1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state finance; changing the date of the 
  1.3             February forecast; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, 
  1.4             section 16A.103, subdivision 1.  
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 16A.103, 
  1.7   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subdivision 1.  [STATE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES.] In 
  1.9   February and November each year, the commissioner shall prepare 
  1.10  a forecast of state revenue and expenditures.  The November 
  1.11  forecast must be delivered to the legislature and governor no 
  1.12  later than the end of the first week of December.  The February 
  1.13  forecast must be delivered to the legislature and governor by 
  1.14  ~~the end of~~ February 1 or the first working day thereafter.  
  1.15  Forecasts must be delivered to the legislature and governor on 
  1.16  the same day.  If requested by the Legislative Commission on 
  1.17  Planning and Fiscal Policy, delivery to the legislature must 
  1.18  include a presentation to the commission.