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MN Stat § 10A.324 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.324 — Return Of Public Subsidy.

10A.324 RETURN OF PUBLIC SUBSIDY. Subdivision 1. When return required. A candidate must return all or a portion of the public subsidy received from the state elections campaign account or the public subsidy received under section 10A.315, under the circumstances in this section or section 10A.257, subdivision 1. To the extent that the amount of public subsidy received exceeds the aggregate of: (1) actual expenditures made by the principal campaign committee of the candidate; and (2) approved expenditures made on behalf of the candidate, the treasurer of the candidate's principal campaign committee must return an amount equal to the difference to the board. The cost of postage that was not used during an election cycle and payments that created credit balances at vendors at the close of an election cycle are not considered expenditures for purposes of determining the amount to be returned. Expenditures in excess of the candidate's spending limit do not count in determining aggregate expenditures under this paragraph. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1999 c 220 s 51] Subd. 3. How return determined. Whether or not a candidate is required under subdivision 1 to return all or a portion of the public subsidy must be determined from the report required to be filed with the board by that candidate by January 31 of the year following an election. An amount required to be returned must be submitted in the form of a check or money order and must accompany the report filed with the board. The board must deposit the check or money order in the state treasury for credit to the general fund. The amount returned must not exceed the amount of public subsidy received by the candidate. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1999 c 220 s 51] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1996 c 459 s 5] History:  1990 c 608 art 3 s 26; 1991 c 349 s 21; 1993 c 318 art 2 s 42-44; 1999 c 220 s 44,45,50; 2013 c 138 art 4 s 6
MN Stat § 10A.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.34 — Remedies.

10A.34 REMEDIES. Subdivision 1. Personal liability. A person charged with a duty under this chapter is personally liable for the penalty for failing to discharge it. Subd. 1a. Recovering fees and penalties. The board may bring an action in the district court in Ramsey County to recover a fee, late filing fee, or penalty imposed under this chapter. Money recovered must be deposited in the general fund of the state. Subd. 2. Injunction. The board or a county attorney may seek an injunction in the district court to enforce this chapter. Subd. 3. Not a crime. Unless otherwise provided, a violation of this chapter is not a crime. Subd. 4. Penalty for violations of chapter 211B under board's jurisdiction. If a civil penalty is not specified in a section of chapter 211B brought under the board's jurisdiction by section 10A.022, subdivision 3, the board may impose a civil penalty of up to $3,000. History:  1974 c 470 s 34; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1978 c 463 s 104; 1999 c 220 s 46; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 28; 2015 c 73 s 19,26
MN Stat § 10A.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.35 — Commercial Use Of Information Prohibited.

10A.35 COMMERCIAL USE OF INFORMATION PROHIBITED. Information copied from reports and statements filed with the board, other than reports and statements filed by lobbyists and lobbyist principals, may not be sold or used by an individual or association for a commercial purpose. Purposes related to elections, political activities, or law enforcement are not commercial purposes. An individual or association who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000. An individual who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  1999 c 220 s 47; 2010 c 327 s 23
MN Stat § 10A.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.36 — Reprisals Prohibited; Penalty.

10A.36 REPRISALS PROHIBITED; PENALTY. An individual or association must not engage in economic reprisals or threaten loss of employment or physical coercion against an individual or association because of that individual's or association's political contributions or political activity. This subdivision does not apply to compensation for employment or loss of employment if the political affiliation or viewpoint of the employee is a bona fide occupational qualification of the employment. An individual or association that violates this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. History:  1974 c 470 s 20; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 307 s 14-18; 1977 c 346 s 1; 1978 c 463 s 51-59; 1978 c 793 s 37; 1979 c 59 s 5; 1980 c 587 art 2 s 9,10; 1980 c 607 art 17 s 10,11; 1985 c 40 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 214 s 3,4; 1990 c 608 art 3 s 5-7; 1991 c 349 s 11,12; 1993 c 318 art 2 s 15-18; 1996 c 459 s 1; 1997 c 202 art 2 s 7; 1999 c 220 s 23,50
MN Stat § 10A.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.37 — Freedom To Associate And Communicate.

10A.37 FREEDOM TO ASSOCIATE AND COMMUNICATE. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to abridge the right of an association to communicate with its members. History:  1978 c 463 s 75; 1999 c 220 s 33,50
MN Stat § 10A.38 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 10A — Campaign Finance And Public Disclosure|Section 10A.38 — Captioning Of Campaign Advertisements.

