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

2.2 	ARTICLE 1
2.3 	STATE GOVERNMENT

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10.20 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
10.21 		Subd. 4.Procedure when data is not accurate or complete. (a) An individual subject 
10.22 	of the data may contest the accuracy or completeness of public or private data about 
10.23 	themselves.
10.24 	(b) To exercise this right, an individual shall notify in writing the responsible authority
10.25 	of the government entity that maintains the data, describing the nature of the disagreement.
10.26 	(c) Upon receiving notification from the data subject, the responsible authority shall 
10.27 	within 30 days either:
10.28 	(1) correct the data found to be inaccurate or incomplete and attempt to notify past 
10.29 	recipients of inaccurate or incomplete data, including recipients named by the individual; 
10.30 	or
10.31 	(2) notify the individual that the responsible authority believes has determined the data 
10.32 	to be correct. If the challenged data are determined to be accurate or complete, the responsible 
11.1 	authority shall inform the individual of the right to appeal the determination to the 
11.2 	commissioner as specified under paragraph (d). Data in dispute shall be disclosed only if 
11.3 	the individual's statement of disagreement is included with the disclosed data.
11.4 	(d) A data subject may appeal the determination of the responsible authority may be 
11.5 	appealed pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act relating to contested 
11.6 	cases. An individual must submit an appeal to the commissioner within 60 days of the 
11.7 	responsible authority's notice of the right to appeal or as otherwise provided by the rules of 
11.8 	the commissioner. Upon receipt of an appeal by an individual, the commissioner shall, 
11.9 	before issuing the order and notice of a contested case hearing required by chapter 14, try 
11.10 	to resolve the dispute through education, conference, conciliation, or persuasion. If the 
11.11 	parties consent, the commissioner may refer the matter to mediation. Following these efforts, 
11.12 	the commissioner shall dismiss the appeal or issue the order and notice of hearing.
11.13 	(e) The commissioner may dismiss an appeal without first attempting to resolve the 
11.14 	dispute or before issuing an order and notice of a contested case hearing if:
11.15 	(1) the appeal to the commissioner is not timely;
11.16 	(2) the appeal concerns data previously presented as evidence in a court proceeding in 
11.17 	which the data subject was a party; or
11.18 	(3) the individual making the appeal is not the subject of the data challenged as inaccurate 
11.19 	or incomplete.
11.20 	(b) (f) Data on individuals that have been successfully challenged by an individual must 
11.21 	be completed, corrected, or destroyed by a government entity without regard to the 
11.22 	requirements of section 138.17.
11.23 	(g) After completing, correcting, or destroying successfully challenged data, a government 
11.24 	entity may retain a copy of the commissioner of administration's order issued under chapter 
11.25 	14 or, if no order were issued, a summary of the dispute between the parties that does not 
11.26 	contain any particulars of the successfully challenged data.

11.27 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15.066, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
11.28 	read:
11.29 		Subd. 3.Advice and consent time limit. If the senate does not reject an appointment 
11.30 	within 60 legislative days of the day of receipt of the letter of appointment by the president 
11.31 	of the senate, the senate has consented to the appointment.

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

12.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0825, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
12.2 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The Legislative Salary Council consists of the following 
12.3 	members:
12.4 	(1) one person, who is not a judge, from each congressional district, appointed by the 
12.5 	chief justice of the supreme court; and
12.6 	(2) one person from each congressional district, appointed by the governor.
12.7 	(b) If Minnesota has an odd number of congressional districts, the governor and the chief 
12.8 	justice must each appoint an at-large member, in addition to a member from each 
12.9 	congressional district.
12.10 	(c) One-half of the members appointed by the governor and one-half of the members 
12.11 	appointed by the chief justice must belong to the political party that has the most members 
12.12 	in the legislature. One-half of the members appointed by the governor and one-half of the 
12.13 	members appointed by the chief justice must belong to the political party that has the second 
12.14 	most members in the legislature.
12.15 	(d) None of the members of the council may be:
12.16 	(1) a current or former legislator, or the spouse of a current legislator;
12.17 	(2) a current or former lobbyist registered under Minnesota law;
12.18 	(3) a current employee of the legislature;
12.19 	(4) a current or former judge; or
12.20 	(5) a current or former governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, 
12.21 	or state auditor.; or
12.22 	(6) a current employee of an entity in the executive or judicial branch.

12.23 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0825, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
12.24 		Subd. 2.Initial appointment Appointments; convening authority; first meeting in 
12.25 	odd-numbered year. Appointing authorities must make their initial appointments by January 
12.26 	2, 2017 after the first Monday in January and before January 15 in each odd-numbered year. 
12.27 	Appointing authorities who determine that a vacancy exists under subdivision 3, paragraph 
12.28 	(b), must make an appointment to fill that vacancy by January 15 in each odd-numbered 
12.29 	year. The governor shall designate one member to convene and chair the first meeting of 
12.30 	the council which must occur by February 15 of each odd-numbered year. The first meeting 
12.31 	must be before January 15, 2017. At its first meeting, the council must elect a chair from 
13.1 	among its members. Members that reside in an even-numbered congressional district serve 
13.2 	a first term ending January 15, 2019. Members residing in an odd-numbered congressional 
13.3 	district serve a first term ending January 15, 2021.

13.4 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0825, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
13.5 		Subd. 3.Terms. (a) Except for initial terms and for the first term following redistricting, 
13.6 	a term is four years or until new appointments are made after congressional redistricting as 
13.7 	provided in subdivision 4. Members may serve no more than two full terms or portions of 
13.8 	two consecutive terms.
13.9 	(b) If a member ceases to reside in the congressional district that the member resided in 
13.10 	at the time of appointment as a result of moving or redistricting, the appointing authority 
13.11 	who appointed the member must appoint a replacement who resides in the congressional 
13.12 	district to serve the unexpired term.

13.13 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0825, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
13.14 		Subd. 4.Appointments following redistricting. Appointing authorities shall make 
13.15 	appointments within three months after a congressional redistricting plan is adopted. 
13.16 	Appointing authorities shall make appointments in accordance with the timing  requirements 
13.17 	in subdivision 2. Members that reside in an even-numbered district shall be appointed to a 
13.18 	term of two years following redistricting. Members that reside in an odd-numbered district 
13.19 	shall be appointed to a term of four years following redistricting.

13.20 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.21 		Subdivision 1.Alternative energy sources. Plans prepared by the commissioner for a 
13.22 	new building or for a renovation of 50 percent or more of an existing building or its energy 
13.23 	systems must include designs which use active and passive solar energy systems, earth 
13.24 	sheltered construction, and other alternative energy sources where feasible. (a) If the 
13.25 	incorporation of cost-effective energy efficiency measures into the design, materials, and 
13.26 	operations of a building or major building renovation subject to section 16B.325 is not 
13.27 	sufficient to meet Sustainable Building 2030 energy performance standards required under 
13.28 	section 216B.241, subdivision 9, cost-effective renewable energy sources or solar thermal 
13.29 	energy systems, or both, must be deployed to achieve those standards.
13.30 	(b) The commissioners of administration and commerce shall review compliance of 
13.31 	building designs and plans subject to this section with Sustainable Building 2030 performance 
14.1 	standards developed under section 216B.241, subdivision 9, and shall make recommendations 
14.2 	to the legislature as necessary to ensure that those performance standards are met.
14.3 	(c) For the purposes of this section:
14.4 	(1) "energy efficiency" has the meaning given in section 216B.2402, subdivision 7;
14.5 	(2) "renewable energy" has the meaning given in section 216B.2422, subdivision 1, 
14.6 	paragraph (c), and includes hydrogen generated from wind, solar, or hydroelectric; and
14.7 	(3) "solar thermal energy systems" has the meaning given to "qualifying solar thermal 
14.8 	project" in section 216B.2411, subdivision 2, paragraph (e).

