1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:35am
A bill for an act
relating to state government; requiring state conferences to be conducted
electronically to the extent practical; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 15.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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To the greatest extent practical, state executive agency conferences must be
conducted by videoconference, audioconference, or other electronic means if the
conference otherwise would involve travel for which agency employees would be
reimbursed. The chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities with respect
to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, a constitutional officer with respect to
the constitutional office, and the commissioner of finance with respect to other executive
agencies may grant exemptions from this requirement as necessary to allow people other
than state employees to participate effectively in conferences, or when otherwise essential
to efficient and effective conduct of state business. This section does not authorize an
agency to avoid compliance with the open meeting law in chapter 13D.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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