative office or commission of the Legislative 
27.15 	Coordinating Commission from receiving a direct appropriation by law or another statutory 
27.16 	appropriation for a specific purpose provided in the direct or statutory appropriation. If the 
27.17 	house of representatives, the senate, or a joint legislative office or commission receives a 
27.18 	direct or statutory appropriation, the amount appropriated is distinct from and must not be 
27.19 	considered during the biennial appropriation certification process under subdivision 2, 3, 
27.20 	or 4.

27.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and 
27.22 	applies to appropriations for fiscal years 2026 and thereafter.

27.23 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.97, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
27.24 		Subd. 2.Membership; terms; meetings; compensation; powers. The Legislative Audit 
27.25 	Commission consists of:
27.26 	(1) three members of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the 
27.27 	Committee on Rules and Administration of the senate majority leader;
27.28 	(2) three members of the senate appointed by the senate minority leader;
27.29 	(3) three members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house; 
27.30 	and
28.1 	(4) three members of the house of representatives appointed by the house of 
28.2 	representatives minority leader.
28.3 	Members shall serve until replaced, or until they are not members of the legislative body 
28.4 	from which they were appointed. Appointing authorities shall fill vacancies on the 
28.5 	commission within 30 days of a vacancy being created.
28.6 	The commission shall meet in January of each odd-numbered year to elect its chair and 
28.7 	vice-chair. They shall serve until successors are elected. The chair and vice-chair shall 
28.8 	alternate biennially between the senate and the house of representatives, and shall be of 
28.9 	different political parties. The commission shall meet at the call of the chair. The members 
28.10 	shall serve without compensation but be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses as members 
28.11 	of the legislature. The commission may exercise the powers prescribed by section 3.153.

28.12 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.972, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
28.13 		Subd. 3.Audit contracts. Notwithstanding any other law, A state department, board, 
28.14 	commission, or other state agency shall not negotiate a contract contracting with a public 
28.15 	accountant for an audit, except a contract negotiated by the state auditor for an audit of a 
28.16 	local government, unless the contract has been reviewed by the legislative auditor. The 
28.17 	legislative auditor shall not participate in the selection of the public accountant but shall 
28.18 	review and submit written comments on the proposed contract within seven days of its 
28.19 	receipt. Upon completion of the audit, the legislative auditor shall be given must provide 
28.20 	the legislative auditor with a copy of the final report of the audit upon completion of the 
28.21 	audit.

28.22 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.978, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.23 		Subd. 2.Inquiry and inspection power; duty to aid legislative auditor. All public 
28.24 	officials and their deputies and employees, and all corporations, firms, and individuals 
28.25 	having business involving the receipt, disbursement, or custody of public funds shall at all 
28.26 	times: (1) afford reasonable facilities for examinations by the legislative auditor, make; (2) 
28.27 	provide returns and reports required by the legislative auditor,; (3) attend and answer under 
28.28 	oath the legislative auditor's lawful inquiries,; (4) produce and exhibit all books, accounts, 
28.29 	documents, data of any classification, and property that the legislative auditor requests to 
28.30 	inspect,; and (5) in all things cooperate with the legislative auditor.

29.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.979, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.2 		Subd. 2.Access to data by commission members. Members of the commission have 
29.3 	access to not public data that is collected or used by the legislative auditor and classified as 
29.4 	not public or as private or confidential only as authorized by resolution of the commission. 
29.5 	The commission may not authorize its members to have access to private or confidential 
29.6 	data on individuals collected or used in connection with the collection of any tax.

29.7 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.979, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
29.8 		Subd. 3.Audit data. (a) "Audit" as used in this subdivision means a financial audit, 
29.9 	program evaluation, special review, or investigation, or assessment of an allegation or report 
29.10 	submitted to the legislative auditor. Notwithstanding any other law, data relating to an audit 
29.11 	are not public or with respect to data on individuals are confidential or protected nonpublic 
29.12 	until the final report of the audit has been released by the legislative auditor or the audit is 
29.13 	no longer being actively pursued. Upon release of a final audit report by the legislative 
29.14 	auditor, data relating to an audit are public except data otherwise classified as not public.
29.15 	Unless the data is subject to a more restrictive classification by another law, upon the 
29.16 	legislative auditor's decision to no longer actively pursue an audit without the release of a 
29.17 	final audit report, data relating to an audit are private or nonpublic.
29.18 	(b) Data related to an audit but not published in the audit report and that the legislative 
29.19 	auditor reasonably believes will be used in litigation are not public and with respect to data 
29.20 	on individuals are confidential or protected nonpublic until the litigation has been completed 
29.21 	or is no longer being actively pursued.
29.22 	(c) Data that could reasonably be used to determine the identity of an individual or entity
29.23 	supplying data for an audit are private or nonpublic if the data supplied by the individual
29.24 	were needed for an audit and the individual would not have been provided the data to the 
29.25 	legislative auditor without an assurance that the individual's identity of the individual or 
29.26 	entity would remain private or nonpublic, or the legislative auditor reasonably believes that 
29.27 	the subjectdata would not have been provided the data.
29.28 	(d) The definitions of terms provided in section 13.02 apply for purposes of this 
29.29 	subdivision Data related to an audit that were obtained from a nongovernmental entity have 
29.30 	the classification that the data would have if obtained from the government entity for which 
29.31 	the data were created, collected, or maintained by the nongovernmental entity.
29.32 	(e) The legislative auditor may disseminate data of any classification to:
30.1 	(1) a government entity, other than a law enforcement agency or prosecuting authority, 
30.2 	if the dissemination of the data aids a pending audit; or
30.3 	(2) a law enforcement agency or prosecuting authority if there is reason to believe that 
30.4 	the data are evidence of criminal activity within the agency's or authority's jurisdiction.
30.5 	Notwithstanding the classification of data as confidential or protected nonpublic, an individual 
30.6 	or entity who supplies information for an audit may authorize the legislative auditor to 
30.7 	release data that would identify the individual or entity for the purpose of conducting the 
30.8 	audit. Data disseminated pursuant to this paragraph are subject to section 13.03, subdivision 
30.9 	4, paragraph (c).

30.10 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.979, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
30.11 	read:
30.12 		Subd. 6.Definitions. The definitions of terms provided in section 13.02 apply for 
30.13 	purposes of this section.

30.14 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 4.045, is amended to read:
30.15 	4.045 CHILDREN'S CABINET.
30.16 	The Children's Cabinet shall consist of the commissioners of education, human services, 
30.17 	employment and economic development, public safety, corrections, management and budget, 
30.18 	health, administration, Housing Finance Agency, and transportation, and the director of the 
30.19 	Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning. The governor shall designate one member 
30.20 	to serve as cabinet chair. The chair is responsible for ensuring that the duties of the Children's 
30.21 	Cabinet are performed.

30.22 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10.44, is amended to read:
30.23 	10.44 HOUSE, SENATE, COURT, ELECTED OFFICE BUDGETS; HOW 
30.24 	TREATED.
30.25 	The budgets of the house of representatives, senate, constitutional officers, district courts, 
30.26 	court of appeals, and supreme court must be submitted to and considered by the appropriate 
30.27 	committees of the legislature in the same manner as the budgets of executive agencies.

30.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective and applies to budgets proposed for fiscal 
30.29 	years 2026 and thereafter.

31.1 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10.45, is amended to read:
31.2 	10.45 BUDGETS; INFORMATION.
31.3 	The budgets of the house of representatives, the senate, the Legislative Coordinating 
31.4 	Commission, each constitutional officer, the district courts, court of appeals, and supreme 
31.5 	court shall be public information and shall be divided into expense categories. The categories 
31.6 	shall include, among others, travel and telephone expenses.

31.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective and applies to budgets adopted for fiscal 
31.8 	years 2026 and thereafter.

31.9 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0815, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.10 		Subdivision 1.Salary limits. The governor or other appropriate appointing authority 
31.11 	shall set the salary rates for positions listed in this section within the salary limits listed in 
31.12 	subdivisions 2 to 4. The governor's or other appointing authority's action is subject to 
31.13 	approval of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the legislature as provided by 
31.14 	subdivision 5 and section 3.855 based upon the salaries prescribed by the Compensation 
31.15 	Council established under section 15A.082.

31.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
31.17 	applies to salary rates adopted by the council for fiscal year 2024 and thereafter.

31.18 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0815, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
31.19 		Subd. 2.Group I salary limits Agency head salaries. The salary for a position listed 
31.20 	in this subdivision shall not exceed 133 percent of the salary of the governor. This limit 
31.21 	must be adjusted annually on January 1. The new limit must equal the limit for the prior 
31.22 	year increased by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
31.23 	consumers from October of the second prior year to October of the immediately prior year
31.24 	be determined by the Compensation Council under section 15A.082. The commissioner of 
31.25 	management and budget must publish the limit salaries on the department's website. This 
31.26 	subdivision applies to the following positions:
31.27 	Commissioner of administration;
31.28 	Commissioner of agriculture;
31.29 	Commissioner of education;
31.30 	Commissioner of commerce;
31.31 	Commissioner of corrections;
32.1 	Commissioner of health;
32.2 	Commissioner, Minnesota Office of Higher Education;
32.3 	Commissioner, Minnesota IT Services;
32.4 	Commissioner, Housing Finance Agency;
32.5 	Commissioner of human rights;
32.6 	Commissioner of human services;
32.7 	Commissioner of labor and industry;
32.8 	Commissioner of management and budget;
32.9 	Commissioner of natural resources;
32.10 	Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency;
32.11 	Commissioner of public safety;
32.12 	Commissioner of revenue;
32.13 	Commissioner of employment and economic development;
32.14 	Commissioner of transportation; and
32.15 	Commissioner of veterans affairs.;
32.16 	Executive director of the Gambling Control Board;
32.17 	Executive director of the Minnesota State Lottery;
32.18 	Commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation;
32.19 	Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services;
32.20 	Ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities;
32.21 	Ombudsperson for corrections;
32.22 	Chair, Metropolitan Council;
32.23 	Chair, Metropolitan Airports Commission;
32.24 	School trust lands director;
32.25 	Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; and
32.26 	Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission.

33.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
33.2 	applies to salary rates adopted by the council for fiscal year 2024 and thereafter.

33.3 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.082, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
33.4 		Subdivision 1.Creation. A Compensation Council is created each odd-numbered year 
33.5 	to assist the legislature in establishing establish the compensation of constitutional officers, 
33.6 	justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals and district court, and the heads 
33.7 	of state and metropolitan agencies included in section 15A.0815.

