1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state and local government; establishing a public integrity law; 
1.3 	prohibiting certain acts; establishing requirements; making conforming changes;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 10A.01, by adding a subdivision; 
1.5 	10A.07; 10A.08; 11A.075; 11A.08, subdivision 6; 13.607; 15.066, subdivision 2; 
1.6 	32C.01, subdivision 8; 85A.01, subdivision 5; 85B.02, subdivision 8; 116O.03, 
1.7 	subdivision 11; 216A.035; 356A.06, subdivision 4; 383B.053, subdivision 1; 
1.8 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A; repealing 
1.9 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 10A.01, subdivision 5; 10A.09, subdivisions 
1.10 	1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 6a, 7, 8; Minnesota Rules, parts 4501.0200; 4501.0400; 4505.0010; 
1.11 	4505.0100; 4505.0700; 4505.0900.
1.12 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.13 	ARTICLE 1
1.14 	PUBLIC INTEGRITY

1.15 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.01, is amended by adding a 
1.16 	subdivision to read:
1.17 		Subd. 26a.Official. "Official" means a public official or a local official of a 
1.18 	metropolitan governmental unit.

1.19 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.07, is amended to read:
1.20 	10A.07 ~~CONFLICTS OF INTEREST~~ PUBLIC INTEGRITY.
1.21 		~~Subdivision 1.Disclosure of potential conflicts.~~ ~~A public official or a local~~ 
1.22 	~~official elected to or appointed by a metropolitan governmental unit who in the discharge~~ 
1.23 	~~of official duties would be required to take an action or make a decision that would~~ 
1.24 	~~substantially affect the official's financial interests or those of an associated business,~~ 
2.1 	~~unless the effect on the official is no greater than on other members of the official's~~ 
2.2 	~~business classification, profession, or occupation, must take the following actions:~~
2.3 	~~(1) prepare a written statement describing the matter requiring action or decision and~~ 
2.4 	~~the nature of the potential conflict of interest;~~
2.5 	~~(2) deliver copies of the statement to the official's immediate superior, if any; and~~
2.6 	~~(3) if a member of the legislature or of the governing body of a metropolitan~~ 
2.7 	~~governmental unit, deliver a copy of the statement to the presiding officer of the body~~ 
2.8 	~~of service.~~
2.9 	~~If a potential conflict of interest presents itself and there is insufficient time to~~ 
2.10 	~~comply with clauses (1) to (3), the public or local official must orally inform the superior~~ 
2.11 	~~or the official body of service or committee of the body of the potential conflict.~~
2.12 		Subdivision 1a.Title and applicability. Sections 10A.07 to 10A.091 constitute 
2.13 	the Minnesota Public Integrity Law and apply to public officials and local officials of 
2.14 	metropolitan governmental units.
2.15 		~~Subd. 2.Required actions.~~ ~~If the official is not a member of the legislature or of the~~ 
2.16 	~~governing body of a metropolitan governmental unit, the superior must assign the matter,~~ 
2.17 	~~if possible, to another employee who does not have a potential conflict of interest. If there~~ 
2.18 	~~is no immediate superior, the official must abstain, if possible, in a manner prescribed by~~ 
2.19 	~~the board from influence over the action or decision in question. If the official is a member~~ 
2.20 	~~of the legislature, the house of service may, at the member's request, excuse the member~~ 
2.21 	~~from taking part in the action or decision in question. If the official is not permitted or is~~ 
2.22 	~~otherwise unable to abstain from action in connection with the matter, the official must~~ 
2.23 	~~file a statement describing the potential conflict and the action taken. A public official~~ 
2.24 	~~must file the statement with the board and a local official must file the statement with the~~ 
2.25 	~~governing body of the official's political subdivision. The statement must be filed within a~~ 
2.26 	~~week of the action taken.~~
2.27 		Subd. 2a.Statement of findings and intent. The legislature, having considered the 
2.28 	importance of the integrity and independent judgment of Minnesota officials, makes the 
2.29 	following findings and statements of intent:
2.30 	(1) It is essential to the proper conduct and operation of government that officials be 
2.31 	independent and impartial and that public office not be used for private gain other than 
2.32 	the remuneration provided by law. The public interest, therefore, requires that the law 
2.33 	protect against any conflict of interest and establish standards for the conduct of elected or 
2.34 	appointed officials in situations where conflicts may exist.
2.35 	(2) It is also essential that government attract those citizens best qualified to serve. 
2.36 	Thus, any law related to public integrity must be so designed and administered as not to 
3.1 	impede unreasonably or unnecessarily the recruitment and retention by government of 
3.2 	those best qualified to serve. Officials should not be denied the opportunity available to all 
3.3 	other citizens to acquire and retain private financial interests.
3.4 	(3) It is the policy of the state that officials shall not permit any financial interest, 
3.5 	direct or indirect; any business transaction or professional activity; or any obligation of 
3.6 	any nature to substantially conflict with the proper discharge of the official's duties in 
3.7 	the public interest.
3.8 	(4) It is the policy of the state that officials shall not use the public resources they 
3.9 	control in their official positions to influence their own election to office, to influence the 
