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MINNESOTA STATE PLANNING AGENCY

-A SUMMARY OF STRUCTURE & OPERATIONS

MINNESOTA STATE PLANNING AGENCY

A SUMMARY OF STRUCTURE & OPERATIONS

Table of Contents

Section 1:

GeneralOverview•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• l

Section 2:

Agency Chronology of Events ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4

Section 3:

Major Functions of Agenqy ••.•••••••.••.•••••..•••.' •••.••••.6

Section 4:

Organization Chart ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Table 1Position Complement Authority •••••••••••••••• Table 2Funding by Sources ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Table 3Expenditures by Program •••••••••••••••••••••• Table 4General Fund Expenditures by Program ••••••••• Table 5

Section 5:

Policy Development Process ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 10Action Plan Process •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 23

THE 1983 MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE AUTHORIZED THE RE-CREATION

OF AN INDEPENDENT STATE PLANNING AGENCY (SPA). A SEPARATE

AGENCY WAS ONE OF THE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GOVERNOR'S

TASK FORCE ON LONG RANGE PLANNING. THE TASK FORCE

RECOMMENDED IN EARLY 1983 THAT AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY WITH

CLOSE TIES TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE COULD BEST PROVIDE THE

CENTRAL FOCUS FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN THE ADMINISTRATION.

THE RESULT IS AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY WITH A DIRECTOR WHO

SERVES AS CHIEF POLICY ADVISOR TO 'THE GOVERNOR. THIS

APPROACH REFLECTS THE GOVERNOR'S GENERAL GOAL FOR A

DECENTRALIZED POLICY DEC'ISION'-M'AKING PROCESS' IN 'STATE

GOVERNMENT. SPA, WITH ITS PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF PLANNERS,

POLICY ANALYSTS, AND RESEARCHERS, IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH

OTHER AGENCIES TO FORM SHORT AND LONG-TERM POLICIES FOR THE

STATE.

INDIVIDUAL EXECUTIVE BRANCH AGENCIES TAKE THE MAJOR

INITIATIVE IN DEVELOPING POLICY REFORM IDEAS, RELATIVE TO

THEIR FIELDS OF INTEREST. EXECUTIVE BRANCH AGENCIES ARE

ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR SEEKING LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR

PROGRAMS RESULTING FROM THESE IDEAS, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, FOR

IMPLEMENTATION. STATE PLANNING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR

DESIGNING, COORDINATING, AND MONITORING THE PROCESS OF

POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION. IN ADDITION, THE

PLANNING AGENCY COORDINATES THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM FOR THE

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EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND REVIEWS EXISTING AND PROPOSED STATUTES

FOR STATE POLICY IMPLICATIONS.

THE STATE PLANNING AGENCY IS ONE OF FOUR STAFF AGENCIES IN

THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE AND EMPLOYEE

RELATIONS ARE ALSO DEFINED AS STAFF AGENCIES. EACH ONE OF

THESE AGENCIES PROVIDES A UNIQUE SERVICE TO THE EXECUTIVE

BRANCH AND TO THE LEGISLATURE. THE PLANNING AGENCY SERVES

THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH THROUGH ACTIVITIES THAT ENSURE

COORDINATED PLANNING AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT.

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THE PRINCIPAL MISSION OF THE STATE PLANNING AGENCY IS TO

COORDINATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY AND PLANNING

FOR THE MINNESOTA STATE GOVERNMENT.

THE PURPOSE OF THE PLANNING AGENCY IS CITED IN 116K.01.

"IN ORDER THAT THE STATE BENEFIT FROM AN INTEGRATED PROGRAM

FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVE EMPLOYMENT OF ITS

RESOURCES, AND IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND

GENERAL WELFARE OF ITS CITIZENS, IT IS IN THE PUBLIC

INTEREST THAT A DEPARTMENT BE CREATED IN THE EXECUTIVE

BRANCH OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO ENGAGE IN A PROGRAM OF

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COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE PLANNING. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ACT

AS A DIRECTING, ADVISORY, CONSULTING, AND COORDINATING

AGENCY TO HARMONIZE ACTIVITIES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT,

TO RENDER PLANNING ASSISTANCE TO ALL GOVERNMENTAL UNITS,

AND TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION IN THE

DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE."

THAT STATUTORY PURPOSE IS ADDRESSED BY THE MAJOR FUNCTIONS

OF THE STATE PLANNING AGENCY WHICH ARE TO:

• DESIGN AND COORDINATE A LONG RANGE PLANNING

PROCESS FOR THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH;

• IDENTIFY ISSUES, AND PROPOSE NEW POLICY AREAS FOR

CONSIDERATION BY THE STATE;

• ADMINISTER GRANTS AND SERVICE PROGRAMS THROUGH

WHICH CONSTITUENTS CAN HAVE A VOICE IN THE STATE'S

POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS;

• PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN HELPING

CONSTITUENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BETTER

UNDERSTAND STATE POLICIES; AND

• PROVIDE STAFF ASSISTANCE TO PROGRAMS WHICH ARE THE

RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOARDS AND COUNCILS STAFFED BY

THE AGENCY.

