SF 2496

4th Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 05/04/2010 10:11pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; establishing the Task Force for Policy Innovation
and Research.

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

Section 1.

new text begin TASK FORCE FOR POLICY INNOVATION AND RESEARCH.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin The Task Force for Policy Innovation and Research
includes the following 15 members:
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new text begin (1) four members of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of
the Committee on Rules and Administration, including two members of the minority;
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new text begin (2) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the
house;
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new text begin (3) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader
of the house of representatives;
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new text begin (4) one member appointed by and serving at the pleasure of each of the following:
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new text begin (i) the Wilder Foundation;
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new text begin (ii) the Blandin Foundation;
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new text begin (iii) the Minneapolis Foundation;
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new text begin (iv) the McKnight Foundation; and
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new text begin (v) the Bush Foundation;
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new text begin (5) the director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the
Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota; and
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new text begin (6) one member from the office of the president of the University of Minnesota,
selected by the president.
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new text begin The appointing authorities under this subdivision shall complete their appointments no
later than July 1, 2010.
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new text begin The responsible appointing authority shall fill a vacancy on the task force within 30
days after the vacancy is created.
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new text begin The director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the Humphrey
Institute shall convene the first meeting of the task force no later than September 1, 2010.
The task force shall select a chair from its membership at the first meeting. The members
shall serve without compensation from the task force but legislative members may be
reimbursed for their reasonable expenses as members of the legislature. The director of
the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the Humphrey Institute shall assist
the task force in administrative matters.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The task force shall consider methods and procedures to best
provide the legislature with high quality, rigorous public policy research regarding issues
and topics of concern to the legislature. By February 1, 2011, the task force shall report to
the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with
jurisdiction over state government policy and finance regarding:
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new text begin (1) a process for the selection of topics for public policy research of interest to
the legislature;
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new text begin (2) recommended methods and procedures for conducting and reporting the
research; and
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new text begin (3) a method to provide funding for the policy innovation and research initiative
proposed by the task force.
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new text begin The report shall also include any draft legislation necessary to implement the
recommendations.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The task force expires after the submission of the report
required under subdivision 2.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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