SF 4116

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 10/12/2018 11:50am

A bill for an act
relating to legislature; establishing a working group on the legislature's accessibility
measures.

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

Section 1. new text begin LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEE WORKING GROUP ON THE
LEGISLATURE'S ACCESSIBILITY MEASURES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin The legislative employee working group on the legislature's
accessibility measures consists of ten members. The senate majority leader and the speaker
of the house must each appoint three employees from among the following offices that serve
their respective bodies: media offices, information technology offices, legal and fiscal
analysis offices, the secretary of the senate, the chief clerk of the house of representatives,
and other offices considered appropriate. The chair of the Legislative Coordinating
Commission must appoint four members from among the employees who serve in the Office
of the Revisor of Statutes, the Legislative Reference Library, the Legislative Coordinating
Commission, and the Office of the Legislative Auditor. In conducting its work, the working
group may consult with the MN.IT Office of Accessibility; the Commission of Deaf,
Deafblind, and Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans; the Disability Agency Forum; and other
groups that may be of assistance. Appointments to the working group must be made by June
1, 2018.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Duties; report. new text end

new text begin The employee working group must submit a report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over rules
and to the chair and vice-chair of the Legislative Coordinating Commission by December
15, 2018. The report must: (1) identify ways that the legislature's accessibility measures do
not meet accessibility standards that are applicable to state agencies under Minnesota Statutes,
section 16E.03, subdivision 9; (2) identify issues and technologies that may present barriers
to compliance; (3) suggest a compliance exception process; (4) describe a plan to update
the legislature's accessibility measures to be comparable to those required of state agencies
under Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.03, subdivision 9; and (5) estimate the costs for those
updates to the legislature's accessibility measures. For purposes of this report, the employee
working group does not need to consider making archived documents, recordings, or
publications accessible.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin First meeting; chair. new text end

new text begin The executive director of the Legislative Coordinating
Commission shall convene the first meeting of the working group by July 15, 2018. At the
first meeting, the members shall elect a chair.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Compensation; reimbursement. new text end

new text begin Members serve without compensation but
may be reimbursed for expenses.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Administrative support. new text end

new text begin The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall
provide administrative support to the working group.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The working group shall expire December 16, 2018, or the day
after submitting the report required under this section, whichever is earlier.
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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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