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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.55 — Contracts With Political Subdivisions.

14.55 CONTRACTS WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
The chief administrative law judge may enter into contracts with political subdivisions of the state and such political subdivisions of the state may contract with the chief administrative law judge for the purpose of providing administrative law judges and reporters for administrative proceedings or informal dispute resolution. The contract may define the scope of the administrative law judge's duties, which may include the preparation of findings, conclusions, or a recommendation for action by the political subdivision. For such services there shall be an assessment in the manner provided in section 14.53.
History:
1975 c 380 s 16; 1977 c 443 s 9,10; 1980 c 509 s 2; 1980 c 615 s 26-33; 1981 c 346 s 2-6; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 4 s 40; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 88
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.56 — Employees Transferred.

14.56 EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED.
In consultation and agreement with the chief administrative law judge, the commissioner of administration shall pursuant to authority given in section 16B.37, transfer from state agencies, such employees as the commissioner deems necessary to the state Office of Administrative Hearings. Such action shall include the transfer of any state employee currently employed as an administrative law judge, if the employee qualifies under sections 14.48 to 14.56.
History:
1975 c 380 s 16; 1977 c 443 s 9,10; 1980 c 509 s 2; 1980 c 615 s 26-33; 1981 c 346 s 2-6; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 4 s 40; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1984 c 544 s 89; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.57 — Initiation; Decision; Agreement To Arbitrate.

14.57 INITIATION; DECISION; AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE.
(a) An agency shall initiate a contested case proceeding when one is required by law. Unless otherwise provided by law, an agency shall decide a contested case only in accordance with the contested case procedures of the Administrative Procedure Act. Upon initiation of a contested case proceeding, an agency may, by order, provide that the report or order of the administrative law judge constitutes the final decision in the case.
(b) As an alternative to initiating or continuing with a contested case proceeding, the parties, subsequent to agency approval, may enter into a written agreement to submit the issues raised to arbitration by an administrative law judge according to sections 572B.01 to 572B.31.
History:
1957 c 806 s 8; 1976 c 68 s 3; 1980 c 615 s 14; 1982 c 424 s 130; 2002 c 251 s 1; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.58 — Notice And Hearing.

14.58 NOTICE AND HEARING.
In any contested case all parties shall be afforded an opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice. The notice shall state the time, place and issues involved, but if, by reason of the nature of the case, the issues cannot be fully stated in advance of the hearing, or if subsequent amendment of the issues is necessary, they shall be fully stated as soon as practicable, and opportunity shall be afforded all parties to present evidence and argument with respect thereto. Prior to assignment of a case to an administrative law judge as provided by sections 14.48 to 14.56, all papers shall be filed with the agency. Subsequent to assignment of the case, the agency shall certify the official record to the Office of Administrative Hearings, and thereafter, all papers shall be filed with that office. The agency and any other party to a contested case may file all necessary notices, documents, and other necessary information with the Office of Administrative Hearings by any reliable method of electronic transmission in the manner approved by that office. The Office of Administrative Hearings shall maintain the official record which shall include subsequent filings, testimony and exhibits. All filings are deemed effective upon receipt. The record shall contain a written transcript of the hearing only if preparation of a transcript is requested by the agency, a party, or the chief administrative law judge. The agency or party requesting a transcript shall bear the cost of preparation. When the chief administrative law judge requests preparation of the transcript, the agency shall bear the cost of preparation. Upon issuance of the administrative law judge's report, the official record shall be certified to the agency.
History:
1957 c 806 s 8; 1976 c 68 s 3; 1980 c 615 s 14; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1984 c 640 s 32; 2015 c 63 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.59 — Informal Disposition.

14.59 INFORMAL DISPOSITION.
Informal disposition may also be made of any contested case by arbitration, stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order or default.
History:
1957 c 806 s 8; 1976 c 68 s 3; 1980 c 615 s 14; 1982 c 424 s 130; 2002 c 251 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.60 — Evidence In Contested Case Hearings.

