HF 3601

1st Engrossment - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the organization and operation of state 
  1.3             government; modifying provisions relating to state 
  1.4             government operations; modifying budget preparation 
  1.5             provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 
  1.6             3.3005, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; 
  1.7             4.07, subdivision 3; 15.91, subdivision 2; 16A.055, 
  1.8             subdivision 6; 16A.10, as amended; 16A.11, subdivision 
  1.9             3; 16B.04, subdivision 4; 17.03, subdivision 11; 
  1.10            43A.04, subdivision 1a; 45.012; 84.027, subdivision 
  1.11            14; 116.03, subdivision 2a; 116J.011; 144.05, 
  1.12            subdivision 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a; 175.001, 
  1.13            subdivision 6; 190.09, subdivision 2; 196.05, 
  1.14            subdivision 2; 216A.07, subdivision 6; 268.0122, 
  1.15            subdivision 6; 270.02, subdivision 3a; 299A.01, 
  1.16            subdivision 1a; and 363.05, subdivision 3; Minnesota 
  1.17            Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 16A.103, 
  1.18            subdivision 1; 16A.11, subdivision 1; 120.0111; 
  1.19            241.01, subdivision 3b; and 245.03, subdivision 2; 
  1.20            repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.971, 
  1.21            subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, 
  1.22            sections 16A.11, subdivision 3c; and 241.015. 
  1.23  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.24                             ARTICLE 1
  1.25     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.3005, 
  1.26  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.27     Subd. 2.  A state agency shall not expend money received by 
  1.28  it under federal law for any purpose unless a request to spend 
  1.29  federal money from that source for that purpose in that fiscal 
  1.30  year has been submitted by the governor to the legislature as a 
  1.31  part of a budget request submitted during or within ten days 
  1.32  before the start of a regular legislative session, or unless 
  1.33  specifically authorized by law or as provided by this section.  
  1.34     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.3005, is 
  2.1   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.2      Subd. 2a.  [REVIEW OF FEDERAL FUNDS SPENDING 
  2.3   REQUEST.] Twenty days after a governor's budget request that 
  2.4   includes a request to spend federal money is submitted to the 
  2.5   legislature under subdivision 2, a state agency may expend money 
  2.6   included in that request unless, within the 20-day period, a 
  2.7   member of the legislative advisory commission requests further 
  2.8   review.  If a legislative advisory commission member requests 
  2.9   further review of a federal funds spending request, the agency 
  2.10  may not expend the federal funds until the request has been 
  2.11  satisfied and withdrawn, the expenditure is approved in law, or 
  2.12  the regular session of the legislature is adjourned for the year.
  2.13     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 4.07, subdivision 
  2.14  3, is amended to read: 
  2.15     Subd. 3.  [FEDERAL AND STATE LAW; APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.] 
  2.16  The governor or any state department or agency designated by the 
  2.17  governor shall comply with any and all requirements of federal 
  2.18  law and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder to 
  2.19  enable the application for, the receipt of, and the acceptance 
  2.20  of such federal funds.  The expenditure of any such funds 
  2.21  received shall be governed by the laws of the state except 
  2.22  insofar as federal requirements may otherwise provide.  All such 
  2.23  money received by the governor or any state department or agency 
  2.24  designated by the governor for such purpose shall be deposited 
  2.25  in the state treasury and, subject to section 3.3005, are hereby 
  2.26  appropriated annually in order to enable the governor or the 
  2.27  state department or agency designated by the governor for such 
  2.28  purpose to carry out the purposes for which the funds are 
  2.29  received.  None of such federal money so deposited in the state 
  2.30  treasury shall cancel and they shall be available for 
  2.31  expenditure in accordance with the requirements of federal law.  
