1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; adding duties to the commissioner of finance;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.055, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.055, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1. List. (a) The commissioner shall: 
1.8 	(1) receive and record all money paid into the state treasury and safely keep it until 
1.9 	lawfully paid out; 
1.10 	(2) manage the state's financial affairs; 
1.11 	(3) keep the state's general account books according to generally accepted 
1.12 	government accounting principles; 
1.13 	(4) keep expenditure and revenue accounts according to generally accepted 
1.14 	government accounting principles; 
1.15 	(5) develop, provide instructions for, prescribe, and manage a state uniform 
1.16 	accounting system; 
1.17 	(6) provide to the state the expertise to ensure that all state funds are accounted for 
1.18 	under generally accepted government accounting principles; and
1.19 	(7) coordinate the development of, and maintain standards for, internal auditing in 
1.20 	state agencies and, in cooperation with the commissioner of administration, report to the 
1.21 	legislature and the governor by January 31 of odd-numbered years, on progress made.;
1.22 	(8) establish a process to monitor and encourage implementation of recommendations 
1.23 	made to state agencies by the legislative auditor; and
2.1 	(9) establish a training program on internal controls and ensure that every employee 
2.2 	in the executive branch with accounting or financial management responsibilities 
2.3 	completes the program at least once every two years.
2.4 	(b) In addition to the duties in paragraph (a), the commissioner has the powers and 
2.5 	duties given to the commissioner in chapter 43A.