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\"Under the senate rules, all bills that delegate rule making to a state agency, come through this committee as well as all bills that exempt agencies from rule making,\" staff said, referencing Senate Rule 4.5 and committee jurisdiction materials included in member packets.

The nut graf: Staff told members that the committee will hear bills creating new multi-member agencies, transfers of duties between agencies, rulemaking matters (including changes to Chapter 14), state employee compensation, public-employee labor relations, pensions, gambling regulation and local government matters affecting cities, towns, counties and special districts.

Staff noted the committee's oversight list and said the committee will also review confirmations for certain vacancies. The briefing included a preview of the budget bill that the committee will consider, emphasizing that the jurisdiction covers many general-fund direct appropriations and agencies that provide internal services to other state entities.

Ending: Staff said a detailed budget spreadsheet and additional materials would be shared later in the week and that the committee's next meeting would be on Jan. 28 at 12:30 p.m.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Committee on State and Local Government - 01/23/25","oneSentenceSummary","Committee staff summarized the Senate rules and the committee's jurisdiction, noting bills that delegate rulemaking, create agencies, or affect local governments will come to the committee; staff previewed budget structure and highlighted agencies and confirmations that fall under the committee's oversight.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature MN, Minnesota","taxId",77817,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6373174,"Office of Administrative Hearings defends central-panel model, highlights contested-case workload and public hearings",1103,5713000,6816000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2146267-a130d904e1243f825a7c6e5b1ae55a39&start=5713&end=6816","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2146267-a130d904e1243f825a7c6e5b1ae55a39/thumbnail_5713000.jpg","/articles/6373174/Minnesota/Office-of-Administrative-Hearings-defends-central-panel-model-highlights-contested-case-workload-and-public-hearings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6373174-a1c7079b3aad17cc35818f26a21418a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770768814&Signature=iU0jbc~DrcNm5ZdaEOCBzHCUSVmQkSL0dse6GBxrP-RbNN9r5FvHjTMYx0tK11xyZ9LvL8gEKRU78E-PMw9yIVw7P8OqWPRiX9Wstsr~PFK4inM4um~ACGbby1LhwMkzDMQSOW6HVieUDBlob2u1ifZszEBiTgjvhtNfBA~U1643vNVDQbXrFact0-CGkvLJziSrRKS6IfhiDY2hlFoo6AUNbpo1WfOkDiwhjxUD7S8Fv4js8zs~qTAii7B-0lsQMJFnpC-tlF2-JX~99JSGiRDpkVDe0am7t1uopI3AdKch7p6JcZReaU40gtVPF0n0VftOkrJ9HmZr-qlyY5f09g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jenny Starr, chief administrative law judge at the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), told the Senate Committee on State and Local Government on Jan. 23 that OAH is Minnesota's centralized administrative judiciary and described the court's contested-case and rulemaking work.

\"The office of administrative hearings is the largest of 3 courts that exist inside the executive branch of government,\" Starr said, describing the 32-judge bench and contested-case workload.

The nut graf: Starr said OAH resolves most workers' compensation cases without a hearing, provides an independent forum for agency rulemaking public hearings, and that the central-panel model preserves impartial adjudication separate from agency decision-making.

Starr said OAH receives nearly 10,000 new workers' compensation filings annually and more than 700 contested cases of other types; she said about 70% of workers' compensation matters are resolved without a hearing, about 30% are decided on their merits and fewer than 1% are appealed. Starr explained that judges at OAH are subject to the code of judicial conduct and that the agency bills other state agencies for contested-case hearings at an hourly rate she cited as $270 per hour.

Starr highlighted a recent public hearing on Baldwin Township incorporation that drew more than 1,000 attendees and described that public comment and judicial oversight as a core value of the central-panel model. She told committee members that 19 states have similar central panels for some areas of administrative law and that 5 states include workers' compensation in their central panels, as Minnesota does.

