as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:24am
A bill for an act
relating to human services finance; transferring the responsibility for fiscal notes
relating to the Department of Human Services from the Department of Human
Services to the Legislative Coordinating Commission; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 3.98, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
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Services in subdivision 5, new text end the head or chief administrative officer of each department or
agency of the state government, including the Supreme Court, shall prepare a fiscal note at
the request of the chair of the standing committee to which a bill has been referred, or
the chair of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, or the chair of
the senate Committee on Finance.
For purposes of this subdivision, "Supreme Court" includes all agencies, committees,
and commissions supervised or appointed by the state Supreme Court or the state court
administrator.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.98, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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The director of the
Legislative Coordinating Commission shall prepare a fiscal note for a bill relating to the
Department of Human Services at the request of the chair of the standing committee or
budget division to which a bill relating to the department has been referred, or the chair
of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, or the chair of the senate
Finance Committee.
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The responsibilities of the Department of Human Services for the preparation of
fiscal notes are transferred to the Legislative Coordinating Commission under Minnesota
Statutes, section 15.039.
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