ALL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE PLANNING AGENCY ARE DEFINED

ACCORDING TO THESE FUNCTIONS.

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1965 STATE PLANNING AGENCY CREATED

1969 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS ESTABLISHED;RESPONSIBILITY FOR COORDINATION ASSIGNED TO SPA

1973 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD ESTABLISHED

1974 OFFICE OF STATE DEMOGRAPHER CREATED WITHIN SPA

1977 LAND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CENTER ESTABLISHED WITHINSPA

1981 SPA MERGED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,THE ENERGY AGENCY AND THE CRIME CONTROL PLANNING BOARD

1982 GOVERNOR-ELECT PERPICH APPOINTS TASK FORCE ON LONGRANGE PLANNING

1983 LEGISLATURE AUTHORIZES RE-CREATION OF AN IND~PENDE~

STATE PLANNING AGENCY,' PURSUpj~:ST' TO TASK FORCERECOMMENDATION

1983 THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THEAGENCY:

• ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD (INCLUDING THE WATERPLANNING BOARD'S ACTIVITIES)

• LAND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CENTER• STATE DEMOGRAPHER'S OFFICE• SOUTHERN MINNESOTA RIVERS BASIN COUNCIL• DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL• HEALTH PLANNING• JUVENILE JUSTICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE• WELLSPRING• RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EXECUTIVE ORDER 12372

(FORMERLY A-95)• MAINSTREET PROGRAM• INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY

1983 THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS WERE TRANSFERRED TO ENERGY ANDECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:

• COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS• MN JAIL RESOURCES GRANTS• YOUTH INTERVENTION PROGRAM• JUVENILE JUSTICE GRANTS• PARK & OPEN SPACE (LAWCON) GRANTS

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1983 JOB SKILLS PARTNERSHIP BOARD ESTABLISHED; SPA PROVIDESADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

1983 EXECUTIVE BRANCH POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IMPLEMENTEDBY SPA:

• ISSUE IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS• LONG RANGE PLANNING

1983 STATE AGENCY ACTION PLANNING PROCESS INITIATED BY SPA;THREE-YEAR PLANS DEVELOPED BY 31 STATE AGENCIESINCLUDING ALL CABINET LEVEL AGENCIES (PLANS TO BEREVIEWED AND UPDATED ANNUALLY)

1984 SPA ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING STUDIES AND PROGRAMS BY THE1984 LEGISLATURE:

• STATE HOSPITAL PLANNING STUDY• TELECOMMUNICATIONS' COUNCIL

1984 SPA ESTABLISHES PLANNING INFORMATION CENTER, INCLUDINGDEVELOPMEN~ OF DATANET~

• LAND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CENTER• DEMOGRAPHER'S OFFICE• TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL

.1985 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS (ACSLR)ESTABLISHED BY EXECUTIVE ORD~R; ASSIGNED TO SPA

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DESCRIPTION OF STATE PLANNING AGENCY BY FUNCTION

Following is a selected listing of major programs,activities, and studies of the State Planning Agencyduring the 1984-85 biennium.

The primary function of the Planning Agency is toimplement and coordinate policy development and longrange planning for the state.

The Planning Agency administers or has a direct relationship with, policy and planning councils, variousgrant programs, and other services (i.e., serving asprincipal research and policy ~nalysis staff to taskforces and commissions).

All of these activities provide the Planning Agencywith. a broad.base ~f·.informat~on, which ~s.then

analyzed through the Agency's central functiori, thepolicy and long range planning program.

The results of these activities and functions arestudies which lead to legislative review and action.In addition, a broad base of information allows thePlanning Agency to provide technical assistance toother governmental units or organizations.

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POLICY & PLANNING COUNCILS

Environmental Quality BoardSouthern Minnesota Rivers BasinTelecommunications CouncilDevelopmental DisabilitieswellspringEnvironmental Resources

DevelopmentJobs Skills PartnershipAdvisory Council on State

Local Relations

GRANT PROGRAMS

High Level RadioactiveWaste

Developmental DisabilitiesGrant Programs

Justice Assistance Act

EXAMPLES OF RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS SERVICES

Task Force on High-Level Radioactive WasteSuperfund Task ForceWetlands evaluation methodology task forceReview and recommendations, LCMR water resource

requestsWelfare needs assessmentCommission on Non-Tax RevenueInteragency Policy Task Force on Criminal JusticeEconomic Recovery CommissionsMinnesota Tax Study CommissionMinnesota HorizonsCabinet and SubcabinetsVarious interagency policy task forcesInterstate associations and organizationsBioindicator researchLMIC mapping and computer serviceMainstreetOutdoor Recreation Act ReviewRegional Development CommissionsEQB Review Task ForceHazardous Waste Incineration Study