33.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
33.9 	applies to salary rates adopted by the council for fiscal year 2024 and thereafter.

33.10 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.082, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
33.11 		Subd. 2.Membership. The Compensation Council consists of 16 members: eight 
33.12 	nonjudges appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court, of whom no more than four 
33.13 	may belong to the same political party; and one member from each congressional district 
33.14 	appointed by the governor, of whom no more than four may belong to the same political 
33.15 	party. Appointments must be made after the first Monday in January and before January 15
33.16 	31. The compensation and removal of members appointed by the governor or the chief 
33.17 	justice shall be as provided in section 15.059, subdivisions 3 and 4. The Legislative 
33.18 	Coordinating Commission shall provide the council with administrative and support services.

33.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
33.20 	applies to salary rates adopted by the council for fiscal year 2024 and thereafter.

33.21 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.082, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
33.22 		Subd. 3.Submission of recommendations. (a) By April May 1 in each odd-numbered 
33.23 	year, the Compensation Council shall submit to the speaker of the house and the president 
33.24 	of the senate salary recommendations must prescribe salaries for constitutional officers, 
33.25 	justices of the supreme court, and judges of the court of appeals and district court, and for 
33.26 	the agency and metropolitan agency heads identified in section 15A.0815. The recommended
33.27 	prescribed salary for each other office must take effect on the first Monday in January of 
33.28 	the next odd-numbered year, with no more than one adjustment, to take effect on January 
33.29 	1 of the year after that. The salary recommendations for judges and constitutional officers 
33.30 	take effect if an appropriation of money to pay the recommended salaries is enacted after 
33.31 	the recommendations are submitted and before their effective date. Recommendations may 
33.32 	be expressly modified or rejected July 1 of that year and July 1 of the subsequent 
34.1 	even-numbered year and at whatever interval the Compensation Council determines 
34.2 	thereafter, unless the legislature by law provides otherwise.
34.3 	(b) The council shall also submit to the speaker of the house and the president of the 
34.4 	senate recommendations for the salary ranges of the heads of state and metropolitan agencies, 
34.5 	to be effective retroactively from January 1 of that year if enacted into law. The 
34.6 	recommendations shall include the appropriate group in section 15A.0815 to which each 
34.7 	agency head should be assigned and the appropriate limitation on the maximum range of 
34.8 	the salaries of the agency heads in each group, expressed as a percentage of the salary of 
34.9 	the governor.

34.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
34.11 	applies to salary rates adopted by the council for fiscal year 2024 and thereafter.

34.12 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.082, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
34.13 		Subd. 4.Criteria. In making compensation recommendations determinations, the council 
34.14 	shall consider the amount of compensation paid in government service and the private sector 
34.15 	to persons with similar qualifications, the amount of compensation needed to attract and 
34.16 	retain experienced and competent persons, and the ability of the state to pay the recommended 
34.17 	compensation.

34.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
34.19 	applies to salary rates adopted by the council for fiscal year 2024 and thereafter.

34.20 	Sec. 23. [16A.091] ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.
34.21 	(a) The commissioner of management and budget is responsible for the coordination, 
34.22 	development, assessment, and communication of information, performance measures, 
34.23 	planning, and policy concerning the state's future.
34.24 	(b) The commissioner must develop a statewide system of economic, social, and 
34.25 	environmental performance measures. The commissioner must provide information to assist 
34.26 	public and elected officials with understanding the status of these performance measures.

34.27 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.122, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
34.28 		Subd. 2.Transfers from grants prohibited. Unless otherwise provided by law or 
34.29 	section 16B.98, subdivision 14, an agency must not use grant or flow-through funds for 
34.30 	salaries or other operating purposes.

35.1 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.126, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
35.2 		Subdivision 1.Set rates. The commissioner shall approve the rates an agency must pay 
35.3 	to a revolving fund for services. Funds subject to this subdivision include, but are not limited 
35.4 	to, the revolving funds established in sections 14.46; 14.53; 16B.2975, subdivision 4; 16B.48; 
35.5 	16B.54; 16B.58; 16B.85; 16E.14; 43A.55; and 176.591; and the fund established in section 
35.6 	43A.30; and the account established in section 16A.1286.

35.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

35.8 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.1286, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
35.9 		Subd. 2.Billing procedures. The commissioner may bill up to $10,000,000 in each 
35.10 	fiscal year for statewide systems services provided to state agencies, judicial branch agencies, 
35.11 	the University of Minnesota in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, the Minnesota 
35.12 	State Colleges and Universities, and other entities. Each entity shall be billed based on that 
35.13 	entity's usage of the statewide systems. Each agency shall transfer from agency operating 
35.14 	appropriations to the statewide systems account the amount billed by the commissioner. 
35.15 	Billing policies and procedures related to statewide systems services must be developed by 
35.16 	the commissioner in consultation with the commissioners of management and budget and 
35.17 	administration, the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges and 
35.18 	Universities. The commissioner shall develop billing policies and procedures.

35.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

35.20 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.152, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
35.21 		Subd. 4.Reduction. (a) If the commissioner determines that probable receipts for the 
35.22 	general fund will be less than anticipated, and that the amount available for the remainder 
35.23 	of the biennium will be less than needed, the commissioner shall, with the approval of the 
35.24 	governor, and after consulting the Legislative Advisory Commission, reduce the amount in 
35.25 	the budget reserve account as needed to balance expenditures with revenue.
35.26 	(b) An additional deficit shall, with the approval of the governor, and after consulting 
35.27 	the Legislative Advisory Commission, be made up by reducing unexpended allotments of 
35.28 	any prior appropriation or transfer. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the 
35.29 	commissioner is empowered to defer or suspend prior statutorily created obligations which 
35.30 	would prevent effecting such reductions.
35.31 	(c) If the commissioner determines that probable receipts for any other fund, 
35.32 	appropriation, or item will be less than anticipated, and that the amount available for the 
36.1 	remainder of the term of the appropriation or for any allotment period will be less than 
36.2 	needed, the commissioner shall notify the agency concerned and then reduce the amount 
36.3 	allotted or to be allotted so as to prevent a deficit.
36.4 	(d) In reducing allotments, the commissioner may consider other sources of revenue 
36.5 	available to recipients of state appropriations and may apply allotment reductions based on 
36.6 	all sources of revenue available.
36.7 	(e) In like manner, the commissioner shall reduce allotments to an agency by the amount 
36.8 	of any saving that can be made over previous spending plans through a reduction in prices 
36.9 	or other cause.
36.10 	(f) The commissioner is prohibited from reducing an allotment or appropriation made 
36.11 	under section 3.1985.

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

36.13 	Sec. 28. [16B.373] OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TRANSLATIONS.
36.14 		Subdivision 1.Office establishment. (a) The commissioner shall establish an Office of 
36.15 	Enterprise Translations. The office must:
36.16 	(1) provide translation services for written material for executive agencies;
36.17 	(2) create and maintain language-specific landing webpages in Spanish, Hmong, and 
36.18 	Somali and other languages that may be determined by the commissioner, in consultation 
36.19 	with the state demographer, with links to translated materials at state agency websites; and
36.20 	(3) serve as a resource to executive agencies in areas such as best practices and standards 
36.21 	for the translation of written materials.
36.22 	(b) The commissioner shall determine the process and requirements for state agencies 
36.23 	to request translations of written materials.
36.24 		Subd. 2.Language access service account established. The language access service 
36.25 	account is created in the special revenue fund for reimbursing state agencies for expenses 
36.26 	incurred in providing language translation services.

36.27 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.97, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
36.28 		Subd. 2.Grants governance. The commissioner shall provide leadership and direction 
36.29 	for policy related to grants management in Minnesota in order to foster more consistent, 
36.30 	streamlined interaction between executive agencies, funders, and grantees that will enhance 
36.31 	access to grant opportunities and information and lead to greater program accountability 
37.1 	and transparency. The commissioner has the duties and powers stated in this section. An
37.2 	Executive agency agencies shall fully cooperate with the commissioner in the creation, 
37.3 	management, and oversight of state grants and must do what the commissioner requires 
37.4 	under this section. The commissioner may adopt rules to carry out grants governance, 
37.5 	oversight, and management.

37.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

37.7 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.97, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
37.8 		Subd. 3.Discretionary powers. The commissioner has the authority to:
37.9 	(1) review grants management practices and propose establish and enforce policy and 
37.10 	procedure improvements to the governor, legislature, executive agencies, and the federal 
37.11 	government;
37.12 	(2) sponsor, support, and facilitate innovative and collaborative grants management 
37.13 	projects with public and private organizations;
37.14 	(3) review, recommend, and implement alternative strategies for grants management;
37.15 	(4) collect and disseminate information, issue reports relating to grants management, 
37.16 	and sponsor and conduct conferences and studies; and
37.17 	(5) participate in conferences and other appropriate activities related to grants 
37.18 	management issues.;
37.19 	(6) suspend or debar grantees from eligibility to receive state-issued grants for up to 
37.20 	three years for reasons specified in Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1150, subpart 2. A grantee 
37.21 	may obtain an administrative hearing pursuant to sections 14.57 to 14.62 before a suspension 
37.22 	or debarment is effective by filing a written request for hearing within 20 days of notification 
37.23 	of suspension or debarment;
37.24 	(7) establish offices for the purpose of carrying out grants governance, oversight, and 
37.25 	management; and
37.26 	(8) require granting agencies to submit grant solicitation documents for review prior to 
37.27 	issuance at dollar levels determined by the commissioner.

37.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

37.29 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.97, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
37.30 		Subd. 4.Duties. (a) The commissioner shall:
38.1 	(1) create general grants management policies and procedures that are applicable to all 
38.2 	executive agencies. The commissioner may approve exceptions to these policies and 
38.3 	procedures for particular grant programs. Exceptions shall expire or be renewed after five 
38.4 	years. Executive agencies shall retain management of individual grants programs;
38.5 	(2) provide a central point of contact concerning statewide grants management policies 
38.6 	and procedures;
38.7 	(3) serve as a resource to executive agencies in such areas as training, evaluation, 
38.8 	collaboration, and best practices in grants management;
38.9 	(4) ensure grants management needs are considered in the development, upgrade, and 
38.10 	use of statewide administrative systems and leverage existing technology wherever possible;
38.11 	(5) oversee and approve future professional and technical service contracts and other 
38.12 	information technology spending related to executive agency grants management systems 
38.13 	and activities;
38.14 	(6) provide a central point of contact for comments about executive agencies violating 
38.15 	statewide grants governance policies and about fraud and waste in grants processes;
38.16 	(7) forward received comments to the appropriate agency for further action, and may 
38.17 	follow up as necessary;
38.18 	(8) provide a single listing of all available executive agency competitive grant 
38.19 	opportunities and resulting grant recipients;
38.20 	(9) selectively review development and implementation of executive agency grants, 
38.21 	policies, and practices; and
38.22 	(10) selectively review executive agency compliance with best practices.
38.23 	(b) The commissioner may determine that it is cost-effective for agencies to develop 
38.24 	and use shared grants management technology systems. This system would be governed 
38.25 	under section 16E.01, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).

