1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the operation of state government; appropriating money for the 
1.3 	legislature, the governor's office, state auditor, attorney general, secretary of state, 
1.4 	and certain agencies, boards, councils, and retirement funds; setting salaries for 
1.5 	constitutional officers; changing provisions in state government operations; 
1.6 	changing provisions for information technology; creating offices, councils, 
1.7 	commissions, and task forces; modifying grants management oversight; establishing 
1.8 	a pilot program for construction materials to meet certain standards for global 
1.9 	warming potential; implementing recommendations of Advisory Task Force on 
1.10 	State Employment and Retention of Employees with Disabilities; modifying 
1.11 	licensing requirements under the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners;  modifying 
1.12 	processes and responsible parties for assessing cemeteries; establishing a grant 
1.13 	program; requiring financial review of recipients of grants and business subsidies; 
1.14 	modifying fiscal note requirements; modifying provisions related to lobbying; 
1.15 	modifying election administration provisions; establishing a task force on ranked 
1.16 	choice voting and voter engagement; amending requirements related to soliciting 
1.17 	near the polling place; prohibiting election judge intimidation; authorizing 
1.18 	rulemaking; authorizing studies; requiring reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.19 	2022, sections 1.135, subdivisions 2, 4, 6, by adding a subdivision; 1.141, 
1.20 	subdivision 1; 3.07; 3.09; 3.98, subdivision 2; 4.045; 5.30, subdivision 2; 6.91, 
1.21 	subdivision 4; 8.31, subdivision 1; 10A.01, subdivision 21, by adding a subdivision; 
1.22 	10A.04, subdivisions 4, 6; 10A.05; 10A.06; 10A.071, subdivision 1; 10A.31, 
1.23 	subdivision 4; 16A.011, by adding a subdivision; 16A.055, by adding a subdivision; 
1.24 	16A.103, subdivisions 1, 1b, as amended, by adding a subdivision; 16A.126, 
1.25 	subdivision 1; 16A.1286, subdivision 2; 16A.152, subdivision 2; 16A.97; 16B.4805, 
1.26 	subdivision 1; 16B.97, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 16B.98, subdivisions 5, 6, 8, by adding 
1.27 	a subdivision; 16B.991; 16E.01, subdivisions 1a, 3, by adding a subdivision; 
1.28 	16E.016; 16E.03, subdivision 2; 16E.14, subdivision 4; 16E.21, subdivisions 1, 
1.29 	2; 43A.01, subdivision 2; 43A.02, by adding subdivisions; 43A.04, subdivisions 
1.30 	1a, 4, 7; 43A.08, subdivision 1; 43A.09; 43A.10, subdivisions 2a, 7; 43A.14; 
1.31 	43A.15, subdivision 14, by adding a subdivision; 43A.18, subdivision 6; 43A.19, 
1.32 	subdivision 1; 43A.191; 43A.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 
1.33 	43A.36, subdivision 1; 43A.421; 145.951; 155A.23, subdivisions 8, 18, by adding 
1.34 	a subdivision; 155A.27, subdivisions 1, 5a, 10; 155A.271, subdivision 1; 155A.29, 
1.35 	subdivision 1; 179A.01; 179A.03, subdivision 15; 201.022, subdivision 1; 201.071, 
1.36 	subdivision 1, as amended; 201.091, subdivision 4a; 201.145, subdivisions 3, 4; 
1.37 	203B.001; 203B.01, by adding a subdivision; 203B.03, subdivision 1; 203B.05, 
1.38 	subdivision 1; 203B.081, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding subdivisions; 203B.085; 
2.1 	203B.12, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 203B.121, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 
2.2 	4; 204B.09, subdivision 3; 204B.26; 204B.28, subdivision 2; 204B.45, subdivisions 
2.3 	1, 2; 204B.46; 204B.49; 204C.10, as amended; 206.845, subdivision 1; 211A.02, 
2.4 	subdivision 1; 211B.11, subdivision 1; 211B.32, subdivision 1; 307.08; 381.12, 
2.5 	subdivision 2; Laws 2023, chapter 5, sections 1; 2; proposing coding for new law 
2.6 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 15; 15B; 16A; 16B; 16E; 43A; 155A; 203B; 211B; 
2.7 	381; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 1.135, subdivisions 3, 5; 1.141, 
2.8 	subdivisions 3, 4, 6; 4A.01; 4A.04; 4A.06; 4A.07; 4A.11; 16A.98; 16E.0466, 
2.9 	subdivision 2; 124D.23, subdivision 9; 124D.957; 203B.081, subdivision 2; Laws 
2.10 	2014, chapter 287, section 25, as amended.
2.11 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.12 	ARTICLE 1
2.13 	STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

2.14	Section 1. STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.15 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.16 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
2.17 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.18 	The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
2.19 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. 
2.20 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" 
2.21 	is fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

2.22				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.23				Available for the Year
	
2.24				Ending June 30
	
2.25					2024
		2025

2.26	Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE

2.27	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	151,676,000
	$
	122,984,000
	
2.28 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.29 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.30 	subdivisions. The base for this appropriation 
2.31 	is $122,893,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each 
2.32 	fiscal year thereafter.

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

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

2.35	Subd. 4.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		62,585,000
		30,581,000
	
3.1 	The base is $30,490,000 in fiscal year 2026 
3.2 	and each fiscal year thereafter.
3.3 	$15,000 each year is for purposes of the 
3.4 	legislators' forum, through which Minnesota 
3.5 	legislators meet with counterparts from South 
3.6 	Dakota, North Dakota, and Manitoba to 
3.7 	discuss issues of mutual concern.
3.8 	$200,000 each year is for the Office on the 
3.9 	Economic Status of Women.
3.10 	$141,000 the first year and $91,000 the second 
3.11 	year are to support the Legislative Task Force 
3.12 	on Aging established in article 3, section 50. 
3.13 	This is a onetime appropriation.
3.14 	$500,000 the first year is for costs related to 
3.15 	establishing and administering a collective 
3.16 	bargaining process for legislative employees.
3.17 	Legislative Auditor. $10,459,000 the first 
3.18 	year and $11,526,000 the second year are for 
3.19 	the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
3.20 	Revisor of Statutes. $22,250,000 the first year 
3.21 	and $8,714,000 the second year are for the 
3.22 	Office of the Revisor of Statutes. $14,000,000 
3.23 	the first year is to replace the drafting, rules, 
3.24 	and law publication system.
3.25 	Legislative Reference Library. $2,055,000 
3.26 	the first year and $2,184,000 the second year 
3.27 	are for the Legislative Reference Library.
3.28 	Legislative Budget Office. $2,454,000 the 
3.29 	first year and $2,669,000 the second year are 
3.30 	for the Legislative Budget Office.

3.31
3.32	Sec. 3. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT 
GOVERNOR
 	$
	9,258,000
	$
	9,216,000
	
4.1 	(a) This appropriation is to fund the Office of 
4.2 	the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
4.3 	(b) $19,000 each year is for necessary 
4.4 	expenses in the normal performance of the 
4.5 	governor's and lieutenant governor's duties for 
4.6 	which no other reimbursement is provided.
4.7 	(c) By September 1 of each year, the 
4.8 	commissioner of management and budget shall 
4.9 	report to the chairs and ranking minority 
4.10 	members of the legislative committees with 
4.11 	jurisdiction over state government finance any 
4.12 	personnel costs incurred by the Offices of the 
4.13 	Governor and Lieutenant Governor that were 
4.14 	supported by appropriations to other agencies 
4.15 	during the previous fiscal year. The Office of 
4.16 	the Governor shall inform the chairs and 
4.17 	ranking minority members of the committees 
4.18 	before initiating any interagency agreements.

4.19	Sec. 4. STATE AUDITOR
 	$
	14,965,000
	$
	14,254,000
	
4.20 	The base for this appropriation is $14,268,000 
4.21 	in fiscal year 2026 and $14,278,000 in fiscal 
4.22 	year 2027.

4.23	Sec. 5. ATTORNEY GENERAL
 	$
	53,796,000
	$
	43,825,000

4.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.25		2024
	2025
	
4.26	General
	50,880,000
	40,909,000
	
4.27
4.28	State Government 
Special Revenue
	2,521,000
	2,521,000
	
4.29	Environmental
	145,000
	145,000
	
4.30	Remediation
	250,000
	250,000

4.31	Sec. 6. SECRETARY OF STATE
 	$
	11,267,000
	$
	10,379,000
	
4.32 	The base for this appropriation is $10,247,000 
4.33 	in fiscal year 2026 and $10,379,000 in fiscal 
4.34 	year 2027.

5.1	Sec. 7. STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT
 	$
	139,000
	$
	139,000

5.2	Sec. 8. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
 	$
	12,278,000
	$
	10,260,000

5.3	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.4		2024
	2025
	
5.5	General
	2,510,000
	444,000
	
5.6
5.7	Workers' 
Compensation
	9,768,000
	9,816,000
	
5.8 	$263,000 each year is for municipal boundary 
5.9 	adjustments.

5.10
5.11	Sec. 9. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
SERVICES
 	$
	73,515,000
	$
	82,640,000
	
5.12 	The base for this appropriation is $11,303,000 
5.13 	in fiscal year 2026 and $11,322,000 in fiscal 
5.14 	year 2027.
5.15 	(a) Cybersecurity Grant Program.
5.16 	$2,204,000 the first year and $3,521,000 the 
5.17 	second year are for a state and local 
5.18 	cybersecurity improvement grant program for 
5.19 	political subdivisions and Minnesota Tribal 
5.20 	governments, as established in Minnesota 
5.21 	Statutes, section 16E.35. This is a onetime 
5.22 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
5.23 	2027.
5.24 	(b) Statewide Cybersecurity Enhancements.
5.25 	$10,280,000 the first year and $16,875,000 
5.26 	the second year are to procure, implement, 
5.27 	and support advanced cybersecurity tools that 
5.28 	combat persistent and evolving cybersecurity 
5.29 	threats. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
5.30 	available until June 30, 2027.
5.31 	(c) Executive Branch Cloud 
5.32 	Transformation. $10,685,000 the first year 
5.33 	and $22,910,000 the second year are to 
5.34 	support planning, migration, modernization, 
6.1 	infrastructure, training, and services required 
6.2 	for executive branch cloud transformation to 
6.3 	modernize enterprise information technology 
6.4 	delivery for state agency business partners. 
6.5 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
6.6 	available until June 30, 2027.
6.7 	(d) Targeted Application Modernization.
6.8 	$20,000,000 each year is to modernize 
6.9 	targeted applications to improve user 
6.10 	experiences with digital services provided by 
6.11 	state agencies, enable service delivery 
6.12 	transformation, and systematically address 
6.13 	aging technology. This is a onetime 
6.14 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
6.15 	2027.
6.16 	(e) Children's Cabinet IT Innovation.
6.17 	$2,000,000 each year is to provide technology 
6.18 	capabilities that support centering Minnesota 
6.19 	children and their families over agency 
6.20 	structures and provides dedicated information 
6.21 	technology resources to deliver innovative 
6.22 	digital services to children and families. This 
6.23 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
6.24 	until June 30, 2027.
6.25 	(f) MnGeo; Expanding Data-Driven 
6.26 	Decision Making with GIS Data. $358,000 
6.27 	the first year and $376,000 the second year 
6.28 	are to enhance the state's ability to lead 
6.29 	collaborative geographic data collection and 
6.30 	to produce additional publicly available data. 
6.31 	The base for this appropriation is $395,000 in 
6.32 	fiscal year 2026 and $414,000 in fiscal year 
6.33 	2027.
7.1 	(g) Supporting Accessible Technology in 
7.2 	State Government. $300,000 each year is to 
7.3 	support accessible government in Minnesota.
7.4 	(h) Digital Media Services. $1,000,000 in 
7.5 	fiscal year 2024 and $1,500,000 in fiscal year 
7.6 	2025 are for the creation, staffing, and 
7.7 	operation of a digital media services office for 
7.8 	the executive branch. The base for this 
7.9 	appropriation is $450,000 in fiscal year 2026 
7.10 	and each fiscal year thereafter.
7.11 	(i) Public Land Survey System. $16,000,000 
7.12 	the first year and $4,000,000 the second year 
7.13 	are for the grant program authorized by 
7.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 381.125. Up to 
7.15 	four percent of this appropriation may be used 
7.16 	by the chief geospatial information officer for 
7.17 	the administration of the grant program. This 
7.18 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
7.19 	until June 30, 2027.
7.20 	$1,000,000 each year is for grants to counties 
7.21 	to employ county technical staff to aid 
7.22 	surveyors marking public land survey corners. 
7.23 	This is a onetime appropriation.
7.24 	(j) During the biennium ending June 30, 2025, 
7.25 	the Office of MN.IT Services must not charge 
7.26 	fees to a public noncommercial educational 
7.27 	television broadcast station eligible for funding 
7.28 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 129D, for 
7.29 	access to the state broadcast infrastructure. If 
7.30 	the access fees not charged to public 
7.31 	noncommercial educational television 
7.32 	broadcast stations total more than $400,000 
7.33 	for the biennium, the office may charge for 
7.34 	access fees in excess of these amounts.

8.1	Sec. 10. ADMINISTRATION

8.2	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	71,995,000
	$
	46,243,000
	
8.3 	The base for this appropriation is $36,153,000 
8.4 	in fiscal year 2026 and $36,165,000 in fiscal 
8.5 	year 2027.
8.6 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
8.7 	purpose are specified in the following 
8.8 	subdivisions.

8.9	Subd. 2.Government and Citizen Services
 		38,325,000
		20,555,000
	
8.10 	The base for this appropriation is $18,965,000 
8.11 	in fiscal year 2026 and $18,977,000 in fiscal 
8.12 	year 2027.
8.13 	Council on Developmental Disabilities.
8.14 	$222,000 each year is for the Council on 
8.15 	Developmental Disabilities.
8.16 	State Agency Accommodation 
8.17 	Reimbursement. $200,000 each year may be 
8.18 	transferred to the accommodation account 
8.19 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.20 	16B.4805.
8.21 	Procurement Technical Assistance Center.
8.22 	$350,000 each year is for the Procurement 
8.23 	Technical Assistance Center.
8.24 	Office of the State Archaeologist. $806,000 
8.25 	the first year and $822,000 the second year 
8.26 	are for the Office of the State Archaeologist. 
8.27 	The base for this appropriation is $773,000 in 
8.28 	fiscal year 2026. The base for this 
8.29 	appropriation in fiscal year 2027 and each year 
8.30 	thereafter is $785,000.
8.31 	Of these amounts, $236,000 the first year and 
8.32 	$242,000 the second year are for the 
8.33 	Archaeological and Cemetery Site Inventory 
9.1 	Portal. The base in fiscal year 2026 is 
9.2 	$193,000 and $205,000 in fiscal year 2027 
9.3 	and each year thereafter.
9.4 	Disparity Study. $500,000 the first year and 
9.5 	$1,000,000 the second year are to conduct a 
9.6 	study on disparities in state procurement. This 
9.7 	is a onetime appropriation.
9.8 	Grants Administration Oversight.
9.9 	$2,411,000 the first year and $1,782,000 the 
9.10 	second year are for grants administration 
9.11 	oversight. The base for this appropriation in 
9.12 	fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter is 
9.13 	$1,581,000.
9.14 	$735,000 the first year and $201,000 the 
9.15 	second year are for a study to develop a road 
9.16 	map on the need for an enterprise grants 
9.17 	management system and to implement the 
9.18 	study's recommendation. This is a onetime 
9.19 	appropriation.
9.20 	Small Agency Resource Team. $940,000 the 
9.21 	first year and $856,000 the second year are 
9.22 	for the Small Agency Resource Team.
9.23 	Of these amounts, $102,000 the first year is 
9.24 	to complete the study required under article 
9.25 	3, section 53. This is a onetime appropriation.
9.26 	State Historic Preservation Office.
9.27 	$1,274,000 the first year and $1,352,000 the 
9.28 	second year are for the State Historic 
9.29 	Preservation Office. The base for this 
9.30 	appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and each year 
9.31 	thereafter is $1,012,000.
9.32 	Of these amounts, $485,000 the first year and 
9.33 	$500,000 the second year are for electronic 
9.34 	project systems and critical database 
10.1 	integration and are available through June 30, 
10.2 	2027. The base for this appropriation in fiscal 
10.3 	year 2026 and each year thereafter is 
10.4 	$160,000.
10.5 	Risk Management Fund Property 
10.6 	Self-Insurance. $12,500,000 the first year is 
10.7 	for transfer to the risk management fund under 
10.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.85. This is a 
10.9 	onetime appropriation.
10.10 	Office of Enterprise Translations.
10.11 	$1,306,000 the first year and $1,159,000 the 
10.12 	second year are to establish the Office of 
10.13 	Enterprise Translations. $250,000 the first year 
10.14 	and $250,000 the second year may be 
10.15 	transferred to the language access service 
10.16 	account established in Minnesota Statutes, 
10.17 	section 16B.373.
10.18 	State Demographic Center. $1,052,000 the 
10.19 	first year and $1,076,000 the second year are 
10.20 	for the State Demographic Center.
10.21 	Capitol Campus Design Framework 
10.22 	Implementation. $5,000,000 the first year is 
10.23 	for facilities management to implement the 
10.24 	updated Capitol Campus Design Framework 
10.25 	Plan established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.26 	15B.18.
10.27 	Parking Fund. $1,085,000 each year is for a 
10.28 	transfer to the state parking account to 
10.29 	maintain the operations of the parking and 
10.30 	transit program on the Capitol complex.
10.31 	Procurement; Environmental Analysis and 
10.32 	Task Force. $522,000 the first year and 
10.33 	$367,000 the second year are to implement 
11.1 	the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.2 	16B.312.
11.3 	Council Support. $225,000 the first year and 
11.4 	$40,000 the second year are to develop and 
11.5 	create training modules for and to support the 
11.6 	work of the Youth Advisory Council and the 
11.7 	Council on LGBTQIA Minnesotans.

11.8	Subd. 3.Strategic Management Services
 		2,809,000
		3,115,000

11.9	Subd. 4.Fiscal Agent
 		30,861,000
		22,573,000
	
11.10 	The base for this appropriation is $14,073,000.
11.11 	The appropriations under this section are to 
11.12 	the commissioner of administration for the 
11.13 	purposes specified.
11.14 	In-Lieu of Rent. $11,129,000 each year is for 
11.15 	space costs of the legislature and veterans 
11.16 	organizations, ceremonial space, and 
11.17 	statutorily free space.
11.18 	Public Television. (a) $1,550,000 each year 
11.19 	is for matching grants for public television.
11.20 	(b) $250,000 each year is for public television 
11.21 	equipment grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
11.22 	section 129D.13.
11.23 	(c) $500,000 each year is for block grants to 
11.24 	public television under Minnesota Statutes, 
11.25 	section 129D.13. Of this amount, up to three 
11.26 	percent is for the commissioner of 
11.27 	administration to administer the grants. This 
11.28 	is a onetime appropriation.
11.29 	(d) The commissioner of administration must 
11.30 	consider the recommendations of the 
11.31 	Minnesota Public Television Association 
11.32 	before allocating the amounts appropriated in 
12.1 	paragraphs (a) and (b) for equipment or 
12.2 	matching grants.
12.3 	Public Radio. (a) $1,292,000 the first year 
12.4 	and $492,000 the second year are for 
12.5 	community service grants to public 
12.6 	educational radio stations. This appropriation 
12.7 	may be used to disseminate emergency 
12.8 	information in foreign languages. Any 
12.9 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
12.10 	end of the first year and is available for the 
12.11 	second year.
12.12 	(b) $142,000 each year is for equipment grants 
12.13 	to public educational radio stations. This 
12.14 	appropriation may be used for the repair, 
12.15 	rental, and purchase of equipment including 
12.16 	equipment under $500.
12.17 	(c) $2,200,000 the first year is for grants to 
12.18 	the Association of Minnesota Public 
12.19 	Educational Radio Stations for the purchase 
12.20 	of emergency equipment and increased 
12.21 	cybersecurity and broadcast technology.
12.22 	(d) $1,288,000 the first year is for a grant to 
12.23 	the Association of Minnesota Public 
12.24 	Educational Radio Stations to provide 
12.25 	community radio news programs. Of this 
12.26 	amount, up to $38,000 is for the commissioner 
12.27 	of administration to administer this grant. This 
12.28 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
12.29 	through June 30, 2027.
12.30 	(e) $510,000 each year is for equipment grants 
12.31 	to Minnesota Public Radio, Inc., including 
12.32 	upgrades to Minnesota's Emergency Alert and 
12.33 	AMBER Alert Systems.
13.1 	(f) The appropriations in paragraphs (a) to (e) 
13.2 	may not be used for indirect costs claimed by 
13.3 	an institution or governing body.
13.4 	(g) The commissioner of administration must 
13.5 	consider the recommendations of the 
13.6 	Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
13.7 	Radio Stations before awarding grants under 
13.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14, using 
13.9 	the appropriations in paragraphs (a) to (c). No 
13.10 	grantee is eligible for a grant unless they are 
13.11 	a member of the Association of Minnesota 
13.12 	Public Educational Radio Stations on or before 
13.13 	July 1, 2023.
13.14 	(h) Any unencumbered balance remaining the 
13.15 	first year for grants to public television or 
13.16 	public radio stations does not cancel and is 
13.17 	available for the second year.
13.18 	Real Estate and Construction Services.
13.19 	$12,000,000 the first year and $8,000,000 the 
13.20 	second year are to facilitate space 
13.21 	consolidation and the transition to a hybrid 
13.22 	work environment, including but not limited 
13.23 	to the design, remodel, equipping, and 
13.24 	furnishing of the space. This appropriation 
13.25 	may also be used for relocation and rent loss. 
13.26 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
13.27 	available through June 30, 2027.

13.28
13.29	Sec. 11. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL 
AND PLANNING BOARD
 	$
	2,070,000
	$
	510,000
	
13.30 	The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 
13.31 	2026 and each year thereafter is $455,000.
13.32 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is to support 
13.33 	commemorative artwork activities. This is a 
14.1 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
14.2 	June 30, 2027.
14.3 	$130,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $55,000 in 
14.4 	fiscal year 2025 are for mandatory zoning and 
14.5 	design rules. This is a onetime appropriation.
14.6 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is to update the 
14.7 	Capitol Campus Design Framework described 
14.8 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 15B.18. This 
14.9 	is a onetime appropriation.

14.10
14.11	Sec. 12. MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET
 	$
	54,249,000
	$
	59,500,000
	
14.12 	The base for this appropriation is $48,740,000 
14.13 	in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
14.14 	thereafter.
14.15 	(a) $13,489,000 the first year and $14,490,000 
14.16 	the second year are to stabilize and secure the 
14.17 	state's enterprise resource planning systems. 
14.18 	This amount is available until June 30, 2027. 
14.19 	The base for this appropriation is $6,470,000 
14.20 	in fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year 
14.21 	thereafter.
14.22 	(b) $973,000 the first year and $1,006,000 the 
14.23 	second year are for enterprise continuity of 
14.24 	operations planning and preparedness. The 
14.25 	base for this appropriation is $756,000 in fiscal 
14.26 	year 2026 and each year thereafter.
14.27 	(c) $466,000 the first year and $622,000 the 
14.28 	second year are for the establishment of a 
14.29 	statewide internal audit office.
14.30 	(d) $1,408,000 the first year and $3,328,000 
14.31 	the second year are for the establishment of 
14.32 	an enterprise planning, strategy, and 
14.33 	performance unit.
15.1 	(e) $1,000,000 each year is for administration 
15.2 	and staffing of the Children's Cabinet 
15.3 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.4 	4.045.
15.5 	(f) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 
15.6 	the second year are for interagency 
15.7 	collaboration to develop data collection 
15.8 	standards for race, ethnicity, gender identity, 
15.9 	and disability status and to develop a roadmap 
15.10 	and timeline for implementation of the data 
15.11 	standards across state government. These 
15.12 	funds may be transferred to other agencies to 
15.13 	support this work and may be used to update 
15.14 	computer systems to accommodate revised 
15.15 	data collection standards. This is a onetime 
15.16 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
15.17 	2027.
15.18 	(g) $102,000 the first year and $60,000 the 
15.19 	second year are for the report required under 
15.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.15, 
15.21 	subdivision 14a, and for training and content 
15.22 	development relating to ADA Title II, 
15.23 	affirmative action, equal employment 
15.24 	opportunity, digital accessibility, inclusion, 
15.25 	disability awareness, and cultural competence.

15.26	Sec. 13. REVENUE

15.27	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	194,566,000
	$
	203,778,000

15.28	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.29		2024
	2025
	
15.30	General
	190,306,000
	199,518,000
	
15.31	Health Care Access
	1,760,000
	1,760,000
	
15.32
15.33	Highway User Tax 
Distribution
	2,195,000
	2,195,000
	
15.34	Environmental
	305,000
	305,000
	
16.1 	The general fund base for this appropriation 
16.2 	is $196,968,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each 
16.3 	fiscal year thereafter.

16.4	Subd. 2.Tax System Management
 		161,715,000
		168,851,000

16.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.6	General
	157,455,000
	164,591,000
	
16.7	Health Care Access
	1,760,000
	1,760,000
	
16.8
16.9	Highway User Tax 
Distribution
	2,195,000
	2,195,000
	
16.10	Environmental
	305,000
	305,000
	
16.11 	The general fund base for this appropriation 
16.12 	is $161,989,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
16.13 	$162,063,000 in fiscal year 2027 and each 
16.14 	fiscal year thereafter.
16.15 	Taxpayer Assistance. (a) $750,000 each year 
16.16 	is for the commissioner of revenue to make 
16.17 	grants to one or more eligible organizations, 
16.18 	qualifying under section 7526A(e)(2)(B) of 
16.19 	the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
16.20 	coordinate, facilitate, encourage, and aid in 
16.21 	the provision of taxpayer assistance services. 
16.22 	The unencumbered balance in the first year 
16.23 	does not cancel but is available for the second 
16.24 	year.
16.25 	(b) For purposes of this section, "taxpayer 
16.26 	assistance services" means accounting and tax 
16.27 	preparation services provided by volunteers 
16.28 	to low-income, elderly, and disadvantaged 
16.29 	Minnesota residents to help them file federal 
16.30 	and state income tax returns and Minnesota 
16.31 	property tax refund claims and to provide 
16.32 	personal representation before the Department 
16.33 	of Revenue and Internal Revenue Service.

16.34	Subd. 3.Debt Collection Management
 		32,851,000
		34,927,000
	
17.1 	The base for this appropriation is $34,979,000 
17.2 	in fiscal year 2026 and $34,905,000 in fiscal 
17.3 	year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter.

17.4	Sec. 14. GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD
 	$
	6,365,000
	$
	6,334,000
	
17.5 	These appropriations are from the lawful 
17.6 	gambling regulation account in the special 
17.7 	revenue fund.

17.8	Sec. 15. RACING COMMISSION
 	$
	1,933,000
	$
	954,000

17.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.10	General
	1,000,000
	-0-
	
17.11	Special Revenue
	933,000
	954,000
	
17.12 	The special revenue fund appropriations are 
17.13 	from the racing and card playing regulation 
17.14 	accounts in the special revenue fund.
17.15 	Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act 
17.16 	Compliance. $1,000,000 the first year is from 
17.17 	the general fund for costs related to the federal 
17.18 	Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act. This 
17.19 	appropriation is onetime and is available until 
17.20 	June 30, 2024.

17.21	Sec. 16. STATE LOTTERY
 					
17.22 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.23 	349A.10, subdivision 3, the State Lottery's 
17.24 	operating budget must not exceed $40,000,000 
17.25 	in fiscal year 2024 and $40,000,000 in fiscal 
17.26 	year 2025.

17.27	Sec. 17. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
 	$
	379,000
	$
	391,000

17.28
17.29	Sec. 18. COUNCIL FOR MINNESOTANS OF 
AFRICAN HERITAGE
 	$
	795,000
	$
	816,000

17.30	Sec. 19. COUNCIL ON LATINO AFFAIRS
 	$
	664,000
	$
	680,000

17.31
17.32	Sec. 20. COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC 
MINNESOTANS
 	$
	748,000
	$
	770,000

18.1
18.2	Sec. 21. COUNCIL ON LGBTQIA 
MINNESOTANS
 	$
	500,000
	$
	499,000

18.3	Sec. 22. YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL
 	$
	517,000
	$
	515,000

18.4	Sec. 23. INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
 	$
	1,337,000
	$
	1,360,000

18.5
18.6	Sec. 24. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY

18.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	44,923,000
	$
	26,932,000
	
18.8 	The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 
18.9 	2026 and each year thereafter is $26,457,000.
18.10 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
18.11 	purpose are specified in the following 
18.12 	subdivisions.

18.13	Subd. 2.Operations and Programs
 		44,502,000
		26,511,000
	
18.14 	The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 
18.15 	2026 and each year thereafter is $26,136,000.
18.16 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.17 	138.668, the Minnesota Historical Society may 
18.18 	not charge a fee for its general tours at the 
18.19 	Capitol, but may charge fees for special 
18.20 	programs other than general tours.
18.21 	(a) $375,000 each year is to support statewide 
18.22 	historic sites and museums and enhance 
18.23 	in-person school programs.
18.24 	(b) $18,957,000 the first year is for capital 
18.25 	improvements and betterments at state historic 
18.26 	sites, buildings, landscaping at historic 
18.27 	buildings, exhibits, markers, and monuments, 
18.28 	to be spent in accordance with Minnesota 
18.29 	Statutes, section 16B.307. The society shall 
18.30 	determine project priorities as appropriate 
18.31 	based on need. This amount is available until 
18.32 	June 30, 2027.
19.1 	(c) $35,000 the first year is to support the work 
19.2 	of the State Emblems Redesign Commission 
19.3 	established under article 3, section 48.

19.4	Subd. 3.Fiscal Agent
 		421,000
		421,000

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

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

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

19.8	(d) Farmamerica
		215,000
		215,000
	
19.9 	The base for this appropriation is $115,000 in 
19.10 	fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter.

19.11	(e) Minnesota Military Museum
		50,000
		50,000
	
19.12 	Any unencumbered balance remaining in this 
19.13 	subdivision the first year does not cancel but 
19.14 	is available for the second year of the 
19.15 	biennium.

19.16	Sec. 25. BOARD OF THE ARTS

19.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	7,774,000
	$
	7,787,000
	
19.18 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
19.19 	purpose are specified in the following 
19.20 	subdivisions.

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

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

19.23	Subd. 4.Regional Arts Councils
 		2,139,000
		2,139,000
	
19.24 	Any unencumbered balance remaining in this 
19.25 	section the first year does not cancel, but is 
19.26 	available for the second year.
19.27 	Money appropriated in this section and 
19.28 	distributed as grants may only be spent on 
19.29 	projects located in Minnesota. A recipient of 
19.30 	a grant funded by an appropriation in this 
19.31 	section must not use more than ten percent of 
20.1 	the total grant for costs related to travel outside 
20.2 	the state of Minnesota.

20.3
20.4	Sec. 26. MINNESOTA HUMANITIES 
CENTER
 	$
	1,145,000
	$
	1,145,000
	
20.5 	$675,000 each year is for grants under 
20.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 138.912. This 
20.7 	amount is available until June 30, 2027. The 
20.8 	base for this appropriation is $325,000 in fiscal 
20.9 	year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter. No 
20.10 	more than four percent of the appropriation 
20.11 	may be used for the nonprofit administration 
20.12 	of the program.

20.13	Sec. 27. BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
 	$
	844,000
	$
	859,000

20.14
20.15
20.16
20.17	Sec. 28. BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE 
ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, 
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, 
GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN
 	$
	893,000
	$
	913,000

20.18
20.19	Sec. 29. BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST 
EXAMINERS
 	$
	3,470,000
	$
	3,599,000

20.20	Sec. 30. BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
 	$
	442,000
	$
	452,000

20.21
20.22	Sec. 31. GENERAL CONTINGENT 
ACCOUNTS
 	$
	2,000,000
	$
	2,000,000

20.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.24		2024
	2025
	
20.25	General
	1,500,000
	1,500,000
	
20.26
20.27	State Government 
Special Revenue
	400,000
	400,000
	
20.28
20.29	Workers' 
Compensation
	100,000
	100,000
	
20.30 	(a) The general fund base for this 
20.31 	appropriation is $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 
20.32 	and $0 in fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year 
20.33 	thereafter.
20.34 	(b) The appropriations in this section may only 
20.35 	be spent with the approval of the governor 
20.36 	after consultation with the Legislative 
21.1 	Advisory Commission pursuant to Minnesota 
21.2 	Statutes, section 3.30.
21.3 	(c) If an appropriation in this section for either 
21.4 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
21.5 	other year is available for it.
21.6 	(d) If a contingent account appropriation is 
21.7 	made in one fiscal year, it should be 
21.8 	considered a biennial appropriation.

21.9	Sec. 32. TORT CLAIMS
 	$
	161,000
	$
	161,000
	
21.10 	These appropriations are to be spent by the 
21.11 	commissioner of management and budget 
21.12 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.13 	3.736, subdivision 7. If the appropriation for 
21.14 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
21.15 	for the other year is available both years.

21.16
21.17	Sec. 33. MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT 
SYSTEM

21.18	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	14,543,000
	$
	14,372,000
	
21.19 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
21.20 	purpose are specified in the following 
21.21 	subdivisions.

21.22
21.23	Subd. 2.Combined Legislators and 
Constitutional Officers Retirement Plan
 		8,543,000
		8,372,000
	
21.24 	Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3A.03, 
21.25 	subdivision 2; 3A.04, subdivisions 3 and 4; 
21.26 	and 3A.115.
21.27 	If an appropriation in this section for either 
21.28 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
21.29 	other year is available for it.

