1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; requiring the legislative auditor to establish a 
1.3 	compensation plan for employees of the auditor, subject to legislative review and 
1.4 	approval; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.855, subdivision 3; 
1.5 	3.971, subdivision 2.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.855, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Other salaries and compensation plans. The commission shall also:
1.9 	(1) review and approve, reject, or modify a plan for compensation and terms and 
1.10 	conditions of employment prepared and submitted by the commissioner of employee 
1.11 	relations under section 43A.18, subdivision 2, covering all state employees who are not 
1.12 	represented by an exclusive bargaining representative and whose compensation is not 
1.13 	provided for by chapter 43A or other law; 
1.14 	(2) review and approve, reject, or modify a plan for total compensation and terms 
1.15 	and conditions of employment for employees in positions identified as being managerial 
1.16 	under section 43A.18, subdivision 3, whose salaries and benefits are not otherwise 
1.17 	provided for in law or other plans established under chapter 43A; 
1.18 	(3) review and approve, reject, or modify recommendations for salaries submitted 
1.19 	by the governor or other appointing authority under section 15A.0815, subdivision 5, 
1.20 	covering agency head positions listed in section 15A.0815; 
1.21 	(4) review and approve, reject, or modify recommendations for salaries of officials 
1.22 	of higher education systems under section 15A.081, subdivisions 7b and 7c; and
1.23 	(5) review and approve, reject, or modify plans for compensation, terms, and 
1.24 	conditions of employment proposed under section 43A.18, subdivisions 3a and 4; and
2.1 	(6) review and approve, reject, or modify the plan for compensation, terms, and 
2.2 	conditions of employment under section 3.971, subdivision 2. 

2.3 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.971, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.4 		Subd. 2.Staff; compensation. The legislative auditor shall establish a Financial 
2.5 	Audits Division and a Program Evaluation Division to fulfill the duties prescribed in this 
2.6 	section. Each division may be supervised by a deputy auditor, appointed by the legislative 
2.7 	auditor, with the approval of the commission, for a term coterminous with the legislative 
2.8 	auditor's term. The deputy auditors may be removed before the expiration of their terms 
2.9 	only for cause. The legislative auditor and deputy auditors may each appoint a confidential 
2.10 	secretary to serve at pleasure. The salaries and benefits of the legislative auditor, 
2.11 	deputy auditors and confidential secretaries shall be determined by the compensation 
2.12 	plan approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission. The deputy auditors may 
2.13 	perform and exercise the powers, duties and responsibilities imposed by law on the 
2.14 	legislative auditor when authorized by the legislative auditor. The deputy auditors and 
2.15 	the confidential secretaries serve in the unclassified civil service, but all other employees 
2.16 	of the legislative auditor are in the classified civil service. Salary administration for 
2.17 	employees of the legislative auditor in the classified civil service shall be governed by 
2.18 	a plan prepared by the legislative auditor and approved by the Legislative Coordinating 
2.19 	Commission. While in office, a person appointed deputy for the Financial Audit Division 
2.20 	must hold an active license as a certified public accountant.

2.21 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.22 	Sections 1 and 2 are effective retroactively from January 1, 2008.