10A.38 CAPTIONING OF CAMPAIGN ADVERTISEMENTS. (a) This section applies to a campaign advertisement by a candidate who is governed by an agreement under section 10A.322. (b) "Campaign advertisement" means a professionally produced visual or audio recording of two minutes or less produced by the candidate for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of a candidate. (c) A campaign advertisement that is disseminated as an advertisement by broadcast or cable television must include closed captioning for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, unless the candidate has filed with the board before the advertisement is disseminated a statement setting forth the reasons for not doing so. A campaign advertisement that is disseminated as an advertisement to the public on the candidate's website must include closed captioning for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, unless the candidate has posted on the website a transcript of the spoken content of the advertisement or the candidate has filed with the board before the advertisement is disseminated a statement setting forth the reasons for not doing so. A campaign advertisement must not be disseminated as an advertisement by radio unless the candidate has posted on the candidate's website a transcript of the spoken content of the advertisement or the candidate has filed with the board before the advertisement is disseminated a statement setting forth the reasons for not doing so. History:   2008 c 295 s 8
MN Stat § 11A.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 11A — Investment Of State And Pension Assets|Section 11A.01 — Statement Of Purpose.

11A.01 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards, in addition to the applicable standards of chapter 356A, to ensure that state and pension assets subject to this legislation will be responsibly invested to maximize the total rate of return without incurring undue risk. History:  1980 c 607 art 14 s 1; 1989 c 319 art 8 s 2
MN Stat § 11A.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 11A — Investment Of State And Pension Assets|Section 11A.02 — Definitions.

11A.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For the purposes of sections 11A.01 to 11A.25, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. State board. "State board" means the Minnesota State Board of Investment created by article XI, section 8 of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota for the purpose of administering and directing the investment of all state funds and pension funds. Subd. 3. Council. "Council" means the Investment Advisory Council created by section 11A.08. Subd. 4. Fund. "Fund" means any of the individual funds, including but not limited to the permanent school fund, general fund of the state, retirement funds and other funds and accounts for which the state board has responsibilities. Subd. 5. Director. "Director" means the executive director of the state board. Subd. 6. Management. "Management" means the performance or delegation of general management duties relating to any fund established pursuant to this chapter. History:   1980 c 607 art 14 s 2
MN Stat § 11A.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 11A — Investment Of State And Pension Assets|Section 11A.03 — State Board; Membership; Organization.

11A.03 STATE BOARD; MEMBERSHIP; ORGANIZATION. Pursuant to article XI, section 8, of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, the state board shall be composed of the governor, state auditor, secretary of state, and attorney general. The governor shall serve as ex officio chair of the state board. History:  1980 c 607 art 14 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 387 art 2 s 3
MN Stat § 11A.075 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 11A — Investment Of State And Pension Assets|Section 11A.075 — Disclosure Of Expense Reimbursement.

11A.075 DISCLOSURE OF EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A member or employee of the state board must annually disclose expenses paid for or reimbursed by: (1) each investment advisor, consultant, or outside money manager under contract to the state board; (2) each investment advisor, consultant, or outside money manager that has bid on a contract offered by the state board during that year; and (3) each business, including officers or employees of the business, in which the state board has invested money under the board's control during the annual reporting period. The disclosure requirement of this paragraph does not apply to expenses or reimbursements from an investment advisor, consultant, money manager or business if the board member or employee received less than $50 during the annual reporting period from that person or entity. (b) For purposes of this section, expenses include payments or reimbursements for meals, entertainment, transportation, lodging, and seminars. (c) The disclosure required by this section must be filed with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board by April 15 each year. Each disclosure report must cover the previous calendar year. The statement must be on a form provided by the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. An individual who fails to file the form required by this section or who files false information, is subject to penalties specified in sections 10A.09 and 10A.025, subdivision 2. History:  1993 c 192 s 37; 1997 c 202 art 2 s 63; 1999 c 220 s 50
MN Stat § 11A.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 11A — Investment Of State And Pension Assets|Section 11A.09 — Standard Of Care.

