1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for certain constitutional offices, 
1.3 	legislature, state agencies, boards, offices, councils, commissions, and certain 
1.4 	retirement accounts; establishing the consumer litigation fund; amending salary 
1.5 	limits provisions and provisions of the compensation council; requiring performance 
1.6 	measures for the state; amending provisions covering transfers from grants, setting 
1.7 	agency rates for services, and billing procedures for settlement; creating the Office 
1.8 	of Enterprise Sustainability and Office of Enterprise Translation; modifying grants 
1.9 	governance provisions; establishing a cybersecurity grant program; establishing 
1.10 	an enhanced computer system for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families 
1.11 	and medical assistance and other human services programs; amending provisions 
1.12 	covering human burial; requiring a study on the viability of implementing a single 
1.13 	grants management system and a study of the unique issues faced by small agencies; 
1.14 	making a postretirement adjustment for calendar year 2024; making certain 
1.15 	reductions in appropriations and cancellations; modifying provisions for the stadium 
1.16 	reserve; requiring reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 4.045; 
1.17 	5.30, subdivision 2; 15A.0815, subdivisions 1, 2; 15A.082, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 
1.18 	4; 16A.122, subdivision 2; 16A.126, subdivision 1; 16A.1286, subdivision 2; 
1.19 	16A.151, subdivision 2; 16A.726; 16B.4805, subdivision 1; 16B.97, subdivisions 
1.20 	2, 3, 4; 16B.98, subdivisions 5, 6, 8, by adding subdivisions; 16B.991; 43A.08, 
1.21 	subdivision 1; 145.951; 256.014; 297A.994, subdivision 4; 307.08; 349A.02, 
1.22 	subdivision 1; 473J.13, subdivisions 2, 4; proposing coding for new law in 
1.23 	Minnesota Statutes, chapters 8; 16A; 16B; 16E; proposing coding for new law as 
1.24 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 143; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 
1.25 	4A.01; 4A.04; 4A.06; 4A.07; 4A.11; 15A.0815, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 124D.23, 
1.26 	subdivision 9; Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, as amended.
1.27 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.28 	ARTICLE 1
1.29 	STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

1.30	Section 1. STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.31 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.32 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
2.1 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.2 	The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
2.3 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. 
2.4 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" 
2.5 	is fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

2.6				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.7				Available for the Year
	
2.8				Ending June 30
	
2.9					2024
		2025

2.10	Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE

2.11	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	100,380,000
	$
	100,431,000
	
2.12 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.13 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.14 	subdivisions.

2.15	Subd. 2.Senate
 		37,545,000
		37,545,000

2.16	Subd. 3.House of Representatives
 		40,431,000
		40,431,000

2.17	Subd. 4.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		22,404,000
		22,455,000
	
2.18 	From its funds, $10,000 each year is for 
2.19 	purposes of the legislators' forum, through 
2.20 	which Minnesota legislators meet with 
2.21 	counterparts from South Dakota, North 
2.22 	Dakota, and Manitoba to discuss issues of 
2.23 	mutual concern.
2.24 	Legislative Auditor. $7,817,000 each year is 
2.25 	for the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
2.26 	Revisor of Statutes. $7,419,000 each year is 
2.27 	for the Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
2.28 	Legislative Reference Library. $1,822,000 
2.29 	each year is for the Legislative Reference 
2.30 	Library.
2.31 	Legislative Budget Office. $1,570,000 each 
2.32 	year is for the Legislative Budget Office.

3.1
3.2	Sec. 3. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT 
GOVERNOR
 	$
	8,968,000
	$
	9,216,000
	
3.3 	(a) This appropriation is to fund the Office of 
3.4 	the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
3.5 	(b) $19,000 each year is for necessary 
3.6 	expenses in the normal performance of the 
3.7 	governor's and lieutenant governor's duties for 
3.8 	which no other reimbursement is provided.
3.9 	(c) By September 1 of each year, the 
3.10 	commissioner of management and budget shall 
3.11 	report to the chairs and ranking minority 
3.12 	members of the legislative committees with 
3.13 	jurisdiction over state government finance any 
3.14 	personnel costs incurred by the Offices of the 
3.15 	Governor and Lieutenant Governor that were 
3.16 	supported by appropriations to other agencies 
3.17 	during the previous fiscal year. The Office of 
3.18 	the Governor shall inform the chairs and 
3.19 	ranking minority members of the committees 
3.20 	before initiating any interagency agreements.

3.21	Sec. 4. STATE AUDITOR
 	$
	13,865,000
	$
	14,254,000
	
3.22 	The base for this appropriation is $14,268,000 
3.23 	in fiscal year 2026 and $14,278,000 in fiscal 
3.24 	year 2027.

3.25	Sec. 5. ATTORNEY GENERAL
 	$
	53,796,000
	$
	43,825,000

3.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.27		2024
	2025
	
3.28	General
	50,880,000
	40,909,000
	
3.29
3.30	State Government 
Special Revenue
	2,521,000
	2,521,000
	
3.31	Environmental
	145,000
	145,000
	
3.32	Remediation
	250,000
	250,000
	
3.33 	$1,000,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 
3.34 	2024 is for transfer to the consumer litigation 
4.1 	account established in Minnesota Statutes, 
4.2 	section 8.315. This is a onetime appropriation.

4.3	Sec. 6. SECRETARY OF STATE
 	$
	11,533,000
	$
	10,938,000
	
4.4 	The base for this appropriation is $10,806,000 
4.5 	in fiscal year 2026 and $10,938,000 in fiscal 
4.6 	year 2027.
4.7 	Court-Ordered Attorney Fees. $477,000 in 
4.8 	fiscal year 2024 is for the payment of attorney 
4.9 	fees and costs awarded by court order in Peter 
4.10 	Wattson, et al.; Paul Anderson, et al.; Frank 
4.11 	Sachs, et al. v. Steve Simon, Secretary of State 
4.12 	of Minnesota. This is a onetime appropriation.
4.13 	Help America Vote Act State Matching 
4.14 	Funds. $230,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for 
4.15 	transfer to the Help America Vote Act 
4.16 	(HAVA) account established in Minnesota 
4.17 	Statutes, section 5.30, and is credited to the 
4.18 	state match requirement of the Consolidated 
4.19 	Appropriations Act of 2022, Public Law 
4.20 	117-103, and the Consolidated Appropriations 
4.21 	Act of 2023, Public Law 117-328. This is a 
4.22 	onetime appropriation.

4.23
4.24	Sec. 7. CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC 
DISCLOSURE BOARD
 	$
	1,366,000
	$
	2,426,000
	
4.25 	The base for this appropriation is $1,406,000 
4.26 	in fiscal year 2026 and $2,426,000 in fiscal 
4.27 	year 2027.

4.28	Sec. 8. STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT
 	$
	139,000
	$
	139,000

4.29	Sec. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
 	$
	12,003,000
	$
	10,260,000

4.30	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.31		2024
	2025
	
4.32	General
	2,235,000
	444,000
	
4.33
4.34	Workers' 
Compensation
	9,768,000
	9,816,000
	
5.1 	$263,000 each year is for municipal boundary 
5.2 	adjustments.

5.3
5.4	Sec. 10. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
SERVICES
 	$
	54,515,000
	$
	75,140,000
	
5.5 	The base for this appropriation is $11,853,000 
5.6 	in fiscal year 2026 and $11,872,000 in fiscal 
5.7 	year 2027.
5.8 	(a) Cybersecurity Grant Program.
5.9 	$2,204,000 the first year and $3,521,000 the 
5.10 	second year are for a state and local 
5.11 	cybersecurity improvement grant program for 
5.12 	political subdivisions and Minnesota Tribal 
5.13 	governments, as established in Minnesota 
5.14 	Statutes, section 16E.35. This is a onetime 
5.15 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
5.16 	2027.
5.17 	(b) Statewide Cybersecurity Enhancements.
5.18 	$10,280,000 the first year and $16,875,000 
5.19 	the second year are to procure, implement, 
5.20 	and support advanced cybersecurity tools that 
5.21 	combat persistent and evolving cybersecurity 
5.22 	threats. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
5.23 	available until June 30, 2027.
5.24 	(c) Executive Branch Cloud 
5.25 	Transformation. $10,685,000 the first year 
5.26 	and $22,910,000 the second year are to 
5.27 	support planning, migration, modernization, 
5.28 	infrastructure, training, and services required 
5.29 	for executive branch cloud transformation to 
5.30 	modernize enterprise information technology 
5.31 	delivery for state agency business partners. 
5.32 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
5.33 	available until June 30, 2027.
6.1 	(d) Targeted Application Modernization.
6.2 	$20,000,000 the first year and $20,000,000 
6.3 	the second year are to modernize targeted 
6.4 	applications to improve user experiences with 
6.5 	digital services provided by state agencies, 
6.6 	enable service delivery transformation, and 
6.7 	systematically address aging technology. This 
6.8 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
6.9 	until June 30, 2027.
6.10 	(e) Children's Cabinet IT Innovation.
6.11 	$1,000,000 the first year and each year 
6.12 	thereafter is to provide technology capabilities 
6.13 	that support centering Minnesota children and 
6.14 	their families over agency structures and 
6.15 	provides dedicated information technology 
6.16 	resources to deliver innovative digital services 
6.17 	to children and families.
6.18 	(f) MnGeo; Expanding Data-Driven 
6.19 	Decision Making with GIS Data. $358,000 
6.20 	the first year and $376,000 the second year 
6.21 	are to enhance the state's ability to lead 
6.22 	collaborative geographic data collection and 
6.23 	to produce additional publicly available data. 
6.24 	The base for this appropriation is $395,000 in 
6.25 	fiscal year 2026 and $414,000 in fiscal year 
6.26 	2027.
6.27 	(g) Supporting Accessible Technology in 
6.28 	State Government. $300,000 the first year 
6.29 	and each year thereafter is to support 
6.30 	accessible government in Minnesota.
6.31 	(h) The commissioner of management and 
6.32 	budget is authorized to provide cash flow 
6.33 	assistance of up to $50,000,000 from the 
6.34 	special revenue fund or other statutory general 
6.35 	funds as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.1 	16A.671, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), to the 
7.2 	Department of Information Technology for 
7.3 	the purpose of managing revenue and 
7.4 	expenditure differences. These funds shall be 
7.5 	repaid with interest by the end of the fiscal 
7.6 	year 2025 closing period.

7.7	Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION

7.8	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	62,416,000
	$
	45,056,000
	
7.9 	The base for this appropriation is $35,466,000 
7.10 	in fiscal year 2026 and $35,478,000 in fiscal 
7.11 	year 2027.
7.12 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
7.13 	purpose are specified in the following 
7.14 	subdivisions.

