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MN Stat § 1.149 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 1 — Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, Emergency Operation, General Policies|Section 1.149 — State Mushroom.

1.149 STATE MUSHROOM. Subdivision 1. Designation. Morchella esculenta, commonly known as the morel, sponge mushroom, or honeycomb morel, is adopted as the official state mushroom of the state of Minnesota. Subd. 2. Photograph. A photograph of the morel, approved by the commissioner of natural resources, shall be preserved and may be displayed in the Office of the Secretary of State. History:   1984 c 394 s 1
MN Stat § 1.1495 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 1 — Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, Emergency Operation, General Policies|Section 1.1495 — State Drink.

1.1495 STATE DRINK. Milk is adopted as the official drink of the state of Minnesota. History:   1984 c 645 s 1
MN Stat § 1.1496 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 1 — Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, Emergency Operation, General Policies|Section 1.1496 — State Muffin.

1.1496 STATE MUFFIN. The blueberry muffin is adopted as the official muffin of the state of Minnesota. History:   1988 c 657 s 1
MN Stat § 1.1497 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 1 — Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, Emergency Operation, General Policies|Section 1.1497 — State Butterfly.

1.1497 STATE BUTTERFLY. The Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is the official butterfly of the state of Minnesota. History:   2000 c 306 s 1
MN Stat § 1.1498 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 1 — Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, Emergency Operation, General Policies|Section 1.1498 — State Photograph.

1.1498 STATE PHOTOGRAPH. Subdivision 1. Designation. The world-renowned photograph "Grace," depicting an elderly man bowing his head and giving thanks, taken in Bovey, Minnesota, in 1918, by Eric Enstrom, is designated as the state photograph. Subd. 2. Placement. A copy of the photograph "Grace" must be displayed in the Office of the Secretary of State. History:   2002 c 255 s 1
MN Stat § 1.1499 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 1 — Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, Emergency Operation, General Policies|Section 1.1499 — State Sport.

1.1499 STATE SPORT. Ice hockey is adopted as the official sport of the state of Minnesota. History:   2009 c 78 art 6 s 1
MN Stat § 1.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 1 — Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, Emergency Operation, General Policies|Section 1.16 — Maps On File.

1.16 MAPS ON FILE. The maps referred to in the compact in section 1.15 as Exhibits A, B, and C are the original maps on file with the report of the Michigan-Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary conference in the Office of the Secretary of State of Wisconsin, of which duplicate original maps are on file in the Office of the Secretary of State of Minnesota. History:  1947 c 589 s 2; 1984 c 628 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 1.22 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 1 — Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, Emergency Operation, General Policies|Section 1.22 — Commissioners.

1.22 COMMISSIONERS. In pursuance of Article IV of the compact, there shall be five commissioners on the Great Lakes Commission from this state. Two shall be members of the house of representatives and two shall be members of the state senate. One member shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor. The house of representatives members shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and the members of the senate shall be appointed by the Committee on Committees. The commissioners shall exercise all voting rights conferred by the compact on the commissioners from the party state as provided in Article IV, (B and C) of the compact. History:  1955 c 691 s 2; 1963 c 389 s 1; 1971 c 380 s 1; 1984 c 628 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 1.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 1 — Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, Emergency Operation, General Policies|Section 1.23 — State Officers, Duties.

1.23 STATE OFFICERS, DUTIES. All officers of this state shall do all things falling within their respective jurisdictions necessary to or incidental to carrying out the compact in every particular. It is the policy of this state to perform and carry out the compact and to accomplish its purposes. All officers, bureaus, departments and persons of the state government or administration shall, at reasonable times and upon request of the commission, furnish it with information and data possessed by them and aid it by loan of personnel or other means within their legal powers. History:  1955 c 691 s 3; 1984 c 628 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 1.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 1 — Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, Emergency Operation, General Policies|Section 1.27 — Local Interim Emergency Succession Act.

1.27 LOCAL INTERIM EMERGENCY SUCCESSION ACT. Subdivision 1. Short title. This section is the Local Interim Emergency Succession Act. Subd. 2. Declaration of policy. Because of the existing possibility of a nuclear attack or a natural disaster requiring the declaration of a state of emergency, it is found urgent and necessary to insure the continuity of duly elected and lawful leadership of the political subdivisions of the state. Subd. 3. Succession to local offices. The governing body of any county or municipality may enact ordinances or resolutions as necessary to provide for the continuity of its government and the emergency interim succession of its key government officials. The ordinances and resolutions shall provide a method for temporary emergency appointments to local public offices. Subd. 4. Duties and term of successor. An "interim emergency successor," when designated by the governing body of a political subdivision under subdivision 3 shall exercise that office until the duly elected or appointed officer resumes the office or a successor is designated as required by law. History:  1967 c 58 s 1-4; 1984 c 628 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 1.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 1 — Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, Emergency Operation, General Policies|Section 1.50 — Freedom From Violence.