14.9 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.32, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
14.10 		Subd. 1a.Onsite energy generation from renewable sources. A state agency that 
14.11 	prepares a predesign for a new building must consider meeting at least two percent of the 
14.12 	energy needs of the building from renewable sources located on the building site. For 
14.13 	purposes of this subdivision, "renewable sources" are limited to wind and the sun. The 
14.14 	predesign must include an explicit cost and price analysis of complying with the two-percent 
14.15 	requirement compared with the present and future costs of energy supplied by a public 
14.16 	utility from a location away from the building site and the present and future costs of 
14.17 	controlling carbon emissions. If the analysis concludes that the building should not meet at 
14.18 	least two percent of its energy needs from renewable sources located on the building site, 
14.19 	the analysis must provide explicit reasons why not. The building may not receive further 
14.20 	state appropriations for design or construction unless at least two percent of its energy needs 
14.21 	are designed to be met from renewable sources, unless the commissioner finds that the 
14.22 	reasons given by the agency for not meeting the two-percent requirement were supported 
14.23 	by evidence in the record. The total aggregate nameplate capacity of all renewable energy 
14.24 	sources utilized to meet Sustainable Building 2030 standards in a state-owned building or 
14.25 	facility, including any subscription to a community solar garden under section 216B.1641, 
14.26 	may not exceed 120 percent of the average annual electric energy consumption of the 
14.27 	state-owned building or facility.

14.28 	Sec. 25. [16B.361] OFFICE OF COLLABORATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
14.29 		Subdivision 1.Duties of the office. The commissioner of administration shall maintain 
14.30 	the Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution within the Department of Administration. 
14.31 	The office must:
15.1 	(1) assist state agencies; offices of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches; Tribal 
15.2 	governments; and units of local government in improving collaboration, dispute resolution, 
15.3 	and public engagement;
15.4 	(2) promote and utilize collaborative dispute resolution models and processes based on 
15.5 	documented best practices to foster trust, relationships, mutual understanding, 
15.6 	consensus-based resolutions, and wise and durable solutions, including but not limited to:
15.7 	(i) using established criteria and procedures for identifying and assessing collaborative 
15.8 	dispute resolution projects;
15.9 	(ii) designing collaborative dispute resolution processes;
15.10 	(iii) preparing and training participants; and
15.11 	(iv) facilitating meetings and group processes using collaborative techniques and 
15.12 	approaches;
15.13 	(3) support collaboration and dispute resolution in the public and private sectors by 
15.14 	providing technical assistance and information on best practices and new developments in 
15.15 	dispute resolution fields;
15.16 	(4) build capacity and educate the public and government entities on collaboration, 
15.17 	dispute resolution approaches, and public engagement;
15.18 	(5) promote the broad use of community mediation in the state; and
15.19 	(6) ensure that all areas of the state have access to services by providing grants to private 
15.20 	nonprofit entities certified by the state court administrator under chapter 494 that assist in 
15.21 	resolution of disputes.
15.22 		Subd. 2.Awarding grants to assist in resolution of disputes. (a) The commissioner 
15.23 	shall, to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, make grants to private nonprofit 
15.24 	community mediation entities certified by the state court administrator under chapter 494 
15.25 	that assist in resolution of disputes under subdivision 1, clause (6). The commissioner shall 
15.26 	establish a grant review committee to assist in the review of grant applications and the 
15.27 	allocation of grants under this section.
15.28 	(b) To be eligible for a grant under this section, a nonprofit organization must meet the 
15.29 	requirements of section 494.05, subdivision 1, clauses (1), (2), (4), and (5).
15.30 	(c) A nonprofit entity receiving a grant must agree to comply with guidelines adopted 
15.31 	by the state court administrator under section 494.015, subdivision 1. Policies adopted under 
16.1 	sections 16B.97 and 16B.98 apply to grants under this section. The exclusions in section 
16.2 	494.03 apply to grants under this section.
16.3 	(d) Grantees must report data required under chapter 494 to evaluate quality and 
16.4 	outcomes.
16.5 		Subd. 3.Accepting funds. The commissioner may apply for and receive money made 
16.6 	available from federal, state, or other sources to carry out the duties of the Office of 
16.7 	Collaboration and Dispute Resolution. Funds received under this subdivision are appropriated 
16.8 	to the commissioner for their intended purpose.

16.9 	Sec. 26. [16B.372] ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNMENT 
16.10 	OPERATIONS.
16.11 		Subdivision 1.Enterprise sustainability. The Office of Enterprise Sustainability is 
16.12 	established to assist all state agencies in making measurable progress toward improving the 
16.13 	sustainability of government operations by reducing the impact on the environment, 
16.14 	controlling unnecessary waste of natural resources and public funds, and spurring innovation. 
16.15 	The office shall create new tools and share best practices, assist state agencies to plan for 
16.16 	and implement improvements, and monitor progress toward achieving intended outcomes. 
16.17 	Specific duties include but are not limited to:
16.18 	(1) managing a sustainability metrics and reporting system, including a public dashboard 
16.19 	that allows Minnesotans to track progress and is updated annually;
16.20 	(2) assisting agencies in developing and executing sustainability plans; and
16.21 	(3) implementing the state building energy conservation improvement revolving loan 
16.22 	program in sections 16B.86 and 16B.87.
16.23 		Subd. 2.State agency responsibilities. Each department of the state, as defined in 
16.24 	section 15.01, and the Metropolitan Council are each required to participate in the 
16.25 	sustainability effort by developing a sustainability plan and by making measurable progress 
16.26 	toward improving associated sustainability outcomes. State agencies and boards that are 
16.27 	not departments or the Metropolitan Council shall take steps toward improving sustainability 
16.28 	outcomes but are not required to participate at the level of departments.
16.29 		Subd. 3.Local governments. The Office of Enterprise Sustainability shall make 
16.30 	reasonable attempts to share tools and best practices with local governments.

17.1 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.58, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
17.2 	read:
17.3 		Subd. 9.Electric vehicle charging. The commissioner shall require that a user of a 
17.4 	charging station located on the State Capitol complex used to charge an electric vehicle pay 
17.5 	a service fee as determined by the commissioner.

17.6 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.87, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.7 		Subd. 2.Award and terms of loans. (a) An agency shall apply for a loan on a form 
17.8 	developed by the commissioner of administration that requires an applicant to submit the 
17.9 	following information:
17.10 	(1) a description of the proposed project, including existing equipment, structural 
17.11 	elements, operating characteristics, and other conditions affecting energy use that the energy 
17.12 	conservation improvements financed by the loan modify or replace;
17.13 	(2) the total estimated project cost and the loan amount sought;
17.14 	(3) a detailed project budget;
17.15 	(4) projections of the proposed project's expected energy and monetary savings;
17.16 	(5) information demonstrating the agency's ability to repay the loan;
17.17 	(6) a description of the energy conservation programs offered by the utility providing 
17.18 	service to the state building from which the applicant seeks additional funding for the project; 
17.19 	and
17.20 	(7) any additional information requested by the commissioner.
17.21 	(b) The committee shall review applications for loans and shall award a loan based upon 
17.22 	criteria adopted by the committee. A loan made under this section must:
17.23 	(1) be at or below the market rate of interest, including a zero interest loan; and
17.24 	(2) have a term no longer than seven ten years.
17.25 	(c) In making awards, the committee shall give preference to:
17.26 	(1) applicants that have sought funding for the project through energy conservation 
17.27 	projects offered by the utility serving the state building that is the subject of the application; 
17.28 	and
17.29 	(2) to the extent feasible, applications for state buildings located within the electric retail 
17.30 	service area of the utility that is subject to section 116C.779.