7.15	Subd. 2.Government and Citizen Services
 		32,048,000
		19,618,000
	
7.16 	The base for this appropriation is $18,028,000 
7.17 	in fiscal year 2026 and $18,040,000 in fiscal 
7.18 	year 2027.
7.19 	Council on Developmental Disabilities.
7.20 	$222,000 each year is for the Council on 
7.21 	Developmental Disabilities.
7.22 	State Agency Accommodation 
7.23 	Reimbursement. $200,000 the first year and 
7.24 	$200,000 the second year may be transferred 
7.25 	to the accommodation account established in 
7.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.4805.
7.27 	Procurement Technical Assistance Center.
7.28 	$350,000 each year is for the Procurement 
7.29 	Technical Assistance Center.
7.30 	Office of the State Archaeologist. $806,000 
7.31 	the first year and $822,000 the second year 
7.32 	are for the Office of the State Archaeologist. 
7.33 	The base for this appropriation is $773,000 in 
8.1 	fiscal year 2026. The base for this 
8.2 	appropriation in fiscal year 2027 and each year 
8.3 	thereafter is $785,000.
8.4 	Of these amounts, $236,000 the first year and 
8.5 	$242,000 the second year are for the 
8.6 	Archaeological and Cemetery Site Inventory 
8.7 	Portal. The base in fiscal year 2026 is 
8.8 	$193,000 and $205,000 in fiscal year 2027 
8.9 	and each year thereafter.
8.10 	Disparity Study. $500,000 the first year and 
8.11 	$1,000,000 the second year are to conduct a 
8.12 	disparity study required under Minnesota 
8.13 	Statutes, section 16C.16, subdivision 5. This 
8.14 	is a onetime appropriation.
8.15 	Grants Administration Oversight.
8.16 	$2,411,000 the first year and $1,782,000 the 
8.17 	second year are for grants administration 
8.18 	oversight. The base for this appropriation in 
8.19 	fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter is 
8.20 	$1,581,000.
8.21 	$735,000 the first year and $201,000 the 
8.22 	second year are for a study to develop a road 
8.23 	map on the need for an enterprise grants 
8.24 	management system and to implement the 
8.25 	study's recommendation. This is a onetime 
8.26 	appropriation.
8.27 	Small Agency Resource Team. $940,000 the 
8.28 	first year and $856,000 the second year are 
8.29 	for the Small Agency Resource Team.
8.30 	Of these amounts, $102,000 the first year is 
8.31 	to complete the study required under article 
8.32 	2, section 33. This is a onetime appropriation.
8.33 	State Historic Preservation Office.
8.34 	$1,274,000 the first year and $1,352,000 the 
9.1 	second year are for the State Historic 
9.2 	Preservation Office. The base for this 
9.3 	appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and each year 
9.4 	thereafter is $1,012,000.
9.5 	Of these amounts, $485,000 the first year and 
9.6 	$500,000 the second year are for electronic 
9.7 	project systems and critical database 
9.8 	integration and are available through June 30, 
9.9 	2027. The base for this appropriation in fiscal 
9.10 	year 2026 and each year thereafter is 
9.11 	$160,000.
9.12 	Office of Enterprise Sustainability.
9.13 	$1,775,000 each year is for the Office of 
9.14 	Enterprise Sustainability.
9.15 	Risk Management Fund Property 
9.16 	Self-Insurance. $12,500,000 the first year is 
9.17 	for transfer to the risk management fund under 
9.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.85. This is a 
9.19 	onetime appropriation.
9.20 	Office of Enterprise Translations.
9.21 	$1,306,000 the first year and $1,159,000 the 
9.22 	second year are to establish the Office of 
9.23 	Enterprise Translations. $250,000 the first year 
9.24 	and $250,000 the second year may be 
9.25 	transferred to the language access service 
9.26 	account established in Minnesota Statutes, 
9.27 	section 16B.373.

9.28	Subd. 3.Strategic Management Services
 		2,809,000
		3,115,000

9.29	Subd. 4.Fiscal Agent
 		27,559,000
		22,323,000
	
9.30 	The base for this appropriation is $14,323,000.
9.31 	The appropriations under this section are to 
9.32 	the commissioner of administration for the 
9.33 	purposes specified.
10.1 	In-Lieu of Rent. $11,129,000 each year is for 
10.2 	space costs of the legislature and veterans 
10.3 	organizations, ceremonial space, and 
10.4 	statutorily free space.
10.5 	Public Television. (a) $1,550,000 each year 
10.6 	is for matching grants for public television.
10.7 	(b) $250,000 each year is for public television 
10.8 	equipment grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.9 	section 129D.13.
10.10 	(c) $250,000 each year is for block grants to 
10.11 	public television under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.12 	section 129D.13. Of this amount, up to three 
10.13 	percent is for the commissioner of 
10.14 	administration to administer the grants.
10.15 	(d) The commissioner of administration must 
10.16 	consider the recommendations of the 
10.17 	Minnesota Public Television Association 
10.18 	before allocating the amounts appropriated in 
10.19 	paragraphs (a) to (c) for equipment or 
10.20 	matching grants.
10.21 	Public Radio. (a) $492,000 each year is for 
10.22 	community service grants to public 
10.23 	educational radio stations. This appropriation 
10.24 	may be used to disseminate emergency 
10.25 	information in foreign languages.
10.26 	(b) $142,000 each year is for equipment grants 
10.27 	to public educational radio stations. This 
10.28 	appropriation may be used for the repair, 
10.29 	rental, and purchase of equipment including 
10.30 	equipment under $500.
10.31 	(c) $510,000 each year is for equipment grants 
10.32 	to Minnesota Public Radio, Inc., including 
10.33 	upgrades to Minnesota's Emergency Alert and 
10.34 	AMBER Alert Systems.
11.1 	(d) The appropriations in paragraphs (a) to (c) 
11.2 	may not be used for indirect costs claimed by 
11.3 	an institution or governing body.
11.4 	(e) The commissioner of administration must 
11.5 	consider the recommendations of the 
11.6 	Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
11.7 	Radio Stations before awarding grants under 
11.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14, using 
11.9 	the appropriations in paragraphs (a) and (b). 
11.10 	No grantee is eligible for a grant unless they 
11.11 	are a member of the Association of Minnesota 
11.12 	Public Educational Radio Stations on or before 
11.13 	July 1, 2023.
11.14 	(f) Any unencumbered balance remaining the 
11.15 	first year for grants to public television or 
11.16 	public radio stations does not cancel and is 
11.17 	available for the second year.
11.18 	(g) $1,236,000 the first year is for a grant to 
11.19 	the Association of Minnesota Public 
11.20 	Educational Radio Stations to provide 
11.21 	community radio news programs. Of this 
11.22 	amount, up to $36,000 is for the commissioner 
11.23 	of administration to administer this grant. This 
11.24 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
11.25 	through June 30, 2027.
11.26 	Real Estate and Construction Services.
11.27 	$12,000,000 the first year and $8,000,000 the 
11.28 	second year are to facilitate space 
11.29 	consolidation and the transition to a hybrid 
11.30 	work environment, including but not limited 
11.31 	to the design, remodel, equipping, and 
11.32 	furnishing of the space. This appropriation 
11.33 	may also be used for relocation and rent loss. 
11.34 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
11.35 	available through June 30, 2027.

12.1
12.2	Sec. 12. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL 
AND PLANNING BOARD
 	$
	1,070,000
	$
	510,000
	
12.3 	The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 
12.4 	2026 and each year thereafter is $455,000.
12.5 	$500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is to support 
12.6 	commemorative artwork activities. This is a 
12.7 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
12.8 	June 30, 2028.
12.9 	$130,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $55,000 in 
12.10 	fiscal year 2025 are for mandatory zoning and 
12.11 	design rules. This is a onetime appropriation.

12.12
12.13	Sec. 13. MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET
 	$
	46,682,000
	$
	51,284,000
	
12.14 	The base for this appropriation is $51,034,000.
12.15 	(a) $973,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
12.16 	$1,006,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for 
12.17 	enterprise continuity of operations planning 
12.18 	and preparedness. The base is $756,000 in 
12.19 	fiscal year 2026 and each year thereafter.
12.20 	(b) $466,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $622,000 
12.21 	in fiscal year 2025 are for the establishment 
12.22 	of a statewide internal audit office.
12.23 	(c) $770,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
12.24 	$1,999,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for the 
12.25 	establishment of an enterprise planning, 
12.26 	strategy, and performance unit.
12.27 	(d) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
12.28 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for 
12.29 	administration and staffing of the Children's 
12.30 	Cabinet established in Minnesota Statutes, 
12.31 	section 4.045.

12.32	Sec. 14. REVENUE

12.33	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	194,591,000
	$
	203,803,000

13.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.2		2024
	2025
	
13.3	General
	190,331,000
	199,543,000
	
13.4	Health Care Access
	1,760,000
	1,760,000
	
13.5
13.6	Highway User Tax 
Distribution
	2,195,000
	2,195,000
	
13.7	Environmental
	305,000
	305,000

13.8	Subd. 2.Tax System Management
 		161,740,000
		168,876,000

13.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.10	General
	157,480,000
	164,616,000
	
13.11	Health Care Access
	1,760,000
	1,760,000
	
13.12
13.13	Highway User Tax 
Distribution
	2,195,000
	2,195,000
	
13.14	Environmental
	305,000
	305,000
	
13.15 	Taxpayer Assistance. (a) $750,000 each year 
13.16 	is for the commissioner of revenue to make 
13.17 	grants to one or more eligible organizations, 
13.18 	qualifying under section 7526A(e)(2)(B) of 
13.19 	the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
13.20 	coordinate, facilitate, encourage, and aid in 
13.21 	the provision of taxpayer assistance services. 
13.22 	The unencumbered balance in the first year 
13.23 	does not cancel but is available for the second 
13.24 	year.
13.25 	(b) For purposes of this section, "taxpayer 
13.26 	assistance services" means accounting and tax 
13.27 	preparation services provided by volunteers 
13.28 	to low-income, elderly, and disadvantaged 
13.29 	Minnesota residents to help them file federal 
13.30 	and state income tax returns and Minnesota 
13.31 	property tax refund claims and to provide 
13.32 	personal representation before the Department 
13.33 	of Revenue and Internal Revenue Service.

13.34	Subd. 3.Debt Collection Management
 		32,851,000
		34,927,000

13.35	Sec. 15. GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD
 	$
	6,365,000
	$
	6,334,000
	
14.1 	These appropriations are from the lawful 
14.2 	gambling regulation account in the special 
14.3 	revenue fund.

14.4	Sec. 16. RACING COMMISSION
 	$
	1,933,000
	$
	954,000

14.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.6	General
	1,000,000
	-0-
	
14.7	Special Revenue
	933,000
	954,000
	
14.8 	The special revenue fund appropriations are 
14.9 	from the racing and card playing regulation 
14.10 	accounts in the special revenue fund.
14.11 	Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act 
14.12 	Compliance. $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 
14.13 	is from the general fund for costs related to 
14.14 	the federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety 
14.15 	Act. This appropriation is onetime and is 
14.16 	available until June 30, 2024.

14.17	Sec. 17. STATE LOTTERY
 					
14.18 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.19 	349A.10, subdivision 3, the State Lottery's 
14.20 	operating budget must not exceed $40,000,000 
14.21 	in fiscal year 2024 and $40,000,000 in fiscal 
14.22 	year 2025.

14.23	Sec. 18. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
 	$
	379,000
	$
	391,000

14.24
14.25	Sec. 19. COUNCIL FOR MINNESOTANS OF 
AFRICAN HERITAGE
 	$
	795,000
	$
	816,000

14.26	Sec. 20. COUNCIL ON LATINO AFFAIRS
 	$
	664,000
	$
	680,000

14.27
14.28	Sec. 21. COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC 
MINNESOTANS
 	$
	623,000
	$
	645,000

14.29	Sec. 22. INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
 	$
	1,337,000
	$
	1,360,000

14.30
14.31	Sec. 23. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY

14.32	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	25,831,000
	$
	26,832,000
	
15.1 	The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 
15.2 	2026 and each year thereafter is $26,457,000.
15.3 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
15.4 	purpose are specified in the following 
15.5 	subdivisions.

15.6	Subd. 2.Operations and Programs
 		25,510,000
		26,511,000
	
15.7 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.8 	138.668, the Minnesota Historical Society may 
15.9 	not charge a fee for its general tours at the 
15.10 	Capitol, but may charge fees for special 
15.11 	programs other than general tours.
15.12 	(a) $375,000 each year is to support statewide 
15.13 	historic sites and museums and enhance 
15.14 	in-person school programs.
15.15 	(b) The base for this appropriation in fiscal 
15.16 	year 2026 and each year thereafter is 
15.17 	$26,136,000.

15.18	Subd. 3.Fiscal Agent
 		321,000
		321,000

15.19	(a) Global Minnesota
		39,000
		39,000

15.20	(b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum
		17,000
		17,000

15.21	(c) Hockey Hall of Fame
		100,000
		100,000

15.22	(d) Farmamerica
		115,000
		115,000

15.23	(e) Minnesota Military Museum
		50,000
		50,000
	
15.24 	Any unencumbered balance remaining in this 
15.25 	subdivision the first year does not cancel but 
15.26 	is available for the second year of the 
15.27 	biennium.

15.28	Sec. 24. BOARD OF THE ARTS

15.29	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	7,774,000
	$
	7,787,000
	
16.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
16.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
16.3 	subdivisions.

16.4	Subd. 2.Operations and Services
 		835,000
		848,000

16.5	Subd. 3.Grants Program
 		4,800,000
		4,800,000

16.6	Subd. 4.Regional Arts Councils
 		2,139,000
		2,139,000
	
16.7 	Any unencumbered balance remaining in this 
16.8 	section the first year does not cancel, but is 
16.9 	available for the second year.
16.10 	Money appropriated in this section and 
16.11 	distributed as grants may only be spent on 
16.12 	projects located in Minnesota. A recipient of 
16.13 	a grant funded by an appropriation in this 
16.14 	section must not use more than ten percent of 
16.15 	the total grant for costs related to travel outside 
16.16 	the state of Minnesota.