1.50 FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE. The state of Minnesota hereby adopts a policy of zero tolerance of violence. It is state policy that every person in the state has a right to live free from violence. History:   1992 c 452 s 1
MN Stat § 1.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 1 — Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, Emergency Operation, General Policies|Section 1.51 — Flags Flown At Half-staff Following Public Safety Officer Death.

1.51 FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF FOLLOWING PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER DEATH. Each American flag and Minnesota flag flown on the grounds of the Capitol Area, as described in section 15B.02, must be flown at half-staff following the death of a public safety officer, as defined in section 299A.41, subdivision 4, killed in the line of duty in Minnesota, or the death of Minnesota military personnel killed in the line of duty. The flags must be flown at half-staff for a period of time determined by the governor. History:   2004 c 173 s 1
MN Stat § 2.021 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 2 — Territorial Divisions|Section 2.021 — Number Of Members.

2.021 NUMBER OF MEMBERS. For each legislature, until a new apportionment shall have been made, the senate is composed of 67 members and the house of representatives is composed of 134 members. History:  Ex1966 c 1 s 1; 1983 c 191 s 3
MN Stat § 2.031 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 2 — Territorial Divisions|Section 2.031 — Apportionment.

2.031 APPORTIONMENT. Subdivision 1. Legislative districts. The representatives in the senate and house of representatives are apportioned throughout the state in 67 senate districts and 134 house of representatives districts. Each senate district is entitled to elect one senator and each house of representatives district is entitled to elect one representative. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2013 c 125 art 1 s 108] History:  Ex1966 c 1 s 2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1983 c 191 s 4; 1991 c 246 s 1; 1994 c 612 s 1; 2009 c 86 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 2.395 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 2 — Territorial Divisions|Section 2.395 — Thirty-ninth District.

2.395 THIRTY-NINTH DISTRICT. Subdivision 1. Senate district. Senate District 39 consists of that district as described in the order of the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Hippert v. Ritchie, No. A11-152 (February 21, 2012). Subd. 2. House of representatives districts. Notwithstanding the order of the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Hippert v. Ritchie, No. A11-152 (February 21, 2012), Senate District 39, as described in that order, is divided into two house of representatives districts as follows: (a) House of Representatives District 39A consists of the district as described in that order, with the modification contained in file L39A-1, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and published on its website on March 9, 2012. (b) House of Representatives District 39B consists of that district as described in that order, with the modification contained in file L39B-1, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and published on its website on March 9, 2012. History:   2013 c 131 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 2.495 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 2 — Territorial Divisions|Section 2.495 — Forty-ninth District.

2.495 FORTY-NINTH DISTRICT. Subdivision 1. Senate district. Senate District 49 consists of that district as described in the order of the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Hippert v. Ritchie, No. A11-152 (February 21, 2012). Subd. 2. House of representatives districts. Notwithstanding the order of the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Hippert v. Ritchie, No. A11-152 (February 21, 2012), Senate District 49 is divided into two house of representatives districts as follows: (a) House of Representatives District 49A consists of the district as described in that order, with the modification contained in file L49A-2, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and published on its website on March 28, 2012. (b) House of Representatives District 49B consists of the district as described in that order, with the modification contained in file L49B-2, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and published on its website on March 28, 2012. History:   2013 c 131 art 2 s 2
MN Stat § 2.731 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 1 - 2A — Jurisdiction, Civil Divisions|Chapter 2 — Territorial Divisions|Section 2.731 — Number Of Districts.

2.731 NUMBER OF DISTRICTS. The state of Minnesota is divided into eight congressional districts, each of which is entitled to elect one representative to the Congress of the United States of America. History:  2 Ex1961 c 2 s 1
MN Stat § 3.011 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 3 - 3E — Legislature|Chapter 3 — Legislature|Section 3.011 — Sessions.