Committee members asked about areas OAH does and does not cover (for example, Minnesota does not place unemployment benefits or child maltreatment appeals at the central panel) and about rulemaking oversight. Starr said OAH's role in rulemaking is to review whether agencies followed required procedures and to hold public comment hearings; OAH does not set policy itself.

Ending: The committee took no action. Starr said OAH would continue to provide contested-case hearings and public-rulemaking processes and fielded a brief exchange about the court's longstanding public-facing role.","Chief Administrative Law Judge Jenny Starr told the committee the Office of Administrative Hearings provides independent contested-case hearings, handles large workers' compensation caseloads and uniquely oversees rulemaking public hearings in Minnesota's central-panel model.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6373177,"Revenue commissioner defends telework model as collections and efficiency metrics rise",2303,3494000,5797000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2146267-a130d904e1243f825a7c6e5b1ae55a39&start=3494&end=5797","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2146267-a130d904e1243f825a7c6e5b1ae55a39/thumbnail_3494000.jpg","/articles/6373177/Minnesota/Revenue-commissioner-defends-telework-model-as-collections-and-efficiency-metrics-rise","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6373177-18e734393c85d416e90b4bc68429bcbb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770768814&Signature=UHnEA44LrIz-LhbOF31xaiu26pQe~aag0o2EYjkBy3hG2Bwfq0Vm2CYVyhJbbpfM8e9ROvE2ToapJufZXqn7KSgoSRqh3o1XjbSgoPayh8rB5neQxrvtG~F7eOPESBLp~1UC~EQqEFD5FO7IyOeL8zpjS~86MXLIH3djFBTSY4wLpkOR~jk9uW0vsSg-n0zYv-f1BEf-RRvaLriorQz1fmzkvjWWbRL0lRYqMhprpsL8Os-X17343YqXrEqg9bwD1~dqHrUHgE4X8GwackXvD2P135GMqwZqteZh49RmNRRPyBKuNAku7j5oijuQ1mMQa2Nz2xdeOTJwoo3SJ6DY8w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Paul Marquardt, commissioner of the Department of Revenue, told the Senate Committee on State and Local Government on Jan. 23 that the department administers roughly $33 billion in general-fund revenue and has seen efficiency gains since adopting hybrid and telework arrangements.

\"Our mission is to administer, collect, enforce, and so forth, funding for investments for the state of Minnesota,\" Marquardt said as he outlined the department's functions and budget.

The nut graf: Marquardt described taxpayer-protection work, IT and security measures, and performance measures that the department says show increased returns processed and greater collections per budget dollar while using telework; members asked for supporting data and raised concerns about remote work, office closures and the department's handling of sensitive federal tax information.

Marquardt said the department administers about $33 billion in general-fund revenue and that the agency's annual operating budget is about $200 million (about 0.6% of revenues administered). He listed notable functions: certifying and educating roughly 800 licensed property tax assessors, administering child tax-credit payments, and protecting taxpayers through audits and collections — Marquardt said the department collected $487 million in past-due taxes in the most recent year cited.

On telework, Marquardt said about 95% of Department of Revenue employees have a telework agreement; roughly 5% must be on-site daily for business needs, and some employees come in 3–5 days per week. He said the department has reduced office footprint (seven regional offices closed) and that the department now has employees who live and work throughout Greater Minnesota, which Marquardt argued improves service and representation.

The department presented performance figures comparing 2019 to 2023: returns processed rose from 6.3 million to 7.2 million (a 14.3% increase) and the department reported reductions in cost per return processed and growth in tax debt collection. Committee members, including Senators Mark Kranz and Jim Curran, probed hiring practices, whether telework attracts more applicants, and whether telework may reduce informal in-person collaboration; Marquardt said the department has received stronger applicant pools and defended that performance metrics guide telework policy.

On data security, Marquardt said Department of Revenue employees use agency-issued equipment, multifactor authentication and virtual private networks and that the agency treats federal tax information with strict safeguards.