16.17
16.18	Sec. 25. MINNESOTA HUMANITIES 
CENTER
 	$
	845,000
	$
	845,000
	
16.19 	$375,000 each year is for grants under 
16.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 138.912. No more 
16.21 	than four percent of the appropriation may be 
16.22 	used for the nonprofit administration of the 
16.23 	program.

16.24	Sec. 26. BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
 	$
	844,000
	$
	859,000

16.25
16.26
16.27
16.28	Sec. 27. BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE 
ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, 
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, 
GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN
 	$
	893,000
	$
	913,000

16.29
16.30	Sec. 28. BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST 
EXAMINERS
 	$
	3,379,000
	$
	3,599,000

16.31	Sec. 29. BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
 	$
	442,000
	$
	452,000

16.32
16.33	Sec. 30. GENERAL CONTINGENT 
ACCOUNTS
 	$
	2,000,000
	$
	2,000,000

17.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.2		2024
	2025
	
17.3	General
	1,500,000
	1,500,000
	
17.4
17.5	State Government 
Special Revenue
	400,000
	400,000
	
17.6
17.7	Workers' 
Compensation
	100,000
	100,000
	
17.8 	(a) The appropriations in this section may only 
17.9 	be spent with the approval of the governor 
17.10 	after consultation with the Legislative 
17.11 	Advisory Commission pursuant to Minnesota 
17.12 	Statutes, section 3.30.
17.13 	(b) If an appropriation in this section for either 
17.14 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
17.15 	other year is available for it.
17.16 	(c) If a contingent account appropriation is 
17.17 	made in one fiscal year, it should be 
17.18 	considered a biennial appropriation.

17.19	Sec. 31. TORT CLAIMS
 	$
	161,000
	$
	161,000
	
17.20 	These appropriations are to be spent by the 
17.21 	commissioner of management and budget 
17.22 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.23 	3.736, subdivision 7. If the appropriation for 
17.24 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
17.25 	for the other year is available both years.

17.26
17.27	Sec. 32. MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT 
SYSTEM

17.28	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	14,499,000
	$
	14,280,000
	
17.29 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
17.30 	purpose are specified in the following 
17.31 	subdivisions.

17.32
17.33	Subd. 2.Combined Legislators and 
Constitutional Officers Retirement Plan
 		8,449,000
		8,280,000
	
18.1 	Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3A.03, 
18.2 	subdivision 2; 3A.04, subdivisions 3 and 4; 
18.3 	and 3A.115.
18.4 	If an appropriation in this section for either 
18.5 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
18.6 	other year is available for it.

18.7	Subd. 3.Judges Retirement Plan
 		6,000,000
		6,000,000
	
18.8 	For transfer to the judges retirement fund 
18.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 490.123. 
18.10 	This transfer continues each fiscal year until 
18.11 	the judges retirement plan reaches 100 percent 
18.12 	funding as determined by an actuarial 
18.13 	valuation prepared according to Minnesota 
18.14 	Statutes, section 356.214.

18.15
18.16	Sec. 33. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT 
ASSOCIATION
 	$
	25,000,000
	$
	25,000,000
	
18.17 	(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 
18.18 	the second year are for direct state aid to the 
18.19 	public employees police and fire retirement 
18.20 	plan authorized under Minnesota Statutes, 
18.21 	section 353.65, subdivision 3b.
18.22 	(b) State payments from the general fund to 
18.23 	the Public Employees Retirement Association 
18.24 	on behalf of the former MERF division 
18.25 	account are $16,000,000 on September 15, 
18.26 	2024, and $16,000,000 on September 15, 
18.27 	2025. These amounts are estimated to be 
18.28 	needed under Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.29 	353.505.

18.30
18.31	Sec. 34. TEACHERS RETIREMENT 
ASSOCIATION
 	$
	29,831,000
	$
	29,831,000
	
18.32 	The amounts estimated to be needed are as 
18.33 	follows:
19.1 	Special Direct State Aid. $27,331,000 each 
19.2 	year is for special direct state aid authorized 
19.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 354.436.
19.4 	Special Direct State Matching Aid.
19.5 	$2,500,000 each year is for special direct state 
19.6 	matching aid authorized under Minnesota 
19.7 	Statutes, section 354.435.

19.8
19.9	Sec. 35. ST. PAUL TEACHERS RETIREMENT 
FUND
 	$
	14,827,000
	$
	14,827,000
	
19.10 	The amounts estimated to be needed for 
19.11 	special direct state aid to the first class city 
19.12 	teachers retirement fund association authorized 
19.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 354A.12, 
19.14 	subdivisions 3a and 3c.

19.15 	ARTICLE 2
19.16 	POLICY LANGUAGE

19.17 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 4.045, is amended to read:
19.18 	4.045 CHILDREN'S CABINET.
19.19 	The Children's Cabinet shall consist of the commissioners of education, human services, 
19.20 	employment and economic development, public safety, corrections, management and budget, 
19.21 	health, administration, Housing Finance Agency, and transportation, and the director of the 
19.22 	Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning. The governor shall designate one member 
19.23 	to serve as cabinet chair. The chair is responsible for ensuring that the duties of the Children's 
19.24 	Cabinet are performed.

19.25 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 5.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
19.26 		Subd. 2.Appropriation. Notwithstanding section 4.07, Money in the Help America 
19.27 	Vote Act account may be spent only pursuant to direct appropriations enacted from time to 
19.28 	time by law. Money in the account must be spent is appropriated to the secretary of state
19.29 	to improve the administration of elections in accordance with the Help America Vote Act, 
19.30 	the state plan certified by the governor under the act, and for reporting and administrative 
19.31 	requirements under the act and plan. To the extent required by federal law, money in the 
19.32 	account must be used in a manner that is consistent with the maintenance of effort 
20.1 	requirements of section 254(a)(7) of the Help America Vote Act, Public Law 107-252, 
20.2 	based on the level of state expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000.

20.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
20.4 	applies to any balances in the Help America Vote Act account existing on or after that date.

20.5 	Sec. 3. [8.315] CONSUMER LITIGATION FUND.
20.6 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The consumer litigation account is established in the 
20.7 	special revenue fund in the state treasury. Money recovered by a state official eligible for 
20.8 	any allowable use provided in section 16A.151, subdivision 2, paragraphs (a) to (g), shall 
20.9 	first satisfy those uses. Any remaining money recovered by a state official as provided in 
20.10 	section 16A.151, subdivision 2, paragraph (h), shall be deposited in the consumer litigation 
20.11 	account until the balance of the fund is equal to the maximum account balance provided in 
20.12 	subdivision 3, and shall thereafter continue if disbursements reduce the balance below the 
20.13 	maximum account balance.
20.14 		Subd. 2.Disbursements from account. The attorney general shall have the authority 
20.15 	to authorize disbursements from the consumer litigation account for the following purposes:
20.16 	(1) payment of the costs of litigation, investigation, administration, or settlement of any 
20.17 	matter related to the duties and authorities provided by this chapter, federal law, or common 
20.18 	law;
20.19 	(2) cost share payments subject to agreements entered into with other states, governmental 
20.20 	entities, law enforcement agencies, or federal agencies in furtherance of litigation, 
20.21 	investigation, administration, or settlement of any matter;
20.22 	(3) retention of expert witnesses, professional or technical services, consultants, 
20.23 	specialists, mediators, or necessary services related to litigation, investigation, administration, 
20.24 	or settlement of any matter;
20.25 	(4) document review, issue coding, electronic data hosting, or discovery-related costs, 
20.26 	including reasonable costs for these services incurred by a state agency if related to litigation 
20.27 	or an investigation in which the state is a party and the attorney general determines it is 
20.28 	beneficial to the state to authorize such payments; and
20.29 	(5) any further uses determined by the attorney general to be necessary and proper to 
20.30 	administer the duties of the office.
20.31 		Subd. 3.Account balance. The maximum balance of the consumer litigation account 
20.32 	shall be $2,000,000.
21.1 		Subd. 4.Required reporting. The attorney general shall report to the chairs and ranking 
21.2 	minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction 
21.3 	over state government finance by October 15 each year, on activities under this section 
21.4 	during the prior fiscal year. The report must include:
21.5 	(1) an accounting of the starting balance and ending balance of the consumer litigation 
21.6 	account for the relevant reporting period, and a summary description of all deposits into 
21.7 	and disbursements from the account, along with the purpose of any disbursements; and
21.8 	(2) a recommendation for adjustment, if any is deemed necessary by the attorney general, 
21.9 	to the maximum account balance provided in subdivision 3.

21.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

21.11 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0815, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.12 		Subdivision 1.Salary limits. The governor or other appropriate appointing authority 
21.13 	shall set the salary rates for positions listed in this section within the salary limits listed in 
21.14 	subdivisions 2 to 4. The governor's or other appointing authority's action is subject to 
21.15 	approval of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the legislature as provided by 
21.16 	subdivision 5 and section 3.855 based upon the salaries prescribed by the Compensation 
21.17 	Council established under section 15A.082.

21.18 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0815, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.19 		Subd. 2.Group I salary limits Agency head salaries. The salary for a position listed 
21.20 	in this subdivision shall not exceed 133 percent of the salary of the governor. This limit 
21.21 	must be adjusted annually on January 1. The new limit must equal the limit for the prior 
21.22 	year increased by the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
21.23 	consumers from October of the second prior year to October of the immediately prior year
21.24 	be determined by the Compensation Council under section 15A.082. The commissioner of 
21.25 	management and budget must publish the limit on the department's website. This subdivision 
21.26 	applies to the following positions:
21.27 	Commissioner of administration;
21.28 	Commissioner of agriculture;
21.29 	Commissioner of education;
21.30 	Commissioner of commerce;
21.31 	Commissioner of corrections;
22.1 	Commissioner of health;
22.2 	Commissioner, Minnesota Office of Higher Education;
22.3 	Commissioner, Minnesota IT Services;
22.4 	Commissioner, Housing Finance Agency;
22.5 	Commissioner of human rights;
22.6 	Commissioner of human services;
22.7 	Commissioner of labor and industry;
22.8 	Commissioner of management and budget;
22.9 	Commissioner of natural resources;
22.10 	Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency;
22.11 	Commissioner of public safety;
22.12 	Commissioner of revenue;
22.13 	Commissioner of employment and economic development;
22.14 	Commissioner of transportation; and
22.15 	Commissioner of veterans affairs.;
22.16 	Executive director of the Gambling Control Board;
22.17 	Executive director of the Minnesota State Lottery;
22.18 	Commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation;
22.19 	Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services;
22.20 	Ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities;
22.21 	Ombudsperson for corrections;
22.22 	Chair, Metropolitan Council;
22.23 	School trust lands director;
22.24 	Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; and
22.25 	Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission.

23.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.082, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.2 		Subdivision 1.Creation. A Compensation Council is created each odd-numbered year 
23.3 	to assist the legislature in establishing establish the compensation of constitutional officers, 
23.4 	justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals and district court, and the heads 
23.5 	of state and metropolitan agencies included in section 15A.0815.

23.6 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.082, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.7 		Subd. 2.Membership. The Compensation Council consists of 16 members: eight 
23.8 	nonjudges appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court, of whom no more than four 
23.9 	may belong to the same political party; and one member from each congressional district 
23.10 	appointed by the governor, of whom no more than four may belong to the same political 
23.11 	party. Appointments must be made after the first Monday in January and before January 15
23.12 	31. The compensation and removal of members appointed by the governor or the chief 
23.13 	justice shall be as provided in section 15.059, subdivisions 3 and 4. The Legislative 
23.14 	Coordinating Commission shall provide the council with administrative and support services.

