| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to state government; strengthening requirements for state employees to |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 report fraud; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 179A.07, by adding a |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 subdivision; 609.456, subdivision 2. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 179A.07, is amended by adding a subdivision |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7to read: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subd. 10.Discipline for disbursing fraudulent payment.An employee who participates |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9in the disbursement of money the employee knows to be claimed fraudulently, but for which |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10the employee does not personally benefit, is not eligible for a promotion or wage increase |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11for two years following the failure to act. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.456, subdivision 2, is amended to read: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 Subd. 2.Legislative auditor.Whenever an employee or officer of the state, University |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14of Minnesota, or other organization listed in section 3.971, subdivision 6, discovers evidence |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15of, or has reason to suspect, theft, embezzlement, or unlawful use of public funds or property, |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16the employee or officer shall, except when to do so would knowingly impede or otherwise |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation, promptly report in writing to the legislative |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18auditor and to the attorney general a detailed description of the alleged incident or incidents. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19A failure to report suspected theft, embezzlement, or unlawful use of public funds or property |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20is subject to disciplinary actions, including freezing the employee's salary for two years |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21following the failure to report. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Sec. 2. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-04525 as introduced03/11/25 REVISOR SGS/MI |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 2674NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: DRAZKOWSKI and Lucero) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading03/17/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to State and Local Government |
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