Bill Text: MN HF419 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Executive branch departments number reduced.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-07 - Author stricken Dettmer [HF419 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF419-Introduced.html
1.2relating to state government; reducing the number of departments in the executive
1.3branch;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 15.01; 15.06, subdivision 1;
1.415A.0815, subdivisions 2, 3; 43A.08, subdivision 1a.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 15.01, is amended to read:
1.715.01 DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATE.
1.8The following agencies are designated as the departments of the state government:
1.9the Department of Administration; the Department of Agriculture; the Department of
1.10Commerce;the Department of Corrections; the Department of Education; the Department
1.11of Employment and Economic Development; the Department of Health; the Department
1.12of Human Rights; the Department of Labor and Industry; the Department of Management
1.13and Budget; the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; the Department of Natural
1.14Resources; the Department of Public Safety; the Department of Human Services;the
1.15Department of Revenue; the Department of Transportation; the Department of Veterans
1.16Affairs; and their successor departments.
1.17 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 15.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.18 Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies to the following departments
1.19or agencies: the Departments of Administration, Agriculture, Commerce,Corrections,
1.20Education,Employment and Economic Development, Health, Human Rights, Labor and
1.21Industry, Management and Budget, Military and Veterans Affairs, Natural Resources,
1.22Public Safety, Human Services,Revenue, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs; the
1.23Housing Finance and Pollution Control Agencies; the Office of Commissioner of Iron
2.1Range Resources and Rehabilitation; the Bureau of Mediation Services; and their
2.2successor departments and agencies. The heads of the foregoing departments or agencies
2.3are "commissioners."
2.4 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 15A.0815, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.5 Subd. 2. Group I salary limits. The salaries for positions in this subdivision may
2.6not exceed 95 percent of the salary of the governor:
2.7 Commissioner of administration;
2.8 Commissioner of agriculture;
2.9 Commissioner of education;
2.10 Commissioner of commerce;
2.11 Commissioner of corrections;
2.12Commissioner of health;
2.13Executive director, Minnesota Office of Higher Education;
2.14Commissioner, Housing Finance Agency;
2.15Commissioner of human rights;
2.16 Commissioner of human services;
2.17Commissioner of labor and industry;
2.18Commissioner of management and budget;
2.19Commissioner of military and veterans affairs;
2.20 Commissioner of natural resources;
2.21Director of Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning;
2.22Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency;
2.23 Executive director, Public Employees Retirement Association;
2.24 Commissioner of public safety;
2.25Commissioner of revenue;
2.26 Executive director, State Retirement System; and
2.27 Executive director, Teachers Retirement Association;.
2.28Commissioner of employment and economic development;
2.29Commissioner of transportation; and
2.30Commissioner of veterans affairs.
2.31 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 15A.0815, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.32 Subd. 3. Group II salary limits. The salaries for positions in this subdivision may
2.33not exceed 85 percent of the salary of the governor:
2.34 Executive director of Gambling Control Board;
3.1 Commissioner, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;
3.2Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services;
3.3 Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities;
3.4 Chair, Metropolitan Council;
3.5 Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; and
3.6 Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission.
3.7 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 43A.08, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
3.8 Subd. 1a. Additional unclassified positions. Appointing authorities for the
3.9following agencies may designate additional unclassified positions according to this
3.10subdivision: the Departments of Administration; Agriculture; Commerce;Corrections;
3.11Education;Employment and Economic Development; Explore Minnesota Tourism;
3.12Management and Budget; Health; Human Rights; Labor and Industry; Natural Resources;
3.13Public Safety; Human Services;Revenue; Transportation; and Military and Veterans
3.14Affairs;the Housing Finance and Pollution Control Agencies; the State Lottery; the
3.15State Board of Investment; the Office of Administrative Hearings; the Offices of the
3.16Attorney General, Secretary of State, and State Auditor; the Minnesota State Colleges
3.17and Universities;the Minnesota Office of Higher Education; the Perpich Center for Arts
3.18Education; and the Minnesota Zoological Board.
3.19A position designated by an appointing authority according to this subdivision must
3.20meet the following standards and criteria:
3.21(1) the designation of the position would not be contrary to other law relating
3.22specifically to that agency;
3.23(2) the person occupying the position would report directly to the agency head or
3.24deputy agency head and would be designated as part of the agency head's management
3.25team;
3.26(3) the duties of the position would involve significant discretion and substantial
3.27involvement in the development, interpretation, and implementation of agency policy;
3.28(4) the duties of the position would not require primarily personnel, accounting, or
3.29other technical expertise where continuity in the position would be important;
3.30(5) there would be a need for the person occupying the position to be accountable to,
3.31loyal to, and compatible with, the governor and the agency head, the employing statutory
3.32board or commission, or the employing constitutional officer;
3.33(6) the position would be at the level of division or bureau director or assistant
3.34to the agency head; and
4.1(7) the commissioner has approved the designation as being consistent with the
4.2standards and criteria in this subdivision.
4.3 Sec. 6. REASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES.
4.4(a) The commissioner of administration, with the approval of the governor, must
4.5issue reorganization orders under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.37, to reassign the
4.6duties of the departments abolished under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.01, to the
4.7remaining departments listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.01. Notwithstanding any
4.8contrary provision of Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.37, these reorganization orders take
4.9effect upon filing with the secretary of state, even if the order transfers all or substantially
4.10all of the powers, duties, and personnel of an executive branch entity. As required by
4.11Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.37, the commissioner of administration must submit to
4.12the legislature by January 15, 2012, a bill to make all statutory changes required as a
4.13result of these reorganization orders.
4.14(b) The commissioner of administration, in coordination with the commissioners
4.15of agencies listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.01, must report to the legislature by
4.16January 15, 2012, on efforts to consolidate divisions, programs, and activities within the
4.17agencies listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.01, to maximize efficiency and minimize
4.18overlap and duplication. The report must include proposed statutory changes needed to
4.19accomplish the requirements of this section.
4.20 Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
4.21Sections 1 to 6 are effective July 1, 2011.
1.3branch;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 15.01; 15.06, subdivision 1;
1.415A.0815, subdivisions 2, 3; 43A.08, subdivision 1a.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 15.01, is amended to read:
1.715.01 DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATE.
1.8The following agencies are designated as the departments of the state government:
1.9the Department of Administration; the Department of Agriculture; the Department of
1.10Commerce;
1.11
1.12
1.13
1.14Resources; the Department of Public Safety; the Department of Human Services;
1.15
1.16
1.17 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 15.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.18 Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies to the following departments
1.19or agencies: the Departments of Administration, Agriculture, Commerce,
1.20Education,
1.21
1.22Public Safety, Human Services,
1.23
2.1
2.2successor departments and agencies. The heads of the foregoing departments or agencies
2.3are "commissioners."
2.4 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 15A.0815, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.5 Subd. 2. Group I salary limits. The salaries for positions in this subdivision may
2.6not exceed 95 percent of the salary of the governor:
2.7 Commissioner of administration;
2.8 Commissioner of agriculture;
2.9 Commissioner of education;
2.10 Commissioner of commerce;
2.11 Commissioner of corrections;
2.12
2.13
2.14
2.15
2.16 Commissioner of human services;
2.17
2.18
2.19Commissioner of military and veterans affairs;
2.20 Commissioner of natural resources;
2.21
2.22
2.23 Executive director, Public Employees Retirement Association;
2.24 Commissioner of public safety;
2.25
2.26 Executive director, State Retirement System; and
2.27 Executive director, Teachers Retirement Association
2.28
2.29
2.30
2.31 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 15A.0815, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.32 Subd. 3. Group II salary limits. The salaries for positions in this subdivision may
2.33not exceed 85 percent of the salary of the governor:
2.34 Executive director of Gambling Control Board;
3.1 Commissioner, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;
3.2
3.3 Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities;
3.4 Chair, Metropolitan Council;
3.5 Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; and
3.6 Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission.
3.7 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 43A.08, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
3.8 Subd. 1a. Additional unclassified positions. Appointing authorities for the
3.9following agencies may designate additional unclassified positions according to this
3.10subdivision: the Departments of Administration; Agriculture; Commerce;
3.11Education;
3.12
3.13Public Safety; Human Services;
3.14Affairs;
3.15State Board of Investment; the Office of Administrative Hearings; the Offices of the
3.16Attorney General, Secretary of State, and State Auditor; the Minnesota State Colleges
3.17and Universities;
3.18Education; and the Minnesota Zoological Board.
3.19A position designated by an appointing authority according to this subdivision must
3.20meet the following standards and criteria:
3.21(1) the designation of the position would not be contrary to other law relating
3.22specifically to that agency;
3.23(2) the person occupying the position would report directly to the agency head or
3.24deputy agency head and would be designated as part of the agency head's management
3.25team;
3.26(3) the duties of the position would involve significant discretion and substantial
3.27involvement in the development, interpretation, and implementation of agency policy;
3.28(4) the duties of the position would not require primarily personnel, accounting, or
3.29other technical expertise where continuity in the position would be important;
3.30(5) there would be a need for the person occupying the position to be accountable to,
3.31loyal to, and compatible with, the governor and the agency head, the employing statutory
3.32board or commission, or the employing constitutional officer;
3.33(6) the position would be at the level of division or bureau director or assistant
3.34to the agency head; and
4.1(7) the commissioner has approved the designation as being consistent with the
4.2standards and criteria in this subdivision.
4.3 Sec. 6. REASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES.
4.4(a) The commissioner of administration, with the approval of the governor, must
4.5issue reorganization orders under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.37, to reassign the
4.6duties of the departments abolished under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.01, to the
4.7remaining departments listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.01. Notwithstanding any
4.8contrary provision of Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.37, these reorganization orders take
4.9effect upon filing with the secretary of state, even if the order transfers all or substantially
4.10all of the powers, duties, and personnel of an executive branch entity. As required by
4.11Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.37, the commissioner of administration must submit to
4.12the legislature by January 15, 2012, a bill to make all statutory changes required as a
4.13result of these reorganization orders.
4.14(b) The commissioner of administration, in coordination with the commissioners
4.15of agencies listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.01, must report to the legislature by
4.16January 15, 2012, on efforts to consolidate divisions, programs, and activities within the
4.17agencies listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.01, to maximize efficiency and minimize
4.18overlap and duplication. The report must include proposed statutory changes needed to
4.19accomplish the requirements of this section.
4.20 Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
4.21Sections 1 to 6 are effective July 1, 2011.
