Minnesota Session Laws - 1996, Regular Session

  
    
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                            CHAPTER 371-S.F.No. 2874 
                  An act relating to settlements; authorizing settlement 
                  of a lawsuit for age discrimination; implementing a 
                  settlement with extended employment program services 
                  providers; transferring appropriations; appropriating 
                  money. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  [AGE DISCRIMINATION SETTLEMENT.] 
           $250,000 of appropriations made to the corrections 
        ombudsman is available to settle an age discrimination lawsuit 
        against the ombudsman.  To support this appropriation, the 
        following appropriations are transferred and added to the 
        appropriation to the corrections ombudsman in Laws 1995, chapter 
        226, article 1, section 12, for fiscal year 1996:  $15,000 is 
        transferred from the ombudsman's appropriation in Laws 1995, 
        chapter 226, article 1, section 12, for fiscal year 1997, and 
        $225,000 is transferred from the appropriation for tort claims 
        in Laws 1995, chapter 254, article 1, section 28, the amount to 
        be taken from each fiscal year to be determined by the 
        commissioner of finance. 
           Sec. 2.  [EXTENDED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM SERVICES SETTLEMENT.] 
           Subdivision 1.  [PURPOSE.] The purpose of this section is 
        to implement a settlement agreement between the department of 
        economic security, rehabilitation services branch, and certain 
        providers of extended employment program services.  
        Implementation of the agreement will resolve disputed audits for 
        fiscal years 1991, 1992, and 1993, those audits having recently 
        been completed by the department of economic security pursuant 
        to a schedule set out in Laws 1995, chapter 224.  Settlement of 
        the fiscal years 1991 to 1993 audits, in conjunction with 
        implementation of an audit procedure to expedite the completion 
        of audits for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 as provided for in this 
        act, will resolve all disputed audits, and necessary 
        reconciliations, by June 30, 1997. 
           Subd. 2.  [INDEPENDENT AUDITS AUTHORIZED.] Extended 
        employment service providers must secure an independent outside 
        audit for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 using audit standards 
        provided by the rehabilitation services branch of the department 
        of economic security and submit the reports of the audits to the 
        rehabilitation services branch by May 1, 1996. 
           Subd. 3.  [DEADLINE FOR ISSUING 1994 AND 1995 
        RECONCILIATION.] Ninety days after the receipt of all the audit 
        reports for fiscal years 1994 and 1995, the rehabilitation 
        services branch shall issue a notice of reconciliation to each 
        extended employment service provider for each of the fiscal 
        years. 
           Subd. 4.  [RECONCILIATION COMPLETION.] Any funds paid to or 
        among extended employment service providers as a result of 
        fiscal years 1994 and 1995 reconciliation and completion of 
        appeals for 1991, 1992, and 1993, must take place by June 30, 
        1997, or at the completion of all appeals, whichever is later. 
           Subd. 5.  [APPROPRIATION.] $725,000 is appropriated from 
        the general fund to the commissioner of economic security to 
        implement the settlement agreement between the department of 
        economic security, rehabilitation services branch, and certain 
        providers of extended employment program services. 
           Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
           This act is effective the day following final enactment. 
           Presented to the governor March 23, 1996 
           Signed by the governor March 26, 1996, 10:30 a.m.