1.2relating to state government; reducing the number of departments in the executive
1.3branch;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 15.01; 15.06, subdivision 1;
1.415A.0815, subdivisions 2, 3; 43A.08, subdivision 1a.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 15.01, is amended to read:
1.715.01 DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATE.
1.8The following agencies are designated as the departments of the state government:
1.9the Department of Administration; the Department of Agriculture; the Department of
1.10Commerce; the Department of Corrections; the Department of Education; the Department
1.11of Employment and Economic Development; the Department of Health; the Department
1.12of Human Rights; the Department of Labor and Industry; the Department of Management
1.13and Budget; the Department of Military Affairs; the Department of Natural Resources;
1.14the Department of Public Safety; the Department of Human Services; the Department of
1.15Revenue; the Department of Transportation; the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
1.16their successor departments.

1.17    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 15.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.18    Subdivision 1. Applicability. This section applies to the following departments
1.19or agencies: the Departments of Administration, Agriculture, Commerce, Corrections,
1.20Education, Employment and Economic Development, Health, Human Rights, Labor and
1.21Industry, Management and Budget, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Human Services,
1.22Revenue, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs; the Housing Finance and Pollution Control
1.23Agencies; the Office of Commissioner of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation; the
2.1Bureau of Mediation Services; and their successor departments and agencies. The heads
2.2of the foregoing departments or agencies are "commissioners."

2.3    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 15A.0815, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.4    Subd. 2. Group I salary limits. The salaries for positions in this subdivision may
2.5not exceed 95 percent of the salary of the governor:
2.6    Commissioner of administration;
2.7    Commissioner of agriculture;
2.8    Commissioner of education;
2.9    Commissioner of commerce;
2.10    Commissioner of corrections;
2.11    Commissioner of health;
2.12    Executive director, Minnesota Office of Higher Education;
2.13    Commissioner, Housing Finance Agency;
2.14    Commissioner of human rights;
2.15    Commissioner of human services;
2.16    Commissioner of labor and industry;
2.17Commissioner of management and budget;
2.18    Commissioner of natural resources;
2.19    Director of Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning;
2.20    Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency;
2.21    Executive director, Public Employees Retirement Association;
2.22    Commissioner of public safety;
2.23    Commissioner of revenue;
2.24    Executive director, State Retirement System;
2.25    Executive director, Teachers Retirement Association; and
2.26    Commissioner of employment and economic development;
2.27    Commissioner of transportation; and
2.28    Commissioner of veterans affairs.

2.29    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 15A.0815, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.30    Subd. 3. Group II salary limits. The salaries for positions in this subdivision may
2.31not exceed 85 percent of the salary of the governor:
2.32    Executive director of Gambling Control Board;
2.33    Commissioner, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;
2.34    Commissioner, Bureau of Mediation Services;
3.1    Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities;
3.2    Chair, Metropolitan Council;
3.3    Executive director of pari-mutuel racing; and
3.4    Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission.

3.5    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 43A.08, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
3.6    Subd. 1a. Additional unclassified positions. Appointing authorities for the
3.7following agencies may designate additional unclassified positions according to this
3.8subdivision: the Departments of Administration; Agriculture; Commerce; Corrections;
3.9Education; Employment and Economic Development; Explore Minnesota Tourism;
3.10Management and Budget; Health; Human Rights; Labor and Industry; Natural Resources;
3.11Public Safety; Human Services; Revenue; Transportation; and Veterans Affairs; the
3.12Housing Finance and Pollution Control Agencies; the State Lottery; the State Board of
3.13Investment; the Office of Administrative Hearings; the Offices of the Attorney General,
3.14Secretary of State, and State Auditor; the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities;
3.15the Minnesota Office of Higher Education; the Perpich Center for Arts Education; and
3.16the Minnesota Zoological Board.
3.17A position designated by an appointing authority according to this subdivision must
3.18meet the following standards and criteria:
3.19(1) the designation of the position would not be contrary to other law relating
3.20specifically to that agency;
3.21(2) the person occupying the position would report directly to the agency head or
3.22deputy agency head and would be designated as part of the agency head's management
3.23team;
3.24(3) the duties of the position would involve significant discretion and substantial
3.25involvement in the development, interpretation, and implementation of agency policy;
3.26(4) the duties of the position would not require primarily personnel, accounting, or
3.27other technical expertise where continuity in the position would be important;
3.28(5) there would be a need for the person occupying the position to be accountable to,
3.29loyal to, and compatible with, the governor and the agency head, the employing statutory
3.30board or commission, or the employing constitutional officer;
3.31(6) the position would be at the level of division or bureau director or assistant
3.32to the agency head; and
3.33(7) the commissioner has approved the designation as being consistent with the
3.34standards and criteria in this subdivision.

4.1    Sec. 6. REASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES.
4.2(a) The commissioner of administration, with the approval of the governor, must
4.3issue reorganization orders under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.37, to reassign the
4.4duties of the departments abolished under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.01, to the
4.5remaining departments listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.01. Notwithstanding any
4.6contrary provision of Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.37, these reorganization orders take
4.7effect upon filing with the secretary of state, even if the order transfers all or substantially
4.8all of the powers, duties, and personnel of an executive branch entity. As required by
4.9Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.37, the commissioner of administration must submit to
4.10the legislature by January 15, 2012, a bill to make all statutory changes required as a
4.11result of these reorganization orders.
4.12(b) The commissioner of administration, in coordination with the commissioners
4.13of agencies listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.01, must report to the legislature by
4.14January 15, 2012, on efforts to consolidate divisions, programs, and activities within the
4.15agencies listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.01, to maximize efficiency and minimize
4.16overlap and duplication. The report must include proposed statutory changes needed to
4.17accomplish the requirements of this section.

4.18    Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
4.19Sections 1 to 6 are effective July 1, 2011.