Minnesota SF 828: Radio station employees electrician licensing requirement exemption

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to elections; establishing a working group on local candidate campaign​
1.3 finance reporting; requiring a report; appropriating money.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. WORKING GROUP ON LOCAL CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE​
1.6 REPORTING.​
1.7 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the terms have the meanings​
1.8 given.​
1.9 (b) "Board" means the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.​
1.10 (c) "Candidate" means an individual who seeks nomination or election to a county,​
1.11 municipal, school district, or other political subdivision office. This definition does not​
1.12 include an individual seeking a judicial office.​
1.13 (d) "Local campaign report" means any report that a candidate is required to file pursuant​
1.14 to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211A.​
1.15 Subd. 2.Membership.(a) The working group consists of the following 12 members:​
1.16 (1) two members of the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board affiliated with​
1.17 different political parties appointed by the board's chair;​
1.18 (2) the executive director of the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board;​
1.19 (3) two members appointed by the League of Minnesota Cities, one of whom must be​
1.20 from a city of the fourth class;​
1.21 (4) one member appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties;​
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S0828-3 3rd Engrossment​SF828 REVISOR JFK​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 828​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: BOLDON, Westlin, Port and Marty)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​228​01/30/2025​
Referred to Elections​
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to State and Local Government​362a​02/13/2025​
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Rules and Administration​594a​03/03/2025​
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Elections​1002a​03/24/2025​

2.1 (5) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Townships;​
2.2 (6) one member appointed by the Minnesota School Board Association;​
2.3 (7) one senator appointed by the senate majority leader and one senator appointed by​
2.4 the senate minority leader; and​
2.5 (8) one representative appointed by the speaker of the house and one representative​
2.6 appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.​
2.7 (b) Appointments to the working group must be made within two weeks after the effective​
2.8 date of this act.​
2.9 (c) Public member compensation and reimbursement for expenses are governed by​
2.10 Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3. Legislative members may receive per​
2.11 diem and be reimbursed for their expenses according to the rules of their respective bodies.​
2.12 Subd. 3.Chairs; meetings.(a) The executive director of the board must convene the​
2.13 first meeting of the working group no later than six weeks after the effective date of this​
2.14 act. At the first meeting, members must elect a chair from among the legislative members​
2.15 of the working group members.​
2.16 (b) Working group meetings are subject to the Minnesota Open Meeting Law under​
2.17 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.​
2.18 Subd. 4.Administrative support.The Legislative Coordinating Commission must​
2.19 provide administrative support and meeting space for the working group. Upon request of​
2.20 the working group, the staff of the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board must​
2.21 provide technical support.​
2.22 Subd. 5.Duties.At a minimum, the working group must:​
2.23 (1) examine and make recommendations on whether any or all local candidate campaign​
2.24 finance reports should be filed with the board instead of with a local filing officer;​
2.25 (2) assess the extent to which local filing officers are currently able to provide support​
2.26 to local candidates and the public related to their duty to accept campaign finance reports​
2.27 from local candidates;​
2.28 (3) review the reporting requirements for local candidates in Minnesota Statutes, chapter​
2.29 211A, and any changes to those requirements that should be made, especially if the reports​
2.30 were to be filed with the board;​
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3.1 (4) study the impact of the potential increase of reports being made to the board in terms​
3.2 of budgetary and staffing needs and the ability of the board to support the local candidates​
3.3 in filing the reports;​
3.4 (5) study local campaign finance reporting requirements and make any recommendations​
3.5 to changes on the laws; and​
3.6 (6) propose draft legislation to implement any of the working group's recommendations.​
3.7 Subd. 6.Report.No later than January 15, 2026, the working group must submit a​
3.8 written report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and​
3.9 divisions with jurisdiction over elections. The report must outline a description of the​
3.10 working group's activities,