3.10 	election of others to office, or to promote or defeat a ballot question unless promoting or 
3.11 	defeating a particular ballot question is part of the mission of the public entity in which 
3.12 	the official serves.
3.13 	(5) It is the intent of the Minnesota Public Integrity Law to implement these 
3.14 	objectives of protecting the integrity of government and of facilitating the recruitment and 
3.15 	retention of qualified personnel by prescribing reasonable requirements for disclosure of 
3.16 	conflicts of interest and for actions to be taken upon the occurrence of a conflict of interest.
3.17 		~~Subd. 3.Interest in contract; local officials.~~ ~~This section does not apply to a local~~ 
3.18 	~~official with respect to a matter governed by sections 471.87 and 471.88.~~
3.19 		Subd. 3a.Conflict of interest defined. (a) A conflict of interest occurs:
3.20 	(1) when there is a conflict between the public duty and a private interest of an 
3.21 	official, in which the official's private interest could improperly influence the performance 
3.22 	of the official's public duties and responsibilities; or
3.23 	(2) when an official is called upon to take action, make a decision, refrain from 
3.24 	taking action, or refrain from making a decision in a matter in which the official knows 
3.25 	or has reason to know the official has a financial interest.
3.26 	(b) A potential conflict of interest arises at the time that an official learns of a matter 
3.27 	in which the official will be called upon to take action or make a decision that could affect 
3.28 	the official or a financial interest of the official differently than the public generally or a 
3.29 	significant segment of the public.
3.30 	(c) It is not a conflict of interest for an official who serves on a board, commission, 
3.31 	or similar entity as the representative of a political subdivision, school board, public 
3.32 	higher education system, or similar governmental or quasi-governmental entity to take 
3.33 	action or make a decision on matters that may have an effect on the financial interests of 
3.34 	the entity that the official represents unless such action or decision also affects other 
3.35 	financial interests of the official.
3.36 		Subd. 4.General prohibitions. (a) An official shall not:
4.1 	(1) use an official position or office, take or fail to take any action, or make any 
4.2 	decision in a matter in which the official has a financial interest;
4.3 	(2) use or make available public resources to make expenditures to influence the 
4.4 	nomination or election of candidates; or
4.5 	(3) use or make available public resources to expressly advocate for or against a 
4.6 	ballot question unless the public entity whose resources are being used has made a formal 
4.7 	and public determination that such use is permitted and that advocacy for or against the 
4.8 	ballot question is part of the mission of the public entity in which the official serves.
4.9 	(b) Except as authorized in section 471.87, an official who is authorized to take 
4.10 	part in any manner in making any sale, lease, or contract in an official capacity shall not 
4.11 	voluntarily have a financial interest in that sale, lease, or contract or personally benefit 
4.12 	financially from that sale, lease, or contract.
4.13 		Subd. 5.Financial interest. (a) An official has a financial interest in an action or 
4.14 	decision if it is reasonably foreseeable that the action or decision will have a material 
4.15 	financial effect, distinguishable from the effect on the public generally or on a significant 
4.16 	segment of the public, on any of the following:
4.17 	(1) the official or a relative of the official;
4.18 	(2) any source of income other than a gift, aggregating more than $2,500 in value, 
4.19 	provided to, promised to, or received by the official or the official's spouse within 12 
4.20 	months prior to the time the action or decision comes before the official;
4.21 	(3) any business entity in which the official has direct or indirect investments that 
4.22 	are worth more than $2,500;
4.23 	(4) except as provided in paragraph (b), the client, customer, or other source of 
4.24 	business income of a business, including a sole proprietorship, in which the official has a 
4.25 	direct or indirect ownership interest of at least ten percent and the official's direct or 
4.26 	indirect pro rata share of gross receipts from that client, customer, or other source of 
4.27 	business income is more than $2,500;
4.28 	(5) any business entity in which the official or the official's spouse is a director, 
4.29 	officer, partner, or trustee, or holds a similar position of management;
4.30 	(6) any real property in which the official has a direct or indirect interest worth more 
4.31 	than $5,000, excluding residential homestead real estate and up to 40 acres of agricultural 
4.32 	homestead real estate as defined in section 273.124, subdivision 1, paragraph (a); or
4.33 	(7) any donor of, or any intermediary or agent for a donor of, a gift or gifts 
4.34 	aggregating more than $100 in value provided to, received by, or promised to the official, 
4.35 	the official's spouse, or the official's minor child within the previous 12 months, excluding 
4.36 	gifts from relatives and gifts provided based on personal friendship, unless the official 
5.1 	has reason to believe that, under the circumstances, the gift was provided because of the 
5.2 	official position or employment of the official and not because of the personal friendship, 
5.3 	and also excluding gifts specified by the board in rules or advisory opinions.
5.4 	(b) A financial interest in a matter does not arise with respect to a retail customer 