11A.09 STANDARD OF CARE. In the discharge of their respective duties, the members of the state board, director, board staff, and members of the council and any other person charged with the responsibility of investing money pursuant to the standards set forth in sections 11A.01 to 11A.25 shall act in good faith and shall exercise that degree of judgment and care, under circumstances then prevailing, which persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not for speculation, but for investment, considering the probable safety of their capital as well as the probable income to be derived therefrom. In addition, for the investment of pension fund assets, the members and director of the state board and members of the Investment Advisory Council shall act in accordance with chapter 356A. History:  1980 c 607 art 14 s 7; 1989 c 319 art 8 s 5
MN Stat § 11A.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 11A — Investment Of State And Pension Assets|Section 11A.10 — Duties Of Other Officials.

11A.10 DUTIES OF OTHER OFFICIALS. Subdivision 1. Custody of securities. The commissioner of management and budget and other custodians of securities belonging to the various funds shall provide in the appropriate cases the state board and its delegates with reasonable access thereto. Each security shall be held as an asset of the fund from which the investment expenditure was made. Subd. 2. Escheated property. The commissioner of management and budget shall report immediately to the state board all personal property other than money received by the state of Minnesota as escheated property. If the state board elects to sell escheated property, all money received from the sale shall be credited to the general fund of the state. Subd. 3. Audits. State audits of the activities of the state board and its delegates shall be conducted by the legislative auditor. Subd. 4. Office space. The commissioner of administration shall provide the director and staff with suitable office and storage space in the State Capitol complex as near as practicable to the office of the commissioner of management and budget. History:  1980 c 607 art 14 s 8; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 11A.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 11A — Investment Of State And Pension Assets|Section 11A.11 — Investment And Expense Appropriation.

11A.11 INVESTMENT AND EXPENSE APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated to the state board annually, and from time to time, the various moneys as are available for investment in the various funds subject to their supervision and control, for the purposes of the purchase, sale, exchange and lending of securities, reinvestment activities, payment of the execution expenses of securities transactions, amortization of premiums or accumulation of discounts, and contribution and redemption of participation in the funds. History:   1980 c 607 art 14 s 9
MN Stat § 11A.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 11A — Investment Of State And Pension Assets|Section 11A.12 — Gains And Losses; Disposition.

11A.12 GAINS AND LOSSES; DISPOSITION. All interest and profit accruing from and all losses incurred by investment activity shall be credited to or borne by the fund from which the investment was made. History:   1980 c 607 art 14 s 10
MN Stat § 11A.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 11A — Investment Of State And Pension Assets|Section 11A.13 — Assets And Documentation.

11A.13 ASSETS AND DOCUMENTATION. Subdivision 1. Legal title to fund assets. Legal title to the assets of state funds to be invested by the state board must be in the state of Minnesota, or its nominees. Legal title to pension funds to be invested by the state board must be as specified in section 356A.06. Subd. 2. Rights of employees; validity of documentation. The rights of any public employee to any assets in the retirement funds shall be as fixed by the law or laws authorizing or requiring a retirement fund to purchase or order the redemption of investment participations or units on behalf of the public employee. The state board may rely on the documents, forms and applications of the various retirement funds which accompany money for investment or orders to redeem assets as being made in concert with the applicable law and with the rights of the public employees concerned. Accordingly, the state board need not inquire into the legality or validity of any documents, forms and applications. History:  1980 c 607 art 14 s 11; 1989 c 319 art 8 s 6
MN Stat § 11A.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 11A — Investment Of State And Pension Assets|Section 11A.15 — State Bond Fund.

11A.15 STATE BOND FUND. Subdivision 1. Establishment. Pursuant to article XI, section 7, of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, there is hereby established a state bond fund for the purpose of the timely payment of principal and interest on bonds for which the full faith and credit of the state has been pledged. The state bond fund shall be a continuation of the state bond fund in existence on January 1, 1980. Subd. 2. Assets. Any money appropriated to the state bond fund, any income arising from the invested assets of the state bond fund which is not immediately required to pay the principal or interest on state bonds and any proceeds arising from the sale of any securities in the state bond fund shall constitute the assets of the state bond fund. Subd. 3. Management. The state bond fund shall be managed by the commissioner of management and budget who shall, from time to time, certify to the state board those portions of the state bond fund which in the judgment of the commissioner of management and budget are not required for immediate use. Subd. 4. Investment. The state board shall invest assets of the state bond fund subject to the provisions of section 11A.25. Subd. 5. Withdrawal of assets. Securities sufficient to equal the amount of money certified by the commissioner of management and budget as necessary to pay the principal or interest due on state bonds in excess of any cash on hand shall be sold at the request of the commissioner of management and budget and the certified amount of money shall be transferred to the commissioner of management and budget. Subd. 6. Credit of income towards subsequent appropriations. Notwithstanding provisions of section 11A.12, the net income of the state bond fund after the recovery of any losses from the sale of securities shall be deducted from the amount of any subsequent appropriations for the payment of principal and interest of state bonds. History:  1980 c 607 art 14 s 13; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 11A.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 11A — Investment Of State And Pension Assets|Section 11A.16 — Permanent School Fund.