14.60 EVIDENCE IN CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS.
Subdivision 1.
Admissibility.
In contested cases agencies may admit and give probative effect to evidence which possesses probative value commonly accepted by reasonable prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs. They shall give effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law. They may exclude incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial and repetitious evidence.
Subd. 2.
Made part of record.
All evidence, including records and documents containing information classified by law as not public, in the possession of the agency of which it desires to avail itself or which is offered into evidence by a party to a contested case proceeding, shall be made a part of the hearing record of the case. No factual information or evidence shall be considered in the determination of the case unless it is part of the record. Documentary evidence may be received in the form of copies or excerpts, or by incorporation by reference. When the hearing record contains information which is not public, the administrative law judge or the agency may conduct a closed hearing to discuss the information, issue necessary protective orders, and seal all or part of the hearing record.
Subd. 3.
Cross-examination of witnesses.
Every party or agency shall have the right of cross-examination of witnesses who testify, and shall have the right to submit rebuttal evidence.
Subd. 4.
Official notice.
Agencies may take notice of judicially cognizable facts and in addition may take notice of general, technical, or scientific facts within their specialized knowledge. Parties shall be notified in writing either before or during hearing, or by reference in preliminary reports or otherwise, or by oral statement in the record, of the material so noticed, and they shall be afforded an opportunity to contest the facts so noticed. Agencies may utilize their experience, technical competence, and specialized knowledge in the evaluation of the evidence in the hearing record.
History:
1957 c 806 s 9; 1980 c 615 s 15-17; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1984 c 640 s 32
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.61 — Final Decision In Contested Case.

14.61 FINAL DECISION IN CONTESTED CASE.
Subdivision 1.
Filing of exceptions.
In all contested cases the decision of the officials of the agency who are to render the final decision shall not be made until the report of the administrative law judge as required by sections 14.48 to 14.56, has been made available to parties to the proceeding for at least ten days and an opportunity has been afforded to each party adversely affected to file exceptions and present argument to a majority of the officials who are to render the decision. This section does not apply to a contested case under which the report or order of the administrative law judge constitutes the final decision in the case.
Subd. 2.
Closure of record.
In all contested cases where officials of the agency render the final decision, the contested case record must close upon the filing of any exceptions to the report and presentation of argument under subdivision 1 or upon expiration of the deadline for doing so. The agency shall notify the parties and the presiding administrative law judge of the date when the hearing record closed. In all contested cases where the report or order of the administrative law judge constitutes the final decision in the case, the hearing record must close as ordered in writing by the presiding administrative law judge.
History:
1957 c 806 s 10; 1975 c 380 s 7; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1995 c 264 art 9 s 1; 2002 c 251 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.62 — Decisions, Orders.

14.62 DECISIONS, ORDERS.
Subdivision 1.
Writing required.
Every decision and order rendered by an agency in a contested case shall be in writing, shall be based on the record and shall include the agency's findings of fact and conclusions on all material issues. A decision or order that rejects or modifies a finding of fact, conclusion, or recommendation contained in the report of the administrative law judge required under sections 14.48 to 14.56, must include the reasons for each rejection or modification. A copy of the decision and order shall be served upon each party or the party's representative and the administrative law judge by first class mail.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2002 c 251 s 7]
Subd. 2a.
Administrative law judge decision final; exception.
Unless otherwise provided by law, the report or order of the administrative law judge constitutes the final decision in the case unless the agency modifies or rejects it under subdivision 1 within 90 days after the record of the proceeding closes under section 14.61. When the agency fails to act within 90 days on a licensing case, the agency must return the record of the proceeding to the administrative law judge for consideration of disciplinary action. In all contested cases where the report or order of the administrative law judge constitutes the final decision in the case, the administrative law judge shall issue findings of fact, conclusions, and an order within 90 days after the hearing record closes under section 14.61. Upon a showing of good cause by a party or the agency, the chief administrative law judge may order a reasonable extension of either of the two 90-day deadlines specified in this subdivision.
Subd. 3.
Award of fees and other expenses.
Fees and expenses must be awarded as provided in sections 15.471 to 15.474.
Subd. 4.
Applicability.
This section does not apply to a contested case under which the report or order of the administrative law judge constitutes the final decision in the case.
History:
1957 c 806 s 11; 1980 c 615 s 18; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 247 s 8; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1986 c 377 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1995 c 264 art 9 s 2; 1997 c 7 art 2 s 68; 2002 c 251 s 4,5; 2005 c 16 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.63 — Application.