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GENERAL POLICY AND PLANNING FUNCTIONS

Policy Development Program, including process foridentifying critical issues

Long range planning process and review ofexecutive branch agencies action plans

Datanet

Initiate and maintain communications among andbetween public sector and private sectororganizations

47 Policy Studies, 1984-85

Juvenile Justice CodeRevision, 1984

Sexual Abuse in the Family,1984

Toward a DD Policy Agenda,Assuring Futures of Quality,1984

Survey of Jobs & WelfareProgram Participants, 1985

MN Health Care Markets, 1985Analysis of Health Insurance

Coverage, 1984Acquisition Study (nursing

home ownership), 1984State Hospital Study, 1985

Inventory Public LandOwnership

Various Demographic Studies

Barge Fleeting Study, 1984Users Guide to Understand

ing MN Groundwater, 1984Background Paper on

Regional Power Planning,1983

Hazardous Waste Incineration, 1984

EQB Review Task Force, 1985

Infrastructure Study,1984-85

Survey of Venture Capitalin MN, 1985

Study of New InformationTechnologies, 1984

Analysis of MN FastestGrowing Industries, 1983

Report on General Manufacturing, 1984

Science and Math Educationin MN, 1984

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PLANNING AGENCY ROLE IN LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND LONG RANGEPLANNING

Review and recommend departmental bills

Coordinate exequtive branch recommendations for Governor'slegislative program

Key role in the executive budget process

Review and/or coordinate the review of legislation for theGovernor's signature

Coordinate review of state agency three year action plans

EXAMPLES OF PLANNIN~ AGENCY TECHNICAL ASSISTANC&

Environmental Review

Critical Areas Planning

Local Government Assistance

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State Planning Agency

DIRECTOR

Tom Triplett

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Lani Kawamura

ADMINISTRATIONPersonnel I Fiscal I Legislative

Support

PLANNING ENVIRONMENTAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL HUMAN SERVICES PUBLIC INVESTMENTINFORMATION CENTER DIVISION AFFAIRS DIVISION DIVISION DIVISION

AI Robinette Jack Ditmore Joe Sizer Linda Sutherland Ed Hunter

State Demographer environmental Quality Board State I Federal Relations Health Economic DevelopmentLand Management Information Water Planning Local I Regional Services Developmental Disabilities Transportation

Center Power Plant Siting Local Government Research Jobs I Social Service Infrastructl6eComputer - mapping Service

Radioactive I Hazardous Waste Advisory Council on State I Locsl Criminal Justice Science & TechnologyBureau RelationsTelecommunications

Agriculture Education Wellspring

February 1985

State Planning AgencyPosition Complement -Authority

OEPO273

Public InvestmentGeneral Fund

IntergovernmentalGeneral FundOther

186

FY 85

6.5

11.51

FY 86-87(proposed)

6.5

12.5o

o Total Agency complement including General Fund and nongeneral fund positions

o General fund position complement

142

FY 78-79 FY 80-81 FY 82-83

118

FY 84 FY 85 FY 86-87(proposed)

Human ServicesGeneral FundOther

EnvironmentalGeneral Fund

Information CenterGeneral FundOther

AdministrationGeneral Fund

TOTALGeneral FundOther

1315

26

2417

9

9033

123

1113

25

2416

9

8829

117

FEBRUARY 1985

FY 84-85

State Planning AgencyFunding by Sources

(in thousands)

1.3% LeMR2.2% Trunk Highways

.8% Transfers

FEBRUARY 1985

FY 86-87(proposed)

FY 84-85 FY 86-87 Change(proposed)

$10,403-.8 General Fund $10,419.7 $ 15.9 • .15%207.6 LCMR -- (207.6) • (100.0%)350.0 Trunk Highways (350.0) • (100.0%)1252 Transfers (125.2)· (100.0%)

1,328.4 Revolving 1,44:0.1 111.7 • 8.4%704.8 Gifts 78.1 (626.7) .. (88.9%)

-tD:l 2,742.5 Federal 2,526.2 (216.3) .. (7.9%)0-mc.v $15,862.3 TOTAL $14,464.1 $ (1,398.2) .. (a8%)

State Planning AgencyExpenditures by Program

(in thousands)

FEBRUARY 1985

FY84-85l__----------~ FY 86-87(proposed)

FY 84-85

$ 4,200.53,774.33,596.02,616.2

631.81,043.5

$15,862.3

Human ServicesEnvironmental

Information CenterIntergovernmentalPublic Investment

Administration

TOTAL

FY 86~87(propos.ed)