18.1 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16C.16, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
18.2 		Subd. 6.Purchasing methods. (a) The commissioner may award up to a six 12 percent 
18.3 	preference for specified goods or services to small targeted group businesses.
18.4 	(b) The commissioner may award a contract for goods, services, or construction directly 
18.5 	to a small business or small targeted group business without going through a competitive 
18.6 	solicitation process up to a total contract award value, including extension options, of 
18.7 	$25,000 $100,000.
18.8 	(c) The commissioner may designate a purchase of goods or services for award only to 
18.9 	small businesses or small targeted group businesses if the commissioner determines that at 
18.10 	least three small businesses or small targeted group businesses are likely to respond to a 
18.11 	solicitation.
18.12 	(d) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract or approving 
18.13 	a contract for professional or technical services, may set goals that require the prime 
18.14 	contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to small businesses or small targeted 
18.15 	group businesses. The commissioner must establish a procedure for granting waivers from 
18.16 	the subcontracting requirement when qualified small businesses or small targeted group 
18.17 	businesses are not reasonably available. The commissioner may establish financial incentives 
18.18 	for prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of small business or small targeted group 
18.19 	business subcontractors and financial penalties for prime contractors who fail to meet goals 
18.20 	under this paragraph. The subcontracting requirements of this paragraph do not apply to 
18.21 	prime contractors who are small businesses or small targeted group businesses.

18.22 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16C.16, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
18.23 		Subd. 6a.Veteran-owned small businesses. (a) Except when mandated by the federal 
18.24 	government as a condition of receiving federal funds, the commissioner shall award up to 
18.25 	a six 12 percent preference, but no less than the percentage awarded to any other group 
18.26 	under this section, on state procurement to certified small businesses that are majority-owned 
18.27 	and operated by veterans.
18.28 	(b) The commissioner may award a contract for goods, services, or construction directly 
18.29 	to a veteran-owned small business without going through a competitive solicitation process 
18.30 	up to a total contract award value, including extension options, of $25,000 $100,000.
18.31 	(c) The commissioner may designate a purchase of goods or services for award only to 
18.32 	a veteran-owned small business if the commissioner determines that at least three 
18.33 	veteran-owned small businesses are likely to respond to a solicitation.
19.1 	(d) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract or approving 
19.2 	a contract for professional or technical services, may set goals that require the prime 
19.3 	contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to a veteran-owned small business. The 
19.4 	commissioner must establish a procedure for granting waivers from the subcontracting 
19.5 	requirement when qualified veteran-owned small businesses are not reasonably available. 
19.6 	The commissioner may establish financial incentives for prime contractors who exceed the 
19.7 	goals for use of veteran-owned small business subcontractors and financial penalties for 
19.8 	prime contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. The subcontracting 
19.9 	requirements of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors who are veteran-owned 
19.10 	small businesses.
19.11 	(e) The purpose of this designation is to facilitate the transition of veterans from military 
19.12 	to civilian life, and to help compensate veterans for their sacrifices, including but not limited 
19.13 	to their sacrifice of health and time, to the state and nation during their military service, as 
19.14 	well as to enhance economic development within Minnesota.
19.15 	(f) Before the commissioner certifies that a small business is majority-owned and operated 
19.16 	by a veteran, the commissioner of veterans affairs must verify that the owner of the small 
19.17 	business is a veteran, as defined in section 197.447.

19.18 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16C.16, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
19.19 		Subd. 7.Economically disadvantaged areas. (a) The commissioner may award up to 
19.20 	a six 12 percent preference on state procurement to small businesses located in an 
19.21 	economically disadvantaged area.
19.22 	(b) The commissioner may award a contract for goods, services, or construction directly 
19.23 	to a small business located in an economically disadvantaged area without going through 
19.24 	a competitive solicitation process up to a total contract award value, including extension 
19.25 	options, of $25,000 $100,000.
19.26 	(c) The commissioner may designate a purchase of goods or services for award only to 
19.27 	a small business located in an economically disadvantaged area if the commissioner 
19.28 	determines that at least three small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged 
19.29 	area are likely to respond to a solicitation.
19.30 	(d) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract or approving 
19.31 	a contract for professional or technical services, may set goals that require the prime 
19.32 	contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to a small business located in an 
19.33 	economically disadvantaged area. The commissioner must establish a procedure for granting 
20.1 	waivers from the subcontracting requirement when qualified small businesses located in an 
20.2 	economically disadvantaged area are not reasonably available. The commissioner may 
20.3 	establish financial incentives for prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of 
20.4 	subcontractors that are small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area and 
20.5 	financial penalties for prime contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. The 
20.6 	subcontracting requirements of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors who are 
20.7 	small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area.
20.8 	(e) A business is located in an economically disadvantaged area if:
20.9 	(1) the owner resides in or the business is located in a county in which the median income 
20.10 	for married couples is less than 70 percent of the state median income for married couples;
20.11 	(2) the owner resides in or the business is located in an area designated a labor surplus 
20.12 	area by the United States Department of Labor; or
20.13 	(3) the business is a certified rehabilitation facility or extended employment provider as 
20.14 	described in chapter 268A.
20.15 	(f) The commissioner may designate one or more areas designated as targeted 
20.16 	neighborhoods under section 469.202 or as border city enterprise zones under section 
20.17 	469.166 as economically disadvantaged areas for purposes of this subdivision if the 
20.18 	commissioner determines that this designation would further the purposes of this section. 
20.19 	If the owner of a small business resides or is employed in a designated area, the small 
20.20 	business is eligible for any preference provided under this subdivision.
20.21 	(g) The Department of Revenue shall gather data necessary to make the determinations 
20.22 	required by paragraph (e), clause (1), and shall annually certify counties that qualify under 
20.23 	paragraph (e), clause (1). An area designated a labor surplus area retains that status for 120 
20.24 	days after certified small businesses in the area are notified of the termination of the 
20.25 	designation by the United States Department of Labor.