21.30	Subd. 3.Judges Retirement Plan
 		6,000,000
		6,000,000
	
21.31 	For transfer to the judges retirement fund 
21.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 490.123. 
21.33 	This transfer continues each fiscal year until 
22.1 	the judges retirement plan reaches 100 percent 
22.2 	funding as determined by an actuarial 
22.3 	valuation prepared according to Minnesota 
22.4 	Statutes, section 356.214.

22.5
22.6	Sec. 34. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT 
ASSOCIATION
 	$
	25,000,000
	$
	25,000,000
	
22.7 	(a) $9,000,000 each year is for direct state aid 
22.8 	to the public employees police and fire 
22.9 	retirement plan authorized under Minnesota 
22.10 	Statutes, section 353.65, subdivision 3b.
22.11 	(b) State payments from the general fund to 
22.12 	the Public Employees Retirement Association 
22.13 	on behalf of the former MERF division 
22.14 	account are $16,000,000 on September 15, 
22.15 	2024, and $16,000,000 on September 15, 
22.16 	2025. These amounts are estimated to be 
22.17 	needed under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.18 	353.505.

22.19
22.20	Sec. 35. TEACHERS RETIREMENT 
ASSOCIATION
 	$
	29,831,000
	$
	29,831,000
	
22.21 	The amounts estimated to be needed are as 
22.22 	follows:
22.23 	Special Direct State Aid. $27,331,000 each 
22.24 	year is for special direct state aid authorized 
22.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 354.436.
22.26 	Special Direct State Matching Aid.
22.27 	$2,500,000 each year is for special direct state 
22.28 	matching aid authorized under Minnesota 
22.29 	Statutes, section 354.435.

22.30
22.31	Sec. 36. ST. PAUL TEACHERS RETIREMENT 
FUND
 	$
	14,827,000
	$
	14,827,000
	
22.32 	The amounts estimated to be needed for 
22.33 	special direct state aid to the first class city 
22.34 	teachers retirement fund association authorized 
23.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 354A.12, 
23.2 	subdivisions 3a and 3c.

23.3 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 6.91, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
23.4 		Subd. 4.Appropriation. (a) The amount necessary to fund obligations under subdivision 
23.5 	2 is annually appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue.
23.6 	(b) The sum of $6,000 in fiscal year 2011 and $2,000 in each fiscal year thereafter is 
23.7 	annually appropriated from the general fund to the state auditor to carry out the auditor's 
23.8 	responsibilities under sections 6.90 to 6.91.

23.9 	Sec. 38. APPROPRIATION; BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES.
 23.10 	$50,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2024 from the general fund to the commissioner 
23.11 	of the Bureau of Mediation Services to conduct unit determinations.

23.12 	Sec. 39. CANCELLATION; COVID-19 MANAGEMENT.
 23.13 	$58,334,000 of the general fund appropriation in Minnesota Laws 2022, chapter 50, 
23.14 	article 3, section 1, is canceled to the general fund.

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

23.16 	Sec. 40. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION FOR EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.
 23.17 	(a) The commissioner of management and budget must reduce general fund appropriation 
23.18 	to executive agencies for agency operations for the biennium ending June 30, 2025, by 
23.19 	$8,672,000 due to savings from reduced transfers to the Governor's Office account in the 
23.20 	special revenue fund.
23.21 	(b) If savings are obtained through reduced transfers from nongeneral funds other than 
23.22 	those established in the state constitution or protected by federal law, the commissioner of 
23.23 	management and budget may transfer the amount of savings to the general fund. The amount 
23.24 	transferred to the general fund from other funds reduces the required general fund reduction 
23.25 	in this section. Reductions made in 2025 must be reflected as reductions in agency base 
23.26 	budgets for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

23.27 	ARTICLE 2
23.28 	ELECTIONS APPROPRIATIONS

23.29	Section 1. STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
24.1 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
24.2 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
24.3 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
24.4 	The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
24.5 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. 
24.6 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" 
24.7 	is fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

24.8				APPROPRIATIONS
	
24.9				Available for the Year
	
24.10				Ending June 30
	
24.11					2024
		2025

24.12	Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE
 	$
	244,000
	$
	245,000
	
24.13 	These amounts are for the Legislative 
24.14 	Coordinating Commission to support the 
24.15 	Ranked Choice Voting and Voter Engagement 
24.16 	Advisory Task Force established under article 
24.17 	7, section 50. This is a onetime appropriation.

24.18	Sec. 3. SECRETARY OF STATE
 	$
	1,698,000
	$
	549,000
	
24.19 	The base for this appropriation is $538,000 in 
24.20 	fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter.
24.21 	$800,000 the first year is for the secretary of 
24.22 	state to make grants to counties and 
24.23 	municipalities to improve access to polling 
24.24 	places for individuals with disabilities and to 
24.25 	provide the same opportunity for access and 
24.26 	participation in the electoral process, including 
24.27 	privacy and independence, to voters with 
24.28 	disabilities as that which exists for voters with 
24.29 	no disabilities. Funds may be used to purchase 
24.30 	equipment or to make capital improvements 
24.31 	to publicly owned facilities. This is a onetime 
24.32 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
24.33 	2027.
25.1 	$200,000 the first year is to develop and 
25.2 	implement an educational campaign relating 
25.3 	to the restoration of the right to vote to 
25.4 	formerly incarcerated individuals, including 
25.5 	voter education materials and outreach to 
25.6 	affected individuals.

25.7
25.8	Sec. 4. CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC 
DISCLOSURE BOARD
 	$
	1,743,000
	$
	1,731,000

25.9	Sec. 5. CORRECTIONS
 	$
	165,000
	$
	33,000
	
25.10 	For changes to the report required under 
25.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 201.145, 
25.12 	subdivision 3.

25.13 	Sec. 6. APPROPRIATION; SECRETARY OF STATE; HELP AMERICA VOTE 
25.14 	ACT STATE MATCHING FUNDS.
 25.15 	$461,000 in fiscal year 2023 is transferred from the general fund to the Help America 
25.16 	Vote Act (HAVA) account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 5.30, and is credited 
25.17 	to the state match requirement of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, Public Law 
25.18 	117-103, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Public Law 117-328. This is a 
25.19 	onetime transfer.

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

25.21 	Sec. 7. APPROPRIATION; SECRETARY OF STATE; COURT ORDERED 
25.22 	ATTORNEY FEES.
 25.23 	$495,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the secretary of 
25.24 	state for the payment of attorney fees and costs awarded by court order in the legislative 
25.25 	and congressional redistricting cases Peter Wattson, et al.; Paul Anderson, et al.; and Frank 
25.26 	Sachs, et al. v. Steve Simon, Secretary of State of Minnesota, Nos. A21-0243 and A21-0546, 
25.27 	and interest thereon. This is a onetime appropriation.

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

26.1 	Sec. 8. TRANSFER; STATE ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT.
 26.2 	$3,899,000 in fiscal year 2025 is transferred from the general fund to the general account 
26.3 	of the state elections campaign account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 10A.31. 
26.4 	This is a onetime transfer.

26.5 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 5.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
26.6 		Subd. 2.Appropriation. Notwithstanding section 4.07, Money in the Help America 
26.7 	Vote Act account may be spent only pursuant to direct appropriations enacted from time to 
26.8 	time by law. Money in the account must be spent is appropriated to the secretary of state
26.9 	to improve the administration of elections in accordance with the Help America Vote Act, 
26.10 	the state plan certified by the governor under the act, and for reporting and administrative 
26.11 	requirements under the act and plan. To the extent required by federal law, money in the 
26.12 	account must be used in a manner that is consistent with the maintenance of effort 
26.13 	requirements of section 254(a)(7) of the Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252, 
26.14 	based on the level of state expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000.

26.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
26.16 	applies to any balances in the Help America Vote Act account existing on or after that date.

26.17 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
26.18 		Subd. 4.Appropriation. (a) The amounts designated by individuals for the state elections 
26.19 	campaign account, less three percent, are appropriated from the general fund, must be 
26.20 	transferred and credited to the appropriate account in the state elections campaign account, 
26.21 	and are annually appropriated for distribution as set forth in subdivisions 5, 5a, 6, and 7. 
26.22 	The remaining three percent must be kept in the general fund for administrative costs.
26.23 	(b) In addition to the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,020,000 $4,932,000 for each general 
26.24 	election is appropriated from the general fund for transfer to the general account of the state 
26.25 	elections campaign account.

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

26.27 	ARTICLE 3
26.28 	MISCELLANEOUS POLICY

26.29 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 1.135, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
26.30 		Subd. 2.Official seal. The seal described in subdivision 3 3a is the "Great Seal of the 
26.31 	State of Minnesota." When the seal, the impression of the seal, the scene within the seal, 
27.1 	or its likeness is reproduced at state expense, it must conform to subdivision 3 and section 
27.2 	4.04. A seal, impression, scene, or likeness which does not conform to these provisions is 
27.3 	not official.

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

27.5 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 1.135, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
27.6 	read:
27.7 		Subd. 3a.Official seal; May 11, 2024, and thereafter. The Great Seal of the State of 
27.8 	Minnesota is the design as certified in the report of the State Emblems Redesign Commission, 
27.9 	as established by a law enacted in 2023.

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

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

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

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

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

28.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 1.141, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
28.2 		Subdivision 1.Adoption. The design of the state flag proposed by the Legislative Interim 
28.3 	Commission acting under Laws 1955, chapter 632,as certified in the report of the State 
28.4 	Emblems Redesign Commission, as established in section 48, is adopted as the official state 
28.5 	flag.

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

28.7 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.07, is amended to read:
28.8 	3.07 ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES.
28.9 	Each house, after its organization, may appoint and at pleasure remove the employees 
28.10 	provided for by its permanent rules or recommended by its Committee on Rules, subject to 
28.11 	terms and conditions of employment under applicable collective bargaining agreements. 
28.12 	All officers and employees shall receive the compensation provided by the permanent rules 
28.13 	of the electing or appointing body or recommended by its Committee on Rules. Unless 
28.14 	otherwise expressly provided by law, no officer or employee shall receive any other 
28.15 	compensation for services.

28.16 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.09, is amended to read:
28.17 	3.09 COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES.
28.18 	The compensation of officers and employees shall be at the rates fixed by the permanent 
28.19 	rules of the electing or appointing body or recommended by its Committee on Rules, subject 
28.20 	to terms and conditions of employment under applicable collective bargaining agreements.

28.21 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.98, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.22 		Subd. 2.Contents. (a) The fiscal note, where possible, shall:
28.23 	(1) cite the effect in dollar amounts;
28.24 	(2) cite the statutory provisions affected;
28.25 	(3) estimate the increase or decrease in revenues or expenditures;
28.26 	(4) include the costs which may be absorbed without additional funds;
28.27 	(5) include the assumptions used in determining the cost estimates; and
28.28 	(6) specify any long-range implication.
29.1 	(b) The fiscal note may comment on technical or mechanical defects in the bill but shall 
29.2 	express no opinions concerning the merits of the proposal.
29.3 	(c) The fiscal note must assume the legal validity of the bill, but may comment on 
29.4 	potential litigation that may result from passage of the bill.

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

29.6 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 4.045, is amended to read:
29.7 	4.045 CHILDREN'S CABINET.
29.8 	The Children's Cabinet shall consist of the commissioners of education, human services, 
29.9 	employment and economic development, public safety, corrections, management and budget, 
29.10 	health, administration, Housing Finance Agency, and transportation, and the director of the 
29.11 	Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning. The governor shall designate one member 
29.12 	to serve as cabinet chair. The chair is responsible for ensuring that the duties of the Children's 
29.13 	Cabinet are performed.

29.14 	Sec. 10. [15.0146] MINNESOTA YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
29.15 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The membership of the council is as described in this 
29.16 	subdivision.
29.17 	(b) The governor must appoint three members to represent each of the state's 
29.18 	congressional districts. Of these, two members from each congressional district must be in 
29.19 	grades 8 through 12 at the time of appointment, and one member must be between the ages 
29.20 	of 19 and 23 at the time of appointment. The governor may only appoint an individual under 
29.21 	the age of 18 to the council with the consent of the individual's parent or guardian. The 
29.22 	governor must ensure that the demographic composition of the council accurately reflects 
29.23 	the demographic composition of Minnesota's youth community as determined by the state 
29.24 	demographer.
29.25 	(c) Four legislators are voting members of the council. The speaker of the house and the 
29.26 	house minority leader must each appoint one member to the council. The majority leader 
29.27 	of the senate must appoint one member of the majority caucus and the minority leader of 
29.28 	the senate must appoint one member of the minority caucus to the council.
29.29 	(d) The governor may appoint a commissioner of a state agency or a designee of that 
29.30 	commissioner to serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the council.
30.1 		Subd. 2.Appointments; terms; removal. (a) The council's executive director and the 
30.2 	legislative members may offer advice to the governor on applicants seeking appointment 
30.3 	to the council.
30.4 	(b) Terms, compensation, and filling of vacancies for members appointed by the governor 
30.5 	are as provided in section 15.059, except that the term of a member is two years. Removal 
30.6 	of members appointed by the governor is governed by section 15.059, except that: (1) a 
30.7 	member who missed more than half of the council meetings convened during a 12-month 
30.8 	period automatically is removed from the council; and (2) a member appointed by the 
30.9 	governor may be removed by a vote of three of the four legislative members of the council. 
30.10 	The chair of the council must inform the governor of the need for the governor to fill a 
30.11 	vacancy on the council. Legislative members serve at the pleasure of their appointing 
30.12 	authority.
30.13 	(c) An appointee of the governor may serve one term on the council. A legislator may 
30.14 	serve no more than eight consecutive years or 12 nonconsecutive years on this council.
30.15 		Subd. 3.Training; chair; executive committee; meetings; support. (a) A member 
30.16 	appointed by the governor must attend orientation training within the first six months of 
30.17 	service for the member's term. The commissioner of administration must arrange for the 
30.18 	training to include but not be limited to the legislative process and the duties and 
30.19 	responsibilities associated with membership on a state advisory council. The governor must 
30.20 	remove a member who does not complete the training.
30.21 	(b) The council must annually elect from among the members appointed by the governor 
30.22 	a chair and other officers the council deems necessary. The elected officers and one legislative 
30.23 	member selected by the council must serve as the executive committee of the council.
30.24 	(c) Forty percent of voting members of the council constitutes a quorum. A quorum is 
30.25 	required to conduct council business. A council member may not vote on any action if the 
30.26 	member has a conflict of interest under section 10A.07.
30.27 	(d) The council must receive administrative support from the commissioner of 
30.28 	administration under section 16B.371. The council may contract in its own name but must 
30.29 	not accept or receive a loan or incur indebtedness except as otherwise provided by law. 
30.30 	Contracts must be approved by a majority of the members of the council who are over the 
30.31 	age of 21 years and executed by the executive director. The council may apply for, receive, 
30.32 	and expend in its own name grants and gifts of money consistent with the powers and duties 
30.33 	specified in this section.
31.1 	(e) The attorney general must provide legal services to the council on behalf of the state 
31.2 	on all matters relating to the council, including matters relating to the state as the employer 
31.3 	of the executive director of the council and other council staff.
31.4 		Subd. 4.Executive director; staff. (a) The commissioner of administration must appoint 
31.5 	an executive director for the council. The executive director must be experienced in 
31.6 	administrative activities and familiar with the challenges and needs of Minnesota's youth 
31.7 	community. The executive director serves in the unclassified service at the pleasure of the 
31.8 	commissioner of administration.
31.9 	(b) The commissioner of administration must establish a process for recruiting and 
31.10 	selecting applicants for the executive director position. This process must include consultation 
31.11 	and collaboration with the council.
31.12 	(c) The executive director and council members must work together in fulfilling council 
31.13 	duties. The executive director must consult with the commissioner of administration to 
31.14 	ensure appropriate financial, purchasing, human resources, and other services for operation 
31.15 	of the council.
31.16 	(d) The council chair must report to the commissioner of administration regarding the 
31.17 	performance of the executive director, including any recommendations regarding disciplinary 
31.18 	actions. The executive director must appoint and supervise the work of other staff necessary 
31.19 	to carry out the duties of the council.
31.20 	(e) The executive director must submit the council's biennial budget request to the 
31.21 	commissioner of management and budget as provided under chapter 16A.
31.22 		Subd. 5.Duties of council. (a) The council must work for the implementation of 
31.23 	economic, social, legal, and political equality for the youth community. The council must 
31.24 	work with the legislature and governor to carry out this work by performing the duties in 
31.25 	this section. The council must:
31.26 	(1) develop and approve a strategic plan to guide the council's work in implementing 
31.27 	the duties and goals required by this section;
31.28 	(2) advise the governor and the legislature on issues confronting the youth community. 
31.29 	This may include but is not limited to presenting the results of surveys, studies, and 
31.30 	community forums to the appropriate executive departments and legislative committees;
31.31 	(3) advise the governor and the legislature of administrative and legislative changes 
31.32 	needed to improve the economic and social condition of the youth community. This may 
32.1 	include but is not limited to working with legislators to develop legislation to address these 
32.2 	issues and to work for passage of the legislation;
32.3 	(4) advise the governor and the legislature of the implications and effect of proposed 
32.4 	administrative and legislative changes on the youth community. This may include but is 
32.5 	not limited to tracking legislation, testifying as appropriate, and meeting with executive 
32.6 	departments and legislators;
32.7 	(5) serve as a liaison between state government and organizations that serve the youth 
32.8 	community. This may include but is not limited to working with organizations that serve 
32.9 	youth to carry out the duties in this subdivision, and working with organizations that serve 
32.10 	youth to develop informational programs or publications to involve and empower youth 
32.11 	seeking to improve their economic and social conditions; and
32.12 	(6) perform or contract for the performance of studies designed to suggest solutions to 
32.13 	identified problems in the areas of education, employment, human rights, health, housing, 
32.14 	social welfare, and other related areas.
32.15 	(b) In carrying out duties under this subdivision, the council may act to advise on issues 
32.16 	that affect the shared constituencies of a council established in section 15.0145.
32.17 		Subd. 6.Duties of council members. A council member must:
32.18 	(1) attend and participate in scheduled meetings and be prepared by reviewing meeting 
32.19 	notes;
32.20 	(2) maintain and build communication with the youth community;
32.21 	(3) collaborate with the council and executive director in carrying out the council's duties; 
32.22 	and
32.23 	(4) participate in activities the council or executive director deem appropriate and 
32.24 	necessary to facilitate the goals and duties of the council.
32.25 		Subd. 7.Reports. The council must report on the measurable outcomes achieved in the 
32.26 	council's current strategic plan to meet its statutory duties, along with the specific objectives 
32.27 	and outcome measures proposed for the following year. The council must submit the report 
32.28 	by January 15 each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
32.29 	committees with primary jurisdiction over state government operations and other committees 
32.30 	as the council determines appropriate. Each report must cover the calendar year of the year 
32.31 	before the report is submitted. The specific objectives and outcome measures for the 
32.32 	following current year must focus on three or four achievable objectives, action steps, and 
32.33 	measurable outcomes for which the council must be held accountable. The strategic plan 
33.1 	may include other items that support the statutory purposes of the council but must not 
33.2 	distract from the primary statutory proposals presented. The biennial budget of the council 
33.3 	must be submitted to the commissioner of administration by February 1 in each 
33.4 	odd-numbered year.

33.5 	Sec. 11. [15.0147] COUNCIL ON LGBTQIA MINNESOTANS.
33.6 		Subdivision 1.Council established; membership. (a) The Council on LGBTQIA 
33.7 	Minnesotans is established. The council consists of 16 voting members.
33.8 	(b) The governor shall appoint a total of 12 public voting members. The governor may 
33.9 	additionally appoint a commissioner of a state agency or a designee of the commissioner 
33.10 	to serve as an ex-officio, nonvoting member of the council.
33.11 	(c) Four legislators shall be appointed to the council. The speaker of the house and the 
33.12 	minority leader of the house of representatives shall each appoint one member of the house 
33.13 	of representatives to the council. The senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee 
33.14 	on Rules and Administration shall appoint one member of the senate majority caucus and 
33.15 	one member of the senate minority caucus.
33.16 		Subd. 2.Appointments; terms; removal. (a) In making appointments to the council, 
33.17 	the governor shall consider an appointee's proven dedication and commitment to Minnesota's 
33.18 	LGBTQIA community and any expertise possessed by the appointee that might be beneficial 
33.19 	to the council, such as experience in public policy, legal affairs, social work, business, or 
33.20 	management. The executive director and legislative members may offer advice to the 
33.21 	governor on applicants seeking appointment.
33.22 	(b) Terms, compensation, and filling of vacancies for members appointed by the governor 
33.23 	are as provided in section 15.059. Removal of members appointed by the governor is 
33.24 	governed by section 15.059, except that: (1) a member who misses more than half of the 
33.25 	council meetings convened during a 12-month period is automatically removed from the 
33.26 	council; and (2) a member appointed by the governor may be removed by a vote of three 
33.27 	of the four legislative members of the council. The chair of the council shall inform the 
33.28 	governor of the need for the governor to fill a vacancy on the council. Legislative members 
33.29 	serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority.
33.30 	(c) A member appointed by the governor may serve no more than a total of eight years 
33.31 	on the council. A legislator may serve no more than eight consecutive years or 12 
33.32 	nonconsecutive years on the council.
34.1 		Subd. 3.Training; executive committee; meetings; support. (a) A member appointed 
34.2 	by the governor must attend orientation training within the first six months of service for 
34.3 	the member's initial term. The commissioner of administration must arrange for the training 
34.4 	to include but not be limited to the legislative process, government data practices, ethics, 
34.5 	conflicts of interest, Open Meeting Law, Robert's Rules of Order, fiscal management, and 
34.6 	human resources. The governor must remove a member who does not complete the training.
34.7 	(b) The council shall annually elect from among the members appointed by the governor 
34.8 	a chair and other officers the council deems necessary. These officers and one legislative 
34.9 	member selected by the council shall serve as the executive committee of the council.
34.10 	(c) Forty percent of voting members of the council constitutes a quorum. A quorum is 
34.11 	required to conduct council business. A council member may not vote on any action if the 
34.12 	member has a conflict of interest under section 10A.07.
34.13 	(d) The council shall receive administrative support from the commissioner of 
34.14 	administration under section 16B.371. The council may contract in its own name but may 
34.15 	not accept or receive a loan or incur indebtedness except as otherwise provided by law. 
34.16 	Contracts must be approved by a majority of the members of the council and executed by 
34.17 	the chair and the executive director. The council may apply for, receive, and expend in its 
34.18 	own name grants and gifts of money consistent with the powers and duties specified in this 
34.19 	section.
34.20 	(e) The attorney general shall provide legal services to the council on behalf of the state 
34.21 	on all matters relating to the council, including matters relating to the state as the employer 
34.22 	of the executive director of the council and other council staff.
34.23 		Subd. 4.Executive director; staff. (a) The Legislative Coordinating Commission must 
34.24 	appoint an executive director for the council. The executive director must be experienced 
34.25 	in administrative activities and familiar with the challenges and needs of Minnesota's 
34.26 	LGBTQIA community. The executive director serves in the unclassified service at the 
34.27 	pleasure of the Legislative Coordinating Commission.
34.28 	(b) The Legislative Coordinating Commission must establish a process for recruiting 
34.29 	and selecting applicants for the executive director position. This process must include 
34.30 	consultation and collaboration with the council.
34.31 	(c) The executive director and council members must work together in fulfilling council 
34.32 	duties. The executive director must consult with the commissioner of administration to 
34.33 	ensure appropriate financial, purchasing, human resources, and other services for operation 
34.34 	of the council.
35.1 	(d) Once appointed, the council is responsible for supervising the work of the executive 
35.2 	director. The council chair must report to the chair of the Legislative Coordinating 
35.3 	Commission regarding the performance of the executive director, including recommendations 
35.4 	regarding any  disciplinary actions. The executive director must appoint and supervise the 
35.5 	work of other staff necessary to carry out the duties of the council. The executive director 
35.6 	must consult with the council chair prior to taking the following disciplinary actions with 
35.7 	council staff: written reprimand, suspension, demotion, or discharge. The executive director 
35.8 	and other council staff are executive branch employees.
35.9 	(e) The executive director must submit the council's biennial budget request to the 
35.10 	commissioner of management and budget as provided under chapter 16A.
35.11 		Subd. 5.Duties of council. (a) The council must work for the implementation of 
35.12 	economic, social, legal, and political equality for Minnesota's LGBTQIA community. The 
35.13 	council shall work with the legislature and governor to carry out this work by performing 
35.14 	the duties in this section.
35.15 	(b) The council shall advise the governor and the legislature on issues confronting the 
35.16 	LGBTQIA community. This may include but is not limited to presenting the results of 
35.17 	surveys, studies, and community forums to the appropriate executive departments and 
35.18 	legislative committees.
35.19 	(c) The council shall advise the governor and the legislature of administrative and 
35.20 	legislative changes needed to improve the economic and social condition of Minnesota's 
35.21 	LGBTQIA community. This may include but is not limited to working with legislators to 
35.22 	develop legislation to address issues and to work for passage of legislation. This may also 
35.23 	include making recommendations regarding the state's affirmative action program and the 
35.24 	state's targeted group small business program or working with state agencies and 
35.25 	organizations to develop business opportunities and promote economic development for 
35.26 	the LGBTQIA community.
35.27 	(d) The council shall advise the governor and the legislature of the implications and 
35.28 	effect of proposed administrative and legislative changes on the constituency of the council. 
35.29 	This may include but is not limited to tracking legislation, testifying as appropriate, and 
35.30 	meeting with executive departments and legislators.
35.31 	(e) The council shall serve as a liaison between state government and organizations that 
35.32 	serve Minnesota's LGBTQIA community. This may include but is not limited to working 
35.33 	with these organizations to carry out the duties in paragraphs (a) to (d) and working with 
36.1 	these organizations to develop informational programs or publications to involve and 
36.2 	empower the community in seeking improvement in their economic and social conditions.
36.3 	(f) The council shall perform or contract for the performance of studies designed to 
36.4 	suggest solutions to the problems of Minnesota's LGBTQIA community in the areas of 
36.5 	education, employment, human rights, health, housing, social welfare, and other related 
36.6 	areas.
36.7 	(g) In carrying out duties under this subdivision, the council may act to advise on issues 
36.8 	that affect the shared constituencies with the councils established in section 15.0145.
36.9 		Subd. 6.Duties of council members. A council member shall:
36.10 	(1) attend and participate in scheduled meetings and be prepared by reviewing meeting 
36.11 	notes;
36.12 	(2) maintain and build communication with Minnesota's LGBTQIA community;
36.13 	(3) collaborate with the council and executive director in carrying out the council's duties; 
36.14 	and
36.15 	(4) participate in activities the council or executive director deem appropriate and 
36.16 	necessary to facilitate the goals and duties of the council.
36.17 		Subd. 7.Reports. The council must report on the measurable outcomes achieved in the 
36.18 	council's current strategic plan to meet its statutory duties, along with the specific objectives 
36.19 	and outcome measures proposed for the following year. The council must submit the report 
36.20 	by January 15 each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
36.21 	committees with primary jurisdiction over state government operations. Each report must 
36.22 	cover the calendar year of the year before the report is submitted. The specific objectives 
36.23 	and outcome measures for the following current year must focus on three or four achievable 
36.24 	objectives, action steps, and measurable outcomes for which the council will be held 
36.25 	accountable. The strategic plan may include other items that support the statutory purposes 
36.26 	of the council but should not distract from the primary statutory proposals presented. The 
36.27 	biennial budget of the council must be submitted to the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
36.28 	by February 1 in each odd-numbered year.

36.29 	Sec. 12. [15B.18] CAPITOL CAMPUS DESIGN FRAMEWORK.
36.30 	(a) An update to the Capitol Campus Design Framework must include:
36.31 	(1) plans to integrate green space campuswide, including but not limited to the addition 
36.32 	of green space on the following sites at the approximate sizes indicated:
37.1 	(i) the southwest corner of Rice Street and University Avenue, with a minimum size of 
37.2 	20,700 square feet;
37.3 	(ii) the northeast corner of Rice Street and University Avenue, with a minimum size of 
37.4 	32,000 square feet; and
37.5 	(iii) the north side of the State Capitol building adjacent to University Avenue;
37.6 	(2) plans for visual markers and welcome information for the Capitol campus at one or 
37.7 	more corners of Rice Street and University Avenue, anchoring a pathway to the State Capitol 
37.8 	building and Capitol Mall that features interpretive markers honoring the importance and 
37.9 	stature of the Capitol campus as both a historic site and as a modern, active public gathering 
37.10 	space for all Minnesotans; and
37.11 	(3) plans to plant trees throughout the Capitol campus, prioritizing the creation of a 
37.12 	mature tree canopy to provide an area of shade for users of the Capitol Mall between or 
37.13 	adjacent to the State Capitol building and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.
37.14 	(b) The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board must contract with one or more 
37.15 	professional design consultants with expertise on horticulture, landscape architecture, civic 
37.16 	space design, infrastructure assessment, and operations and maintenance planning to develop 
37.17 	the framework updates. The board must additionally consult with the commissioners of 
37.18 	administration and public safety and the senate majority leader and the speaker of the house 
37.19 	or their designees before any proposed framework update is approved. The board must 
37.20 	approve the updated design framework no later than December 31, 2023.

37.21 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.055, is amended by adding a subdivision 
37.22 	to read:
37.23 		Subd. 7.Grant acceptance. The commissioner may apply for and receive grants from 
37.24 	any source for the purpose of fulfilling any of the duties of the department. All funds received 
37.25 	under this subdivision are appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes for which the 
37.26 	funds are received.

37.27 	Sec. 14. [16A.091] PLANNING, STRATEGY, AND PERFORMANCE 
37.28 	MANAGEMENT.
37.29 	(a) The commissioner of management and budget is responsible for the coordination, 
37.30 	development, assessment, and communication of information, performance measures, 
37.31 	planning, and policy concerning the state's future.
38.1 	(b) The commissioner must develop a statewide system of economic, social, and 
38.2 	environmental performance measures. The commissioner must provide information to assist 
38.3 	public and elected officials with understanding the status of these performance measures.
38.4 	(c) The commissioner may appoint one deputy with principal responsibility for planning, 
38.5 	strategy, and performance management.

38.6 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.126, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.7 		Subdivision 1.Set rates. The commissioner shall approve the rates an agency must pay 
38.8 	to a revolving fund for services. Funds subject to this subdivision include, but are not limited 
38.9 	to, the revolving funds established in sections 14.46; 14.53; 16B.2975, subdivision 4; 16B.48; 
38.10 	16B.54; 16B.58; 16B.85; 16E.14; 43A.55; and 176.591; and the fund established in section 
38.11 	43A.30; and the account established in section 16A.1286.

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

38.13 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.1286, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
38.14 		Subd. 2.Billing procedures. The commissioner may bill up to $10,000,000 in each 
38.15 	fiscal year for statewide systems services provided to state agencies, judicial branch agencies, 
38.16 	the University of Minnesota in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches, the Minnesota 
38.17 	State Colleges and Universities, and other entities. Each agency shall transfer from agency 
38.18 	operating appropriations to the statewide systems account the amount billed by the 
38.19 	commissioner. Billing policies and procedures related to statewide systems services must 
38.20 	be developed by the commissioner in consultation with the commissioners of management 
38.21 	and budget and administration, the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges 
38.22 	and Universities. The commissioner shall develop billing policies and procedures.