$ 3,29·2.13,212.13,926.82,23-1.2

755.21,04.0.7

$14,464'.1

Change

$ (908.4) • (21.6%)(562.2) • (14.9%)330.8· 9.2%

(379.0)· (14.5%)123.4 • 19.5%

(2.8) • (.3%)

$ (1,398.2)· (8.8%)

State Planning AgencyGeneral Fund Expenditures by Program

(in thousands)

FEBRUARY 1985

FY 86-87---"-'r-~==:':''':'::~:J (proposedl

FY 84-85

FY 84-85 FY 86-87 Change(propo~~d)

$ 1,171.4 Human Services $ 943.7 $(227.7) ·(19.4%)3,385.1 Environmental 2,956.2 (428.9) • (12.7%)2,163..2 Information Center 2,486.7 323.5 • 15.0%2,026.1 Intergovernmental 2,237.2 211.1 • 10.4%

614.5 Public Investment 75Q·~2 140.7 • 22.9%-t

1,043.5 Administration 1,040.7 (2.8) • (.3%)Dl0-m

15.9-·C1I $10,403.8 TOTAL $10,419.7 $ .15%

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POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

At the request of Governor Perpich, the State Planning Agencyinitiated a process to identify, define and prioritize keyissues facing the state. That process has resulted in a list of52 issues which cover a broad spectrum of state governmentactivities. Analysis of these issues comprises the focus ofpolicy development for this Administration

The State Planning Agency began identifying issues in July of1983. The developing list was reviewed and amended with inputfrom all the other state agencies, legislative leaders and staff,representatives of 40 private sector institutions, and theGovernor's Subcabinets.

Briefly, the analysis process has been structured as follows.Each issue has been assigned a team of state agency staff, underthe direction of a team leader. Although the majority of teamleaders are State Planning Agency staff, 30 other agencies arerepresented by over 300 staff members on the issue teams. Theteams are charged with analysis. of the'.. i·ssue ..and -the' dev.elopmentof a final report which will lay otit their findings. Directionto the team and monitoring of the team's progress is providedby the Governor's Subcabinets and the State Planning AgencyExecutive Staff.

The teams' efforts culminate in final reports which identifyalternative courses of action that could be taken to resolvethe issues. In addition, the reports identify mechanisms forimplementing the possible courses of action such as: legislativeaction; budget adjustments; or inter- or intra-agencyorganizational changes.

A number of the issue teams presented their reports fordiscussion during the 1984 legislative session. Other reportshave been submitted for review during the 1985 session. Manyof the agencies' legislative intiatives and budget changerequests which will be reviewed in the coming months are aresult of the Policy Development Process.

It is the Governor's intention that this process of issueidentification and analysis be an ongoing effort during theremainder of his Administration.

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POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

1984 - 1985

• OVER 120 ISSUES SUGGESTED FOR REVIEW

• 52 ISSUES IDENTIFIED FOR ANALYSIS

• 30 STATE AGENCIES, OVER 300 MANAGERSAND PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATED INPOLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

• 47 TEAMS, TO DATE, HAVECOMPLETED POLICY REPORTS

. ..' 2i TEAM~ P~O~OSED LEGISLA~IVE

INITIATIVES

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ISSUES FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT

1984-1985

.The following is a listing of ~ajor. policy issues identified byGovernor Rudy Perpich and his 'Cabinet 'for development andresolution by the conclusion of the 1985 legislative session.Further information can be obtained from the project teamleaders identified for each issue or from Torn Triplett, Directorof State Planning Agency (297-2325).

A copy of the available reports can be obtained from the teamleader or Torn Rulland of the State Planning Agency (296-2319).

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ISSUES FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT1984-1985

Executive Management SubcabinetSandra Hale, ChairDepartment of Administration

REPORT 1.AVAILABLE

REPORT 2.AVAILABLE

ADR Report 3.Expected3/85

State Borrowing Policies and Debt Management(1984; Norm Dybdahl, Department of Finance)

Tax Reform (1985; Bob Ebel, Minnesota Tax StudyCommission)

Governmental Process (1984-1985; Peggy Byrne,State Planning Agency)

REPORTAVAILABLE

4. -Public Pensions (1984; Ron Hackett, Departmentof Finance)

REPORT 5. New Fees Study (1985; Al Yozamp, Department ofAVAILABLE . .Financ~) .