5.5 	of a business entity engaged in retail sales of goods or services to the public generally 
5.6 	or to a significant segment of the public if the retail customers of the business entity 
5.7 	constitute the public generally or a significant segment of the public, and the amount of 
5.8 	income received by the business entity from the customer for the goods or services is 
5.9 	not distinguishable from the amount of income received from its other retail customers 
5.10 	purchasing similar goods or services.
5.11 	(c) For purposes of this section and section 10A.091, indirect investment or interest 
5.12 	means any investment or interest owned by the spouse or minor child of an official, or by 
5.13 	an agent on behalf of an official, the official's spouse, or the official's minor child.
5.14 	(d) For the purposes of this section and section 10A.091, "the public generally" means 
5.15 	the citizens of the state as a group or the members of an industry, trade, or profession.
5.16 	(e) For purposes of this section and section 10A.091, "a significant segment of 
5.17 	the public" means:
5.18 	(1) any recognized subgroup or specialty of an industry, trade, or profession;
5.19 	(2) a legislative district, county, city, or school district;
5.20 	(3) a segment of the public consisting of a significant number of persons sharing a 
5.21 	characteristic;
5.22 	(4) a significant number of parcels of real estate; and
5.23 	(5) any other group or segment specified in board rules or advisory opinions as 
5.24 	constituting a significant segment of the public.
5.25 		Subd. 6.Disclosure of conflicts of interest. (a) An official who in the discharge 
5.26 	of official duties has a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest must take the 
5.27 	following actions:
5.28 	(1) prepare a written statement describing the matter requiring action or decision and 
5.29 	the nature of the conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest;
5.30 	(2) deliver copies of the statement as follows:
5.31 	(i) if the official is a member of the legislature, to the presiding officer of the body in 
5.32 	which the member serves;
5.33 	(ii) if the official is a member of the governing body of a metropolitan governmental 
5.34 	unit, to the presiding officer of the body of service;
6.1 	(iii) if the official is a member of a board, commission, or other entity, to the chief 
6.2 	executive officer of the board, commission, or other entity and to the chair of the board, 
6.3 	commission, or other entity;
6.4 	(iv) if the official is an employee, to the official's immediate supervisor and to the 
6.5 	chief executive officer of the agency, board, metropolitan governmental unit, or other body 
6.6 	in which the official serves; or
6.7 	(v) if the official who has the conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest is 
6.8 	one of the persons to whom the statement must be delivered under items (i) to (iv), the 
6.9 	official must deliver the statement to the next most senior executive or member; and
6.10 	(3) file a copy of the statement with the board.
6.11 	(b) The statement required in paragraph (a) must be prepared, delivered, and filed 
6.12 	within 24 hours of the time at which the official becomes aware of the conflict of interest 
6.13 	or potential conflict of interest and, in any case, prior to the time that the official is called 
6.14 	upon to take action or make a decision regarding the matter.
6.15 	(c) If a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest presents itself and there 
6.16 	is insufficient time to comply with the requirements of paragraph (a) within the time 
6.17 	specified in paragraph (b), the official must orally inform the appropriate persons listed in 
6.18 	paragraph (a), clause (2), of the conflict or potential conflict and must comply with the 
6.19 	disclosure requirement of paragraph (b) as soon thereafter as practical.
6.20 	(d) If the official is a member of the legislature, of the governing body of a 
6.21 	metropolitan governmental unit, or of a board, commission, or similar entity for which 
6.22 	the use of alternate voting members is not provided in law, the official must abstain from 
6.23 	debate or discussion of the matter and from any action or decision taken regarding the 
6.24 	matter. If the official has control of what matters come before the body for consideration, 
6.25 	the official must cede that control to the next individual in succession with regard to the 
6.26 	matter that presents the conflict of interest.
6.27 	(e) If the official is an employee or a member of a board, commission, or entity for 
6.28 	which the use of alternate voting members is provided in law, the official must recuse 
6.29 	himself or herself from the matter and may not participate in discussion or debate of the 
6.30 	matter, or take part in any decision regarding the matter. In the case of a member, an 
6.31 	alternate member may take the official's place with respect to the matter. In the case of 
6.32 	an employee, the recused official's superior may assign the matter to another employee 
6.33 	who does not have a conflict of interest and that employee may participate in and vote on 
6.34 	the matter. If the recused official does not have a superior, the agency, commission, or 
6.35 	similar entity may designate another employee to serve in the recused official's place. In 
7.1 	the event that an alternate member or employee serves under this paragraph, the alternate 
7.2 	member or employee acts independently of the recused official.
7.3 	(f) The official must file with the board within five business days of the abstention 
7.4 	or recusal a statement describing the vote or other action involved and the action taken 
7.5 	by the official.

