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 Commerce; the Department of Corrections; the Department of Education; the Department of Employment and Economic Development; the Department of Health; the Department of Human Rights; the Department […]

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 […]

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 […]

Section 15.0145 — Ethnic Councils.

15.0145 ETHNIC COUNCILS. Subdivision 1. Three ethnic councils; creation. (a) The Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs includes public members with an ethnic heritage from Mexico, any of the countries in Central or South America, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, or Puerto Rico. (b) The Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage includes public members of black African […]

Section 15.039 — Effect Of Transfer Of Powers Among Agencies.

15.039 EFFECT OF TRANSFER OF POWERS AMONG AGENCIES. Subdivision 1. Application of section. The provisions of this section apply whenever the responsibilities of an agency are transferred by law to another agency unless the act directing the transfer provides otherwise. The term “responsibilities” includes powers, duties, rights, obligations, and other authority imposed by law on […]

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) interagency agreements or service-level agreements and any renewals or extensions of existing […]