38.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

38.27 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
38.28 		Subd. 5.Creation and validity of grant agreements. (a) A grant agreement is and 
38.29 	amendments are not valid and the state is not bound by the grant them unless:
38.30 	(1) the grant has they have been executed by the head of the agency or a delegate who 
38.31 	is party to the grant;
39.1 	(2) they have been approved by the commissioner;
39.2 	(3) the accounting system shows an encumbrance for the amount of the grant in 
39.3 	accordance with policy approved by the commissioner except as provided in subdivision 
39.4 	11; and
39.5 	(3) (4) the grant agreement includes an effective date that references either section 
39.6 	16C.05, subdivision 2, or 16B.98, subdivisions 5 and 7, as determined by the granting 
39.7 	agency.
39.8 	(b) The combined grant agreement and amendments must not exceed five years without 
39.9 	specific, written approval by the commissioner according to established policy, procedures, 
39.10 	and standards, or unless the commissioner determines that a longer duration is in the best 
39.11 	interest of the state.
39.12 	(c) A fully executed copy of the grant agreement with all amendments and other required 
39.13 	records relating to the grant must be kept on file at the granting agency for a time equal to 
39.14 	that required of grantees in subdivision 8.
39.15 	(d) Grant agreements must comply with policies established by the commissioner for 
39.16 	minimum grant agreement standards and practices.
39.17 	(e) The attorney general may periodically review and evaluate a sample of state agency 
39.18 	grants to ensure compliance with applicable laws.

39.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective April 1, 2024, and applies to grants issued 
39.20 	on or after that date.

39.21 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
39.22 		Subd. 6.Grant administration. A granting agency shall diligently administer and 
39.23 	monitor any grant it has entered into. The commissioner may require an agency to report 
39.24 	to the commissioner at any time on the status of any grant to which the agency is a party.

39.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to grants 
39.26 	issued on or after that date.

39.27 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
39.28 		Subd. 8.Audit. (a) A grant agreement made by an executive agency must include an 
39.29 	audit clause that provides that the books, records, documents, and accounting procedures 
39.30 	and practices of the grantee or other party that are relevant to the grant or transaction are 
39.31 	subject to examination by the commissioner, the granting agency, and either the legislative 
40.1 	auditor or the state auditor, as appropriate, for a minimum of six years from the grant 
40.2 	agreement end date, receipt and approval of all final reports, or the required period of time 
40.3 	to satisfy all state and program retention requirements, whichever is later. If a grant agreement 
40.4 	does not include an express audit clause, the audit authority under this subdivision is implied.
40.5 	(b) If the granting agency is a local unit of government, and the governing body of the 
40.6 	local unit of government requests that the state auditor examine the books, records, 
40.7 	documents, and accounting procedures and practices of the grantee or other party according 
40.8 	to this subdivision, the granting agency shall be liable for the cost of the examination. If 
40.9 	the granting agency is a local unit of government, and the grantee or other party requests 
40.10 	that the state auditor examine all books, records, documents, and accounting procedures 
40.11 	and practices related to the grant, the grantee or other party that requested the examination 
40.12 	shall be liable for the cost of the examination.

40.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to grants 
40.14 	issued on or after that date.

40.15 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
40.16 	read:
40.17 		Subd. 12.Grantee evaluations. (a) The head of the agency or delegate entering into a 
40.18 	grant agreement in excess of $25,000 must submit a report to the commissioner who must 
40.19 	make the report publicly available online.
40.20 	(b) The report must:
40.21 	(1) summarize the purpose of the grant;
40.22 	(2) state the amount provided to the grantee; and
40.23 	(3) include a written performance evaluation of the work done under the grant. The 
40.24 	evaluation must include an appraisal of the grantee's timeliness, quality, and overall 
40.25 	performance in meeting the terms and objectives of the grant. Grantees may request copies 
40.26 	of evaluations prepared under this subdivision and may respond in writing. Grantee responses 
40.27 	must be maintained with the grant file.

40.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective April 1, 2024, and applies to grants issued 
40.29 	on or after that date.

41.1 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
41.2 	read:
41.3 		Subd. 13.Limitations on actions. No action may be maintained by a grantee against 
41.4 	an employee or agency who discloses information about a current or former grantee under 
41.5 	subdivision 12, unless the grantee demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that:
41.6 	(1) the information was false and defamatory;
41.7 	(2) the employee or agency knew or should have known the information was false and 
41.8 	acted with malicious intent to injure the current or former grantee; and
41.9 	(3) the information was acted upon in a manner that caused harm to the current or former 
41.10 	grantee.

41.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to grants 
41.12 	issued on or after that date.

41.13 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
41.14 	read:
41.15 		Subd. 14.Administrative costs. Unless amounts are otherwise appropriated for 
41.16 	administrative costs, a state agency may retain up to five percent of the amount appropriated 
41.17 	to the agency for grants enacted by the legislature and formula grants and up to ten percent 
41.18 	for competitively awarded grants. This subdivision applies to appropriations made for new 
41.19 	grant programs enacted after the effective date of this subdivision.

41.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to grants 
41.21 	issued on or after that date.

41.22 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.991, is amended to read:
41.23 	16B.991 TERMINATION OF GRANT.
41.24 		Subdivision 1.Criminal conviction. Each grant agreement subject to sections 16B.97
41.25 	and 16B.98 must provide that the agreement will immediately be terminated if the recipient 
41.26 	is convicted of a criminal offense relating to a state grant agreement.
41.27 		Subd. 2.Authority. A grant agreement must by its terms permit the commissioner to 
41.28 	unilaterally terminate the grant agreement prior to completion if the commissioner determines 
41.29 	that further performance under the grant agreement would not serve agency purposes or is 
41.30 	not in the best interests of the state.

42.1 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16E.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
42.2 		Subd. 4.Cash flow. (a) The commissioner of management and budget shall make 
42.3 	appropriate transfers to the revolving fund when requested by the chief information officer. 
42.4 	The chief information officer may make allotments and encumbrances in anticipation of 
42.5 	such transfers. In addition, the chief information officer, with the approval of the 
42.6 	commissioner of management and budget, may require an agency to make advance payments 
42.7 	to the revolving fund sufficient to cover the office's estimated obligation for a period of at 
42.8 	least 60 days. All reimbursements and other money received by the chief information officer 
42.9 	under this section must be deposited in the MNIT services revolving fund.
42.10 	(b) Each biennium, the commissioner of management and budget is authorized to provide 
42.11 	cash flow assistance from the special revenue fund or other statutory general fund as defined 
42.12 	in section 16A.671, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), to the Department of Information 
42.13 	Technology Services for the purpose of managing revenue and expenditure differences. 
42.14 	These funds shall be repaid with interest by the end of the closing period of the second fiscal 
42.15 	year of the same biennium.

42.16 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16E.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
42.17 		Subdivision 1.Account established; appropriation. The information and 
42.18 	telecommunications technology systems and services account is created in the special 
42.19 	revenue fund. Receipts credited to the account are appropriated to the Department of 
42.20 	Information Technology Services for the purpose of defraying the costs of personnel and 
42.21 	technology for activities that create government efficiencies, secure state systems, or address 
42.22 	project or product backlogs in accordance with this chapter.

42.23 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16E.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
42.24 		Subd. 2.Charges. (a) Upon agreement of the participating agency, the Department of 
42.25 	Information Technology Services may collect a charge or receive a fund transfer under 
42.26 	section 16E.0466 for purchases of information and telecommunications technology systems 
42.27 	and services by state agencies and other governmental entities through state contracts for 
42.28 	purposes described in subdivision 1. Charges collected under this section must be credited 
42.29 	to the information and telecommunications technology systems and services account.
42.30 	(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.28, subdivision 3, any unexpended operating balance 
42.31 	appropriated to a state agency may be transferred to the information and telecommunications 
42.32 	technology systems and services account for the information technology cost of a specific 
43.1 	project, product, or services, subject to the review of the Legislative Advisory Commission 
43.2 	under subdivision 3.

43.3 	Sec. 42. [16E.35] COUNTY AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY GRANTS.
43.4 		Subdivision 1.Cybersecurity grant program established. The Department of IT 
43.5 	Services may make grants to political subdivisions to support addressing cybersecurity risks 
43.6 	and cybersecurity threats to information systems owned or operated by, or on behalf of, 
43.7 	state, local, or Tribal governments, as provided in section 70612 of Public Law 117-58.
43.8 		Subd. 2.Match requirement. The political subdivision receiving a grant must provide 
43.9 	for the remainder of the costs of the project that exceed available state match appropriated 
43.10 	funds, or that exceed goals defined in the statewide cybersecurity plan.
43.11 		Subd. 3.Criteria. The department may set criteria for program priorities and standards 
43.12 	of review.

