1998 Minnesota Statutes

     268.0121 Creation. 

    Subdivision 1.    Purpose.  The department of economic 
 security has broad responsibility to increase the economic 
 independence of Minnesotans with special effort toward those who 
 are currently unemployed or who face special disadvantages in 
 the labor market.  The department shall develop employment 
 policies and link training and employment-related services with 
 temporary income replacement and income maintenance programs, 
 veterans' programs, workers' compensation, vocational and 
 post-secondary education, federal income insurance programs, and 
 economic development programs. 

    Subd. 2.    Commissioner.  The governor shall appoint 
 the commissioner of economic security with the advice and 
 consent of the senate. 

    Subd. 3.    Unclassified positions.  The commissioner 
 may establish positions in the unclassified service in 
 accordance with section 43A.08.  The commissioner may appoint 
 and define the duties of other subordinate officers and 
 employees as the commissioner deems necessary to discharge the 
 functions of the department. 

    The commissioner may establish the position of director of 
 the state job training office in the unclassified service. 

    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.  Notwithstanding 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.    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. 

    HIST: 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 39; 1990 c 571 s 42; 1990 c 589 art 
 1 s 2; 1994 c 483 s 1