| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to state government; including the Office of Cannabis Management as an |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 agency for the purpose of having a government-to-government relationship with |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Tribal governments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10.65, subdivision |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 2. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10.65, subdivision 2, is amended to read: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subd. 2.Definitions.As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9given: |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (1) "agency" means the Department of Administration; Department of Agriculture; |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11Department of Children, Youth, and Families; Department of Commerce; Department of |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12Corrections; Department of Education; Department of Employment and Economic |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13Development; Department of Health; Office of Higher Education; Housing Finance Agency; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14Department of Human Rights; Department of Human Services; Department of Information |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15Technology Services; Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation; Department |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16of Labor and Industry; Minnesota Management and Budget; Bureau of Mediation Services; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17Department of Military Affairs; Metropolitan Council; Department of Natural Resources; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18Pollution Control Agency; Department of Public Safety; Department of Revenue; Department |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19of Transportation; Department of Veterans Affairs; Direct Care and Treatment; Gambling |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20Control Board; Racing Commission; the Minnesota Lottery; the Animal Health Board; the |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21Public Utilities Commission; and the Board of Water and Soil Resources; and the Office |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22of Cannabis Management; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 25-00282 as introduced12/06/24 REVISOR EB/EE |
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| 25 | 25 | | SENATE |
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| 26 | 26 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 27 | 27 | | S.F. No. 1730NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 28 | 28 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: KLEIN) |
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| 29 | 29 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 30 | 30 | | Introduction and first reading02/20/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Referred to State and Local Government 2.1 (2) "consultation" means the direct and interactive involvement of the Minnesota Tribal |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2governments in the development of policy on matters that have Tribal implications. |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3Consultation is the proactive, affirmative process of identifying and seeking input from |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4appropriate Tribal governments and considering their interest as a necessary and integral |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.5part of the decision-making process. This definition adds to statutorily mandated notification |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.6procedures. During a consultation, the burden is on the agency to show that it has made a |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.7good faith effort to elicit feedback. Consultation is a formal engagement between agency |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.8officials and the governing body or bodies of an individual Minnesota Tribal government |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.9that the agency or an individual Tribal government may initiate. Formal meetings or |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.10communication between top agency officials and the governing body of a Minnesota Tribal |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.11government is a necessary element of consultation; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.12 (3) "matters that have Tribal implications" means rules, legislative proposals, policy |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.13statements, or other actions that have substantial direct effects on one or more Minnesota |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.14Tribal governments, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the state |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.15and Minnesota Tribal governments; |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.16 (4) "Minnesota Tribal governments" means the federally recognized Indian Tribes located |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.17in Minnesota including: Bois Forte Band; Fond Du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.18Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band; Red Lake Nation; Lower Sioux Indian |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.19Community; Prairie Island Indian Community; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community; |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.20and Upper Sioux Community; and |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.21 (5) "timely and meaningful" means done or occurring at a favorable or useful time that |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.22allows the result of consultation to be included in the agency's decision-making process for |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.23a matter that has Tribal implications. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 25-00282 as introduced12/06/24 REVISOR EB/EE |
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