23.15 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.082, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
23.16 		Subd. 3.Submission of recommendations. (a) By April May 1 in each odd-numbered 
23.17 	year, the Compensation Council shall submit to the speaker of the house and the president 
23.18 	of the senate salary recommendations must prescribe salaries for constitutional officers, 
23.19 	justices of the supreme court, and judges of the court of appeals and district court, and for 
23.20 	the agency and metropolitan agency heads identified in section 15A.0815. The recommended
23.21 	prescribed salary for each other office must take effect on the first Monday in January of 
23.22 	the next odd-numbered year, with no more than one adjustment, to take effect on January 
23.23 	1 of the year after that. The salary recommendations for judges and constitutional officers 
23.24 	take effect if an appropriation of money to pay the recommended salaries is enacted after 
23.25 	the recommendations are submitted and before their effective date. Recommendations may 
23.26 	be expressly modified or rejected July 1 of that year and July 1 of the subsequent 
23.27 	even-numbered year and at whatever interval the Compensation Council determines 
23.28 	thereafter, unless the legislature by law provides otherwise.
23.29 	(b) The council shall also submit to the speaker of the house and the president of the 
23.30 	senate recommendations for the salary ranges of the heads of state and metropolitan agencies, 
23.31 	to be effective retroactively from January 1 of that year if enacted into law. The 
23.32 	recommendations shall include the appropriate group in section 15A.0815 to which each 
23.33 	agency head should be assigned and the appropriate limitation on the maximum range of 
24.1 	the salaries of the agency heads in each group, expressed as a percentage of the salary of 
24.2 	the governor.

24.3 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.082, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
24.4 		Subd. 4.Criteria. In making compensation recommendations determinations, the council 
24.5 	shall consider the amount of compensation paid in government service and the private sector 
24.6 	to persons with similar qualifications, the amount of compensation needed to attract and 
24.7 	retain experienced and competent persons, and the ability of the state to pay the recommended 
24.8 	compensation.

24.9 	Sec. 10. [16A.091] PLANNING, STRATEGY, AND PERFORMANCE 
24.10 	MANAGEMENT.
24.11 	(a) The commissioner of management and budget is responsible for the coordination, 
24.12 	development, assessment, and communication of information, performance measures, 
24.13 	planning, and policy concerning the state's future.
24.14 	(b) The commissioner must develop a statewide system of economic, social, and 
24.15 	environmental performance measures. The commissioner must provide information to assist 
24.16 	public and elected officials with understanding the status of these performance measures.

24.17 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.122, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
24.18 		Subd. 2.Transfers from grants prohibited. Unless otherwise provided by law or 
24.19 	section 16B.98, subdivision 14, an agency must not use grant or flow-through funds for 
24.20 	salaries or other operating purposes.

24.21 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.126, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.22 		Subdivision 1.Set rates. The commissioner shall approve the rates an agency must pay 
24.23 	to a revolving fund for services. Funds subject to this subdivision include, but are not limited 
24.24 	to, the revolving funds established in sections 14.46; 14.53; 16B.2975, subdivision 4; 16B.48; 
24.25 	16B.54; 16B.58; 16B.85; 16E.14; 43A.55; and 176.591; and the fund established in section 
24.26 	43A.30; and the account established in section 16A.1286.

24.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.

24.28 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.1286, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
24.29 		Subd. 2.Billing procedures. The commissioner may bill up to $10,000,000 in each 
24.30 	fiscal year for statewide systems services provided to state agencies, judicial branch agencies, 
25.1 	the University of Minnesota in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches, the Minnesota 
25.2 	State Colleges and Universities, and other entities. Each agency shall transfer from agency 
25.3 	operating appropriations to the statewide systems account the amount billed by the 
25.4 	commissioner. Billing policies and procedures related to statewide systems services must 
25.5 	be developed by the commissioner in consultation with the commissioners of management 
25.6 	and budget and administration, the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges 
25.7 	and Universities. The commissioner shall develop billing policies and procedures.

25.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

25.9 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.10 		Subd. 2.Exceptions. (a) If a state official litigates or settles a matter on behalf of specific 
25.11 	injured persons or entities, this section does not prohibit distribution of money to the specific 
25.12 	injured persons or entities on whose behalf the litigation or settlement efforts were initiated. 
25.13 	If money recovered on behalf of injured persons or entities cannot reasonably be distributed 
25.14 	to those persons or entities because they cannot readily be located or identified or because 
25.15 	the cost of distributing the money would outweigh the benefit to the persons or entities, the 
25.16 	money must be paid into the general fund.
25.17 	(b) Money recovered on behalf of a fund in the state treasury other than the general fund 
25.18 	may be deposited in that fund.
25.19 	(c) This section does not prohibit a state official from distributing money to a person or 
25.20 	entity other than the state in litigation or potential litigation in which the state is a defendant 
25.21 	or potential defendant.
25.22 	(d) State agencies may accept funds as directed by a federal court for any restitution or 
25.23 	monetary penalty under United States Code, title 18, section 3663(a)(3), or United States 
25.24 	Code, title 18, section 3663A(a)(3). Funds received must be deposited in a special revenue 
25.25 	account and are appropriated to the commissioner of the agency for the purpose as directed 
25.26 	by the federal court.
25.27 	(e) Tobacco settlement revenues as defined in section 16A.98, subdivision 1, paragraph 
25.28 	(t), may be deposited as provided in section 16A.98, subdivision 12.
25.29 	(f) Any money received by the state resulting from a settlement agreement or an assurance 
25.30 	of discontinuance entered into by the attorney general of the state, or a court order in litigation 
25.31 	brought by the attorney general of the state, on behalf of the state or a state agency, related 
25.32 	to alleged violations of consumer fraud laws in the marketing, sale, or distribution of opioids 
25.33 	in this state or other alleged illegal actions that contributed to the excessive use of opioids, 
26.1 	must be deposited in the settlement account established in the opiate epidemic response 
26.2 	fund under section 256.043, subdivision 1. This paragraph does not apply to attorney fees 
26.3 	and costs awarded to the state or the Attorney General's Office, to contract attorneys hired 
26.4 	by the state or Attorney General's Office, or to other state agency attorneys.
26.5 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), if money is received from a settlement agreement or 
26.6 	an assurance of discontinuance entered into by the attorney general of the state or a court 
26.7 	order in litigation brought by the attorney general of the state on behalf of the state or a state 
26.8 	agency against a consulting firm working for an opioid manufacturer or opioid wholesale 
26.9 	drug distributor, the commissioner shall deposit any money received into the settlement 
26.10 	account established within the opiate epidemic response fund under section 256.042, 
26.11 	subdivision 1. Notwithstanding section 256.043, subdivision 3a, paragraph (a), any amount 
26.12 	deposited into the settlement account in accordance with this paragraph shall be appropriated 
26.13 	to the commissioner of human services to award as grants as specified by the opiate epidemic 
26.14 	response advisory council in accordance with section 256.043, subdivision 3a, paragraph 
26.15 	(d).
26.16 	(h) Money recovered by a state official in litigation or in settlement of a matter that 
26.17 	could have resulted in litigation may be deposited as provided in section 8.315.

26.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

26.19 	Sec. 15. [16B.372] ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNMENT 
26.20 	OPERATIONS; OFFICE CREATED.
26.21 		Subdivision 1.Enterprise sustainability. The Office of Enterprise Sustainability is 
26.22 	established to assist all state agencies in making measurable progress toward improving the 
26.23 	sustainability of government operations by reducing the impact on the environment, 
26.24 	controlling unnecessary waste of natural resources and public funds, and spurring innovation. 
26.25 	The office shall create new tools and share best practices, assist state agencies to plan for 
26.26 	and implement improvements, and monitor progress toward achieving intended outcomes. 
26.27 	Specific duties include but are not limited to:
26.28 	(1) managing a sustainability metrics and reporting system, including a public dashboard 
26.29 	that allows Minnesotans to track progress and is updated annually;
26.30 	(2) assisting agencies in developing and executing sustainability plans; and
26.31 	(3) implementing the state building energy conservation improvement revolving loan 
26.32 	in Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.86 and 16B.87.
27.1 		Subd. 2.State agency responsibilities. Each cabinet-level agency is required to 
27.2 	participate in the sustainability effort by developing a sustainability plan and by making 
27.3 	measurable progress toward improving associated sustainability outcomes. State agencies 
27.4 	and boards that are not members of the cabinet shall take steps toward improving 
27.5 	sustainability outcomes. However, they are not required to participate at the level of 
27.6 	cabinet-level agencies.
27.7 		Subd. 3.Local governments. The Office of Enterprise Sustainability shall make 
27.8 	reasonable attempts to share tools and best practices with local governments.

27.9 	Sec. 16. [16B.373] OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TRANSLATIONS.
27.10 		Subdivision 1.Office establishment. (a) The commissioner shall establish an Office of 
27.11 	Enterprise Translations. The office must:
27.12 	(1) provide translation services for written material for executive agencies;
27.13 	(2) create and maintain language-specific landing webpages in Spanish, Hmong, and 
27.14 	Somali with links to translated materials at state agency websites; and
27.15 	(3) serve as a resource to executive agencies in areas such as best practices and standards 
27.16 	for the translation of written materials.
27.17 	(b) The commissioner shall determine the process and requirements for state agencies 
27.18 	to request translations of written materials.
27.19 		Subd. 2.Language access service account established. The language access service 
27.20 	account is created in the special revenue fund for reimbursing state agencies for expenses 
27.21 	incurred in providing language translation services.

27.22 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.4805, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.23 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. "Reasonable accommodation" as used in this section has 
27.24 	the meaning given in section 363A.08. "State agency" as used in this section has the meaning 
27.25 	given in section 16A.011, subdivision 12. "Reasonable accommodations eligible for 
27.26 	reimbursement" means:
27.27 	(1) reasonable accommodations provided to applicants for employment;
27.28 	(2) reasonable accommodations for employees for services that will need to be provided 
27.29 	on a periodic or ongoing basis; or
27.30 	(3) reasonable accommodations that involve onetime expenses that total more than 
27.31 	$1,000 $500 for an employee in a fiscal year.

28.1 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.97, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.2 		Subd. 2.Grants governance. The commissioner shall provide leadership and direction 
28.3 	for policy related to grants management in Minnesota in order to foster more consistent, 
28.4 	streamlined interaction between executive agencies, funders, and grantees that will enhance 
28.5 	access to grant opportunities and information and lead to greater program accountability 
28.6 	and transparency. The commissioner has the duties and powers stated in this section. An 
28.7 	executive agency Executive agencies shall fully cooperate with the commissioner in the 
28.8 	creation, management, and oversight of state grants and must do what the commissioner 
28.9 	requires under this section. The commissioner may adopt rules to carry out grants governance, 
28.10 	oversight, and management.

28.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

28.12 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.97, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
28.13 		Subd. 3.Discretionary powers. The commissioner has the authority to:
28.14 	(1) review grants management practices and propose establish and enforce policy and 
28.15 	procedure improvements to the governor, legislature, executive agencies, and the federal 
28.16 	government;
28.17 	(2) sponsor, support, and facilitate innovative and collaborative grants management 
28.18 	projects with public and private organizations;
28.19 	(3) review, recommend, and implement alternative strategies for grants management;
28.20 	(4) collect and disseminate information, issue reports relating to grants management, 
28.21 	and sponsor and conduct conferences and studies; and
28.22 	(5) participate in conferences and other appropriate activities related to grants 
28.23 	management issues.;
28.24 	(6) suspend or debar grantees from eligibility to receive state-issued grants for up to 
28.25 	three years for reasons specified in Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1150, subpart 2. A grantee 
28.26 	may obtain an administrative hearing pursuant to sections 14.57 to 14.62 before a suspension 
28.27 	or debarment is effective by filing a written request for hearing within 20 days of notification 
28.28 	of suspension or debarment;
28.29 	(7) establish offices for the purpose of carrying out grants governance, oversight, and 
28.30 	management; and
28.31 	(8) require granting agencies to submit grant solicitation documents for review prior to 
28.32 	issuance at dollar levels determined by the commissioner.