7.6 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 10A.08, is amended to read:
7.7 	10A.08 REPRESENTATION DISCLOSURE.
7.8 	~~A public~~An official who represents a client for a fee before an individual, board, 
7.9 	commission, or agency that has rulemaking authority in a hearing conducted under chapter 
7.10 	14, must disclose the official's participation in the action to the board within 14 days after 
7.11 	the appearance. If the ~~public~~ official fails to disclose the participation ~~within ten business~~ 
7.12 	~~days after~~by the date the disclosure required by this section ~~was~~ is due, the board may 
7.13 	impose a late filing fee of ~~$5~~ $25 per day, not to exceed ~~$100~~ $1,000, starting on the ~~11th~~
7.14 	 day after the disclosure was due. 
7.15 	The board must send notice by certified mail to ~~a public~~ an official who fails to 
7.16 	disclose the participation within ten business days after the disclosure was due that the 
7.17 	~~public~~ official may be subject to a civil penalty for failure to disclose the participation. 
7.18 	~~A public~~ An official who fails to disclose the participation within seven days after the 
7.19 	certified mail notice was sent by the board is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the 
7.20 	board of up to $1,000.

7.21 	Sec. 4. [10A.091] DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS.
7.22 		Subdivision 1.Filing requirement. (a) Every individual filing for, or otherwise 
7.23 	being placed on the ballot for an elective state office that would make the individual a 
7.24 	public official must file a statement of financial interests not later than five days after the 
7.25 	closing of the period for filing an affidavit of candidacy for the office sought or five days 
7.26 	after otherwise being placed on the ballot.
7.27 	(b) An elected official not included in paragraph (a) must file a statement of financial 
7.28 	interests not later than 30 days after taking office.
7.29 	(c) An individual accepting appointment or employment as a public official whose 
7.30 	appointment requires the advice and consent of the senate must file a statement of financial 
7.31 	interests not later than 14 days after the date of appointment.
7.32 	(d) An individual accepting appointment or employment as an official must file a 
7.33 	statement of financial interests not later than 30 days after the first date of service as 
7.34 	an official.
8.1 	(e) A member of the Minnesota Racing Commission, the director of the Minnesota 
8.2 	Racing Commission, chief of security, medical officer, inspector of pari-mutuels, and 
8.3 	stewards employed or approved by the commission or persons who fulfill those duties 
8.4 	under contract must file a statement of financial interests not later than 30 days after 
8.5 	accepting or assuming duties.
8.6 		Subd. 2.Statement of financial interests. (a) A statement of financial interests 
8.7 	required by this section must be in the form prescribed by the board. The statement must 
8.8 	include the information specified in this subdivision as of the date that triggered the 
8.9 	requirement to file the statement and for the preceding 12 months, except that in the case 
8.10 	of a new official, the statement must include the preceding 60 days. For all officials, only 
8.11 	current information is required by paragraph (a), clause (1). The statement must include:
8.12 	(1) The official's name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, occupation, and 
8.13 	specific nature of business. In addition to the above information, the official may provide 
8.14 	the official's business or other alternate mailing address and telephone number for use on 
8.15 	the board's Web site and in other publications. If such alternate information is provided, 
8.16 	the board must use that information on its Web site and in other publications.
8.17 	(2)(i) The name and address of each source of income of the official or the official's 
8.18 	spouse, other than a gift, aggregating more than $2,500 in value provided to, promised to, 
8.19 	or received by the official or the official's spouse, along with a description of the activity 
8.20 	engaged in to generate such income and of the relationship between the official or the 
8.21 	official's spouse and the source of income.
8.22 	(ii) Sources of income include consideration received in exchange for services 
8.23 	whether provided as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, or in some other 
8.24 	capacity and whether characterized as wages, commissions, fees, or some other description.
8.25 	(iii) Sources of income do not include compensation and per diem payments received 
8.26 	in the person's official capacity, payments from a relative, payments of court ordered 
8.27 	spousal maintenance or child support, or payments from Social Security, unemployment, 
8.28 	workers' compensation, or a pension plan.
8.29 	(3) A listing of each business in which the official has direct or indirect investments 
8.30 	that are worth more than $2,500 along with a description of the nature of the business, the 
8.31 	relationship between the official and the business, and the nature of the investment.
8.32 	(4)(i) A listing of each client, customer, or other source of business income of a 
8.33 	business, including a sole proprietorship, in which the official has direct or indirect 
8.34 	ownership interests of at least ten percent and the official's direct or indirect pro rata 
8.35 	share of gross receipts from that client, customer, or other source of business income is 
8.36 	more than $2,500.
9.1 	(ii) The requirement of item (i) excludes retail customers of a business entity engaged 
9.2 	in retail sales of goods or services to the public generally or to a significant segment of 
9.3 	the public, if the retail customers of the business entity constitute the public generally or 
9.4 	a significant segment of the public and the amount of income received by the business 
9.5 	entity from the customer for the goods or services is not distinguishable from the amount 
9.6 	of income received from its other retail customers purchasing similar goods or services.
9.7 	(iii) An official's pro rata share of the income from a client, customer, or other source 
9.8 	of business income of a business is calculated by multiplying the aggregate gross receipts 
9.9 	from that source over the previous 12 months by the percentage of direct and indirect 
9.10 	interest in the business that the official holds.
9.11 	(iv) The provision of consulting, advisory, or similar services does not constitute 
9.12 	the sale of services to the public generally.
9.13 	(v) Disclosure under this paragraph is not required if such disclosure would violate 
9.14 	this state's confidentiality laws or the rules of professional conduct related to attorneys and 
9.15 	clients or to medical professionals and patients.
9.16 	(5) A listing of each business in which the official or the official's spouse is a 
9.17 	director, officer, partner, or trustee, or holds a similar position of management along 
9.18 	with a description of the relationship between the individual and the business, excluding 
9.19 	businesses listed in clause (2), item (i).
9.20 	(6) A listing of each gift or gifts aggregating more than $100 in value, including 
9.21 	honoraria and the provision of travel and lodging or reimbursement for expenses by a 
9.22 	person not the official's employer provided to, received by, or promised to the official, the 
9.23 	official's spouse, or the official's minor child within the previous 12 months, excluding 
9.24 	gifts from relatives and gifts provided based on personal friendship, unless the official 
9.25 	has reason to believe that, under the circumstances, the gift was provided because of the 
9.26 	official position or employment of the official and not because of the personal friendship, 
9.27 	and also excluding gifts specified by the board in rules or advisory opinions. The listing 
9.28 	must include a description of the nature of the gift, the amount and the date on which the 
9.29 	gift was received, and a description of the relationship between the giver and the recipient.
9.30 	(7) A listing of all real property within the state in which the official holds direct 
9.31 	or indirect interests valued at more than $2,500, except for a residential homestead or up 
