SF 1456

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to counties; appropriating money for grants to counties participating in
the development of the integrated financial system.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the chief information officer of the
Office of Enterprise Technology for grants to be distributed to the counties participating
in the development of the integrated financial system for enhancements to the system.
Enhancements include:
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new text begin (1) systems to improve the tracking and reporting of state and federal grants;
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new text begin (2) electronic payments to vendors;
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new text begin (3) electronic posting of state payments to the financial system;
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new text begin (4) automating revenue collection and posting through check conversion, automatic
clearing house transactions, or credit card processing;
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new text begin (5) improvements to county budgetary systems;
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new text begin (6) storage or linkage of electronic documents;
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new text begin (7) improved executive level reporting and extraction of data; and
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new text begin (8) improved information and reporting for audits.
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new text begin The grant funds shall be distributed on a pro rata basis to each of the counties
participating in the development of the integrated financial system. The Minnesota
Counties Computer Cooperative, acting as a fiscal agent for the participating counties,
shall receive the grant money for the counties. The grants will only be distributed after
$1,500,000 is expended or provided from other sources. The chief information officer
may require a report or such other information as the chief information officer deems
appropriate to verify that the requirements of this section have been met.
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Sec. 2. new text begin CANCELLATION.
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new text begin The appropriation in section 1 is available until June 30, 2011, and cancels on that
date.
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