  2.32     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.91, 
  2.33  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  2.34     Subd. 2.  [PERFORMANCE REPORTS.] By November 30 January 2 
  2.35  of each even-numbered odd-numbered year, each agency shall issue 
  2.36  a performance report that includes the following: 
  3.1      (1) the agency's mission; 
  3.2      (2) the most important goals and objectives for each major 
  3.3   program for which the agency will request funding in its next 
  3.4   biennial budget; 
  3.5      (3) identification of the populations served by the 
  3.6   programs that support the agency's mission; and 
  3.7      (4) workload, efficiency, output, and outcome 
  3.8      (3) the most important measures for each program goals and 
  3.9   objectives listed in the report, with data showing each 
  3.10  programs' actual performance relative to these measures for the 
  3.11  previous four fiscal years and the performance the agency 
  3.12  projects it will achieve during the next two fiscal years with 
  3.13  the level of funding it has requested. 
  3.14     If it would enhance an understanding of its mission, 
  3.15  programs, and performance, the agency shall include in its 
  3.16  report information that describes the broader economic, social, 
  3.17  and physical environment in which the agency's programs are 
  3.18  administered. 
  3.19     Each agency shall send a copy of its performance report to 
  3.20  the speaker of the house, president of the senate, legislative 
  3.21  auditor, and legislative reference library, and provide a copy 
  3.22  to others upon request. 
  3.23     The commissioner of finance shall ensure that performance 
  3.24  reports are complete, succinct, accurate, and reliable and 
  3.25  compiled in such a way that they are useful to the public, 
  3.26  legislators, and managers in state government.  To maintain a 
  3.27  computerized performance data system, the commissioner of 
  3.28  finance may require agencies to provide performance data 
  3.29  annually. 
  3.30     The legislative auditor shall periodically review and 
  3.31  comment on selected performance reports as provided for by 
  3.32  section 3.971, subdivision 3. 
  3.33     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.10, as 
  3.34  amended by Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 2, section 12, is 
  3.35  amended to read: 
  3.36     16A.10 [BUDGET PREPARATION.] 
  4.1      Subdivision 1.  [BUDGET FORMAT.] In each even-numbered 
  4.2   calendar year the commissioner shall prepare budget forms and 
  4.3   instructions for all agencies, including guidelines for 
  4.4   reporting program performance measures, subject to the approval 
  4.5   of the governor.  The commissioner shall request and receive 
  4.6   advisory recommendations from the chairs of the senate finance 
  4.7   committee and house of representatives ways and means committee 
  4.8   before adopting a format for the biennial budget document.  By 
  4.9   June 15, the commissioner shall send the proposed budget forms 
  4.10  to the appropriations and finance committees.  The committees 
  4.11  have until July 15 to give the commissioner their advisory 
  4.12  recommendations on possible improvements.  To facilitate this 
  4.13  consultation, the commissioner shall establish a working group 
  4.14  consisting of executive branch staff and designees of the chairs 
  4.15  of the senate finance and house of representatives ways and 
  4.16  means committees.  The commissioner must involve this group in 
  4.17  all stages of development of budget forms and instructions.  The 
  4.18  budget format must show actual expenditures and receipts for the 
  4.19  two most recent fiscal years, estimated expenditures and 
  4.20  receipts for the current fiscal year, and estimates for each 
  4.21  fiscal year of the next biennium.  Estimated expenditures must 
  4.22  be classified by funds and character of expenditures and may be 
  4.23  subclassified by programs and activities.  Agency revenue 
  4.24  estimates must show how the estimates were made and what factors 
  4.25  were used.  Receipts must be classified by funds, programs, and 
  4.26  activities.  Expenditure and revenue estimates must be based on 
  4.27  the law in existence at the time the estimates are prepared. 
  4.28     Subd. 1a.  [PURPOSE OF PERFORMANCE DATA.] Performance data 
  4.29  shall be presented in the budget proposal to provide information 
  4.30  so that the legislature can determine the extent to which state 
  4.31  programs are successful in meeting goals and objectives.  