43.13 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.14 		Subdivision 1.Unclassified positions.  Unclassified positions are held by employees 
43.15 	who are:
43.16 	(1) chosen by election or appointed to fill an elective office;
43.17 	(2) heads of agencies required by law to be appointed by the governor or other elective 
43.18 	officers, and the executive or administrative heads of departments, bureaus, divisions, and 
43.19 	institutions specifically established by law in the unclassified service;
43.20 	(3) deputy and assistant agency heads and one confidential secretary in the agencies 
43.21 	listed in subdivision 1a and in the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning;
43.22 	(4) the confidential secretary to each of the elective officers of this state and, for the 
43.23 	secretary of state and state auditor, an additional deputy, clerk, or employee;
43.24 	(5) intermittent help employed by the commissioner of public safety to assist in the 
43.25 	issuance of vehicle licenses;
43.26 	(6) employees in the offices of the governor and of the lieutenant governor and one 
43.27 	confidential employee for the governor in the Office of the Adjutant General;
43.28 	(7) employees of the Washington, D.C., office of the state of Minnesota;
43.29 	(8) employees of the legislature and of legislative committees or commissions; provided 
43.30 	that employees of the Legislative Audit Commission, except for the legislative auditor, the 
44.1 	deputy legislative auditors, and their confidential secretaries, shall be employees in the 
44.2 	classified service;
44.3 	(9) presidents, vice-presidents, deans, other managers and professionals in academic 
44.4 	and academic support programs, administrative or service faculty, teachers, research 
44.5 	assistants, and student employees eligible under terms of the federal Economic Opportunity 
44.6 	Act work study program in the Perpich Center for Arts Education and the Minnesota State 
44.7 	Colleges and Universities, but not the custodial, clerical, or maintenance employees, or any 
44.8 	professional or managerial employee performing duties in connection with the business 
44.9 	administration of these institutions;
44.10 	(10) officers and enlisted persons in the National Guard;
44.11 	(11) attorneys, legal assistants, and three confidential employees appointed by the attorney 
44.12 	general or employed with the attorney general's authorization;
44.13 	(12) judges and all employees of the judicial branch, referees, receivers, jurors, and 
44.14 	notaries public, except referees and adjusters employed by the Department of Labor and 
44.15 	Industry;
44.16 	(13) members of the State Patrol; provided that selection and appointment of State Patrol 
44.17 	troopers must be made in accordance with applicable laws governing the classified service;
44.18 	(14) examination monitors and intermittent training instructors employed by the 
44.19 	Departments of Management and Budget and Commerce and by professional examining 
44.20 	boards and intermittent staff employed by the technical colleges for the administration of 
44.21 	practical skills tests and for the staging of instructional demonstrations;
44.22 	(15) student workers;
44.23 	(16) executive directors or executive secretaries appointed by and reporting to any 
44.24 	policy-making board or commission established by statute;
44.25 	(17) employees unclassified pursuant to other statutory authority;
44.26 	(18) intermittent help employed by the commissioner of agriculture to perform duties 
44.27 	relating to pesticides, fertilizer, and seed regulation;
44.28 	(19) the administrators and the deputy administrators at the State Academies for the 
44.29 	Deaf and the Blind; and
44.30 	(20) chief executive officers in the Department of Human Services.

45.1 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 138.912, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
45.2 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The healthy eating, here at home program is established 
45.3 	to provide incentives for low-income Minnesotans to use federal Supplemental Nutrition 
45.4 	Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for healthy purchases at Minnesota-based farmers' 
45.5 	markets, mobile markets, and direct-farmer sales, including community-supported agriculture 
45.6 	shares.

45.7 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 138.912, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
45.8 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
45.9 	(b) "Healthy eating, here at home" means a program administered by the Minnesota 
45.10 	Humanities Center to provide incentives for low-income Minnesotans to use SNAP benefits 
45.11 	for healthy purchases at Minnesota-based farmers' markets.
45.12 	(c) "Healthy purchases" means SNAP-eligible foods.
45.13 	(d) "Minnesota-based farmers' market" means a physical market as defined in section 
45.14 	28A.151, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and also includes mobile markets and direct-farmer 
45.15 	sales, including through a community-supported agriculture model.
45.16 	(e) "Voucher" means a physical or electronic credit.
45.17 	(f) "Eligible household" means an individual or family that is determined to be a recipient 
45.18 	of SNAP.

45.19 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 145.951, is amended to read:
45.20 	145.951 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN; STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES.
45.21 	The commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioners of education; 
45.22 	corrections; public safety; and human services, and with the directors director of the Office 
45.23 	of Strategic and Long-Range Planning, the Council on Disability, and the councils and 
45.24 	commission under sections 3.922, 3.9221, and 15.0145, may develop an implementation 
45.25 	plan for the establishment of a statewide program to assist families in developing the full 
45.26 	potential of their children. The program must be designed to strengthen the family, to reduce 
45.27 	the risk of abuse to children, and to promote the long-term development of children in their 
45.28 	home environments. The program must also be designed to use volunteers to provide support 
45.29 	to parents, and to link parents with existing public health, education, and social services as 
45.30 	appropriate.