3.011 SESSIONS. The legislature shall meet at the seat of government on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of each odd-numbered year. When the first Monday in January falls on January 1, it shall meet on the first Wednesday after the first Monday. It shall also meet when called by the governor to meet in special session. History:  1973 c 1 s 1; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 3.012 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 3 - 3E — Legislature|Chapter 3 — Legislature|Section 3.012 — Legislative Day.

3.012 LEGISLATIVE DAY. A legislative day is a day when either house of the legislature is called to order. A legislative day begins at seven o'clock a.m. and continues until seven o'clock a.m. of the following calendar day. History:  1973 c 1 s 2; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 3.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 3 - 3E — Legislature|Chapter 3 — Legislature|Section 3.02 — Evidence Of Membership.

3.02 EVIDENCE OF MEMBERSHIP. For all purposes of organization of either house of the legislature, a certificate of election to it, duly executed by the secretary of state, is prima facie evidence of the right to membership of the person named in it. History:  (25) RL s 10; 1969 c 9 s 1; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1; 1999 c 132 s 1
MN Stat § 3.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 3 - 3E — Legislature|Chapter 3 — Legislature|Section 3.05 — Organization.

3.05 ORGANIZATION. At noon of the day appointed for convening the legislature, the members shall meet in their respective chambers. The lieutenant governor shall call the senate to order and the secretary of state, the house of representatives. In the absence of either officer, the oldest member present shall act in the officer's place. The person so acting shall appoint, from the members present, a clerk pro tem, who shall call the legislative districts in the order of their numbers. As each is called, the persons claiming to be members from each shall present their certificates to be filed. All whose certificates are so presented shall then stand and be sworn. History:  (28) RL s 13; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 3.055 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 3 - 3E — Legislature|Chapter 3 — Legislature|Section 3.055 — Open Meetings.

3.055 OPEN MEETINGS. Subdivision 1. Meetings to be open. Meetings of the legislature shall be open to the public, including sessions of the senate, sessions of the house of representatives, joint sessions of the senate and the house of representatives, and meetings of a standing committee, committee division, subcommittee, conference committee, or legislative commission, but not including a caucus of the members of any of those bodies from the same house and political party nor a delegation of legislators representing a geographic area or political subdivision. For purposes of this section, a meeting occurs when a quorum is present and action is taken regarding a matter within the jurisdiction of the body. Each house shall provide by rule for posting notices of meetings, recording proceedings, and making the recordings and votes available to the public. Subd. 1a. Meetings by interactive TV. (a) A meeting governed by this section may be conducted by interactive television so long as: (1) all members of the body participating in the meeting, wherever their physical location, can hear and see one another and can hear and see all discussion and testimony presented at any location at which at least one member is present; (2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the body can hear and see all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the body; and (3) at least one member of the body is physically present at the regular meeting location. (b) Each member of a body participating in a meeting by interactive television is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings. (c) If interactive television is used to conduct a meeting, to the extent practical, a body shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. The body may require the person making such a connection to pay for documented marginal costs that the body incurs as a result of the additional connection. (d) House of representatives and senate rules governing notice of meetings must provide for giving notice that interactive television will be used to conduct a meeting. Subd. 2. Enforcement. The house of representatives and the senate shall adopt rules to implement this section. Remedies provided by rules of the house of representatives and senate are exclusive. No court or administrative agency has jurisdiction to enforce, enjoin, penalize, award damages, or otherwise act upon a violation or alleged violation of this section, to invalidate any provision of law because of a violation of this section, or to otherwise interpret this section. History:  1990 c 608 art 6 s 1; 1993 c 370 s 1; 1997 c 154 s 1
MN Stat § 3.056 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 3 - 3E — Legislature|Chapter 3 — Legislature|Section 3.056 — Designation Of Successor Committee.

3.056 DESIGNATION OF SUCCESSOR COMMITTEE. If a law assigns a power or duty to a named legislative committee or its chair, and the committee has been renamed or no longer exists, the speaker of the house or the senate Committee on Rules and Administration shall designate the successor committee or chair for the law as provided in this section. If the committee has been renamed but retains jurisdiction of the subject of the power or duty, the speaker or senate committee shall designate the renamed committee as successor. If the committee has been renamed and jurisdiction of the subject of the power or duty has been transferred to another committee, the speaker or senate committee shall designate the committee with current jurisdiction as the successor. If the named committee no longer exists, the speaker or senate committee shall designate as successor the committee with the jurisdiction that most closely corresponds with the former jurisdiction of the named committee. The house of representatives and the senate shall maintain a list on the World Wide Web of renamed or successor committees to committees that are referenced in law. History:  1993 c 4 s 1; 1997 c 202 art 2 s 2
MN Stat § 3.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 3 - 3E — Legislature|Chapter 3 — Legislature|Section 3.06 — Officers And Employees.