  4.32  Agencies shall present as much historical information as needed 
  4.33  to understand major trends and shall set targets for future 
  4.34  performance issues where feasible and appropriate.  The 
  4.35  information shall appropriately highlight agency performance 
  4.36  issues that would assist legislative review and decision making. 
  5.1      Subd. 2.  [BY OCTOBER 15 AND NOVEMBER 30.] By October 15 of 
  5.2   each even-numbered year, an agency must file the following with 
  5.3   the commissioner:  
  5.4      (1) budget estimates for the most recent and current fiscal 
  5.5   years; 
  5.6      (2) its upcoming biennial budget estimates; 
  5.7      (3) a comprehensive and integrated statement of agency 
  5.8   missions and outcome and performance measures; and 
  5.9      (4) a concise explanation of any planned changes in the 
  5.10  level of services or new activities. 
  5.11     The commissioner shall prepare and file the budget 
  5.12  estimates for an agency failing to file them.  By November 30, 
  5.13  the commissioner shall send the final budget format, agency 
  5.14  budget plans or requests estimates for the next biennium, and 
  5.15  copies of the filed material to the ways and means and finance 
  5.16  committees, except that the commissioner shall not be required 
  5.17  to transmit information that identifies executive branch budget 
  5.18  decision items.  At this time, a list of each employee's name, 
  5.19  title, and salary must be available to the legislature, either 
  5.20  on paper or through electronic retrieval. 
  5.21     Subd. 3.  [DUTIES TO GOVERNOR-ELECT.] Immediately after the 
  5.22  election of a new governor, the commissioner shall report the 
  5.23  budget estimates and make available to the governor-elect all 
  5.24  department information, staff, and facilities relating to the 
  5.25  budget. 
  5.26     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
  5.27  16A.103, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  5.28     Subdivision 1.  [STATE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES.] In 
  5.29  February and November each year, the commissioner shall prepare 
  5.30  and deliver to the governor and legislature a forecast of state 
  5.31  revenue and expenditures.  The November forecast must be 
  5.32  delivered to the legislature and governor no later than the end 
  5.33  of the first week of December.  The February forecast must be 
  5.34  delivered to the legislature and governor by the end of 
  5.35  February.  The forecast must assume the continuation of current 
  5.36  laws and reasonable estimates of projected growth in the 
  6.1   national and state economies and affected populations.  Revenue 
  6.2   must be estimated for all sources provided for in current law.  
  6.3   Expenditures must be estimated for all obligations imposed by 
  6.4   law and those projected to occur as a result of inflation and 
  6.5   variables outside the control of the legislature.  In 
  6.6   determining the rate of inflation, the application of inflation, 
  6.7   and the other variables to be included in the expenditure part 
  6.8   of the forecast, the commissioner must consult with the chair of 
  6.9   the senate state government finance committee, the chair of the 
  6.10  house committee on ways and means, and house and senate fiscal 
  6.11  staff.  In addition, the commissioner shall forecast Minnesota 
  6.12  personal income for each of the years covered by the forecast 
  6.13  and include these estimates in the forecast documents.  A 
  6.14  forecast prepared during the first fiscal year of a biennium 
  6.15  must cover that biennium and the next biennium.  A forecast 
  6.16  prepared during the second fiscal year of a biennium must cover 
  6.17  that biennium and the next two bienniums. 
  6.18     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
  6.19  16A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  6.20     Subdivision 1.  [WHEN.] The governor shall submit a 
  6.21  four-part three-part budget to the legislature.  Parts one and 
  6.22  two, the budget message and detailed operating budget, must be 
  6.23  submitted by the fourth Tuesday in January in each odd-numbered 
  6.24  year.  However, in a year following the election of a governor 
  6.25  who had not been governor the previous year, parts one and two 
  6.26  must be submitted by the third Tuesday in February.  Part three, 
  6.27  the detailed recommendations as to capital expenditure, must be 
  6.28  submitted as follows:  agency capital budget requests by July 1 
  6.29  of each odd-numbered year, and governor's recommendations by 
  6.30  January 15 of each even-numbered year.  Part four, the Detailed 
  6.31  recommendations as to information technology expenditure, must 
  6.32  be submitted at the same time the governor submits the budget 
  6.33  message to the legislature.  Information technology 
  6.34  recommendations must include projects to be funded during the 
  6.35  next biennium and planning estimates for an additional two 
  6.36  bienniums.  Information technology recommendations must specify 
  7.1   purposes of the funding such as infrastructure, hardware, 
  7.2   software, or training.  