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

38.24 	Sec. 17. [16B.312] CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL 
38.25 	ANALYSIS.
38.26 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
38.27 	meanings given.
38.28 	(a) "Carbon steel" means steel in which the main alloying element is carbon and whose 
38.29 	properties are chiefly dependent on the percentage of carbon present.
38.30 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of administration.
39.1 	(c) "Electric arc furnace" means a furnace that produces molten alloy metal and heats 
39.2 	the charge materials with electric arcs from carbon electrodes.
39.3 	(d) "Eligible material" means:
39.4 	(1) carbon steel rebar;
39.5 	(2) structural steel;
39.6 	(3) concrete; or
39.7 	(4) asphalt paving mixtures.
39.8 	(e) "Eligible project" means:
39.9 	(1) new construction of a state building larger than 50,000 gross square feet of occupied 
39.10 	or conditioned space;
39.11 	(2) renovation of more than 50,000 gross square feet of occupied or conditioned space 
39.12 	in a state building whose renovation cost exceeds 50 percent of the building's assessed value; 
39.13 	or
39.14 	(3) new construction or reconstruction of two or more lane-miles of a trunk highway.
39.15 	(f) "Environmental product declaration" means a supply chain specific type III 
39.16 	environmental product declaration that:
39.17 	(1) contains a lifecycle assessment of the environmental impacts of manufacturing a 
39.18 	specific product by a specific firm, including the impacts of extracting and producing the 
39.19 	raw materials and components that compose the product;
39.20 	(2) is verified by a third party; and
39.21 	(3) meets the ISO 14025 standard developed and maintained by the International 
39.22 	Organization for Standardization (ISO).
39.23 	(g) "Global warming potential" has the meaning given in section 216H.10, subdivision 
39.24 	6.
39.25 	(h) "Greenhouse gas" has the meaning given to "statewide greenhouse gas emissions" 
39.26 	in section 216H.01, subdivision 2.
39.27 	(i) "Integrated steel manufacturing" means the production of iron and subsequently steel 
39.28 	from primarily iron ore or iron ore pellets. An integrated steel manufacturing process can 
39.29 	include a blast furnace, a basic oxygen furnace for refining molten iron into steel, but may 
39.30 	also include furnaces that continuously feed direct-reduced iron ore pellets as the primary 
39.31 	source of iron.
40.1 	(j) "Lifecycle" means an analysis that includes the environmental impacts of all stages 
40.2 	of a specific product's production, from mining and processing its raw materials to the 
40.3 	process of manufacturing the product itself.
40.4 	(k) "Rebar" means a steel reinforcing bar or rod encased in concrete.
40.5 	(l) "Secondary steel manufacturing" means the production of steel where primarily 
40.6 	ferrous scrap and other metallic inputs are recycled by melting and refining in electric arc 
40.7 	furnaces.
40.8 	(m) "State building" means a building that is owned by the state of Minnesota or a 
40.9 	Minnesota state agency.
40.10 	(n) "Structural steel" means steel that is classified by the shapes of its cross-sections, 
40.11 	such as I, T, and C shapes.
40.12 	(o) "Supply chain specific" means an environmental product declaration that includes 
40.13 	specific data for the production processes of the materials and components composing a 
40.14 	product that contribute at least 80 percent of the product's lifecycle global warming potential, 
40.15 	as defined in International Organization for Standardization standard 21930.
40.16 		Subd. 2.Standard; maximum global warming potential. (a) The commissioner must, 
40.17 	based upon a recommendation from the Environmental Standards Procurement Task Force 
40.18 	in subdivision 5, establish and publish a maximum acceptable global warming potential for 
40.19 	each eligible material used in an eligible project, in accordance with the following schedule:
40.20 	(1) for concrete used in buildings, no later than January 15, 2026; and
40.21 	(2) for carbon steel rebar and structural steel and, after conferring with the commissioner 
40.22 	of transportation, for asphalt paving mixtures and concrete pavement, no later than January 
40.23 	15, 2028.
40.24 	(b) The commissioner must, after considering nationally or internationally recognized 
40.25 	databases of environmental product declarations for an eligible material, establish the 
40.26 	maximum acceptable global warming potential for that eligible material.
40.27 	(c) The commissioner may set different maximum global warming potentials for different 
40.28 	specific products and sub product categories that are examples of the same eligible material 
40.29 	based on distinctions between eligible material production and manufacturing processes 
40.30 	such as integrated versus secondary steel production.
40.31 	(d) The commissioner must establish maximum global warming potentials that are 
40.32 	consistent with criteria in an environmental product declaration.
41.1 	(e) Not later than three years after establishing the maximum global warming potential 
41.2 	for an eligible material under paragraph (a), and not longer than every three years thereafter, 
41.3 	the commissioner, after conferring with the commissioner of transportation with respect to 
41.4 	asphalt paving mixtures and concrete pavement, must review the maximum acceptable 
41.5 	global warming potential for each eligible material and for specific eligible material products. 
41.6 	The commissioner may adjust any of those values downward to reflect industry improvements 
41.7 	if, based on the process described in paragraph (b), the commissioner determines that the 
41.8 	industry average has declined.
41.9 		Subd. 3.Procurement process. The commissioners of administration and transportation 
41.10 	must, based upon the recommendations of the Environmental Procurement Task Force, 
41.11 	establish processes for incorporating the maximum allowable global warming potential of 
41.12 	eligible materials into their bidding processes by the effective dates established in subdivision 
41.13 	2.
41.14 		Subd. 4.Pilot program. (a) No later than July 1, 2024, the commissioner of 
41.15 	administration must establish a pilot program that seeks to obtain from vendors an estimate 
41.16 	of the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of products selected by the department from 
41.17 	among those procured. The pilot program must encourage, but may not require, a vendor 
41.18 	to submit the following data for each selected product that represents at least 90 percent of 
41.19 	the total cost of the materials or components composing the selected product:
41.20 	(1) the quantity of the product purchased by the department;
41.21 	(2) a current environmental product declaration for the product;
41.22 	(3) the name and location of the product's manufacturer;
41.23 	(4) a copy of the vendor's Supplier Code of Conduct, if any;
41.24 	(5) the names and locations of the product's actual production facilities; and
41.25 	(6) an assessment of employee working conditions at the product's production facilities.
41.26 	(b) The commissioner must construct a publicly accessible or adopt an existing publicly 
41.27 	accessible database that must be posted on the department website and must contain the 
41.28 	data reported to the department under this subdivision. The data must be reported in a manner 
41.29 	that does not disclose, directly or in combination with other publicly available data, the 
41.30 	identification of the product manufacturer.
41.31 		Subd. 5.Environmental Standards Procurement Task Force. (a) No later than October 
41.32 	1, 2023, the commissioners of administration and transportation must establish an 
41.33 	Environmental Standards Procurement Task Force to examine issues surrounding the 
42.1 	implementation of a program requiring vendors of certain construction materials purchased 
42.2 	by the state to:
42.3 	(1) submit environmental product declarations that assess the lifecycle environmental 
42.4 	impacts of those materials to state officials as part of the procurement process; and
42.5 	(2) meet standards established by the commissioner that limit greenhouse gas emission 
42.6 	impacts of those materials.
42.7 	(b) The task force must examine, at a minimum, the following:
42.8 	(1) which construction materials should be subject to the program requirements;
42.9 	(2) what factors should be considered in establishing greenhouse gas emission standards 
42.10 	including distinctions between eligible material production and manufacturing processes 
42.11 	such as integrated versus secondary steel production;
42.12 	(3) a schedule for the development of standards for specific materials and for 
42.13 	incorporating the standards into the purchasing process including distinctions between 
42.14 	eligible material production and manufacturing processes;
42.15 	(4) the development and use of financial incentives to reward vendors for developing 
42.16 	products whose greenhouse gas emissions are below the standards;
42.17 	(5) the provision of grants to defer a vendor's cost to obtain environmental product 
42.18 	declarations;
42.19 	(6) how the issues in clauses (1) to (5) are addressed by existing programs in other states 
42.20 	and countries;
42.21 	(7) how to coordinate with the federal Buy Clean Task Force established under Executive 
42.22 	Order 14057 and representatives of the United States Departments of Commerce, Energy, 
42.23 	Housing and Urban Development, Transportation; the Environmental Protection Agency; 
42.24 	the General Services Administration; the White House Office of Management and Budget; 
42.25 	and the White House Domestic Climate Policy Council; and
42.26 	(8) any other issues the task force deems relevant.
42.27 	(c) The task force must make recommendations to the commissioners of administration 
42.28 	and transportation regarding:
42.29 	(1) how the agencies must implement requirements requiring maximum global warming 
42.30 	impacts for eligible materials are integrated into the bidding process for eligible projects;
43.1 	(2) what incentive structures can be included in bidding processes to encourage the use 
43.2 	of materials below the maximum global warming potential;
43.3 	(3) how a successful bidder for a contract will notify the commissioner of the specific 
43.4 	environmental product declaration for a material used on a project;
43.5 	(4) a process for waiving the requirements to procure materials below the maximum 
43.6 	global warming potential in case of product supply problems, geographic impracticability, 
43.7 	or financial hardship;
43.8 	(5) a system for awarding grants to manufacturers of eligible materials located in 
43.9 	Minnesota to offset the cost of obtaining environmental product declarations or otherwise 
43.10 	collect environmental product declaration data from manufacturers based in Minnesota;
43.11 	(6) whether to use an industry average or a different method to set the maximum allowable 
43.12 	global warming potential, or whether that average could be used for some materials but not 
43.13 	others; and
43.14 	(7) any other items it deems appropriate for the implementation of this section.
43.15 	(d) Members of the task force must include, but may not be limited to, representatives 
43.16 	of:
43.17 	(1) the Departments of Administration and Transportation;
43.18 	(2) the Center for Sustainable Building Research at the University of Minnesota;
43.19 	(3) the Aggregate and Ready Mix Association of Minnesota;
43.20 	(4) the Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota;
43.21 	(5) the Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association;
43.22 	(6) the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape 
43.23 	Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design;
43.24 	(7) a representative of the Minnesota steel industry;
43.25 	(8) building and transportation construction firms;
43.26 	(9) suppliers of eligible materials;
43.27 	(10) organized labor in the construction trades;
43.28 	(11) organized labor in the manufacturing or industrial sectors;
43.29 	(12) environmental advocacy organizations; and
43.30 	(13) environmental justice organizations.
44.1 	(e) The Department of Administration must provide meeting space and serve as staff to 
44.2 	the task force.
44.3 	(f) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, must serve as chair of the task 
44.4 	force. The task force must meet at least four times annually, and must convene additional 
44.5 	meetings at the call of the chair.
44.6 	(g) The commissioner must summarize the findings and recommendations of the task 
44.7 	force in a report submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and 
44.8 	house of representatives committees with primary jurisdiction for state government, 
44.9 	transportation, and energy no later than December 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until the 
44.10 	task force expires.
44.11 	(h) The task force is subject to section 15.059, subdivision 6.
44.12 	(i) The task force must sunset on January 1, 2029.

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

44.14 	Sec. 18. [16B.372] ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNMENT 
44.15 	OPERATIONS; OFFICE CREATED.
44.16 		Subdivision 1.Enterprise sustainability. The Office of Enterprise Sustainability is 
44.17 	established to assist all state agencies in making measurable progress toward improving the 
44.18 	sustainability of government operations by reducing the impact on the environment, 
44.19 	controlling unnecessary waste of natural resources and public funds, and spurring innovation. 
44.20 	The office shall create new tools and share best practices, assist state agencies to plan for 
44.21 	and implement improvements, and monitor progress toward achieving intended outcomes. 
44.22 	Specific duties include but are not limited to:
44.23 	(1) managing a sustainability metrics and reporting system, including a public dashboard 
44.24 	that allows Minnesotans to track progress and is updated annually;
44.25 	(2) assisting agencies in developing and executing sustainability plans; and
44.26 	(3) implementing the state building energy conservation improvement revolving loan 
44.27 	in Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.86 and 16B.87.
44.28 		Subd. 2.State agency responsibilities. Each cabinet-level agency is required to 
44.29 	participate in the sustainability effort by developing a sustainability plan and by making 
44.30 	measurable progress toward improving associated sustainability outcomes. State agencies 
44.31 	and boards that are not members of the cabinet shall take steps toward improving 
45.1 	sustainability outcomes. However, they are not required to participate at the level of 
45.2 	cabinet-level agencies.
45.3 		Subd. 3.Local governments. The Office of Enterprise Sustainability shall make 
45.4 	reasonable attempts to share tools and best practices with local governments.

45.5 	Sec. 19. [16B.373] OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TRANSLATIONS.
45.6 		Subdivision 1.Office establishment. (a) The commissioner shall establish an Office of 
45.7 	Enterprise Translations. The office must:
45.8 	(1) provide translation services for written material for executive agencies;
45.9 	(2) create and maintain language-specific landing webpages in Spanish, Hmong, and 
45.10 	Somali with links to translated materials at state agency websites; and
45.11 	(3) serve as a resource to executive agencies in areas such as best practices and standards 
45.12 	for the translation of written materials.
45.13 	(b) The commissioner shall determine the process and requirements for state agencies 
45.14 	to request translations of written materials.
45.15 		Subd. 2.Language access service account established. The language access service 
45.16 	account is created in the special revenue fund for reimbursing state agencies for expenses 
45.17 	incurred in providing language translation services.

45.18 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.4805, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
45.19 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. "Reasonable accommodation" as used in this section has 
45.20 	the meaning given in section 363A.08. "State agency" as used in this section has the meaning 
45.21 	given in section 16A.011, subdivision 12. "Reasonable accommodations eligible for 
45.22 	reimbursement" means:
45.23 	(1) reasonable accommodations provided to applicants for employment;
45.24 	(2) reasonable accommodations for employees for services that will need to be provided 
45.25 	on a periodic or ongoing basis; or
45.26 	(3) reasonable accommodations that involve onetime expenses that total more than 
45.27 	$1,000 $500 for an employee in a fiscal year.

45.28 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.97, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
45.29 		Subd. 2.Grants governance. The commissioner shall provide leadership and direction 
45.30 	for policy related to grants management in Minnesota in order to foster more consistent, 
46.1 	streamlined interaction between executive agencies, funders, and grantees that will enhance 
46.2 	access to grant opportunities and information and lead to greater program accountability 
46.3 	and transparency. The commissioner has the duties and powers stated in this section. An 
46.4 	executive agency Executive agencies shall fully cooperate with the commissioner in the 
46.5 	creation, management, and oversight of state grants and must do what the commissioner 
46.6 	requires under this section. The commissioner may adopt rules to carry out grants governance, 
46.7 	oversight, and management.

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

46.9 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.97, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
46.10 		Subd. 3.Discretionary powers. The commissioner has the authority to:
46.11 	(1) review grants management practices and propose establish and enforce policy and 
46.12 	procedure improvements to the governor, legislature, executive agencies, and the federal 
46.13 	government;
46.14 	(2) sponsor, support, and facilitate innovative and collaborative grants management 
46.15 	projects with public and private organizations;
46.16 	(3) review, recommend, and implement alternative strategies for grants management;
46.17 	(4) collect and disseminate information, issue reports relating to grants management, 
46.18 	and sponsor and conduct conferences and studies; and
46.19 	(5) participate in conferences and other appropriate activities related to grants 
46.20 	management issues.;
46.21 	(6) suspend or debar grantees from eligibility to receive state-issued grants for up to 
46.22 	three years for reasons specified in Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1150, subpart 2. A grantee 
46.23 	may obtain an administrative hearing pursuant to sections 14.57 to 14.62 before a suspension 
46.24 	or debarment is effective by filing a written request for hearing within 20 days of notification 
46.25 	of suspension or debarment;
46.26 	(7) establish offices for the purpose of carrying out grants governance, oversight, and 
46.27 	management; and
46.28 	(8) require granting agencies to submit grant solicitation documents for review prior to 
46.29 	issuance at dollar levels determined by the commissioner.

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

47.1 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.97, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
47.2 		Subd. 4.Duties. (a) The commissioner shall:
47.3 	(1) create general grants management policies and procedures that are applicable to all 
47.4 	executive agencies. The commissioner may approve exceptions to these policies and 
47.5 	procedures for particular grant programs. Exceptions shall expire or be renewed after five 
47.6 	years. Executive agencies shall retain management of individual grants programs;
47.7 	(2) provide a central point of contact concerning statewide grants management policies 
47.8 	and procedures;
47.9 	(3) serve as a resource to executive agencies in such areas as training, evaluation, 
47.10 	collaboration, and best practices in grants management;
47.11 	(4) ensure grants management needs are considered in the development, upgrade, and 
47.12 	use of statewide administrative systems and leverage existing technology wherever possible;
47.13 	(5) oversee and approve future professional and technical service contracts and other 
47.14 	information technology spending related to executive agency grants management systems 
47.15 	and activities;
47.16 	(6) provide a central point of contact for comments about executive agencies violating 
47.17 	statewide grants governance policies and about fraud and waste in grants processes;
47.18 	(7) forward received comments to the appropriate agency for further action, and may 
47.19 	follow up as necessary;
47.20 	(8) provide a single listing of all available executive agency competitive grant 
47.21 	opportunities and resulting grant recipients;
47.22 	(9) selectively review development and implementation of executive agency grants, 
47.23 	policies, and practices; and
47.24 	(10) selectively review executive agency compliance with best practices.
47.25 	(b) The commissioner may determine that it is cost-effective for agencies to develop 
47.26 	and use shared grants management technology systems. This system would be governed 
47.27 	under section 16E.01, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).

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

47.29 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
47.30 		Subd. 5.Creation and validity of grant agreements. (a) A grant agreement is and 
47.31 	amendments are not valid and the state is not bound by the grant do not bind unless:
48.1 	(1) the grant has the grant agreement and amendments have been executed by the head 
48.2 	of the agency or a delegate who is party to the grant;
48.3 	(2) the grant agreement and amendments have been approved by the commissioner;
48.4 	(2) (3) the accounting system shows an encumbrance for the amount of the grant in 
48.5 	accordance with policy approved by the commissioner except as provided in subdivision 
48.6 	11; and
48.7 	(3) (4) the grant agreement includes an effective date that references either section 
48.8 	16C.05, subdivision 2, or 16B.98, subdivisions 5 and 7, as determined by the granting 
48.9 	agency.
48.10 	(b) The combined grant agreement and amendments must not exceed five years without 
48.11 	specific, written approval by the commissioner according to established policy, procedures, 
48.12 	and standards, or unless the commissioner determines that a longer duration is in the best 
48.13 	interest of the state.
48.14 	(c) A fully executed copy of the grant agreement with all amendments and other required 
48.15 	records relating to the grant must be kept on file at the granting agency for a time equal to 
48.16 	that required of grantees in subdivision 8.
48.17 	(d) Grant agreements must comply with policies established by the commissioner for 
48.18 	minimum grant agreement standards and practices.
48.19 	(e) The attorney general may periodically review and evaluate a sample of state agency 
48.20 	grants to ensure compliance with applicable laws.

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

48.23 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
48.24 		Subd. 6.Grant administration. A granting agency shall diligently administer and 
48.25 	monitor any grant it has entered into. A granting agency must report to the commissioner 
48.26 	at any time at the commissioner's request on the status of any grant to which the agency is 
48.27 	a party.

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

49.1 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
49.2 		Subd. 8.Audit. (a) A grant agreement made by an executive agency must include an 
49.3 	audit clause that provides that the books, records, documents, and accounting procedures 
49.4 	and practices of the grantee or other party that are relevant to the grant or transaction are 
49.5 	subject to examination by the commissioner, the granting agency and either the legislative 
49.6 	auditor or the state auditor, as appropriate, for a minimum of six years from the grant 
49.7 	agreement end date, receipt and approval of all final reports, or the required period of time 
49.8 	to satisfy all state and program retention requirements, whichever is later. If a grant agreement 
49.9 	does not include an express audit clause, the audit authority under this subdivision is implied.
49.10 	(b) If the granting agency is a local unit of government, and the governing body of the 
49.11 	local unit of government requests that the state auditor examine the books, records, 
49.12 	documents, and accounting procedures and practices of the grantee or other party according 
49.13 	to this subdivision, the granting agency shall be liable for the cost of the examination. If 
49.14 	the granting agency is a local unit of government, and the grantee or other party requests 
49.15 	that the state auditor examine all books, records, documents, and accounting procedures 
49.16 	and practices related to the grant, the grantee or other party that requested the examination 
49.17 	shall be liable for the cost of the examination.

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

49.20 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
49.21 	read:
49.22 		Subd. 12.Grantee evaluations. (a) The head of the agency or delegate entering into a 
49.23 	grant agreement in excess of $25,000 must submit a report to the commissioner who must 
49.24 	make the report publicly available online.
49.25 	(b) The report must:
49.26 	(1) summarize the purpose of the grant;
49.27 	(2) state the amount provided to the grantee; and
49.28 	(3) include a written performance evaluation of the work done under the grant. The 
49.29 	evaluation must include an appraisal of the grantee's timeliness, quality, and overall 
49.30 	performance in meeting the terms and objectives of the grant. Grantees may request copies 
49.31 	of evaluations prepared under this subdivision and may respond in writing. Grantee responses 
49.32 	must be maintained with the grant file.

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

50.3 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.991, is amended to read:
50.4 	16B.991 TERMINATION OF GRANT.
50.5 		Subdivision 1.Criminal conviction. Each grant agreement subject to sections 16B.97
50.6 	and 16B.98 must provide that the agreement will immediately be terminated if the recipient 
50.7 	is convicted of a criminal offense relating to a state grant agreement.
50.8 		Subd. 2.Authority. A grant agreement must by its terms permit the commissioner to 
50.9 	unilaterally terminate the grant agreement prior to completion if the commissioner determines 
50.10 	that further performance under the grant agreement would not serve agency purposes or is 
50.11 	not in the best interests of the state.

50.12 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.13 		Subdivision 1.Unclassified positions.  Unclassified positions are held by employees 
50.14 	who are:
50.15 	(1) chosen by election or appointed to fill an elective office;
50.16 	(2) heads of agencies required by law to be appointed by the governor or other elective 
50.17 	officers, and the executive or administrative heads of departments, bureaus, divisions, and 
50.18 	institutions specifically established by law in the unclassified service;
50.19 	(3) deputy and assistant agency heads and one confidential secretary in the agencies 
50.20 	listed in subdivision 1a and in the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning;
50.21 	(4) the confidential secretary to each of the elective officers of this state and, for the 
50.22 	secretary of state and state auditor, an additional deputy, clerk, or employee;
50.23 	(5) intermittent help employed by the commissioner of public safety to assist in the 
50.24 	issuance of vehicle licenses;
50.25 	(6) employees in the offices of the governor and of the lieutenant governor and one 
50.26 	confidential employee for the governor in the Office of the Adjutant General;
50.27 	(7) employees of the Washington, D.C., office of the state of Minnesota;
50.28 	(8) employees of the legislature and of legislative committees or commissions; provided 
50.29 	that employees of the Legislative Audit Commission, except for the legislative auditor, the 
51.1 	deputy legislative auditors, and their confidential secretaries, shall be employees in the 
51.2 	classified service;
51.3 	(9) presidents, vice-presidents, deans, other managers and professionals in academic 
51.4 	and academic support programs, administrative or service faculty, teachers, research 
51.5 	assistants, and student employees eligible under terms of the federal Economic Opportunity 
51.6 	Act work study program in the Perpich Center for Arts Education and the Minnesota State 
51.7 	Colleges and Universities, but not the custodial, clerical, or maintenance employees, or any 
51.8 	professional or managerial employee performing duties in connection with the business 
51.9 	administration of these institutions;
51.10 	(10) officers and enlisted persons in the National Guard;
51.11 	(11) attorneys, legal assistants, and three confidential employees appointed by the attorney 
51.12 	general or employed with the attorney general's authorization;
51.13 	(12) judges and all employees of the judicial branch, referees, receivers, jurors, and 
51.14 	notaries public, except referees and adjusters employed by the Department of Labor and 
51.15 	Industry;
51.16 	(13) members of the State Patrol; provided that selection and appointment of State Patrol 
51.17 	troopers must be made in accordance with applicable laws governing the classified service;
51.18 	(14) examination monitors and intermittent training instructors employed by the 
51.19 	Departments of Management and Budget and Commerce and by professional examining 
51.20 	boards and intermittent staff employed by the technical colleges for the administration of 
51.21 	practical skills tests and for the staging of instructional demonstrations;
51.22 	(15) student workers;
51.23 	(16) executive directors or executive secretaries appointed by and reporting to any 
51.24 	policy-making board or commission established by statute;
51.25 	(17) employees unclassified pursuant to other statutory authority;
51.26 	(18) intermittent help employed by the commissioner of agriculture to perform duties 
51.27 	relating to pesticides, fertilizer, and seed regulation;
51.28 	(19) the administrators and the deputy administrators at the State Academies for the 
51.29 	Deaf and the Blind; and
51.30 	(20) chief executive officers in the Department of Human Services.

52.1 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.18, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
52.2 		Subd. 6.Legislative and judicial branch compensation. Total compensation plans for 
52.3 	unclassified employees of the legislature and of legislative commissions shall be determined 
52.4 	by the legislature consistent with chapter 3 and consistent with terms and conditions of 
52.5 	employment under applicable collective bargaining agreements, provided that insurance 
52.6 	benefits for these employees and for legislators shall be determined by the Legislative 
52.7 	Coordinating Commission, consistent with sections 43A.22 to 43A.30. Total compensation 
52.8 	plans for unclassified employees of the judicial branch shall be determined by the appointing 
52.9 	authority, unless other law provides a different method for establishing this compensation. 
52.10 	Judicial branch compensation plans shall be consistent with sections 43A.22 to 43A.30.

52.11 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 145.951, is amended to read:
52.12 	145.951 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN; STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES.
52.13 	The commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioners of education; 
52.14 	corrections; public safety; and human services, and with the directors director of the Office 
52.15 	of Strategic and Long-Range Planning, the Council on Disability, and the councils and 
52.16 	commission under sections 3.922, 3.9221, and 15.0145, may develop an implementation 
52.17 	plan for the establishment of a statewide program to assist families in developing the full 
52.18 	potential of their children. The program must be designed to strengthen the family, to reduce 
52.19 	the risk of abuse to children, and to promote the long-term development of children in their 
52.20 	home environments. The program must also be designed to use volunteers to provide support 
52.21 	to parents, and to link parents with existing public health, education, and social services as 
52.22 	appropriate.

52.23 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 155A.23, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
52.24 		Subd. 8.Manager. A "manager" is any person who is a cosmetologist, esthetician, 
52.25 	advanced practice esthetician, hair technician, nail technician practitioner, or eyelash 
52.26 	technician practitioner, and who has a manager license and provides any services under that 
52.27 	license, as defined in subdivision 3.

52.28 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 155A.23, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
52.29 		Subd. 18.Practitioner. A "practitioner" is any person licensed as an operator or manager
52.30 	in the practice of cosmetology, esthiology, hair technology services, nail technology services, 
52.31 	or eyelash technology services.

53.1 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 155A.23, is amended by adding a subdivision 
53.2 	to read:
53.3 		Subd. 21.Hair technician. A "hair technician" is any person who, for compensation, 
53.4 	performs personal services for the cosmetic care of the hair on the scalp. Hair technician 
53.5 	services include cutting the hair and the application of dyes, bleach, reactive chemicals, 
53.6 	keratin, or other preparations to color or alter the structure of the hair. A person who only 
53.7 	performs hairstyling as defined by subdivision 19, is not a hair technician.

53.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective on or after July 1, 2024.

53.9 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 155A.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
53.10 		Subdivision 1.Licensing. A person must hold an individual license to practice in the 
53.11 	state as a cosmetologist, esthetician, hair technician, nail technician, eyelash technician, 
53.12 	advanced practice esthetician, manager, or instructor.

53.13 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 155A.27, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
53.14 		Subd. 5a.Temporary military license. The board shall establish temporary licenses 
53.15 	for a cosmetologist, hair technician, nail technician, and esthetician in accordance with 
53.16 	section 197.4552.

53.17 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 155A.27, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
53.18 		Subd. 10.Nonresident licenses. (a) A nonresident cosmetologist, hair technician, nail 
53.19 	technician, or esthetician may be licensed in Minnesota if the individual has completed 
53.20 	cosmetology school in a state or country with the same or greater school hour requirements, 
53.21 	has an active license in that state or country, and has passed a board-approved theory and 
53.22 	practice-based examination, the Minnesota-specific written operator examination for 
53.23 	cosmetologist, hair technician, nail technician, or esthetician. If a test is used to verify the 
53.24 	qualifications of trained cosmetologists, the test should be translated into the nonresident's 
53.25 	native language within the limits of available resources. Licenses shall not be issued under 
53.26 	this subdivision for managers or instructors.
53.27 	(b) If an individual has less than the required number of school hours, the individual 
53.28 	must have had a current active license in another state or country for at least three years and 
53.29 	have passed a board-approved theory and practice-based examination, and the 
53.30 	Minnesota-specific written operator examination for cosmetologist, hair technician, nail 
53.31 	technician, or esthetician. If a test is used to verify the qualifications of trained 
53.32 	cosmetologists, the test should be translated into the nonresident's native language within 
54.1 	the limits of available resources. Licenses must not be issued under this subdivision for 
54.2 	managers or instructors.
54.3 	(c) Applicants claiming training and experience in a foreign country shall supply official 
54.4 	English-language translations of all required documents from a board-approved source.

54.5 	Sec. 38. [155A.2705] HAIR TECHNICIAN REQUIREMENTS AND TRAINING.
54.6 		Subdivision 1.Age requirement. An applicant for a hair technician license must be at 
54.7 	least 17 years of age.
54.8 		Subd. 2.Application. A complete application for a hair technician license must include 
54.9 	the following:
54.10 	(1) a completed application form;
54.11 	(2) payment of the fees required by section 155A.25;
54.12 	(3) passing test results achieved no more than one year before the submission of the 
54.13 	application of the following board-approved tests for the license for a hair technician:
54.14 	(i) the general theory test;
54.15 	(ii) the written practical test; and
54.16 	(iii) the test on Minnesota Laws and Rules related to providing hair technician services; 
54.17 	and
54.18 	(4) proof of completion of training in the form of the original course completion certificate 
54.19 	with the notarized signatures of the school manager or owner documenting the successful 
54.20 	completion of the required training under subdivision 3. If the completed training is more 
54.21 	than five years old, a skills course certificate no more than one year old must also be 
54.22 	submitted.
54.23 		Subd. 3.Training. Hair technician training must be completed at a Minnesota-licensed 
54.24 	cosmetology school. The training must consist of 800 hours of coursework and planned 
54.25 	clinical instruction and experience that includes:
54.26 	(1) the first 300 hours of the hair technology course that includes:
54.27 	(i) student orientation;
54.28 	(ii) preclinical instruction in the theory of sciences, including:
54.29 	(A) muscle and bone structure and function;
54.30 	(B) properties of the hair and scalp;
55.1 	(C) disorders and diseases of the hair and scalp;
55.2 	(D) chemistry as related to hair technology; and
55.3 	(E) electricity and light related to the practice of hair technology;
55.4 	(iii) theory and preclinical instruction on client and service safety prior to students 
55.5 	offering services;
55.6 	(iv) introductory service skills that are limited to the observation of an instructor 
55.7 	demonstration, student use of mannequins, or student-to-student application of basic services 
55.8 	related to hair technology;
55.9 	(v) Minnesota statutes and rules pertaining to the regulation of hair technology;
55.10 	(vi) health and safety instruction that includes:
55.11 	(A) chemical safety;
55.12 	(B) safety data sheets;
55.13 	(C) personal protective equipment (PPE);
55.14 	(D) hazardous substances; and
55.15 	(E) laws and regulations related to health and public safety; and
55.16 	(vii) infection control to protect the health and safety of the public and technician that 
55.17 	includes:
55.18 	(A) disinfectants;
55.19 	(B) disinfectant procedures;
55.20 	(C) cleaning and disinfection;
55.21 	(D) single use items;
55.22 	(E) storage of tools, implements, and linens; and
55.23 	(F) other implements and equipment used in salons and schools;
55.24 	(2) 200 hours in hair cutting and styling that includes hair and scalp analysis, cleaning, 
55.25 	scalp and hair conditioning, hair design and shaping, drying, arranging, curling, dressing, 
55.26 	waving, and nonchemical straightening; and
55.27 	(3) 300 hours in chemical hair services that includes hair and scalp analysis, dying, 
55.28 	bleaching, reactive chemicals, keratin, hair coloring, permanent straightening, permanent 
56.1 	waving, predisposition and strand tests, safety precautions, chemical mixing, color 
56.2 	formulation, and the use of dye removers.

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

56.4 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 155A.271, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
56.5 		Subdivision 1.Continuing education requirements. (a) To qualify for license renewal 
56.6 	under this chapter as an individual cosmetologist, hair technician, nail technician, esthetician, 
56.7 	advanced practice esthetician, eyelash technician, or salon manager, the applicant must 
56.8 	complete four hours of continuing education credits from a board-approved continuing 
56.9 	education provider during the three years prior to the applicant's renewal date. One credit 
56.10 	hour of the requirement must include instruction pertaining to state laws and rules governing 
56.11 	the practice of cosmetology. Three credit hours must include instruction pertaining to health, 
56.12 	safety, and infection control matters consistent with the United States Department of Labor's 
56.13 	Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards applicable to the practice of 
56.14 	cosmetology, or other applicable federal health, infection control, and safety standards, and 
56.15 	must be regularly updated so as to incorporate newly developed standards and accepted 
56.16 	professional best practices. Credit hours earned are valid for three years and may be applied 
56.17 	simultaneously to all individual licenses held by a licensee under this chapter.
56.18 	(b) Effective August 1, 2017, In addition to the hours of continuing education credits 
56.19 	required under paragraph (a), to qualify for license renewal under this chapter as an individual 
56.20 	cosmetologist, hair technician, nail technician, esthetician, advanced practice esthetician, 
56.21 	or salon manager, the applicant must also complete a four credit hour continuing education 
56.22 	course from a board-approved continuing education provider based on any of the following 
56.23 	within the licensee's scope of practice:
56.24 	(1) product chemistry and chemical interaction;
56.25 	(2) proper use and maintenance of machines and instruments;
56.26 	(3) business management, professional ethics, and human relations; or
56.27 	(4) techniques relevant to the type of license held.
56.28 	Credits are valid for three years and must be completed with a board-approved provider of 
56.29 	continuing education during the three years prior to the applicant's renewal date and may 
56.30 	be applied simultaneously to other individual licenses held as applicable, except that credits 
56.31 	completed under this paragraph must not duplicate credits completed under paragraph (a).
57.1 	(c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to an instructor license, a school manager license, 
57.2 	or an inactive license.

57.3 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 155A.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
57.4 		Subdivision 1.Licensing. A person must not offer cosmetology services for compensation 
57.5 	unless the services are provided by a licensee in a licensed salon or as otherwise provided 
57.6 	in this section. Each salon must be licensed as a cosmetology salon, a nail salon, esthetician 
57.7 	salon, advanced practice esthetician salon, or eyelash extension salon. A salon may hold 
57.8 	more than one type of salon license.