29.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

29.2 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.97, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
29.3 		Subd. 4.Duties. (a) The commissioner shall:
29.4 	(1) create general grants management policies and procedures that are applicable to all 
29.5 	executive agencies. The commissioner may approve exceptions to these policies and 
29.6 	procedures for particular grant programs. Exceptions shall expire or be renewed after five 
29.7 	years. Executive agencies shall retain management of individual grants programs;
29.8 	(2) provide a central point of contact concerning statewide grants management policies 
29.9 	and procedures;
29.10 	(3) serve as a resource to executive agencies in such areas as training, evaluation, 
29.11 	collaboration, and best practices in grants management;
29.12 	(4) ensure grants management needs are considered in the development, upgrade, and 
29.13 	use of statewide administrative systems and leverage existing technology wherever possible;
29.14 	(5) oversee and approve future professional and technical service contracts and other 
29.15 	information technology spending related to executive agency grants management systems 
29.16 	and activities;
29.17 	(6) provide a central point of contact for comments about executive agencies violating 
29.18 	statewide grants governance policies and about fraud and waste in grants processes;
29.19 	(7) forward received comments to the appropriate agency for further action, and may 
29.20 	follow up as necessary;
29.21 	(8) provide a single listing of all available executive agency competitive grant 
29.22 	opportunities and resulting grant recipients;
29.23 	(9) selectively review development and implementation of executive agency grants, 
29.24 	policies, and practices; and
29.25 	(10) selectively review executive agency compliance with best practices.
29.26 	(b) The commissioner may determine that it is cost-effective for agencies to develop 
29.27 	and use shared grants management technology systems. This system would be governed 
29.28 	under section 16E.01, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).

29.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.

30.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
30.2 		Subd. 5.Creation and validity of grant agreements. (a) A grant agreement is and 
30.3 	amendments are not valid and the state is not bound by the grant them unless:
30.4 	(1) the grant has they have been executed by the head of the agency or a delegate who 
30.5 	is party to the grant;
30.6 	(2) they have been approved by the commissioner;
30.7 	(2) (3) the accounting system shows an encumbrance for the amount of the grant in 
30.8 	accordance with policy approved by the commissioner except as provided in subdivision 
30.9 	11; and
30.10 	(3) (4) the grant agreement includes an effective date that references either section 
30.11 	16C.05, subdivision 2, or 16B.98, subdivisions 5 and 7, as determined by the granting 
30.12 	agency.
30.13 	(b) The combined grant agreement and amendments must not exceed five years without 
30.14 	specific, written approval by the commissioner according to established policy, procedures, 
30.15 	and standards, or unless the commissioner determines that a longer duration is in the best 
30.16 	interest of the state.
30.17 	(c) A fully executed copy of the grant agreement with all amendments and other required 
30.18 	records relating to the grant must be kept on file at the granting agency for a time equal to 
30.19 	that required of grantees in subdivision 8.
30.20 	(d) Grant agreements must comply with policies established by the commissioner for 
30.21 	minimum grant agreement standards and practices.
30.22 	(e) The attorney general may periodically review and evaluate a sample of state agency 
30.23 	grants to ensure compliance with applicable laws.

30.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective April 1, 2024, and applies to grants issued 
30.25 	on or after that date.

30.26 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
30.27 		Subd. 6.Grant administration. A granting agency shall diligently administer and 
30.28 	monitor any grant it has entered into. The commissioner may require an agency to report 
30.29 	to the commissioner at any time on the status of any grant to which the agency is a party.

30.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to grants 
30.31 	issued on or after that date.

31.1 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
31.2 		Subd. 8.Audit. (a) A grant agreement made by an executive agency must include an 
31.3 	audit clause that provides that the books, records, documents, and accounting procedures 
31.4 	and practices of the grantee or other party that are relevant to the grant or transaction are 
31.5 	subject to examination by the commissioner, the granting agency and either the legislative 
31.6 	auditor or the state auditor, as appropriate, for a minimum of six years from the grant 
31.7 	agreement end date, receipt and approval of all final reports, or the required period of time 
31.8 	to satisfy all state and program retention requirements, whichever is later. If a grant agreement 
31.9 	does not include an express audit clause, the audit authority under this subdivision is implied.
31.10 	(b) If the granting agency is a local unit of government, and the governing body of the 
31.11 	local unit of government requests that the state auditor examine the books, records, 
31.12 	documents, and accounting procedures and practices of the grantee or other party according 
31.13 	to this subdivision, the granting agency shall be liable for the cost of the examination. If 
31.14 	the granting agency is a local unit of government, and the grantee or other party requests 
31.15 	that the state auditor examine all books, records, documents, and accounting procedures 
31.16 	and practices related to the grant, the grantee or other party that requested the examination 
31.17 	shall be liable for the cost of the examination.

31.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to grants 
31.19 	issued on or after that date.

31.20 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
31.21 	read:
31.22 		Subd. 12.Grantee evaluations. (a) The head of the agency or delegate entering into a 
31.23 	grant agreement in excess of $25,000 must submit a report to the commissioner who must 
31.24 	make the report publicly available online.
31.25 	(b) The report must:
31.26 	(1) summarize the purpose of the grant;
31.27 	(2) state the amount provided to the grantee; and
31.28 	(3) include a written performance evaluation of the work done under the grant. The 
31.29 	evaluation must include an appraisal of the grantee's timeliness, quality, and overall 
31.30 	performance in meeting the terms and objectives of the grant. Grantees may request copies 
31.31 	of evaluations prepared under this subdivision and may respond in writing. Grantee responses 
31.32 	must be maintained with the grant file.

32.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective April 1, 2024, and applies to grants issued 
32.2 	on or after that date.

32.3 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
32.4 	read:
32.5 		Subd. 13.Limitations on actions. No action may be maintained by a grantee against 
32.6 	an employee or agency who discloses information about a current or former grantee under 
32.7 	subdivision 12, unless the grantee demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that:
32.8 	(1) the information was false and defamatory;
32.9 	(2) the employee or agency knew or should have known the information was false and 
32.10 	acted with malicious intent to injure the current or former grantee; and
32.11 	(3) the information was acted upon in a manner that caused harm to the current or former 
32.12 	grantee.

32.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to grants 
32.14 	issued on or after that date.

32.15 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.98, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
32.16 	read:
32.17 		Subd. 14.Administrative costs. Unless amounts are otherwise appropriated for 
32.18 	administrative costs, a state agency may retain up to five percent of the amount appropriated 
32.19 	to the agency for grants enacted by the legislature and formula grants and up to ten percent 
32.20 	for competitively awarded grants. This subdivision applies to appropriations made for new 
32.21 	grant programs enacted after the effective date of this subdivision.

32.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to grants 
32.23 	issued on or after that date.

32.24 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.991, is amended to read:
32.25 	16B.991 TERMINATION OF GRANT.
32.26 		Subdivision 1.Criminal conviction. Each grant agreement subject to sections 16B.97
32.27 	and 16B.98 must provide that the agreement will immediately be terminated if the recipient 
32.28 	is convicted of a criminal offense relating to a state grant agreement.
32.29 		Subd. 2.Authority. A grant agreement must by its terms permit the commissioner to 
32.30 	unilaterally terminate the grant agreement prior to completion if the commissioner determines 
33.1 	that further performance under the grant agreement would not serve agency purposes or is 
33.2 	not in the best interests of the state.

33.3 	Sec. 28. [16E.35] COUNTY AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY GRANTS.
33.4 		Subdivision 1.Cybersecurity grant program established. The Department of IT 
33.5 	Services may make grants to political subdivisions to support addressing cybersecurity risks 
33.6 	and cybersecurity threats to information systems owned or operated by, or on behalf of, 
33.7 	state, local, or Tribal governments, as provided in section 70612 of Public Law 117-58.
33.8 		Subd. 2.Match requirement. The political subdivision receiving a grant must provide 
33.9 	for the remainder of the costs of the project that exceed available state match appropriated 
33.10 	funds, or that exceed goals defined in the statewide cybersecurity plan.
33.11 		Subd. 3.Criteria. The department may set criteria for program priorities and standards 
33.12 	of review.

33.13 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
33.14 		Subdivision 1.Unclassified positions.  Unclassified positions are held by employees 
33.15 	who are:
33.16 	(1) chosen by election or appointed to fill an elective office;
33.17 	(2) heads of agencies required by law to be appointed by the governor or other elective 
33.18 	officers, and the executive or administrative heads of departments, bureaus, divisions, and 
33.19 	institutions specifically established by law in the unclassified service;
33.20 	(3) deputy and assistant agency heads and one confidential secretary in the agencies 
33.21 	listed in subdivision 1a and in the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning;
33.22 	(4) the confidential secretary to each of the elective officers of this state and, for the 
33.23 	secretary of state and state auditor, an additional deputy, clerk, or employee;
33.24 	(5) intermittent help employed by the commissioner of public safety to assist in the 
33.25 	issuance of vehicle licenses;
33.26 	(6) employees in the offices of the governor and of the lieutenant governor and one 
33.27 	confidential employee for the governor in the Office of the Adjutant General;
33.28 	(7) employees of the Washington, D.C., office of the state of Minnesota;
33.29 	(8) employees of the legislature and of legislative committees or commissions; provided 
33.30 	that employees of the Legislative Audit Commission, except for the legislative auditor, the 
34.1 	deputy legislative auditors, and their confidential secretaries, shall be employees in the 
34.2 	classified service;
34.3 	(9) presidents, vice-presidents, deans, other managers and professionals in academic 
34.4 	and academic support programs, administrative or service faculty, teachers, research 
34.5 	assistants, and student employees eligible under terms of the federal Economic Opportunity 
34.6 	Act work study program in the Perpich Center for Arts Education and the Minnesota State 
34.7 	Colleges and Universities, but not the custodial, clerical, or maintenance employees, or any 
34.8 	professional or managerial employee performing duties in connection with the business 
34.9 	administration of these institutions;
34.10 	(10) officers and enlisted persons in the National Guard;
34.11 	(11) attorneys, legal assistants, and three confidential employees appointed by the attorney 
34.12 	general or employed with the attorney general's authorization;
34.13 	(12) judges and all employees of the judicial branch, referees, receivers, jurors, and 
34.14 	notaries public, except referees and adjusters employed by the Department of Labor and 
34.15 	Industry;
34.16 	(13) members of the State Patrol; provided that selection and appointment of State Patrol 
34.17 	troopers must be made in accordance with applicable laws governing the classified service;
34.18 	(14) examination monitors and intermittent training instructors employed by the 
34.19 	Departments of Management and Budget and Commerce and by professional examining 
34.20 	boards and intermittent staff employed by the technical colleges for the administration of 
34.21 	practical skills tests and for the staging of instructional demonstrations;
34.22 	(15) student workers;
34.23 	(16) executive directors or executive secretaries appointed by and reporting to any 
34.24 	policy-making board or commission established by statute;
34.25 	(17) employees unclassified pursuant to other statutory authority;
34.26 	(18) intermittent help employed by the commissioner of agriculture to perform duties 
34.27 	relating to pesticides, fertilizer, and seed regulation;
34.28 	(19) the administrators and the deputy administrators at the State Academies for the 
34.29 	Deaf and the Blind; and
34.30 	(20) chief executive officers in the Department of Human Services.

35.1 	Sec. 30. [143.04] STATE AND COUNTY SYSTEMS; CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND 
35.2 	FAMILIES.
35.3 		Subdivision 1.Establishment of systems. (a) The commissioner of children, youth, and 
35.4 	families shall establish and enhance computer systems necessary for the efficient operation 
35.5 	of the programs the commissioner supervises, including:
35.6 	(1) management and administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
35.7 	(SNAP) and income maintenance program, including the electronic distribution of benefits; 
35.8 	and
35.9 	(2) management and administration of the child support enforcement program.
35.10 	(b) The commissioner's development costs incurred by computer systems for statewide 
35.11 	programs administered by that computer system and mandated by state or federal law must 
35.12 	not be assessed against county agencies. The commissioner may charge a county for 
35.13 	development and operating costs incurred by computer systems for functions requested by 
35.14 	the county and not mandated by state or federal law for programs administered by the 
35.15 	computer system incurring the cost.
35.16 	(c) The commissioner shall distribute the nonfederal share of the costs of operating and 
35.17 	maintaining the systems to the commissioner and to the counties participating in the system 
35.18 	in a manner that reflects actual system usage, except that the nonfederal share of the costs 
35.19 	of the MAXIS computer system and child support enforcement systems for statewide 
35.20 	programs administered by those systems and mandated by state or federal law shall be borne 
35.21 	entirely by the commissioner.
35.22 	(d) The commissioner may enter into contractual agreements with federally recognized 
35.23 	Indian Tribes with a reservation in Minnesota to participate in state-operated computer 
35.24 	systems related to the management and administration of SNAP, income maintenance, and 
35.25 	child support enforcement programs to the extent necessary for the Tribe to operate a 
35.26 	federally approved family assistance program or any other program under the supervision 
35.27 	of the commissioner.
35.28 		Subd. 2.State systems account created. A state systems account for the Department 
35.29 	of Children, Youth, and Families is created in the state treasury. Money collected by the 
35.30 	commissioner of children, youth, and families for the programs in subdivision 1 must be 
35.31 	deposited in the account. Money in the state systems account and federal matching money 
35.32 	is appropriated to the commissioner of children, youth, and families for purposes of this 
35.33 	section.