  7.3      Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.11, 
  7.4   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  7.5      Subd. 3.  [PART TWO:  DETAILED BUDGET.] Part two of the 
  7.6   budget, the detailed budget estimates both of expenditures and 
  7.7   revenues, shall contain any statements on the financial plan 
  7.8   which the governor believes desirable or which may be required 
  7.9   by the legislature.  Part of the budget must be prepared using 
  7.10  performance-based budgeting concepts.  In this subdivision, 
  7.11  "performance-based budgeting" means a budget system that 
  7.12  identifies agency outcomes and results and provides 
  7.13  comprehensive information regarding actual and proposed changes 
  7.14  in funding and outcomes.  The detailed estimates shall include 
  7.15  the governor's budget plan of each agency arranged in tabular 
  7.16  form so it may readily be compared with the governor's budget 
  7.17  for each agency.  They shall also include, as part of each 
  7.18  agency's organization chart, a summary of the personnel employed 
  7.19  by the agency, showing the reflected as full-time equivalent 
  7.20  positions for the current biennium, and the number of full-time 
  7.21  equivalent employees of all kinds employed by the agency on June 
  7.22  30 of the last complete fiscal year. 
  7.23     Sec. 9.  [REPEALER.] 
  7.24     Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.971, subdivision 3; and 
  7.25  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 16A.11, subdivision 
  7.26  3c; and 241.015, are repealed. 
  7.27     Sec. 10.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  7.28     Sections 1 to 9 are effective the day following final 
  7.29  enactment. 
  7.30                             ARTICLE 2
  7.31     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.055, 
  7.32  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
  7.33     Subd. 6.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
  7.34  department's mission that within the department's resources the 
  7.35  commissioner shall endeavor to: 
  7.36     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
  8.1   money; 
  8.2      (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
  8.3   manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
  8.4   efficiently as possible; 
  8.5      (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
  8.6   appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
  8.7      (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
  8.8   productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
  8.9   to information about government, and increase public 
  8.10  participation in the business of government; 
  8.11     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
  8.12  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
  8.13  179A; 
  8.14     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
  8.15  legislature on the performance report required under section 
  8.16  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
  8.17  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
  8.18     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
  8.19  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
  8.20  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
  8.21  the performance of the department. 
  8.22     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.04, 
  8.23  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  8.24     Subd. 4.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
  8.25  department's mission that within the department's resources the 
  8.26  commissioner shall endeavor to: 
  8.27     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
  8.28  money; 
  8.29     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
  8.30  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
  8.31  efficiently as possible; 
  8.32     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
  8.33  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
  8.34     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
  8.35  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
  8.36  to information about government, and increase public 
  9.1   participation in the business of government; 
  9.2      (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
  9.3   practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
  9.4   179A; 
  9.5      (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
  9.6   legislature on the performance report required under section 
  9.7   15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
  9.8   appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
  9.9      (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
  9.10  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
  9.11  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
  9.12  the performance of the department. 
  9.13     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.03, 
  9.14  subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
  9.15     Subd. 11.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
  9.16  department's mission that within the department's resources the 
  9.17  commissioner shall endeavor to: 
  9.18     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
  9.19  money; 
  9.20     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
  9.21  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
  9.22  efficiently as possible; 
  9.23     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
  9.24  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
  9.25     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
  9.26  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
  9.27  to information about government, and increase public 
  9.28  participation in the business of government; 
  9.29     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
  9.30  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
  9.31  179A; 
  9.32     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
  9.33  legislature on the performance report required under section 
  9.34  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
  9.35  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
  9.36     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 10.1   of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 10.2   changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 10.3   the performance of the department. 