46.1 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 307.08, is amended to read:
46.2 	307.08 DAMAGES; ILLEGAL MOLESTATION OF HUMAN REMAINS; 
46.3 	BURIALS; CEMETERIES; PENALTY; AUTHENTICATION ASSESSMENT.
46.4 		Subdivision 1.Legislative intent; scope. It is a declaration and statement of legislative 
46.5 	intent that all human burials, human remains, and human burial grounds shall be accorded 
46.6 	equal treatment and respect for human dignity without reference to their ethnic origins, 
46.7 	cultural backgrounds, or religious affiliations. The provisions of this section shall apply to 
46.8 	all human burials, human remains, or human burial grounds found on or in all public or 
46.9 	private lands or waters in Minnesota. Within the boundaries of Tribal Nation reservations, 
46.10 	nothing in this section should be interpreted to conflict with federal law, including the Native 
46.11 	American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), United States Code, title 
46.12 	25, section 3001 et seq., and its implementing regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, 
46.13 	title 43, part 10.
46.14 		Subd. 2.Felony; gross misdemeanor. (a) A person who intentionally, willfully, and or
46.15 	knowingly does any of the following is guilty of a felony:
46.16 	(1) destroys, mutilates, or injures human burials or, human burial grounds, or associated 
46.17 	grave goods; or
46.18 	(2) without the consent of the appropriate authority, disturbs human burial grounds or 
46.19 	removes human remains or associated grave goods.
46.20 	(b) A person who, without the consent of the appropriate authority and the landowner, 
46.21 	intentionally, willfully, and or knowingly does any of the following is guilty of a gross 
46.22 	misdemeanor:
46.23 	(1) removes any tombstone, monument, or structure placed in any public or private 
46.24 	cemetery or authenticated assessed human burial ground; or
46.25 	(2) removes any fence, railing, natural stone, or other work erected for protection or 
46.26 	ornament, or any tree, shrub, or plant or grave goods and artifacts within the limits of a 
46.27 	public or private cemetery or authenticated assessed human burial ground; or
46.28 	(3) discharges any firearms upon or over the grounds of any public or private cemetery 
46.29 	or authenticated assessed burial ground.
46.30 	(c) A person who intentionally, willfully, or knowingly fails to comply with any other 
46.31 	provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
47.1 		Subd. 3.Protective posting. Upon the agreement of the appropriate authority and the 
47.2 	landowner, an authenticated or recorded human burial ground may be posted for protective 
47.3 	purposes every 75 feet around its perimeter with signs listing the activities prohibited by 
47.4 	subdivision 2 and the penalty for violation of it. Posting is at the discretion of the Indian 
47.5 	affairs council in the case of American Indian burials or at the discretion of the state 
47.6 	archaeologist in the case of non-Indian non-American Indian burials. This subdivision does 
47.7 	not require posting of a burial ground. The size, description, location, and information on 
47.8 	the signs used for protective posting must be approved by the appropriate authority and the 
47.9 	landowner.
47.10 		Subd. 3a.Authentication Cemeteries; records and condition assessments. The state 
47.11 	archaeologist shall authenticate all burial grounds for purposes of this section. The state 
47.12 	archaeologist may retain the services of a qualified professional archaeologist, a qualified 
47.13 	physical anthropologist, or other appropriate experts for the purpose of gathering information 
47.14 	that the state archaeologist can use to authenticate or identify burial grounds. If probable 
47.15 	Indian burial grounds are to be disturbed or probable Indian remains analyzed, the Indian 
47.16 	Affairs Council must approve the professional archaeologist, qualified anthropologist, or 
47.17 	other appropriate expert. Authentication is at the discretion of the state archaeologist based 
47.18 	on the needs identified in this section or upon request by an agency, a landowner, or other 
47.19 	appropriate authority. (a) Cemeteries shall be assessed according to this subdivision.
47.20 	(b) The state archaeologist shall implement and maintain a system of records identifying 
47.21 	the location of known, recorded, or suspected cemeteries. The state archaeologist shall 
47.22 	provide access to the records as provided in subdivision 11.
47.23 	(c) The cemetery condition assessment of non-American Indian cemeteries is at the 
47.24 	discretion of the state archaeologist based on the needs identified in this section or upon 
47.25 	request by an agency, a landowner, or other appropriate authority.
47.26 	(d) The cemetery condition assessment of American Indian cemeteries is at the discretion 
47.27 	of the Indian Affairs Council based on the needs identified in this section or upon request 
47.28 	by an agency, a landowner, or other appropriate authority. If the Indian Affairs Council has 
47.29 	possession or takes custody of remains they may follow United States Code, title 25, sections 
47.30 	3001 to 3013.
47.31 	(e) The cemetery condition assessment of cemeteries that include American Indian and 
47.32 	non-American Indian remains or include remains whose ancestry cannot be determined 
47.33 	shall be assessed at the discretion of the state archaeologist in collaboration with the Indian 
48.1 	Affairs Council based on the needs identified in this section or upon request by an agency, 
48.2 	a landowner, or other appropriate authority.
48.3 	(f) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council shall have 90 days from the 
48.4 	date a request is received to begin a cemetery condition assessment or provide notice to the 
48.5 	requester whether or not a condition assessment of a cemetery is needed.
48.6 	(g) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council may retain the services of a 
48.7 	qualified professional archaeologist, a qualified forensic anthropologist, or other appropriate 
48.8 	experts for the purpose of gathering information that the state archaeologist or the Indian 
48.9 	Affairs Council can use to assess or identify cemeteries.
48.10 		Subd. 5.Cost; use of data. The cost of authentication condition assessment, recording, 
48.11 	surveying, and marking burial grounds and the cost of identification, analysis, rescue, and 
48.12 	reburial of human remains on public lands or waters shall be the responsibility of the state 
48.13 	or political subdivision controlling the lands or waters. On private lands or waters these 
48.14 	costs shall may be borne by the state, but may be borne by or the landowner upon mutual 
48.15 	agreement with the state. The state archaeologist must make the data collected for this 
48.16 	activity available using standards adopted by the Department of Information Technology 
48.17 	Services and geospatial technology standards and guidelines published by the Minnesota 
48.18 	Geospatial Information Office. Costs associated with this data delivery must be borne by 
48.19 	the state.
48.20 		Subd. 7.Remains found outside of recorded cemeteries. (a) All unidentified human 
48.21 	remains or burials found outside of recorded cemeteries or unplatted graves or burials found 
48.22 	within recorded cemeteries and in contexts which indicate antiquity greater than 50 years 
48.23 	shall be treated with the utmost respect for all human dignity and dealt with according to 
48.24 	the provisions of this section.
48.25 	(b) If such burials are not American Indian or their ethnic identity cannot be ascertained, 
48.26 	as determined by the state archaeologist, they shall be dealt with in accordance with 
48.27 	provisions established by the state archaeologist and other appropriate authority.
48.28 	(c) If such burials are American Indian, as determined by the state archaeologist and 
48.29 	Indian Affairs Council, efforts shall be made by the state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs 
48.30 	Council to ascertain their tribal identity. If their probable tribal identity can be determined 
48.31 	and the remains have been removed from their original context, such remains shall be turned 
48.32 	over to contemporary tribal leaders for disposition. If tribal identity cannot be determined, 
48.33 	the Indian remains must be dealt with in accordance with provisions established by the state 
48.34 	archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council if they are from public land. If removed Indian 
49.1 	remains are from private land they shall be dealt with in accordance with provisions 
49.2 	established by the Indian Affairs Council. If it is deemed desirable by the state archaeologist 
49.3 	or the Indian Affairs Council, removed remains shall be studied in a timely and respectful 
49.4 	manner by a qualified professional archaeologist or a qualified physical anthropologist 
49.5 	before being delivered to tribal leaders or before being reburied to follow procedures as 
49.6 	defined in United States Code, title 25, section 3001 et seq., and its implementing regulations, 
49.7 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 43, part 10, within reservation boundaries. For burials 
49.8 	outside of reservation boundaries, the procedures defined in United States Code, title 25, 
49.9 	section 3001 et seq., and its implementing regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, title 
49.10 	43, part 10, are at the discretion of the Indian Affairs Council.
49.11 		Subd. 7a.Landowner responsibilities.  Application by a landowner for permission to 
49.12 	develop or disturb nonburial areas within authenticated assessed or recorded burial grounds 
49.13 	shall be made to:
49.14 	(1) the state archaeologist and other appropriate authority in the case of non-Indian
49.15 	non-American Indian burials; and to
49.16 	(2) the Indian Affairs Council and other appropriate authority in the case of American 
49.17 	Indian burials.
49.18 	(b) Landowners with authenticated assessed or suspected human burial grounds on their 
49.19 	property are obligated to inform prospective buyers of the burial ground.
49.20 		Subd. 8.Burial ground relocation. No non-Indian non-American Indian burial ground 
49.21 	may be relocated without the consent of the appropriate authority. No American Indian 
49.22 	burial ground may be relocated unless the request to relocate is approved by the Indian 
49.23 	Affairs Council. When a burial ground is located on public lands or waters, any burial 
49.24 	relocations must be duly licensed under section 138.36 and the cost of removal is the 
49.25 	responsibility of and shall be paid by the state or political subdivision controlling the lands 
49.26 	or waters. If burial grounds are authenticated assessed on private lands, efforts may be made 
49.27 	by the state to purchase and protect them instead of removing them to another location.
49.28 		Subd. 9.Interagency cooperation. (a) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs 
49.29 	Council shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to coordinate their responsibilities 
49.30 	under this section.
49.31 	(b) The Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, and all 
49.32 	other state agencies and local governmental units whose activities may be affected, shall 
49.33 	cooperate with the state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council to carry out the 
49.34 	provisions of this section.
50.1 		Subd. 10.Construction and development plan review. When human burials are known 
50.2 	or suspected to exist, on public lands or waters, the state or political subdivision controlling 
50.3 	the lands or waters or, in the case of private lands, the landowner or developer, shall submit 
50.4 	construction and development plans to the state archaeologist for review prior to the time 
50.5 	bids are advertised before plans are finalized and prior to any disturbance within the burial 
50.6 	area. If the known or suspected burials are thought to be American Indian, plans shall also 
50.7 	be submitted to the Indian Affairs Council. The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs 
50.8 	Council shall review the plans within 30 45 days of receipt and make recommendations for 
50.9 	the preservation in place or removal of the human burials or remains, which may be 
50.10 	endangered by construction or development activities.
50.11 		Subd. 11.Burial sites data. (a) Burial sites locational and related data maintained by
50.12 	data under the authority of the Office of the State Archaeologist and accessible through the 
50.13 	office's "Unplatted Burial Sites and Earthworks in Minnesota" website or Indian Affairs 
50.14 	Council are security information for purposes of section 13.37. Persons who gain access to 
50.15 	the data maintained on the site this data are subject to liability under section 13.08 and the 
50.16 	penalty established by section 13.09 if they improperly use or further disseminate the data.
50.17 	Use of this information must be approved by the appropriate authority.
50.18 		Subd. 12.Right of entry. The state archaeologist or designee may enter on property for 
50.19 	the purpose of authenticating assessing burial sites. The Indian Affairs Council or a 
50.20 	designated representative of the Indian Affairs Council may enter on property for the purpose 
50.21 	of assessing or identifying American Indian cemeteries. Only after obtaining permission 
50.22 	from the property owner or lessee, descendants of persons buried in burial grounds covered 
50.23 	by this section may enter the burial grounds for the purpose of conducting religious or 
50.24 	commemorative ceremonies. This right of entry must not unreasonably burden property 
50.25 	owners or unnecessarily restrict their use of the property.
50.26 		Subd. 13.Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings 
50.27 	given.
50.28 	(a) "Abandoned cemetery" means a cemetery where the cemetery association has 
50.29 	disbanded or the cemetery is neglected and contains marked graves older than 50 years.
50.30 	(b) "Appropriate authority" means:
50.31 	(1) the trustees when the trustees have been legally defined to administer burial grounds;
50.32 	(2) the Indian Affairs Council in the case of American Indian burial grounds lacking 
50.33 	trustees;
51.1 	(3) the county board in the case of abandoned cemeteries under section 306.243; and
51.2 	(4) the state archaeologist in the case of non-Indian non-American Indian burial grounds 
51.3 	lacking trustees or not officially defined as abandoned.
51.4 	(c) "Artifacts" means natural or artificial articles, objects, implements, or other items of 
51.5 	archaeological interest.
51.6 	(d) "Authenticate" "Assess" means to establish the presence of or high potential of human 
51.7 	burials or human skeletal remains being located in a discrete area, delimit the boundaries 
51.8 	of human burial grounds or graves, and attempt to determine the ethnic, cultural, or religious 
51.9 	affiliation of individuals interred.
51.10 	(e) "Burial" means the organic remnants of the human body that were intentionally 
51.11 	interred as part of a mortuary process.
51.12 	(f) "Burial ground" means a discrete location that is known to contain or has high potential 
51.13 	to contain human remains based on physical evidence, historical records, or reliable informant 
51.14 	accounts.
51.15 	(g) "Cemetery" means a discrete location that is known to contain or intended to be used 
51.16 	for the interment of human remains.
51.17 	(h) "Disturb" means any activity that significantly harms the physical integrity or setting 
51.18 	of a human burial or human burial ground.
51.19 	(i) "Grave goods" means objects or artifacts directly associated with human burials or 
51.20 	human burial grounds that were placed as part of a mortuary ritual at the time of interment.
51.21 	(j) "Human remains" means the calcified portion of the human body of a deceased person 
51.22 	in whole or in part, regardless of the state of decomposition, not including isolated teeth, 
51.23 	or cremated remains deposited in a container or discrete feature.
51.24 	(k) "Identification" means to analyze organic materials to attempt to determine if they 
51.25 	represent human remains and to attempt to establish the ethnic, cultural, or religious 
51.26 	affiliations of such remains.
51.27 	(l) "Marked" means a burial that has a recognizable tombstone or obvious grave marker 
51.28 	in place or a legible sign identifying an area as a burial ground or cemetery.
51.29 	(m) "Qualified physical anthropologist" means a specialist in identifying human remains 
51.30 	who holds an advanced degree in anthropology or a closely related field.
52.1 	(n) "Qualified professional archaeologist" means an archaeologist who meets the United 
52.2 	States Secretary of the Interior's professional qualification standards in Code of Federal 
52.3 	Regulations, title 36, part 61, appendix A, or subsequent revisions.
52.4 	(o) "Recorded cemetery" means a cemetery that has a surveyed plat filed in a county 
52.5 	recorder's office.
52.6 	(p) "State" or "the state" means the state of Minnesota or an agency or official of the 
52.7 	state acting in an official capacity.
52.8 	(q) "Trustees" means the recognized representatives of the original incorporators, board 
52.9 	of directors, or cemetery association.
52.10 	(r) "Person" means a natural person or a business and includes both if the natural person 
52.11 	is engaged in a business.
52.12 	(s) "Business" means a contractor, subcontractor, supplier, consultant, or provider of 
52.13 	technical, administrative, or physical services organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, 
52.14 	association, corporation, or other entity formed for the purpose of doing business for profit.

52.15 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 349A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
52.16 		Subdivision 1.Director. A State Lottery is established under the supervision and control 
52.17 	of a director. The director of the State Lottery shall be appointed by the governor with the 
52.18 	advice and consent of the senate. The director serves in the unclassified service at the 
52.19 	pleasure of the governor. The annual salary rate authorized for the director is equal to 95 
52.20 	percent of the salary rate prescribed for the governor established through the process 
52.21 	described under section 15A.0815.

52.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. Any 
52.23 	recommendations made by the Compensation Council in 2023 determine salaries for fiscal 
52.24 	years 2024 and 2025.

52.25 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 381.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
52.26 		Subd. 2.Expense, tax levy. The county board of any county may levy a tax upon all 
52.27 	the taxable property in the county for the purpose of defraying the expense incurred, or to 
52.28 	be incurred, less any amount received from the public system monument grant program 
52.29 	under section 381.125, for:
52.30 	(1) the preservation and restoration of monuments under this section;
52.31 	(2) the preservation or establishment of control monuments for mapping activities;
53.1 	(3) the modernization of county land records through the use of parcel-based land 
53.2 	management systems; or
53.3 	(4) the establishment of geographic (GIS), land (LIS), management (MIS) information 
53.4 	systems.