9.32 	to 40 acres of an agricultural homestead as defined in section 273.124, subdivision 1, 
9.33 	paragraph (a). The listing must include the nature of the interest held and the street address 
9.34 	of residential real estate or the section, range, and township as well as the number of 
9.35 	acres of agricultural or other land.
10.1 	(b) For the purposes of this section and section 10A.07, a relative means a person 
10.2 	related to the individual as father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, great 
10.3 	aunt, great uncle, first cousin, nephew, niece, spouse, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, 
10.4 	granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, 
10.5 	sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, 
10.6 	half-brother, half-sister, and including the father, mother, grandfather, or grandmother of 
10.7 	the individual's spouse and the individual's fiance or fiancee.
10.8 	(c) In determining whether a gift was provided based on personal friendship, the 
10.9 	official must consider the circumstances under which it was offered, such as:
10.10 	(1) the history of the relationship between the person giving the gift and the recipient 
10.11 	of the gift, including previous exchange of gifts between these individuals;
10.12 	(2) the circumstances under which the gift was given;
10.13 	(3) whether to the actual knowledge of the official the person who gave the gift 
10.14 	personally paid for the gift, treated the gift as a business expense, or sought reimbursement 
10.15 	for the gift; and
10.16 	(4) whether to the actual knowledge of the official, the person who gave the gift also 
10.17 	at the same time gave the same or similar gifts to other officials.
10.18 	Nothing is this section or section 10A.07, expands the scope of gifts that may be 
10.19 	accepted under section 10A.071.
10.20 	(d) When a source of money or other consideration is required to be reported under 
10.21 	this section, the disclosure statement must contain the name and address of the source of 
10.22 	money or consideration and a description of the business activity, if any, of each source; a 
10.23 	description of the relationship between the individual and the source; and a description 
10.24 	of the consideration given and received.
10.25 		Subd. 3.Review and recertification of filed statement. (a) Each individual who is 
10.26 	required to file a statement of financial interests must review the statement annually. The 
10.27 	review must include the previous 12 months ending on March 31 of the current year and 
10.28 	must be completed no later than April 15.
10.29 	(b) At the time of the review, the individual must make such additions or deletions 
10.30 	to the statement of financial interests as necessary so that the statement includes all 
10.31 	information required by this section.
10.32 	(c) Upon completion of the review and the making of any required changes, the 
10.33 	individual must certify the statement as true in accordance with the requirement of section 
10.34 	10A.025, subdivision 2.
10.35 		Subd. 4.Method of filing. Original statements of financial interests and 
10.36 	recertifications must be completed using an online electronic system established by the 
11.1 	board unless the official is granted a waiver from the electronic filing requirement. The 
11.2 	board shall grant such waivers upon written request and for good cause.
11.3 		Subd. 5.Appointments requiring confirmation by a body of the legislature. If 
11.4 	the appointment of an official is subject to confirmation by a body of the legislature, 
11.5 	the board must notify the presiding officer of the body that will approve or disapprove 
11.6 	the appointment of the name of an individual who has been appointed, the date of the 
11.7 	appointment, and the date on which the official filed a statement of financial interests. The 
11.8 	board must also provide the presiding officer with a copy of the statement of financial 
11.9 	interests.
11.10 		Subd. 6.Place of filing. A public official required to file a statement under this 
11.11 	section must file it with the board. A local official of a metropolitan governmental unit 
11.12 	must file the statement with the governing body of the official's political subdivision. If an 
11.13 	official position is classified as both a public official and as a local official of a metropolitan 
11.14 	governmental unit under this chapter, the official must file the statement with the board.
11.15 		Subd. 7.Late filing. If an individual fails to file a statement of financial interests 
11.16 	required by this section the board may impose a late filing fee of $25 per day, not to 
11.17 	exceed $1,000, commencing on the day after the statement was due. The board must send 
11.18 	notice by certified mail to any individual who fails to file a statement within ten business 
11.19 	days after the statement was due that the individual may be subject to a civil penalty for 
11.20 	failure to file a statement. An individual who fails to file a statement within seven days 
11.21 	after the certified mail notice was sent by the board is subject to a civil penalty imposed by 
11.22 	the board up to $1,000.
11.23 		Subd. 8.Failure to file; suspension. An official, except a member of the legislature 
11.24 	or a constitutional officer, who is required to file a statement of financial interests and who 
11.25 	fails to do so by the prescribed deadline may be suspended without pay by the board in the 
11.26 	manner prescribed in the contested case procedures in chapter 14.
11.27 		Subd. 9.Penalties. The board may impose a civil penalty of up to $3,000 for 
11.28 	knowingly violating subdivisions 1 to 4.
11.29 		Subd. 10.Notice to board of individuals required to disclose financial interests.
 11.30 	The notices specified in this subdivision must be provided to the board.
11.31 	(1) The secretary of state or the appropriate county auditor, upon receiving an 
11.32 	affidavit of candidacy or petition to appear on the ballot from an individual required by 
11.33 	this section to file a statement of financial interests, must provide a copy of the affidavit of 
11.34 	candidacy or petition to appear on the ballot.
11.35 	(2) Anyone who nominates or employs an official required by this section to file 
11.36 	a statement of financial interests, must notify the board within two business days of the 
12.1 	name, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the individual required to 
12.2 	file a statement and the date of the nomination or employment.
12.3 	(3) Any political subdivision that appoints a member of a water management 
12.4 	organization or watershed district must notify the board within five business days of the 
12.5 	name, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the appointed individual 
12.6 	and of the date of the appointment.
12.7 		Subd. 11.Identification of officials. (a) Annually, each metropolitan governmental 
12.8 	unit must determine which positions within the metropolitan governmental unit constitute 
12.9 	its local officials. Not later than February 15 of each year, the metropolitan governmental 
12.10 	unit must certify to the board the list of its local official positions along with the name 
12.11 	and official address, official e-mail address, and official telephone number of each of its 
12.12 	local officials.
12.13 	(b) Not later than February 15 of each year, each agency, board, political subdivision, 
12.14 	or other entity on which one or more public officials serves or is employed must certify 
12.15 	to the board the name, official address, official e-mail addresses, and official telephone 
12.16 	number of each of its officials.
12.17 		Subd. 12.Substitutes for officials. An individual authorized to act in place of an 
12.18 	official is an official subject to this section. Upon written request, the board may exempt 
12.19 	substitute officials from the requirement to file and maintain a statement of financial 
12.20 	interests.
12.21 		Subd. 13.Data classification of statements of financial interests. Upon written 
12.22 	request, and for good cause shown, the board may classify an official's mailing address, 
12.23 	telephone number, and e-mail address as private data. This classification does not extend 
12.24 	to other information disclosed under the Minnesota Public Integrity Law.

