16E.05 GOVERNMENT INFORMATION ACCESS.
Subdivision 1.
Duties. The office, in consultation with interested persons, shall:
(1) coordinate statewide efforts by units of state and local government to plan for and
develop a system for providing access to government services;
(2) make recommendations to facilitate coordination and assistance of demonstration
projects; and
(3) explore ways and means to improve citizen and business access to public services,
including implementation of technological improvements.
Subd. 2.
Approval of state agency initiatives. A state agency shall coordinate with the
office when implementing a new initiative for providing electronic access to state government
information.
Subd. 3.
Capital investment. No state agency may propose or implement a capital
investment plan for a state office building unless:
(1) the agency has developed a plan for increasing telecommuting by employees who would
normally work in the building, or the agency has prepared a statement describing why such a
plan is not practicable; and
(2) the plan or statement has been reviewed by the office.
History: 1997 c 202 art 3 s 11