53.5 	Sec. 50. [381.125] PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM MONUMENT GRANT 
53.6 	PROGRAM.
53.7 		Subdivision 1.Grant program. The chief geospatial information officer, through the 
53.8 	Geospatial Advisory Council established under section 16E.30, subdivision 8, shall work 
53.9 	with the stakeholders licensed as land surveyors under section 326.02, to develop a process 
53.10 	for accepting applications from counties for funding for the perpetuation of monuments 
53.11 	established by the United States in the public lands survey to mark public land survey 
53.12 	corners, as provided in section 381.12, subdivision 2, clause (1). Grants may also be used 
53.13 	to update records and data regarding monuments. The chief geospatial information officer 
53.14 	must establish criteria for prioritizing applicants when resources available for grants are not 
53.15 	sufficient to award grants to all applicants. The criteria must favor providing grants to 
53.16 	counties that demonstrate financial need for assistance.
53.17 		Subd. 2.Report. By October 1, in each odd-numbered year, the chief geospatial 
53.18 	information officer must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
53.19 	committees in the senate and the house of representatives with jurisdiction over state 
53.20 	government and local government. The report must include the following:
53.21 	(1) a summary of the chief geospatial information officer activities regarding 
53.22 	administration of this grant program for the previous fiscal year, including the amount of 
53.23 	money requested and disbursed by county;
53.24 	(2) an assessment of the progress toward completion of necessary monument restoration 
53.25 	and certification by county; and
53.26 	(3) a forecast of the amount needed to complete monument recertification in all counties.
53.27 		Subd. 3.Nonstate match. No nonstate match is required for grants made under this 
53.28 	program.

53.29 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.22, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
53.30 		Subd. 10.Audits. All of the books and records of the agency shall be subject to audit 
53.31 	by the legislative auditor in the manner prescribed for other agencies of state government. 
53.32 	The agency is authorized also to employ and to contract in its resolutions and indentures 
54.1 	for the employment of public accountants for the audit of books and records pertaining to 
54.2 	any fund or funds. The legislative auditor shall review contracts with public accountants as 
54.3 	provided in section 3.972.

54.4 	Sec. 52. STATE EMBLEMS REDESIGN COMMISSION.
 54.5 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The State Emblems Redesign Commission is established. 
54.6 	The purpose of the commission is to develop and adopt a new design for the official state 
54.7 	flag and the official state seal no later than January 1, 2024.
54.8 		Subd. 2.Membership; meetings. (a) The commission consists of the following members:
54.9 	(1) three members of the public, appointed by the governor;
54.10 	(2) one member appointed by the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage;
54.11 	(3) one member appointed by the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs;
54.12 	(4) one member appointed by the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans;
54.13 	(5) one member representing the Dakota community and one member representing the 
54.14 	Ojibwe community, appointed by the executive board of the Indian Affairs Council;
54.15 	(6) the secretary of state or the secretary's designee;
54.16 	(7) the executive director of the Minnesota Historical Society or the director's designee;
54.17 	(8) the chair of the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board or the chair's designee;
54.18 	(9) the chair of the Minnesota Arts Board or the chair's designee; and
54.19 	(10) the executive director of Explore Minnesota Tourism or the director's designee.
54.20 	(b) The following serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the commission: (1) two 
54.21 	members of the house of representatives, one each appointed by the speaker of the house 
54.22 	and the minority leader of the house; and (2) two members of the senate, one representing 
54.23 	the majority caucus appointed by the senate majority leader and one representing the minority 
54.24 	caucus appointed by the senate minority leader.
54.25 	(c) Appointments to the commission must be made no later than August 1, 2023. The 
54.26 	voting members of the commission shall elect a chair and vice-chair. An appointee designated 
54.27 	by the governor shall convene the commission's first meeting. Decisions of the commission 
54.28 	must be made by majority vote. The Minnesota Historical Society must provide office space 
54.29 	and administrative support to the commission.
55.1 		Subd. 3.Meetings. Meetings of the commission are subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
55.2 	chapter 13D.
55.3 		Subd. 4.Duties; form and style of recommended state emblems. The commission 
55.4 	shall develop and adopt a new design for the official state seal and a new design for the 
55.5 	official state flag. The designs must accurately and respectfully reflect Minnesota's shared 
55.6 	history, resources, and diverse cultural communities. Symbols, emblems, or likenesses that 
55.7 	represent only a single community or person, regardless of whether real or stylized, may 
55.8 	not be included in a design. The commission may solicit and secure the voluntary service 
55.9 	and aid of vexillologists and other persons who have either technical or artistic skill in flag 
55.10 	construction and design, or the design of official seals, to assist in the work. The commission 
55.11 	must also solicit public feedback and suggestions to inform its work.
55.12 		Subd. 5.Report. The commission shall certify its adopted designs in a report to the 
55.13 	legislature and governor no later than January 1, 2024. The commission's report must 
55.14 	describe the symbols and other meanings incorporated in the design. The commission expires 
55.15 	upon submission of its report.

55.16 	Sec. 53. LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE ON AGING.
 55.17 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. A legislative task force is established to:
55.18 	(1) review and develop state resources for an aging demographic;
55.19 	(2) identify and prioritize necessary support for an aging population through statewide 
55.20 	and local endeavors for people to remain in their communities; and
55.21 	(3) ensure all aging-related state policies are inclusive of race, gender, ethnicity, culture, 
55.22 	sexual orientation, abilities, and other characteristics that reflect the full population of the 
55.23 	state.
55.24 		Subd. 2.Duties. The task force shall review:
55.25 	(1) all current aging-related governmental functions, programs, and services across all 
55.26 	state departments;
55.27 	(2) the current plans to improve health and support services workforce demographics;
55.28 	(3) current public and private strategies to:
55.29 	(i) support family caregivers for older adults;
55.30 	(ii) define and support quality of care and life improvements in long-term care and home 
55.31 	care; and
56.1 	(iii) sustain neighborhoods and communities for an aging population;
56.2 	(4) the necessity for planning and investment in aging in Minnesota to address:
56.3 	(i) the longevity economy and the impact it has on the workforce, advancing technology, 
56.4 	and innovations;
56.5 	(ii) housing options, land use, transportation, social services, and the health systems;
56.6 	(iii) availability of safe, affordable rental housing for aging tenants; and
56.7 	(iv) coordination between health services and housing supports;
56.8 	(5) coordination across all state agencies, Tribal Nations, cities, and counties to encourage 
56.9 	resolution of aging related concerns; and
56.10 	(6) from this review, determine the governmental entity to plan, lead, and implement 
56.11 	these recommended policies and funding for aging Minnesotans across the state.
56.12 		Subd. 3.Membership. (a) The task force shall include the following members:
56.13 	(1) two members from the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the 
56.14 	house and one appointed by the minority leader;
56.15 	(2) two members from the senate, one appointed by the majority leader and one appointed 
56.16 	by the minority leader;
56.17 	(3) the chair of the Minnesota Board on Aging, or a board member as designee;
56.18 	(4) the chair of the Minnesota Council on Disability, or an agency employee as designee;
56.19 	(5) the chair of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, or a council member, except the 
56.20 	legislative council member, as designee; and
56.21 	(6) the director of the University of Minnesota Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation, 
56.22 	or a University of Minnesota employee as designee.
56.23 	(b) The speaker of the house and the senate majority leader shall appoint a chair and a 
56.24 	vice-chair for the membership of the task force. The chair and the vice-chair shall rotate 
56.25 	after each meeting.
56.26 		Subd. 4.Meetings. (a) The task force shall meet at least once per month. The meetings 
56.27 	shall take place in person in the Capitol complex, provided that the chair may direct that a 
56.28 	meeting be conducted electronically if doing so would facilitate public testimony or would 
56.29 	protect the health or safety of members of the task force.
57.1 	(b) The task force shall invite input from the public, the leadership of advocacy groups, 
57.2 	and provider organizations.
57.3 	(c) The chair designated by the speaker of the house shall convene the first meeting of 
57.4 	the task force no later than August 1, 2023.
57.5 		Subd. 5.Expenses; per diem. Members serving on the task force shall receive the 
57.6 	following per diem:
57.7 	(1) the Board on Aging task force member who is a volunteer citizen member shall 
57.8 	receive the per diem listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3;
57.9 	(2) the Council on Disability task force member shall not receive a per diem;
57.10 	(3) the Indian Affairs Council task force member who is a citizen member shall receive 
57.11 	the per diem listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3;
57.12 	(4) the University of Minnesota task force member shall not receive a per diem; and
57.13 	(5) legislative members of the task force shall not receive a per diem.
57.14 		Subd. 6.Report. The task force shall submit a report with recommendations to the chairs 
57.15 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health 
57.16 	and human services finance and policy and state government by January 15, 2025.
57.17 		Subd. 7.Expiration. The task force expires January 31, 2025.

57.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, or when the legislative 
57.19 	leaders required to make appointments to the task force name appointees beginning the day 
57.20 	after final enactment.