REPORT 6. Constitutional Officer positions (1984; PattyAVAILABLE Burke, State Planning Agency)

REPORT 7. State Procurement Programs (1984; BabakAVAILABLE Armajani, Department of Administration)

REPORTS 8. State Boards and Commissions (1984-1985; RogerAVAILABLE Williams, State Planning Agency)

REPORT 9. Long-term Trend Analysis Capabilities of theAVAILABLE State (1985; Al Robinette, State Planning

Agency)

REPORT 10. State Government's Relationships with IndianAVAILABLE Reservations (1985; Shirley Dougherty, State

Planning Agency)

Local and Regional Affairs SubcabinetSandra Gardebring, ChairMetropolitan Council

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

1. State-Local Relations (1985; Jay Fonkert, StatePlanning Agency)

2. Regional Planning and Governance in Minnesota(1985; Maury Chandler, State Planning Agency)

3. Metropolitan Governance (1984; Joe Sizer, StatePlanning Agency)

REPORTAVAILABLE

ReportExpected3/85

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4. Metropolitan Significance (1985; Torn Harren,State Planning Agency)

5. State Grants of Local Government Powers (1985;Jay Fonkert, State Planning Agency)

Energy/EnyironmentLResources SubcabinetRay Bohn, ChairDepartment of Public Service

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

ReportExpected

.. 10/~5

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTSAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

ReportExpected3/85

REPORTAVAILABLE

1. Wastewater Treatment Project Financing (1984;Barry Schade, Pollution Control Agency)

2. State and Local Water Planning (1985; JackDitmore, State Planning Agency)

3. Solid Wastes (1984-1985; Mike Robertson,Pollution Control Agency)

4. Hazardous Wastes (1986; Bob Dunn, WasteManagement Board)

5. Natural Resources as Economic Development Tools(1985; Steve Thorne, Department of NaturalResources)

6. Indigenous Energy Resource Opportunities (1985;Marcia Janssen-Keller, Energy and EconomicDevelopment)

7. Environmental Beautification (1984-1985; FrankOngaro, Quality Environment Project)

8. State Agriculture Policy (1985; Al Jaisle,State Planning Agency; Anne Kanten, Departmentof Agriculture)

9. Federal Agricultural Disaster Programs (1985;Jerry Heil, Department of Agriculture)

10. Groundwater Management Strategy (1985; LindaBruemmer, State Planning Agency)

11. Wastewater Treatment Facilities Financing(1985; Barry Schade, Pollution Control Agency)

12. Lead in the Environment (1985; Mike Robertson,Pollution Control Agency)

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Jobs and Economic Development SubcabinetMark Dayton, ChairDepartment of Energy and Economic Development

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

1. Unemployment Insurance (1984; Gene Sampson,Department of Economic Security)

2. Job Training (1985; Monica Manning, JobTraining Partnership Board)

3. Economic Development Strategy (1986; David ReedEnergy and Economic Development)

4. Capital Improvement (or "infrastructure")(1985; Steve Nelson, State Planning Agency)

5. Housing (1985; Riva Nolley, Housing Finance)

6. Transportation (1985; Chuck Kenow, StatePlanning Agency)

7. State Regulation of Business Activit~ {1985;·Department of Energy and Economic Development)

8. Innovation and Entrepreneurship (1985; LisChristenson, State Planning Agency)

Human Resources/Services SubcabinetLen Levine, ChairDepartment of Human Services

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

1. State Role in Health Care Cost Containment(1985; John Dilley, State Planning Agency)

2. Catastrophic Health Protection Program (1984;Charles Poe, Department of Human Services; JohnDilley, State Planning Agency)

3. State Hospital Closure/Consolidation (1985;Colleen Wieck, State Planning Agency)

4. Poverty and Jobs Programs (1985; BarbaraStromer, Department of Human Services)

5. Emergency Food, Fuel, and Shelter Programs(1985; Ruth Ann Wefald, Economic Security)

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

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6. Criminal and Juvenile Justice Policy (1985; AnnJaede, State Planning Agenc~)

7. Merger Study (1985; Rich Dethmers, LindaSutherland, State Planning Agency)

8. Human Rights Enforcement Activities in theState (1985; James Hiniker, Department ofAdministration)

9. Aging Strategy (1985; Nellie Johnson,Department of Finance)

Education/Cultural Affairs SubcabinetRuth Randall, ChairDepartment of Education

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

ReportExpected3/85

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

1. Curriculum and Course Offerings (1985; CurmanGaines, Department ~f Education)

2. Standards for Advancement and Graduation (1985;Dan Loritz, Department of Education)

. .3. Teacher Standards and Compensation Programs

(1985; Daniel Skoog, Department of Education)

4. Role of Public Education in FosteringInstitutional Change (1985; Nan Skelton,Department of Education)

5. Dissemination of Innovation (1985; Laura Zahn,Department of Education)

6. Higher Education and the Private Sector (1985;Ed Hunter, State Planning Agency)

7. Funding of Public Post-Secondary Education(1985; Dale Nelson, Department of Finance)

8. Arts Funding (1985; Mary Sulerud, Arts Board)

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Many different approaches were used by the issue teamsto develop their recommendations and prepare their reports.The following three pages demonstrate how three issue teamswent about their task.

