2007 Minnesota Statutes

116J.035 POWERS OF COMMISSIONER; RULES.
    Subdivision 1. Powers. The commissioner may:
(1) apply for, receive, and expend money from municipal, county, regional, and other
government agencies;
(2) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids from other public or private sources;
(3) contract for professional services if such work or services cannot be satisfactorily
performed by employees of the department or by any other state agency;
(4) enter into interstate compacts to jointly carry out such research and planning with other
states or the federal government where appropriate;
(5) distribute informational material at no cost to the public upon reasonable request; and
(6) enter into contracts necessary for the performance of the commissioner's duties with
federal, state, regional, metropolitan, local, and other agencies or units of government; educational
institutions, including the University of Minnesota. Contracts made pursuant to this section shall
not be subject to the competitive bidding requirements of chapter 16C.
The commissioner may apply for, receive, and expend money made available from federal or
other sources for the purpose of carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the commissioner
pursuant to this chapter.
All moneys received by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the
state treasury and are appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose for which the moneys
have been received. The money shall not cancel and shall be available until expended.
    Subd. 2. Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 14 as necessary to
carry out the commissioner's duties and responsibilities.
    Subd. 3.[Repealed, 1987 c 403 art 2 s 164]
    Subd. 4. Delegation of powers. The commissioner may delegate, in written orders filed with
the secretary of state, any powers or duties subject to the commissioner's control to officers and
employees in the department. Regardless of any other law, the commissioner may delegate the
execution of specific contracts or specific types of contracts to the commissioner's deputies,
an assistant commissioner, or a program director if the delegation has been approved by the
commissioner of administration and filed with the secretary of state.
    Subd. 5. Demonstration projects. The commissioner may conduct and administer
demonstration projects to test methods and procedures for providing employment and training
services. The demonstration must provide new methods and procedures of administration and
must not conflict with the basic purposes, coverage, or benefits provided by law. No demonstration
project authorized by this section is effective until any required approval by a federal agency is
obtained and the comprehensive plan, including the estimated project costs, is filed with the
commissioner of administration.
    Subd. 6. Receipt of gifts, money. The commissioner may accept gifts, bequests, grants,
payments for services, and other public and private money to help finance the activities of the
department.
History: 1984 c 604 s 2; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 4,39,40; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 403 art 2 s
129,130; art 3 s 50; 1989 c 282 art 5 s 123,124; 1990 c 571 s 42; 1990 c 589 art 1 s 2; 1994 c 483
s 1; 1995 c 186 s 34; 1995 c 248 art 11 s 19; 1995 c 259 art 1 s 40; 1996 c 339 s 2,3; 1997 c
7 art 5 s 34; 1997 c 66 s 80; 1997 c 85 art 4 s 26; 1997 c 245 art 4 s 6; 1998 c 265 s 2; 1998
c 366 s 65; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 33; 1999 c 107 s 66; 1999 c 159 s 119; 2000 c 343 s 4; 2001 c
79 s 3; 2001 c 175 s 52; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 10 s 61; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 113; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 1 s
106; 2004 c 206 s 11,40,52