20.26 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16C.19, is amended to read:
20.27 	16C.19 ELIGIBILITY; RULES.
20.28 	(a) A small business wishing to participate in the programs under section 16C.16, 
20.29 	subdivisions 4 to 7, must be certified by the commissioner or, if authorized by the 
20.30 	commissioner, by a nationally recognized certifying organization. The commissioner may 
20.31 	choose to authorize a nationally recognized certifying organization if the certification 
20.32 	requirements are substantially the same as those adopted under the rules authorized in this 
20.33 	section and the business meets the requirements in section 16C.16, subdivision 2.
21.1 	(b) The commissioner shall adopt by rule standards and procedures for certifying that 
21.2 	small targeted group businesses, small businesses located in economically disadvantaged 
21.3 	areas, and veteran-owned small businesses are eligible to participate under the requirements 
21.4 	of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21. The commissioner shall adopt by rule standards and procedures 
21.5 	for hearing appeals and grievances and other rules necessary to carry out the duties set forth 
21.6 	in sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.
21.7 	(b) (c) The commissioner may make rules which exclude or limit the participation of 
21.8 	nonmanufacturing business, including third-party lessors, brokers, franchises, jobbers, 
21.9 	manufacturers' representatives, and others from eligibility under sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.
21.10 	(c) (d) The commissioner may make rules that set time limits and other eligibility limits 
21.11 	on business participation in programs under sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.
21.12 	(d) (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for purposes of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21, a 
21.13 	veteran-owned small business, the principal place of business of which is in Minnesota, is 
21.14 	certified if:
21.15 	(1) it has been verified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being 
21.16 	either a veteran-owned small business or a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, 
21.17 	in accordance with Public Law 109-461 and Code of Federal Regulations, title 38, part 74; 
21.18 	or
21.19 	(2) the veteran-owned small business supplies the commissioner with proof that the 
21.20 	small business is majority-owned and operated by:
21.21 	(i) a veteran as defined in section 197.447; or
21.22 	(ii) a veteran with a service-connected disability, as determined at any time by the United 
21.23 	States Department of Veterans Affairs.
21.24 	(e) (f) Until rules are adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) for the purpose of certifying 
21.25 	veteran-owned small businesses, the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1700, may 
21.26 	be read to include veteran-owned small businesses. In addition to the documentation required 
21.27 	in Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1700, the veteran owner must have been discharged under 
21.28 	honorable conditions from active service, as indicated by the veteran owner's most current 
21.29 	United States Department of Defense form DD-214.
21.30 	(f) (g) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for purposes of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21, a 
21.31 	minority- or woman-owned small business, the principal place of business of which is in 
21.32 	Minnesota, is certified if it has been certified by the Minnesota unified certification program 
21.33 	under the provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 26, and a Tribal-owned 
22.1 	small business, the principal place of business of which is in Minnesota, is certified if it has 
22.2 	been certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a) program under the provisions 
22.3 	of Code of Federal Regulations, title 13, part 124.
22.4 	(g) (h) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the programs under section 
22.5 	16C.16, subdivisions 4 to 7, using the expedited rulemaking process in section 14.389.

22.6 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16C.36, is amended to read:
22.7 	16C.36 REORGANIZATION SERVICES UNDER MASTER CONTRACT.
22.8 	The commissioner of administration must make available under a master contract program 
22.9 	a list of eligible contractors who can assist state agencies in using data analytics to:
22.10 	(1) accomplish agency reorganization along service rather than functional lines in order 
22.11 	to provide more efficient and effective service; and
22.12 	(2) bring about internal reorganization of management functions in order to flatten the 
22.13 	organizational structure by requiring that decisions are made closer to the service needed, 
22.14 	eliminating redundancies, and optimizing the span of control ratios to public and private 
22.15 	sector industry benchmarks.
22.16 	The commissioner of administration must report to the legislature by January 15, 2013, 
22.17 	and January 15, 2014, on state agency use of eligible contractors under this section, and on 
22.18 	improvements in efficiency and effectiveness, including the contract oversight process, of 
22.19 	state services as a result of services provided by contractors.

22.20 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.21 		Subdivision 1.General. (a) The commissioner shall perform the duties assigned to the 
22.22 	commissioner by sections 3.855, 179A.01 to 179A.25 and this section.
22.23 	(b) The commissioner shall be the state labor negotiator for purposes of negotiating and 
22.24 	administering agreements with exclusive representatives of employees and shall perform 
22.25 	any other duties delegated by the commissioner subject to the limitations in paragraph (c).
22.26 	(c) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may exercise 
22.27 	the powers under this section for employees included in the units provided in clauses (9), 
22.28 	(10), and (11) of section 179A.10, subdivision 2, except with respect to sections 43A.22 to 
22.29 	43A.31, which shall continue to be the responsibility of the commissioner. The commissioner 
22.30 	shall have the right to review and comment to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
22.31 	on the board's final proposals prior to exchange of final positions with the designated 
23.1 	bargaining units as well as any requests for interest arbitration. The legislature encourages 
23.2 	the Board of Trustees, in coordination with the commissioner of management and budget 
23.3 	and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, to endeavor in collective bargaining 
23.4 	negotiations to seek fiscal balance recognizing the ability of the employer to fund the 
23.5 	agreements or awards. When submitting a proposed collective bargaining agreement to the 
23.6 	Legislative Coordinating Commission and the legislature under section 3.855, subdivision 
23.7 	2, the Board of Trustees must use procedures and assumptions consistent with those used 
23.8 	by the commissioner in calculating the costs of the proposed contract. The Legislative 
23.9 	Coordinating Commission must, when considering a collective bargaining agreement or 
23.10 	arbitration award submitted by the Board of Trustees, evaluate market conditions affecting 
23.11 	the employees in the bargaining unit, equity with other bargaining units in the executive 
23.12 	branch, and the ability of the trustees and the state to fund the agreement or award.

23.13 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.14 		Subdivision 1.Collective bargaining agreements. Except as provided in section 43A.01
23.15 	and to the extent they are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the compensation, 
23.16 	terms and conditions of employment for all employees represented by an exclusive 
23.17 	representative certified pursuant to chapter 179A shall be governed solely by the collective 
23.18 	bargaining agreement executed by the parties and approved by the legislature.

23.19 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.18, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
23.20 		Subd. 9.Summary information on website. Before the commissioner submits a 
23.21 	proposed collective bargaining agreement, arbitration award, or compensation plan to the 
23.22 	Legislative Coordinating Commission for review under section 3.855, the commissioner 
23.23 	must post on a state website a summary of the proposed agreement, award, or plan. The 
23.24 	summary must include the amount of and nature of proposed changes in employee 
23.25 	compensation, the estimated cost to the state of proposed changes in employee compensation, 
23.26 	and a description of proposed significant changes in policy. After approval of an agreement, 
23.27 	award, or a plan by the Legislative Coordinating Commission, the commissioner must 
23.28 	provide a link from the commissioner's summary to the full text of the agreement, award, 
23.29 	or plan. The summary must remain on the website at least until the full legislature has 
23.30 	approved the agreement, award, or plan. This section also applies to agreements, awards, 
23.31 	and plans covering employees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and to 
23.32 	compensation plans that must be submitted to the Legislative Coordinating Commission by 
23.33 	other executive appointing authorities. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and 
23.34 	other executive appointing authorities must submit information to the commissioner, at a 
24.1 	time and in a manner specified by the commissioner, so the commissioner can post 
24.2 	information relating to these appointing authorities on the web as required by this section.

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

24.5 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 137.0245, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
24.6 		Subd. 2.Membership. The Regent Candidate Advisory Council shall consist of 24 
24.7 	members. Twelve members shall be appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the 
24.8 	Committee on Rules and Administration majority leader of the senate. Twelve members 
24.9 	shall be appointed by the speaker of the house. Each appointing authority must appoint one 
24.10 	member who is a student enrolled in a degree program at the University of Minnesota at 
24.11 	the time of appointment. No more than one-third of the members appointed by each 
24.12 	appointing authority may be current or former legislators. No more than two-thirds of the 
24.13 	members appointed by each appointing authority may belong to the same political party; 
24.14 	however, political activity or affiliation is not required for the appointment of any member. 
24.15 	Geographical representation must be taken into consideration when making appointments. 
24.16 	Section 15.0575 shall govern the advisory council, except that:
24.17 	(1) the members shall be appointed to six-year terms with one-third appointed each 
24.18 	even-numbered year; and
24.19 	(2) student members are appointed to two-year terms with two students appointed each 
24.20 	even-numbered year.
24.21 	A member may not serve more than two full terms.