Ending: The committee asked Revenue to provide migration and demographic data on taxpayer and population trends requested for budget forecasting; no votes were taken.","Commissioner Paul Marquardt told the committee the Department of Revenue has increased returns processed and collections while using a predominantly telework model; lawmakers pressed for details on remote staffing and data security.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_46":105,"_48":106,"_50":107,"_52":108,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":109,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":110,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6373182,"Minnesota IT Services highlights cybersecurity gains and warns of AI risks; committee asks about recent data breach probe",2021,1584000,3605000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2146267-a130d904e1243f825a7c6e5b1ae55a39&start=1584&end=3605","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2146267-a130d904e1243f825a7c6e5b1ae55a39/thumbnail_1584000.jpg","/articles/6373182/Minnesota/Minnesota-IT-Services-highlights-cybersecurity-gains-and-warns-of-AI-risks-committee-asks-about-recent-data-breach-probe","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6373182-fc3cbdd01b625ba24318fda70795a2c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770768814&Signature=K6N0tF9pwytXghlL3VBVohxGrqCD3UWH~NXNcg3nSKfBjmChxPuZx3M3xfHa8gWuEzP2pTShcf5zCQw49901A1Cr4jf-wMREj-u~IYEFT683IzhUgWQemXKfjI-WFqL1zVrMASefH3Pm8T9LFA~0i-M~FKp1~3ODp0cYJ-ToI0G9bpAx-SOR-6HudnDlW3nJniPS9ADjc7ORoZ9-LuzNEtXYEyLcJTl~PWO1aqGN0R7LhZhGmncGBFdHfK9Im1k7POzhqcZDiL35mxdpvp3yKSHuuaGkelufANovpwKwmv9jyGSoWva940JPJPi4AzPVsGBbb7nXudG~F-lF2~Aecw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tarek Toombs, commissioner of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) and chief information officer for the state, briefed the Senate Committee on State and Local Government on Jan. 23 on MNIT's role supporting agencies, counties, schools and local governments and on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence governance.

\"It's my pleasure to provide you with an overview of Minnesota IT Services, or MNIT as it's commonly referred to,\" Toombs said, summarizing MNIT's portfolio and noting that Minnesota recently received an \"A grade for excellence in digital government\" from the Center for Digital Government.

The nut graf: Toombs told the committee MNIT manages thousands of agency applications, a substantial project portfolio and tens of thousands of cybersecurity incidents per year; lawmakers pressed the commissioner on AI governance and a recent data breach affecting public-safety officers.

Toombs said MNIT supports about 41,000 executive-branch employees, manages more than 2,700 agency applications and a project portfolio of roughly 500 initiatives. He cited monthly service volumes (about 38,000 tickets per month) and said MNIT detects and resolves approximately 5,300 cybersecurity events annually and supports more than 375 statewide locations, including counties, cities, townships and public education institutions.

On cloud migration, Toombs said MNIT is a \"multi cloud\" organization and reported an approximately 105% increase in servers running in the cloud and an average 43% cost savings for workloads moved to cloud environments. He thanked the legislature for investments in cybersecurity tools, which he said strengthened statewide defenses.

Committee members pressed Toombs about artificial intelligence. Senator Heather Gustafson and others voiced concerns that third-party generative AI models may ingest state-generated content and raise accuracy, privacy and monopoly questions. Toombs said MNIT has created a classification model for AI risk (comparing it to autonomous-vehicle levels), has a governance structure, and earlier created an executive-branch policy warning employees not to put personally identifiable information into public AI tools and not to use such tools for final decision-making.

The committee also asked about a recent breach involving public-safety officer data. Toombs said MNIT is conducting forensic investigative work and asked the committee to allow that work to conclude; he offered to brief the legislative cybersecurity committee in closed session when appropriate and to return to the committee with public details that can be shared.

