1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to open government; transferring certain responsibilities under chapter 13 
1.3 	from the commissioner of administration to the Office of Administrative Hearings.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. TRANSFER OF DUTIES; DATA PRACTICES AND OPEN MEETINGS 
1.6 	LAW.
 1.7 	(a) Responsibilities of the commissioner of administration under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.8 	sections 13.06, 13.07, 13.072, 13.073, and any other law providing general oversight 
1.9 	responsibilities related to operation of the Minnesota government data practices act and the 
1.10 	open meeting law, are transferred from the commissioner to the chief administrative law 
1.11 	judge in the Office of Administrative Hearings. Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, applies 
1.12 	to the transfer of these responsibilities. The commissioner may, with the approval of the 
1.13 	governor, issue reorganization orders under section 16B.37 as necessary to complete the 
1.14 	transfer of duties required by this section.
1.15 	(b) Nothing in this section relieves the commissioner of administration from the duty to 
1.16 	comply with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13, or any other applicable law related to data 
1.17 	collected, created, or maintained by the commissioner, or to comply with Minnesota Statutes, 
1.18 	chapter 13D, related to meetings conducted by the commissioner.

1.19 	Sec. 2. REVISOR INSTRUCTION; CONFORMING STATUTORY CHANGES.
 1.20 	The revisor of statutes, in consultation with the commissioner of administration and the 
1.21 	chief administrative law judge, shall replace the term "commissioner" with "chief 
1.22 	administrative law judge" in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13 and 13D, where required to 
2.1 	transfer responsibilities as provided under section 1. If necessary, the revisor must 
2.2 	additionally prepare a bill for introduction at the 2018 legislative session proposing any 
2.3 	further conforming statutory changes required to complete the transfer.