36.1 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 145.951, is amended to read:
36.2 	145.951 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN; STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES.
36.3 	The commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioners of education; 
36.4 	corrections; public safety; and human services, and with the directors director of the Office 
36.5 	of Strategic and Long-Range Planning, the Council on Disability, and the councils and 
36.6 	commission under sections 3.922, 3.9221, and 15.0145, may develop an implementation 
36.7 	plan for the establishment of a statewide program to assist families in developing the full 
36.8 	potential of their children. The program must be designed to strengthen the family, to reduce 
36.9 	the risk of abuse to children, and to promote the long-term development of children in their 
36.10 	home environments. The program must also be designed to use volunteers to provide support 
36.11 	to parents, and to link parents with existing public health, education, and social services as 
36.12 	appropriate.

36.13 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256.014, is amended to read:
36.14 	256.014 STATE AND COUNTY SYSTEMS; HUMAN SERVICES.
36.15 		Subdivision 1.Establishment of systems. (a) The commissioner of human services 
36.16 	shall establish and enhance computer systems necessary for the efficient operation of the
36.17 	medical assistance and other programs the commissioner supervises, including:.
36.18 	(1) management and administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
36.19 	(SNAP) and income maintenance program, including the electronic distribution of benefits;
36.20 	(2) management and administration of the child support enforcement program; and
36.21 	(3) administration of medical assistance.
36.22 	(b) The commissioner's development costs incurred by computer systems for statewide 
36.23 	programs administered by that computer system and mandated by state or federal law must 
36.24 	not be assessed against county agencies. The commissioner may charge a county for 
36.25 	development and operating costs incurred by computer systems for functions requested by 
36.26 	the county and not mandated by state or federal law for programs administered by the 
36.27 	computer system incurring the cost.
36.28 	(c) The commissioner shall distribute the nonfederal share of the costs of operating and 
36.29 	maintaining the systems to the commissioner and to the counties participating in the system 
36.30 	in a manner that reflects actual system usage, except that the nonfederal share of the costs 
36.31 	of the MAXIS computer system and child support enforcement systems for statewide 
37.1 	programs administered by those systems that system and mandated by state or federal law 
37.2 	shall be borne entirely by the commissioner.
37.3 	The commissioner may enter into contractual agreements with federally recognized 
37.4 	Indian tribes with a reservation in Minnesota to participate in state-operated computer 
37.5 	systems related to the management and administration of the SNAP, income maintenance, 
37.6 	child support enforcement, and medical assistance programs program to the extent necessary 
37.7 	for the tribe to operate a federally approved family the medical assistance program or any 
37.8 	other program under the supervision of the commissioner.
37.9 		Subd. 2.State systems account created. A state systems account for the Department 
37.10 	of Human Services is created in the state treasury. Money collected by the commissioner 
37.11 	of human services for the programs in subdivision 1 must be deposited in the account. 
37.12 	Money in the state systems account and federal matching money is appropriated to the 
37.13 	commissioner of human services for purposes of this section.
37.14 		Subd. 4.Issuance operations center. (a) Payments to the commissioner from other 
37.15 	governmental units and private enterprises for: services performed by the issuance operations 
37.16 	center; or reports generated by the payment and eligibility systems must be deposited in the 
37.17 	account created under subdivision 2. These payments are appropriated to the commissioner 
37.18 	for the operation of the issuance center or system, according to the provisions of this section.
37.19 	(b) The appropriation in this subdivision includes funds for information technology 
37.20 	projects, services, and support. Notwithstanding section 16E.0466, funding for information 
37.21 	technology project costs shall be incorporated into the service level agreement and paid to 
37.22 	Minnesota IT Services by the Department of Human Services under the rates and mechanism 
37.23 	specified in that agreement.
37.24 	(c) Money appropriated for information technology projects approved by the 
37.25 	commissioner of Minnesota IT Services, funded by the legislature, and approved by the 
37.26 	commissioner of management and budget may be transferred from one project to another 
37.27 	and from development to operations as the commissioner of human services considers 
37.28 	necessary. Any unexpended balance in the appropriation for these projects does not cancel 
37.29 	and is available for ongoing development and operations.

