Legislative Session number- 88

Bill Name: SF1589

3E Relating to the operation of state government

ARTICLE 1 - STATE GOVERNMENT
APPROPRIATIONS

Appropriating money to the legislature, to the offices of
governor and lieutenant governor, to the office of state auditor, to the office
of attorney general, to the office of secretary of state, to the campaign
finance and disclosure board, to the investment board, for administrative
hearings, to the office of enterprise technology, to the department of
administration, to the capitol area architectural and planning board (CAAPB), to
Minnesota management and budget (MMB), to the department of revenue, to the
racing commission, to the state lottery, to the amateur sports commission, to
the council on black Minnesotans, to the council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans,
to the council of affairs of Chicano/Latino people, to the Indian affairs
council, to the Minnesota historical society, to the board of arts, to the
Minnesota humanities center, to the science museum of Minnesota, for general
contingent accounts, for tort claims, to the Minnesota state retirement system,
to the Minneapolis employees retirement fund division account, to the teachers
retirement association, to the St. Paul teachers retirement fund, to the Duluth
teachers fund, and to the departments of military and veterans
affairs

ARTICLE 2 - MINNESOTA SUNSET ACT

Requiring a review of advisory
groups by the legislative commissioner on planning and fiscal policy; repealing
the Minnesota sunset act

ARTICLE 3 - STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Requiring
the chair of the legislative advisory commission (LAC) to alternate between the
house and senate; allowing the legislative coordinating commission (LCC) to
accept gifts and grants; requiring the legislative commission on pensions and
retirement (LCPR) expense reimbursements to be done according to LCC policies;
modifying certain duties of the legislative auditor; providing for financial and
data security audits; requiring certain notice to the legislative auditor;
authorizing the secretary of state to solicit funds for technological projects
to enhance the state election system and for the address confidentiality program
for victims of violence; providing for city and town accounting system (CTAS)
software development and updating; modifying certain provisions relating to
state procurement; establishing a state auditor enterprise fund; allowing the
state auditor to contract with private entities and to adjust the charges
schedule; requiring state agencies with information or telecommunication
projects to consult with the office of enterprise technology regarding project
cost; modifying Minnesota management and budget (MMB) budget preparation
performance measures for change items; modifying the definition of resident
vendor, the solicitation process for certain acquisitions, the procedure for
service contracts, nonvisual technology access standards inclusion in certain
state contracts and design-build and construction manager at risk solicitations
provisions; authorizing the office of enterprise technology to contract with a
private entity to manage, maintain, support and expand the Northstar and online
government information services, and authorizing the office to charge a user
fee; establishing and providing for the e-government advisory council and
specifying members shall not receive compensation; providing a council sunset
date; changing responsibility for job opportunity building zones (JOBZ) and
subsidy agreements audit from the state auditor to the legislative auditor;
changing the requirements for noncommercial radio station grants; changing
eligibility qualifications; modifying station equipment grants qualifications
and funds repayment; removing the Mississippi River Parkway commission subpoena
authority; requiring the legislative advisory commission (LAC) chair to be a
senate member in 2013; repealing provisions relating to the office of
legislative research regarding the jurisdiction of the legislative coordinating
commission over the revisor and legislative reference library and certain
expenses of the LCC, and the legislative commission on planning and fiscal
policy subcommittee on government accountability

ARTICLE 4 - MILITARY AND
VETERANS PROVISIONS

Clarifying that a state and municipal employee may choose
when to use paid military leave; modifying the eligibility, grant process, and
qualifying uses of the veterans service office grant program; modifying grant
amounts to counties; modifying under the Minnesota GI bill program the
eligibility and benefit amount; establishing a presumption of rehabilitation
through a honorable discharge from military service following a conviction for a
crime disqualifying the individual from a public employment position requiring
licensure; providing local governing bodies with authority to implement
veteran-owned small business contracts preference programs; allowing active duty
service members to take a peace officer reciprocity examination; repealing the
veterans service office grant cycle

ARTICLE 5 - REVENUE
DEPARTMENT

Requiring automobile insurers to collect a surcharge on
comprehensive policies and requiring surcharge remittance to the department of
revenue for the automobile theft prevention program; establishing the automobile
theft prevention account; requiring insurer return filing; requiring department
of revenue electronic filings and payments; authorizing the legislative auditor
to conduct a data security audit of department of revenue debit card use for tax
refund payments; repealing the automobile theft prevention program and the
technology lease-purchase appropriation

ARTICLE 6 - COMPENSATION
COUNCIL

Modifying legislative coordinating commission (LCC) duties with
regard to salary recommendations for employees not represented by an exclusive
bargaining representative; subjecting non gubernatorial appointing authority
action to LCC approval; expanding the group I and II salary limits; requiring
the governor to consult with the commissioner of management and budget prior to
salary establishment; allowing certain submissions to the LCC; moving the
compensation council creation year schedule and modifying council membership and
recommendations submission; requiring a compensation study by an independent
consultant; increasing the governor's salary; repealing certain state personnel
management salary exceptions
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