57.9 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.01, is amended to read:
57.10 	179A.01 PUBLIC POLICY.
57.11 	(a) It is the public policy of this state and the purpose of sections 179A.01 to 179A.25
57.12 	to promote orderly and constructive relationships between all public employers and their 
57.13 	employees. This policy is subject to the paramount right of the citizens of this state to keep 
57.14 	inviolate the guarantees for their health, education, safety, and welfare.
57.15 	(b) The relationships between the public, public employees, and employer governing 
57.16 	bodies involve responsibilities to the public and a need for cooperation and employment 
57.17 	protection which are different from those found in the private sector. The importance or 
57.18 	necessity of some services to the public can create imbalances in the relative bargaining 
57.19 	power between public employees and employers. As a result, unique approaches to 
57.20 	negotiations and resolutions of disputes between public employees and employers are 
57.21 	necessary.
57.22 	(c) Unresolved disputes between the public employer and its employees are injurious 
57.23 	to the public as well as to the parties. Adequate means must be established for minimizing 
57.24 	them and providing for their resolution. Within these limitations and considerations, the 
57.25 	legislature has determined that overall policy is best accomplished by:
57.26 	(1) granting public employees certain rights to organize and choose freely their 
57.27 	representatives;
57.28 	(2) requiring public employers to meet and negotiate with public employees in an 
57.29 	appropriate bargaining unit and providing that the result of bargaining be in written 
57.30 	agreements; and
58.1 	(3) establishing special rights, responsibilities, procedures, and limitations regarding 
58.2 	public employment relationships which will provide for the protection of the rights of the 
58.3 	public employee, the public employer, and the public at large.
58.4 	(d) Nothing in sections 179A.01 to 179A.25 impairs, modifies, or alters the authority 
58.5 	of the legislature to establish rates of pay, or retirement or other benefits for its employees.

58.6 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.03, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
58.7 		Subd. 15.Public employer or employer. (a) "Public employer" or "employer" means:
58.8 	(1) the state of Minnesota for employees of the state not otherwise provided for in this 
58.9 	subdivision or section 179A.10 for executive branch employees;
58.10 	(2) the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for its employees;
58.11 	(3) the state court administrator for court employees;
58.12 	(4) the secretary of the senate for senate employees, the chief clerk of the house of 
58.13 	representatives for employees of the house of representatives, and the executive director of 
58.14 	the Legislative Coordinating Commission for employees of the joint offices and commissions;
58.15 	(5) the state Board of Public Defense for its employees;
58.16 	(5) (6) Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc.; and
58.17 	(6) (7) notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the governing body of a political 
58.18 	subdivision or its agency or instrumentality which has final budgetary approval authority 
58.19 	for its employees. However, the views of elected appointing authorities who have standing 
58.20 	to initiate interest arbitration, and who are responsible for the selection, direction, discipline, 
58.21 	and discharge of individual employees shall be considered by the employer in the course 
58.22 	of the discharge of rights and duties under sections 179A.01 to 179A.25.
58.23 	(b) When two or more units of government subject to sections 179A.01 to 179A.25 
58.24 	undertake a project or form a new agency under law authorizing common or joint action, 
58.25 	the employer is the governing person or board of the created agency. The governing official 
58.26 	or body of the cooperating governmental units shall be bound by an agreement entered into 
58.27 	by the created agency according to sections 179A.01 to 179A.25.
58.28 	(c) "Public employer" or "employer" does not include a "charitable hospital" as defined 
58.29 	in section 179.35, subdivision 2, except that a charitable hospital as defined by section 
58.30 	179.35, subdivision 2, is a public employer for purposes of sections 179A.051, 179A.052, 
58.31 	and 179A.13.
59.1 	(d) Nothing in this subdivision diminishes the authority granted pursuant to law to an 
59.2 	appointing authority with respect to the selection, direction, discipline, or discharge of an 
59.3 	individual employee if this action is consistent with general procedures and standards relating 
59.4 	to selection, direction, discipline, or discharge which are the subject of an agreement entered 
59.5 	into under sections 179A.01 to 179A.25.

59.6 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 307.08, is amended to read:
59.7 	307.08 DAMAGES; ILLEGAL MOLESTATION OF HUMAN REMAINS; 
59.8 	BURIALS; CEMETERIES; PENALTY; AUTHENTICATION ASSESSMENT.
59.9 		Subdivision 1.Legislative intent; scope. It is a declaration and statement of legislative 
59.10 	intent that all human burials, human remains, and human burial grounds shall be accorded 
59.11 	equal treatment and respect for human dignity without reference to their ethnic origins, 
59.12 	cultural backgrounds, or religious affiliations. The provisions of this section shall apply to 
59.13 	all human burials, human remains, or human burial grounds found on or in all public or 
59.14 	private lands or waters in Minnesota. Within the boundaries of Tribal Nation reservations, 
59.15 	nothing in this section should be interpreted to conflict with federal law, including the Native 
59.16 	American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), United States Code, title 
59.17 	25, section 3001 et seq., and its implementing regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, 
59.18 	title 43, part 10.
59.19 		Subd. 2.Felony; gross misdemeanor. (a) A person who intentionally, willfully, and 
59.20 	knowingly does any of the following is guilty of a felony:
59.21 	(1) destroys, mutilates, or injures human burials or human burial grounds; or
59.22 	(2) without the consent of the appropriate authority, disturbs human burial grounds or 
59.23 	removes human remains.
59.24 	(b) A person who, without the consent of the appropriate authority and the landowner, 
59.25 	intentionally, willfully, and knowingly does any of the following is guilty of a gross 
59.26 	misdemeanor:
59.27 	(1) removes any tombstone, monument, or structure placed in any public or private 
59.28 	cemetery or authenticated human burial ground; or
59.29 	(2) removes any fence, railing, or other work erected for protection or ornament, or any 
59.30 	tree, shrub, or plant or grave goods and artifacts within the limits of a public or private 
59.31 	cemetery or authenticated human burial ground; or
60.1 	(3) discharges any firearms upon or over the grounds of any public or private cemetery 
60.2 	or authenticated burial ground.
60.3 		Subd. 3.Protective posting. Upon the agreement of the appropriate authority and the 
60.4 	landowner, an authenticated or recorded human burial ground may be posted for protective 
60.5 	purposes every 75 feet around its perimeter with signs listing the activities prohibited by 
60.6 	subdivision 2 and the penalty for violation of it. Posting is at the discretion of the Indian 
60.7 	affairs council in the case of American Indian burials or at the discretion of the state 
60.8 	archaeologist in the case of non-Indian non-American Indian burials. This subdivision does 
60.9 	not require posting of a burial ground. The size, description, location, and information on 
60.10 	the signs used for protective posting must be approved by the appropriate authority and the 
60.11 	landowner.
60.12 		Subd. 3a.Authentication Cemeteries; records and condition assessments. The state 
60.13 	archaeologist shall authenticate all burial grounds for purposes of this section. The state 
60.14 	archaeologist may retain the services of a qualified professional archaeologist, a qualified 
60.15 	physical anthropologist, or other appropriate experts for the purpose of gathering information 
60.16 	that the state archaeologist can use to authenticate or identify burial grounds. If probable 
60.17 	Indian burial grounds are to be disturbed or probable Indian remains analyzed, the Indian 
60.18 	Affairs Council must approve the professional archaeologist, qualified anthropologist, or 
60.19 	other appropriate expert. Authentication is at the discretion of the state archaeologist based 
60.20 	on the needs identified in this section or upon request by an agency, a landowner, or other 
60.21 	appropriate authority. (a) Cemeteries shall be assessed according to this subdivision.
60.22 	(b) The state archaeologist shall implement and maintain a system of records identifying 
60.23 	the location of known, recorded, or suspected cemeteries. The state archaeologist shall 
60.24 	provide access to the records as provided in subdivision 11.
60.25 	(c) The cemetery condition assessment of non-American Indian cemeteries is at the 
60.26 	discretion of the state archaeologist based on the needs identified in this section or upon 
60.27 	request by an agency, a landowner, or other appropriate authority.
60.28 	(d) The cemetery condition assessment of American Indian cemeteries is at the discretion 
60.29 	of the Indian Affairs Council based on the needs identified in this section or upon request 
60.30 	by an agency, a landowner, or other appropriate authority. If the Indian Affairs Council has 
60.31 	possession or takes custody of remains they may follow United States Code, title 25, sections 
60.32 	3001 to 3013.
60.33 	(e) The cemetery condition assessment of cemeteries that include American Indian and 
60.34 	non-American Indian remains or include remains whose ancestry cannot be determined 
61.1 	shall be assessed at the discretion of the state archaeologist in collaboration with the Indian 
61.2 	Affairs Council based on the needs identified in this section or upon request by an agency, 
61.3 	a landowner, or other appropriate authority.
61.4 	(f) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council shall have 90 days from the 
61.5 	date a request is received to begin a cemetery condition assessment or provide notice to the 
61.6 	requester whether or not a condition assessment of a cemetery is needed.
61.7 	(g) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council may retain the services of a 
61.8 	qualified professional archaeologist, a qualified forensic anthropologist, or other appropriate 
61.9 	experts for the purpose of gathering information that the state archaeologist or the Indian 
61.10 	Affairs Council can use to assess or identify cemeteries.
61.11 		Subd. 5.Cost; use of data. The cost of authentication condition assessment, recording, 
61.12 	surveying, and marking burial grounds and the cost of identification, analysis, rescue, and 
61.13 	reburial of human remains on public lands or waters shall be the responsibility of the state 
61.14 	or political subdivision controlling the lands or waters. On private lands or waters these 
61.15 	costs shall may be borne by the state, but may be borne by or the landowner upon mutual 
61.16 	agreement with the state. The state archaeologist must make the data collected for this 
61.17 	activity available using standards adopted by the Department of Information Technology 
61.18 	Services and geospatial technology standards and guidelines published by the Minnesota 
61.19 	Geospatial Information Office. Costs associated with this data delivery must be borne by 
61.20 	the state.
61.21 		Subd. 7.Remains found outside of recorded cemeteries. (a) All unidentified human 
61.22 	remains or burials found outside of recorded cemeteries or unplatted graves or burials found 
61.23 	within recorded cemeteries and in contexts which indicate antiquity greater than 50 years 
61.24 	shall be treated with the utmost respect for all human dignity and dealt with according to 
61.25 	the provisions of this section.
61.26 	(b) If such burials are not American Indian or their ethnic identity cannot be ascertained, 
61.27 	as determined by the state archaeologist, they shall be dealt with in accordance with 
61.28 	provisions established by the state archaeologist and other appropriate authority.
61.29 	(c) If such burials are American Indian, as determined by the state archaeologist and 
61.30 	Indian Affairs Council, efforts shall be made by the state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs 
61.31 	Council to ascertain their tribal identity. If their probable tribal identity can be determined 
61.32 	and the remains have been removed from their original context, such remains shall be turned 
61.33 	over to contemporary tribal leaders for disposition. If tribal identity cannot be determined, 
61.34 	the Indian remains must be dealt with in accordance with provisions established by the state 
62.1 	archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council if they are from public land. If removed Indian 
62.2 	remains are from private land they shall be dealt with in accordance with provisions 
62.3 	established by the Indian Affairs Council. If it is deemed desirable by the state archaeologist 
62.4 	or the Indian Affairs Council, removed remains shall be studied in a timely and respectful 
62.5 	manner by a qualified professional archaeologist or a qualified physical anthropologist 
62.6 	before being delivered to tribal leaders or before being reburied to follow procedures as 
62.7 	defined in United States Code, title 25, section 3001 et seq., and its implementing regulations, 
62.8 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 43, part 10, within reservation boundaries. For burials 
62.9 	outside of reservation boundaries, the procedures defined in United States Code, title 25, 
62.10 	section 3001 et seq., and its implementing regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, title 
62.11 	43, part 10, are at the discretion of the Indian Affairs Council.
62.12 		Subd. 7a.Landowner responsibilities.  Application by a landowner for permission to 
62.13 	develop or disturb nonburial areas within authenticated assessed or recorded burial grounds 
62.14 	shall be made to:
62.15 	(1) the state archaeologist and other appropriate authority in the case of non-Indian
62.16 	non-American Indian burials; and to
62.17 	(2) the Indian Affairs Council and other appropriate authority in the case of American 
62.18 	Indian burials.
62.19 	(b) Landowners with authenticated assessed or suspected human burial grounds on their 
62.20 	property are obligated to inform prospective buyers of the burial ground.
62.21 		Subd. 8.Burial ground relocation. No non-Indian non-American Indian burial ground 
62.22 	may be relocated without the consent of the appropriate authority. No American Indian 
62.23 	burial ground may be relocated unless the request to relocate is approved by the Indian 
62.24 	Affairs Council. When a burial ground is located on public lands or waters, any burial 
62.25 	relocations must be duly licensed under section 138.36 and the cost of removal is the 
62.26 	responsibility of and shall be paid by the state or political subdivision controlling the lands 
62.27 	or waters. If burial grounds are authenticated assessed on private lands, efforts may be made 
62.28 	by the state to purchase and protect them instead of removing them to another location.
62.29 		Subd. 9.Interagency cooperation. (a) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs 
62.30 	Council shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to coordinate their responsibilities 
62.31 	under this section.
62.32 	(b) The Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, and all 
62.33 	other state agencies and local governmental units whose activities may be affected, shall 
63.1 	cooperate with the state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council to carry out the 
63.2 	provisions of this section.
63.3 		Subd. 10.Construction and development plan review. When human burials are known 
63.4 	or suspected to exist, on public lands or waters, the state or political subdivision controlling 
63.5 	the lands or waters or, in the case of private lands, the landowner or developer, shall submit 
63.6 	construction and development plans to the state archaeologist for review prior to the time 
63.7 	bids are advertised before plans are finalized and prior to any disturbance within the burial 
63.8 	area. If the known or suspected burials are thought to be American Indian, plans shall also 
63.9 	be submitted to the Indian Affairs Council. The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs 
63.10 	Council shall review the plans within 30 45 days of receipt and make recommendations for 
63.11 	the preservation in place or removal of the human burials or remains, which may be 
63.12 	endangered by construction or development activities.
63.13 		Subd. 11.Burial sites data. (a) Burial sites locational and related data maintained by
63.14 	data under the authority of the Office of the State Archaeologist and accessible through the 
63.15 	office's "Unplatted Burial Sites and Earthworks in Minnesota" website or Indian Affairs 
63.16 	Council are security information for purposes of section 13.37. Persons who gain access to 
63.17 	the data maintained on the site this data are subject to liability under section 13.08 and the 
63.18 	penalty established by section 13.09 if they improperly use or further disseminate the data.
63.19 	Use of this information must be approved by the appropriate authority.
63.20 		Subd. 12.Right of entry. The state archaeologist or designee may enter on property for 
63.21 	the purpose of authenticating assessing burial sites. The Indian Affairs Council or a 
63.22 	designated representative of the Indian Affairs Council may enter on property for the purpose 
63.23 	of assessing or identifying American Indian cemeteries. Only after obtaining permission 
63.24 	from the property owner or lessee, descendants of persons buried in burial grounds covered 
63.25 	by this section may enter the burial grounds for the purpose of conducting religious or 
63.26 	commemorative ceremonies. This right of entry must not unreasonably burden property 
63.27 	owners or unnecessarily restrict their use of the property.
63.28 		Subd. 13.Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings 
63.29 	given.
63.30 	(a) "Abandoned cemetery" means a cemetery where the cemetery association has 
63.31 	disbanded or the cemetery is neglected and contains marked graves older than 50 years.
63.32 	(b) "Appropriate authority" means:
63.33 	(1) the trustees when the trustees have been legally defined to administer burial grounds;
64.1 	(2) the Indian Affairs Council in the case of American Indian burial grounds lacking 
64.2 	trustees;
64.3 	(3) the county board in the case of abandoned cemeteries under section 306.243; and
64.4 	(4) the state archaeologist in the case of non-Indian non-American Indian burial grounds 
64.5 	lacking trustees or not officially defined as abandoned.
64.6 	(c) "Artifacts" means natural or artificial articles, objects, implements, or other items of 
64.7 	archaeological interest.
64.8 	(d) "Authenticate" "Assess" means to establish the presence of or high potential of human 
64.9 	burials or human skeletal remains being located in a discrete area, delimit the boundaries 
64.10 	of human burial grounds or graves, and attempt to determine the ethnic, cultural, or religious 
64.11 	affiliation of individuals interred.
64.12 	(e) "Burial" means the organic remnants of the human body that were intentionally 
64.13 	interred as part of a mortuary process.
64.14 	(f) "Burial ground" means a discrete location that is known to contain or has high potential 
64.15 	to contain human remains based on physical evidence, historical records, or reliable informant 
64.16 	accounts.
64.17 	(g) "Cemetery" means a discrete location that is known to contain or intended to be used 
64.18 	for the interment of human remains.
64.19 	(h) "Disturb" means any activity that significantly harms the physical integrity or setting 
64.20 	of a human burial or human burial ground.
64.21 	(i) "Grave goods" means objects or artifacts directly associated with human burials or 
64.22 	human burial grounds that were placed as part of a mortuary ritual at the time of interment.
64.23 	(j) "Human remains" means the calcified portion of the human body of a deceased person 
64.24 	in whole or in part, regardless of the state of decomposition, not including isolated teeth, 
64.25 	or cremated remains deposited in a container or discrete feature.
64.26 	(k) "Identification" means to analyze organic materials to attempt to determine if they 
64.27 	represent human remains and to attempt to establish the ethnic, cultural, or religious 
64.28 	affiliations of such remains.
64.29 	(l) "Marked" means a burial that has a recognizable tombstone or obvious grave marker 
64.30 	in place or a legible sign identifying an area as a burial ground or cemetery.
64.31 	(m) "Qualified physical anthropologist" means a specialist in identifying human remains 
64.32 	who holds an advanced degree in anthropology or a closely related field.
65.1 	(n) "Qualified professional archaeologist" means an archaeologist who meets the United 
65.2 	States Secretary of the Interior's professional qualification standards in Code of Federal 
65.3 	Regulations, title 36, part 61, appendix A, or subsequent revisions.
65.4 	(o) "Recorded cemetery" means a cemetery that has a surveyed plat filed in a county 
65.5 	recorder's office.
65.6 	(p) "State" or "the state" means the state of Minnesota or an agency or official of the 
65.7 	state acting in an official capacity.
65.8 	(q) "Trustees" means the recognized representatives of the original incorporators, board 
65.9 	of directors, or cemetery association.
65.10 	(r) "Person" means a natural person or a business and includes both if the natural person 
65.11 	is engaged in a business.
65.12 	(s) "Business" means a contractor, subcontractor, supplier, consultant, or provider of 
65.13 	technical, administrative, or physical services organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, 
65.14 	association, corporation, or other entity formed for the purpose of doing business for profit.

65.15 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 381.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
65.16 		Subd. 2.Expense, tax levy. The county board of any county may levy a tax upon all 
65.17 	the taxable property in the county for the purpose of defraying the expense incurred, or to 
65.18 	be incurred, less any amount received from the public system monument grant program 
65.19 	under section 381.125, for:
65.20 	(1) the preservation and restoration of monuments under this section;
65.21 	(2) the preservation or establishment of control monuments for mapping activities;
65.22 	(3) the modernization of county land records through the use of parcel-based land 
65.23 	management systems; or
65.24 	(4) the establishment of geographic (GIS), land (LIS), management (MIS) information 
65.25 	systems.

65.26 	Sec. 45. [381.125] PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM MONUMENT GRANT 
65.27 	PROGRAM.
65.28 		Subdivision 1.Grant program. The chief geospatial information officer, through the 
65.29 	Geospatial Advisory Council established under section 16E.30, subdivision 8, shall work 
65.30 	with the stakeholders licensed as land surveyors under section 326.02, to develop a process 
65.31 	for accepting applications from counties for funding for the perpetuation of monuments 
66.1 	established by the United States in the public lands survey to mark public land survey 
66.2 	corners, as provided in section 381.12, subdivision 2, clause (1). Grants may also be used 
66.3 	to update records and data regarding monuments. The chief geospatial information officer 
66.4 	must establish criteria for prioritizing applicants when resources available for grants are not 
66.5 	sufficient to award grants to all applicants. The criteria must favor providing grants to 
66.6 	counties that demonstrate financial need for assistance.
66.7 		Subd. 2.Report. By October 1, in each odd-numbered year, the chief information officer 
66.8 	must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the 
66.9 	senate and the house of representatives with jurisdiction over state government and local 
66.10 	government. The report must include the following:
66.11 	(1) a summary of the chief information officer activities regarding administration of this 
66.12 	grant program for the previous fiscal year, including the amount of money requested and 
66.13 	disbursed by county;
66.14 	(2) an assessment of the progress toward completion of necessary monument restoration 
66.15 	and certification by county; and
66.16 	(3) a forecast of the amount needed to complete monument recertification in all counties.
66.17 		Subd. 3.Nonstate match. No nonstate match is required for grants made under this 
66.18 	program.

66.19 	Sec. 46. Laws 2023, chapter 5, section 1, is amended by adding an effective date to read:

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

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

66.22 	Sec. 47. Laws 2023, chapter 5, section 2, is amended by adding an effective date to read:

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

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

66.25 	Sec. 48. STATE EMBLEMS REDESIGN COMMISSION.
 66.26 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The State Emblems Redesign Commission is established. 
66.27 	The purpose of the commission is to develop and adopt a new design for the official state 
66.28 	flag and the official state seal no later than January 1, 2024.
66.29 		Subd. 2.Membership; meetings. (a) The commission consists of the following members:
66.30 	(1) three members of the public, appointed by the governor;
67.1 	(2) one member appointed by the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage;
67.2 	(3) one member appointed by the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs;
67.3 	(4) one member appointed by the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans;
67.4 	(5) one member representing the Dakota community and one member representing the 
67.5 	Ojibwe community, appointed by the executive board of the Indian Affairs Council;
67.6 	(6) the secretary of state or the secretary's designee;
67.7 	(7) the executive director of the Minnesota Historical Society or the director's designee;
67.8 	(8) the chair of the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board or the chair's designee;
67.9 	(9) the chair of the Minnesota Arts Board or the chair's designee; and
67.10 	(10) the executive director of Explore Minnesota Tourism or the director's designee.
67.11 	(b) The following serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the commission: (1) two 
67.12 	members of the house of representatives, one each appointed by the speaker of the house 
67.13 	and the minority leader of the house; and (2) two members of the senate, one representing 
67.14 	the majority caucus appointed by the senate majority leader and one representing the minority 
67.15 	caucus appointed by the senate minority leader.
67.16 	(c) Appointments to the commission must be made no later than August 1, 2023. The 
67.17 	voting members of the commission shall elect a chair and vice-chair. An appointee designated 
67.18 	by the governor shall convene the commission's first meeting. Decisions of the commission 
67.19 	must be made by majority vote. The Minnesota Historical Society must provide office space 
67.20 	and administrative support to the commission.
67.21 		Subd. 3.Meetings. Meetings of the commission are subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
67.22 	chapter 13D.
67.23 		Subd. 4.Duties; form and style of recommended state emblems. The commission 
67.24 	shall develop and adopt a new design for the official state seal and a new design for the 
67.25 	official state flag. The designs must accurately and respectfully reflect Minnesota's shared 
67.26 	history, resources, and diverse cultural communities. Symbols, emblems, or likenesses that 
67.27 	represent only a single community or person, regardless of whether real or stylized, may 
67.28 	not be included in a design. The commission may solicit and secure the voluntary service 
67.29 	and aid of vexillologists and other persons who have either technical or artistic skill in flag 
67.30 	construction and design, or the design of official seals, to assist in the work. The commission 
67.31 	must also solicit public feedback and suggestions to inform its work.
68.1 		Subd. 5.Report. The commission shall certify its adopted designs in a report to the 
68.2 	legislature and governor no later than January 1, 2024. The commission's report must 
68.3 	describe the symbols and other meanings incorporated in the design.
68.4 		Subd. 6.Expiration. The commission expires upon submission of its report.

68.5 	Sec. 49. LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE ON AGING.
 68.6 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. A legislative task force is established to:
68.7 	(1) review and develop state resources for an aging demographic;
68.8 	(2) identify and prioritize necessary support for an aging population through statewide 
68.9 	and local endeavors for people to remain in their communities; and
68.10 	(3) ensure all aging-related state policies are inclusive of race, gender, ethnicity, culture, 
68.11 	sexual orientation, abilities, and other characteristics that reflect the full population of the 
68.12 	state.
68.13 		Subd. 2.Duties. The task force shall review:
68.14 	(1) all current aging-related governmental functions, programs, and services across all 
68.15 	state departments;
68.16 	(2) the current plans to improve health and support services workforce demographics;
68.17 	(3) current public and private strategies to:
68.18 	(i) support family caregivers for older adults;
68.19 	(ii) define and support quality of care and life improvements in long-term care and home 
68.20 	care; and
68.21 	(iii) sustain neighborhoods and communities for an aging population;
68.22 	(4) the necessity for planning and investment in aging in Minnesota to address:
68.23 	(i) the longevity economy and the impact it has on the workforce, advancing technology, 
68.24 	and innovations;
68.25 	(ii) housing options, land use, transportation, social services, and the health systems;
68.26 	(iii) availability of safe, affordable rental housing for aging tenants; and
68.27 	(iv) coordination between health services and housing supports;
68.28 	(5) coordination across all state agencies, Tribal Nations, cities, and counties to encourage 
68.29 	resolution of aging related concerns; and
69.1 	(6) from this review, determine the governmental entity to plan, lead, and implement 
69.2 	these recommended policies and funding for aging Minnesotans across the state.
69.3 		Subd. 3.Membership. (a) The task force shall include the following members:
69.4 	(1) two members from the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the 
69.5 	house and one appointed by the minority leader;
69.6 	(2) two members from the senate, one appointed by the majority leader and one appointed 
69.7 	by the minority leader;
69.8 	(3) the chair of the Minnesota Board on Aging, or a board member as designee;
69.9 	(4) the chair of the Minnesota Council on Disability, or an agency employee as designee;
69.10 	(5) the chair of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, or a council member, except the 
69.11 	legislative council member, as designee; and
69.12 	(6) the director of the University of Minnesota Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation, 
69.13 	or a University of Minnesota employee as a designee.
69.14 	(b) The speaker of the house and the senate majority leader shall appoint a chair and a 
69.15 	vice-chair for the membership of the task force. The chair and the vice-chair shall rotate 
69.16 	after each meeting.
69.17 		Subd. 4.Meetings. (a) The task force shall meet at least once per month. The meetings 
69.18 	shall take place in person in the Capitol complex, provided that the chair may direct that a 
69.19 	meeting be conducted electronically if doing so would facilitate public testimony or would 
69.20 	protect the health or safety of members of the task force.
69.21 	(b) The task force shall invite input from the public, the leadership of advocacy groups, 
69.22 	and provider organizations.
69.23 	(c) The chair designated by the speaker of the house shall convene the first meeting of 
69.24 	the task force no later than August 1, 2023.
69.25 		Subd. 5.Expenses; per diem. Members serving on the task force shall receive the 
69.26 	following per diem:
69.27 	(1) the Board on Aging task force member who is a volunteer citizen member shall 
69.28 	receive the per diem listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3;
69.29 	(2) the Council on Disability task force member shall not receive a per diem;
69.30 	(3) the Indian Affairs Council task force member who is a citizen member shall receive 
69.31 	the per diem listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3;
70.1 	(4) the University of Minnesota task force member shall not receive a per diem; and
70.2 	(5) legislative members of the task force shall not receive a per diem.
70.3 		Subd. 6.Report. The task force shall submit a report with recommendations to the chairs 
70.4 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health 
70.5 	and human services finance and policy and state government by January 15, 2025.
70.6 		Subd. 7.Expiration. The task force expires January 31, 2025.

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

70.10 	Sec. 50. INITIAL APPOINTMENTS; YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
 70.11 	The governor and legislature must make initial appointments to the Youth Advisory 
70.12 	Council under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.0146, no later than August 1, 2023. The 
70.13 	commissioner of administration must convene the first meeting of the council no later than 
70.14 	September 15, 2023.

70.15 	Sec. 51. INITIAL APPOINTMENTS; COUNCIL ON LGBTQIA MINNESOTANS.
 70.16 	The governor and legislature must make initial appointments to the Council on LGBTQIA 
70.17 	Minnesotans under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.0147, no later than August 1, 2023. The 
70.18 	commissioner of administration must convene the first meeting of the council no later than 
70.19 	September 15, 2023.

70.20 	Sec. 52. ENTERPRISE GRANTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FEASIBILITY STUDY.
 70.21 	The commissioner of administration must assess the viability of implementing a single 
70.22 	grants management system for executive agencies. If the results of the study determine an 
70.23 	enterprise system is feasible, the study will further include:
70.24 	(1) an analysis of available technology options;
70.25 	(2) recommended changes to the state's organizational model, operational controls, and 
70.26 	processes;
70.27 	(3) staffing and other resource needs;
70.28 	(4) high-level system requirements;
70.29 	(5) estimated costs; and
71.1 	(6) an implementation roadmap.

71.2 	Sec. 53. OFFICE OF SMALL AGENCIES; STUDY.
 71.3 		Subdivision 1.Study; requirements. The commissioner of administration must review 
71.4 	the unique issues faced by small agencies other than departments of the state as defined in 
71.5 	section 15.01. These include boards, commissions, councils, task forces, and authorities. 
71.6 	The study will assess whether the current support model provides adequate support for the 
71.7 	agencies as well as their volunteer board members. The study will also examine how other 
71.8 	states support their small agencies and provide recommendations on how to most effectively 
71.9 	support these small agencies in their delivery of important functions of government.
71.10 		Subd. 2.Report. By February 1, 2024, the commissioner of administration must submit 
71.11 	the findings and recommendations of the study to the governor and the chairs and ranking 
71.12 	minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over state 
71.13 	government.

71.14 	Sec. 54. SALARIES FOR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS.
 71.15 	The salaries of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, 
71.16 	and state auditor shall be increased by nine percent effective July 1, 2023. The salaries of 
71.17 	the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and state auditor shall 
71.18 	be increased by 7.5 percent effective July 1, 2024.

71.19 	Sec. 55. FINANCIAL REVIEW OF GRANT AND BUSINESS SUBSIDY 
71.20 	RECIPIENTS.
 71.21 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the 
71.22 	meanings given.
71.23 	(b) "Grant" means a grant or business subsidy funded by an appropriation in this act.
71.24 	(c) "Grantee" means a business entity as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 5.001.
71.25 		Subd. 2.Financial information required; determination of ability to perform. Before 
71.26 	an agency awards a competitive, legislatively named, single-source, or sole-source grant, 
71.27 	the agency must assess the risk that a grantee cannot or would not perform the required 
71.28 	duties. In making this assessment, the agency must review the following information:
71.29 	(1) the grantee's history of performing duties similar to those required by the grant, 
71.30 	whether the size of the grant requires the grantee to perform services at a significantly 
72.1 	increased scale, and whether the size of the grant will require significant changes to the 
72.2 	operation of the grantee's organization;
72.3 	(2) for a grantee that is a nonprofit organization, the grantee's Form 990 or Form 990-EZ 
72.4 	filed with the Internal Revenue Service in each of the prior three years. If the grantee has 
72.5 	not been in existence long enough or is not required to file Form 990 or Form 990-EZ, the 
72.6 	grantee must demonstrate to the grantor's satisfaction that the grantee is exempt and must 
72.7 	instead submit the grantee's most recent board-reviewed financial statements and 
72.8 	documentation of internal controls;
72.9 	(3) for a for-profit business, three years of federal and state tax returns, current financial 
72.10 	statements, certification that the business is not under bankruptcy proceedings, and disclosure 
72.11 	of any liens on its assets. If a business has not been in business long enough to have three 
72.12 	years of tax returns, the grantee must demonstrate to the grantor's satisfaction that the grantee 
72.13 	has appropriate internal financial controls;
72.14 	(4) evidence of registration and good standing with the secretary of state under Minnesota 
72.15 	Statutes, chapter 317A, or other applicable law;
72.16 	(5) if the grantee's total annual revenue exceeds $750,000, the grantee's most recent 
72.17 	financial audit performed by an independent third party in accordance with generally accepted 
72.18 	accounting principles; and
72.19 	(6) certification, provided by the grantee, that none of its principals have been convicted 
72.20 	of a financial crime.
72.21 		Subd. 3.Additional measures for some grantees. The agency may require additional 
72.22 	information and must provide enhanced oversight for grants that have not previously received 
72.23 	state or federal grants for similar amounts or similar duties and so have not yet demonstrated 
72.24 	the ability to perform the duties required under the grant on the scale required.
72.25 		Subd. 4.Assistance from administration. An agency without adequate resources or 
72.26 	experience to perform obligations under this section may contract with the commissioner 
72.27 	of administration to perform the agency's duties under this section.
72.28 		Subd. 5.Agency authority to not award grant. If an agency determines that there is 
72.29 	an appreciable risk that a grantee receiving a competitive, single-source, or sole-source 
72.30 	grant cannot or would not perform the required duties under the grant agreement, the agency 
72.31 	must notify the grantee and the commissioner of administration and give the grantee an 
72.32 	opportunity to respond to the agency's concerns. If the grantee does not satisfy the agency's 
72.33 	concerns within 45 days, the agency must not award the grant.
73.1 		Subd. 6.Legislatively named grantees. If an agency determines that there is an 
73.2 	appreciable risk that a grantee receiving a legislatively named grant cannot or would not 
73.3 	perform the required duties under the grant agreement, the agency must notify the grantee, 
73.4 	the commissioner of administration, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
73.5 	Ways and Means Committee in the house of representatives, the chairs and ranking minority 
73.6 	members of the Finance Committee in the senate, and the chairs and ranking minority 
73.7 	members of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with primary 
73.8 	jurisdiction over the bill in which the money for the grant was appropriated. The agency 
73.9 	must give the grantee an opportunity to respond to the agency's concerns. If the grantee 
73.10 	does not satisfy the agency's concerns within 45 days, the agency must delay award of the 
73.11 	grant until adjournment of the next regular or special legislative session.
73.12 		Subd. 7.Subgrants. If a grantee will disburse the money received from the grant to 
73.13 	other organizations to perform duties required under the grant agreement, the agency must 
73.14 	be a party to agreements between the grantee and a subgrantee. Before entering agreements 
73.15 	for subgrants, the agency must perform the financial review required under this section with 
73.16 	respect to the subgrantees.
73.17 		Subd. 8.Effect. The requirements of this section are in addition to other requirements 
73.18 	imposed by law; the commissioner of administration under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
73.19 	16B.97 and 16B.98; or agency grant policy.