 10.4      Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 43A.04, 
 10.5   subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 
 10.6      Subd. 1a.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 10.7   department's mission that within the department's resources the 
 10.8   commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 10.9      (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 10.10  money; 
 10.11     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 10.12  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 10.13  efficiently as possible; 
 10.14     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 10.15  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 10.16     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 10.17  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 10.18  to information about government, and increase public 
 10.19  participation in the business of government; 
 10.20     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 10.21  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 10.22  179A; 
 10.23     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 10.24  legislature on the performance report required under section 
 10.25  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 10.26  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 10.27     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 10.28  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 10.29  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 10.30  the performance of the department. 
 10.31     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 45.012, is 
 10.32  amended to read: 
 10.33     45.012 [COMMISSIONER.] 
 10.34     (a) The department of commerce is under the supervision and 
 10.35  control of the commissioner of commerce.  The commissioner is 
 10.36  appointed by the governor in the manner provided by section 
 11.1   15.06.  
 11.2      (b) Data that is received by the commissioner or the 
 11.3   commissioner's designee by virtue of membership or participation 
 11.4   in an association, group, or organization that is not otherwise 
 11.5   subject to chapter 13 is confidential or protected nonpublic 
 11.6   data but may be shared with the department employees as the 
 11.7   commissioner considers appropriate.  The commissioner may 
 11.8   release the data to any person, agency, or the public if the 
 11.9   commissioner determines that the access will aid the law 
 11.10  enforcement process, promote public health or safety, or dispel 
 11.11  widespread rumor or unrest.  
 11.12     (c) It is part of the department's mission that within the 
 11.13  department's resources the commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 11.14     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 11.15  money; 
 11.16     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 11.17  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 11.18  efficiently as possible; 
 11.19     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 11.20  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 11.21     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 11.22  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 11.23  to information about government, and increase public 
 11.24  participation in the business of government; 
 11.25     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 11.26  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 11.27  179A; 
 11.28     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 11.29  legislature on the performance report required under section 
 11.30  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 11.31  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 11.32     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 11.33  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 11.34  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 11.35  the performance of the department. 
 11.36     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84.027, 
 12.1   subdivision 14, is amended to read: 
 12.2      Subd. 14.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 12.3   department's mission that within the department's resources the 
 12.4   commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 12.5      (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 12.6   money; 
 12.7      (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 12.8   manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 12.9   efficiently as possible; 
 12.10     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 12.11  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 12.12     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 12.13  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 12.14  to information about government, and increase public 
 12.15  participation in the business of government; 
 12.16     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 12.17  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 12.18  179A; 
 12.19     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 12.20  legislature on the performance report required under section 
 12.21  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations when 
 12.22  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 12.23     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 12.24  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 12.25  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 12.26  the performance of the department. 
 12.27     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.03, 
 12.28  subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 
 12.29     Subd. 2a.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 12.30  agency's mission that within the agency's resources the 
 12.31  commissioner and the members of the agency shall endeavor to: 
 12.32     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 12.33  money; 
 12.34     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 12.35  manage the state's resources and operate the agency as 
 12.36  efficiently as possible; 
 13.1      (3) coordinate the agency's activities wherever appropriate 
 13.2   with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 13.3      (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 13.4   productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 13.5   to information about government, and increase public 
 13.6   participation in the business of government; 
 13.7      (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 13.8   practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 13.9   179A; 
 13.10     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 13.11  legislature on the performance report required under section 
 13.12  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 13.13  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 13.14     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 13.15  of the agency required under section 15.91, appropriate changes 
 13.16  in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve the 
 13.17  performance of the agency. 
