Overview
In 2013, the legislature assigned to the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy (LCPFP) the biennial duty to compile a list of executive branch advisory groups created in statute. The LCPFP was invited to develop a schedule of review of advisory groups and make recommendations on the continuing need for certain advisory groups and on any changes in laws that were needed to improve efficiency and effectiveness of groups.
The LCPFP conducted a review of executive branch groups in the months that preceded the 2014 session. The result of their work is reflected to a substantial degree in this bill that amends laws governing executive branch advisory groups. Most of the changes in this bill repeal advisory groups or statutory references to those groups. Advisory groups not included in this bill generally will continue in existence under the current laws, some of which provide expiration dates specific to an advisory group.
This bill repeals Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 5, which provided that some executive branch advisory groups expired on June 30, 2009.
This bill is divided into articles, by subject matter. Each of these articles was the subject of a separate bill that has traveled through relevant policy committees before referral to State and Local Government. This chart maps the articles of this bill to the subject-specific “mini-bills.”
Article
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Topic
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Mini-Bill
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Author of Mini-Bill
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1
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State Government
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SF 1917, Art. 1
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Sen. Wiklund
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2
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Environment
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SF 2289
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Sen. Hoffman
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3
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Education
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SF 2285
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Sen. Bonoff
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4
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Transportation
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SF 2082
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Sen. Carlson
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5
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Commerce
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SF 2081
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Sen. Carlson
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6
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Public Safety
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SF 2418
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Sen. Champion
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7
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Health and Human Service
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SF 1896
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Sen. Wiklund
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8
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Conforming Changes
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SF 1917, Art. 2
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Sen. Wiklund
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Article 1: State Government
Article 1 repeals statutes that provide for any of the following actions for the groups listed in the table below: establish a group; require or permit an agency or officer to establish a group; or reference a group that is eliminated in this bill or otherwise no longer operational.
Executive Branch Advisory Group
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Bill section in Article 1
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Statute section
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SmartFleet Committee
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1
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16C.137, subd. 2
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Collaborative Governance Council
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Repealer
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6.81
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Advisory Committee for Technology Standards for Accessibility and Usability
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Repealer
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16E.0475
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Public Employees Insurance Program Labor Management Committee
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Repealer and Sections 2, 3, and 4
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43A.316, subd. 2, 3, 4, and 6
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Advisory committee to evaluate vendors’ proposals for voting systems contracts
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Section 5
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206.805
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Minnesota Employees Insurance Program Advisory Committee
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Repealer
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43A.317, subd. 4
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Veterans Health Care Advisory Council
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Repealer
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196.30
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Higher Education Veterans Assistance Steering Committee
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Repealer
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197.585, subd. 2 and 4
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Property Tax Working Group
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Repealer
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270C.991, subd. 4
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Section 6 [Repealer] repeals 15.059, subdivisions 5 and 5b, that set June 30, 2009 as an expiration date for some executive branch advisory groups.
Article 2: Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
Article 2 repeals statutes that provide for any of the following actions for the groups listed in the table below: establish a group; require or permit an agency or officer to establish a group; or reference a group that is eliminated in this bill or otherwise no longer operational.
Executive Branch Advisory Group
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Bill section in Article 2
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Statute section
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Land use advisory committees under DNR
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1
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92.35
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County Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Advisory Committee
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Section 3
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115.55, subd. 12
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Interagency Native Vegetation Task Force
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Repealer
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84.964
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Reinvest in MN Clean Energy Program Technical Committee
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Repealer and Section 2
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103F.518, subd. 1 and 11
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Nuclear Waste Council
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Repealer
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116C.711 and 116C.712
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Emergency Energy Assistance Advisory Council
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Repealer
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216C.265, subd. 4
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Article 3: Education
Article 3 repeals statutes that provide for any of the following actions for the groups listed in the table below: establish a group; require or permit an agency or officer to establish a group; or reference a group that is eliminated in this bill or otherwise no longer operational.
Executive Branch Advisory Group
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Bill section in Article 3
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Statute section
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Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation
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Repealer
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124D.94
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Section 1 [Student Advisory Council] makes changes to the Student Advisory Council.
Article 4: Transportation
Article 4 repeals statutes that provide for any of the following actions for the groups listed in the table below: establish a group; require or permit an agency or officer to establish a group; or reference a group that is eliminated in this bill or otherwise no longer operational.