73.20 	Sec. 56. REPEALER.
 73.21 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 1.135, subdivisions 3 and 5; and 1.141, subdivisions 
73.22 	3, 4, and 6, are repealed.
73.23 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.957, is repealed.
73.24 	(c) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 4A.01; 4A.04; 4A.06; 4A.07; 4A.11; and 124D.23, 
73.25 	subdivision 9, are repealed.
73.26 	(d) Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, as amended by Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 
73.27 	2, section 78, is repealed.

73.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a) is effective May 11, 2024.

74.1 	ARTICLE 4
74.2 	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

74.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16E.01, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
74.4 		Subd. 1a.Responsibilities. The department shall provide oversight, leadership, and 
74.5 	direction for information and telecommunications technology policy and the management, 
74.6 	delivery, accessibility, and security of executive branch information and telecommunications 
74.7 	technology systems and services in Minnesota. The department shall partner with executive 
74.8 	branch state agencies to manage strategic investments in information and telecommunications 
74.9 	technology systems and services to ensure sufficient access to and efficient delivery of 
74.10 	accessible government services and to maximize benefits for the state government as an 
74.11 	enterprise.

74.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16E.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
74.13 	read:
74.14 		Subd. 1b.Deputy; appointments. The commissioner may appoint a deputy, assistant 
74.15 	commissioners, and a confidential secretary. Each serves at the commissioner's pleasure in 
74.16 	the unclassified service.

74.17 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16E.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
74.18 		Subd. 3.Duties. (a) The department shall:
74.19 	(1) manage the efficient and effective use of available federal, state, local, and 
74.20 	public-private resources to develop statewide information and telecommunications technology 
74.21 	systems and services and its infrastructure;
74.22 	(2) approve state agency and intergovernmental information and telecommunications 
74.23 	technology systems and services development efforts involving state or intergovernmental 
74.24 	funding, including federal funding, provide information to the legislature regarding projects 
74.25 	reviewed, and recommend projects for inclusion in the governor's budget under section 
74.26 	16A.11;
74.27 	(3) promote cooperation and collaboration among state and local governments in 
74.28 	developing intergovernmental information and telecommunications technology systems 
74.29 	and services;
74.30 	(4) cooperate and collaborate with the legislative and judicial branches in the development 
74.31 	of information and communications systems in those branches, as requested;
75.1 	(5) continue the development of North Star, the state's official comprehensive online 
75.2 	service and information initiative;
75.3 	(6) (5) promote and coordinate public information access and network initiatives, 
75.4 	consistent with chapter 13, to connect Minnesota's citizens and communities to each other, 
75.5 	to their governments, and to the world;
75.6 	(7) (6) manage and promote the regular and periodic reinvestment in the information 
75.7 	and telecommunications technology systems and services infrastructure so that state and 
75.8 	local government agencies can effectively and efficiently serve their customers;
75.9 	(8) (7) facilitate the cooperative development of and ensure compliance with standards 
75.10 	and policies for information and telecommunications technology systems and services and 
75.11 	electronic data practices and privacy within the executive branch;
75.12 	(9) (8) eliminate unnecessary duplication of existing information and telecommunications 
75.13 	technology systems and services provided by state agencies;
75.14 	(10) (9) identify, sponsor, develop, and execute shared information and 
75.15 	telecommunications technology projects and ongoing operations;
75.16 	(11) (10) ensure overall security of the state's information and technology systems and 
75.17 	services; and
75.18 	(12) (11) manage and direct compliance with accessibility standards for informational 
75.19 	technology, including hardware, software, websites, online forms, and online surveys.
75.20 	(b) The chief information officer, in consultation with the commissioner of management 
75.21 	and budget, must determine when it is cost-effective for agencies to develop and use shared 
75.22 	information and telecommunications technology systems, platforms, and services for the 
75.23 	delivery of electronic digital government services. The chief information officer may require 
75.24 	agencies to use shared information and telecommunications technology systems and services. 
75.25 	The chief information officer shall establish reimbursement rates in cooperation with the 
75.26 	commissioner of management and budget to be billed to agencies and other governmental 
75.27 	entities sufficient to cover the actual development, operating, maintenance, and administrative 
75.28 	costs of the shared systems. The methodology for billing may include the use of interagency 
75.29 	agreements, or other means as allowed by law.
75.30 	(c) A state agency that has an information and telecommunications technology project, 
75.31 	whether funded as part of the biennial budget or by any other means, shall register with the 
75.32 	department by submitting basic project startup documentation as specified by the chief 
75.33 	information officer in both format and content. State agency project leaders, in accordance 
76.1 	with policies and standards set forth by the chief information officer, must demonstrate that 
76.2 	the project will be properly managed, provide updates to the project documentation as 
76.3 	changes are proposed, and regularly report on the current status of the project on a schedule 
76.4 	agreed to with the chief information officer. The chief information officer has the authority 
76.5 	to define a project for the purposes of this chapter.
76.6 	(d) The chief information officer shall monitor progress on any active information and 
76.7 	telecommunications technology project with a total expected project cost of more than 
76.8 	$5,000,000 and report on the performance of the project in comparison with the plans for 
76.9 	the project in terms of time, scope, and budget. The chief information officer may conduct 
76.10 	an independent project audit of the project. The audit analysis and evaluation of the projects 
76.11 	subject to paragraph (c) must be presented to agency executive sponsors, the project 
76.12 	governance bodies, and the chief information officer. All reports and responses must become 
76.13 	part of the project record.
76.14 	(e) For any active information and telecommunications technology project with a total 
76.15 	expected project cost of more than $10,000,000, the state agency must perform an annual 
76.16 	independent audit that conforms to published project audit principles adopted by the 
76.17 	department.
76.18 	(f) The chief information officer shall report by January 15 of each year to the chairs 
76.19 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
76.20 	over the department regarding projects the department has reviewed under paragraph (a), 
76.21 	clause (10). The report must include the reasons for the determinations made in the review 
76.22 	of each project and a description of its current status.:
76.23 	(1) each project in the IT portfolio whose status is either active or on hold;
76.24 	(2) each project presented to the office for consultation in the time since the last report;
76.25 	(3) the information technology cost associated with the project;
76.26 	(4) the current status of the information technology  project;
76.27 	(5) the date the information technology project is expected to be completed; and
76.28 	(6) the projected costs for ongoing support and maintenance after the project is complete.

77.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16E.016, is amended to read:
77.2 	16E.016 RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
77.3 	AND EQUIPMENT.
77.4 	(a) The chief information officer is responsible for providing or entering into managed 
77.5 	services contracts for the provision, improvement, and development, and lifecycle 
77.6 	management of the following information technology systems and services to state agencies:
77.7 	(1) state data centers;
77.8 	(2) mainframes including system software;
77.9 	(3) servers including system software;
77.10 	(4) desktops including system software;
77.11 	(5) laptop computers including system software;
77.12 	(6) a data network including system software;
77.13 	(7) database, electronic mail, office systems, reporting, and other standard software 
77.14 	tools;
77.15 	(8) business application software and related technical support services;
77.16 	(9) help desk for the components listed in clauses (1) to (8);
77.17 	(10) maintenance, problem resolution, and break-fix for the components listed in clauses 
77.18 	(1) to (8);
77.19 	(11) regular upgrades and, replacement, and lifecycle management for the components 
77.20 	listed in clauses (1) to (8); and
77.21 	(12) network-connected output devices.
77.22 	(b) All state agency employees whose work primarily involves functions specified in 
77.23 	paragraph (a) are employees of the Department of Information Technology Services. This 
77.24 	includes employees who directly perform the functions in paragraph (a), as well as employees 
77.25 	whose work primarily involves managing, supervising, or providing administrative services 
77.26 	or support services to employees who directly perform these functions. The chief information 
77.27 	officer may assign employees of the department to perform work exclusively for another 
77.28 	state agency.
77.29 	(c) Subject to sections 16C.08 and 16C.09, the chief information officer may allow a 
77.30 	state agency to obtain services specified in paragraph (a) through a contract with an outside 
77.31 	vendor when the chief information officer and the agency head agree that a contract would 
78.1 	provide best value, as defined in section 16C.02, under the service-level agreement. The 
78.2 	chief information officer must require that agency contracts with outside vendors ensure 
78.3 	that systems and services are compatible with standards established by the Department of 
78.4 	Information Technology Services.
78.5 	(d) The Minnesota State Retirement System, the Public Employees Retirement 
78.6 	Association, the Teachers Retirement Association, the State Board of Investment, the 
78.7 	Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, the State Lottery, and the Statewide Radio 
78.8 	Board are not state agencies for purposes of this section.

78.9 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16E.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
78.10 		Subd. 2.Chief information officer's responsibility.  The chief information officer shall:
78.11 	(1) design a master strategic plan for information and telecommunications technology 
78.12 	systems and services in the state and shall report on the plan to the governor and legislature 
78.13 	at the beginning of each regular session;
78.14 	(2) coordinate, review, and approve all information and telecommunications technology 
78.15 	projects and oversee the state's information and telecommunications technology systems 
78.16 	and services;
78.17 	(3) establish and enforce compliance with standards for information and 
78.18 	telecommunications technology systems and services that are cost-effective and support 
78.19 	open systems environments and that are compatible with state, national, and international 
78.20 	standards, including accessibility standards;
78.21 	(4) maintain a library of systems and programs developed by the state for use by agencies 
78.22 	of government;
78.23 	(5) direct and manage the shared operations of the state's information and 
78.24 	telecommunications technology systems and services; and
78.25 	(6) establish and enforce standards and ensure acquisition of hardware and, software, 
78.26 	and services necessary to protect data and systems in state agency networks connected to 
78.27 	the Internet.

78.28 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16E.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
78.29 		Subd. 4.Cash flow. (a) The commissioner of management and budget shall make 
78.30 	appropriate transfers to the revolving fund when requested by the chief information officer. 
78.31 	The chief information officer may make allotments and encumbrances in anticipation of 
79.1 	such transfers. In addition, the chief information officer, with the approval of the 
79.2 	commissioner of management and budget, may require an agency to make advance payments 
79.3 	to the revolving fund sufficient to cover the office's estimated obligation for a period of at 
79.4 	least 60 days. All reimbursements and other money received by the chief information officer 
79.5 	under this section must be deposited in the MNIT services revolving fund.
79.6 	(b) Each biennium, the commissioner of management and budget is authorized to provide 
79.7 	cash flow assistance of up to $60,000,000 from the special revenue fund or other statutory 
79.8 	general fund as defined in section 16A.671, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), to the Department 
79.9 	of Information Technology Services for the purpose of managing revenue and expenditure 
79.10 	differences. These funds shall be repaid with interest by the end of the closing period of the 
79.11 	second fiscal year of the same biennium.

79.12 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16E.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
79.13 		Subdivision 1.Account established; appropriation. The information and 
79.14 	telecommunications technology systems and services account is created in the special 
79.15 	revenue fund. Receipts credited to the account are appropriated to the Department of 
79.16 	Information Technology Services for the purpose of defraying the costs of personnel and 
79.17 	technology for activities that create government efficiencies, secure state systems, or address 
79.18 	project or product backlogs in accordance with this chapter.

79.19 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16E.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
79.20 		Subd. 2.Charges. (a) Upon agreement of the participating agency, the Department of 
79.21 	Information Technology Services may collect a charge or receive a fund transfer under 
79.22 	section 16E.0466 for purchases of information and telecommunications technology systems 
79.23 	and services by state agencies and other governmental entities through state contracts for 
79.24 	purposes described in subdivision 1. Charges collected under this section must be credited 
79.25 	to the information and telecommunications technology systems and services account.
79.26 	(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.28, subdivision 3, any unexpended operating balance 
79.27 	appropriated to a state agency may be transferred to the information and telecommunications 
79.28 	technology systems and services account for the information technology cost of a specific 
79.29 	project, product, or services, subject to the review of the Legislative Advisory Commission 
79.30 	under subdivision 3.

80.1 	Sec. 9. [16E.35] COUNTY AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY GRANTS.
80.2 		Subdivision 1.Cybersecurity grant program established. The Department of IT 
80.3 	Services may make grants to political subdivisions to support addressing cybersecurity risks 
80.4 	and cybersecurity threats to information systems owned or operated by, or on behalf of, 
80.5 	state, local, or Tribal governments, as provided in section 70612 of Public Law 117-58.
80.6 		Subd. 2.Match requirement. The political subdivision receiving a grant must provide 
80.7 	for the remainder of the costs of the project that exceed available state match appropriated 
80.8 	funds, or that exceed goals defined in the statewide cybersecurity plan.
80.9 		Subd. 3.Criteria. The department may set criteria for program priorities and standards 
80.10 	of review.

80.11 	Sec. 10. REPEALER.
 80.12 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16E.0466, subdivision 2, is repealed.

80.13 	ARTICLE 5
80.14 	STATE EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES

80.15 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
80.16 		Subd. 2.Precedence of merit principles and nondiscrimination. It is the policy of 
80.17 	this state to provide for equal employment opportunity consistent with chapter 363A by 
80.18 	ensuring that all personnel actions be based on the ability to perform the duties and 
80.19 	responsibilities assigned to the position without regard to age, race, creed or religion, color, 
80.20 	disability, sex, national origin, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or 
80.21 	political affiliation. It is the policy of this state to take affirmative action to eliminate the 
80.22 	underutilization of qualified members of protected groups in the civil service, where such 
80.23 	action is not in conflict with other provisions of this chapter or chapter 179, in order to 
80.24 	correct imbalances and eliminate the present effects of past discrimination and support full 
80.25 	and equal participation in the social and economic life in the state. Heads of departments 
80.26 	and agencies must provide training to managers and supervisors that are responsible for 
80.27 	hiring and evaluating employee performance regarding bias that can be present in the hiring 
80.28 	and performance evaluation processes.
80.29 	No contract executed pursuant to chapter 179A shall modify, waive or abridge this 
80.30 	section and sections 43A.07 to 43A.121, 43A.15, and 43A.17 to 43A.21, except to the extent 
80.31 	expressly permitted in those sections.

81.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
81.2 	read:
81.3 		Subd. 1a.Accommodation fund. "Accommodation fund" means the fund created under 
81.4 	section 16B.4805 for reimbursing state agencies for eligible expenses incurred in providing 
81.5 	reasonable accommodations to state employees with disabilities.

81.6 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
81.7 	read:
81.8 		Subd. 3a.Americans with Disabilities Act. "Americans With Disabilities Act" or 
81.9 	"ADA" means the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, United States 
81.10 	Code title 42, sections 12101 to 12117.

81.11 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
81.12 	read:
81.13 		Subd. 18a.Digital accessibility. "Digital accessibility" means information and 
81.14 	communication technology, including products, devices, services, and content that are 
81.15 	designed and built so people with disabilities can use or participate in them, as defined by 
81.16 	the accessibility standard adopted under section 16E.03, subdivision 9. Any statutory 
81.17 	reference to accessible or accessibility in the context of information and communication 
81.18 	technology includes digital accessibility.

81.19 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
81.20 	read:
81.21 		Subd. 35a.Reasonable accommodation. "Reasonable accommodation" has the meaning 
81.22 	given under section 363A.08, subdivision 6.

81.23 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
81.24 		Subd. 1a.Mission; efficiency. It is part of the department's mission that within the 
81.25 	department's resources the commissioner shall endeavor to:
81.26 	(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;
81.27 	(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's resources 
81.28 	and operate the department as efficiently as possible;
81.29 	(3) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities of 
81.30 	other governmental agencies;
82.1 	(4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve customer 
82.2 	service, increase public access to information about government, and increase public 
82.3 	participation in the business of government;
82.4 	(5) ensure that all technology utilized is accessible to employees and provided in a timely 
82.5 	manner as described in sections 363A.42 and 363A.43 and the accessibility standards under 
82.6 	section 16E.03, subdivisions 2, clause (3), and 9;
82.7 	(5) (6) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent 
82.8 	otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A;
82.9 	(6) (7) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the 
82.10 	accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section 16A.10, 
82.11 	subdivision 1; and
82.12 	(7) (8) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out 
82.13 	the mission and improve the performance of the department.; and
82.14 	(9) endeavor to use equitable and inclusive practices to attract and recruit protected class 
82.15 	employees; actively eliminate discrimination against protected group employees; and ensure 
82.16 	equitable access to development and training, advancement, and promotional opportunities.

82.17 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
82.18 		Subd. 4.Administrative procedures. The commissioner shall develop administrative 
82.19 	procedures, which are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative 
82.20 	Procedure Act, to effect provisions of chapter 43A which do not directly affect the rights 
82.21 	of or processes available to the general public. The commissioner may also adopt 
82.22 	administrative procedures, not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act, which concern 
82.23 	topics affecting the general public if those procedures concern only the internal management 
82.24 	of the department or other agencies and if those elements of the topics which affect the 
82.25 	general public are the subject of department rules.
82.26 	Administrative procedures shall be reproduced and made available for comment in 
82.27 	accessible digital formats under section 16E.03 to agencies, employees, and appropriate 
82.28 	exclusive representatives certified pursuant to sections 179A.01 to 179A.25, for at least 15 
82.29 	days prior to implementation and shall include but are not limited to:
82.30 	(1) maintenance and administration of a plan of classification for all positions in the 
82.31 	classified service and for comparisons of unclassified positions with positions in the classified 
82.32 	service;
83.1 	(2) procedures for administration of collective bargaining agreements and plans 
83.2 	established pursuant to section 43A.18 concerning total compensation and the terms and 
83.3 	conditions of employment for employees;
83.4 	(3) procedures for effecting all personnel actions internal to the state service such as 
83.5 	processes and requirements for agencies to publicize job openings and consider applicants 
83.6 	who are referred or nominate themselves, conduct of selection procedures limited to 
83.7 	employees, noncompetitive and qualifying appointments of employees and leaves of absence;
83.8 	(4) maintenance and administration of employee performance appraisal, training and 
83.9 	other programs; and
83.10 	(5) procedures for pilots of the reengineered employee selection process. Employment 
83.11 	provisions of this chapter, associated personnel rules adopted under subdivision 3, and 
83.12 	administrative procedures established under clauses (1) and (3) may be waived for the 
83.13 	purposes of these pilots. The pilots may affect the rights of and processes available to 
83.14 	members of the general public seeking employment in the classified service. The 
83.15 	commissioner will provide public notice of any pilot directly affecting the rights of and 
83.16 	processes available to the general public and make the administrative procedures available 
83.17 	for comment to the general public, agencies, employees, and appropriate exclusive 
83.18 	representatives certified pursuant to sections 179A.01 to 179A.25 for at least 30 days prior 
83.19 	to implementation. The commissioner must publish the public notice in an accessible digital 
83.20 	format under section 16E.03. The commissioner must provide a comment process that allows 
83.21 	the public to submit comments through multiple formats to ensure accessibility. These 
83.22 	formats must include telephone, digital content, and email.

83.23 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.04, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
83.24 		Subd. 7.Reporting. The commissioner shall issue a written report by February 1 and 
83.25 	August 1 of each year to the chair of the Legislative Coordinating Commission. The report 
83.26 	must list the number of appointments made under each of the categories in section 43A.15, 
83.27 	the number made to the classified service other than under section 43A.15, and the number 
83.28 	made under section 43A.08, subdivision 2a, during the six-month periods ending June 30 
83.29 	and December 31, respectively. The report must be posted online and must be accessible 
83.30 	under section 16E.03. The commissioner shall advertise these reports in multiple formats 
83.31 	to ensure broad dissemination.

84.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.09, is amended to read:
84.2 	43A.09 RECRUITMENT.
84.3 	The commissioner in cooperation with appointing authorities of all state agencies shall 
84.4 	maintain an active recruiting program publicly conducted and designed to attract sufficient 
84.5 	numbers of well-qualified people to meet the needs of the civil service, and to enhance the 
84.6 	image and public esteem of state service employment. Special emphasis shall be given to 
84.7 	recruitment of veterans and protected group members, including qualified individuals with 
84.8 	disabilities, to assist state agencies in meeting affirmative action goals to achieve a balanced 
84.9 	work force. All technology and digital content related to recruiting and hiring shall be 
84.10 	accessible to people with disabilities.

84.11 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.10, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
84.12 		Subd. 2a.Application requirements. (a) The commissioner shall establish and maintain 
84.13 	a database of applicants for state employment. The commissioner shall establish, publicize, 
84.14 	and enforce minimum requirements for application. applications, and shall ensure that:
84.15 	(1) all postings shall be written so as to be relevant to the duties of the job and be 
84.16 	nondiscriminatory;
84.17 	(2) the appointing authority shall enforce enforces the established minimum requirements 
84.18 	for application;
84.19 	(3) the 700-hour on-the-job demonstration experience is considered an alternative, 
84.20 	noncompetitive hiring process for classified positions for qualified individuals who express 
84.21 	interest directly to the appointing authority. with disabilities; and
84.22 	(4) hiring managers and others involved in the selection process are aware of the 
84.23 	accommodation fund  under section 16B.4805 to ensure that people with disabilities obtain 
84.24 	timely and appropriate accommodations within the hiring process and the state agency can 
84.25 	request reimbursement.
84.26 	(b) The commissioner shall ensure that all online application processes and all digital 
84.27 	content relating to the database referenced in paragraph (a) shall be accessible for people 
84.28 	with disabilities.

84.29 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.10, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
84.30 		Subd. 7.Selection process accommodations. Upon request, the commissioner or 
84.31 	appointing authority shall provide selection process reasonable accommodations to an 
85.1 	applicant with a disability that does not prevent performance of the duties of the position. 
85.2 	The accommodations must provide an opportunity to fairly assess the ability of the applicant 
85.3 	to perform the duties of the position notwithstanding the disability but must preserve, to the 
85.4 	extent feasible, the validity of the selection process and equitable comparison of results 
85.5 	with the results of competitors without disabilities. a qualified applicant with a disability 
85.6 	to ensure full participation in the selection process, including use of the accommodation 
85.7 	fund under section 16B.4805 during the selection process. The commissioner must ensure 
85.8 	that each agency head is aware of the accommodation fund and its critical function of 
85.9 	removing cost considerations from interview selection decisions.

85.10 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.14, is amended to read:
85.11 	43A.14 APPOINTMENTS.
85.12 	All appointments to the classified service shall be based upon merit and ability to perform 
85.13 	the duties of the position and the needs of the employing agency, including the need to 
85.14 	achieve and maintain a representative work force, including representation of people with 
85.15 	disabilities. For employees in a bargaining unit as defined in section 179A.10 appointments 
85.16 	shall be subject to applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements.

85.17 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.15, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
85.18 		Subd. 14.700-hour on-the-job demonstration process and appointment
85.19 	experience. (a) The commissioner shall establish consult with the Department of Employment 
85.20 	and Economic Development's Vocational Rehabilitation Services and State Services for the 
85.21 	Blind and other disability experts in establishing, reviewing, and modifying the qualifying 
85.22 	procedures for applicants whose disabilities are of such a significant nature that the applicants 
85.23 	are unable to demonstrate their abilities in the selection process. The qualifying procedures 
85.24 	must consist of up to 700 hours of on-the-job trial work demonstration experience. Up to 
85.25 	three persons with significant disabilities and their job coach may be allowed to demonstrate 
85.26 	their job competence as a unit through the on-the-job trial work experience selection 
85.27 	procedure. This The 700-hour on-the-job demonstration process must be limited to applicants 
85.28 	for whom there is no reasonable accommodation in the selection process experience is an 
85.29 	alternative, noncompetitive hiring process for qualified applicants with disabilities. All 
85.30 	permanent executive branch classified positions are eligible for a 700-hour on-the-job 
85.31 	demonstration experience, and all permanent classified job postings must provide information 
85.32 	regarding the on-the-job demonstration overview and certification process.
86.1 	(b) The commissioner may authorize the probationary appointment of an applicant based 
86.2 	on the request of the appointing authority that documents that the applicant has successfully 
86.3 	demonstrated qualifications for the position through completion of an on-the-job trial work
86.4 	demonstration experience. A qualified applicant should be converted to permanent, 
86.5 	probationary appointments at the point in the 700-hour on-the-job experience when the 
86.6 	applicant has demonstrated the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or 
86.7 	without reasonable accommodation. The implementation of this subdivision may not be 
86.8 	deemed a violation of chapter 43A or 363A.
86.9 	(c) The commissioner and the ADA and disability employment director, described in 
86.10 	section 43A.19, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), are responsible for the administration and 
86.11 	oversight of the 700-hour on-the-job demonstration experience, including the establishment 
86.12 	of policies and procedures, data collection and reporting requirements, and compliance.
86.13 	(d) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall design and implement a 
86.14 	training curriculum for the 700-hour on-the-job demonstration experience. All executive 
86.15 	leaders, managers, supervisors, human resources professionals, affirmative action officers, 
86.16 	and ADA coordinators must receive annual training on the program.
86.17 	(e) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall develop, administer, and 
86.18 	make public a formal grievance process for individuals in the 700-hour on-the-job 
86.19 	demonstration experience under this subdivision and supported work program under section 
86.20 	43A.421, subdivision 2.
86.21 	(f) An appointing authority must make reasonable accommodations in response to a 
86.22 	request from an applicant with a disability, including providing accommodations in a timely 
86.23 	manner during the application and hiring process and throughout the 700-hour on-the-job 
86.24 	demonstration experience. Requirements for accessibility for public records under section 
86.25 	363A.42, continuing education under section 363A.43, and technology under section 16E.03, 
86.26 	subdivision 2, clauses (3) and (9), apply to an agency filling an appointment during the 
86.27 	application and hiring process and through the on-the-job demonstration experience period.

86.28 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
86.29 	read:
86.30 		Subd. 14a.Report and survey. (a) The commissioner shall annually collect 
86.31 	enterprise-wide statistics on the 700-hour on-the-job demonstration experience under 
86.32 	subdivision 14. The statistics collected and reported annually must include:
86.33 	(1) the number of certifications submitted, granted, and rejected;
87.1 	(2) the number of applicants interviewed, appointed, and converted to probationary 
87.2 	status;
87.3 	(3) the number of employees retained after one year in state employment;
87.4 	(4) the number of employees with terminated appointments and the reason for termination;
87.5 	(5) the average length of time in an on-the-job demonstration appointment;
87.6 	(6) the number and category of entity certifications; and
87.7 	(7) by department or agency, the number of appointments and hires and the number of 
87.8 	managers and supervisors trained.
87.9 	(b) The commissioner shall administer an annual survey of participants in the 700-hour 
87.10 	on-the-job demonstration experience who are hired and those who are not hired, as well as 
87.11 	the managers of participants in the 700-hour on-the-job demonstration experience.
87.12 	(c) The commissioner must consult at least annually with the Department of Employment 
87.13 	and Economic Development's Vocational Rehabilitation Services and State Services for the 
87.14 	Blind and other disability experts to review the survey results, assess program satisfaction, 
87.15 	and recommend areas for continuous improvement.
87.16 	(d) The commissioner shall annually publish a report on the department's website that 
87.17 	includes the data described in paragraph (a), survey results described in paragraph (b), and 
87.18 	recommendations for continuous improvement described in paragraph (c).

87.19 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
87.20 		Subdivision 1.Statewide affirmative action program. (a) To assure that positions in 
87.21 	the executive branch of the civil service are equally accessible to all qualified persons, and 
87.22 	to eliminate the underutilization of qualified members of protected groups effects of past 
87.23 	and present discrimination, intended or unintended, on the basis of protected group status, 
87.24 	the commissioner shall adopt and periodically revise, if necessary, a statewide affirmative 
87.25 	action program. The statewide affirmative action program must consist of at least the 
87.26 	following:
87.27 	(1) objectives, goals, and policies;
87.28 	(2) procedures, standards, and assumptions to be used by agencies in the preparation of 
87.29 	agency affirmative action plans, including methods by which goals and timetables are 
87.30 	established;
88.1 	(3) the analysis of separation patterns to determine the impact on protected group 
88.2 	members; and
88.3 	(4) requirements for annual objectives and submission of affirmative action progress 
88.4 	reports from heads of agencies.
88.5 	Agency heads must report the data in clause (3) to the state Director of Recruitment, 
88.6 	Retention and Affirmative Action and the state ADA coordinator, in addition to being 
88.7 	available to anyone upon request. The commissioner must annually post the aggregate and 
88.8 	agency-level reports under clause (4) on the agency's website.
88.9 	(b) The commissioner shall establish statewide affirmative action goals for each of the 
88.10 	federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) occupational categories applicable to state 
88.11 	employment, using at least the following factors:
88.12 	(1) the percentage of members of each protected class in the recruiting area population 
88.13 	who have the necessary skills; and
88.14 	(2) the availability for promotion or transfer of current employees who are members of 
88.15 	protected classes.
88.16 	(c) The commissioner may use any of the following factors in addition to the factors 
88.17 	required under paragraph (b):
88.18 	(1) the extent of unemployment of members of protected classes in the recruiting area 
88.19 	population;
88.20 	(2) the existence of training programs in needed skill areas offered by employing agencies 
88.21 	and other institutions; and
88.22 	(3) the expected number of available positions to be filled.
88.23 	(d) The commissioner shall designate a state director of diversity and equal employment 
88.24 	opportunity who may be delegated the preparation, revision, implementation, and 
88.25 	administration of the program. The commissioner of management and budget may place 
88.26 	the director's position in the unclassified service if the position meets the criteria established 
88.27 	in section 43A.08, subdivision 1a.
88.28 	(e) The commissioner shall designate a statewide ADA and disability employment 
88.29 	director. The commissioner may delegate the preparation, revision, implementation, 
88.30 	evaluation, and administration of the program to the director. The director must administer 
88.31 	the 700-hour on-the-job demonstration experience under the supported work program and 
88.32 	disabled veteran's employment programs. The ADA and disability employment director 
89.1 	shall have education, knowledge, and skills in disability policy, employment, and the ADA. 
89.2 	The commissioner may place the director's position in the unclassified service if the position 
89.3 	meets the criteria established in section 43A.08, subdivision 1a.
89.4 	(f) Agency affirmative action plans, including reports and progress, must be posted on 
89.5 	the agency's public and internal websites within 30 days of being approved. The 
89.6 	commissioner of management and budget shall post a link to all executive branch 
89.7 	agency-approved affirmative action plans on its public website. Accessible copies of the 
89.8 	affirmative action plan must be available to all employees and members of the general public 
89.9 	upon request.