14.63 APPLICATION.
Any person aggrieved by a final decision in a contested case is entitled to judicial review of the decision under the provisions of sections 14.63 to 14.68, but nothing in sections 14.63 to 14.68 shall be deemed to prevent resort to other means of review, redress, relief, or trial de novo provided by law. A petition for a writ of certiorari by an aggrieved person for judicial review under sections 14.63 to 14.68 must be filed with the court of appeals and served on all parties to the contested case not more than 30 days after the party receives the final decision and order of the agency. Sections 572B.01 to 572B.31 govern judicial review of arbitration awards entered under section 14.57.
History:
1963 c 809 s 1; 1965 c 698 s 3; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1969 c 567 s 3; 1969 c 1129 art 2 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1973 c 254 s 3; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1977 c 307 s 29; 1977 c 430 s 25 subd 1; 1978 c 674 s 60; 1980 c 615 s 19-21; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 247 s 9; 2002 c 251 s 6; 2013 c 56 s 1; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.64 — Petition; Service.

14.64 PETITION; SERVICE.
Proceedings for review under sections 14.63 to 14.68 shall be instituted by serving a petition for a writ of certiorari personally or by certified mail upon the agency and by promptly filing the proof of service in the Office of the Clerk of the Appellate Courts and the matter shall proceed in the manner provided by the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure.
If a request for reconsideration is made within ten days after the decision and order of the agency, the 30-day period provided in section 14.63 shall not begin to run until service of the order finally disposing of the application for reconsideration. Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring that an application for reconsideration be filed with and disposed of by the agency as a prerequisite to the institution of a review proceeding under sections 14.63 to 14.68.
Copies of the writ shall be served, personally or by certified mail, upon all parties to the proceeding before the agency in the proceeding in which the order sought to be reviewed was made. For the purpose of service, the agency upon request shall certify to the petitioner the names and addresses of all parties as disclosed by its records. The agency's certification shall be conclusive. The agency and all parties to the proceeding before it shall have the right to participate in the proceedings for review. A copy of the petition shall be provided to the attorney general at the time of service of the parties.
History:
1963 c 809 s 1; 1965 c 698 s 3; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1969 c 567 s 3; 1969 c 1129 art 2 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1973 c 254 s 3; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1977 c 307 s 29; 1977 c 430 s 25 subd 1; 1978 c 674 s 60; 1980 c 615 s 19-21; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 247 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.65 — Stay Of Decision; Stay Of Other Appeals.

14.65 STAY OF DECISION; STAY OF OTHER APPEALS.
The filing of the writ of certiorari shall not stay the enforcement of the agency decision; but the agency may do so, or the court of appeals may order a stay upon such terms as it deems proper. When review of or an appeal from a final decision is commenced under sections 14.63 to 14.68 in the court of appeals, any other later appeal under sections 14.63 to 14.68 from the final decision involving the same subject matter shall be stayed until final decision of the first appeal.
History:
1963 c 809 s 1; 1965 c 698 s 3; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1969 c 567 s 3; 1969 c 1129 art 2 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1973 c 254 s 3; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1977 c 307 s 29; 1977 c 430 s 25 subd 1; 1978 c 674 s 60; 1980 c 615 s 19-21; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 247 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.66 — Transmittal Of Record.

14.66 TRANSMITTAL OF RECORD.
Within 30 days after service of the writ of certiorari, or within any further time as the court allows, the agency shall transmit to the reviewing court the original or a certified copy of the entire record of the proceeding under review. By stipulation of all parties to the review proceeding, the record may be shortened. Any party unreasonably refusing to stipulate to limit the record may be taxed by the court for the additional costs. The court may require or permit subsequent corrections or additions to the record when deemed desirable.
History:
1963 c 809 s 1; 1965 c 698 s 3; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1969 c 567 s 3; 1969 c 1129 art 2 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1973 c 254 s 3; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1977 c 307 s 29; 1977 c 430 s 25 subd 1; 1978 c 674 s 60; 1980 c 615 s 19-21; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 247 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.67 — New Evidence, Hearing By Agency.