24.22 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 137.0245, is amended by adding a subdivision 
24.23 	to read:
24.24 		Subd. 6.Public meetings. Meetings of the council or subcommittees of the council must 
24.25 	be open to the public and are subject to section 3.055.

24.26 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 138.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
24.27 		Subd. 3.Administration of federal act. The Department of Administration Minnesota 
24.28 	Historical Society is designated as the state agency to administer the provisions of the federal 
24.29 	act providing for the preservation of historical and archaeological data, United States Code, 
24.30 	title 16 54, sections 469 to 469C section 312501, as amended, insofar as the provisions of 
24.31 	the act provide for implementation by the state.

25.1 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 138.665, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.2 		Subd. 2.Mediation Consultation. The state, state departments, agencies, and political 
25.3 	subdivisions, including the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota, have a 
25.4 	responsibility to protect the physical features and historic character of properties designated 
25.5 	in sections 138.662 and 138.664 or listed on the National Register of Historic Places created 
25.6 	by Public Law 89-665. Before carrying out any undertaking that will affect designated or 
25.7 	listed properties, or funding or licensing an undertaking by other parties, the state department 
25.8 	or agency shall consult with the State Historic Preservation Office pursuant to the society's
25.9 	the State Historic Preservation Office's established procedures to determine appropriate 
25.10 	treatments and to seek ways to avoid and mitigate any adverse effects on designated or 
25.11 	listed properties. If the state department or agency and the State Historic Preservation Office 
25.12 	agree in writing on a suitable course of action, the project may proceed. If the parties cannot 
25.13 	agree, any one of the parties may request that the governor appoint and convene a mediation 
25.14 	task force consisting of five members, two appointed by the governor, the chair of the State 
25.15 	Review Board of the State Historic Preservation Office, the commissioner of administration 
25.16 	or the commissioner's designee, and one member who is not an employee of the Minnesota 
25.17 	Historical Society appointed by the director of the Minnesota Historical Society. The two 
25.18 	appointees of the governor and the one of the director of the society shall be qualified by 
25.19 	training or experience in one or more of the following disciplines: (1) history; (2) 
25.20 	archaeology; and (3) architectural history. The mediation task force is not subject to the 
25.21 	conditions of section 15.059. This subdivision does not apply to section 138.662, subdivision 
25.22 	24, and section 138.664, subdivisions 8 and 111.

25.23 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 138.912, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
25.24 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The healthy eating, here at home program is established 
25.25 	to provide incentives for low-income Minnesotans to use federal Supplemental Nutrition 
25.26 	Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for healthy purchases at Minnesota-based farmers' 
25.27 	markets, mobile markets, and direct-farmer sales, including community-supported agriculture 
25.28 	shares.

25.29 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 138.912, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.30 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
25.31 	(b) "Healthy eating, here at home" means a program administered by the Minnesota 
25.32 	Humanities Center to provide incentives for low-income Minnesotans to use SNAP benefits 
25.33 	for healthy purchases at Minnesota-based farmers' markets.
26.1 	(c) "Healthy purchases" means SNAP-eligible foods.
26.2 	(d) "Minnesota-based farmers' market" means a physical market as defined in section 
26.3 	28A.151, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and also includes mobile markets and direct-farmer 
26.4 	sales, including through a community-supported agriculture model.
26.5 	(e) "Voucher" means a physical or electronic credit.
26.6 	(f) "Eligible household" means an individual or family that is determined to be a recipient 
26.7 	of SNAP.

26.8 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.1419, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
26.9 		Subd. 2.Members. (a) The commission shall be composed of 15 members of whom:
26.10 	(1) one shall be appointed by the commissioner of transportation;
26.11 	(2) one shall be appointed by the commissioner of natural resources;
26.12 	(3) one shall be appointed by the director of Explore Minnesota Tourism;
26.13 	(4) one shall be appointed by the commissioner of agriculture;
26.14 	(5) one shall be appointed by the director of the Minnesota Historical Society;
26.15 	(6) two shall be members of the senate to be appointed by the Committee on Committees;
26.16 	(7) two shall be members of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker;
26.17 	(8) one shall be the secretary appointed pursuant to subdivision 3; and
26.18 	(9) five shall be citizen members appointed to staggered four-year terms by the 
26.19 	commission after receiving recommendations from five citizen committees established by 
26.20 	the members appointed under clauses (1) to (8), with each citizen committee established 
26.21 	within and representing each of the following geographic segments along the Mississippi 
26.22 	River:
26.23 	(i) Lake Itasca to but not including the city of Grand Rapids;
26.24 	(ii) Grand Rapids to but not including the city of Brainerd;
26.25 	(iii) Brainerd to but not including the city of Elk River;
26.26 	(iv) Elk River to but not including the city of Hastings; and
26.27 	(v) Hastings to the Iowa border.
26.28 	Each citizen committee member shall be a resident of the geographic segment that the 
26.29 	committee and member represents.
27.1 	(b) The members of the commission appointed in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (8), shall 
27.2 	serve for a term expiring at the close of each regular session of the legislature and until their 
27.3 	successors are appointed.
27.4 	(c) Successor members shall be appointed by the same appointing authorities. Members 
27.5 	may be reappointed. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. The 
27.6 	commissioner of transportation, the commissioner of natural resources, and the director of 
27.7 	the Minnesota Historical Society shall be ex officio members, and shall be in addition to 
27.8 	the 15 members heretofore provided for. Immediately upon making the appointments to the 
27.9 	commission the appointing authorities shall so notify the Mississippi River Parkway 
27.10 	Commission, hereinafter called the National Commission, giving the names and addresses 
27.11 	of the members so appointed.

27.12 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.22, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
27.13 		Subd. 4.Agreements. The commissioner of management and budget is authorized to 
27.14 	enter into agreements with exclusive representatives as provided in section 43A.06, 
27.15 	subdivisions 1, paragraph (b), and 3. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges 
27.16 	and Universities is authorized to enter into agreements with exclusive representatives as 
27.17 	provided in section 43A.06, subdivision 1, paragraph (c). The negotiated agreements and
27.18 	any related arbitration decision decisions must be submitted to the legislature to be accepted 
27.19 	or rejected in accordance with this section and section 3.855 implemented by the 
27.20 	commissioner of management and budget or the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State 
27.21 	Colleges and Universities respectively, following the approval of the tentative agreement 
27.22 	by exclusive representatives.

27.23 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 383B.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
27.24 		Subd. 2.Unclassified service. (a) The unclassified service comprises:
27.25 	(1) officers chosen by election or appointment to fill an elective office;
27.26 	(2) members of boards and commissions appointed by the county board;
27.27 	(3) physicians, medical residents, interns, and students in training;
27.28 	(4) nonsalaried attending medical staff;
27.29 	(5) special sheriff's deputies serving without pay;
27.30 	(6) seasonal, temporary, provisional, intermittent, and emergency positions;
28.1 	(7) positions funded by specific governmental or nongovernmental grants of intermittent 
28.2 	or limited funding duration;
28.3 	(8) the director or principal administrative officer of a department appointed pursuant 
28.4 	to sections 383B.101 to 383B.103; or appointed by the county board; or appointed for a 
28.5 	term pursuant to law;
28.6 	(9) chief deputy or principal assistant and secretary for each elected official;
28.7 	(10) examiner of titles and deputy examiners;
28.8 	(11) chief criminal public safety services deputy sheriff, a chief civil adult detention and 
28.9 	court services deputy sheriff, a chief administrative deputy sheriff, and a chief financial 
28.10 	services community relations deputy sheriff, and a chief investigations deputy sheriff;
28.11 	(12) public defender;
28.12 	(13) county medical examiner;
28.13 	(14) office staff appointed by the county administrator pursuant to sections 383B.101
28.14 	to 383B.103; and
28.15 	(15) county administrator.
28.16 	(b) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of other law, any person coming within 
28.17 	paragraph (a), clause (8), who, on August 1, 2000, is in the classified service, remains in 
28.18 	the classified service until vacating the position. After that, an appointee to a position 
28.19 	described in paragraph (a), clause (8), is in the unclassified service.

