Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

3.21 NOTICE. At least four months before the election, the attorney general shall furnish to the secretary of state a statement of the purpose and effect of all amendments proposed, showing clearly the form of the existing sections and how they will read if amended. If a section …

3.221 COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS TO CONSIDER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY. Appropriate committees and commissions of the legislature must consider how proposed legislation that potentially affects scientific and technological development in the state conforms to the state's scie…

3.222 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The science and technology policy in this section lists five goals that contribute to Minnesota's long-term economic growth. Development of these goals is critical if the state is to create an environment conducive to th…

3.225 PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICE CONTRACTS. § Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to a contract for professional or technical services entered into by the house of representatives, the senate, the Legislative Coordinating Commission, or any group under the jur…

3.226 CONTRACTS WITH VENDORS WHO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ISRAEL PROHIBITED. § Subdivision 1.Discrimination by vendor. (a) The legislature may not enter into a contract with a vendor that engages in discrimination against Israel, or against persons or entities doing business in Israe…

3.227 CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER. The legislature shall require that the terms of any contract include a certification of the vendor's compliance with all requirements of this chapter in entering and executing the contract. History: 2017 c 21 s 2

3.251 COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS. The Commission on Uniform State Laws consists of four appointed commissioners and any persons who have served as appointed commissioners for 20 or more years. Before the first day of June, each odd-numbered year, the governor, the attorney …

3.252 COMMISSIONERS TO REPRESENT STATE. The commissioners shall: (1) represent this state in the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; (2) examine legal subjects on which uniformity of legislation in the different states is desirable; (3) ascertain the best …

3.253 NO COMPENSATION FOR COMMISSIONERS. The commissioners serve without compensation for services as commissioners. History: 1943 c 348 s 3; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1

3.30 LEGISLATIVE ADVISORY COMMISSION. § Subdivision 1.Appropriation; transfers. A general contingent appropriation for each year of the biennium is authorized in the amount the legislature deems sufficient. Additional special contingent appropriations as the legislature deems nec…

3.3005 FEDERAL MONEY; EXPENDITURE REVIEW. § Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section, the term "state agency" means all agencies in the executive branch of state government, but does not include the Minnesota Historical Society, the University of Minnesota, or the Minnes…

3.302 LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. A Legislative Reference Library is established under the control of the Legislative Coordinating Commission. § Subd. 2.Collection; purpose. The library shall collect, index, and make available in suitable form in…

3.3025 DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY. § Subdivision 1.Appointment. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall appoint a qualified director of the Legislative Reference Library. It shall fix the director's salary if it is not provided by law. The director shall serv…

3.303 LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COMMISSION; CREATION AND ORGANIZATION; STAFF; DUTIES. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. The Legislative Coordinating Commission is created to coordinate the legislative activities of the senate and house of representatives and the joint legislative commissio…

3.305 LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COMMISSION; BICAMERAL LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) "Legislative commission" means a joint commission, committee, or other entity in the legislative branch composed exclusively of members of the senate and the house of…

3.3056 COMMITTEES; TASK FORCES. A legislative commission may appoint legislators to a committee, subcommittee, or task force to assist and advise the commission in carrying out its duties. With the consent of the speaker of the house and the Subcommittee on Committees of the sena…

3.732 SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section and section 3.736 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. (1) "State" includes each of the departments, boards, agencies, commissions, courts, and officers in the executive, l…

3.736 TORT CLAIMS. § Subdivision 1.General rule. The state will pay compensation for injury to or loss of property or personal injury or death caused by an act or omission of an employee of the state while acting within the scope of office or employment or a peace officer who is …

3.7365 LEGAL COUNSEL; REIMBURSEMENT. If reimbursement is requested by the officer or employee, a state department or agency may reimburse a state officer or employee for any reasonable costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the person to defend charges of a criminal nat…

3.737 LIVESTOCK OWNERS; COMPENSATION FOR DESTROYED OR CRIPPLED ANIMALS. § Subdivision 1.Compensation required. (a) Notwithstanding section 3.736, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), or any other law, a livestock owner shall be compensated by the commissioner of agriculture for livestoc…

3.7371 COMPENSATION FOR CROP OR FENCE DAMAGE CAUSED BY ELK. § Subdivision 1.Authorization. Notwithstanding section 3.736, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), or any other law, a person who owns an agricultural crop or pasture shall be compensated by the commissioner of agriculture for …

3.738 INJURY OR DEATH OF PATIENT OR INMATE. § Subdivision 1.Legislative authority. Claims and demands arising out of injury to or death of a patient of a state institution under the control of the Direct Care and Treatment executive board or the commissioner of veterans affairs o…

3.7381 LOSS, DAMAGE, OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY; STATE INSTITUTIONS; CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. (a) The commissioners of human services, veterans affairs, or corrections, as appropriate, shall determine, adjust, and settle, at any time, claims and demands of $7,000 or less arising …