12.25 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.607, is amended to read:
12.26 	13.607 ~~ETHICS~~ PUBLIC INTEGRITY, CAMPAIGN FINANCE, AND 
12.27 	ELECTION DATA CODED ELSEWHERE.
12.28 		Subdivision 1.Scope. The sections referred to in this section are codified outside 
12.29 	this chapter. Those sections classify campaign, ~~ethics~~ public integrity, and election data as 
12.30 	other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.
12.31 		Subd. 2.Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board information.
 12.32 	Disclosure by the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board of information about a 
12.33 	complaint or investigation is governed by section 10A.02, subdivision 11.
12.34 		Subd. 3.~~Ethical practices~~ Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
12.35 	 investigation data. The record of certain investigations conducted under chapter 10A 
13.1 	is classified, and disposition of certain information is governed, by section 10A.02, 
13.2 	subdivision 11a.
13.3 		Subd. 4.Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board opinions. A request 
13.4 	for a Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board advisory opinion and the opinion 
13.5 	itself are classified under section 10A.02, subdivision 12.
13.6 		Subd. 5.Statements of ~~economic interest~~ financial interests. Disclosure of 
13.7 	statements of ~~economic interest~~ financial interests filed with the Campaign Finance and 
13.8 	Public Disclosure Board by public and local officials is governed by section ~~10A.09,~~ 
13.9 	~~subdivision 6a~~ 10A.091, subdivision 13.
13.10 		Subd. 5a.Campaign reports. Certain reports filed with the Campaign Finance and 
13.11 	Public Disclosure Board are classified under section 10A.20.
13.12 		Subd. 6.Registered voter lists. Access to registered voter lists is governed by 
13.13 	section 201.091.
13.14 		Subd. 7.Absentee ballots. Disclosure of names of voters submitting absentee 
13.15 	ballots is governed by section 203B.12, subdivision 7.
13.16 		Subd. 8.Candidates for office; address of residence. The address of residence of 
13.17 	certain candidates for office is classified as provided in section 204B.06, subdivision 1b.