28.20 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.22, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
28.21 		Subd. 10.Audits. All of the books and records of the agency shall be subject to audit 
28.22 	by the legislative auditor in the manner prescribed for other agencies of state government. 
28.23 	The agency is authorized also to employ and to contract in its resolutions and indentures 
28.24 	for the employment of public accountants for the audit of books and records pertaining to 
28.25 	any fund or funds. The legislative auditor shall review contracts with public accountants as 
28.26 	provided in section 3.972.

29.1 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 507.0945, is amended to read:
29.2 	507.0945 ADMINISTRATION.
29.3 	(a) An Electronic Real Estate Recording Commission administered by the Legislative 
29.4 	Coordinating Commission is created to evaluate and must then may adopt standards to 
29.5 	implement sections 507.0941 to 507.0948.
29.6 	(b) The Electronic Real Estate Recording Commission shall consist of the following:
29.7 	(1) three members appointed by the Minnesota Association of County Officials who are 
29.8 	county employees, including one from within the seven-county metropolitan area, one from 
29.9 	outside the seven-county metropolitan area, and at least one of whom is a county recorder 
29.10 	and at least one of whom is a registrar of titles;
29.11 	(2) one member appointed by the Minnesota Land Title Association;
29.12 	(3) one member who represents the Minnesota Bankers Association;
29.13 	(4) one member who represents the Section of Real Property Law of the Minnesota State 
29.14 	Bar Association;
29.15 	(5) one nonvoting member who is appointed by the other members of the commission 
29.16 	and an expert in the technological aspects of electronic real estate recording; and
29.17 	(6) one member who is the state archivist appointed pursuant to section 138.17.
29.18 	(c) Members of the Electronic Real Estate Recording Commission shall serve four-year 
29.19 	terms, except that (1) the initial appointments of county employees shall be for two years 
29.20 	and (2) the expert in the technological aspects of electronic real estate recording shall serve 
29.21 	at the pleasure of a majority of the other members of the commission. All initial terms shall 
29.22 	commence on July 1, 2008. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed. Any 
29.23 	member may be reappointed for successive terms.
29.24 	(d) The state archivist shall call the first meeting of the Electronic Real Estate Recording 
29.25 	Commission. At the first meeting and biennially thereafter, the commission shall elect from 
29.26 	its membership a chair and vice-chair to serve two-year terms. Meetings may be called by 
29.27 	the chair or the vice-chair or the director of the Legislative Coordinating Commission. 
29.28 	Meetings shall be held as often as necessary, but at least once a year.
29.29 	(e) A majority of the voting members of the Electronic Real Estate Recording 
29.30 	Commission constitutes a quorum to do business, and a majority of a quorum may act in 
29.31 	any matter within the jurisdiction of the commission.
30.1 	(f) As soon as practicable and as needed thereafter, the Electronic Real Estate Recording 
30.2 	Commission shall identify the information technology and any other expertise it requires 
30.3 	and report its needs to the Legislative Coordinating Commission. The Electronic Real Estate 
30.4 	Recording Commission also shall report any other expertise it needs to fulfill its 
30.5 	responsibilities. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall provide support services, 
30.6 	including meeting space, as needed for the Electronic Real Estate Recording Commission 
30.7 	to carry out its duties in an effective manner. committees of the Minnesota House of 
30.8 	Representatives and the Minnesota Senate that have jurisdiction.

30.9 	Sec. 48. MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY COMMISSION; CITIZEN MEMBERS.
 30.10 	Citizens currently appointed to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission under 
30.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 161.1419, subdivision 2, for areas following the geographic 
30.12 	segments along the Mississippi River, serve terms as follows:
30.13 	(1) citizen member representing Lake Itasca, to but not including the city of Grand 
30.14 	Rapids, for a term ending December 31, 2025;
30.15 	(2) citizen member representing Grand Rapids, to but not including the city of Brainerd, 
30.16 	for a term ending December 31, 2025;
30.17 	(3) citizen member representing Brainerd, to but not including the city of Elk River, for 
30.18 	a term ending December 31, 2025;
30.19 	(4) citizen member representing Elk River, to but not including the city of Hastings, for 
30.20 	a term ending December 31, 2027; and
30.21 	(5) citizen member representing Hastings, to the Iowa border, for a term ending December 
30.22 	31, 2027.

30.23 	Sec. 49. REPEALER.
 30.24 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136F.03, is repealed.
30.25 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.24, subdivision 13, is repealed.
30.26 	(c) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 179.90; and 179.91, are repealed.
30.27 	(d) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 16B.323, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 16B.326, are 
30.28 	repealed.

31.1 	ARTICLE 2
31.2 	LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICY

31.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 118A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.4 		Subdivision 1.Definition; qualifying government. (a) "Qualifying government" means:
31.5 	(1) a county or statutory or home rule charter city with a population of more than 100,000;
31.6 	or
31.7 	(2) a county or statutory or home rule charter city which had its most recently issued 
31.8 	general obligation bonds rated in the highest category by a national bond rating agency; or
31.9 	whose most recent long-term, senior, general obligation rating by one or more national 
31.10 	rating organizations in the prior 18-month period is AA or higher.
31.11 	(3) a self-insurance pool listed in section 471.982, subdivision 3.
31.12 	(b) A county or statutory or home rule charter city with a population of 100,000 or less 
31.13 	that is a qualifying government, but is subsequently rated less than the highest category by 
31.14 	a national bond rating agency on a general obligation bond issue does not meet the threshold 
31.15 	under paragraph (a), clause (2), may not invest additional funds under this section during 
31.16 	any time period when it does not meet the threshold, but may continue to manage funds 
31.17 	previously invested under subdivision 2.

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

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

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

32.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 118A.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
32.2 		Subd. 3.Funds. (a) Qualifying governments may only invest under subdivision 2 
32.3 	according to the limitations in this subdivision. A qualifying government under subdivision 
32.4 	1, clause (1) or (2), may only invest its funds that are held for long-term capital plans 
32.5 	authorized by the city council or county board, or long-term obligations of the qualifying 
32.6 	government. Long-term obligations of the qualifying government include long-term capital 
32.7 	plan reserves, funds held to offset long-term environmental exposure, other postemployment 
32.8 	benefit liabilities, compensated absences, and other long-term obligations established by 
32.9 	applicable accounting standards.
32.10 	(b) Qualifying governments under subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2), may invest up to 15 
32.11 	percent of the sum of:
32.12 	(1) unassigned cash;
32.13 	(2) cash equivalents;
32.14 	(3) deposits; and
32.15 	(4) investments.
32.16 	This (c) The calculation in paragraph (b) must be based on the qualifying government's 
32.17 	most recent audited statement of net position, which must be compliant and audited pursuant 
32.18 	to governmental accounting and auditing standards. Once the amount invested reaches 15 
32.19 	percent of the sum of unassigned cash, cash equivalents, deposits, and investments, no 
32.20 	further funds may be invested under this section; however, a qualifying government may 
32.21 	continue to manage the funds previously invested under this section even if the total amount 
32.22 	subsequently exceeds 15 percent of the sum of unassigned cash, cash equivalents, deposits, 
32.23 	and investments.
32.24 	(c) A qualified government under subdivision 1, clause (3), may invest up to the lesser 
32.25 	of:
32.26 	(1) 15 percent of the sum of its cash, cash equivalents, deposits, and investments; or
32.27 	(2) 25 percent of its net assets as reported on the pool's most recent audited statement 
32.28 	of net position, which must be compliant and audited pursuant to governmental accounting 
32.29 	and auditing standards.