38.1 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 307.08, is amended to read:
38.2 	307.08 DAMAGES; ILLEGAL MOLESTATION OF HUMAN REMAINS; 
38.3 	BURIALS; CEMETERIES; PENALTY; AUTHENTICATION ASSESSMENT.
38.4 		Subdivision 1.Legislative intent; scope. It is a declaration and statement of legislative 
38.5 	intent that all human burials, human remains, and human burial grounds shall be accorded 
38.6 	equal treatment and respect for human dignity without reference to their ethnic origins, 
38.7 	cultural backgrounds, or religious affiliations. The provisions of this section shall apply to 
38.8 	all human burials, human remains, or human burial grounds found on or in all public or 
38.9 	private lands or waters in Minnesota. Within the boundaries of Tribal Nation reservations, 
38.10 	nothing in this section should be interpreted to conflict with federal law, including the Native 
38.11 	American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), United States Code, title 
38.12 	25, section 3001 et seq., and its implementing regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, 
38.13 	title 43, part 10.
38.14 		Subd. 2.Felony; gross misdemeanor. (a) A person who intentionally, willfully, and or
38.15 	knowingly does any of the following is guilty of a felony:
38.16 	(1) destroys, mutilates, or injures human burials or, human burial grounds, or associated 
38.17 	grave goods; or
38.18 	(2) without the consent of the appropriate authority, disturbs human burial grounds or 
38.19 	removes human remains or associated grave goods.
38.20 	(b) A person who, without the consent of the appropriate authority and the landowner, 
38.21 	intentionally, willfully, and or knowingly does any of the following is guilty of a gross 
38.22 	misdemeanor:
38.23 	(1) removes any tombstone, monument, or structure placed in any public or private 
38.24 	cemetery or authenticated assessed human burial ground; or
38.25 	(2) removes any fence, railing, natural stone, or other work erected for protection or 
38.26 	ornament, or any tree, shrub, or plant or grave goods and artifacts within the limits of a 
38.27 	public or private cemetery or authenticated assessed human burial ground; or
38.28 	(3) discharges any firearms upon or over the grounds of any public or private cemetery 
38.29 	or authenticated assessed burial ground.
38.30 	(c) A person who intentionally, willfully, or knowingly fails to comply with any other 
38.31 	provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
39.1 		Subd. 3.Protective posting. Upon the agreement of the appropriate authority and the 
39.2 	landowner, an authenticated or recorded human burial ground may be posted for protective 
39.3 	purposes every 75 feet around its perimeter with signs listing the activities prohibited by 
39.4 	subdivision 2 and the penalty for violation of it. Posting is at the discretion of the Indian 
39.5 	affairs council in the case of American Indian burials or at the discretion of the state 
39.6 	archaeologist in the case of non-Indian non-American Indian burials. This subdivision does 
39.7 	not require posting of a burial ground. The size, description, location, and information on 
39.8 	the signs used for protective posting must be approved by the appropriate authority and the 
39.9 	landowner.
39.10 		Subd. 3a.Authentication Cemeteries; records and condition assessments. The state 
39.11 	archaeologist shall authenticate all burial grounds for purposes of this section. The state 
39.12 	archaeologist may retain the services of a qualified professional archaeologist, a qualified 
39.13 	physical anthropologist, or other appropriate experts for the purpose of gathering information 
39.14 	that the state archaeologist can use to authenticate or identify burial grounds. If probable 
39.15 	Indian burial grounds are to be disturbed or probable Indian remains analyzed, the Indian 
39.16 	Affairs Council must approve the professional archaeologist, qualified anthropologist, or 
39.17 	other appropriate expert. Authentication is at the discretion of the state archaeologist based 
39.18 	on the needs identified in this section or upon request by an agency, a landowner, or other 
39.19 	appropriate authority. (a) Cemeteries shall be assessed according to this subdivision.
39.20 	(b) The state archaeologist shall implement and maintain a system of records identifying 
39.21 	the location of known, recorded, or suspected cemeteries. The state archaeologist shall 
39.22 	provide access to the records as provided in subdivision 11.
39.23 	(c) The cemetery condition assessment of non-American Indian cemeteries is at the 
39.24 	discretion of the state archaeologist based on the needs identified in this section or upon 
39.25 	request by an agency, a landowner, or other appropriate authority.
39.26 	(d) The cemetery condition assessment of American Indian cemeteries is at the discretion 
39.27 	of the Indian Affairs Council based on the needs identified in this section or upon request 
39.28 	by an agency, a landowner, or other appropriate authority. If the Indian Affairs Council has 
39.29 	possession or takes custody of remains they may follow United States Code, title 25, sections 
39.30 	3001 to 3013.
39.31 	(e) The cemetery condition assessment of cemeteries that include American Indian and 
39.32 	non-American Indian remains or include remains whose ancestry cannot be determined 
39.33 	shall be assessed at the discretion of the state archaeologist in collaboration with the Indian 
40.1 	Affairs Council based on the needs identified in this section or upon request by an agency, 
40.2 	a landowner, or other appropriate authority.
40.3 	(f) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council shall have 90 days from the 
40.4 	date a request is received to begin a cemetery condition assessment or provide notice to the 
40.5 	requester whether or not a condition assessment of a cemetery is needed.
40.6 	(g) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council may retain the services of a 
40.7 	qualified professional archaeologist, a qualified forensic anthropologist, or other appropriate 
40.8 	experts for the purpose of gathering information that the state archaeologist or the Indian 
40.9 	Affairs Council can use to assess or identify cemeteries.
40.10 		Subd. 5.Cost; use of data. The cost of authentication condition assessment, recording, 
40.11 	surveying, and marking burial grounds and the cost of identification, analysis, rescue, and 
40.12 	reburial of human remains on public lands or waters shall be the responsibility of the state 
40.13 	or political subdivision controlling the lands or waters. On private lands or waters these 
40.14 	costs shall may be borne by the state, but may be borne by or the landowner upon mutual 
40.15 	agreement with the state. The state archaeologist must make the data collected for this 
40.16 	activity available using standards adopted by the Department of Information Technology 
40.17 	Services and geospatial technology standards and guidelines published by the Minnesota 
40.18 	Geospatial Information Office. Costs associated with this data delivery must be borne by 
40.19 	the state.
40.20 		Subd. 7.Remains found outside of recorded cemeteries. (a) All unidentified human 
40.21 	remains or burials found outside of recorded cemeteries or unplatted graves or burials found 
40.22 	within recorded cemeteries and in contexts which indicate antiquity greater than 50 years 
40.23 	shall be treated with the utmost respect for all human dignity and dealt with according to 
40.24 	the provisions of this section.
40.25 	(b) If such burials are not American Indian or their ethnic identity cannot be ascertained, 
40.26 	as determined by the state archaeologist, they shall be dealt with in accordance with 
40.27 	provisions established by the state archaeologist and other appropriate authority.
40.28 	(c) If such burials are American Indian, as determined by the state archaeologist and 
40.29 	Indian Affairs Council, efforts shall be made by the state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs 
40.30 	Council to ascertain their tribal identity. If their probable tribal identity can be determined 
40.31 	and the remains have been removed from their original context, such remains shall be turned 
40.32 	over to contemporary tribal leaders for disposition. If tribal identity cannot be determined, 
40.33 	the Indian remains must be dealt with in accordance with provisions established by the state 
40.34 	archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council if they are from public land. If removed Indian 
41.1 	remains are from private land they shall be dealt with in accordance with provisions 
41.2 	established by the Indian Affairs Council. If it is deemed desirable by the state archaeologist 
41.3 	or the Indian Affairs Council, removed remains shall be studied in a timely and respectful 
41.4 	manner by a qualified professional archaeologist or a qualified physical anthropologist 
41.5 	before being delivered to tribal leaders or before being reburied to follow procedures as 
41.6 	defined in United States Code, title 25, section 3001 et seq., and its implementing regulations, 
41.7 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 43, part 10, within reservation boundaries. For burials 
41.8 	outside of reservation boundaries, the procedures defined in United States Code, title 25, 
41.9 	section 3001 et seq., and its implementing regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, title 
41.10 	43, part 10, are at the discretion of the Indian Affairs Council.
41.11 		Subd. 7a.Landowner responsibilities.  Application by a landowner for permission to 
41.12 	develop or disturb nonburial areas within authenticated assessed or recorded burial grounds 
41.13 	shall be made to:
41.14 	(1) the state archaeologist and other appropriate authority in the case of non-Indian
41.15 	non-American Indian burials; and to
41.16 	(2) the Indian Affairs Council and other appropriate authority in the case of American 
41.17 	Indian burials.
41.18 	(b) Landowners with authenticated assessed or suspected human burial grounds on their 
41.19 	property are obligated to inform prospective buyers of the burial ground.
41.20 		Subd. 8.Burial ground relocation. No non-Indian non-American Indian burial ground 
41.21 	may be relocated without the consent of the appropriate authority. No American Indian 
41.22 	burial ground may be relocated unless the request to relocate is approved by the Indian 
41.23 	Affairs Council. When a burial ground is located on public lands or waters, any burial 
41.24 	relocations must be duly licensed under section 138.36 and the cost of removal is the 
41.25 	responsibility of and shall be paid by the state or political subdivision controlling the lands 
41.26 	or waters. If burial grounds are authenticated assessed on private lands, efforts may be made 
41.27 	by the state to purchase and protect them instead of removing them to another location.
41.28 		Subd. 9.Interagency cooperation. (a) The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs 
41.29 	Council shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to coordinate their responsibilities 
41.30 	under this section.
41.31 	(b) The Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Transportation, and all 
41.32 	other state agencies and local governmental units whose activities may be affected, shall 
41.33 	cooperate with the state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs Council to carry out the 
41.34 	provisions of this section.
42.1 		Subd. 10.Construction and development plan review. When human burials are known 
42.2 	or suspected to exist, on public lands or waters, the state or political subdivision controlling 
42.3 	the lands or waters or, in the case of private lands, the landowner or developer, shall submit 
42.4 	construction and development plans to the state archaeologist for review prior to the time 
42.5 	bids are advertised before plans are finalized and prior to any disturbance within the burial 
42.6 	area. If the known or suspected burials are thought to be American Indian, plans shall also 
42.7 	be submitted to the Indian Affairs Council. The state archaeologist and the Indian Affairs 
42.8 	Council shall review the plans within 30 45 days of receipt and make recommendations for 
42.9 	the preservation in place or removal of the human burials or remains, which may be 
42.10 	endangered by construction or development activities.
42.11 		Subd. 11.Burial sites data. (a) Burial sites locational and related data maintained by
42.12 	data under the authority of the Office of the State Archaeologist and accessible through the 
42.13 	office's "Unplatted Burial Sites and Earthworks in Minnesota" website or Indian Affairs 
42.14 	Council are security information for purposes of section 13.37. Persons who gain access to 
42.15 	the data maintained on the site this data are subject to liability under section 13.08 and the 
42.16 	penalty established by section 13.09 if they improperly use or further disseminate the data.
42.17 	Use of this information must be approved by the appropriate authority.
42.18 		Subd. 12.Right of entry. The state archaeologist or designee may enter on property for 
42.19 	the purpose of authenticating assessing burial sites. The Indian Affairs Council or a 
42.20 	designated representative of the Indian Affairs Council may enter on property for the purpose 
42.21 	of assessing or identifying American Indian cemeteries. Only after obtaining permission 
42.22 	from the property owner or lessee, descendants of persons buried in burial grounds covered 
42.23 	by this section may enter the burial grounds for the purpose of conducting religious or 
42.24 	commemorative ceremonies. This right of entry must not unreasonably burden property 
42.25 	owners or unnecessarily restrict their use of the property.
42.26 		Subd. 13.Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings 
42.27 	given.
42.28 	(a) "Abandoned cemetery" means a cemetery where the cemetery association has 
42.29 	disbanded or the cemetery is neglected and contains marked graves older than 50 years.
42.30 	(b) "Appropriate authority" means:
42.31 	(1) the trustees when the trustees have been legally defined to administer burial grounds;
42.32 	(2) the Indian Affairs Council in the case of American Indian burial grounds lacking 
42.33 	trustees;
43.1 	(3) the county board in the case of abandoned cemeteries under section 306.243; and
43.2 	(4) the state archaeologist in the case of non-Indian non-American Indian burial grounds 
43.3 	lacking trustees or not officially defined as abandoned.
43.4 	(c) "Artifacts" means natural or artificial articles, objects, implements, or other items of 
43.5 	archaeological interest.
43.6 	(d) "Authenticate" "Assess" means to establish the presence of or high potential of human 
43.7 	burials or human skeletal remains being located in a discrete area, delimit the boundaries 
43.8 	of human burial grounds or graves, and attempt to determine the ethnic, cultural, or religious 
43.9 	affiliation of individuals interred.
43.10 	(e) "Burial" means the organic remnants of the human body that were intentionally 
43.11 	interred as part of a mortuary process.
43.12 	(f) "Burial ground" means a discrete location that is known to contain or has high potential 
43.13 	to contain human remains based on physical evidence, historical records, or reliable informant 
43.14 	accounts.
43.15 	(g) "Cemetery" means a discrete location that is known to contain or intended to be used 
43.16 	for the interment of human remains.
43.17 	(h) "Disturb" means any activity that significantly harms the physical integrity or setting 
43.18 	of a human burial or human burial ground.
43.19 	(i) "Grave goods" means objects or artifacts directly associated with human burials or 
43.20 	human burial grounds that were placed as part of a mortuary ritual at the time of interment.
43.21 	(j) "Human remains" means the calcified portion of the human body of a deceased person 
43.22 	in whole or in part, regardless of the state of decomposition, not including isolated teeth, 
43.23 	or cremated remains deposited in a container or discrete feature.
43.24 	(k) "Identification" means to analyze organic materials to attempt to determine if they 
43.25 	represent human remains and to attempt to establish the ethnic, cultural, or religious 
43.26 	affiliations of such remains.
43.27 	(l) "Marked" means a burial that has a recognizable tombstone or obvious grave marker 
43.28 	in place or a legible sign identifying an area as a burial ground or cemetery.
43.29 	(m) "Qualified physical anthropologist" means a specialist in identifying human remains 
43.30 	who holds an advanced degree in anthropology or a closely related field.
44.1 	(n) "Qualified professional archaeologist" means an archaeologist who meets the United 
44.2 	States Secretary of the Interior's professional qualification standards in Code of Federal 
44.3 	Regulations, title 36, part 61, appendix A, or subsequent revisions.
44.4 	(o) "Recorded cemetery" means a cemetery that has a surveyed plat filed in a county 
44.5 	recorder's office.
44.6 	(p) "State" or "the state" means the state of Minnesota or an agency or official of the 
44.7 	state acting in an official capacity.
44.8 	(q) "Trustees" means the recognized representatives of the original incorporators, board 
44.9 	of directors, or cemetery association.
44.10 	(r) "Person" means a natural person or a business and includes both if the natural person 
44.11 	is engaged in a business.
44.12 	(s) "Business" means a contractor, subcontractor, supplier, consultant, or provider of 
44.13 	technical, administrative, or physical services organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, 
44.14 	association, corporation, or other entity formed for the purpose of doing business for profit.

44.15 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 349A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
44.16 		Subdivision 1.Director. A State Lottery is established under the supervision and control 
44.17 	of a director. The director of the State Lottery shall be appointed by the governor with the 
44.18 	advice and consent of the senate. The director serves in the unclassified service at the 
44.19 	pleasure of the governor. The annual salary rate authorized for the director is equal to 95 
44.20 	percent of the salary rate prescribed for the governor established through the process 
44.21 	described under section 15A.0815.

44.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. Any 
44.23 	recommendations made by the Compensation Council in 2023 determine salaries for fiscal 
44.24 	years 2024 and 2025.

44.25 	Sec. 35. ENTERPRISE GRANTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FEASIBILITY STUDY.
 44.26 	The commissioner of administration must assess the viability of implementing a single 
44.27 	grants management system for executive agencies. If the results of the study determine an 
44.28 	enterprise system is feasible, the study will further include:
44.29 	(1) an analysis of available technology options;
44.30 	(2) recommended changes to the state's organizational model, operational controls, and 
44.31 	processes;
45.1 	(3) staffing and other resource needs;
45.2 	(4) high-level system requirements;
45.3 	(5) estimated costs; and
45.4 	(6) an implementation roadmap.

45.5 	Sec. 36. OFFICE OF SMALL AGENCIES; STUDY.
 45.6 		Subdivision 1.Study; requirements. The commissioner of administration must review 
45.7 	the unique issues faced by small agencies other than departments of the state as defined in 
45.8 	section 15.01. These include boards, commissions, councils, task forces, and authorities. 
45.9 	The study will assess whether the current support model provides adequate support for the 
45.10 	agencies as well as their volunteer board members. The study will also examine how other 
45.11 	states support their small agencies and provide recommendations on how to most effectively 
45.12 	support these small agencies in their delivery of important functions of government.
45.13 		Subd. 2.Report. By February 1, 2024, the commissioner of administration must submit 
45.14 	the findings and recommendations of the study to the governor and the chairs and ranking 
45.15 	minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over state 
45.16 	government.

45.17 	Sec. 37. POSTRETIREMENT ADJUSTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024.
 45.18 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 354A.29, subdivision 7; and 356.415, 
45.19 	subdivisions 1 to 1f, the postretirement adjustment for the year beginning January 1, 2024, 
45.20 	and ending December 31, 2024, shall be 2.5 percent for annuitants or benefit recipients of 
45.21 	the Minnesota State Retirement System, Teacher's Retirement Association, Public Employees 
45.22 	Retirement Association, and St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association who have 
45.23 	received monthly benefits for at least twelve full months as of June 30, 2023. This adjustment 
45.24 	shall not be compounded and is in effect for calendar year 2024 only. The increase in excess 
45.25 	of current statutory postretirement adjustments for calendar year 2024 may be distributed 
45.26 	at the discretion of the retirement fund in monthly or lump sum payments. The amounts 
45.27 	necessary to fund the increase in benefit under this section shall be appropriated from the 
45.28 	general fund to the commissioner of management and budget for transfer to the retirement 
45.29 	funds managed by the Minnesota State Retirement System, Teacher's Retirement Association, 
45.30 	Public Employees Retirement Association, and St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund 
45.31 	Association.

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

46.1 	Sec. 38. REDUCTION IN APPROPRIATION AND CANCELLATION; COVID-19 
46.2 	MANAGEMENT.
 46.3 	The fiscal year 2022 general fund appropriation in Laws 2022, chapter 50, article 3, 
46.4 	section 1, is reduced by $52,000,000 and that amount is canceled to the general fund.

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

46.6 	Sec. 39. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION FOR EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.
 46.7 	(a) The commissioner of management and budget must reduce general fund appropriations 
46.8 	to executive agencies for agency operations for the biennium ending June 30, 2025, by 
46.9 	$8,672,000 due to savings from reduced transfers to the Governor's Office account in the 
46.10 	special revenue fund.
46.11 	(b) If savings are obtained through reduced transfers from nongeneral funds other than 
46.12 	those established in the state constitution or protected by federal law, the commissioner of 
46.13 	management and budget may transfer the amount of savings to the general fund. The amount 
46.14 	transferred to the general fund from other funds reduces the required general fund reduction 
46.15 	in this section. Reductions made in 2025 must be reflected as reductions in agency base 
46.16 	budgets for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

46.17 	Sec. 40. REPEALER.
 46.18 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15A.0815, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, are repealed.