57.21 	Sec. 54. INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE ADVISORY TASK FORCE.
 57.22 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "task force" means the 
57.23 	Infrastructure Resilience Advisory Task Force established in this section.
57.24 		Subd. 2.Establishment. The Infrastructure Resilience Advisory Task Force is established 
57.25 	to evaluate issues related to coordination, sustainability, resiliency, and federal funding on 
57.26 	state, local, and private infrastructure in the state.
57.27 		Subd. 3.Membership. (a) The task force consists of the following members:
57.28 	(1) two members of the senate, with one appointed by the senate majority leader and 
57.29 	one appointed by the senate minority leader;
58.1 	(2) two members of the house of representatives, with one appointed by the speaker of 
58.2 	the house and one appointed by the house minority leader;
58.3 	(3) the commissioner of administration;
58.4 	(4) the commissioner of agriculture;
58.5 	(5) the commissioner of commerce;
58.6 	(6) the commissioner of employment and economic development;
58.7 	(7) the commissioner of health;
58.8 	(8) the commissioner of management and budget;
58.9 	(9) the commissioner of natural resources;
58.10 	(10) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency;
58.11 	(11) the commissioner of transportation;
58.12 	(12) two members appointed by the governor;
58.13 	(13) one representative from a federally recognized Tribal government, appointed by 
58.14 	the governor;
58.15 	(14) one member appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties;
58.16 	(15) one member appointed by the League of Minnesota Cities;
58.17 	(16) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Townships;
58.18 	(17) one member appointed by the Minnesota chapter of the American Public Works 
58.19 	Association;
58.20 	(18) one member appointed by the Associated General Contractors of Minnesota;
58.21 	(19) one member appointed by each public utility that owns a nuclear-powered electric 
58.22 	generating plant in this state; and
58.23 	(20) one member appointed by the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association.
58.24 	(b) At its first meeting, the task force must elect a chair or cochairs by a majority vote 
58.25 	of those members present and may elect a vice-chair as necessary.
58.26 		Subd. 4.Appointments. (a) The appointing authorities under subdivision 3 must make 
58.27 	the appointments by July 31, 2023.
58.28 	(b) A commissioner under subdivision 3 may appoint a designee who is an employee 
58.29 	of the respective agency.
59.1 	(c) An appointing authority under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses (12) to (20), may 
59.2 	only appoint an individual who has expertise and experience in asset management, financial 
59.3 	management and procurement, or state and local infrastructure, whether from the public or 
59.4 	private sector. Expertise and experience may include but is not limited to the following 
59.5 	areas:
59.6 	(1) asset management planning, design, construction, management, and operations and 
59.7 	maintenance;
59.8 	(2) infrastructure for agriculture, communications, drinking water, energy, health, natural 
59.9 	resources, public utilities, stormwater, transportation, or wastewater; and
59.10 	(3) asset management planning across jurisdictions and infrastructure sectors.
59.11 		Subd. 5.Duties. At a minimum, the task force must:
59.12 	(1) develop objectives and strategies to:
59.13 	(i) provide for effective and efficient management of state, local, and private 
59.14 	infrastructure;
59.15 	(ii) enhance sustainability and resiliency of infrastructure throughout the state;
59.16 	(iii) respond to and mitigate the effects of adverse weather events across the state, 
59.17 	including natural disasters, droughts, and floods; and
59.18 	(iv) provide for equitable treatment in areas of persistent poverty and historically 
59.19 	disadvantaged communities;
59.20 	(2) identify approaches to enhance infrastructure coordination across jurisdictions, 
59.21 	agencies, state and local government, and public and private sectors, including in planning, 
59.22 	design, engineering, construction, maintenance, and operations;
59.23 	(3) identify methods to maximize federal formula and discretionary funds provided to 
59.24 	recipients in the state for infrastructure purposes;
59.25 	(4) evaluate options for organizational design of state agencies to meet the purposes 
59.26 	under clauses (1) to (3), including consideration of:
59.27 	(i) options for establishment of a board, council, office, or other agency; and
59.28 	(ii) models in other states; and
59.29 	(5) develop findings and recommendations related to the duties specified in this 
59.30 	subdivision.
60.1 		Subd. 6.Meetings. (a) The commissioner of transportation must convene the first meeting 
60.2 	of the task force no later than October 1, 2023.
60.3 	(b) The task force must establish a schedule for meetings and meet as necessary to 
60.4 	accomplish the duties under subdivision 5.
60.5 	(c) The task force is subject to the Minnesota Open Meeting Law under Minnesota 
60.6 	Statutes, chapter 13D.
60.7 		Subd. 7.Administration. (a) The Legislative Coordinating Commission must provide 
60.8 	administrative support to the task force and must assist in creation of the report under 
60.9 	subdivision 8.
60.10 	(b) Upon request of the task force, a commissioner under subdivision 3 must provide 
60.11 	information and technical support.
60.12 	(c) Members of the task force serve without compensation.
60.13 		Subd. 8.Report required. By February 1, 2024, the task force must submit a report to 
60.14 	the governor and the legislative committees with jurisdiction over climate, economic 
60.15 	development, energy, infrastructure, natural resources, and transportation. At a minimum, 
60.16 	the report must:
60.17 	(1) summarize the activities of the task force;
60.18 	(2) provide findings and recommendations adopted by the task force; and
60.19 	(3) include any draft legislation to implement the recommendations.
60.20 		Subd. 9.Expiration. The task force expires June 30, 2024.

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

60.22 	Sec. 55. GRANTS ADMINISTRATION OVERSIGHT; FEASIBILITY STUDY.
 60.23 	The commissioner of administration must assess the viability of implementing a single 
60.24 	grants management system for executive agencies. If the results of the study determine an 
60.25 	enterprise system is feasible, the study must further include:
60.26 	(1) an analysis of available technology options;
60.27 	(2) recommended changes to the state's organizational model, operational controls, and 
60.28 	processes;
60.29 	(3) staffing and other resource needs;
60.30 	(4) high level system requirements;
61.1 	(5) estimated costs; and
61.2 	(6) an implementation road map.

61.3 	Sec. 56. FORD BUILDING SITE REDEVELOPMENT; MIXED-USE 
61.4 	DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED.
 61.5 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of administration may not 
61.6 	prepare or approve building construction plans for redevelopment of the Ford Building or 
61.7 	the Ford Building property site unless the plans are for mixed-use development and identify 
61.8 	ground-level space for locally owned businesses.

61.9 	Sec. 57. CAPITOL MALL DESIGN FRAMEWORK.
 61.10 	(a) The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board must update the Capitol Mall 
61.11 	Design Framework. The updated design framework must include:
61.12 	(1) plans to integrate green space campus-wide, including but not limited to the addition 
61.13 	of green space on the following sites at the approximate sizes indicated:
61.14 	(i) the southwest corner of Rice Street and University Avenue, with a minimum size of 
61.15 	20,700 square feet;
61.16 	(ii) the northeast corner of Rice Street and University Avenue, with a minimum size of 
61.17 	32,000 square feet; and
61.18 	(iii) the north side of the State Capitol building adjacent to University Avenue;
61.19 	(2) plans for visual markers and welcome information for the Capitol campus at one or 
61.20 	more corners of Rice Street and University Avenue, anchoring a pathway to the State Capitol 
61.21 	building and Capitol Mall that features interpretive markers honoring the importance and 
61.22 	stature of the Capitol campus as both a historic site and as a modern, active public gathering 
61.23 	space for all Minnesotans; and
61.24 	(3) plans to plant trees throughout the Capitol campus, prioritizing the creation of a 
61.25 	mature tree canopy to provide an area of shade for users of the Capitol Mall between or 
61.26 	adjacent to the State Capitol building and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.
61.27 	(b) The board must contract with one or more professional design consultants with 
61.28 	expertise on horticulture, landscape architecture, civic space design, infrastructure assessment, 
61.29 	and operations and maintenance planning to develop the framework updates. The board 
61.30 	must additionally consult with the commissioners of administration and public safety and 
61.31 	the senate majority leader and the speaker of the house or their designees before any proposed 
62.1 	framework update is approved. The board must approve the updated design framework no 
62.2 	later than March 1, 2024.

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

62.4 	Sec. 58. DEADLINE FOR CERTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATION AMOUNTS 
62.5 	FOR LEGISLATURE FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 AND 2027.
 62.6 	Notwithstanding the effective date of Minnesota Statutes, section 3.1985, the house of 
62.7 	representatives, senate, and Legislative Coordinating Commission must each certify to the 
62.8 	commissioner of management and budget the anticipated amount to be appropriated for 
62.9 	fiscal years 2026 and 2027 no later than October 15, 2024, and January 15, 2025, and must 
62.10 	certify the actual amount to be appropriated for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 no later than 
62.11 	June 30, 2025.

62.12 	Sec. 59. OFFICE OF SMALL AGENCIES; STUDY.
 62.13 		Subdivision 1.Study; requirements. The commissioner of administration must review 
62.14 	the unique issues faced by small agencies other than departments of the state as defined in 
62.15 	section 15.01. These include boards, commissions, councils, task forces, and authorities. 
62.16 	The study will assess whether the current support model provides adequate support for the 
62.17 	agencies as well as their volunteer board members. The study will also examine how other 
62.18 	states support their small agencies and provide recommendations on how to most effectively 
62.19 	support these small agencies in their delivery of important functions of government.
62.20 		Subd. 2.Report. By February 1, 2024, the commissioner of administration must submit 
62.21 	the findings and recommendations of the study to the governor and the chairs and ranking 
62.22 	minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over state 
62.23 	government.

62.24 	Sec. 60. REPEALER.
 62.25 		Subdivision 1.State emblems redesign. Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 1.135, 
62.26 	subdivisions 3 and 5; and 1.141, subdivisions 3, 4, and 6, are repealed, effective May 11, 
62.27 	2024.
62.28 		Subd. 2.Evergreen firehall polling place. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 383C.806,
62.29 	is repealed.
62.30 		Subd. 3.Compensation council. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0815, 
62.31 	subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, are repealed effective the day following final enactment.
63.1 		Subd. 4.Parking garage debt service waiver. Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, as 
63.2 	amended by Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 2, section 78, is repealed.
63.3 		Subd. 5.Strategic and long-range planning. Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 4A.01; 
63.4 	4A.04; 4A.06; 4A.07; 4A.11; and 124D.23, subdivision 9, are repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H1830-1 

1.135 STATE SEAL.Subd. 3.Design. 
The design of the seal is as described in this subdivision. 

(a) The seal is composed of two concentric borders. The outside forms the border of the seal and the inside forms the border for the illustrations within the seal. The area between the two borders contains lettering. 

(b) The seal is two inches in diameter. The outside border has a radius of one inch and resembles the serrated edge of a coin. The width of the border is 1/16 of an inch. 

(c) The inside border has a radius of three-fourths of an inch and is composed of a series of closely spaced dots measuring 1/32 of an inch in diameter. 

(d) Within the area between the borders "The Great Seal of the State of Minnesota" is printed in capital letters. Under that is the date "1858" with two dagger symbols separating the date and the letters. The lettering is 14-point century bold. 

(e) In the area within the inside border is the portrayal of an 1858 Minnesota scene made up of various illustrations that serve to depict a settler plowing the ground near the Falls of St. Anthony while he watches an Indian on horseback riding in the distance. 

(f) For the purposes of description, when the area within the inside border is divided into quadrants, the following illustrations should be clearly visible in the area described. 

(1) In the upper parts of quadrants one and two, the inscription "L'Etoile du Nord" is found on the likeness of a scroll whose length is equal to twice the length of the inscription, but whose ends are twice folded underneath and serve to enhance the inscription. The lettering is 7-point century bold. 

(2) In quadrant two is found a likeness of a sun whose ambient rays form a background for a male Indian in loincloth and plume riding on horseback at a gallop. The Indian is sitting erect and is holding a spear in his left hand at an upward 60-degree angle to himself and is looking toward the settler in quadrant four. 