Ending: No legislative action was taken. Toombs said MNIT would provide published policies and follow up on requested materials, including the AI policy and more detail on cloud and cybersecurity investments.","MNIT Commissioner Tarek Toombs presented the agency's portfolio and cybersecurity work, said Minnesota earned national recognition for digital government, and described AI governance steps; members asked about a recent public-safety data breach and forensics.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_46":117,"_48":118,"_50":119,"_52":120,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":121,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":122,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6373187,"Department of Administration outlines statewide facilities, procurement and sustainability role and budget request",832,523000,1355000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2146267-a130d904e1243f825a7c6e5b1ae55a39&start=523&end=1355","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2146267-a130d904e1243f825a7c6e5b1ae55a39/thumbnail_523000.jpg","/articles/6373187/Minnesota/Department-of-Administration-outlines-statewide-facilities-procurement-and-sustainability-role-and-budget-request","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6373187-3ed37ff36e5da46fa9cc35cfb7ea30f7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770768814&Signature=Qu7XvzemQambCYxSp4thRRvev8lYUv5joMQgHVdTEWUUakOyE3SmYNsTBlJqRShBmFUWhmpEXhkVTkNhDDhVRZ2h1jBu9Dc7BlEgal5lNhrkihpDl4IAEjspuXCPdSACViYIyzvf8St-ZmJ0eCGd50ZbMaOG9Rryxt0ne9Ih25yZ9u7julvvdszOqpjnnTyE3nmYXjdgEkKU3W82YrXVf8K7YkVuqFPlcEmSoPIJHhpJ3ADKpugYQaMrgK79VNQ87yGJ8AZr0si2o-jzdiko-tkgXy7HLyBNxZzHx9Jt-vvwzLunKxalLEUV6m2JOzIl4MJmmUtEpPSaQaFXPVJFxA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tamar Grenville, commissioner of the Department of Administration, told the Senate Committee on State and Local Government on Jan. 23 that Administration (Admin) operates a broad central-service portfolio that supports state agencies, local governments and Minnesotans.

\"As commissioner, I'm really proud that admin's real estate and construction team ran the project management for building that new veterans home as well as the other 2 new veterans homes that opened, here in Minnesota,\" Grenville said, describing recent capital projects in Montevideo, Preston and Bemidji.

The nut graf: Admin manages facilities, purchasing and insurance across state government and proposes ongoing operating adjustments in the governor's budget, including a new account to accept federal rebates for renewable energy projects at state-owned facilities.

Grenville described key Admin programs and scale: the agency oversees annual statewide purchasing she described as \"3,700,000,000 in goods and services,\" negotiates and manages roughly 650 property leases, administers more than 320 annual construction projects and operates a vehicle fleet she placed at about 23,100 vehicles. She said Admin serves as the state's insurance agent for roughly $22,400,000,000 in insured state assets. Grenville said the general fund comprises about 26% of Admin's total budget and that the agency uses a mix of general fund appropriations, enterprise and service funds, special revenue and federal dollars.

On the governor's budget, Grenville said Admin requests a modest operating increase and listed proposals including: an increase in ongoing operating funds to cover higher health-care, compensation, utilities, IT and legal costs; an increase in the in-lieu-of-rent appropriation that covers public areas in the Capitol and spaces used by the House, Senate and veterans' organizations; and creation of a \"state building renewable energy storage and electric vehicle account\" intended to let Admin accept federal cash rebates and reuse them for future renewable energy and EV projects at state facilities.

She also described proposed technical and budget changes: Admin proposes eliminating an unassigned fiscal agent appropriation that previously carried $500,000 in ongoing funds and said it will correct the account cited for a $100,000 transfer tied to the insulin repayment program.

Committee members asked about federal EV mandates and the agency's workforce. Grenville said Admin is evaluating federal actions and \"making sure that we comply with the law,\" and she said more than half of Admin's workforce must work on-site because of business needs; other employees are required to come into the office on a regular basis based on divisional requirements.

Ending: The committee did not take votes on the presentation. Grenville said she would follow up with requested lists of state-owned buildings and lease details if the committee members wanted more information.","Commissioner Tamar Grenville told the Senate Committee on State and Local Government that the Department of Administration manages statewide real estate, procurement, fleet and preservation functions and is seeking modest operating increases and a new account to leverage federal funds for renewable energy projects.","actionData","errors"]

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