89.10 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.191, is amended to read:
89.11 	43A.191 AGENCY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS.
89.12 		Subdivision 1.Affirmative action officers. (a) Each agency with 1,000 employees or 
89.13 	more shall have at least one full-time affirmative action officer, who shall have primary 
89.14 	responsibility for developing and maintaining the agency's affirmative action plan. The 
89.15 	officer shall devote full time to affirmative action activities. The affirmative action officer 
89.16 	shall report administratively and on policy issues directly to the agency head. The affirmative 
89.17 	action officer shall be in the classified service.
89.18 	(b) The agency heads shall assign affirmative action officers or designees for agencies 
89.19 	with fewer than 1,000 employees. The designees shall report administratively and on policy 
89.20 	issues directly to the agency head.
89.21 	(c) An agency may not use authority under section 43A.08, subdivision 1a, to place the 
89.22 	position of an agency affirmative action officer or designee in the unclassified service.
89.23 		Subd. 2.Agency affirmative action plans. (a) The head of each agency in the executive 
89.24 	branch shall prepare and implement an agency affirmative action plan consistent with this 
89.25 	section and rules issued under section 43A.04, subdivision 3.
89.26 	(b) The agency plan must include a plan for the provision of reasonable accommodation 
89.27 	in the hiring and promotion of qualified disabled persons with disabilities. The reasonable 
89.28 	accommodation plan must consist of at least the following:
89.29 	(1) procedures for compliance with sections 16E.03, subdivision 9, 363A.08 to 363A.19, 
89.30 	and 363A.28, subdivision 10, and, where appropriate, regulations implementing United 
89.31 	States Code, title 29, section 794, as amended through December 31, 1984, which is section 
89.32 	504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 
90.1 	United States Code, title 42, sections 101 to 108, 201 to 231, 241 to 246, 401, 402, and 501 
90.2 	to 514;
90.3 	(2) methods and procedures for providing timely access to reasonable accommodation 
90.4 	for disabled job applicants, current employees, and employees accommodations during the 
90.5 	application process, throughout current employment, and when seeking promotion;
90.6 	(3) provisions for funding reasonable accommodations; and
90.7 	(4) the number of requests made, the number of requests approved, and the number of 
90.8 	requests reimbursed from the state accommodation account under section 16B.4805.
90.9 	(c) The agency plan must be prepared by the agency head with the assistance of the 
90.10 	agency affirmative action officer and the director of diversity and equal employment 
90.11 	opportunity. The agency may consult with the Council on Disability, vocational rehabilitation 
90.12 	services, state services for the blind, and other disability experts to review and make 
90.13 	recommendations on recruitment and retention of people with disabilities.
90.14 	(d) The agency plan must identify any positions in the agency that can be used for 
90.15 	supported employment as defined in section 268A.01, subdivision 13, of persons with severe
90.16 	significant disabilities. The agency shall report this information to the commissioner. An 
90.17 	agency that hires more than one supported worker in the identified positions must receive 
90.18 	recognition for each supported worker toward meeting the agency's affirmative action goals 
90.19 	and objectives.
90.20 	(e) An agency affirmative action plan may not be implemented without the 
90.21 	commissioner's approval.
90.22 		Subd. 2a.Disability recruitment, hiring, and advancement. (a) Each agency affirmative 
90.23 	action plan must include a section that provides sufficient assurances, procedures, and 
90.24 	commitments to provide adequate hiring, placement, and advancement opportunities for 
90.25 	individuals with disabilities at all levels of state employment. The criteria for this section 
90.26 	of the agency affirmative action plan must include a section on disability hiring and 
90.27 	advancement, including the provisions in this subdivision.
90.28 	(b) The plan must describe specific actions to ensure that a broad range of individuals 
90.29 	with disabilities will be aware of and be encouraged to apply for job vacancies when eligible. 
90.30 	The actions must include, at a minimum:
90.31 	(1) the use of programs and resources that identify job applicants with disabilities who 
90.32 	are eligible to be appointed under a hiring authority that takes disability into account, 
90.33 	consistent with the demonstration program under section 43A.15, subdivision 14. The 
91.1 	programs may include the Department of Employment and Economic Development's 
91.2 	Vocational Rehabilitation Services and State Services for the Blind that provide the 
91.3 	qualifications necessary for positions within the agency to individuals with disabilities. 
91.4 	Resources may include databases of individuals with disabilities who  previously applied to 
91.5 	the agency but were not hired for the positions they applied for, and training and internship 
91.6 	programs that lead directly to employment for individuals with disabilities; and
91.7 	(2) establishment and maintenance of contacts, that may include formal agreements, 
91.8 	with organizations that specialize in providing assistance to individuals with disabilities in 
91.9 	securing and maintaining employment, such as the Department of Employment and Economic 
91.10 	Development's Vocational Rehabilitation Services, State Services for the Blind, community 
91.11 	rehabilitation programs, day training and habilitation programs, and employment network 
91.12 	service providers.
91.13 	(c) The plan must ensure that the agency has designated sufficient staff to handle any 
91.14 	disability-related issues that arise during the application and selection process, and shall 
91.15 	require the agency to provide staff with sufficient training, support, and other resources to 
91.16 	carry out the responsibilities under this section. Responsibilities include, at a minimum:
91.17 	(1) ensuring that disability-related questions from members of the public regarding the 
91.18 	agency's application and selection processes are answered promptly and correctly, including 
91.19 	questions about reasonable accommodations needed by job applicants during the application 
91.20 	and selection process and questions about how individuals may apply for positions under 
91.21 	hiring authorities that take disability into account;
91.22 	(2) processing requests for reasonable accommodations needed by job applicants during 
91.23 	the application and placement process and ensuring that the agency provides such 
91.24 	accommodations when required;
91.25 	(3) accepting applications for a position under hiring authorities that take disability into 
91.26 	account;
91.27 	(4) if an individual has applied for appointment to a particular position under a hiring 
91.28 	authority that takes disability into account, determining whether the individual is eligible 
91.29 	for appointment under such authority and if so forwarding the individual's application to 
91.30 	the relevant hiring officials with an explanation of how and when the individual may be 
91.31 	appointed, consistent with all applicable laws; and
91.32 	(5) overseeing any other agency programs designed to increase hiring of individuals 
91.33 	with disabilities.
92.1 		Subd. 3.Audits; sanctions and incentives. (a) The commissioner shall annually audit 
92.2 	the record of each agency to determine the rate of compliance with affirmative action 
92.3 	requirements. The commissioner must report all audit findings to the governor if a state 
92.4 	agency fails to meet any of its affirmative action requirements for two consecutive years.
92.5 	(b) By March 1 of each odd-numbered year, the commissioner shall submit a report on 
92.6 	affirmative action progress of each agency and the state as a whole to the governor and to 
92.7 	the Finance Committee of the senate, the Ways and Means Committee of the house of 
92.8 	representatives, the Governmental Operations Committees of both houses of the legislature, 
92.9 	and the Legislative Coordinating Commission. The report must include noncompetitive 
92.10 	appointments made under section 43A.08, subdivision 2a, or 43A.15, subdivisions 3 to 7, 
92.11 	10, and 12, and cover each agency's rate of compliance with affirmative action requirements.
92.12 	The report must be made available to the public on the department's website.
92.13 	(c) An agency that does not meet its hiring goals must justify its nonaffirmative action 
92.14 	hires in competitive appointments and noncompetitive appointments made under section 
92.15 	43A.08, subdivisions 1, clauses (9), (11), and (16), and 2a; and section 43A.15, subdivisions 
92.16 	3, 10, 12, and 13, according to criteria issued by the department of Management and Budget. 
92.17 	In addition, an agency shall:
92.18 	(1) demonstrate a good faith effort to recruit protected group members by following an 
92.19 	active recruitment plan;
92.20 	(2) implement a coordinated retention plan; and
92.21 	(3) have an established complaint resolution procedure.
92.22 	(d) The commissioner shall develop reporting standards and procedures for measuring 
92.23 	compliance.
92.24 	(e) An agency is encouraged to develop other innovative ways to promote awareness, 
92.25 	acceptance, and appreciation for diversity and affirmative action. These innovations will 
92.26 	be considered when evaluating an agency's compliance with this section.
92.27 	(f) An agency not in compliance with affirmative action requirements of this section 
92.28 	must identify methods and programs to improve performance, to reallocate resources 
92.29 	internally in order to increase support for affirmative action programs, and to submit program 
92.30 	and resource reallocation proposals to the commissioner for approval. An agency must 
92.31 	submit these proposals within 120 days of being notified by the commissioner that it is out 
92.32 	of compliance with affirmative action requirements. The commissioner shall monitor 
92.33 	quarterly the affirmative action programs of an agency found to be out of compliance.
93.1 	(g) The commissioner shall establish a program to recognize an agency that has made 
93.2 	significant and measurable progress in implementing an affirmative action plan.
93.3 	(h) The commissioner must maintain and make available, on an annual basis, summary 
93.4 	data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19, on the percentage of members of each 
93.5 	protected group as defined in section 43A.02, subdivision 33, that were hired in the executive 
93.6 	branch in each of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) occupational categories 
93.7 	applicable to state employment. Nothing in this provision, however, shall require any person 
93.8 	to disclose their protected group status, nor shall it require the commissioner or any 
93.9 	appointing authority to determine the protected group status of any person.

93.10 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
93.11 		Subdivision 1.Authority; purpose. The commissioner, in coordination with the statewide 
93.12 	ADA and disability employment director and chief inclusion officer, shall develop and 
93.13 	interpret policy and administer and, to the extent possible, conduct programs in training and 
93.14 	development for employees to, at a minimum:
93.15 	(1) promote individual, group and agency efficiency and effectiveness.;
93.16 	(2) build employee capacity to deliver accessible and inclusive services to the public, 
93.17 	including people with disabilities; and
93.18 	(3) support an inclusive work environment for employees with disabilities and employees 
93.19 	of other protected classes.

93.20 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
93.21 		Subd. 2.Responsibilities. (a) The commissioner is responsible for developing and 
93.22 	coordinating consistent training policy which shall be binding on all state agencies in the 
93.23 	executive branch. The policies shall include conditions under which employees may receive 
93.24 	or be assigned to training; internships and work-training programs; minimum and maximum 
93.25 	training standards for employee participation and agency reporting requirements. At a 
93.26 	minimum, state employees must receive annual training on statutes or policies related to:
93.27 	(1) Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act;
93.28 	(2) the state's affirmative action policy;
93.29 	(3) equal opportunity employment; and
93.30 	(4) digital accessibility standards.
94.1 	(b) Career development training is a permissive subject of collective bargaining. Each 
94.2 	appointing authority in the executive branch, including the Minnesota State Retirement 
94.3 	System and the Teachers Retirement Association, is primarily responsible for planning, 
94.4 	budgeting, conducting and evaluating training programs.

94.5 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
94.6 		Subd. 3.Programs. (a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall design 
94.7 	and implement management training and development programs for the state service. The 
94.8 	programs shall include but not be limited to mandatory training and development 
94.9 	requirements for managers and supervisors. No person shall acquire permanent status in a 
94.10 	management or supervisory position in the classified service until training and development 
94.11 	requirements have been met.
94.12 	(b) All managers and supervisors must receive training on inclusive work environments, 
94.13 	disability awareness, cultural competence, and other equity and diversity areas.
94.14 	(c) Agencies shall conduct an annual Americans with Disabilities Act self-assessment 
94.15 	to ensure training programs meet the standards for universal design in learning.

94.16 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.21, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
94.17 	read:
94.18 		Subd. 6.Accessibility. The commissioner must ensure that all training content and 
94.19 	platforms meet the accessibility standards under section 16E.03, subdivisions 2, clause (3), 
94.20 	and 9. Reasonable accommodations must be implemented in a timely and appropriate manner 
94.21 	to ensure that all state employees can participate in state-offered trainings. All state 
94.22 	employees, including ADA coordinators and human resources staff, must have the training 
94.23 	and resources to implement an accessible and inclusive workplace.

94.24 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
94.25 		Subdivision 1.Cooperation; state agencies. (a) The commissioner may delegate 
94.26 	administrative functions associated with the duties of the commissioner to appointing 
94.27 	authorities who have the capability to perform such functions when the commissioner 
94.28 	determines that it is in the best interests of the state civil service. The commissioner shall 
94.29 	consult with agencies and agencies shall cooperate as appropriate in implementation of this 
94.30 	chapter.
94.31 	(b) The commissioner, in conjunction with appointing authorities, shall analyze and 
94.32 	assess current and future human resource requirements of the civil service and coordinate 
95.1 	personnel actions throughout the civil service to meet the requirements. The commissioner 
95.2 	shall provide recruiting assistance and make the applicant database available to appointing 
95.3 	authorities to use in making appointments to positions in the unclassified service.
95.4 	(c) The head of each agency in the executive branch shall designate an agency personnel 
95.5 	officer. The agency personnel officer shall be accountable to the agency head for all personnel 
95.6 	functions prescribed by laws, rules, collective bargaining agreements, the commissioner 
95.7 	and the agency head. Except when otherwise prescribed by the agency head in a specific 
95.8 	instance, the personnel officer shall be assumed to be the authority accountable to the agency 
95.9 	head over any other officer or employee in the agency for personnel functions.
95.10 	(d) The head of each agency in the executive branch shall designate an affirmative action 
95.11 	officer who shall have primary responsibility for the administration of the agency's 
95.12 	affirmative action plan. The officer shall report directly to the head of the agency on 
95.13 	affirmative action matters.
95.14 	(e) Pursuant to section 43A.431, the head of each agency in the executive branch shall 
95.15 	designate an ADA coordinator who shall have primary responsibility for the administration 
95.16 	of ADA policies, procedures, trainings, requests, and arbitration. The coordinator shall 
95.17 	report directly to the commissioner.

95.18 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.421, is amended to read:
95.19 	43A.421 SUPPORTED WORK PROGRAM.
95.20 		Subdivision 1.Program established. A total of 50 full-time Active positions within 
95.21 	agencies of state government may be selected for inclusion for a supported work program 
95.22 	for persons with severesignificant disabilities. A full-time position may be shared by up to 
95.23 	three persons with severesignificant disabilities and their job coach. The job coach is not 
95.24 	a state employee within the scope of section 43A.02, subdivision 21, or 179A.03, subdivision 
95.25 	14, unless the job coach holds another position within the scope of section 43A.02, 
95.26 	subdivision 21, or 179A.03, subdivision 14. All classified supported work job postings need 
95.27 	to link to the overview and application process for the supported work program.
95.28 		Subd. 2.Responsibilities. (a) The commissioner is responsible for the administration 
95.29 	and oversight of the supported work program, including the establishment of policies and 
95.30 	procedures, data collection and reporting requirements, and compliance.
95.31 	(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall design and implement a 
95.32 	training curriculum for the supported work program. All executive leaders, managers, 
96.1 	supervisors, human resources professionals, affirmative action officers, and Americans with 
96.2 	Disabilities Act coordinators must receive annual training regarding the program.
96.3 	(c) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall develop, administer, and 
96.4 	make public a formal grievance process for individuals in the program.

96.5 	Sec. 23. [43A.431] AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COORDINATORS.
96.6 	(a) Each state agency shall designate at least one ADA coordinator who is responsible 
96.7 	for implementation of Title I of the ADA, to advance the prohibition on discrimination 
96.8 	against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, hiring, firing, 
96.9 	advancement, compensation, job training and other terms, conditions, and privileges of 
96.10 	employment. The ADA coordinator must have demonstrated knowledge and experience in:
96.11 	(1) the recruitment, selection, development, and retention of people with disabilities;
96.12 	(2) workforce data analysis;
96.13 	(3) disability employment laws and regulations; and
96.14 	(4) strategy development for universal and inclusive workplaces.
96.15 	(b) The ADA coordinator is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, 
96.16 	monitoring, and evaluation of effective strategies to attract, engage, and advance people 
96.17 	with disabilities. This includes assisting employees with identifying, acquiring, and 
96.18 	maintaining effective accommodations and submitting reimbursement requests to the 
96.19 	statewide accommodation fund under section 16B.4805.
96.20 	(c) The ADA coordinator is responsible for collecting data and preparing reports to 
96.21 	ensure transparency and accountability and must serve as a key liaison for disability 
96.22 	employment and training initiatives.

96.23 	Sec. 24. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SERVICE WORKER STANDARDS.
 96.24 	The commissioner of management and budget shall convene an advisory committee to 
96.25 	review and make recommendations regarding updates and clarifications to the service worker 
96.26 	class specifications under Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.071. By January 15, 2024, the 
96.27 	commissioner shall report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over state 
96.28 	government employees on recommendations for changes to Minnesota Statutes, section 
96.29 	43A.071.

97.1 	ARTICLE 6
97.2 	MISCELLANEOUS FINANCE

97.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.011, is amended by adding a subdivision 
97.4 	to read:
97.5 		Subd. 15a.Transfer. A "transfer" means the authorization to move state money from 
97.6 	one fund, account, or agency to another fund, account, or agency within the state treasury. 
97.7 	When authorized by law, a transfer must reduce money in one fund, account, or agency and 
97.8 	increase the same amount to a separate fund, account, or agency.

97.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.103, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
97.10 		Subdivision 1.State revenue and expenditures. In February and November each year, 
97.11 	the commissioner shall prepare a forecast of state revenue and expenditures. The November 
97.12 	forecast must be delivered to the legislature and governor no later than the end of the first 
97.13 	week of December 6. The February forecast must be delivered to the legislature and governor 
97.14 	by the end of February. Forecasts must be delivered to the legislature and governor on the 
97.15 	same day. If requested by the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy, 
97.16 	delivery to the legislature must include a presentation to the commission.

97.17 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.103, subdivision 1b, as amended by Laws 
97.18 	2023, chapter 10, section 2, is amended to read:
97.19 		Subd. 1b.Forecast variable. In determining the rate of inflation, the application of 
97.20 	inflation, the amount of state bonding as it affects debt service, the calculation of investment 
97.21 	income, and the other variables to be included in the expenditure part of the forecast, the 
97.22 	commissioner must consult with the chairs and lead minority members of the senate State 
97.23 	Government Finance Committee and the house of representatives Ways and Means 
97.24 	Committee, and legislative fiscal staff. This consultation must occur at least three weeks 
97.25 	before the forecast is to be released. No later than two weeks prior to the release of the 
97.26 	forecast, the commissioner must inform the chairs and lead minority members of the senate 
97.27 	State Government Finance Committee and the house of representatives Ways and Means 
97.28 	Committee, and legislative fiscal staff of any changes in these variables from the previous 
97.29 	forecast.

98.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.103, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
98.2 	read:
98.3 		Subd. 1i.Budget close report. By October 15 of each odd-numbered year, the 
98.4 	commissioner shall prepare a detailed fund balance analysis of the general fund for the 
98.5 	previous biennium. The analysis shall include a comparison to the most recent publicly 
98.6 	available fund balance analysis of the general fund. The commissioner shall provide this 
98.7 	analysis to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives Ways 
98.8 	and Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee, and shall post the analysis on 
98.9 	the agency's website.

98.10 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.152, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
98.11 		Subd. 2.Additional revenues; priority. (a) If on the basis of a forecast of general fund 
98.12 	revenues and expenditures, the commissioner of management and budget determines that 
98.13 	there will be a positive unrestricted budgetary general fund balance at the close of the 
98.14 	biennium, the commissioner of management and budget must allocate money to the following 
98.15 	accounts and purposes in priority order:
98.16 	(1) the cash flow account established in subdivision 1 until that account reaches 
98.17 	$350,000,000;
98.18 	(2) the budget reserve account established in subdivision 1a until that account reaches 
98.19 	$2,377,399,000 $2,852,098,000;
98.20 	(3) the amount necessary to increase the aid payment schedule for school district aids 
98.21 	and credits payments in section 127A.45 to not more than 90 percent rounded to the nearest 
98.22 	tenth of a percent without exceeding the amount available and with any remaining funds 
98.23 	deposited in the budget reserve; and
98.24 	(4) the amount necessary to restore all or a portion of the net aid reductions under section 
98.25 	127A.441 and to reduce the property tax revenue recognition shift under section 123B.75, 
98.26 	subdivision 5, by the same amount;
98.27 	(5) the amount necessary to increase the Minnesota 21st century fund by not more than 
98.28 	the difference between $5,000,000 and the sum of the amounts credited and canceled to it 
98.29 	in the previous 12 months under Laws 2020, chapter 71, article 1, section 11, until the sum 
98.30 	of all transfers under this section and all amounts credited or canceled under Laws 2020, 
98.31 	chapter 71, article 1, section 11, equals $20,000,000; and
98.32 	(6) for a forecast in November only, the amount remaining after the transfer under clause 
98.33 	(5) must be used to reduce the percentage of accelerated June liability sales tax payments 
99.1 	required under section 289A.20, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), until the percentage equals 
99.2 	zero, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent. By March 15 following the November 
99.3 	forecast, the commissioner must provide the commissioner of revenue with the percentage 
99.4 	of accelerated June liability owed based on the reduction required by this clause. By April 
99.5 	15 each year, the commissioner of revenue must certify the percentage of June liability 
99.6 	owed by vendors based on the reduction required by this clause.
99.7 	(b) The amounts necessary to meet the requirements of this section are appropriated 
99.8 	from the general fund within two weeks after the forecast is released or, in the case of 
99.9 	transfers under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), as necessary to meet the appropriations 
99.10 	schedules otherwise established in statute.
99.11 	(c) The commissioner of management and budget shall certify the total dollar amount 
99.12 	of the reductions under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), to the commissioner of education. 
99.13 	The commissioner of education shall increase the aid payment percentage and reduce the 
99.14 	property tax shift percentage by these amounts and apply those reductions to the current 
99.15 	fiscal year and thereafter.

99.16 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.97, is amended to read:
99.17 	16A.97 TOBACCO BONDS.
99.18 	The commissioner may sell and issue debt under either or both of sections 16A.98 and
99.19 	section16A.99, but the net proceeds of bonds issued and sold under those sections together
99.20 	that section must not exceed $640,000,000 during fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

99.21 	Sec. 7.  REPEALER.
 99.22 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.98, is repealed.

99.23 	ARTICLE 7
99.24 	ELECTIONS POLICY

99.25 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 8.31, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
99.26 		Subdivision 1.Investigate offenses against provisions of certain designated sections; 
99.27 	assist in enforcement. The attorney general shall investigate violations and assist in the 
99.28 	enforcement of the following laws as provided in this section:
99.29 	(1) the law of this state respecting unfair, discriminatory, and other unlawful practices 
99.30 	in business, commerce, or trade, and specifically, but not exclusively, the Nonprofit 
99.31 	Corporation Act (sections 317A.001 to 317A.909), the Act Against Unfair Discrimination 
100.1 	and Competition (sections 325D.01 to 325D.07), the Unlawful Trade Practices Act (sections 
100.2 	325D.09 to 325D.16), the Antitrust Act (sections 325D.49 to 325D.66), section 325F.67
100.3 	and other laws against false or fraudulent advertising, the antidiscrimination acts contained 
100.4 	in section 325D.67, the act against monopolization of food products (section 325D.68), the 
100.5 	act regulating telephone advertising services (section 325E.39), the Prevention of Consumer 
100.6 	Fraud Act (sections 325F.68 to 325F.70), and chapter 53A regulating currency exchanges 
100.7 	and assist in the enforcement of those laws as in this section provided.; and
100.8 	(2) section 211B.076, regulating intimidation and interference related to the performance 
100.9 	of duties by an election official.

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

100.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.01, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
100.12 		Subd. 21.Lobbyist. (a) "Lobbyist" means an individual:
100.13 	(1) engaged for pay or other consideration of more than $3,000 from all sources in any 
100.14 	year:
100.15 	(i) for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action, or the 
100.16 	official action of a metropolitan governmental unit political subdivision, by communicating 
100.17 	or urging others to communicate with public or local officials; or
100.18 	(ii) from a business whose primary source of revenue is derived from facilitating 
100.19 	government relations or government affairs services between two third parties; or
100.20 	(2) who spends more than $250, not including the individual's own traveling expenses 
100.21 	and membership dues, in any year for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or 
100.22 	administrative action, or the official action of a metropolitan governmental unit political 
100.23 	subdivision, by communicating or urging others to communicate with public or local officials.
100.24 	(b) "Lobbyist" does not include:
100.25 	(1) a public official;
100.26 	(2) an employee of the state, including an employee of any of the public higher education 
100.27 	systems;
100.28 	(3) an elected local official;
100.29 	(4) a nonelected local official or an employee of a political subdivision acting in an 
100.30 	official capacity, unless the nonelected official or employee of a political subdivision spends 
100.31 	more than 50 hours in any month attempting to influence legislative or administrative action, 
101.1 	or the official action of a metropolitan governmental unit political subdivision other than 
101.2 	the political subdivision employing the official or employee, by communicating or urging 
101.3 	others to communicate with public or local officials, including time spent monitoring 
101.4 	legislative or administrative action, or the official action of a metropolitan governmental 
101.5 	unit political subdivision, and related research, analysis, and compilation and dissemination 
101.6 	of information relating to legislative or administrative policy in this state, or to the policies 
101.7 	of metropolitan governmental units political subdivisions;
101.8 	(5) a party or the party's representative appearing in a proceeding before a state board, 
101.9 	commission, or agency of the executive branch unless the board, commission, or agency is 
101.10 	taking administrative action;
101.11 	(6) an individual while engaged in selling goods or services to be paid for by public 
101.12 	funds;
101.13 	(7) a news medium or its employees or agents while engaged in the publishing or 
101.14 	broadcasting of news items, editorial comments, or paid advertisements which directly or 
101.15 	indirectly urge official action;
101.16 	(8) a paid expert witness whose testimony is requested by the body before which the 
101.17 	witness is appearing, but only to the extent of preparing or delivering testimony; or
101.18 	(9) a party or the party's representative appearing to present a claim to the legislature 
101.19 	and communicating to legislators only by the filing of a claim form and supporting documents 
101.20 	and by appearing at public hearings on the claim.
101.21 	(c) An individual who volunteers personal time to work without pay or other consideration 
101.22 	on a lobbying campaign, and who does not spend more than the limit in paragraph (a), clause 
101.23 	(2), need not register as a lobbyist.
101.24 	(d) An individual who provides administrative support to a lobbyist and whose salary 
101.25 	and administrative expenses attributable to lobbying activities are reported as lobbying 
101.26 	expenses by the lobbyist, but who does not communicate or urge others to communicate 
101.27 	with public or local officials, need not register as a lobbyist.

101.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

101.29 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
101.30 	read:
101.31 		Subd. 26b.Official action of political subdivisions. "Official action of political 
101.32 	subdivisions" means any action that requires a vote or approval by one or more elected local 
102.1 	officials while acting in their official capacity; or an action by an appointed or employed 
102.2 	local official to make, to recommend, or to vote on, as a member of the governing body, 
102.3 	major decisions regarding the expenditure or investment of public money.

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

102.5 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
102.6 		Subd. 4.Content. (a) A report under this section must include information the board 
102.7 	requires from the registration form and the information required by this subdivision for the 
102.8 	reporting period.
102.9 	(b) A lobbyist must report the specific subjects of interest for an entity represented by 
102.10 	the lobbyist on each report submitted under this section. A lobbyist must describe a specific 
102.11 	subject of interest in the report with enough information to show the particular issue of 
102.12 	importance to the entity represented.
102.13 	(b) (c) A lobbyist must report the lobbyist's total disbursements on lobbying, separately 
102.14 	listing lobbying to influence legislative action, lobbying to influence administrative action, 
102.15 	and lobbying to influence the official actions of a metropolitan governmental unit, and a 
102.16 	breakdown of disbursements for each of those kinds of lobbying into categories specified 
102.17 	by the board, including but not limited to the cost of publication and distribution of each 
102.18 	publication used in lobbying; other printing; media, including the cost of production; postage; 
102.19 	travel; fees, including allowances; entertainment; telephone and telegraph; and other 
102.20 	expenses. every state agency that had administrative action that the represented entity sought 
102.21 	to influence during the reporting period. The lobbyist must report the specific subjects of 
102.22 	interest for each administrative action and the revisor of statutes rule draft number assigned 
102.23 	to the administrative rulemaking.
102.24 	(d) A lobbyist must report every political subdivision that considered official action that 
102.25 	the represented entity sought to influence during the reporting period. The lobbyist must 
102.26 	report the specific subjects of interest for each action.
102.27 	(e) A lobbyist must report general lobbying categories and up to four specific subjects 
102.28 	of interest related to each general lobbying category on which the lobbyist attempted to 
102.29 	influence legislative action during the reporting period. If the lobbyist attempted to influence 
102.30 	legislative action on more than four specific subjects of interest for a general lobbying 
102.31 	category, the lobbyist, in consultation with the represented entity, must determine which 
102.32 	four specific subjects of interest were the entity's highest priorities during the reporting 
102.33 	period and report only those four subjects.
103.1 	(f) A lobbyist must report the Public Utilities Commission project name for each rate 
103.2 	setting, power plant and powerline siting, or granting of certification of need before the 
103.3 	Public Utilities Commission that the represented entity sought to influence during the 
103.4 	reporting period.
103.5 	(c) (g) A lobbyist must report the amount and nature of each gift, item, or benefit, 
103.6 	excluding contributions to a candidate, equal in value to $5 or more, given or paid to any 
103.7 	official, as defined in section 10A.071, subdivision 1, by the lobbyist or an employer or 
103.8 	employee of the lobbyist. The list must include the name and address of each official to 
103.9 	whom the gift, item, or benefit was given or paid and the date it was given or paid.
103.10 	(d) (h) A lobbyist must report each original source of money in excess of $500 in any 
103.11 	year used for the purpose of lobbying to influence legislative action, administrative action, 
103.12 	or the official action of a metropolitan governmental unit political subdivision. The list must 
103.13 	include the name, address, and employer, or, if self-employed, the occupation and principal 
103.14 	place of business, of each payer of money in excess of $500.
103.15 	(e) (i) On the each report due June 15, the a lobbyist must provide a disclose the general 
103.16 	description of the subjects lobbying categories that were lobbied on in the previous 12 
103.17 	months reporting period.

103.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

103.19 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.04, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
103.20 		Subd. 6.Principal reports. (a) A principal must report to the board as required in this 
103.21 	subdivision by March 15 for the preceding calendar year.
103.22 	(b) Except as provided in paragraph (d), The principal must report the total amount, 
103.23 	rounded to the nearest $20,000, spent by the principal during the preceding calendar year 
103.24 	to influence legislative action, administrative action, and the official action of metropolitan 
103.25 	governmental units. on each type of lobbying listed below:
103.26 	(1) lobbying to influence legislative action;
103.27 	(2) lobbying to influence administrative action, other than lobbying described in clause 
103.28 	(3);
103.29 	(3) lobbying to influence administrative action in cases of rate setting, power plant and 
103.30 	powerline siting, and granting of certificates of need under section 216B.243; and
103.31 	(4) lobbying to influence official action of political subdivisions.
104.1 	(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d), For each type of lobbying listed in paragraph 
104.2 	(b), the principal must report under this subdivision a total amount that includes:
104.3 	(1) the portion of all direct payments for compensation and benefits paid by the principal 
104.4 	to lobbyists in this state for that type of lobbying;
104.5 	(2) the portion of all expenditures for advertising, mailing, research, consulting, surveys, 
104.6 	expert testimony, studies, reports, analysis, compilation and dissemination of information,
104.7 	social media and public relations campaigns related to legislative action, administrative 
104.8 	action, or the official action of metropolitan governmental units, and legal counsel used to 
104.9 	support that type of lobbying in this state; and
104.10 	(3) a reasonable good faith estimate of the portion of all salaries and administrative
104.11 	overhead expenses attributable to activities of the principal relating to efforts to influence 
104.12 	legislative action, administrative action, or the official action of metropolitan governmental 
104.13 	units for that type of lobbying in this state.
104.14 	(d) A principal that must report spending to influence administrative action in cases of 
104.15 	rate setting, power plant and powerline siting, and granting of certificates of need under 
104.16 	section 216B.243 must report those amounts as provided in this subdivision, except that 
104.17 	they must be reported separately and not included in the totals required under paragraphs 
104.18 	(b) and (c).
104.19 	(d) The principal must report disbursements made and obligations incurred that exceed 
104.20 	$2,000 for paid advertising used for the purpose of urging members of the public to contact 
104.21 	public or local officials to influence official actions during the reporting period. Paid 
104.22 	advertising includes the cost to boost the distribution of an advertisement on social media. 
104.23 	The report must provide the date that the advertising was purchased, the name and address 
104.24 	of the vendor, a description of the advertising purchased, and any specific subjects of interest 
104.25 	addressed by the advertisement.

104.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

104.27 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.05, is amended to read:
104.28 	10A.05 LOBBYIST REPORT.
104.29 	Within 30 days after each lobbyist filing date set by section 10A.04, the executive director 
104.30 	of the board must publish the names of the lobbyists registered who were not previously 
104.31 	reported, the names of the individuals, associations, political subdivisions, or public higher 
104.32 	education systems whom they represent as lobbyists, the subject or subjects on which they 
104.33 	are lobbying, and whether in each case they lobby to influence legislative action, 
105.1 	administrative action, or the official action of a metropolitan governmental unit political 
105.2 	subdivision.

105.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

105.4 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.06, is amended to read:
105.5 	10A.06 CONTINGENT FEES PROHIBITED.
105.6 	No person may act as or employ a lobbyist for compensation that is dependent upon the 
105.7 	result or outcome of any legislative or administrative action, or of the official action of a 
105.8 	metropolitan governmental unit political subdivision. A person who violates this section is 
105.9 	guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

105.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

105.11 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
105.12 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
105.13 	(b) "Gift" means money, real or personal property, a service, a loan, a forbearance or 
105.14 	forgiveness of indebtedness, or a promise of future employment, that is given and received 
105.15 	without the giver receiving consideration of equal or greater value in return.
105.16 	(c) "Official" means a public official, an employee of the legislature, or a local official
105.17 	of a metropolitan governmental unit.
105.18 	(d) "Plaque" means a decorative item with an inscription recognizing an individual for 
105.19 	an accomplishment.

105.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

105.21 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.022, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
105.22 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The secretary of state shall maintain a statewide voter 
105.23 	registration system to facilitate voter registration and to provide a central database containing 
105.24 	voter registration information from around the state. The system must be accessible to the 
105.25 	county auditor of each county in the state. The system must also:
105.26 	(1) provide for voters to submit their voter registration applications to any county auditor, 
105.27 	the secretary of state, or the Department of Public Safety;
105.28 	(2) provide for the definition, establishment, and maintenance of a central database for 
105.29 	all voter registration information;
106.1 	(3) provide for entering data into the statewide registration system;
106.2 	(4) provide for electronic transfer of completed voter registration applications from the 
106.3 	Department of Public Safety to the secretary of state or the county auditor;
106.4 	(5) assign a unique identifier to each legally registered voter in the state;
106.5 	(6) provide for the acceptance of the Minnesota driver's license number, Minnesota state 
106.6 	identification number, and last four digits of the Social Security number for each voter 
106.7 	record;
106.8 	(7) coordinate with other agency databases within the state;
106.9 	(8) allow county auditors and the secretary of state to add or modify information in the 
106.10 	system to provide for accurate and up-to-date records;
106.11 	(9) allow county auditors, municipal and school district clerks, and the secretary of state 
106.12 	to have electronic access to the statewide registration system for review and search 
106.13 	capabilities;
106.14 	(10) provide security and protection of all information in the statewide registration 
106.15 	system and ensure that unauthorized access is not allowed;
106.16 	(11) provide access to municipal clerks to use the system;
106.17 	(12) provide a system for each county to identify the precinct to which a voter should 
106.18 	be assigned for voting purposes;
106.19 	(13) provide daily reports accessible by county auditors on the driver's license numbers, 
106.20 	state identification numbers, or last four digits of the Social Security numbers submitted on 
106.21 	voter registration applications that have been verified as accurate by the secretary of state; 
106.22 	and
106.23 	(14) provide reports on the number of absentee ballots transmitted to and returned and 
106.24 	cast by voters under section 203B.16; and
106.25 	(15) provide reports necessary for early voting.
106.26 	The appropriate state or local official shall provide security measures to prevent 
106.27 	unauthorized access to the computerized list established under section 201.021.

106.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes's receipt of 
106.29 	the certification described in section 49 and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 
106.30 	2024, or the 85th day after the revisor of statutes receives the certification, whichever is 
106.31 	later.