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ISSUE TEAM PROCESS SCENARIO

ISSUE TITLE: State/Indian Government Relations Team

ISSUE CHARGE: To improve relations and communicationsbetween state and tribal governments to promote earlyidentification of problems.Review state government's relationship with Indianreservations; determine appropriate governmental roles;develop and recommend processes for resolutions of issues.

TEAM LEADER: Shirley Dougherty, State Planning Agency, whoserved as facilitator, administrator, researcher and staffto group.

TEAM MEMBERS AND ROLE~: 17 members who discussed issues,determined resolutions, edited and commented on writtenmaterials.

ROLE Q~-h~ENCY AND NON-AGENCY PARTICIPANTS: 12 Agenciesparticipated - PCA, DNR1 SPA, lAC, Revenue, DPS, DHS,Education, Health, DEED, HFA, MnDOT. No non-agencyparticipants except ~h~~ lAC is.made.·up.pf chairpersons of.tribes and their' executive directors served on team. 16"resource persons" were identified and commented on draftsof reports. A few non-agency people participated in thisphase.

ISSUE PARAMETERS: At the initial meeting, the team agreedto limit the scope of the issue to recommendations forstate government only, to emphasize government togovernment interrelations, and to concentrate on long-termpolicy and process development recommendations.

RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS: Conflicts were resolved bydiscussion. Each team member considered how an issue beingdiscussed would affect his/her agency programs, policiesand philosophies. We kept reminding ourselves of the veryreal, severe social and economic problems of Indians.Statistics and real problems to be solved helped in comingto resolution.

RECQMMENDATION DEVELOPMEN~: Team members divided intothree subgroups. Governance and Jurisdiction; Educationand Human Services; Economic. Subgroups met independentlyand brought ideas, problems and solutions to the full teamfor further discussion and decision. Entire team agreedupon recommendations.

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: Team Leader and ExecutiveDirector of lAC were primarily responsible. Each teammember was responsible for communicating recommendations toown agency and initiating actions.The team drafted a proclamation for the Governor, and usedexpertise to identify people and strategies.to implementrecommendations. Subcabinet chair was also involved.

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ISSUE TITLE: Metropolitan Significance Study

ISSUE CHARGE: The Legislature in 1984 passed a law that directedthe State Planning Agency, in consultation with the MetropolitanCouncil and the Metropolitan Airports Commission, to prepare areport recommending specific definitions of the terms "metropolitansignificance" and "significant effect on the 6rderly and economicdevelopment of the metropolitan area" as those terms are used inlaws governing the operations of the metropolitan airportscommission. These terms are used in the statutes to identifyspecific capital projects of the Airports Commission that requirereview and approval by the Council.

TEAM LEADER: Tom Harren of the State Planning Agency wasresponsible for leading the team that examined the statutes andanalyzed the definitions of the terms as they currently exist inthe Minnesota Laws. His responsibilities included the formation ofa working team, leading discussions involving the team andinterested parties, presentation of status reports to variousinterested .parties,. and writing of the final. report for.,presentation to the Legisl~tri~e. . .

TEAM MEMBERS AND ROLES: In addition to the team leader, the teamworking on this issue consisted of three staff representatives eachfrom the Metropolitan Council and the Metropolitan AirportsCommission and one representative from the Minnesota Department ofTransportation. The Association of Metropolitan Municipalities andthe Metropolitan Inter-county Association were regularly informedof the activities of the team and participated in a number ofmeetings. In addition representatives from selected citygovernments were asked to provide assistance to the working team.Finally the Local and Regional Affairs Subcabinet was given amonthly status report on the progress of the team and given anopportunity to review the final report prior to its submission tothe Legislature.

ISSUE PARAMETERS: The parameters of this study were established bythe Legislature in Minnesota Laws 1984, Chapter 561. This lawspecified the subject of the report and included a definition ofthe terms that were to be examined by the State Planning Agency.

RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS: Chapter 561 directed the State PlanningAgency to prepare the report because the Metropolitan Council andthe Metropolitan Airports Commission disagreed about the effect o~

the definitions included in the law as passed last session. TheState Planning Agency working with the two principal agencies wasable to carefully examin the legislation and iidentify the type of

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projects affected. Agreement has been reached between the council.and the Airports Commission regarding the definitions that shouldbe included in the statutes.

RECOMMENDATION DEVELOPMENT: The members of the team agreed th~t

the definitions of the terms included in the law passed lastsession were sufficient to allow the Metropolitan Council toreview and approve the major capital projects of the MetropolitanAirports Commission. The team did recognize that there are anumber of other relationships between the two agencies that needto be clarified and that further ongoing discussion of theseissues and relationships is necessary.

IMPLEMENTATION STRAT~X~. The final report will be presented tothe appropriate legislative committees in March.