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

33.1 	Sec. 4. [118A.10] SELF-INSURANCE POOLS; ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT 
33.2 	AUTHORITY.
33.3 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "qualifying government" 
33.4 	means a self-insurance pool listed in section 471.982, subdivision 3.
33.5 		Subd. 2.Additional investment authority. (a) A qualifying government may invest in 
33.6 	the securities specified in section 11A.24, with the exception of specific investments 
33.7 	authorized under section 11A.24, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5).
33.8 	(b) Investments authorized under this section are subject to the limitations under section 
33.9 	11A.24.
33.10 	(c) A qualifying government may invest with the State Board of Investment subject to 
33.11 	the terms and minimum amounts adopted by the State Board of Investment.
33.12 		Subd. 3.Approval. Before investing pursuant to this section, the governing body of a 
33.13 	qualifying government must adopt an investment policy pursuant to a resolution that includes 
33.14 	both of the following statements:
33.15 	(1) the governing body understands that investments under this section have a risk of 
33.16 	loss; and
33.17 	(2) the governing body understands the type of funds that are being invested and the 
33.18 	specific investment itself.

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

33.20 	Sec. 5. [134.114] RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.
33.21 		Subdivision 1.Appointment. The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners shall direct, 
33.22 	operate, and manage the suburban Ramsey County library system. The county board shall 
33.23 	appoint seven members to a suburban Ramsey County Library Advisory Board. All members 
33.24 	must reside in the suburban county library service area. The Ramsey County Library Advisory 
33.25 	Board shall replace the existing Ramsey County Library Board upon the effective date of 
33.26 	this section.
33.27 		Subd. 2.Powers and duties. The Ramsey County Library Advisory Board shall provide 
33.28 	advice and make recommendations on matters pertaining to county library services. The 
33.29 	Ramsey County Library Advisory Board shall provide recommendations regarding integrated 
33.30 	county service delivery that impacts or is enhanced by library services. The county board 
33.31 	may delegate additional powers and duties to the Ramsey County Library Advisory Board.

34.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of 
34.2 	Ramsey County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.3 	645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

34.4 	Sec. 6. [134.115] ANOKA COUNTY LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.
34.5 		Subdivision 1.Appointment. The Anoka County Board of Commissioners shall direct, 
34.6 	operate, and manage the suburban Anoka County library system. The county board shall 
34.7 	appoint seven members to a suburban Anoka County Library Advisory Board. All members 
34.8 	must reside in the suburban county library service area. The Anoka County Library Advisory 
34.9 	Board shall replace the existing Anoka County Library Board upon the effective date of 
34.10 	this section.
34.11 		Subd. 2.Powers and duties. The Anoka County Library Advisory Board shall provide 
34.12 	advice and make recommendations on matters pertaining to county library services. The 
34.13 	Anoka County Library Advisory Board shall provide recommendations regarding integrated 
34.14 	county service delivery that impacts or is enhanced by library services. The county board 
34.15 	may delegate additional powers and duties to the Anoka County Library Advisory Board.

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

34.19 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 428A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
34.20 	read:
34.21 		Subd. 7.Multiunit residential property. "Multiunit residential property" means:
34.22 	(1) property classified as class 4a under section 273.13, subdivision 25, paragraph (a);
34.23 	(2) condominiums, as defined under section 515A.1-103, clause (7), that are classified 
34.24 	as class 1a under section 273.13, subdivision 22, paragraph (a); class 4b under section 
34.25 	273.13, subdivision 25, paragraph (b), clause (1); or class 4bb under section 273.13, 
34.26 	subdivision 25, paragraph (c), clause (1);
34.27 	(3) condominium-type storage units classified as class 4bb under section 273.13, 
34.28 	subdivision 25, paragraph (c), clause (3); and
34.29 	(4) duplex or triplex property classified as class 1a under section 273.13, subdivision 
34.30 	22, paragraph (a); or classified as class 4b under section 273.13, subdivision 25, paragraph 
34.31 	(b), clause (1).
35.1 	Multiunit residential property does not include any unit that is an affordable housing unit.

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

35.4 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 428A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
35.5 	read:
35.6 		Subd. 8.Nonresidential property. "Nonresidential property" means property that is 
35.7 	classified under section 273.13 and used for commercial, industrial, or public utility purposes, 
35.8 	or is zoned for vacant land or designated on a land use plan for commercial or industrial 
35.9 	use.

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

35.12 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 428A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
35.13 	read:
35.14 		Subd. 9.Nonresidential owners. "Nonresidential owners" means the owners of 50 
35.15 	percent or more of the land area of property subject to service charges on nonresidential 
35.16 	property in a proposed or existing special service district and either the: (1) owners of 50 
35.17 	percent or more of the net tax capacity of property subject to a proposed or existing service 
35.18 	charge, based on net tax capacity; or (2) owners, individuals, and business organizations 
35.19 	subject to 50 percent or more of a proposed or existing service charge using a basis other 
35.20 	than net tax capacity.

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

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

35.27 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 428A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
35.28 		Subdivision 1.Ordinance. The governing body of a city may adopt an ordinance 
35.29 	establishing a special service district. Except as otherwise provided in section 428A.021, 
35.30 	only nonresidential property that is classified under section 273.13 and used for commercial, 
36.1 	industrial, or public utility purposes, or is vacant land zoned or designated on a land use 
36.2 	plan for commercial or industrial use and located in the special service district, may be 
36.3 	subject to the charges imposed by the city on the special service district. Other types of 
36.4 	property may be included within the boundaries of the special service district but are not 
36.5 	subject to the levies or charges imposed by the city on the special service district, unless 
36.6 	nonresidential owners, as defined in section 428A.01, subdivision 9, make an election under 
36.7 	section 428A.021. If 50 percent or more of the estimated market value of a parcel of property 
36.8 	is classified under section 273.13 as commercial, industrial, or vacant land zoned or 
36.9 	designated on a land use plan for commercial or industrial use, or public utility for the 
36.10 	current assessment year, then the entire taxable market value of the property is subject to a 
36.11 	service charge based on net tax capacity for purposes of sections 428A.01 to 428A.10. The 
36.12 	ordinance shall describe with particularity the area within the city to be included in the 
36.13 	district and the special services to be furnished in the district. The ordinance may not be 
36.14 	adopted until after a public hearing has been held on the question. Notice of the hearing 
36.15 	shall include the time and place of hearing, a map showing the boundaries of the proposed 
36.16 	district, and a statement that all persons owning property in the proposed district that would 
36.17 	be subject to a service charge will be given opportunity to be heard at the hearing. Within 
36.18 	30 days after adoption of the ordinance under this subdivision, the governing body shall 
36.19 	send a copy of the ordinance to the commissioner of revenue.