46.19 	ARTICLE 3
46.20 	STADIUM RESERVE

46.21 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.726, is amended to read:
46.22 	16A.726 SPORTS FACILITIES TRANSFERS; APPROPRIATIONS.
46.23 	(a) If state appropriation bonds have not been issued under section 16A.965, amounts 
46.24 	not to exceed the increased revenues estimated by the commissioner of management and 
46.25 	budget under section 297E.021, subdivision 2, are appropriated from the general fund to 
46.26 	the commissioner of management and budget to make transfers to the Minnesota Sports 
46.27 	Facilities Authority for stadium costs as defined under section 473J.03, subdivision 9.
46.28 	(b) The commissioner shall make transfers to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority 
46.29 	required to make the state payments under section 473J.13, subdivisions 2 and 4, and for 
46.30 	the amount of Minneapolis taxes withheld under section 297A.994, subdivision 4, paragraph 
47.1 	(a), clause (5) (4). Amounts sufficient to make the transfers are appropriated to the 
47.2 	commissioner from the general fund.
47.3 	(c) $2,700,000 is annually appropriated from the general fund from fiscal year 2014 
47.4 	through fiscal year 2033 to the commissioner of management and budget for a grant to the 
47.5 	city of St. Paul for the operating or capital costs of new or existing sports facilities.

47.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2023. This 
47.7 	section does not affect amounts retained for recapture of state advances through June 30, 
47.8 	2023.

47.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.994, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
47.10 		Subd. 4.General fund allocations. The commissioner must retain and deposit to the 
47.11 	general fund the following amounts, as required by subdivision 3, clause (3):
47.12 	(1) for state bond debt service support beginning in calendar year 2021, and for each 
47.13 	calendar year thereafter through calendar year 2046, periodic amounts so that not later than 
47.14 	December 31, 2046, an aggregate amount equal to a present value of $150,000,000 has been 
47.15 	deposited in the general fund. To determine aggregate present value, the commissioner must 
47.16 	consult with the commissioner of management and budget regarding the present value dates, 
47.17 	discount rate or rates, and schedules of annual amounts. The present value date or dates 
47.18 	must be based on the date or dates bonds are sold under section 16A.965, or the date or 
47.19 	dates other state funds, if any, are deposited into the construction fund. The discount rate 
47.20 	or rates must be based on the true interest cost of the bonds issued under section 16A.965, 
47.21 	or an equivalent 30-year bond index, as determined by the commissioner of management 
47.22 	and budget. The schedule of annual amounts must be certified to the commissioner by the 
47.23 	commissioner of management and budget and the finance officer of the city;
47.24 	(2) for the capital improvement reserve appropriation to the Minnesota Sports Facilities 
47.25 	Authority beginning in calendar year 2021, and for each calendar year thereafter through 
47.26 	calendar year 2046, an aggregate annual amount equal to the amount paid by the state for 
47.27 	this purpose in that calendar year under section 473J.13, subdivision 4;
47.28 	(3) for the operating expense appropriation to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority 
47.29 	beginning in calendar year 2021, and for each calendar year thereafter through calendar 
47.30 	year 2046, an aggregate annual amount equal to the amount paid by the state for this purpose 
47.31 	in that calendar year under section 473J.13, subdivision 2; and
47.32 	(4) for recapture of state advances for capital improvements and operating expenses for 
47.33 	calendar years 2016 through 2020 beginning in calendar year 2021, and for each calendar 
48.1 	year thereafter until all amounts under this clause have been paid, proportionate amounts 
48.2 	periodically until an aggregate amount equal to the present value of all amounts paid by the 
48.3 	state have been deposited in the general fund. To determine the present value of the amounts 
48.4 	paid by the state to the authority and the present value of amounts deposited to the general 
48.5 	fund under this clause, the commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of management 
48.6 	and budget regarding the present value dates, discount rate or rates, and schedule of annual 
48.7 	amounts. The present value dates must be based on the dates state funds are paid to the 
48.8 	authority, or the dates the commissioner of revenue deposits taxes for purposes of this clause 
48.9 	to the general fund. The discount rates must be based on the reasonably equivalent cost of 
48.10 	state funds as determined by the commissioner of management and budget. The schedule 
48.11 	of annual amounts must be revised to reflect amounts paid under section 473J.13, subdivision 
48.12 	2, paragraph (b), for 2016 to 2020, and subdivision 4, paragraph (c), for 2016 to 2020, and 
48.13 	taxes deposited to the general fund from time to time under this clause, and the schedule 
48.14 	and revised schedules must be certified to the commissioner by the commissioner of 
48.15 	management and budget and the finance officer of the city, and are transferred as accrued 
48.16 	from the general fund for repayment of advances made by the state to the authority; and
48.17 	(5) (4) to capture increases in taxes imposed under the special law, for the benefit of the 
48.18 	Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, beginning in calendar year 2013 and for each calendar 
48.19 	year thereafter through 2046, there shall be deposited to the general fund in proportionate 
48.20 	periodic payments in the following year, an amount equal to the following:
48.21 	(i) 50 percent of the difference, if any, by which the amount of the net annual taxes for 
48.22 	the previous year exceeds the sum of the net actual taxes in calendar year 2011 plus 
48.23 	$1,000,000, inflated at two percent per year since 2011, minus
48.24 	(ii) 25 percent of the difference, if any, by which the amount of the net annual taxes for 
48.25 	the preceding year exceeds the sum of the net actual taxes in calendar year 2011 plus 
48.26 	$3,000,000, inflated at two percent per year since 2011.

48.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2023. This 
48.28 	section does not affect amounts retained for recapture of state advances through June 30, 
48.29 	2023.

48.30 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473J.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
48.31 		Subd. 2.Operating expenses. (a) The authority must pay or cause to be paid all operating 
48.32 	expenses of the stadium. The authority must require in the lease or use agreement with the 
48.33 	NFL team that the NFL team pay the authority, beginning January 1, 2016, or other date as 
49.1 	mutually agreed upon by the parties, toward operating costs of the stadium, $8,500,000 
49.2 	each year, increased by a three percent annual inflation rate.
49.3 	(b) Beginning January 1, 2016, or other date as mutually agreed upon by the parties, 
49.4 	and continuing through 2020, the state shall pay the authority operating expenses, $6,000,000 
49.5 	each year, increased by an annual adjustment factor. The payment of $6,000,000 per year 
49.6 	beginning in 2016 is a payment by the state, which shall be repaid to the state, using funds 
49.7 	as provided under section 297A.994, subdivision 4, clause (4). After 2020, the state shall 
49.8 	assume this payment, using funds generated in accordance with the city of Minneapolis as 
49.9 	specified under section 297A.994, subdivision 4, clause (3).
49.10 	(c) The authority may establish an operating reserve to cover operating expense shortfalls 
49.11 	and may accept funds from any source for deposit in the operating reserve. The establishment 
49.12 	or funding of an authority operating reserve must not decrease the amounts required to be 
49.13 	paid to the authority toward operating costs under this subdivision unless agreed to by the 
49.14 	authority.
49.15 	(d) The authority will be responsible for operating cost overruns.
49.16 	(e) After the joint selection of the third-party manager or program manager, the authority 
49.17 	may agree with a program manager or other third-party manager of the stadium on a fixed 
49.18 	cost operating, management, or employment agreement with operating cost protections 
49.19 	under which the program manager or third-party manager assumes responsibility for stadium 
49.20 	operating costs and shortfalls. The agreement with the manager must require the manager 
49.21 	to prepare an initial and ongoing operating plan and operating budgets for approval by the 
49.22 	authority in consultation with the NFL team. The manager must agree to operate the stadium 
49.23 	in accordance with the approved operating plan and operating budget.

49.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2023. This 
49.25 	section does not affect amounts retained for recapture of state advances through June 30, 
49.26 	2023.

49.27 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473J.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
49.28 		Subd. 4.Capital improvements. (a) The authority shall establish a capital reserve fund. 
49.29 	The authority shall be responsible for making, or for causing others to make, all capital 
49.30 	repairs, replacements, and improvements for the stadium and stadium infrastructure. The 
49.31 	authority shall maintain, or cause others to maintain, the stadium and stadium infrastructure 
49.32 	in a safe, clean, attractive, and first-class manner so as to cause them to remain in a condition 
49.33 	comparable to that of other comparable NFL facilities of similar design and age. The authority 
50.1 	shall make, or cause others to make, all necessary or appropriate repairs, renewals, and 
50.2 	replacements, whether structural or nonstructural, interior or exterior, ordinary or 
50.3 	extraordinary, foreseen or unforeseen, in a prompt and timely manner. In addition, the 
50.4 	authority, with approval of the NFL team, may enter into an agreement with a program 
50.5 	manager to perform some or all of the responsibilities of the authority in this subdivision 
50.6 	and to assume and accept financial liability for the cost of performing the responsibilities.
50.7 	(b) The NFL team must contribute $1,500,000 each year, beginning in 2016 or as 
50.8 	otherwise determined for the term of the lease or use agreement to the capital reserve fund, 
50.9 	increased by a three percent annual inflation rate.
50.10 	(c) The state shall contribute $1,500,000 each year, beginning in 2016 or as otherwise 
50.11 	determined for the term of the lease to the capital reserve fund. The contributions of the 
50.12 	state are subject to increase by an annual adjustment factor. The contribution under this 
50.13 	paragraph by the state from 2016 through 2020 shall be repaid to the state using funds in 
50.14 	accordance with section 297A.994, subdivision 4, clause (4).
50.15 	(d) The authority with input from the NFL team shall develop short-term and long-term 
50.16 	capital funding plans and shall use those plans to guide the future capital needs of the stadium 
50.17 	and stadium infrastructure. The authority shall make the final determination with respect 
50.18 	to funding capital needs. Any capital improvement proposed by the NFL team intended 
50.19 	primarily to provide revenue enhancements to the NFL team shall be paid for by the NFL 
50.20 	team, unless otherwise agreed to with the authority.
50.21 	(e) The NFL team has authority to determine the design of a retractable roof feature for 
50.22 	the stadium. The NFL team must cooperate with the authority in designing the feature to 
50.23 	minimize any additional operating cost. The design must not result in a material marginal 
50.24 	increase in the operating or capital costs of the stadium, considering current collections and 
50.25 	reserves.

50.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective July 1, 2023. This 
50.27 	section does not affect amounts retained for recapture of state advances through June 30, 
50.28 	2023.

50.29 	Sec. 5. DEBT PAYOFF AND CONDITIONAL APPROPRIATION.
 50.30 	If the commissioner of management and budget elects to apply an amount from the 
50.31 	general reserve account established in Minnesota Statutes, section 297E.021, subdivision 
50.32 	4, to prepayment of debt issued under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.965, during fiscal 
50.33 	year 2023, and if the amount available in the general reserve account is not sufficient to 
51.1 	prepay the debt in full, including any accrued interest and associated financing costs, then 
51.2 	an amount from the general fund is appropriated to the commissioner in fiscal year 2023 
51.3 	that, when added to the amount available in the general reserve account, is sufficient to 
51.4 	allow the commissioner to prepay the debt in full.

51.5 	Sec. 6. CONDITIONAL REPEALER.
 51.6 	When bonds authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.965, are no longer 
51.7 	outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget shall notify the revisor of statutes 
51.8 	within 30 days of the final payment, and following such notification, Minnesota Statutes, 
51.9 	sections 16A.965 and 297E.021, are repealed.

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

51.11 	Sec. 7. REPEALER.
 51.12 	(a) Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, as amended by Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 
51.13 	2, section 78, is repealed.
51.14 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 4A.01; 4A.04; 4A.06; 4A.07; 4A.11; and 124D.23, 
51.15 	subdivision 9, are repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 23-02603 

No active language found for: 4A.01 

No active language found for: 4A.04 

No active language found for: 4A.06 

No active language found for: 4A.07 

No active language found for: 4A.11 

15A.0815 SALARY LIMITS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
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124D.23 FAMILY SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-BASED COLLABORATIVES.
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Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: 23-02603 

Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, as amended by Laws 2015, chapter 77, article 2, section 78; as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, section 133
Sec. 78. Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, is amended to read:Sec. 25. PARKING RAMP; REQUIRED USER FINANCING. 
The amount equivalent to debt service on the design and construction costs allocated to the parking garage to be located on the block bounded by Sherburne Avenue on the north, Park Street on the west, University Avenue on the south, and North Capitol Boulevard on the east must be transferred from parking fees collected and deposited into the state parking account to the general fund to offset any direct appropriations made to the senate for debt service payments for the legislative parking garage.