HF 4797

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/11/2024 02:15pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; adding agency positions covered by the Compensation
Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 15A.0815,
subdivision 2; 246C.04; 342.02, subdivision 6.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 15A.0815, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Agency head salaries.

The salary for a position listed in this subdivision shall
be determined by the Compensation Council under section 15A.082. The commissioner of
management and budget must publish the salaries on the department's website. This
subdivision applies to the following positions:

Commissioner of administration;

Commissioner of agriculture;

Commissioner of education;

Commissioner of children, youth, and families;

Commissioner of commerce;

Commissioner of corrections;

Commissioner of health;

Commissioner, Minnesota Office of Higher Education;

Commissioner, Minnesota IT Services;

Commissioner, Housing Finance Agency;

Commissioner of human rights;

Commissioner of human services;

Commissioner of labor and industry;

Commissioner of management and budget;

Commissioner of natural resources;

Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency;

Commissioner of public safety;

Commissioner of revenue;

Commissioner of employment and economic development;

Commissioner of transportation;

Commissioner of veterans affairs;

Executive director of the Gambling Control Board;

Executive director of the Minnesota State Lottery;

new text begin Executive director of the Office of Cannabis Management;
new text end

new text begin Chief executive officer, Department of Direct Care and Treatment;
new text end

Commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation;

Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services;

Ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities;

Ombudsperson for corrections;

Chair, Metropolitan Council;

Chair, Metropolitan Airports Commission;

School trust lands director;

Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; and

Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 246C.04, is amended to read:

246C.04 TRANSFER OF DUTIES.

(a) Section 15.039 applies to the transfer of duties required by this chapter.

(b) The commissioner of administration, with the governor's approval, shall issue
reorganization orders under section 16B.37 as necessary to carry out the transfer of duties
required by section 246C.03. The provision of section 16B.37, subdivision 1, stating that
transfers under section 16B.37 may only be to an agency that has existed for at least one
year does not apply to transfers to an agency created by this chapter.

(c) The initial salary for the health systems chief executive officer of the Department of
Direct Care and Treatment is the same as the salary for the health systems chief executive
officer of direct care and treatment at the Department of Human Services immediately before
July 1, 2024.

new text begin (d) The Compensation Council shall establish the salary in the Compensation Council's
first report issued after the establishment of the Department of Direct Care and Treatment.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 342.02, subdivision 6, is amended
to read:

Subd. 6.

Director.

(a) The governor shall appoint a director of the office with the advice
and consent of the senate. The director must be in the unclassified service and must serve
at the pleasure of the governor.

(b) The salary of the director deleted text begin must not exceed the salary limit established under section
15A.0815, subdivision 3 deleted text end new text begin shall be established by the Compensation Council under section
15A.082 new text end .