11A.16 PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND. Subdivision 1. Establishment. Pursuant to article XI, section 8, of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, there is hereby established a permanent school fund which shall be a continuation of the permanent school fund in existence on January 1, 1980. Subd. 2. Assets. The permanent school fund shall consist of the proceeds derived from the school lands, the swamp lands and the internal improvement lands granted to the state and all cash and investments credited to the permanent school fund, to the swamp land fund and to the internal improvement land fund. Subd. 3. Management. The permanent school fund shall be managed by the commissioner of management and budget. Subd. 4. Investment. The permanent school fund shall be invested by the state board subject to the provisions of section 11A.24. Subd. 5. Calculation of income. As of the end of each fiscal year, the state board shall calculate the investment income earned by the permanent school fund. The investment income earned by the fund shall equal the amount of interest on debt securities, dividends on equity securities, and interest earned on certified monthly earnings prior to the transfer to the Department of Education. Gains and losses arising from the sale of securities shall be apportioned as follows: (a) If the sale of securities results in a net gain during a fiscal year, the gain shall be apportioned in equal installments over the next ten fiscal years to offset net losses in those years. If any portion of an installment is not needed to recover subsequent losses identified in paragraph (b) it shall be added to the principal of the fund. (b) If the sale of securities results in a net loss during a fiscal year, the net loss shall be recovered first from the gains in paragraph (a) apportioned to that fiscal year. If these gains are insufficient, any remaining net loss shall be recovered from interest and dividend income in equal installments over the following ten fiscal years. Subd. 6. Disposition of income. Notwithstanding provisions of section 11A.12, the income of the permanent school fund as calculated pursuant to subdivision 5, shall be credited to the permanent school fund, and transferred to the school endowment fund as needed for payments made pursuant to section 127A.32. History:  1980 c 607 art 14 s 14; 1984 c 482 s 3; 1992 c 539 s 2; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 3; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 11A.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 11A — Investment Of State And Pension Assets|Section 11A.20 — Investment Of State Treasury Funds Not Currently Needed.

11A.20 INVESTMENT OF STATE TREASURY FUNDS NOT CURRENTLY NEEDED. Subdivision 1. Certification. When there are funds in the state treasury over and above the amount that the commissioner of management and budget has determined are currently needed, the commissioner shall certify to the state board the amount thereof. Subd. 2. Investment. The certified amount of state treasury funds not currently needed shall be invested by the state board subject to the provisions of section 11A.25. Subd. 3. Crediting of investment income. Notwithstanding provisions of section 11A.12, all investment income and all investment losses attributable to the investment of state treasury funds, other than the game and fish fund, not currently needed shall be credited to the general fund. History:  1980 c 607 art 14 s 18; 1981 c 356 s 254; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 77; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 11A.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 10 - 12B — Government Miscellany|Chapter 11A — Investment Of State And Pension Assets|Section 11A.21 — Investment Of Highway Funds.

11A.21 INVESTMENT OF HIGHWAY FUNDS. Subdivision 1. Certification. The commissioner of transportation shall certify to the state board those portions of the highway user tax distribution fund established pursuant to article XIV, section 5 of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota; the trunk highway fund established pursuant to article XIV, section 6 of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota; the county state-aid highway fund established pursuant to article XIV, section 7 of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota; and the municipal state-aid street fund established pursuant to article XIV, section 8 of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, which in the judgment of the commissioner are not required for immediate use. Subd. 2. Investment. The certified amount of highway funds not currently needed shall be invested by the state board subject to the provisions of section 11A.25. History:  1980 c 607 art 14 s 19; 1993 c 266 s 14