13.18 	Sec. 6.  REPEALER.
 13.19 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 10A.01, subdivision 5; and 10A.09, 
13.20 	subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 6a, 7, and 8, are repealed.
13.21 	(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 4501.0200; 4501.0400; 4505.0010; 4505.0100; 
13.22 	4505.0700; and 4505.0900, are repealed.

13.23 	ARTICLE 2
13.24 	CONFORMING CHANGES

13.25 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 11A.075, is amended to read:
13.26 	11A.075 DISCLOSURE OF EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.
13.27 	(a) A member or employee of the state board must annually disclose expenses paid 
13.28 	for or reimbursed by: (1) each investment advisor, consultant, or outside money manager 
13.29 	under contract to the state board; (2) each investment advisor, consultant, or outside 
13.30 	money manager that has bid on a contract offered by the state board during that year; and 
13.31 	(3) each business, including officers or employees of the business, in which the state board 
13.32 	has invested money under the board's control during the annual reporting period. The 
13.33 	disclosure requirement of this paragraph does not apply to expenses or reimbursements 
14.1 	from an investment advisor, consultant, money manager or business if the board member 
14.2 	or employee received less than $50 during the annual reporting period from that person 
14.3 	or entity.
14.4 	(b) For purposes of this section, expenses include payments or reimbursements for 
14.5 	meals, entertainment, transportation, lodging, and seminars.
14.6 	(c) The disclosure required by this section must be filed with the Campaign Finance 
14.7 	and Public Disclosure Board by April 15 each year. Each disclosure report must cover 
14.8 	the previous calendar year. The statement must be on a form provided by the Campaign 
14.9 	Finance and Public Disclosure Board. An individual who fails to file the form required 
14.10 	by this section or who files false information, is subject to penalties specified in sections 
14.11 	~~10A.09~~ 10A.091 and 10A.025, subdivision 2.

14.12 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 11A.08, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
14.13 		Subd. 6.Conflict of interest; ~~economic interest~~ statement of financial interests.
 14.14 	No member of the council may participate in deliberations or vote on any matter before 
14.15 	the council which will or is likely to result in direct, measurable economic gain to the 
14.16 	member. Additionally, no member of the council appointed by the state board may 
14.17 	participate in deliberations or vote on any matter before the council which will or is likely 
14.18 	to result in direct, measurable economic gain to that member's employer. Members of the 
14.19 	council shall file with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board ~~an economic~~ 
14.20 	~~interest~~ a statement of financial interests in a manner as prescribed by section ~~10A.09,~~ 
14.21 	~~subdivisions 5 and 6~~ 10A.091.

14.22 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.607, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
14.23 		Subd. 5.Statements of ~~economic interest~~ financial interests. Disclosure of 
14.24 	statements of ~~economic interest~~ financial interests filed by local officials is governed by 
14.25 	section ~~10A.09, subdivision 6a~~ 10A.091.

14.26 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15.066, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.27 		Subd. 2.Procedure. In all appointments to state agencies which require the advice 
14.28 	and consent of the senate, the following procedure shall apply:
14.29 	~~(a)~~ (1) the appointing authority shall provide to the president of the senate a letter of 
14.30 	appointment which shall include the position title to which the appointment is being made; 
14.31 	the name, street address, city and county of the appointee; and the term of the appointment;
14.32 	~~(b)~~ (2) for those positions for which a statement of ~~economic interest~~ financial 
14.33 	interests is required to be filed by section ~~10A.09~~ 10A.091, the appointing authority shall 
15.1 	give the notice to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board required by section 
15.2 	~~10A.09, subdivision 2~~ 10A.091, subdivision 10, at the time the letter of appointment 
15.3 	is directed to the president of the senate;
15.4 	~~(c)~~ (3) if the appointment is subject to the open appointments program provided by 
15.5 	section 15.0597, the appointing authority shall provide the senate with a copy of the 
15.6 	application provided by section 15.0597, at the time the letter of appointment is directed to 
15.7 	the president of the senate; and
15.8 	~~(d)~~ (4) the appointment shall be effective and the appointee may commence to 
15.9 	exercise the duties of the office upon the receipt of the letter of appointment by the 
15.10 	president of the senate.

15.11 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 32C.01, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
15.12 		Subd. 8.~~Economic interest~~ Statements of financial interests. Directors and 
15.13 	officers of the authority are public officials for the purpose of section ~~10A.09~~ 10A.091, 
15.14 	and must file statements of ~~economic interest~~ financial interests with the Campaign 
15.15 	Finance and Public Disclosure Board.

15.16 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85A.01, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
15.17 		Subd. 5.~~Statement~~ Statements of ~~economic interest~~ financial interests. Members 
15.18 	of the board are not required to file a statement of ~~economic interest~~ financial interests with 
15.19 	the state Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board under section ~~10A.09~~ 10A.091.

15.20 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85B.02, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
15.21 		Subd. 8.~~Economic interest~~ Statements of financial interests. Directors and 
15.22 	officers of the corporation are public officials for the purpose of section ~~10A.09~~ 10A.091, 
15.23 	and must file statements of ~~economic interest~~ financial interests with the state Campaign 
15.24 	Finance and Public Disclosure Board.

15.25 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116O.03, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
15.26 		Subd. 11.Statements of ~~economic interest~~ financial interests. Directors and 
15.27 	officers of the corporation are public officials for the purpose of section ~~10A.09~~ 10A.091, 
15.28 	and must file statements of ~~economic interest~~ financial interests with the Campaign 
15.29 	Finance and Public Disclosure Board.

