1.1Senator Drazkowski moved to amend
S.F. No. 3045 as follows (...):
1.2Page 43, after line 28, insert:
1.3 "Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 179A.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.4to read:
1.5 Subd. 10. Discipline for disbursing fraudulent payment. An employee who participates
1.6in the disbursement of money the employee knows to be claimed fraudulently, but for
which
1.7the employee does not personally benefit, is not eligible for a promotion or wage
increase
1.8for two years following the failure to act."
1.9Page 47, after line 27, insert:
1.10 "Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.456, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.11 Subd. 2.
Legislative auditor. Whenever an employee or officer of the state, University
1.12of Minnesota, or other organization listed in section
3.971, subdivision 6, discovers evidence
1.13of
, or has reason to suspect, theft, embezzlement, or unlawful use of public funds or property,
1.14the employee or officer shall, except when to do so would knowingly impede or otherwise
1.15interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation, promptly report in writing to the
legislative
1.16auditor
and to the attorney general a detailed description of the alleged incident or incidents.
1.17A failure to report suspected theft, embezzlement, or unlawful use of public funds
or property
1.18is subject to disciplinary actions, including freezing the employee's salary for two
years
1.19following the failure to report."
1.20Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.21Amend the title accordingly
1.22The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.