(3) In quadrant one, three pine trees form a background for a picturesque resemblance of St. Anthony Falls in 1858. 

(4) In quadrants three and four, cultivated ground is found across the lower half of the seal, which provides a background for the scenes in quadrants three and four. 

(5) In quadrant three, a tree stump is found with an ax embedded in the stump and a period muzzleloader resting on it. A powder flask is hanging towards the end of the barrel. 

(6) In quadrant four, a white barefoot male pioneer wearing clothing and a hat of that period is plowing the earth, using an animal-drawn implement from that period. The animal is not visible. The torso of the man continues into quadrant two, and he has his legs spread apart to simulate movement. He is looking at the Indian. 

Subd. 5.Historical symbolism of seal. 
The sun, visible on the western horizon, signifies summer in the northern hemisphere. The horizon's visibility signifies the flat plains covering much of Minnesota. The Indian on horseback is riding due south and represents the great Indian heritage of Minnesota. The Indian's horse and spear and the Pioneer's ax, rifle, and plow represent tools that were used for hunting and labor. The stump symbolizes the importance of the lumber industry in Minnesota's history. The Mississippi River and St. Anthony Falls are depicted to note the importance of these resources in transportation and industry. The cultivated ground and the plow symbolize the importance of agriculture in Minnesota. Beyond the falls three pine trees represent the state tree and the three great pine regions of Minnesota; the St. Croix, Mississippi, and Lake Superior. 

1.141 STATE FLAG.Subd. 3.Description. 
The design of the flag shall conform substantially to the following description: The staff is surmounted by a bronze eagle with outspread wings; the flag is rectangular in shape and is on a medium blue background with a narrow gold border and a golden fringe. A circular emblem is contained in the center of the blue field. The circular emblem is on a general white background with a yellow border. The word MINNESOTA is inscribed in red lettering on the lower part of the white field. The white emblem background surrounding a center design contains 19 five pointed stars arranged symmetrically in four groups of four stars each and one group of three stars. The latter group is in the upper part of the center circular white emblem. The group of stars at the top in the white emblem consists of three stars of which the uppermost star is the largest and represents the North Star. A center design is contained on the white emblem and is made up of the scenes from the Great Seal of the State of Minnesota, surrounded by a border of intertwining Cypripedium reginae, the state flower, on a blue field of the same color as the general flag background. The flower border design contains the figures 1819, 1858, 1893. 

The coloring is the same on both sides of the flag, but the lettering and the figures appear reversed on one side. 

Subd. 4.Official flag. 
The flag described above is the official flag of the state of Minnesota. 

Subd. 6.Folding of state flag for presentation or display. 
The following procedures constitute the proper way to fold the Minnesota State Flag for presentation or display. Fold the flag four times lengthwise so that one section displays the three stars of the state crest and the text "L'Etoile du Nord." Fold each side behind the displayed section at a 90-degree angle so that the display section forms a triangle. Take the section ending with the hoist and fold it at a 90-degree angle across the bottom of the display section and then fold the hoist back over so it is aligned with the middle of the display section. Fold the other protruding section directly upwards so that its edge is flush with the display section and then fold it upwards along a 45-degree angle so that a mirror of the display section triangle is formed. Fold the mirror section in half from the point upwards, then fold the remaining portion upwards, tucking it between the display section and the remainder of the flag. 

4A.01 STRATEGIC AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING.Subdivision 1.Duties. 
The commissioner of administration is the state planning officer and is responsible for the coordination, development, assessment, and communication of information, performance measures, planning, and policy concerning the state's future. The commissioner may contract with another agency for the provision of administrative services. 

Subd. 2.Long-range plan. 
By September 15, 2010, and every five years thereafter, the commissioner must develop an integrated long-range plan for the state based upon the plans and strategies of state agencies, public advice about the future, and other information developed under this chapter. The commissioner must coordinate activities among all levels of government and must stimulate public interest and participation in the future of the state. 

The commissioner must act in coordination with the commissioner of management and budget, affected state agencies, and the legislature in the planning and financing of major public programs. 

Subd. 3.Report. 
The commissioner must submit a report to the governor and chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction on state government finance by January 15 of each year that provides economic, social, and environmental demographic information to assist public and elected officials with long-term management decisions. The report must identify and assess the information important to understanding the state's two-, ten-, and 50-year outlook. The report must include the demographic forecast required by section 4A.02, paragraph (e), and information to assist with the preparation of the milestones report required by section 4A.11, and may include policy recommendations based upon the information and assessment provided. 

4A.04 COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS.
(a) The director may apply for, receive, and expend money from municipal, county, regional, and other planning agencies; apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids for planning purposes from the federal government and from other public or private sources; and may enter into contracts with agencies of the federal government, local governmental units, the University of Minnesota, and other educational institutions, and private persons as necessary to perform the director's duties. Contracts made pursuant to this section are not subject to the provisions of chapter 16C, as they relate to competitive bidding. 

(b) The director may apply for, receive, and expend money made available from federal sources or other sources for the purposes of carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the director relating to local and urban affairs. 

(c) All money received by the director pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and is appropriated to the director for the purposes for which the money has been received. The money shall not cancel and is available until expended. 

4A.06 FIREARMS REPORT REQUIRED.
The Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center of the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning shall report to the legislature no later than January 31 of each year on the number of persons arrested, charged, convicted, and sentenced for violations of each state law affecting the use or possession of firearms. The report must include complete statistics, including the make, model, and serial number of each firearm involved, where that information is available, on each crime committed affecting the use or possession of firearms and a breakdown by county of the crimes committed. 

4A.07 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.Subdivision 1.Definitions. 
(a) "Local unit of government" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city, town, or watershed district. 

(b) "Sustainable development" means development that maintains or enhances economic opportunity and community well-being while protecting and restoring the natural environment upon which people and economies depend. Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. 

Subd. 2.Planning guide. 
The Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning must develop and publish a planning guide for local units of government to plan for sustainable development, based on the principles of sustainable development adopted by the Environmental Quality Board with advice of the Governor's Round Table on Sustainable Development. The office must make the planning guide available to local units of government within the state. 

Subd. 3.Model ordinance. 
The Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning, in consultation with appropriate and affected parties, must prepare a model ordinance to guide sustainable development. 

Subd. 4.Specificity and distribution. 
The model ordinance must specify the technical and administrative procedures to guide sustainable development. When adopted by a local unit of government, the model ordinance is the minimum regulation to guide sustainable development that may be adopted. Upon completion, the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning must notify local units of government that the model ordinance is available, and must distribute it to interested local units. 

Subd. 5.Periodic review. 
At least once every five years, the planning office must review the model ordinance and its use with local units of government to ensure its continued applicability and relevance. 

4A.11 MILESTONES REPORT.
The commissioner must review the statewide system of economic, social, and environmental performance measures in use under section 16A.10, subdivision 1c, and known as Minnesota milestones. The commissioner must provide the economic, social, and environmental information necessary to assist public and elected officials with understanding and evaluating Minnesota milestones. The commissioner must report on the trends and their implications for Minnesota milestones each year and provide the commissioner of management and budget with recommendations for the use of Minnesota milestones in budget documents. The commissioner may contract for the development of information and measures. 

15A.0815 SALARY LIMITS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.Subd. 3.Group II salary limits. 
The salary for a position listed in this subdivision shall not exceed 120 percent of the salary of the governor. This limit must be adjusted annually on January 1. The new 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. The commissioner of management and budget must publish the limit on the department's website. This subdivision applies to the following positions: 

Executive director of Gambling Control Board; 

Commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation; 

Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services; 

Ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities; 

Ombudsperson for corrections; 

Chair, Metropolitan Council; 

School trust lands director; 

Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; and 

Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission. 

Subd. 4.Group III salary limits. 
The salary for a position in this subdivision may not exceed 25 percent of the salary of the governor: 

Chair, Metropolitan Airports Commission. 

Subd. 5.Determining individual salaries. 
(a) The governor or other appointing authority may submit to the Legislative Coordinating Commission recommendations for salaries within the salary limits for the positions listed in subdivisions 2 to 4. Before recommending a salary, the governor or other appointing authority must consult with the commissioner of management and budget concerning the salary. In recommending a salary, the governor or other appointing authority shall consider the criteria established in section 43A.18, subdivision 8, and the performance of individual incumbents. The performance evaluation must include a review of an incumbent's progress toward attainment of affirmative action goals. The governor or other appointing authority shall establish an objective system for quantifying knowledge, abilities, duties, responsibilities, and accountabilities, and in determining recommendations rate each position by this system. 

(b) Before the governor or other appointing authority's recommended salaries take effect, the recommendations must be reviewed and approved, rejected, or modified by the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the legislature under section 3.855, subdivisions 2 and 3. 

(c) The governor or other appointing authority may propose additions or deletions of positions from those listed in subdivisions 2 to 4. 

(d) The governor or other appointing authority shall set the initial salary of a head of a new agency or a chair of a new metropolitan board or commission whose salary is not specifically prescribed by law after consultation with the commissioner, whose recommendation is advisory only. The amount of the new salary must be comparable to the salary of an agency head or commission chair having similar duties and responsibilities. 

(e) The salary of a newly appointed head of an agency or chair of a metropolitan agency listed in subdivisions 2 to 4 may be increased or decreased by the governor or other appointing authority from the salary previously set for that position within 30 days of the new appointment after consultation with the commissioner. If the appointing authority increases a salary under this paragraph, the appointing authority shall submit the new salary to the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the full legislature for approval, modification, or rejection under section 3.855, subdivisions 2 and 3. 

124D.23 FAMILY SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-BASED COLLABORATIVES.Subd. 9.Receipt of funds. 
The Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning may receive and administer public and private funds for the purposes of Laws 1993, chapter 224. 

383C.806 POLLING PLACE; EVERGREEN FIREHALL.
At each general election and primary, St. Louis County shall provide a polling place at the Evergreen Fire Department firehall in Township 60N, R19. 

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: H1830-1 

Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, as amended by Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 2, section 78
Sec. 78. Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, is amended to read:Sec. 25. PARKING RAMP; REQUIRED USER FINANCING. 
The amount equivalent to debt service on the design and construction costs allocated to the parking garage to be located on the block bounded by Sherburne Avenue on the north, Park Street on the west, University Avenue on the south, and North Capitol Boulevard on the east must be transferred from parking fees collected and deposited into the state parking account to the general fund to offset any direct appropriations made to the senate for debt service payments for the legislative parking garage.