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

36.22 	Sec. 12. [428A.021] ELECTION TO INCLUDE MULTIUNIT RESIDENTIAL 
36.23 	PROPERTY.
36.24 		Subdivision 1.Multiunit residential property; new districts; election. Prior to filing 
36.25 	a petition with the city clerk under section 428A.08, nonresidential owners may elect to 
36.26 	subject multiunit residential property to the charges imposed by the city on a special service 
36.27 	district. The election must be filed with the city clerk. If an election is made, for purposes 
36.28 	of section 428A.08, "property" includes multiunit residential property.
36.29 		Subd. 2.Multiunit residential property; in-district expansion. Nonresidential owners 
36.30 	may elect to expand the district to subject multiunit residential property to the charges for 
36.31 	the district. The election must be filed with the city clerk. The city must provide for a hearing 
36.32 	and notice on the expansion as required in sections 428A.02 and 428A.03. Notice must be 
36.33 	served in the original district and must include the property proposed to be added to the 
36.34 	district. Multiunit residential property added to the district is subject to all service charges 
37.1 	imposed within the district after the property becomes a part of the district. On the question 
37.2 	of whether to expand a district to include multiunit residential property, the petition 
37.3 	requirement in section 428A.08 and the veto power in section 428A.09 apply to all owners, 
37.4 	individuals, and business organizations that would be subject to the charges for the district.
37.5 		Subd. 3.Multiunit residential property; enlargement of boundaries. Prior to the 
37.6 	hearing and notice requirements in section 428A.04, a majority of the petitioners seeking 
37.7 	enlargement of a district under section 428A.04 may elect to expand the proposed 
37.8 	enlargement to subject multiunit residential property to the charges imposed by the city on 
37.9 	a special service district. The election must be filed with the city clerk.
37.10 		Subd. 4.Common interest communities. A unit in a common interest community, as 
37.11 	defined under section 515B.1-103, clause (10), may only be included in a district under this 
37.12 	section if the district will provide services not provided by the unit owner's association, as 
37.13 	defined in section 515B.1-103, clause (4).

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

37.16 	Sec. 13. [471.585] MUNICIPAL HOTEL LICENSING.
37.17 	(a) A statutory or home rule charter city or a town may adopt an ordinance requiring 
37.18 	hotels as defined in section 327.70, subdivision 3, operating within the boundaries of the 
37.19 	city or town to have a valid license issued by the city or town. An annual fee for a license 
37.20 	under this section may not exceed $150.
37.21 	(b) An ordinance adopted under this section is limited to requiring compliance with state 
37.22 	and local laws as a condition of licensure. No other licensing conditions or requirements 
37.23 	are permitted.
37.24 	(c) A city or town that has adopted an ordinance under this section may refuse to issue 
37.25 	a license, or may revoke an existing license, if the hotel fails to comply with the conditions 
37.26 	of the license.

37.27 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.606, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
37.28 		Subd. 5.Employees, others, affirmative action; prevailing wage. The corporation 
37.29 	shall have the power to appoint engineers and other consultants, attorneys, and such other 
37.30 	officers, agents, and employees as it may see fit, who shall perform such duties and receive 
37.31 	such compensation as the corporation may determine notwithstanding the provisions of 
37.32 	section 43A.17, subdivision 9, and be removable at the pleasure of the corporation. The 
38.1 	corporation must adopt an affirmative action plan, which shall be submitted to the appropriate 
38.2 	agency or office of the state for review and approval. The plan must include a yearly progress 
38.3 	report to the agency or office. Whenever the corporation performs any work within the 
38.4 	limits of a city of the first class, or establishes a minimum wage for skilled or unskilled 
38.5 	labor in the specifications or any contract for work within one of the cities, the rate of pay 
38.6 	to such skilled and unskilled labor must be the prevailing rate of wage for such labor in that 
38.7 	city.

38.8 	Sec. 15. MUNICIPAL BUILDING COMMISSION DISSOLUTION.
 38.9 		Subdivision 1.Preemption. This section supersedes any other law, home rule charter 
38.10 	provision, and city ordinance to the contrary.
38.11 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this 
38.12 	subdivision have the meanings given unless the context indicates otherwise.
38.13 	(b) "City hall and courthouse" means the city hall building and courthouse owned by 
38.14 	the city of Minneapolis and Hennepin County and under the care and control of the Municipal 
38.15 	Building Commission pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 383B.75 to 383B.754.
38.16 	(c) "Dissolution date" means the day after the Municipal Building Commission, the city 
38.17 	of Minneapolis, and Hennepin County fully execute the transactional documents.
38.18 	(d) "Municipal Building Commission" means the entity created by Minnesota Statutes, 
38.19 	section 383B.75.
38.20 	(e) "Transactional documents" means the agreements and documents, including any real 
38.21 	estate ownership structure or joint powers agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section 
38.22 	471.59, needed to effectuate the efficient dissolution of the Municipal Building Commission 
38.23 	pursuant to this section.
38.24 		Subd. 3.Transfer of assets. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the 
38.25 	transaction documents shall provide for the transfer of all assets of the Municipal Building 
38.26 	Commission including but not limited to all furniture, fixtures, equipment, and other personal 
38.27 	property of the Municipal Building Commission to the city of Minneapolis or other legal 
38.28 	entity as necessary and appropriate for the use of the assets in the ongoing operation and 
38.29 	management of the city hall and courthouse.
38.30 		Subd. 4.Municipal Building Commission dissolution. (a) Notwithstanding any other 
38.31 	law or home rule charter provision to the contrary, the Municipal Building Commission 
38.32 	and all its functions will be dissolved upon the dissolution date.
39.1 	(b) The transactional documents must include how the city of Minneapolis and Hennepin 
39.2 	County will manage the outstanding liabilities of the Municipal Building Commission that 
39.3 	exist as of the dissolution date.
39.4 		Subd. 5.Transactional documents; agreements. (a) The Municipal Building 
39.5 	Commission, city of Minneapolis, and Hennepin County may execute transactional 
39.6 	documents to effectuate the transfer of assets and dissolution provided for in this section.
39.7 	(b) The Municipal Building Commission, city of Minneapolis, and the representatives 
39.8 	of the Municipal Building Commission employees must reach an agreement addressing the 
39.9 	impact of a dissolution on employees before fully executing the transactional documents.
39.10 	(c) The Municipal Building Commission, city of Minneapolis, and Hennepin County 
39.11 	must fully execute the transactional documents before the filing of a certificate of local 
39.12 	approval of this section.

39.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of the 
39.14 	city of Minneapolis and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.15 	645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

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

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

39.23 	Sec. 17. REPEALER.
 39.24 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.17, subdivision 9, is repealed.
39.25 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 383B.75; 383B.751; 383B.752; 383B.753; and 
39.26 	383B.754, are repealed.

39.27 	Sec. 18. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 39.28 	Sections 14 and 17, paragraph (a), are effective the day following final enactment.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S1424-1 

16B.24 GENERAL AUTHORITY.
No active language found for: 16B.24.13 

No active language found for: 16B.323.1 

No active language found for: 16B.323.2 

No active language found for: 16B.326 

43A.17 SALARY LIMITS, RATES, RANGES AND EXCEPTIONS.
No active language found for: 43A.17.9 

No active language found for: 136F.03 

No active language found for: 179.90 

No active language found for: 179.91 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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