1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human rights; requiring rulemaking for affirmative action goals in 
1.3 	public contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 363A.37.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 363A.37, is amended to read:
1.6 	363A.37 RULES FOR CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE.
1.7 	The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement section 363A.36 specifying 
1.8 	the criteria used to review affirmative action plans and the standards used to review 
1.9 	implementation of affirmative action plans. Rulemaking authorized in this section that 
1.10 	sets goals and timetables for minority and female utilization must follow rulemaking 
1.11 	procedures specified in sections 14.131 to 14.20. A firm or business certified to be in 
1.12 	compliance with affirmative action requirements of a local human rights agency or the 
1.13 	federal government shall be deemed to be in compliance with section 363A.36 upon 
1.14 	receipt by the commissioner of an affirmative action plan approved by a local human rights 
1.15 	agency or the federal government and amendments to the plan which that  are necessary to 
1.16 	address the employment of disabled persons protected by section 363A.08.