14.67 NEW EVIDENCE, HEARING BY AGENCY.
If, before the date set for hearing, application is made to the court of appeals for leave to present additional evidence on the issues in the case, and it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the additional evidence is material and that there were good reasons for failure to present it in the proceeding before the agency, the court may order that the additional evidence be taken before the agency upon such conditions as the court deems proper. The agency may modify its findings and decision by reason of the additional evidence and shall file with the reviewing court, to become a part of the record, the additional evidence, together with any modifications or new findings or decision.
History:
1963 c 809 s 1; 1965 c 698 s 3; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1969 c 567 s 3; 1969 c 1129 art 2 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1973 c 254 s 3; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1977 c 307 s 29; 1977 c 430 s 25 subd 1; 1978 c 674 s 60; 1980 c 615 s 19-21; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 247 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.68 — Procedure On Review.

14.68 PROCEDURE ON REVIEW.
The review shall be confined to the record, except that in cases of alleged irregularities in procedure, not shown in the record, the court of appeals may transfer the case to the district court for the county in which the agency has its principal office or the county in which the contested case hearing was held. The district court shall have jurisdiction to take testimony and to hear and determine the alleged irregularities in procedure. Appeal from the district court determination may be taken to the court of appeals as in other civil cases.
History:
1963 c 809 s 1; 1965 c 698 s 3; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1969 c 567 s 3; 1969 c 1129 art 2 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1973 c 254 s 3; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1977 c 307 s 29; 1977 c 430 s 25 subd 1; 1978 c 674 s 60; 1980 c 615 s 19-21; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 247 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 14 — Administrative Procedure › Section 14.69 — Scope Of Judicial Review.

14.69 SCOPE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW.
In a judicial review under sections 14.63 to 14.68, the court may affirm the decision of the agency or remand the case for further proceedings; or it may reverse or modify the decision if the substantial rights of the petitioners may have been prejudiced because the administrative finding, inferences, conclusion, or decisions are:
(a) in violation of constitutional provisions; or
(b) in excess of the statutory authority or jurisdiction of the agency; or
(c) made upon unlawful procedure; or
(d) affected by other error of law; or
(e) unsupported by substantial evidence in view of the entire record as submitted; or
(f) arbitrary or capricious.
History:
1963 c 809 s 2; 1980 c 615 s 22; 1982 c 424 s 130
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.001 — Application Of Laws 2005, Chapter 56, Terminology Changes.

15.001 APPLICATION OF LAWS 2005, CHAPTER 56, TERMINOLOGY CHANGES.
State agencies shall use the terminology changes specified in Laws 2005, chapter 56, section 1, when printed material and signage are replaced and new printed material and signage are obtained. State agencies do not have to replace existing printed material and signage to comply with Laws 2005, chapter 56, sections 1 and 2. Language changes made according to Laws 2005, chapter 56, sections 1 and 2, shall not expand or exclude eligibility to services.
History:
2005 c 56 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.01 — Departments Of The State.

15.01 DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATE.
The following agencies are designated as the departments of the state government: the Department of Administration; the Department of Agriculture; the Department of Children, Youth, and Families; the Department of Commerce; the Department of Corrections; the Department of Direct Care and Treatment; the Department of Education; the Department of Employment and Economic Development; the Department of Health; the Department of Human Rights; the Department of Human Services; the Department of Information Technology Services; the Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation; the Department of Labor and Industry; the Department of Management and Budget; the Department of Military Affairs; the Department of Natural Resources; the Department of Public Safety; the Department of Revenue; the Department of Transportation; the Department of Veterans Affairs; and their successor departments.
History:
(53-1, 53-1a) 1925 c 426 art 1 s 1; 1939 c 431 art 1 s 1; 1939 c 441 s 1; 1961 c 113 s 2; 1969 c 1129 art 3 s 1; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1973 c 507 s 45; 1973 c 582 s 3; 1975 c 271 s 1; 1976 c 149 s 2; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1977 c 430 s 5,25 subd 2; 1977 c 444 s 1; 1980 c 617 s 47; 1981 c 356 s 87; 1983 c 289 s 115 subd 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 75; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 4; 2003 c 130 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1; 2004 c 206 s 2; 2008 c 204 s 1; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 21,109; 2017 c 94 art 7 s 3; 2021 c 31 art 2 s 1; 2023 c 61 art 8 s 1; 2023 c 70 art 12 s 3
NOTE:
The amendment to this section by Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 8, section 1, is effective January 1, 2025. Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 8, section 1, the effective date.
NOTE:
The amendment to this section by Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 12, section 3, is effective July 1, 2024. Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 12, section 3, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.012 — State Agencies; Designation By Type.