107.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.071, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 
107.2 	2023, chapter 12, section 2, is amended to read:
107.3 		Subdivision 1.Form. Both paper and electronic voter registration applications must 
107.4 	contain the same information unless otherwise provided by law. A voter registration 
107.5 	application must contain spaces for the following required information: voter's first name, 
107.6 	middle name, and last name; voter's previous name, if any; voter's current address; voter's 
107.7 	previous address, if any; voter's date of birth; voter's municipality and county of residence; 
107.8 	voter's telephone number, if provided by the voter; date of registration; current and valid 
107.9 	Minnesota driver's license number or Minnesota state identification number, or if the voter 
107.10 	has no current and valid Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota state identification, the 
107.11 	last four digits of the voter's Social Security number; and voter's signature. The paper 
107.12 	registration application may include the voter's email address, if provided by the voter. The 
107.13 	electronic voter registration application must include the voter's email address. The 
107.14 	registration application may include the voter's interest in serving as an election judge, if 
107.15 	indicated by the voter. The application must also contain the following certification of voter 
107.16 	eligibility:
107.17 	"I certify that I:
107.18 	(1) will be at least 18 years old on election day;
107.19 	(2) am a citizen of the United States;
107.20 	(3) will have resided maintained residence in Minnesota for 20 days immediately 
107.21 	preceding election day;
107.22 	(4) maintain residence at the address given on the registration form;
107.23 	(5) am not under court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revokes my right 
107.24 	to vote;
107.25 	(6) have not been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote;
107.26 	(7) am not currently incarcerated for a conviction of a felony offense; and
107.27 	(8) have read and understand the following statement: that giving false information is a 
107.28 	felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment or a fine of not more than 
107.29 	$10,000, or both."
107.30 	The certification must include boxes for the voter to respond to the following questions:
107.31 	"(1) Are you a citizen of the United States?" and
107.32 	"(2) Will you be 18 years old on or before election day?"
108.1 	And the instruction:
108.2 	"If you checked 'no' to either of these questions, do not complete this form."
108.3 	The form of the voter registration application and the certification of voter eligibility 
108.4 	must be as provided in this subdivision and approved by the secretary of state. Voter 
108.5 	registration forms authorized by the National Voter Registration Act must also be accepted 
108.6 	as valid. The federal postcard application form must also be accepted as valid if it is not 
108.7 	deficient and the voter is eligible to register in Minnesota.
108.8 	An individual may use a voter registration application to apply to register to vote in 
108.9 	Minnesota or to change information on an existing registration.

108.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

108.11 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.091, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
108.12 		Subd. 4a.Presidential primary political party list. The secretary of state must maintain 
108.13 	a list of the voters who voted in a presidential nomination primary and the political party 
108.14 	each voter selected. Information maintained on the list is private data on individuals as 
108.15 	defined under section 13.02, subdivision 12, except that the secretary of state must provide 
108.16 	the list to the chair of each major political party the list of voters who selected that party.

108.17 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.145, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
108.18 		Subd. 3.Commissioner of corrections report; state court administrator report. (a) 
108.19 	The state court administrator must report on individuals 17 years of age or older who have 
108.20 	been convicted of a felony.
108.21 	(b) The commissioner of corrections must report on individuals 17 16 years of age or 
108.22 	older who are currently:
108.23 	(1) serving incarcerated for felony sentences under the commissioner's jurisdiction; or
108.24 	(2) on probation for felony offenses that resulted in the loss of civil rights, as indicated 
108.25 	by the statewide supervision system established under section 241.065.
108.26 	(c) (b) Each report under this subdivision must include the following information for 
108.27 	each individual: name, address or last known residential address that is not a correctional 
108.28 	facility, and date of birth. If available, each report must also include the individual's: 
108.29 	corrections' state identification number, last four digits of the Social Security number, 
108.30 	driver's license or state identification card number, date of sentence, effective date of the 
109.1 	sentence, county in which the conviction occurred, and date of discharge and most recent 
109.2 	date of incarceration.
109.3 	(d) (c) No later than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, 
109.4 	the secretary of state must determine if a person identified under paragraph (a) is registered 
109.5 	to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later than seven 
109.6 	calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the secretary of state must 
109.7 	determine if any data newly indicates that a person identified under paragraph (b) (a) is 
109.8 	registered to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later 
109.9 	than seven calendar days after receiving the list from the secretary of state, the county auditor 
109.10 	must challenge the status on the record in the statewide voter registration system of each 
109.11 	individual named in the list.
109.12 	(e) (d) The county auditor must identify an individual who registered to vote or voted 
109.13 	while serving incarcerated for a felony sentence under the commissioner's jurisdiction or 
109.14 	while on probation for a felony offense that resulted in the loss of civil rights during a period 
109.15 	when the individual's civil rights were revoked. The county auditor must immediately send 
109.16 	notice to the county attorney. The notice must include the name of the individual and any 
109.17 	other identifying information as well as the evidence that shows the individual registered 
109.18 	to vote or voted during the period when the individual's civil rights were revoked of 
109.19 	incarceration.

109.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

109.21 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.145, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
109.22 		Subd. 4.Reports; restoration of right to vote. (a) The state court administrator must 
109.23 	report on each individual whose guardianship was modified to restore the ward's right to 
109.24 	vote or whose guardianship was terminated by order of the court under section 524.5-317 
109.25 	after being ineligible to vote for any of the reasons specified in subdivision 2, paragraph 
109.26 	(a).
109.27 	(b) The state court administrator must report on individuals previously convicted of a 
109.28 	felony whose civil rights have been restored.
109.29 	(c) The commissioner of corrections must report on individuals who were serving
109.30 	incarcerated for a felony sentence under the commissioner's jurisdiction or who were on 
109.31 	probation for a felony offense under the commissioner's jurisdiction that resulted in the loss 
109.32 	of civil rights but who have been discharged from the sentence and have been released from 
109.33 	incarceration.
110.1 	(d) (c) Each report under this subdivision must include the following information for 
110.2 	each individual: name, address, date of birth, and, if available, the last four digits of the 
110.3 	Social Security number. For reports the report required by paragraphs paragraph (b) and 
110.4 	(c), each the report must also include the individual's, if available: corrections' state 
110.5 	identification number, driver's license or state identification card number, date of sentence, 
110.6 	effective date of the sentence incarceration, county in which the conviction occurred, and 
110.7 	date of discharge.
110.8 	(e) (d) No later than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, 
110.9 	the secretary of state must determine if a person identified under paragraph (a) or (b) is 
110.10 	registered to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. No later 
110.11 	than seven calendar days after receiving a report under this subdivision, the secretary of 
110.12 	state must determine if any data newly indicates that a person identified under paragraph 
110.13 	(c) (b) is registered to vote and must prepare a list of those registrants for the county auditor. 
110.14 	No later than seven calendar days after receiving the list from the secretary of state, the 
110.15 	county auditor must remove the challenge status on the record in the statewide voter 
110.16 	registration system of each individual named in the list.

110.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

110.18 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.001, is amended to read:
110.19 	203B.001 ELECTION LAW APPLICABILITY.
110.20 	The Minnesota Election Law is applicable to voting by absentee ballot and early voting
110.21 	unless otherwise provided in this chapter.

110.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes's receipt of 
110.23 	the certification described in section 49 and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 
110.24 	2024, or the 85th day after the revisor of statutes receives the certification, whichever is 
110.25 	later.

110.26 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
110.27 	to read:
110.28 		Subd. 5.Early voting. "Early voting" means voting in person before election day as 
110.29 	provided in section 203B.30.

110.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes's receipt of 
110.31 	the certification described in section 49 and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 
111.1 	2024, or the 85th day after the revisor of statutes receives the certification, whichever is 
111.2 	later.

111.3 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
111.4 		Subdivision 1.Violation. (a) No individual shall intentionally:
111.5 	(1) make or sign any false certificate required by this chapter;
111.6 	(2) make any false or untrue statement in any application for absentee ballots;
111.7 	(3) apply for absentee ballots more than once in any election with the intent to cast an 
111.8 	illegal ballot;
111.9 	(4) exhibit a ballot marked by that individual to any other individual;
111.10 	(5) do any act in violation of the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of casting an 
111.11 	illegal vote in any precinct or for the purpose of aiding another to cast an illegal vote;
111.12 	(6) use information from absentee ballot or early voting materials or records for purposes 
111.13 	unrelated to elections, political activities, or law enforcement;
111.14 	(7) provide assistance to an absentee or early voter except in the manner provided by 
111.15 	section 204C.15, subdivision 1;
111.16 	(8) solicit the vote of an absentee voter while in the immediate presence of the voter 
111.17 	during the time the individual knows the absentee voter is voting; or
111.18 	(9) alter an absentee ballot application after it has been signed by the voter, except by 
111.19 	an election official for administrative purposes.
111.20 	(b) Before inspecting information from absentee ballot or early voting materials or 
111.21 	records, an individual shall provide identification to the public official having custody of 
111.22 	the material or information.

111.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes's receipt of 
111.24 	the certification described in section 49 and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 
111.25 	2024, or the 85th day after the revisor of statutes receives the certification, whichever is 
111.26 	later.

111.27 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
111.28 		Subdivision 1.Generally. The full-time clerk of any city or town shall administer the 
111.29 	provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15and 203B.30 if:
111.30 	(1) the county auditor of that county has designated the clerk to administer them; or
112.1 	(2) the clerk has given the county auditor of that county notice of intention to administer 
112.2 	them.
112.3 	The designation or notice must specify whether the clerk will be responsible for the 
112.4 	administration of a ballot board as provided in section 203B.121.
112.5 	A clerk of a city that is located in more than one county may only administer the 
112.6 	provisions of sections 203B.04 to 203B.15and 203B.30 if the clerk has been designated 
112.7 	by each of the county auditors or has provided notice to each of the county auditors that the 
112.8 	city will administer absentee voting. A clerk may only administer the provisions of sections 
112.9 	203B.04 to 203B.15  and 203B.30 if the clerk has technical capacity to access the statewide 
112.10 	voter registration system in the secure manner prescribed by the secretary of state. The 
112.11 	secretary of state must identify hardware, software, security, or other technical prerequisites 
112.12 	necessary to ensure the security, access controls, and performance of the statewide voter 
112.13 	registration system. A clerk must receive training approved by the secretary of state on the 
112.14 	use of the statewide voter registration system before administering this section. A clerk may 
112.15 	not use the statewide voter registration system until the clerk has received the required 
112.16 	training. The county auditor must notify the secretary of state of any municipal clerk who 
112.17 	will be administering the provisions of this section and the duties that the clerk will 
112.18 	administer.

112.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes's receipt of 
112.20 	the certification described in section 49 and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 
112.21 	2024, or the 85th day after the revisor of statutes receives the certification, whichever is 
112.22 	later.

112.23 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.081, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
112.24 		Subdivision 1.Location; timing for absentee voting. An eligible voter may vote by 
112.25 	absentee ballot in the office of the county auditor and at any other polling place designated 
112.26 	by the county auditor during the 46 days before the election, except as provided in this 
112.27 	section.

112.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes's receipt of 
112.29 	the certification described in section 49 and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 
112.30 	2024, or the 85th day after the revisor of statutes receives the certification, whichever is 
112.31 	later.

113.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.081, is amended by adding a subdivision 
113.2 	to read:
113.3 		Subd. 1a.Location; timing for early voting. An eligible voter may vote using early 
113.4 	voting during the 18 days before a federal, state, or county election, and during the 18 days 
113.5 	before a municipal election if authorized under section 203B.05, in the office of the county 
113.6 	auditor and at any other polling place designated by the county auditor. In elections in which 
113.7 	early voting is provided, the alternative voting procedure authorized by subdivision 3 must 
113.8 	not be provided.

113.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes's receipt of 
113.10 	the certification described in section 49 and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 
113.11 	2024, or the 85th day after the revisor of statutes receives the certification, whichever is 
113.12 	later.

113.13 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
113.14 		Subd. 3.Alternative procedure. (a) The county auditor may make available a ballot 
113.15 	counter and ballot box for use by the voters during the seven 18 days before the election. 
113.16 	If a ballot counter and ballot box is provided, a voter must be given the option either (1) to 
113.17 	vote using the process provided in section 203B.08, subdivision 1, or (2) to vote in the 
113.18 	manner provided in this subdivision.
113.19 	(b) If a voter chooses to vote in the manner provided in this subdivision, the voter must 
113.20 	state the voter's name, and address, and, upon request of the election official, the voter's
113.21 	date of birth to the county auditor or municipal clerk. The voter shall sign a voter's certificate, 
113.22 	which must include the voter's name, identification number, and the certification required 
113.23 	by section 201.071, subdivision 1. The signature of an individual on the voter's certificate 
113.24 	and the issuance of a ballot to the individual is evidence of the intent of the individual to 
113.25 	vote at that election.
113.26 	(c) After signing the voter's certificate, the voter shall be issued a ballot and immediately 
113.27 	retire to a voting station or other designated location in the polling place to mark the ballot. 
113.28 	The ballot must not be taken from the polling place. If the voter spoils the ballot, the voter 
113.29 	may return it to the election official in exchange for a new ballot. After completing the 
113.30 	ballot, the voter shall deposit the ballot into the ballot box.
113.31 	(d) The election official must immediately record that the voter has voted in the manner 
113.32 	provided in section 203B.121, subdivision 3.
114.1 	(e) The election duties required by this subdivision must be performed by an election 
114.2 	judge, the county auditor, municipal clerk, or a deputy of the auditor or clerk.

114.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

114.4 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
114.5 		Subd. 3.Alternative procedure. (a) In elections not eligible to use early voting under 
114.6 	subdivision 1a, the county auditor may make available a ballot counter and ballot box for 
114.7 	use by the voters during the seven 18 days before the election. If a ballot counter and ballot 
114.8 	box is provided, a voter must be given the option either (1) to vote using the process provided 
114.9 	in section 203B.08, subdivision 1, or (2) to vote in the manner provided in this subdivision.
114.10 	(b) If a voter chooses to vote in the manner provided in this subdivision, the voter must 
114.11 	state the voter's name, and address, and, upon the request of the election official, the voter's
114.12 	date of birth to the county auditor or municipal clerk. The voter shall sign a voter's certificate, 
114.13 	which must include the voter's name, identification number, and the certification required 
114.14 	by section 201.071, subdivision 1. The signature of an individual on the voter's certificate 
114.15 	and the issuance of a ballot to the individual is evidence of the intent of the individual to 
114.16 	vote at that election.
114.17 	(c) After signing the voter's certificate, the voter shall be issued a ballot and immediately 
114.18 	retire to a voting station or other designated location in the polling place to mark the ballot. 
114.19 	The ballot must not be taken from the polling place. If the voter spoils the ballot, the voter 
114.20 	may return it to the election official in exchange for a new ballot. After completing the 
114.21 	ballot, the voter shall deposit the ballot into the ballot box.
114.22 	(d) The election official must immediately record that the voter has voted in the manner 
114.23 	provided in section 203B.121, subdivision 3.
114.24 	(e) The election duties required by this subdivision must be performed by an election 
114.25 	judge, the county auditor, municipal clerk, or a deputy of the auditor or clerk.

114.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes's receipt of 
114.27 	the certification described in section 49 and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 
114.28 	2024, or the 85th day after the revisor of statutes receives the certification, whichever is 
114.29 	later.

115.1 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.081, is amended by adding a subdivision 
115.2 	to read:
115.3 		Subd. 4.Temporary locations. A county auditor or municipal clerk authorized under 
115.4 	section 203B.05 to administer voting before election day may designate additional polling 
115.5 	places with days and hours that differ from those required by section 203B.085.

115.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

115.7 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.081, is amended by adding a subdivision 
115.8 	to read:
115.9 		Subd. 5.Town elections. Voters casting absentee ballots in person for a town election 
115.10 	held in March may do so during the 30 days before the election.

115.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

115.12 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.081, is amended by adding a subdivision 
115.13 	to read:
115.14 		Subd. 6.Designation of locations. The county auditor must make polling place 
115.15 	designations at least 14 weeks before the election and must provide the notice to the secretary 
115.16 	of state at the time the designations are made.

115.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

115.18 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.081, is amended by adding a subdivision 
115.19 	to read:
115.20 		Subd. 7.Notice to voters. The county auditor must prepare a notice to the voters of the 
115.21 	days, times, and locations for voting before election day as authorized by this section. This 
115.22 	notice must be posted on the secretary of state's website, the county's website, and the 
115.23 	website for each municipality in which a voting location under this section is located at 
115.24 	least 14 days before the first day of the absentee voting period. If a county or municipality 
115.25 	does not have a website, the county auditor or municipal clerk must publish the notice at 
115.26 	least once in the jurisdiction's official newspaper at least seven days and not more than 14 
115.27 	days before the first day of the absentee voting period.

115.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

116.1 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.081, is amended by adding a subdivision 
116.2 	to read:
116.3 		Subd. 8.Equipment. The county auditor must provide each polling place with at least 
116.4 	one voting booth; a ballot box; an electronic ballot counter, unless it has not adopted use 
116.5 	of one; and at least one electronic ballot marker for individuals with disabilities pursuant 
116.6 	to section 206.57, subdivision 5.

116.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

116.8 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.085, is amended to read:
116.9 	203B.085 COUNTY AUDITOR'S AND MUNICIPAL CLERK'S OFFICES TO 
116.10 	REMAIN OPEN DURING CERTAIN HOURS PRECEDING ELECTION.
116.11 		Subdivision 1.State general elections. Prior to a state general election, the county 
116.12 	auditor's office in each county and the clerk's office in each city or town authorized under 
116.13 	section 203B.05 to administer voting before election day must be open:
116.14 	(1) until 7:00 p.m. on the Tuesday before the election;
116.15 	(2) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the two Saturdays before the election;
116.16 	(3) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Sunday immediately before the election; and
116.17 	(4) until 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election.
116.18 	A polling place designated under section 203B.081, subdivision 4, may be open alternate 
116.19 	days and hours.
116.20 		Subd. 2.Other elections. In elections other than the state general election, the county 
116.21 	auditor's office in each county and the clerk's office in each city or town authorized under 
116.22 	section 203B.05 to administer absentee balloting voting before election day must be open 
116.23 	for acceptance of absentee ballot applications and casting of absentee ballots voting as 
116.24 	authorized under section 203B.081 from 10:00 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and until 
116.25 	5:00 p.m. on the day immediately preceding a primary, special, or general election unless 
116.26 	that day falls on a Saturday or Sunday. Town clerks' offices, and county auditors' offices if 
116.27 	the county auditor has agreed to perform those duties on behalf of the township, must be 
116.28 	open for absentee voting from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the Saturday before a town 
116.29 	general election held in March. The school district clerk, when performing the county 
116.30 	auditor's election duties, need not comply with this section.
117.1 		Subd. 3.Voters in line. All voters in line at a time when a polling place is scheduled to 
117.2 	close must be allowed to vote in the same manner as provided in section 204C.05, subdivision 
117.3 	2.

117.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

117.5 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.12, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
117.6 		Subd. 7.Names of persons; rejected absentee ballots. (a) The names of voters who 
117.7 	have submitted an absentee ballot to the county auditor or municipal clerk that has not been 
117.8 	accepted may not be made available for public inspection until the close of voting on election 
117.9 	day.
117.10 	(b) After the close of voting on election day, the lists must be available to the public in 
117.11 	the same manner as public information lists in section 201.091, subdivisions 4, 5, and 9.

117.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2024.

117.13 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.12, is amended by adding a subdivision 
117.14 	to read:
117.15 		Subd. 9.Names of persons; early voting. The secretary of state must maintain a list of 
117.16 	voters who cast a ballot using the early voting procedures established in section 203B.30 
117.17 	for all elections at which those procedures are used. The list must be available to the public 
117.18 	in the same manner as public information lists in section 201.091, subdivisions 4, 5, and 9.

117.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes's receipt of 
117.20 	the certification described in section 49 and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 
117.21 	2024, or the 85th day after the revisor of statutes receives the certification, whichever is 
117.22 	later.

117.23 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
117.24 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; applicable laws. (a) The governing body of each county, 
117.25 	municipality, and school district with responsibility to accept and reject absentee ballots or 
117.26 	to administer early voting must, by ordinance or resolution, establish a ballot board. The 
117.27 	board must consist of a sufficient number of election judges appointed as provided in sections 
117.28 	204B.19 to 204B.22. The board may include deputy county auditors or deputy city clerks 
117.29 	who have received training in the processing and counting of absentee ballots. Each member 
117.30 	of the ballot board must be provided adequate training on the processing and counting of 
117.31 	absentee ballots, including but not limited to instruction on accepting and rejecting absentee 
118.1 	ballots, storage of absentee ballots, timelines and deadlines, the role of the ballot board, 
118.2 	procedures for opening absentee ballot envelopes, procedures for counting absentee ballots, 
118.3 	and procedures for reporting absentee ballot totals.
118.4 	(b) Each jurisdiction must pay a reasonable compensation to each member of that 
118.5 	jurisdiction's ballot board for services rendered during an election.
118.6 	(c) Except as otherwise provided by this section, all provisions of the Minnesota Election 
118.7 	Law apply to a ballot board.

118.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes's receipt of 
118.9 	the certification described in section 49 and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 
118.10 	2024, or the 85th day after the revisor of statutes receives the certification, whichever is 
118.11 	later.

118.12 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
118.13 		Subd. 2.Duties of ballot board; absentee ballots. (a) The members of the ballot board 
118.14 	shall take possession of all signature envelopes delivered to them in accordance with section 
118.15 	203B.08. Upon receipt from the county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk, 
118.16 	two or more members of the ballot board shall examine each signature envelope and shall 
118.17 	mark it accepted or rejected in the manner provided in this subdivision. Election judges 
118.18 	performing the duties in this section must be of different major political parties, unless they 
118.19 	are exempt from that requirement under section 205.075, subdivision 4, or section 205A.10, 
118.20 	subdivision 2.
118.21 	(b) The members of the ballot board shall mark the signature envelope "Accepted" and 
118.22 	initial or sign the signature envelope below the word "Accepted" if a majority of the members 
118.23 	of the ballot board examining the envelope are satisfied that:
118.24 	(1) the voter's name and address on the signature envelope are the same as the information 
118.25 	provided on the absentee ballot application;
118.26 	(2) the voter signed the certification on the envelope;
118.27 	(3) the voter's Minnesota driver's license, state identification number, or the last four 
118.28 	digits of the voter's Social Security number are the same as a number on the voter's absentee 
118.29 	ballot application or voter record. If the number does not match, the election judges must 
118.30 	compare the signature provided by the applicant to determine whether the ballots were 
118.31 	returned by the same person to whom they were transmitted;
119.1 	(4) the voter is registered and eligible to vote in the precinct or has included a properly 
119.2 	completed voter registration application in the signature envelope;
119.3 	(5) the certificate has been completed as prescribed in the directions for casting an 
119.4 	absentee ballot; and
119.5 	(6) the voter has not already voted at that election, either in person or, if it is after the 
119.6 	close of business on the seventh 19th day before the election, by absentee ballot as provided 
119.7 	by section 203B.081.
119.8 	The signature envelope from accepted ballots must be preserved and returned to the 
119.9 	county auditor.
119.10 	(c)(1) If a majority of the members of the ballot board examining a signature envelope 
119.11 	find that an absentee voter has failed to meet one of the requirements provided in paragraph 
119.12 	(b), they shall mark the signature envelope "Rejected," initial or sign it below the word 
119.13 	"Rejected," list the reason for the rejection on the envelope, and return it to the county 
119.14 	auditor. There is no other reason for rejecting an absentee ballot beyond those permitted by 
119.15 	this section. Failure to place the ballot within the secrecyballot envelope before placing it 
119.16 	in the outer white envelope is not a reason to reject an absentee ballot.
119.17 	(2) If an envelope has been rejected at least five days before the election, the envelope 
119.18 	must remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board shall provide the voter with 
119.19 	a replacement absentee ballot and signature envelope in place of the rejected ballot.
119.20 	(3) If an envelope is rejected within five days of the election, the envelope must remain 
119.21 	sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt to contact the voter by 
119.22 	telephone or email to notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been rejected. The official 
119.23 	must document the attempts made to contact the voter.
119.24 	(d) The official in charge of the absentee ballot board must mail the voter a written notice 
119.25 	of absentee ballot rejection between six and ten weeks following the election. If the official 
119.26 	determines that the voter has otherwise cast a ballot in the election, no notice is required. 
119.27 	If an absentee ballot arrives after the deadline for submission provided by this chapter, the 
119.28 	notice must be provided between six to ten weeks after receipt of the ballot. A notice of 
119.29 	absentee ballot rejection must contain the following information:
119.30 	(1) the date on which the absentee ballot was rejected or, if the ballot was received after 
119.31 	the required deadline for submission, the date on which the ballot was received;
119.32 	(2) the reason for rejection; and
120.1 	(3) the name of the appropriate election official to whom the voter may direct further 
120.2 	questions, along with appropriate contact information.
120.3 	(e) An absentee ballot signature envelope marked "Rejected" may not be opened or 
120.4 	subject to further review except in an election contest filed pursuant to chapter 209.

120.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

120.6 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.121, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
120.7 		Subd. 3.Record of voting. (a) When applicable, the county auditor or municipal clerk 
120.8 	must immediately record that a voter's absentee ballot has been accepted. After the close 
120.9 	of business on the seventh 19th day before the election, a voter whose record indicates that 
120.10 	an absentee ballot has been accepted must not be permitted to cast another ballot at that 
120.11 	election. In a state primary, general, or state special election for federal or, state, or county
120.12 	office, the auditor or clerk must also record this information in the statewide voter registration 
120.13 	system.
120.14 	(b) The roster must be marked, and a supplemental report of absentee voters who 
120.15 	submitted a voter registration application with their ballot must be created, no later than the 
120.16 	start of voting on election day to indicate the voters that have already cast a ballot at the 
120.17 	election. The roster may be marked either:
120.18 	(1) by the county auditor or municipal clerk before election day;
120.19 	(2) by the ballot board before election day; or
120.20 	(3) by the election judges at the polling place on election day.
120.21 	The record of a voter whose absentee ballot was received after the close of business on 
120.22 	the seventh day before the election is not required to be marked on the roster or contained 
120.23 	in a supplemental report as required by this paragraph.

120.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendment to paragraph (a) is effective June 1, 2023. The 
120.25 	amendment to paragraph (b) is effective the day following final enactment.

120.26 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.121, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
120.27 		Subd. 3.Record of voting. (a) When applicable, the county auditor or municipal clerk 
120.28 	must immediately record that a voter's absentee ballot has been accepted or that the voter 
120.29 	has cast a ballot pursuant to the early voting procedures provided in this chapter. After the 
120.30 	close of business on the seventh 19th day before the election, a voter whose record indicates 
120.31 	that an absentee ballot has been accepted or that the voter has cast an early ballot must not 
121.1 	be permitted to cast another ballot at that election. In a state primary, general, or state special 
121.2 	election for federal or, state, or county office, the auditor or clerk must also record this 
121.3 	information in the statewide voter registration system.
121.4 	(b) The roster must be marked, and a supplemental report of absentee and early voters 
121.5 	who submitted a voter registration application with their ballot must be created, no later 
121.6 	than the start of voting on election day to indicate the voters that have already cast a ballot 
121.7 	at the election. The roster may be marked either:
121.8 	(1) by the county auditor or municipal clerk before election day;
121.9 	(2) by the ballot board before election day; or
121.10 	(3) by the election judges at the polling place on election day.
121.11 	The record of a voter whose absentee ballot was received after the close of business on 
121.12 	the seventh day before the election is not required to be marked on the roster or contained 
121.13 	in a supplemental report as required by this paragraph.

121.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes's receipt of 
121.15 	the certification described in section 49 and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 
121.16 	2024, or the 85th day after the revisor of statutes receives the certification, whichever is 
121.17 	later.

121.18 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.121, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
121.19 		Subd. 4.Opening of envelopes. After the close of business on the seventh 19th day 
121.20 	before the election, the ballots from secrecy envelopes within the signature envelopes marked 
121.21 	"Accepted" may be opened, duplicated as needed in the manner provided in section 206.86, 
121.22 	subdivision 5, initialed by the members of the ballot board, and deposited in the appropriate 
121.23 	ballot box. If more than one voted ballot is enclosed in the ballot envelope, the ballots must 
121.24 	be returned in the manner provided by section 204C.25 for return of spoiled ballots, and 
121.25 	may not be counted.

121.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

121.27 	Sec. 35. [203B.30] PROCEDURES FOR EARLY VOTING.
121.28 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "early voting official" means 
121.29 	the county auditor, city clerk, a deputy of the auditor or clerk, or an election judge.
121.30 		Subd. 2.Voting procedure. (a) When a voter appears in an early voting polling place, 
121.31 	the voter must state the voter's name, address, and, if requested, the voter's date of birth to 
122.1 	the early voting official. The early voting official must confirm that the voter's registration 
122.2 	is current in the statewide voter registration system and that the voter has not already cast 
122.3 	a ballot in the election. If the voter's status is challenged, the voter may resolve the challenge 
122.4 	as provided in section 204C.12. An individual who is not registered to vote or whose name 
122.5 	or address has changed must register in the manner provided in section 201.061, subdivision 
122.6 	3. A voter who has already cast a ballot in the election must not be provided with a ballot.
122.7 	(b) Each voter must sign the certification provided in section 204C.10. The signature of 
122.8 	an individual on the voter's certificate and the issuance of a ballot to the individual is evidence 
122.9 	of the intent of the individual to vote at that election. After the voter signs the certification, 
122.10 	two early voting officials must initial the ballot and issue it to the voter. The voter must 
122.11 	immediately retire to a voting station or other designated location in the polling place to 
122.12 	mark the ballot. The voter must not take a ballot from the polling place. If the voter spoils 
122.13 	the ballot, the voter may return it to the early voting official in exchange for a new ballot. 
122.14 	After completing the ballot, the voter must deposit the ballot into the ballot counter and 
122.15 	ballot box. The early voting official must immediately record that the voter has voted in the 
122.16 	manner provided in section 203B.121, subdivision 3.
122.17 		Subd. 3.Processing of ballots. Early voting officials must remove and secure ballots 
122.18 	cast during the early voting period following the procedures in section 203B.121, subdivision 
122.19 	5, paragraph (a). The absentee ballot board must count the ballots after the polls have closed 
122.20 	on election day following the procedures in section 203B.121, subdivision 5, paragraph (b).

122.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes's receipt of 
122.22 	the certification described in section 49 and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 
122.23 	2024, or the 85th day after the revisor of statutes receives the certification, whichever is 
122.24 	later.

122.25 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204B.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
122.26 		Subd. 3.Write-in candidates. (a) A candidate for county, state, or federal office who 
122.27 	wants write-in votes for the candidate to be counted must file a written request with the 
122.28 	filing office for the office sought not more than 84 days before the primary and no later 
122.29 	than the seventh day before the general election. The filing officer shall provide copies of 
122.30 	the form to make the request. The filing officer shall not accept a written request later than 
122.31 	5:00 p.m. on the last day for filing a written request.
122.32 	(b) The governing body of a statutory or home rule charter city may adopt a resolution 
122.33 	governing the counting of write-in votes for local elective office. The resolution may:
123.1 	(1) require the candidate to file a written request with the chief election official no later 
123.2 	than the seventh day before the city election if the candidate wants to have the candidate's 
123.3 	write-in votes individually recorded; or
123.4 	(2) require that write-in votes for an individual candidate only be individually recorded 
123.5 	if the total number of write-in votes for that office is equal to or greater than the fewest 
123.6 	number of non-write-in votes for a ballot candidate.
123.7 	If the governing body of the statutory or home rule charter city adopts a resolution authorized 
123.8 	by this paragraph, the resolution must be adopted before the first day of filing for office. A 
123.9 	resolution adopted under this paragraph remains in effect until a subsequent resolution on 
123.10 	the same subject is adopted by the governing body of the statutory or home rule charter 
123.11 	city.
123.12 	(c) The governing body of a township, school board, hospital district, park district, soil 
123.13 	and water district, or other ancillary elected district may adopt a resolution governing the 
123.14 	counting of write-in votes for local elective office. The resolution may require that write-in 
123.15 	votes for an individual candidate only be individually recorded if the total number of write-in 
123.16 	votes for that office is equal to or greater than the fewest number of non-write-in votes for 
123.17 	a ballot candidate.
123.18 	(b) (d) A candidate for president of the United States who files a request under this 
123.19 	subdivision must file jointly with another individual seeking nomination as a candidate for 
123.20 	vice president of the United States. A candidate for vice president of the United States who 
123.21 	files a request under this subdivision must file jointly with another individual seeking 
123.22 	nomination asinclude the name of a candidate for vice president of the United States. The 
123.23 	request must also include the name of at least one candidate for presidential elector. The 
123.24 	total number of names of candidates for presidential elector on the request may not exceed 
123.25 	the total number of electoral votes to be cast by Minnesota in the presidential election.
123.26 	(c) (e) A candidate for governor who files a request under this subdivision must file 
123.27 	jointly with another individual seeking nomination as a candidate for lieutenant governor. 
123.28 	A candidate for lieutenant governor who files a request under this subdivision must file 
123.29 	jointly with another individual seeking nomination as a candidate for governor.

