Bill Text: MN SF933 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Back Office Consolidation Act
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-25 - HF substituted on General Orders HF418 [SF933 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF933-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Back Office Consolidation Act
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-25 - HF substituted on General Orders HF418 [SF933 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF933-Introduced.html
1.2relating to state government; proposing the Back Office Consolidation Act;
1.3centralizing accounting, financial reporting, procurement, fleet services, human
1.4resources, and payroll functions in the Department of Administration; proposing
1.5coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. CITATION.
1.8This act may be known as the "Back Office Consolidation Act."
1.9 Sec. 2. [16B.035] SERVICES TO EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.
1.10The commissioner is responsible for providing or entering into managed service
1.11contracts for the provision of accounting, financial reporting, procurement, fleet services,
1.12human resources, and payroll services to executive agencies. All employees in executive
1.13agencies whose work primarily involves functions specified in this section are employees
1.14of the Department of Administration. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the
1.15commissioner may assign department employees to perform work exclusively for another
1.16executive agency. The commissioner must allow an executive agency to obtain services
1.17specified in this section from the department or through a contract with an outside vendor
1.18when the value of an outside vendor contract can be demonstrated by the executive agency.
1.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2011.
1.20 Sec. 3. TRANSFERS.
1.21Powers, duties, responsibilities, assets, personnel, and unexpended appropriations
1.22relating to functions transferred to the commissioner of administration under Minnesota
2.1Statutes, section 16B.035, are transferred to the Department of Administration. Prior
2.2to the transfer mandated by this section and Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.035, the
2.3commissioner of administration must enter into a service-level agreement with each
2.4executive agency governing the provision of services under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.516B.035. The agreements must specify the services to be provided and the charges, if any,
2.6for these services. As specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.035, an executive
2.7agency may choose to obtain these services from an outside vendor, rather than from the
2.8commissioner. Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039 applies to transfers in this section.
2.9Executive branch officials may use authority under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.37,
2.10as necessary to implement this section, and as required by that section the commissioner
2.11of administration must submit to the legislature by January 15, 2012, a bill making all
2.12statutory changes required as a result of these reorganization orders.
2.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2011, except that the
2.14requirement to enter into service-level agreements is effective the day following final
2.15enactment.
1.3centralizing accounting, financial reporting, procurement, fleet services, human
1.4resources, and payroll functions in the Department of Administration; proposing
1.5coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. CITATION.
1.8This act may be known as the "Back Office Consolidation Act."
1.9 Sec. 2. [16B.035] SERVICES TO EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.
1.10The commissioner is responsible for providing or entering into managed service
1.11contracts for the provision of accounting, financial reporting, procurement, fleet services,
1.12human resources, and payroll services to executive agencies. All employees in executive
1.13agencies whose work primarily involves functions specified in this section are employees
1.14of the Department of Administration. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the
1.15commissioner may assign department employees to perform work exclusively for another
1.16executive agency. The commissioner must allow an executive agency to obtain services
1.17specified in this section from the department or through a contract with an outside vendor
1.18when the value of an outside vendor contract can be demonstrated by the executive agency.
1.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2011.
1.20 Sec. 3. TRANSFERS.
1.21Powers, duties, responsibilities, assets, personnel, and unexpended appropriations
1.22relating to functions transferred to the commissioner of administration under Minnesota
2.1Statutes, section 16B.035, are transferred to the Department of Administration. Prior
2.2to the transfer mandated by this section and Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.035, the
2.3commissioner of administration must enter into a service-level agreement with each
2.4executive agency governing the provision of services under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.516B.035. The agreements must specify the services to be provided and the charges, if any,
2.6for these services. As specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.035, an executive
2.7agency may choose to obtain these services from an outside vendor, rather than from the
2.8commissioner. Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039 applies to transfers in this section.
2.9Executive branch officials may use authority under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.37,
2.10as necessary to implement this section, and as required by that section the commissioner
2.11of administration must submit to the legislature by January 15, 2012, a bill making all
2.12statutory changes required as a result of these reorganization orders.
2.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2011, except that the
2.14requirement to enter into service-level agreements is effective the day following final
2.15enactment.
