Change provisions for grants management
This bill updates Minnesota's grants management rules by expanding the commissioner's duties to create statewide policies, oversee agency compliance, and maintain a central contact point for reporting issues. It allows agencies to let specific grant recipients spend funds up to 60 days before official accounting records are updated, provided there is an approved work plan and budget. The legislation also broadens the definition of who counts as a grant recipient for criminal conviction clauses to include key personnel and anyone with fiduciary responsibility over grant funds. These changes aim to improve oversight, streamline administrative processes, and clarify accountability across state grant programs.
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in committee
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Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2026
Last action Mar 9, 2026
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Mar 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to State and Local Government
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Ann Rest
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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