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ISSUE TITLE: State Regulation of Business Activity

ISSUE CHARG&: To examine current state regulatory efforts inareas of securities regulation, tender offers and corporatetakeovers, public utilities regulation and antitrust; and, whereappropriate, to recommend substantive, administrative orprocedural changes for improvement in such regulations.

TEAM_LEA~ER: Charles A. Schaffer, Director, Program of BusinessInformation, ~innesota Department of Energy and EconomicDevelopment. Developed study methodology; obtainedparticipation by the parties; facilitated exchange of workingpapers; directed research for and preparation of staff papers;framed issues for consideration by the parties; directedpreparation of final report and recommendations.

TEAM MEMBERS: -Each subissue team consisted of representativesof regulated entities and the regulatory agency. Participantsexamining the subissues of Securities Regulation and CorporateTakeovers included three representatives of the MinnesotaDepa~tment of Cqmme~c~ and 14 members ~f a joint comm~ttee.ofthe Corporatiori, Banking and Business Law section of theMinnesota State Bar Association. Participants examining Publicutility Regulation included one representative of the Publicutilities Commission, two representatives of the Department ofPublic Service, a representative of Minnegasco, and threerepresentatives of Northern States Power Company. Participantsof the Antitrust Enforcement study team included the chief ofthe antitrust division of the Minnesota Attorney General'soffice and the chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association'santitrust section. The issue team leader and staff of theDepartment of Energy and Economic Development prepared materialson Regulatory Trends, drafted final staff papers and providedstaff assistance to all subissue teams.

ROLE OF AGENCY AND NON-AGENCY PARTICIPANTS,: The studymethodology required that regulated parties and regulators,independently of each other, frame the issues, debate theirimportance and make a prima facie case for any recommendationsaffecting their position. This activity was conducted by thedevelopment and exchange of working papers, which were thenincorporated into the final staff papers. Recommendations wereframed by the study director and presented to the parties forreview, criticism, rebuttal, or concurrence.

ISSUE PARAMETERS were determined by study participants in theirinitial working papers. These issues were supplemented fordiscussion purposes with issues identified by study team staffas a result of a literature search of recent legal, economic,and business journals.

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RESOLUTIQN OF CONFLICTS ,in the areas of Secur i ties Regulation •and Public utilities Regulation were resolved throughnegotiation among study participants. Controversy in the areaof Tender Offers and Corporate Takeovers was generallyattributable to then-pending litigation involving theconstutionality of Minnesota's corporate takeover statute.Because the statute was the sUbject of litigation at the time ofthe report, no recommendations were made on that topic. Therewere no significant conflicts involving the subissues ofAntitrust Enforcement and Regulatory Trends.

RECO..Ml1ENDAj'lQ~ERE.-1?..f:YELOI>EPby consensus of the participants.

IMPLEMENTATION STRATE~.: Securities Regulation: The MinnesotaDepartment of Commerce has initiated action to amend its rulesand plans to propose legislation to implement therecommendations. Tender Offers and Corporate Takeovers: Thestudy team recommended no action until litigation involving theMinnesota takeover statute was resolved. Accordingly, noimplementation responsibility was assigned. AntitrustEnforcement: No changes are required, and therefore noimplementation responsibility was assigned. Public utilities:Northern States Power will present legislation to impl~ment therecommendations. The recommendations on Regulatory Trends aremostly administrative and procedural in nature and do notrequire new legislation. Copies were made available to all •state departments to review for discussion and possibleadministrative implementation.

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STATE~ENCY ACTION PLANSfor

1984, 1985, 1986

At the direction of Governor Perpich, each cabinet level agency,in the Spring of 1984, prepared a plan of action for theremainder of this Administration's term. The plan preparationprocess was coordinated by the State Planning Agency andresulted in the identification of the anticipated major areas ofactivity for each agency. The plans addressed the followingissues:

(1) Identification of the major problem areas in the statethat needed attention during the three year period;

(2) Recommendations for actions to be taken to resolvethose problems, and the role of the agencies in theresolution process;

(3) In general terms, the identification of legislative andadministrative actions ~ach ag~n9Y intended oninitiating in each of' the thre~ yearsj and

(4) Identification of structural or process changesnecessary to allow agencies to function moreefficiently and effectively.

The plans of the thirty-one participating agencies provided anopportunity for the Administration and others to anticipate thegeneral direction of state agencies' activities for the threeyear period. It was not intended that the plans were to bespecific in every detail, but rather concise statements on theagencies' perceptions of problems and their solutions in dealingwith them.

The preparation of the agency action plans was coordinated withthe Governor's policy development process and closely tied inwith the agency budget preparations. The State Planning Agencyand the Governor's Subcabinets were asked by the Governor toreview the agency draft action plans for consistency with theAdministration's goals and with other agencies' action plans.

