Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

4.04 POWERS. § Subdivision 1.Appointments; state seal. The governor shall appoint and when necessary commission all officers and employees of the state whose selection is not otherwise provided for by law and, at pleasure, may remove any such appointee whose term of service is no…

4.045 CHILDREN'S CABINET. The Children's Cabinet shall consist of the commissioners of education; human services; employment and economic development; public safety; corrections; management and budget; health; administration; Housing Finance Agency; transportation; and children, …

4.046 OPIOIDS, SUBSTANCE USE, AND ADDICTION SUBCABINET. § Subdivision 1.Subcabinet established; purposes. The Opioids, Substance Use, and Addiction Subcabinet is established. The purposes of the subcabinet are to identify: (1) challenges that exist within state government that cr…

4.047 HEALTH SUBCABINET. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Health Subcabinet is established. § Subd. 2.Membership. The Health Subcabinet shall consist of the commissioners of human services, commerce, management and budget, and health and the executive director of MNsure. § Subd…

4.055 GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE EMPLOYEES AND GOVERNOR APPOINTEE BACKGROUND CHECKS. The governor's office may request a check of: (1) systems accessible through the criminal justice data communications network, including, but not limited to, criminal history, predatory offender regist…

4.06 VACANCY; SUCCESSION; DISABILITY. (a) When a vacancy occurs, from any cause whatever, in the office of governor, the lieutenant governor shall become governor and the last duly elected president of the senate shall become lieutenant governor for the remainder of the term. Whe…

4.07 GOVERNOR AS STATE AGENCY FOR FEDERAL FUNDS. § Subdivision 1.When no state agency is designated. Whenever the United States of America, pursuant to federal law or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, makes available to the state of Minnesota or any department, agenc…

4.071 OIL OVERCHARGE MONEY. § Subdivision 1.Appropriation required. "Oil overcharge money" means money received by the state as a result of litigation or settlements of alleged violations of federal petroleum pricing regulations. Oil overcharge money may not be spent until it is …

4.075 ADMINISTRATION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM; FEDERAL FUNDS. § Subdivision 1.Duties. The governor of this state shall be responsible for the administration of the state's highway safety program and, consistent with state law, may contract and cooperate with, and act as agent fo…

4.076 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON TRAFFIC SAFETY. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "advisory council" means the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety established in this section. § Subd. 2.Establishment. (a) The Advisory Council on Traffic Safety is established to a…

4.077 ST. PAUL LANDMARK AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.Plan to renovate courts building. (a) The Old Federal Courts Building in the city of St. Paul, called in this section the "courts building," is an outstanding example of federal architecture of its period and a significant symbol…

4.46 WASHINGTON OFFICE. The governor may appoint employees for the Washington, D.C., office of the state of Minnesota and may prescribe their duties. In the operation of the office, the governor may expend money appropriated by the legislature for promotional purposes in the same…

4.47 REPORT ON COMPULSIVE GAMBLING. The governor shall report to the legislature by February 1 of each odd-numbered year on the state's progress in addressing the problem of compulsive gambling. The report must include: (1) a summary of available data describing the extent of the…

4.51 EXPENSES OF GOVERNOR-ELECT. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) "Governor-elect" means the person who is not currently governor and is the apparent successful candidate for the office of governor following a general election. (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Dep…

4.60 POET LAUREATE. (a) The position of poet laureate of the state of Minnesota is established. The Minnesota Humanities Center must solicit nominations for the poet laureate appointment and must make recommendations to the governor. After receiving recommendations from the Minne…