15.012 STATE AGENCIES; DESIGNATION BY TYPE.
A multimember state agency hereafter created whose membership includes two or more appointed members shall be named according to the following:
(a) An agency in the executive branch, other than a department, whose primary purpose is to perform prescribed official or representative functions shall be designated a "board." To be classified as a board, an agency must have at least one of the following powers: (i) the power to perform administrative acts, which may include the expenditure of state money, (ii) the power to issue and revoke licenses or certifications, (iii) the power to make rules, or (iv) the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals.
(b) An agency in the executive branch whose primary purpose is to advise state officers, departments, boards, or other agencies shall be designated a "committee." To be classified as a committee, an agency must have none of the powers available to boards other than the power to compensate its members.
(c) A committee of which at least one-half of the members are required to be certain officers or representatives of specified businesses, occupations, industries, political subdivisions, organizations, or other groupings of persons other than geographical regions shall be designated a "council."
(d) An agency in the legislative branch composed exclusively of members of the legislature shall be designated a "legislative commission."
(e) An agency in the executive branch other than a department whose primary purpose is to issue bonds for the financing, ownership and development of facilities within the state shall be designated an "authority."
(f) A committee or council scheduled upon its creation to expire two years after the effective date of the act creating it or the date of appointment of its members, whichever is later, unless a shorter term is specified in statute, shall be designated an "advisory task force."
History:
1975 c 271 s 2; 1976 c 149 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.014 — Advisory Task Forces.

15.014 ADVISORY TASK FORCES.
Subdivision 1.
Policy.
It is the policy of the legislature to encourage state agencies to solicit and receive advice from members of the public. This advice can best be rendered by an advisory task force of a reasonable number of persons working for a limited duration on a specific and clearly defined subject. By this section it is the intent of the legislature to provide for a common nomenclature scheme, facilitate the gathering of advice, and limit the proliferation of costly, unnecessary or outmoded advisory agencies.
Subd. 2.
Creation; limitations.
A commissioner of a state department, a state board or other agency having the powers of a board as defined in section 15.012, may create advisory task forces to advise the commissioner or agency on specific programs or topics within the jurisdiction of the department or agency. A task force so created shall have no more than 15 members. The task force shall expire and the terms and removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 6. The members of no more than four task forces created pursuant to this section in a department or agency may be paid expenses in the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted according to section 43A.18, subdivision 2. Task forces mandated by court order must not be counted for purposes of the limit on the number of task forces whose members may be paid expenses. No member of a task force shall be compensated for services in a manner not provided for in statute. A commissioner, board, council, committee, or other state agency may not create any other multimember agency unless specifically authorized by statute or unless the creation of the agency is authorized by federal law as a condition precedent to the receipt of federal money.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 9 art 10 s 14]
History:
1976 c 149 s 4; 1977 c 163 s 1; 1984 c 544 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 2013 c 63 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.0395 — Interagency Agreements And Intra-agency Transfers.

15.0395 INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS AND INTRA-AGENCY TRANSFERS.
(a) By October 15, 2018, and annually thereafter, the head of each agency must provide reports to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the department or agency's budget on:
(1) each interagency agreement or service-level agreement, including any renewal or extension of an existing interagency or service-level agreement with another agency if the cumulative value of those agreements between two agencies is more than $100,000 in the previous fiscal year; and
(2) transfers of appropriations between accounts within or between agencies, if the cumulative value of the transfers is more than $100,000 in the previous fiscal year.
The report must include the statutory citation authorizing the agreement, transfer or dollar amount, purpose, the effective date of the agreement, and the duration of the agreement. Interagency agreements and service-level agreements that authorize enterprise central services and transfers specifically required by statute or session law are not required to be reported under this section.
(b) As used in this section, "agency" includes the departments of the state listed in section 15.01, a multimember state agency in the executive branch described in section 15.012, paragraph (a), the Department of Information Technology Services, and the Office of Higher Education.
History:
1Sp2017 c 4 art 2 s 16; 2021 c 31 art 2 s 16; 2023 c 62 art 2 s 35
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.053 — Use Of The National Guard Education Center At Camp Ripley.