 13.18     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116J.011, is 
 13.19  amended to read: 
 13.20     116J.011 [MISSION.] 
 13.21     The mission of the department of trade and economic 
 13.22  development is to employ all of the available state government 
 13.23  resources to facilitate an economic environment that produces 
 13.24  net new job growth in excess of the national average and to 
 13.25  increase nonresident and resident tourism revenues.  It is part 
 13.26  of the department's mission that within the department's 
 13.27  resources the commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 13.28     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 13.29  money; 
 13.30     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 13.31  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 13.32  efficiently as possible; 
 13.33     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 13.34  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 13.35     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 13.36  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 14.1   to information about government, and increase public 
 14.2   participation in the business of government; 
 14.3      (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 14.4   practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 14.5   179A; 
 14.6      (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 14.7   legislature on the performance report required under section 
 14.8   15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 14.9   appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 14.10     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 14.11  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 14.12  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 14.13  the performance of the department. 
 14.14     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
 14.15  120.0111, is amended to read: 
 14.16     120.0111 [MISSION STATEMENT.] 
 14.17     The mission of public education in Minnesota, a system for 
 14.18  lifelong learning, is to ensure individual academic achievement, 
 14.19  an informed citizenry, and a highly productive work force.  This 
 14.20  system focuses on the learner, promotes and values diversity, 
 14.21  provides participatory decision making, ensures accountability, 
 14.22  models democratic principles, creates and sustains a climate for 
 14.23  change, provides personalized learning environments, encourages 
 14.24  learners to reach their maximum potential, and integrates and 
 14.25  coordinates human services for learners.  The public schools of 
 14.26  this state shall serve the needs of the students by cooperating 
 14.27  with the students' parents and legal guardians to develop the 
 14.28  students' intellectual capabilities and lifework skills in a 
 14.29  safe and positive environment.  It is part of the department's 
 14.30  mission that within the department's resources the commissioner 
 14.31  shall endeavor to: 
 14.32     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 14.33  money; 
 14.34     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 14.35  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 14.36  efficiently as possible; 
 15.1      (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 15.2   appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 15.3      (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 15.4   productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 15.5   to information about government, and increase public 
 15.6   participation in the business of government; 
 15.7      (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 15.8   practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 15.9   179A; 
 15.10     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 15.11  legislature on the performance report required under section 
 15.12  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 15.13  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 15.14     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 15.15  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 15.16  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 15.17  the performance of the department. 
 15.18     Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.05, 
 15.19  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 15.20     Subd. 2.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 15.21  department's mission that within the department's resources the 
 15.22  commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 15.23     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 15.24  money; 
 15.25     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 15.26  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 15.27  efficiently as possible; 
 15.28     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 15.29  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 15.30     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 15.31  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 15.32  to information about government, and increase public 
 15.33  participation in the business of government; 
 15.34     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 15.35  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 15.36  179A; 
 16.1      (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 16.2   legislature on the performance report required under section 
 16.3   15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 16.4   appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 16.5      (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 16.6   of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 16.7   changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 16.8   the performance of the department. 
 16.9      Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 174.02, 
 16.10  subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 
 16.11     Subd. 1a.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 16.12  department's mission that within the department's resources the 
 16.13  commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 16.14     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 16.15  money; 
 16.16     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 16.17  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 16.18  efficiently as possible; 
 16.19     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 16.20  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 16.21     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 16.22  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 16.23  to information about government, and increase public 
 16.24  participation in the business of government; 
 16.25     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 16.26  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 16.27  179A; 
 16.28     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 16.29  legislature on the performance report required under section 
 16.30  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 16.31  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 16.32     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 16.33  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 16.34  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 16.35  the performance of the department. 