It is the Governor's intention that this Action Plan process bean ongoing effort during the remainder of his Administration.Each year the agencies will be asked to update their plans toreflect such things as changing priorities, legislativeinitiatives and budget adjustments.

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STATE AGENCIES PREPARING THREE YEAR ACTION PLANS

AdministrationAgriculture

CommerceCorrections

Economic SecurityEducation

Employee RelationsEnergy and Economic Development

FinanceHealth

Housing Finance AgencyHuman Rights

Human ServicesIron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board

Labor and, IndustryMediation Services

Metropolitan Airports CommissionMetropolitan Council

Metropolitan Sports Facilities CommissionMetropolitan Waste Control Commission

Military AffairsNatural Resources

Ombudsmen for CorrectionsPollution Control Agency

Public SafetyPublic Service

RevenueState Planning Agency

TransportationVeterans Affairs

Waste Management Board

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Minnesota

STATE PLANNING AGENCYRoom 100 Capitol Square Building550 Cedar Street St. Paul, MN 55101

Upda tedFebruary 1, 1985

ISSUES FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT

1984-1985

The following is a listing of major policy issues identified by Governor RudyPerpich and his Cabinet for development and resolution by the conclusion of the1985 legislative session. Further information can be obtained from the projectteam leaders identified for each issue or from Tom Triplett, Director of StatePlanning Agency (297-2325).

A copy of the available reports can be obtained from the team leader or TomRulland of the State Planning Agency (296-2319).

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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I. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT SUBCABINET (Sandra Hale, Chair; Tom Triplett, Planning,and Jay Kiedrowski, Finance, Support)

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

1. State borrowing policies and debt management: review ofrelationship between general obligation and revenuefinancing; assessment of state's debt capacity; improveopportunities in cash flow; methods to improve bond ratings(1984; Norm Dybdahl, Finance)

2. Tax reform: assessment of state1s overall tax program; relationship between state and local revenue raising methods;impact of tax structure on employment change; property taxclassification system; local option taxes (1985; LatimerTax Study Commission; Bob Ebel, Staff Director)

ADR ReportExpected2/85

3. Governmental process:dures process; reviewresolution techniquesPlanning)

review of the Administrative proceand development of alternative disputeand processes (1984-85; Peggy Byrne,

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

4. Public pensions: determination of appropriate levels ofemployer and employee contributions; consideration of alternative benefit determination formulas; vesting of employees;"defined contribution" options (1984; Ron Hackett, Finance)

5. New fees study: increased reliance on fee generation (1985;Al Yozamp, Finance)

6. Constitutional officer positions: possible redefinition offunctions; opportunities for consolidation and reduction innumber of constitutional officers (1984; Patricia Burke,Planning)

REPORTAVAILABLE

7. State procurement programs: "Buy Minnesota" bill;business and minority business set-aside programs;impact of procurement programs on state businessesBabak Armajani, Administration)

smallreview of

(1984;

REPORTSAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

8. State boards and commissions: review of need for variousgroups; opportunities for transfer of appointment power fromGovernor to agency heads; alterations in agency servlclngresponsibilities for boards and commissions (1984-85; RogerWilliams, Planning)

9. Long-term trend analysis capabilities of the state: reviewof our ability to project future needs for systems such aseducation, human services and transportation; considerationof needed improvements (1985; Al Robinette, Planning)

10. State government's relationship with Indian reservations:determination of appropriate governmental roles (1985;Shirley Dougherty, Planning)

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II. LOCAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS SUBCABINET (Sandra Gardebring, Chair;Joe Sizer, Planning, and Ted Spiess, Finance, Support)

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

ReportExpected3/85

ReportExpected3/85

1. State-local relations: service delivery and financingresponsibilities sharing between state and local government;appropriate local government financing and decision-makingdiscretion; principles guiding state-local governmentalrelations; steps to be taken to improve the state's abilityto deal with local governmental issues (1985; Jay Fonkert,Planning)

2. Regional planning and governance in Minnesota: proper rolesfor regional development commissions; provision of servicesto those regions in the state no longer having RDCs (1985;Maury Chandler, Planning)

3. Metropolitan governance: an evaluation of the effectivenessof the current structures of the metropolitan regional organizations that support the technical and management roles ofthose agencies (1984; Joe Sizer, Planning)

4. Metropolitan significance: prepare a report recommendingspecific definitions of the terms "metropolitan significance"and "si gnifi cant effect on the orderly and economi c development of the metropolitan area II as these terms are used inlaws governing the operations of the Metropolitan AirportsCommission (1985; Tom Harren, Planning)

5. State grants of local government powers: the speciallegislation issue. The study will investigate the reasonsfor special laws pertaining to individual local governmentswithin the broader context of general state laws dealing withhome rule and local government powers, and will assess theconsequences of extensive use of special laws (1985; JayFonkert, Planning)

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III. ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT/RESOURCES SUBCABINET (Ray Bohn, