1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; requiring contracting audits when commissioner 
1.3 	delegates duties; requiring guidelines when duties are delegated;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.03, subdivision 16.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.03, subdivision 16, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 16.Delegation of duties. (a) The commissioner may delegate duties imposed 
1.8 	by this chapter to the head of an agency and to any subordinate of the agency head. At 
1.9 	least once every three years the commissioner must audit use of authority under this 
1.10 	chapter by each employee to whom the commissioner has delegated duties.
1.11 	(b) The commissioner must develop guidelines for agencies and employees to whom 
1.12 	authority is delegated under this chapter that protect state legal interests. These guidelines 
1.13 	may provide for review by the commissioner when a specific contract has potential to put 
1.14 	the state's legal interests at risk.