 16.36     Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 175.001, 
 17.1   subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 17.2      Subd. 6.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 17.3   department's mission that within the department's resources the 
 17.4   commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 17.5      (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 17.6   money; 
 17.7      (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 17.8   manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 17.9   efficiently as possible; 
 17.10     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 17.11  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 17.12     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 17.13  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 17.14  to information about government, and increase public 
 17.15  participation in the business of government; 
 17.16     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 17.17  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 17.18  179A; 
 17.19     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 17.20  legislature on the performance report required under section 
 17.21  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 17.22  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 17.23     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 17.24  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 17.25  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 17.26  the performance of the department. 
 17.27     Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 190.09, 
 17.28  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 17.29     Subd. 2.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 17.30  department's mission that within the department's resources the 
 17.31  adjutant general shall endeavor to: 
 17.32     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 17.33  money; 
 17.34     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 17.35  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 17.36  efficiently as possible; 
 18.1      (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 18.2   appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 18.3      (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 18.4   productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 18.5   to information about government, and increase public 
 18.6   participation in the business of government; 
 18.7      (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 18.8   practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 18.9   179A; 
 18.10     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 18.11  legislature on the performance report required under section 
 18.12  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 18.13  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 18.14     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 18.15  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 18.16  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 18.17  the performance of the department. 
 18.18     Sec. 14.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 196.05, 
 18.19  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 18.20     Subd. 2.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 18.21  department's mission that within the department's resources the 
 18.22  commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 18.23     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 18.24  money; 
 18.25     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 18.26  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 18.27  efficiently as possible; 
 18.28     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 18.29  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 18.30     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 18.31  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 18.32  to information about government, and increase public 
 18.33  participation in the business of government; 
 18.34     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 18.35  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 18.36  179A; 
 19.1      (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 19.2   legislature on the performance report required under section 
 19.3   15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 19.4   appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 19.5      (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 19.6   of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 19.7   changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 19.8   the performance of the department. 
 19.9      Sec. 15.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216A.07, 
 19.10  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 19.11     Subd. 6.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 19.12  department's mission that within the department's resources the 
 19.13  commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 19.14     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 19.15  money; 
 19.16     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 19.17  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 19.18  efficiently as possible; 
 19.19     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 19.20  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 19.21     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 19.22  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 19.23  to information about government, and increase public 
 19.24  participation in the business of government; 
 19.25     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 19.26  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 19.27  179A; 
 19.28     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 19.29  legislature on the performance report required under section 
 19.30  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 19.31  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 19.32     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 19.33  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 19.34  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 19.35  the performance of the department. 
 19.36     Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
 20.1   241.01, subdivision 3b, is amended to read: 
 20.2      Subd. 3b.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 20.3   department's mission that within the department's resources the 
 20.4   commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 20.5      (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 20.6   money; 
 20.7      (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 20.8   manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 20.9   efficiently as possible; 
 20.10     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 20.11  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 20.12     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 20.13  productivity, improve service to the public, increase public 
 20.14  access to information about government, and increase public 
 20.15  participation in the business of government; 
 20.16     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 20.17  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 20.18  179A; 
 20.19     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 20.20  legislature on the performance report required under sections 
 20.21  15.91 and 241.015 to increase the efficiency of agency 
 20.22  operations, when appropriate and the accomplishment of agency 
 20.23  goals; and 
 20.24     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 20.25  of the department required under sections 15.91 and 241.015, 
 20.26  appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out the 
 20.27  mission and improve the performance of the department. 
