1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; requiring a request for proposal for a reorganization 
1.3 	study.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. REORGANIZATION STUDY.
 1.6 	(a) No later than September 30, 2012, the commissioner of management and budget 
1.7 	must issue a request for proposal for a study of the reorganization of the following 
1.8 	administrative units: the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Departments 
1.9 	of Human Services, Health, Transportation, Corrections, Public Safety, Employment and 
1.10 	Economic Development, Natural Resources, Veterans Affairs, and Revenue. The study 
1.11 	must take into account the following criteria:
1.12 	(1) reorganize state agencies along service rather than functional lines in order to 
1.13 	provide more efficient service; and
1.14 	(2) reorganize state agencies in order to flatten the organizational structure by 
1.15 	requiring that decisions are made closer to the service needed, eliminating redundancies, 
1.16 	and optimizing the span of control ratios to public and private sector industry benchmarks.
1.17 	(b) A study contract entered into pursuant to the request for proposal must be 
1.18 	paid for by the state from the savings attributable to the work performed by the vendor, 
1.19 	according to the terms and performance measures negotiated in the contract.
1.20 	(c) The University of Minnesota, Office of the Attorney General, Office of the State 
1.21 	Auditor, and Office of the Secretary of State may also participate in the study.