15.30 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216A.035, is amended to read:
15.31 	216A.035 CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
16.1 	(a) No person, while a member of the Public Utilities Commission, while acting as 
16.2 	executive secretary of the commission, or while employed in a professional capacity 
16.3 	by the commission, shall receive any income, other than dividends or other earnings 
16.4 	from a mutual fund or trust if these earnings do not constitute a significant portion of 
16.5 	the person's income, directly or indirectly from any public utility or other organization 
16.6 	subject to regulation by the commission.
16.7 	(b) No person is eligible to be appointed as a member of the commission if the 
16.8 	person has been employed with an entity, or an affiliated company of an entity, that is 
16.9 	subject to rate regulation by the commission within one year from the date when the 
16.10 	person's term on the commission will begin.
16.11 	(c) No person who is an employee of the Department of Commerce shall participate 
16.12 	in any manner in any decision or action of the commission where that person has a direct 
16.13 	or indirect financial interest. Each commissioner or employee of the department who is in 
16.14 	the general professional, supervisory, or technical units established in section 179A.10 or 
16.15 	who is a professional, supervisory, or technical employee defined as confidential in section 
16.16 	179A.03, subdivision 4, or who is a management classification employee and whose 
16.17 	duties are related to public utility, telephone company, or telecommunications company 
16.18 	regulation shall report to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board annually 
16.19 	before April 15 any interest in an industry or business regulated by the commission. Each 
16.20 	commissioner shall file a statement of ~~economic interest~~ financial interests as required 
16.21 	by section ~~10A.09~~ 10A.091 with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board 
16.22 	and the Public Utilities Commission before taking office. The statement of ~~economic~~ 
16.23 	~~interest~~ financial interests must state any interest that the commissioner has in an industry 
16.24 	or business regulated by the commission.
16.25 	(d) A professional employee of the commission or department must immediately 
16.26 	disclose to the commission or to the commissioner of the department, respectively, any 
16.27 	communication, direct or indirect, with a person who is a party to a pending proceeding 
16.28 	before the commission regarding future benefits, compensation, or employment to be 
16.29 	received from that person.

16.30 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 356A.06, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
16.31 		Subd. 4.~~Economic interest statement~~ Statements of financial interests. (a) Each 
16.32 	member of the governing board of a covered pension plan and the chief administrative 
16.33 	officer of the plan shall file with the plan a statement of ~~economic interest~~ financial interests.
16.34 	(b) For a covered pension plan other than a plan specified in paragraph (c), the 
16.35 	statement must contain the information required by section ~~10A.09, subdivision 5~~ 10A.091, 
17.1 	and any other information that the fiduciary or the governing board of the plan determines 
17.2 	is necessary to disclose a reasonably foreseeable potential or actual conflict of interest.
17.3 	(c) For a covered pension plan governed by sections 69.771 to 69.776 or a covered 
17.4 	pension plan governed by section 69.77 with assets under $8,000,000, the statement 
17.5 	must contain the following:
17.6 	(1) the person's principal occupation and principal place of business;
17.7 	(2) whether or not the person has an ownership of or interest of ten percent or greater 
17.8 	in an investment security brokerage business, a real estate sales business, an insurance 
17.9 	agency, a bank, a savings and loan, or another financial institution; and
17.10 	(3) any relationship or financial arrangement that can reasonably be expected to 
17.11 	give rise to a conflict of interest.
17.12 	(d) The statement must be filed annually with the chief administrative officer of 
17.13 	the plan and be available for public inspection during regular office hours at the office 
17.14 	of the pension plan.
17.15 	(e) A disclosure form meeting the requirements of the federal Investment Advisers 
17.16 	Act of 1940, United States Code, title 15, sections 80b-1 to 80b-21 as amended, and 
17.17 	filed with the State Board of Investment or the pension plan meets the requirements of 
17.18 	this subdivision.
17.19 	(f) The chief administrative officer of each covered pension plan, by January 15, 
17.20 	annually, shall transmit a certified listing of all individuals who have filed statements 
17.21 	of ~~economic interest~~ financial interests with the plan under this subdivision during the 
17.22 	preceding 12 months and the address of the office referenced in paragraph (d) to the 
17.23 	Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.

17.24 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 383B.053, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.25 		Subdivision 1.Officials required to file; deadlines. Every candidate for county 
17.26 	office, every elected official of Hennepin County, every candidate for office and every 
17.27 	elected official of a home rule charter city or statutory city located wholly within Hennepin 
17.28 	County and having a population of 75,000 or more, and every candidate for school board 
17.29 	and every elected official in Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis shall file statements 
17.30 	of ~~economic interest~~ financial interests as required by this section with the filing officer. 
17.31 	A candidate shall file an original statement within 14 days of the filing of an affidavit or 
17.32 	petition to appear on the ballot. Every individual required to file a statement shall file a 
17.33 	supplementary statement on April 15 of each year in which the individual remains a 
17.34 	candidate or elected official. An official required to file a statement of ~~economic interest~~
17.35 	 financial interests under section ~~10A.09~~ 10A.091 is not required to comply with this section.