15.053 USE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATION CENTER AT CAMP RIPLEY.
The military reservation at Camp Ripley is designated as the "State of Minnesota Education and Training Center." State agencies may use the National Guard Education Center at Camp Ripley for official conferences, sessions, meetings, seminars, and any other gathering of state employees that otherwise would not be held in the agency's normal place of business.
State agencies are encouraged to coordinate with the adjutant general for availability of the Camp Ripley facilities. In the event the Camp Ripley facilities are being used for military training or are otherwise unavailable, the state agencies may contract for use alternative conference facilities. This section is not intended to preclude adherence to rules of the commissioner of management and budget.
History:
1996 c 332 s 1; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.054 — Sale Or Purchase Of State Property; Penalty.

15.054 SALE OR PURCHASE OF STATE PROPERTY; PENALTY.
No officer or employee of the state or any of its political subdivisions shall sell or procure for sale or possess or control for sale to any other officer or employee of the state or subdivision, as appropriate, any property or materials owned by the state or subdivision except pursuant to conditions provided in this section. Property or materials owned by the state or a subdivision and not needed for public purposes, may be sold to an employee of the state or subdivision after reasonable public notice at a public auction or by sealed response, if the employee is not directly involved in the auction or process pertaining to the administration and collection of sealed responses. Requirements for reasonable public notice may be prescribed by other law or ordinance so long as at least one week's published notice is specified. An employee of the state or a political subdivision may purchase no more than one motor vehicle from the state at any one auction. A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to the sale of property or materials acquired or produced by the state or subdivision for sale to the general public in the ordinary course of business. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an employee of the state or a political subdivision from selling or possessing for sale public property if the sale or possession for sale is in the ordinary course of business or normal course of the employee's duties.
History:
1977 c 347 s 5; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 386 art 1 s 1; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 1; 2005 c 156 art 2 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.057 — Publicity Representatives.

15.057 PUBLICITY REPRESENTATIVES.
No state department, bureau, or division, whether the same operates on funds appropriated or receipts or fees of any nature whatsoever, except the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Employment and Economic Development, the Department of Agriculture, the Game and Fish Division, State Agricultural Society, and Explore Minnesota Tourism shall use any of such funds for the payment of the salary or expenses of a publicity representative. The publicity representative for the Department of Agriculture must not be an elected official or candidate for public office. The head of any such department, bureau, or division shall be personally liable for funds used contrary to this provision. This section shall not be construed, however, as preventing any such department, bureau, or division from sending out any bulletins or other publicity required by any state law or necessary for the satisfactory conduct of the business for which such department, bureau, or division was created.
History:
1965 c 901 s 54; 1967 c 299 s 9; 1967 c 475 s 1; 1969 c 567 s 3; 1973 c 254 s 3; 1976 c 166 s 7; 1977 c 430 s 25 subd 1; 1981 c 356 s 88; 1983 c 289 s 115 subd 1; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 75; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1; 2004 c 171 s 1; 2004 c 206 s 3; 2021 c 28 s 2; 1Sp2021 c 12 art 3 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.061 — Professional Or Technical Services.

15.061 PROFESSIONAL OR TECHNICAL SERVICES.
In accordance with sections 16C.03 and 16C.08, the head of a state department or agency may, with the approval of the commissioner of administration, contract for professional or technical services in connection with the operation of the department or agency. A contract negotiated under this section is not subject to the competitive bidding requirements of chapter 16C.
History:
1969 c 1139 s 64; 1978 c 480 s 1; 1984 c 544 s 89; 1995 c 186 s 9; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 40; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.063 — Biennial Reports; Submission.

15.063 BIENNIAL REPORTS; SUBMISSION.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the biennial reports required to be submitted to the legislature by various departments and agencies shall be submitted by November 15 of each even-numbered year.
History:
Ex1971 c 3 s 63
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.066 — Confirmation Of Appointments.

