Minnesota Senate Bill SF1773 Introduced / Bill

                    1.1	A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to state government; requiring that certain violations of law related to​
1.3 misuse of public funds be reported to law enforcement; amending Minnesota​
1.4 Statutes 2024, section 609.456, subdivision 2.​
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.456, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
1.7 Subd. 2.Legislative auditor.Whenever an employee or officer of the state, University​
1.8of Minnesota, or other organization listed in section 3.971, subdivision 6, discovers evidence​
1.9of theft, embezzlement, or unlawful use of public funds or property, the employee or officer​
1.10shall promptly report to law enforcement and shall, except when to do so would knowingly​
1.11impede or otherwise interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation, promptly report in​
1.12writing to the legislative auditor a detailed description of the alleged incident or incidents.​
1​Section 1.​
25-02280 as introduced​01/15/25 REVISOR KLL/DG​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1773​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: KORAN and Drazkowski)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​02/24/2025​
Referred to State and Local Government​