3.06 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. Subdivision 1. Election. Thereupon, if a quorum is present, the houses shall elect the following officers, any of whom may be removed by resolution of the appointing body. The senate shall elect a secretary, a first and a second assistant secretary, an enrolling clerk, an engrossing clerk, a sergeant-at-arms, an assistant sergeant-at-arms, and a chaplain. The house of representatives shall elect a speaker, who shall be a member of the house of representatives, a chief clerk, a first and a second assistant clerk, an index clerk, a chief sergeant-at-arms, a first and a second assistant sergeant-at-arms, a postmaster, an assistant postmaster, and a chaplain. Subd. 2. Successors. If an officer of the house of representatives or senate resigns or dies, the duties of the officer shall be performed by a successor as provided in the rules of the officer's house until a successor is elected at a regular or special session. History:  (29, 30) GS 1894 s 220; RL s 14; 1905 c 52 s 1; Ex1936 c 4 s 1; 1947 c 233 s 1; 1Sp1987 c 2 s 1; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 3.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 3 - 3E — Legislature|Chapter 3 — Legislature|Section 3.07 — Additional Employees.

3.07 ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. Each house, after its organization, may appoint and at pleasure remove the employees provided for by its permanent rules or recommended by its Committee on Rules. All officers and employees shall receive the compensation provided by the permanent rules of the electing or appointing body or recommended by its Committee on Rules. Unless otherwise expressly provided by law, no officer or employee shall receive any other compensation for services. History:  (31) RL s 15; 1947 c 233 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1; 2000 c 457 s 1
MN Stat § 3.073 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 3 - 3E — Legislature|Chapter 3 — Legislature|Section 3.073 — Organization Of Special Session.

3.073 ORGANIZATION OF SPECIAL SESSION. The officers elected, the rules adopted, and the committees established by the legislature and by each house during the preceding regular session shall serve and be in effect during a special session, except as the legislature or a house provides otherwise. History:  1978 c 566 s 1; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 3.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 3 - 3E — Legislature|Chapter 3 — Legislature|Section 3.08 — Election; Duties.

3.08 ELECTION; DUTIES. In addition to the duties prescribed by law, the officers and employees shall perform the services required of them by rule or vote of the appointing body or by direction of a committee of the appointing body. History:  (32) RL s 16; 1947 c 233 s 3; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 3.082 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 3 - 3E — Legislature|Chapter 3 — Legislature|Section 3.082 — Members' Employment; Continuation.

3.082 MEMBERS' EMPLOYMENT; CONTINUATION. A member of the legislature of the state of Minnesota who held a position, other than a temporary position, in the employ of a private employer in Minnesota at the commencement of service in a legislative session, who applies for reemployment not later than 30 days after the last legislative day in each calendar year, shall be continued in or restored to the position, or to a position of like seniority, status and pay. Retirement benefits under an employer-sponsored pension or retirement plan shall not be reduced because of time spent in legislative service. History:  1974 c 306 s 1; 1984 c 574 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 3.083 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 3 - 3E — Legislature|Chapter 3 — Legislature|Section 3.083 — Retention Of Seniority, Fringe Benefits And Tenure.

3.083 RETENTION OF SENIORITY, FRINGE BENEFITS AND TENURE. Subdivision 1. Entitlement to benefits and position. A member of the legislature who is continued in or restored to a position in accordance with section 3.082: (1) shall be continued or restored without loss of seniority; (2) may participate in insurance or other benefits offered by the employer under its established rules and practices; and (3) shall not be discharged without good cause from the position for three years after the continuation or restoration except in the reverse order of seniority with the employer within the field of the legislator's training and experience. Subd. 2. No employer discrimination. No employer or employee organization may discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee or member who is or was a member of the legislature in retribution for statements made or beliefs held by the employee or member in the capacity as a member of the legislature. For purposes of this subdivision, "employee organization" means a union or organization of employees which exists, in whole or in part, for collective bargaining or dealing with employers concerning grievances or term or conditions of employment. History:  1974 c 306 s 2; 1978 c 650 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1