15.066 CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Applicability.
This section applies to all appointments which by statute require the advice and consent of the senate. For the purpose of this section, the term "agency" includes state departments, boards, committees, councils, commissions, authorities, and advisory task forces created by statute.
Subd. 2.
Procedure.
In all appointments to state agencies which require the advice and consent of the senate, the following procedure shall apply:
(1) the appointing authority shall provide to the president of the senate a letter of appointment which shall include the position title to which the appointment is being made; the name, street address, city and county of the appointee; and the term of the appointment;
(2) for those positions for which a statement of economic interest is required to be filed by section 10A.09, the appointing authority shall give the notice to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board required by section 10A.09, subdivision 2, at the time the letter of appointment is directed to the president of the senate;
(3) if the appointment is subject to the open appointments program provided by section 15.0597, the appointing authority shall provide the senate with a copy of the application provided by section 15.0597, at the time the letter of appointment is directed to the president of the senate; and
(4) the appointment shall be effective and the appointee may commence to exercise the duties of the office upon the receipt of the letter of appointment by the president of the senate.
Subd. 3.
Advice and consent time limit.
(a) For appointments that require confirmation by only the senate, if the senate does not reject an appointment within 60 legislative days of the day of receipt of the letter of appointment by the president of the senate, the senate has consented to the appointment.
(b) For appointments that require confirmation by both the senate and the house of representatives, if neither the senate nor the house of representatives has rejected an appointment within 60 legislative days of the later of the day of receipt of the letter of appointment by the president of the senate or the day of receipt of the letter of appointment by the speaker of the house of representatives, the house of representatives and senate have consented to the appointment.
(c) This section does not apply to appointments to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board under section 10A.02.
[See Note.]
History:
1983 c 305 s 10; 1997 c 202 art 2 s 63; 2023 c 62 art 2 s 36
NOTE:
Subdivision 3, as added by Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, section 36, is effective January 1, 2027. Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, section 36, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.08 — Commissioners Of Management And Budget And Administration; Access To Records.

15.08 COMMISSIONERS OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATION; ACCESS TO RECORDS.
The commissioner of management and budget and the commissioner of administration and their designated agents shall have free access to the records of all state departments and agencies, and may issue subpoenas for and compel the attendance of witnesses and the giving of testimony and the production of books, records, accounts, documents, and papers; and may administer oaths to witnesses or take their affirmation. If any person shall fail or refuse to appear or testify regarding that upon which the person may be lawfully interrogated, or to produce any books, records, accounts, documents or papers material in the matter under consideration, after having been lawfully required by order or subpoena, any judge of the district court in any county of the state where the order or subpoena was made returnable, on application of the commissioner of management and budget or commissioner of administration, as the case may be, shall compel obedience or punish disobedience as for contempt, as in the case of disobedience of a similar order or subpoena issued by such court.
History:
(53-1d) 1939 c 431 art 8 s 3; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1986 c 444; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.082 — Obligations Of Public Corporations.

15.082 OBLIGATIONS OF PUBLIC CORPORATIONS.
Notwithstanding any other law, the state is not liable for obligations of a public corporation created by statute. Upon dissolution of the public corporation, its wholly owned assets become state property. Partially owned assets become state property to the extent that state money was used to acquire them.
This section does not apply to a public corporation governed by chapter 119.
History:
1990 c 594 art 1 s 41
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.10 — Records Delivered To Department Heads.

15.10 RECORDS DELIVERED TO DEPARTMENT HEADS.
The head of a department or other agency whose functions, powers, and duties are by Laws 1939, chapter 431, assigned and transferred to another department or agency, shall transfer and deliver to such other department or agency all contracts, books, maps, plans, papers, records, and property of every description within the department head's jurisdiction or control, and shall also transfer thereto any or all employees engaged in the exercise of such functions, powers, or duties. The head of such other department or agency to which such assignment or transfer is made is hereby authorized to take possession of the property, and shall take charge of the employees and shall employ them in the exercise of their respective functions, powers, and duties transferred as aforesaid, without reduction of compensation; subject to change or termination of employment or compensation as may be otherwise provided by law.
History:
(53-1k) 1939 c 431 art 8 s 10; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.16 — Transfer Of Lands Between Departments.