Executive Branch Advisory Group
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Bill section in Article 4
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Statute section
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Advisory committee on rulemaking for the county state-aid system
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Repealer
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162.02, subd. 2 and 3
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Advisory committee on rulemaking for the municipal state-aid system
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Repealer
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162.09, subd. 2 and 3
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Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee
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Repealer
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174.86, subd. 5
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Section 1 [Rules; Advisory Committee] creates an advisory committee to make and promulgate rules that govern the establishment, location, construction, reconstruction, improvement and maintenance of county state-aid highways and municipal state-aid streets.
Article 5: Commerce and Economic Development
This article repeals statutes that provide for any of the following actions for the groups listed in the table below: establish a group; require or permit an agency or officer to establish a group; or reference a group that is eliminated in this bill or otherwise no longer operational.
Executive Branch Advisory Group
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Bill section in Article 5
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Statute section
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Renewable Hydrogen Initiative Advisory Committee
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1
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216B.813, subd. 2
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Energy Research and Education Advisory Committee
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2
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216B.815
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Energy Advisory Task Force
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3
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216C.02, subd. 1
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Real Estate Appraiser Advisory Board
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Repealer
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82B.021, subd. 10 and 82B.05, subd. 1, 3, 5, 6, 7; and 82B.06
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Youth Employment Grants Advisory Committee
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Repealer
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116L.361, subd. 2 and 116L.363
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Article 6: Public Safety
This article repeals statutes that provide for any of the following actions for the groups listed in the table below: establish a group; require or permit an agency or officer to establish a group; or reference a group that is eliminated in this bill or otherwise no longer operational.
Executive Branch Advisory Group
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Bill section in Article 6
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Statute section
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Advisory committee on distribution of grants under the Community-oriented Police Grant Program
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1
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299a.62, subd. 2
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Advisory committee on distribution of grants under the Weed and Seed Grant Program
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2
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299A.63
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Battered Women Advisory Council
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Repealer and sections 3-6
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611A.34
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Correctional Facility Site Selection Task Force
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Repealer
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243.93
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Forensic Laboratory Advisory Board
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Repealer
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299C.156
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Fire Protection Advisory Council
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Repealer
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299M.02
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Section 7 [Clarification of Continued Existence] clarifies that the Automobile Theft Prevention Advisory Board and the Fire Service Advisory Committee did not expire June 30, 2009, and that their actions taken and public funds spent are valid.
Article 7: Health and Human Services
This article repeals statutes that provide for any of the following actions for the groups listed in the table below: establish a group; require or permit an agency or officer to establish a group; or reference a group that is eliminated in this bill or otherwise no longer operational.
Executive Branch Advisory Group
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Bill section in Article 7
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Statute section
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Uniform Consumer Information Guide Advisory Committee
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3
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144G.06
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Services to Person with Developmental or Physical Disabilities Task Force
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Repealer and section 5
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252.31
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Medical Assistance Peer Advisory Task Force
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9
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256B.064
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Medical Assistance Vendor Advisory Task Force
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11
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256B.27, subd. 3
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Health Care Reform Review Council
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Repealer
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62U.09
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Health Advisory Task Force
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Repealer
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144.011
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Steering Committee on Performance and Reform Outcomes
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Repealer
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402A.15
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Section 1 [Repeal] sets an expiration date of June 30, 2019 for the Water Supply Systems and Wastewater Treatment Facilities Advisory Council.
Section 2 [Establishing a selection committee] sets an expiration date of June 30, 2018 for the Laboratory Assessor Selection Committee.
Section 4 [Prescription Electronic Reporting Advisory Committee] sets an expiration date of June 30, 2018, for the Prescription Electronic Reporting Advisory Committee.
Section 6 [Membership Terms, Compensation, Removal, and Expiration] extends the expiration date for the American Indian Advisory Council to June 30, 2018.
Section 7 [Citizens Advisory Council] extends the expiration date for the Citizens Alcohol and Other Drug Advisory Council to June 30, 2018.
Section 8 [Formulary Committee] sets an expiration date of June 30, 2018, for the Formulary Committee on medical assistance drugs.
Section 10 [State traumatic Brain Injury Program] extends the expiration date of the state traumatic brain injury program to June 30, 2018.
Section 12 [Expiration] extends the expiration date of the American Indian Child Welfare Advisory Council to June 30, 2018.
Section 13 [Clarification of Continued Existence] Clarifies that the following groups did not expire on June 30, 2009, and that their actions take and public funds spent are valid: Medical Assistance Drug Formulary Advisory Committee; Environmental Health Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel; Water Supply system and Wastewater Treatment Facilities Advisory Council; and the Prescription Electronic Reporting Advisory Committee.
Article 8: Conforming Changes
Article 1 of this bill repeals section 15.059, subdivision 5, that expired some advisory groups on June 30, 2009. This article strikes references to, and makes other conforming changes in light of, this repealed section.
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