 20.28     Sec. 17.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
 20.29  245.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 20.30     Subd. 2.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 20.31  department's mission that within the department's resources the 
 20.32  commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 20.33     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 20.34  money; 
 20.35     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 20.36  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 21.1   efficiently as possible, including the authority to consolidate 
 21.2   different nonentitlement grant programs, having similar 
 21.3   functions or serving similar populations, as may be determined 
 21.4   by the commissioner, while protecting the original purposes of 
 21.5   the programs.  Nonentitlement grant funds consolidated by the 
 21.6   commissioner shall be reflected in the department's biennial 
 21.7   budget.  With approval of the commissioner, vendors who are 
 21.8   eligible for funding from any of the commissioner's granting 
 21.9   authority under section 256.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (1), 
 21.10  clause (f), may submit a single application for a grant 
 21.11  agreement including multiple awards; 
 21.12     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 21.13  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 21.14     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 21.15  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 21.16  to information about government, and increase public 
 21.17  participation in the business of government; 
 21.18     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 21.19  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 21.20  179A; 
 21.21     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 21.22  legislature on the performance report required under section 
 21.23  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 21.24  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 21.25     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 21.26  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 21.27  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 21.28  the performance of the department. 
 21.29     Sec. 18.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.0122, 
 21.30  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 21.31     Subd. 6.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 21.32  department's mission that within the department's resources the 
 21.33  commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 21.34     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 21.35  money; 
 21.36     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 22.1   manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 22.2   efficiently as possible; 
 22.3      (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 22.4   appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 22.5      (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 22.6   productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 22.7   to information about government, and increase public 
 22.8   participation in the business of government; 
 22.9      (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 22.10  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 22.11  179A; 
 22.12     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 22.13  legislature on the performance report required under section 
 22.14  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 22.15  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 22.16     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 22.17  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 22.18  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 22.19  the performance of the department. 
 22.20     Sec. 19.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 270.02, 
 22.21  subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 
 22.22     Subd. 3a.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 22.23  department's mission that within the department's resources the 
 22.24  commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 22.25     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 22.26  money; 
 22.27     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 22.28  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 22.29  efficiently as possible; 
 22.30     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 22.31  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 22.32     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 22.33  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 22.34  to information about government, and increase public 
 22.35  participation in the business of government; 
 22.36     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 23.1   practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 23.2   179A; 
 23.3      (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 23.4   legislature on the performance report required under section 
 23.5   15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 23.6   appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 23.7      (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 23.8   of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 23.9   changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 23.10  the performance of the department. 
 23.11     Sec. 20.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299A.01, 
 23.12  subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 
 23.13     Subd. 1a.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 23.14  department's mission that within the department's resources the 
 23.15  commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 23.16     (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 23.17  money; 
 23.18     (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 23.19  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 23.20  efficiently as possible; 
 23.21     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 23.22  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 23.23     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 23.24  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 23.25  to information about government, and increase public 
 23.26  participation in the business of government; 
 23.27     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 23.28  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 23.29  179A; 
 23.30     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 23.31  legislature on the performance report required under section 
 23.32  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 23.33  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 23.34     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 23.35  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 23.36  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 24.1   the performance of the department. 
 24.2      Sec. 21.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 363.05, 
 24.3   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 24.4      Subd. 3.  [MISSION; EFFICIENCY.] It is part of the 
 24.5   department's mission that within the department's resources the 
 24.6   commissioner shall endeavor to: 
 24.7      (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public 
 24.8   money; 
 24.9      (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to 
 24.10  manage the state's resources and operate the department as 
 24.11  efficiently as possible; 
 24.12     (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever 
 24.13  appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; 
 24.14     (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency 
 24.15  productivity, improve customer service, increase public access 
 24.16  to information about government, and increase public 
 24.17  participation in the business of government; 
 24.18     (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management 
 24.19  practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 
 24.20  179A; 
 24.21     (6) include specific objectives in report to the 
 24.22  legislature on the performance report required under section 
 24.23  15.91 to increase the efficiency of agency operations, when 
 24.24  appropriate and the accomplishment of agency goals; and 
 24.25     (7) recommend to the legislature, in the performance report 
 24.26  of the department required under section 15.91, appropriate 
 24.27  changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve 
 24.28  the performance of the department. 
 24.29     Sec. 22.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 24.30     Sections 1 to 21 are effective the day following final 
 24.31  enactment.