123.30 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204B.26, is amended to read:
123.31 	204B.26 ELECTION JUDGES; VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES.
123.32 	A county auditor or municipal clerk may remove any precinct election official at any 
123.33 	time if the official engages in a neglect of duty, malfeasance, misconduct in office, or for 
124.1 	other cause. Any individual who serves as an election judge in violation of any of the 
124.2 	provisions of sections 204B.19 to 204B.25, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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

124.4 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204B.28, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
124.5 		Subd. 2.Election supplies; duties of county auditors and clerks. (a) Except as 
124.6 	otherwise provided in this section and for absentee ballots in section 204B.35, subdivision 
124.7 	4, the county auditor shall complete the preparation of the election materials for which the 
124.8 	auditor is responsible at least four days before every state primary and state general election. 
124.9 	At any time after all election materials are available from the county auditor but not later 
124.10 	than four days before the election each municipal clerk shall secure from the county auditor:
124.11 	(a) (1) the forms that are required for the conduct of the election;
124.12 	(b) (2) any printed voter instruction materials furnished by the secretary of state;
124.13 	(c) (3) any other instructions for election officers; and
124.14 	(d) (4) a sufficient quantity of the official ballots, registration files, envelopes for ballot 
124.15 	returns, and other supplies and materials required for each precinct in order to comply with 
124.16 	the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law. The county auditor may furnish the election 
124.17 	supplies to the municipal clerks in the same manner as the supplies are furnished to precincts 
124.18 	in unorganized territory pursuant to section 204B.29, subdivision 1.
124.19 	(b) The county auditor must prepare and make available election materials for early 
124.20 	voting to municipal clerks designated to administer early voting under section 203B.05 on 
124.21 	or before the 19th day before the election.

124.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon the revisor of statutes's receipt of 
124.23 	the certification described in section 49 and applies to elections held on or after January 1, 
124.24 	2024, or the 85th day after the revisor of statutes receives the certification, whichever is 
124.25 	later.

124.26 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204B.45, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
124.27 		Subdivision 1.Authorization. A town of any size not located in a metropolitan county 
124.28 	as defined by section 473.121, or a city having fewer than 400 registered voters on June 1 
124.29 	of an election year and not located in a metropolitan county as defined by section 473.121,
124.30 	may provide balloting by mail at any municipal, county, or state election with no polling 
124.31 	place other than the office of the auditor or clerk or other locations designated by the auditor 
125.1 	or clerk. The governing body may apply to the county auditor for permission to conduct 
125.2 	balloting by mail. The county board may provide for balloting by mail in unorganized 
125.3 	territory. The governing body of any municipality may designate for mail balloting any 
125.4 	precinct having fewer than 100 registered voters, subject to the approval of the county 
125.5 	auditor.
125.6 	Voted ballots may be returned in person to any location designated by the county auditor 
125.7 	or municipal clerk.

125.8 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204B.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
125.9 		Subd. 2.Procedure. Notice of the election and the special mail procedure must be given 
125.10 	at least ten weeks prior to the election. Not more than 46 days nor later than 14 days before 
125.11 	a regularly scheduled election and not more than 30 days nor later than 14 days before any 
125.12 	other election, the auditor shall mail ballots by nonforwardable mail to all voters registered 
125.13 	in the city, town, or unorganized territory. No later than 14 days before the election, the 
125.14 	auditor must make a subsequent mailing of ballots to those voters who register to vote after 
125.15 	the initial mailing but before the 20th day before the election. Eligible voters not registered 
125.16 	at the time the ballots are mailed may apply for ballots as provided in chapter 203B. Ballot 
125.17 	return envelopes, with return postage provided, must be preaddressed to the auditor or clerk 
125.18 	and the voter may return the ballot by mail or in person to the office of the auditor or clerk. 
125.19 	The auditor or clerk must appoint a ballot board to examine the mail and absentee ballot 
125.20 	return envelopes and mark them "accepted" or "rejected" within three days of receipt if 
125.21 	there are 14 or fewer days before election day, or within five days of receipt if there are 
125.22 	more than 14 days before election day. The board may consist of deputy county auditors or 
125.23 	deputy municipal clerks who have received training in the processing and counting of mail 
125.24 	ballots, who need not be affiliated with a major political party. Election judges performing 
125.25 	the duties in this section must be of different major political parties, unless they are exempt 
125.26 	from that requirement under section 205.075, subdivision 4, or section 205A.10. If an 
125.27 	envelope has been rejected at least five days before the election, the ballots in the envelope 
125.28 	must remain sealed and the auditor or clerk shall provide the voter with a replacement ballot 
125.29 	and return envelope in place of the spoiled ballot. If the ballot is rejected within five days 
125.30 	of the election, the envelope must remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board 
125.31 	must attempt to contact the voter by telephone or email to notify the voter that the voter's 
125.32 	ballot has been rejected. The official must document the attempts made to contact the voter.
125.33 	If the ballot is accepted, the county auditor or municipal clerk must mark the roster to 
125.34 	indicate that the voter has already cast a ballot in that election. After the close of business 
126.1 	on the seventh19th day before the election, the ballots from return envelopes marked 
126.2 	"Accepted" may be opened, duplicated as needed in the manner provided by section 206.86, 
126.3 	subdivision 5, initialed by the members of the ballot board, and deposited in the ballot box.
126.4 	In all other respects, the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law governing deposit 
126.5 	and counting of ballots apply.
126.6 	The mail and absentee ballots for a precinct must be counted together and reported as 
126.7 	one vote total. No vote totals from mail or absentee ballots may be made public before the 
126.8 	close of voting on election day.
126.9 	The costs of the mailing shall be paid by the election jurisdiction in which the voter 
126.10 	resides maintains residence. Any ballot received by 8:00 p.m. on the day of the election 
126.11 	must be counted.

126.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

126.13 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204B.46, is amended to read:
126.14 	204B.46 MAIL ELECTIONS; QUESTIONS.
126.15 	A county, municipality, or school district submitting questions to the voters at a special 
126.16 	election may conduct an election by mail with no polling place other than the office of the 
126.17 	auditor or clerk. No offices may be voted on at a mail election., except in overlapping school 
126.18 	and municipal jurisdictions, where a mail election may include an office when one of the 
126.19 	jurisdictions also has a question on the ballot. Notice of the election must be given to the 
126.20 	county auditor at least 74 days prior to the election. This notice shall also fulfill the 
126.21 	requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 8210.3000. The special mail ballot procedures must 
126.22 	be posted at least six weeks prior to the election. Not more than 46 nor later than 14 days 
126.23 	prior to the election, the auditor or clerk shall mail ballots by nonforwardable mail to all 
126.24 	voters registered in the county, municipality, or school district. No later than 14 days before 
126.25 	the election, the auditor or clerk must make a subsequent mailing of ballots to those voters 
126.26 	who register to vote after the initial mailing but before the 20th day before the election. 
126.27 	Eligible voters not registered at the time the ballots are mailed may apply for ballots pursuant 
126.28 	to chapter 203B. The auditor or clerk must appoint a ballot board to examine the mail and 
126.29 	absentee ballot return envelopes and mark them "Accepted" or "Rejected" within three days 
126.30 	of receipt if there are 14 or fewer days before election day, or within five days of receipt if 
126.31 	there are more than 14 days before election day. The board may consist of deputy county 
126.32 	auditors, deputy municipal clerks, or deputy school district clerks who have received training 
126.33 	in the processing and counting of mail ballots, who need not be affiliated with a major 
127.1 	political party. Election judges performing the duties in this section must be of different 
127.2 	major political parties, unless they are exempt from that requirement under section 205.075, 
127.3 	subdivision 4, or section 205A.10. If an envelope has been rejected at least five days before 
127.4 	the election, the ballots in the envelope must remain sealed and the auditor or clerk must 
127.5 	provide the voter with a replacement ballot and return envelope in place of the spoiled ballot. 
127.6 	If the ballot is rejected within five days of the election, the envelope must remain sealed 
127.7 	and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt to contact the voter by telephone 
127.8 	or email to notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been rejected. The official must 
127.9 	document the attempts made to contact the voter.
127.10 	If the ballot is accepted, the county auditor or municipal clerk must mark the roster to 
127.11 	indicate that the voter has already cast a ballot in that election. After the close of business 
127.12 	on the seventh19th day before the election, the ballots from return envelopes marked 
127.13 	"Accepted" may be opened, duplicated as needed in the manner provided by section 206.86, 
127.14 	subdivision 5, initialed by the ballot board, and deposited in the appropriate ballot box.
127.15 	In all other respects, the provisions of the Minnesota Election Law governing deposit 
127.16 	and counting of ballots apply.
127.17 	The mail and absentee ballots for a precinct must be counted together and reported as 
127.18 	one vote total. No vote totals from ballots may be made public before the close of voting 
127.19 	on election day.

127.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

127.21 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204B.49, is amended to read:
127.22 	204B.49 "I VOTED" STICKERS.
127.23 	The secretary of state, county auditor, municipal clerk, school district clerk, or an election 
127.24 	judge may provide a sticker containing the words "I VOTED," and nothing more, to an 
127.25 	individual who:
127.26 	(1) has successfully deposited a ballot into a ballot box, under section 203B.081, 
127.27 	subdivision 3, or 204C.13, subdivision 5;
127.28 	(2) is provided an absentee ballot under section 203B.07, subdivision 1, or 203B.21, 
127.29 	subdivision 2; or
127.30 	(3) is provided a ballot by mail under section 204B.45 or 204B.46.

128.1 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204C.10, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 
128.2 	12, section 5, is amended to read:
128.3 	204C.10 POLLING PLACE ROSTER; VOTER SIGNATURE CERTIFICATE; 
128.4 	VOTER RECEIPT.
128.5 	(a) An individual seeking to vote shall sign a polling place roster or voter signature 
128.6 	certificate which states that the individual:
128.7 	(1) is at least 18 years of age old;
128.8 	(2) is a citizen of the United States;
128.9 	(3) has resided maintained residence in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding 
128.10 	the election;
128.11 	(4) maintains residence at the address shown;
128.12 	(5) is not under a guardianship in which the court order revokes the individual's right to 
128.13 	vote;
128.14 	(6) has not been found by a court of law to be legally incompetent to vote;
128.15 	(7) has the right to vote because, if the individual was convicted of a felony, the individual 
128.16 	is not currently incarcerated for that conviction;
128.17 	(8) is registered; and
128.18 	(9) has not already voted in the election.
128.19 	The roster must also state: "I understand that deliberately providing false information 
128.20 	is a felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment and a fine of not more than 
128.21 	$10,000, or both."
128.22 	(b) At the presidential nomination primary, the polling place roster must also state: "I 
128.23 	am in general agreement with the principles of the party for whose candidate I intend to 
128.24 	vote." This statement must appear separately from the statements required in paragraph (a). 
128.25 	The felony penalty provided for in paragraph (a) does not apply to this paragraph.
128.26 	(c) A judge may, before the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, 
128.27 	confirm the applicant's name, address, and date of birth.
128.28 	(d) After the applicant signs the roster or voter signature certificate, the judge shall give 
128.29 	the applicant a voter's receipt. The voter shall deliver the voter's receipt to the judge in 
128.30 	charge of ballots as proof of the voter's right to vote, and thereupon the judge shall hand to 
129.1 	the voter the ballot. The voters' receipts must be maintained during the time for notice of 
129.2 	filing an election contest.
129.3 	(e) Whenever a challenged status appears on the polling place roster, an election judge 
129.4 	must ensure that the challenge is concealed or hidden from the view of any voter other than 
129.5 	the voter whose status is challenged.

129.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

129.7 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 206.845, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
129.8 		Subdivision 1.Prohibited connections. The county auditor and municipal clerk must 
129.9 	secure ballot recording and tabulating systems physically and electronically against 
129.10 	unauthorized access. Except for wired connections within the polling place, ballot recording 
129.11 	and tabulating systems must not be connected to or operated on, directly or indirectly, any 
129.12 	electronic network, including a local area network, a wide-area network, the Internet, or the 
129.13 	World Wide Web. Wireless communications may not be used in any way in a vote recording 
129.14 	or vote tabulating system. Wireless, device-to-device capability is not permitted. No 
129.15 	connection by modem is permitted.
129.16 	Transfer of information from the ballot recording or tabulating system to another system 
129.17 	for network distribution or broadcast must be made by disk, tape, or other physical means 
129.18 	of communication, other than direct or indirect electronic connection of the vote recording 
129.19 	or vote tabulating system. A county auditor or municipal clerk may not create or disclose, 
129.20 	or permit any other person to create or disclose, an electronic image of the hard drive of 
129.21 	any vote recording or tabulating system or any other component of an electronic voting 
129.22 	system, except as authorized in writing by the secretary of state or for the purpose of 
129.23 	conducting official duties as expressly authorized by law.

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

129.25 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 211A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
129.26 		Subdivision 1.When and where filed by committees. (a) A committee or a candidate 
129.27 	who receives contributions or makes disbursements of more than $750 in a calendar year 
129.28 	shall submit an initial report to the filing officer within 14 days after the candidate or 
129.29 	committee receives or makes disbursements of more than $750 and shall continue to make 
129.30 	the reports listed in paragraph (b) until a final report is filed.
130.1 	(b) The committee or candidate must file a report by January 31 of each year following 
130.2 	the year when the initial report was filed and in a year when the candidate's name or a ballot 
130.3 	question appears on the ballot, the candidate or committee shall file a report:
130.4 	(1) ten days before the primary or special primary. In a jurisdiction where the local 
130.5 	primary is eliminated due to the adoption of ranked choice voting, candidates running in a 
130.6 	ranked choice voting election must file a report in the same manner as if a primary were 
130.7 	being held for such offices;
130.8 	(2) ten days before the general election or special election; and
130.9 	(3) 30 days after a general or special election.

130.10 	Sec. 46. [211B.076] INTIMIDATION AND INTERFERENCE RELATED TO THE 
130.11 	PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES BY AN ELECTION OFFICIAL; PENALTIES.
130.12 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "election official" means a 
130.13 	member of a canvassing board, the county auditor or municipal clerk charged with duties 
130.14 	relating to elections, a member of a ballot board, an election judge, an election judge trainee, 
130.15 	or any other individual assigned by a state entity or county or municipal government to 
130.16 	perform official duties related to elections.
130.17 		Subd. 2.Intimidation. (a) A person may not directly or indirectly use or threaten force, 
130.18 	coercion, violence, restraint, damage, harm, or loss, including loss of employment or 
130.19 	economic reprisal, against another with the intent to influence an election official in the 
130.20 	performance of a duty of election administration.
130.21 	(b) In a civil action brought to prevent and restrain violations of this subdivision or to 
130.22 	require the payment of civil penalties, the plaintiff must demonstrate that the action or 
130.23 	attempted action would cause a reasonable person to feel intimidated. The plaintiff does 
130.24 	not need to show that the defendant intended to cause the victim to feel intimidated.
130.25 		Subd. 3.Interfering with or hindering the administration of an election. A person 
130.26 	may not intentionally hinder, interfere with, or prevent an election official's performance 
130.27 	of a duty related to election administration.
130.28 		Subd. 4.Dissemination of personal information about an election official. (a) A 
130.29 	person may not knowingly and without consent make publicly available, including but not 
130.30 	limited to through the Internet, personal information about an election official or an election 
130.31 	official's family or household member if:
131.1 	(1) the dissemination poses an imminent and serious threat to the official's safety or the 
131.2 	safety of an official's family or household member; and
131.3 	(2) the person making the information publicly available knows or reasonably should 
131.4 	know of any imminent and serious threat.
131.5 	(b) As used in this subdivision, "personal information" means the home address of the 
131.6 	election official or a member of an election official's family, directions to that home, or 
131.7 	photographs of that home.
131.8 		Subd. 5.Obstructing access. A person may not intentionally and physically obstruct 
131.9 	an election official's access to or egress from a polling place, meeting of a canvassing board, 
131.10 	place where ballots and elections equipment are located or stored, or any other place where 
131.11 	the election official performs a duty related to election administration.
131.12 		Subd. 6.Tampering with voting equipment. (a) A person may not access without 
131.13 	authorization, tamper with, or facilitate unauthorized access to or tampering with an electronic 
131.14 	voting system, electromechanical voting equipment, or an election night reporting system 
131.15 	before, during, or after any election required by law.
131.16 	(b) A person may not knowingly publish or cause to be published passwords or other 
131.17 	confidential information relating to an electronic voting system. In addition to any other 
131.18 	remedies and penalties provided by this section, the secretary of state, county auditor, or 
131.19 	municipal clerk must immediately revoke any authorized access rights of a person found 
131.20 	to be in violation of this paragraph.
131.21 		Subd. 7.Tampering with ballot box. A person may not willfully tamper with or open 
131.22 	a ballot box, including a ballot drop box, except for the purpose of conducting official duties 
131.23 	as expressly authorized by law.
131.24 		Subd. 8.Tampering with statewide voter registration system, registration list, or 
131.25 	polling place roster. Except for the purpose of conducting official duties as expressly 
131.26 	authorized by law, a person may not mutilate, change, or erase any name, figure, or word 
131.27 	in the statewide voter registration system, on a voter registration list, or polling place roster; 
131.28 	remove or destroy a registration list or polling place roster; or mutilate, erase, or remove 
131.29 	any part of a list or roster from the place where it has been deposited with an intention to 
131.30 	destroy it, to procure or prevent the election of any person, or to prevent any voter from 
131.31 	voting.
132.1 		Subd. 9.Unauthorized access to statewide voter registration system. A person may 
132.2 	not knowingly access, or attempt to access, the statewide voter registration system except 
132.3 	for the purpose of conducting official duties as expressly authorized by law.
132.4 		Subd. 10.Vicarious liability; conspiracy. A person may be held vicariously liable for 
132.5 	any damages resulting from the violation of this section and may be identified in an order 
132.6 	restraining violations of this section if that person:
132.7 	(1) intentionally aids, advises, hires, counsels, abets, incites, compels, or coerces a person 
132.8 	to violate any provision of this section or attempts to aid, advise, hire, counsel, abet, incite, 
132.9 	compel, or coerce a person to violate any provision of this section; or
132.10 	(2) conspires, combines, agrees, or arranges with another to either commit a violation 
132.11 	of this section or aid, advise, hire, counsel, abet, incite, compel, or coerce a third person to 
132.12 	violate any provision of this section.
132.13 		Subd. 11.Criminal penalties; civil remedies. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a person 
132.14 	who violates this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
132.15 	(b) The attorney general, a county attorney, or an election official may bring a civil 
132.16 	action to prevent or restrain a violation of this section.
132.17 	(c) The attorney general, or an election official injured by an act prohibited by this 
132.18 	section, may bring a civil action pursuant to section 8.31 to recover damages, together with 
132.19 	costs of investigation and reasonable attorney fees, and receive other equitable relief as 
132.20 	determined by the court. An action brought by an election official under section 8.31, 
132.21 	subdivision 3a, is in the public interest. In addition to all other damages, the court may 
132.22 	impose a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation.
132.23 	(d) Civil remedies allowable under this section are cumulative and do not restrict any 
132.24 	other right or remedy otherwise available. An action for a penalty or remedy under this 
132.25 	section must be brought within two years of the date the violation is alleged to have occurred. 
132.26 	The complaint process provided in sections 211B.31 to 211B.36 does not apply to violations 
132.27 	of this section.

132.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 15, 2023, and applies to violations 
132.29 	occurring on or after that date.

132.30 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 211B.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
132.31 		Subdivision 1.Soliciting near polling places. A person may not display campaign 
132.32 	material, post signs, must not:
133.1 	(1) ask, solicit, or in any manner try to induce or persuade a voter to vote for or refrain 
133.2 	from voting for a candidate or ballot question; or
133.3 	(2) wear, exhibit, or distribute any item that displays:
133.4 	(i) the name, likeness, logo, or slogan of a candidate who appears on the ballot;
133.5 	(ii) the number, title, subject, slogan, or logo of a ballot question that appears on the 
133.6 	ballot; or
133.7 	(iii) the name, logo, or slogan of a political party represented by a candidate on the ballot.
133.8 	For purposes of this paragraph, "item" includes pamphlets, advertisements, flyers, signs, 
133.9 	banners, stickers, buttons, badges, pencils, pens, shirts, hats, or any similar item.
133.10 	(b) The prohibitions in paragraph (a) apply during voting hours:
133.11 	(1) throughout the absentee and early voting periods:
133.12 	(i) within a polling place; and
133.13 	(ii) within 100 feet of the room in which a polling place is situated, to the extent 
133.14 	practicable; and
133.15 	(2) on the day of a primary or general election:
133.16 	(i) within a polling place or;
133.17 	(ii) within 100 feet of the building in which a polling place is situated, or; and
133.18 	(iii) anywhere on the public property on which a polling place is situated, on primary 
133.19 	or election day to vote for or refrain from voting for a candidate or ballot question. A person 
133.20 	may not provide political badges, political buttons, or other political insignia to be worn at 
133.21 	or about the polling place on the day of a primary or election. A political badge, political 
133.22 	button, or other political insignia may not be worn at or about the polling place on primary 
133.23 	or election day. This section applies to areas established by the county auditor or municipal 
133.24 	clerk for absentee voting as provided in chapter 203B.
133.25 	(c) Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the distribution of "I VOTED" stickers as 
133.26 	provided in section 204B.49.

133.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 15, 2023.

133.28 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 211B.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
133.29 		Subdivision 1.Administrative remedy; exhaustion. (a) Except as provided in paragraph
133.30 	paragraphs (b) and (c), a complaint alleging a violation of chapter 211A or 211B must be 
134.1 	filed with the office. The complaint must be finally disposed of by the office before the 
134.2 	alleged violation may be prosecuted by a county attorney.
134.3 	(b) Complaints arising under those sections and related to those individuals and 
134.4 	associations specified in section 10A.022, subdivision 3, must be filed with the Campaign 
134.5 	Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
134.6 	(c) Violations of section 211B.076 may only be enforced as provided in section 211B.076.

134.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
134.8 	applies to violations occurring on or after that date.

134.9 	Sec. 49. CERTIFICATION.
 134.10 	The secretary of state must certify to the revisor of statutes that the statewide voter 
134.11 	registration system has been tested and shown to properly allow for tracking of the 
134.12 	information required to conduct early voting and can handle the expected volume of use.

134.13 	Sec. 50. RANKED CHOICE VOTING AND VOTER ENGAGEMENT ADVISORY 
134.14 	TASK FORCE.
 134.15 		Subdivision 1.Scope. A Ranked Choice Voting and Voter Engagement Task Force is 
134.16 	established. The purpose of the task force is to engage election officials, state lawmakers, 
134.17 	and community members for the purpose of assessing the adoption and implementation of 
134.18 	ranked choice voting for local and statewide elections and to study voter engagement.
134.19 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) The task force consists of:
134.20 	(1) the secretary of state or their designee;
134.21 	(2) the state election director or their designee;
134.22 	(3) four representatives of counties with experience administering elections, appointed 
134.23 	by the Minnesota Association of County Officers, as follows:
134.24 	(i) one representative from the seven-county metropolitan area;
134.25 	(ii) two representatives from outside the seven-county metropolitan area; and
134.26 	(iii) one representative from a jurisdiction that has implemented ranked choice voting;
134.27 	(4) four representatives of cities with experience administering elections, appointed by 
134.28 	the League of Minnesota Cities, as follows:
134.29 	(i) one representative from the seven-county metropolitan area;
135.1 	(ii) two representatives from outside the seven-county metropolitan area; and
135.2 	(iii) one representative from a jurisdiction that has implemented ranked choice voting;
135.3 	(5) one member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house 
135.4 	of representatives;
135.5 	(6) one member of the senate appointed by the majority leader of the senate;
135.6 	(7) one member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the 
135.7 	house of representatives;
135.8 	(8) one member of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
135.9 	(9) one representative of community-based organizations with demonstrated experience 
135.10 	and interest in voting methods and election administration, appointed by the governor;
135.11 	(10) one representative who has experience administering elections at the county or city 
135.12 	level, appointed by the governor;
135.13 	(11) one town clerk with experience administering elections, appointed by the Minnesota 
135.14 	Association of Townships;
135.15 	(12) one representative appointed by the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans;
135.16 	(13) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs;
135.17 	(14) one representative appointed by the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage;
135.18 	(15) one representative appointed by the Indian Affairs Council;
135.19 	(16) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Council on Disability;
135.20 	(17) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind, 
135.21 	and Hard of Hearing;
135.22 	(18) three public members appointed by the governor;
135.23 	(19) two public members appointed by the senate majority leader;
135.24 	(20) one public member appointed by the senate minority leader;
135.25 	(21) two public members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and
135.26 	(22) one public member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
135.27 	(b) The secretary of state, or the secretary's designee, serves as the chair of the task force. 
135.28 	Members of the task force and subcommittees are governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 
135.29 	15.059, subdivision 6.
136.1 		Subd. 3.Organization. (a) Appointments to the task force must be made no later than 
136.2 	August 1, 2023. No later than August 15, 2023, the secretary of state, or the secretary's 
136.3 	designee, must convene the first meeting of the task force. Appointing authorities described 
136.4 	in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (18) to (22), must give preference to appointees 
136.5 	who are new Americans; seniors; infrequent voters; Black, Indigenous, or people of color; 
136.6 	individuals with disabilities; residents of greater Minnesota; or residents of cities that have 
136.7 	adopted ranked choice voting. Appointing authorities described in subdivision 2, paragraph 
136.8 	(a), clauses (18) to (22), must not appoint political party chairs, officers or employees of a 
136.9 	political party, elected officials, family members of elected officials, or registered lobbyists.
136.10 	(b) The task force and subcommittees are subject to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
136.11 		Subd. 4.Staff. The Legislative Coordinating Commission must provide support staff, 
136.12 	office space, and administrative services for the task force.
136.13 		Subd. 5.Duties. The task force must study voter-facing issues related to ranked choice 
136.14 	voting, including but not limited to ballot design, voter instructions, usability of equipment, 
136.15 	and other aspects of ranked choice voting that involve the voter. The task force must meet 
136.16 	at least twice between August 1, 2023, and February 15, 2024, and at least twice between 
136.17 	February 16, 2024, and February 15, 2025.
136.18 		Subd. 6.Report. (a) By February 15, 2024, and February 15, 2025, the task force must 
136.19 	submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
136.20 	with jurisdiction over elections policy and finance. The report must include:
136.21 	(1) findings, conclusions, or recommendations relating to the voter-facing issues;
136.22 	(2) draft legislation, if any, to implement the task force's recommendations; and
136.23 	(3) the reports submitted to the task force chair by the subcommittees as required by 
136.24 	subdivisions 7 and 8.
136.25 		Subd. 7.Ranked choice voting technical subcommittee. (a) A ranked choice voting 
136.26 	technical subcommittee is established within the task force. The ranked choice voting 
136.27 	technical subcommittee must assess the technical aspects of implementing ranked choice 
136.28 	voting for local and statewide elections. Members designated or appointed pursuant to 
136.29 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (11), are the members of the ranked choice voting 
136.30 	technical subcommittee. The ranked choice voting technical subcommittee must meet at 
136.31 	least monthly until the first report is submitted as provided in paragraph (d). After submission 
136.32 	of the first report, the ranked choice voting technical subcommittee must meet regularly.
137.1 	(b) One member of the ranked choice voting technical subcommittee designated by the 
137.2 	secretary of state and the gubernatorial appointee with experience administering elections 
137.3 	at the county or city level serve as cochairs of the ranked choice voting technical 
137.4 	subcommittee. The cochairs of the ranked choice voting technical subcommittee are 
137.5 	encouraged to request the participation of at least two members of Minnesota's congressional 
137.6 	delegation, or their designees, including one member of the United States House of 
137.7 	Representatives and one member of the United States Senate. These members serve as ex 
137.8 	officio, nonvoting members of the ranked choice voting technical subcommittee.
137.9 	(c) The ranked choice voting technical subcommittee must:
137.10 	(1) assess the feasibility of local governments adopting ranked choice voting in 
137.11 	conjunction with state general elections, including cross-county municipalities and school 
137.12 	districts;
137.13 	(2) assess the feasibility of adopting statewide ranked choice voting, particularly the 
137.14 	impact on local election administration and voter experience;
137.15 	(3) assess system readiness and any challenges, obstacles, or barriers to adoption or 
137.16 	implementation of ranked choice voting for local and statewide elections;
137.17 	(4) make recommendations on the standards and rules that would be needed to implement 
137.18 	ranked choice voting for local and statewide elections;
137.19 	(5) assess the technology required to implement ranked choice voting for local and 
137.20 	statewide elections, including an inventory of current voting equipment across the state; an 
137.21 	assessment of the feasibility of ranked choice voting with varied election equipment and 
137.22 	systems; and recommendations for upgrading technology, where necessary or prudent; and
137.23 	(6) recommend appropriations required to implement ranked choice voting for local and 
137.24 	statewide elections, including equipment and software, education, and training.
137.25 	(d) By February 1, 2024, and February 1, 2025, the ranked choice voting technical 
137.26 	subcommittee must submit a report to the chair of the task force. The report must include:
137.27 	(1) findings, conclusions, or recommendations relating to the duties of the subcommittee; 
137.28 	and
137.29 	(2) draft legislation, if any, to implement the subcommittee's recommendations.
137.30 		Subd. 8.Voter engagement subcommittee. (a) A voter engagement subcommittee is 
137.31 	established within the task force. The voter engagement subcommittee must assess voter 
137.32 	engagement. Members designated or appointed pursuant to subdivision 2, paragraph (a), 
138.1 	clauses (1) and (12) to (22), are the members of the voter engagement subcommittee. The 
138.2 	voter engagement subcommittee must meet at least monthly until the first report is submitted 
138.3 	as provided in paragraph (d). After submission of the first report, the voter engagement 
138.4 	subcommittee must meet regularly.
138.5 	(b) The senate majority leader must designate one of the individuals appointed by the 
138.6 	senate majority leader as a cochair of the voter engagement subcommittee. The speaker of 
138.7 	the house of representatives must designate one of the individuals appointed by the speaker 
138.8 	of the house of representatives as a cochair of the voter engagement subcommittee.
138.9 	(c) The voter engagement subcommittee must focus its analysis on eligible voters who 
138.10 	are new Americans; seniors; Black, Indigenous, or people of color; low income; and 
138.11 	individuals with disabilities. The voter engagement subcommittee must assess:
138.12 	(1) current levels of understanding of voting methods used in Minnesota within the 
138.13 	communities of focus;
138.14 	(2) voter education efforts that were undertaken in Bloomington, Minneapolis, 
138.15 	Minnetonka, St. Louis Park, and St. Paul after the adoption of ranked choice voting; and
138.16 	(3) best practices for educating and engaging voters in the communities of focus.
138.17 	(d) By February 1, 2024, and February 1, 2025, the voter engagement subcommittee 
138.18 	must submit a report to the chair of the task force. The report must include:
138.19 	(1) recommendations on how to increase voter participation in communities of focus;
138.20 	(2) recommendations on how to further educate and engage voters in communities of 
138.21 	focus, including whether current voter education and outreach efforts are sufficient or should 
138.22 	be modified;
138.23 	(3) recommendations on methods of voter outreach and education that should be 
138.24 	employed within communities of focus in cases in which a jurisdiction is considering 
138.25 	changing its method of voting and if it proceeds with changing its voting method; and
138.26 	(4) any other recommendations related to voter engagement or education.
138.27 		Subd. 9.Sunset. The task force and subcommittees expire March 1, 2025, or upon 
138.28 	submission of the final report to the legislature, whichever is earlier.

138.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, provided that the designated 
138.30 	appointing authorities may take actions necessary to name members to serve on the task 
138.31 	force beginning the day following final enactment.

139.1 	Sec. 51. REPEALER.
 139.2 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.081, subdivision 2, is repealed.

139.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2023.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S1426-2 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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124D.23 FAMILY SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-BASED COLLABORATIVES.
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124D.957 MINNESOTA YOUTH COUNCIL COMMITTEE.Subdivision 1.Establishment and membership. 
The Minnesota Youth Council Committee is established within and under the auspices of the Minnesota Alliance With Youth. The committee consists of four members from each congressional district in Minnesota and four members selected at-large. Members must be selected through an application and interview process conducted by the Minnesota Alliance With Youth. In making its appointments, the Minnesota Alliance With Youth should strive to ensure gender and ethnic diversity in the committee's membership. Members must be between the ages of 13 and 19 and serve two-year terms, except that one-half of the initial members must serve a one-year term. Members may serve a maximum of two terms. 

Subd. 2.Duties. 
The Minnesota Youth Council Committee shall: 

(1) provide advice and recommendations to the legislature and the governor on issues affecting youth; 

(2) serve as a liaison for youth around the state to the legislature and the governor; and 

(3) submit an annual report of the council's activities and goals. 

Subd. 3.Partnerships. 
The Minnesota Youth Council Committee shall partner with nonprofits, the private sector, and educational resources to fulfill its duties. 

Subd. 4.Youth Council Committee in the legislature. 
(a) The Minnesota Youth Council Committee shall meet at least twice each year during the regular session of the legislature. 

(b) The committee may: 

(1) select introduced bills in the house of representatives and senate for consideration for a public hearing before the committee; 

(2) propose youth legislation; 

(3) provide advisory opinions to the legislature on bills heard before the committee; and 

(4) prepare a youth omnibus bill. 

(c) The leaders of the majority and minority parties of the house of representatives and senate shall each appoint one legislator to serve as a legislative liaison to the committee. Leadership of the house of representatives and senate, on rotating years, may appoint a staff member to staff the committee. 

203B.081 LOCATIONS AND METHODS FOR ABSENTEE VOTING IN PERSON.
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Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: S1426-2 

Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, as amended by Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 2, section 78; as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, section 133
Sec. 78. Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, is amended to read:Sec. 25. PARKING RAMP; REQUIRED USER FINANCING. 
The amount equivalent to debt service on the design and construction costs allocated to the parking garage to be located on the block bounded by Sherburne Avenue on the north, Park Street on the west, University Avenue on the south, and North Capitol Boulevard on the east must be transferred from parking fees collected and deposited into the state parking account to the general fund to offset any direct appropriations made to the senate for debt service payments for the legislative parking garage.