SF 2496

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/12/2010 11:44am

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 14 members:
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new text begin (1) two members of the senate, including one member of the committee on finance,
appointed by the majority leader;
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new text begin (2) two members of the senate appointed by the minority leader;
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new text begin (3) two members of the house of representatives, including one member of the
committee on finance, appointed by the speaker of the house;
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new text begin (4) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader
of the house of representatives;
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new text begin (5) 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; and
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new text begin (6) the director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the
Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota.
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new text begin The appointing authorities under this subdivision shall complete their appointments no
later than August 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 serve as the chair and shall convene the first meeting of the task force
no later than September 1, 2010. 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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