1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; providing for disparities impact notes on proposed 
1.3 	legislation;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [3.99] DISPARITIES IMPACT NOTES.
1.6 	The commissioner of management and budget shall coordinate with relevant 
1.7 	agencies on the development of a disparities impact note for any proposed legislation 
1.8 	upon request of the chair or the ranking minority member of any standing committee if it 
1.9 	appears enactment could have a significant impact on increasing or decreasing disparities. 
1.10 	Upon receipt of a request to prepare a disparity impact note, the commissioner must notify 
1.11 	the authors of the proposed legislation that the request has been made. The disparity 
1.12 	impact note must be made available to the public upon request. The commissioner shall 
1.13 	make a reasonable and timely estimate of whether the proposed legislation may increase 
1.14 	or decrease disparities. For purposes of this section, disparities means the difference 
1.15 	in economic, employment, health, education, or public safety outcomes between the 
1.16 	state population as a whole and subgroups of the population defined by socioeconomic 
1.17 	status, race, ethnicity, age, gender, and geography to the extent data is available. Upon 
1.18 	completion of the disparities impact note, the commissioner must provide a copy to the 
1.19 	authors of the proposed legislation and to the chair and ranking minority member of each 
1.20 	committee to which the proposed legislation is referred.