Hennepin County medical examiner selection procedures modified, Independent School District No. 535, Rochester school board procedure modified, and economic interest disclosure required for park district board candidates.

This bill makes three main changes to local government procedures in Minnesota. First, it requires candidates for the Three Rivers Park District board to file an economic interest disclosure statement with Hennepin County. Second, it modifies how the Hennepin County medical examiner is selected by creating a Medical Examiner Board that reviews and ranks qualified applicants before the county board makes an appointment. Third, it updates election procedures for the Rochester school board to allow the district to use either district-based or at-large elections and to rotate candidate names on ballots to reduce incumbent bias. These changes directly affect the Three Rivers Park District, Hennepin County officials, and the Rochester Independent School District.