15.16 TRANSFER OF LANDS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Agreement.
To facilitate the transfer of the control of state-owned lands between state departments and agencies of government and to avoid the necessity of condemning state lands by a department or agency of government of the state, a department or agency of the state government of Minnesota may acquire the control of state lands for public purposes from the department or agency of state government having those lands under its control and supervision, upon terms and conditions that are mutually agreed upon by the heads of the interested state departments or agencies.
Subd. 2.
Executive Council to determine terms.
If the heads of the departments or agencies acting under subdivision 1 are unable to agree on the terms and conditions of a transfer of control of state lands, the Executive Council, upon application of a state department or agency having the power to acquire lands for public purposes, shall determine the terms and conditions and may order the transfer of the control of state lands to the department or agency requesting the transfer.
Subd. 3.
Commissioner of management and budget to transfer funds.
The commissioner of management and budget is authorized and directed to transfer funds between state departments and agencies to effect the terms and conditions to transfer the control of real estate as provided in this section.
Subd. 4.
Attorney general to prescribe form of transfer.
The transfer of control of real estate as provided under this section must be made on transfer documents prescribed by the attorney general, and the transfer documents must be permanently filed in the office of the commissioner of management and budget.
Subd. 5.
Obtaining recommendation.
No control of state-owned lands may be transferred between state departments or agencies without the departments or agencies first consulting the chairs of the senate Finance Committee and house of representatives Ways and Means Committee and obtaining their recommendations. The recommendations are advisory only. Failure to obtain a prompt recommendation is deemed a negative recommendation.
History:
1941 c 387 s 1-4; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1973 c 720 s 52; 1983 c 301 s 65; 1986 c 444; 1990 c 506 art 2 s 3; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2004 c 284 art 2 s 3; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.161 — Acceptance Of Federal Lands Or Buildings; Consultation With Legislative Committees.

15.161 ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL LANDS OR BUILDINGS; CONSULTATION WITH LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES.
The head of a state department or agency shall consult with the chair of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee and the chair of the senate Finance Committee before accepting any federal land or buildings thereon or any interest therein which is declared surplus by federal authorities and obtaining a recommendation thereon which shall be advisory only. Failure to obtain a recommendation thereon promptly shall be deemed a negative recommendation.
History:
1973 c 720 s 60; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 4 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.18 — Distribution Of Publications.

15.18 DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS.
Except as provided in sections 3C.12, subdivision 2, and 5.08 and chapter 16B, when any department, agency, or official of the state issues for public distribution any book, document, journal, map, pamphlet, or report copies thereof shall be delivered immediately as follows:
Four copies to the Minnesota Historical Society;
One copy to the general library of the University of Minnesota, and may, upon request of the librarian, deliver additional copies;
Two copies to the state library, and such additional copies as the state librarian deems necessary for exchange with other libraries, with other states, with the United States, and with governments of foreign countries;
One copy to the public library of any city of the first class;
One copy to the library of each state university as defined in chapter 136.
History:
1947 c 365 s 1; 1963 c 179 s 1; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1984 c 480 s 14; 1984 c 544 s 89; 1984 c 655 art 2 s 19 subd 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.185 — Mailing Lists.

15.185 MAILING LISTS.
A department, agency, or official of the state issuing for public distribution any book, document, journal, map, pamphlet, or report on a regular basis to a list of persons who have asked to receive regular publications shall insert into at least one publication per person per year a returnable card which must be returned by that person in order to receive future similar publications from that department, agency, or official.
History:
1982 c 562 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.191 — Imprest Cash Funds.

15.191 IMPREST CASH FUNDS.
Subdivision 1.
Emergency disbursements.
Imprest cash funds for the purpose of making minor disbursements, providing for change, and providing employees with travel advances or a portion or all of their payroll where the payment has not been received through the payroll system, may be established by state departments or agencies from existing appropriations in the manner prescribed by this section.
Subd. 2.
Approval.
Before an imprest cash fund is established an application showing the need therefor shall be presented to the commissioner of management and budget who shall fix the amount of the fund for the department or agency. Upon the approval of the application by the commissioner of management and budget, the imprest cash fund is established and the commissioner of management and budget shall notify the applicant.
Subd. 3.
Payment against designated appropriation.
Imprest cash funds established under this section shall be created by payment issued against the appropriation designated by the commissioner of management and budget.
History:
1969 c 265 s 1; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1976 c 231 s 2; 1979 c 333 s 62; 1991 c 345 art 1 s 48; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 3 s 1,2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies › Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General › Section 15.31 — State Employees, Liability Insurance, Payment Of Premiums.

15.31 STATE EMPLOYEES, LIABILITY INSURANCE, PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS.
The state shall pay premiums on insurance policies insuring its employees against liability from claims for bodily injuries, death or property damage made upon such employees while operating state-owned vehicles in the performance of, in connection with or incidental to their duties as state employees. Payment of such premiums shall be made from funds appropriated or otherwise available to the various departments and agencies of the state. The payment of such premiums shall not impose upon the state any liability whatsoever for the payment of damages as a result of a claim against the state employee.
History:
1953 c 676 s 1