1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; incorporating Minnesota Milestones goals and 
1.3 	indicators in budget preparation; establishing a subcommittee of the Legislative 
1.4 	Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy; establishing a working group; 
1.5 	providing additional duties for the Sesquicentennial Commission;amending 
1.6 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.885, by adding a subdivision; 16A.10, 
1.7 	subdivisions 1, 1c; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 
1.8 	121, subdivision 4, as amended.
1.9 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.10 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.885, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.11 	to read:
1.12 		Subd. 10.Subcommittee on Government Accountability. The commission must 
1.13 	form a Subcommittee on Government Accountability under section 3.3056 to review 
1.14 	recommendations from the commissioner of finance under section 16A.10, subdivision 1c, 
1.15 	and to review recommendations from the commissioners of finance and administration on 
1.16 	how to improve the use of Minnesota Milestones and other statewide goals and indicators 
1.17 	in state planning and budget documents. The subcommittee shall consider testimony from 
1.18 	representatives from the following organizations and agencies: (1) nonprofit organizations 
1.19 	involved in the preparation of Minnesota Milestones; (2) the University of Minnesota 
1.20 	and other higher education institutions; (3) the Department of Finance and other state 
1.21 	agencies; and (4) other legislators. The subcommittee shall report to the commission by 
1.22 	February 1 of each odd-numbered year with long-range recommendations for the further 
1.23 	implementation and uses of Minnesota Milestones and other government accountability 
1.24 	improvements.

1.25 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.1 		Subdivision 1.Budget format. In each even-numbered calendar year the 
2.2 	commissioner shall prepare budget forms and instructions for all agencies, including 
2.3 	guidelines for reporting agency performance measures, subject to the approval of the 
2.4 	governor.  In addition to review required under subdivision 1c, the commissioner shall 
2.5 	request and receive advisory recommendations from the chairs of the senate Finance 
2.6 	Committee and house of representatives Ways and Means Committee before adopting a 
2.7 	format for the biennial budget document. By June 15, the commissioner shall send the 
2.8 	proposed budget forms to the appropriations and finance committees. The committees 
2.9 	have until July 15 to give the commissioner their advisory recommendations on possible 
2.10 	improvements. To facilitate this consultation, the commissioner shall establish a working 
2.11 	group consisting of executive branch staff and designees of the chairs of the senate 
2.12 	Finance and house of representatives Ways and Means Committees. The commissioner 
2.13 	must involve this group in all stages of development of budget forms and instructions. 
2.14 	The budget format must show actual expenditures and receipts for the most recent fiscal 
2.15 	year, estimated expenditures and receipts for the current fiscal year, and estimates for each 
2.16 	fiscal year of the next biennium. Estimated expenditures must be classified by funds and 
2.17 	character of expenditures and may be subclassified by programs and activities. Agency 
2.18 	revenue estimates must show how the estimates were made and what factors were used. 
2.19 	Receipts must be classified by funds, programs, and activities. Expenditure and revenue 
2.20 	estimates must be based on the law in existence effect at the time the estimates are 
2.21 	prepared.

2.22 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.10, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:
2.23 		Subd. 1c.Performance measures for change items. For each change item in the 
2.24 	budget proposal requesting new or increased funding, the budget document must present 
2.25 	proposed performance measures that can be used to determine if the new or increased 
2.26 	funding is accomplishing its goals. To the extent possible, each budget change item must 
2.27 	identify relevant Minnesota Milestones and other statewide goals and indicators related to 
2.28 	the proposed initiative. By June 15 of each even-numbered year, the commissioner must 
2.29 	report to the Subcommittee on Government Accountability established under section 
2.30 	3.885, subdivision 10, regarding the format and process to be used for the presentation and 
2.31 	selection of Minnesota Milestones and other statewide goals and indicators. By July 15 of 
2.32 	each even-numbered year, the subcommittee must approve the format and process for use 
2.33 	in the preparation of the budget documents.

3.1 	Sec. 4. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 121, subdivision 
3.2 	4, as amended by Laws 2007, chapter 29, section 1, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.3 		Subd. 4. Duties. The commission shall have the following duties: 
3.4 	(1) to present to the governor and legislature a plan for grants to pay for capital 
3.5 	improvements on Minnesota's historic public and private buildings, to be known as 
3.6 	sesquicentennial grants; 
3.7 	(2) to seek funding for activities to celebrate the 150th anniversary of statehood, and 
3.8 	to form partnerships with private parties to further this mission; 
3.9 	(3) to present an annual report to the governor and legislature outlining progress 
3.10 	made towards the celebration of the sesquicentennial; and
3.11 	(4) to encourage all activities celebrating the sesquicentennial to be as energy 
3.12 	efficient as practicable; and
3.13 	(5) to solicit input and suggestions from communities throughout the state during 
3.14 	the sesquicentennial celebration regarding the selection and use of Minnesota Milestones 
3.15 	goals and indicators. 

3.16 	Sec. 5. WORKING GROUP FOR MINNESOTA MILESTONES PROCESS 
3.17 	AND INDICATORS.
 3.18 	By June 1, 2008, the commissioner of finance shall convene a working group of 
3.19 	state agency staff, legislative staff, and other interested parties to assist in the preparation 
3.20 	of recommendations for the Minnesota Milestones report required under Minnesota 
3.21 	Statutes, section 16A.10, subdivision 1c. The working group shall consider collaborative 
3.22 	opportunities with community organizations and higher education institutions. The 
3.23 	working group expires 30 days after the commissioner has submitted recommendations 
3.24 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.10, subdivision 1c.