1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to MNsure; establishing a governance structure for the Minnesota 
1.3 	eligibility technology system;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 62V.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [62V.041] GOVERNANCE OF THE MINNESOTA ELIGIBILITY 
1.7 	TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Definition; Minnesota eligibility technology system. "Minnesota 
1.9 	eligibility technology system" means the system that supports eligibility determinations 
1.10 	using a modified adjusted gross income methodology for medical assistance under section 
1.11 	256B.056, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), clause (1); MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L; 
1.12 	and qualified health plan enrollment under section 62V.05, subdivision 5, paragraph (c).
1.13 		Subd. 2.Executive steering committee. The Minnesota eligibility technology 
1.14 	system shall be governed and administered by a seven-member executive steering 
1.15 	committee. The steering committee shall consist of two members appointed by the 
1.16 	commissioner of human services, two members appointed by the board, two members 
1.17 	appointed by the commissioner of MN.IT Services who shall serve as nonvoting members, 
1.18 	and one county representative appointed by the commissioner of human services. The 
1.19 	commissioner of human services shall designate one of the members appointed by the 
1.20 	commissioner of human services to serve as chair of the steering committee.
1.21 		Subd. 3.Duties. (a) The steering committee shall establish an overall governance 
1.22 	structure for the Minnesota eligibility technology system, and shall be responsible for the 
1.23 	overall governance of the system, including setting goals and priorities, allocating the 
1.24 	system's resources, and making major system decisions. 
2.1 	(b) The steering committee shall adopt bylaws, policies, and interagency agreements 
2.2 	necessary to administer the Minnesota eligibility technology system.
2.3 		Subd. 4.Decision making. The steering committee, to the extent feasible, shall 
2.4 	operate under a consensus model. The steering committee shall make decisions that give 
2.5 	particular attention to parts of the system with the largest enrollments and the greatest risks.
2.6 		Subd. 5.Administrative structure. The Office of MN.IT Services shall be 
2.7 	responsible for the design, build, maintenance, operation, and upgrade of the information 
2.8 	technology for the Minnesota eligibility technology system. The Office of MN.IT 
2.9 	Services shall carry out its responsibilities under the governance of the executive steering 
2.10 	committee, this section, and chapter 16E.

2.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.