3.739 INJURY OR DEATH OF CERTAIN INMATES OR PERSONS. § Subdivision 1.Permissible claims. Claims and demands arising out of the circumstances described in this subdivision shall be presented to, heard, and determined as provided in subdivision 2: (1) an injury to or death of an in…

3.7391 PURPOSE. § Subdivision 1.Findings; I-35W bridge. The legislature finds that the collapse of the Interstate Highway 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007, was a catastrophe of historic proportions. The bridge was the third busiest in the sta…

3.7392 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. The definitions in this section apply to sections 3.7391 to 3.7395. § Subd. 2.Catastrophe. "Catastrophe" means the collapse of the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis on August 1, 2007. § Subd. 3.Damages. "Damage…

3.7393 CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT OF CLAIMS. § Subdivision 1.Special master panel. The chief justice of the supreme court shall establish a special master panel to consider claims, make offers of settlement, and enter into settlement agreements with survivors on behalf of the stat…

3.7394 EFFECT OF SPECIAL COMPENSATION PROCESS; RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW. § Subdivision 1.No state liability or duty created. The establishment of the special compensation process under section 3.7393 and the emergency relief fund, and an offer of settlement or a settlement agree…

3.7395 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. § Subdivision 1.Eligibility. Payments made to survivors under section 3.7393 or from the emergency relief fund shall not be counted as income, assets, or resources for purposes of eligibility for health care and maintenance programs under chapters 256B, …

3.7396 DISPOSITION OF REMNANT STEEL OF I-35W BRIDGE. (a) After completion of the special claims process under section 3.7393 and all litigation relating to the I-35W bridge collapse, and notwithstanding any provisions in sections 16B.2975, 16C.03, and 161.41, the commissioner of …

3.749 LEGISLATIVE CLAIMS; FILING FEE. A person filing a claim with the joint senate-house of representatives Subcommittee on Claims must pay a filing fee of $8. The money must be deposited by the clerk of the subcommittee in the state treasury and credited to the general fund. A …

3.751 CONTRACT CLAIMS. § Subdivision 1.Waiver of immunity. When a controversy arises out of a contract for work, services, the delivery of goods, debt obligations of the state incurred under article XI of the Minnesota Constitution, or revenue obligations of a retirement fund inc…

3.754 BUDGET REQUESTS; PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT CLAIMS. All state departments and agencies including the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall include in their budget requests the amounts necessary to reimburse counties and municipalities for claims…

3.755 DAMAGE BY ESCAPING INMATES. The Department of Corrections and Direct Care and Treatment shall pay all claims involving property damage, not covered by insurance, resulting from actions of escaping inmates or runaway patients occurring while making their escape. The departme…

3.756 MISDEMEANOR. A person who knowingly and willfully presents, or attempts to present, a false or fraudulent claim; or a state officer who knowingly and willfully participates, or assists, in the preparation or presentation of a false or fraudulent claim is guilty of a misdeme…

3.757 RELEASE OF OPIOID-RELATED CLAIMS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Municipality" has the meaning provided in section 466.01, subdivision 1. (c) "Opioid litigation" means any civil litigation, de…

3.85 LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT. § Subdivision 1.Creation. The Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement is created to study and investigate public retirement systems. § Subd. 2.Powers. The commission shall make a continuing study and investigation …

3.855 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1995 c 248 art 2 s 8] § Subd. 1a.Definition. "Commission" means the Legislative Coordinating Commission or a legislative commission established by the coordinating commission, as provided in section 3.305, subdivision 6, to ex…

3.8841 LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT. § Subdivision 1.Established. The Legislative Commission on Metropolitan Government is established to oversee the Metropolitan Council's operating and capital budgets, work program, and capital improvement program. § Subd. …

3.8844 LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON DATA PRACTICES. § Subdivision 1.Established. The Legislative Commission on Data Practices and Personal Data Privacy is created to study issues relating to government data practices and individuals' personal data privacy rights and to review legisl…

3.885 LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON PLANNING AND FISCAL POLICY. § Subdivision 1.Membership. The Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy consists of nine members of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration and nin…

3.8851 LEGISLATIVE ENERGY COMMISSION. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. (a) There is established a Legislative Energy Commission to study and to make recommendations for legislation concerning issues related to its duties under subdivision 3. (b) The commission consists of: (1) nine…

3.8853 LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE. § Subdivision 1.Establishment; duties. The Legislative Budget Office is established to provide the house of representatives and senate with nonpartisan, accurate, and timely information on the fiscal impact of proposed legislation, without regard…

3.8854 LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION. (a) The Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission consists of: (1) two members of the senate appointed by the senate majority leader; (2) two members of the senate appointed by the senate minority leader; (3) two members…

3.8855 TAX EXPENDITURE REVIEW COMMISSION. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Tax Expenditure Review Commission is created to review Minnesota's tax expenditures and evaluate their effectiveness and fiscal impact. § Subd. 2.Definitions. For the purposes of this section: (1) "commi…

3.888 LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON CYBERSECURITY. § Subdivision 1.Membership. The Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity consists of the following eight members: (1) four senators, including two senators appointed by the senate majority leader and two senators appointed by the sena…