Minnesota SF 2386: Mahnomen county multijurisdictional law enforcement center bond issue and appropriation

Status: Referred to Capital Investment (as of 2017-05-11)

State: Minnesota · Session: 2017-2018 · Bill: SF 2386

Subjects: Bonds, Counties-Specific, Law Enforcement, Public Safety and Public Safety Department

Sponsors: Utke

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to campaign finance; providing funds for transition expenses for secretary
1.3 of state-elect, state auditor-elect, and attorney general-elect; amending the definition
1.4 of noncampaign disbursement; prohibiting making expenditures for inaugural
1.5 event expenses or transition expenses except through the candidate's principal
1.6 campaign committee or specified laws; authorizing rulemaking; amending
1.7 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.01, subdivision 26; proposing coding for
1.8 new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 5; 6; 8; 10A.
1.9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.10 Section 1. [5.51] EXPENSES OF SECRETARY OF STATE-ELECT.
1.11 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined have the
1.12 meanings given them.
1.13 (b) "Secretary of state-elect" means the person who is not currently secretary of state
1.14 and is the apparent successful candidate for the office of secretary of state following a
1.15 general election.
1.16 (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Management and
1.17 Budget.
1.18 Subd. 2.Transition expenses.In the fiscal year of an election for secretary of state and
1.19 subject to availability of funds, the commissioner shall transfer up to $50,000 from the
1.20 general contingent account in the general fund to the Department of Management and
1.21 Budget. This transfer is subject to the review and advice of the Legislative Advisory
1.22 Commission pursuant to section 3.30. In consultation with the secretary of state-elect, the
1.23 commissioner shall use the transferred funds to pay expenses of the secretary of state-elect
1.24 associated with preparing for the assumption of official duties as secretary of state. The
1Section 1.
S2386-1 1st EngrossmentSF2386 REVISOR JFK
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 2386NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: MARTY, Boldon, Westlin, Bahr and Rest)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading71703/10/2025
Referred to Elections
Author added Rest77703/13/2025
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to State and Local Government958a03/24/2025
See SF3045

2.1 commissioner may use the transferred funds for expenses necessary and prudent for
2.2 establishment of a transition office prior to the election and for dissolution of the office if
2.3 the incumbent secretary of state is reelected or after the inauguration of a new secretary of
2.4 state. Expenses of the secretary of state-elect may include suitable office space and
2.5 equipment, communications and technology support, consulting services, compensation
2.6 and travel costs, and other reasonable expenses. Compensation rates for temporary employees
2.7 hired to support the secretary of state-elect and rates paid for consulting services for the
2.8 secretary of state-elect shall be determined by the secretary of state-elect.
2.9 Subd. 3. Unused funds.No new obligations shall be incurred for expenses of the secretary
2.10 of state-elect after the date of the inauguration. By March 31 of the year of the inauguration,
2.11 the commissioner shall return to the general contingent account any funds transferred under
2.12 this section that the commissioner determines are not needed to pay expenses of the secretary
2.13 of state-elect.
2.14 Sec. 2. [6.93] EXPENSES OF STATE AUDITOR-ELECT.
2.15 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined have the
2.16 meanings given them.
2.17 (b) "State auditor-elect" means the person who is not currently state auditor and is the
2.18 apparent successful candidate for the office of state auditor following a general election.
2.19 (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Management and
2.20 Budget.
2.21 Subd. 2.Transition expenses.In the fiscal year of an election for state auditor and
2.22 subject to availability of funds, the commissioner shall transfer up to $50,000 from the
2.23 general contingent account in the general fund to the Department of Management and
2.24 Budget. This transfer is subject to the review and advice of the Legislative Advisory
2.25 Commission pursuant to section 3.30. In consultation with the state auditor-elect, the
2.26 commissioner shall use the transferred funds to pay expenses of the state auditor-elect
2.27 associated with preparing for the assumption of official duties as state auditor. The
2.28 commissioner may use the transferred funds for expenses necessary and prudent for
2.29 establishment of a transition office prior to the election and for dissolution of the office if
2.30 the incumbent state auditor is reelected or after the inauguration of a new state auditor.
2.31 Expenses of the state auditor-elect may include suitable office space and equipment,
2.32 communications and technology support, consulting services, compensation and travel
2.33 costs, and other reasonable

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