1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to governmental operations; requiring 
  1.3             legislative approval of certain contracts between an 
  1.4             executive branch agency and an agency of the federal 
  1.5             government or a nongovernmental organization; 
  1.6             proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
  1.7             chapter 15. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  [15.0545] [LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL OF FEDERAL 
  1.10  AGREEMENTS.] 
  1.11     Notwithstanding sections 3.3005 and 4.07, or other law to 
  1.12  the contrary, an executive branch state agency or an elected or 
  1.13  appointed executive branch officer may not enter into a contract 
  1.14  or other agreement with an agency of the federal government, 
  1.15  including the department of education, or with a nongovernmental 
  1.16  organization until the contract or other agreement is approved 
  1.17  by the legislature.  This section does not apply to: 
  1.18     (1) a contract or agreement that does not affect public 
  1.19  policy; 
  1.20     (2) a contract or agreement under which the state agency 
  1.21  receives money from the federal government, if the contract or 
  1.22  agreement:  (i) does not require any matching state money; and 
  1.23  (ii) does not impose any present or future conditions or 
  1.24  obligations on the state or a local unit of government. 
  1.25     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.26     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.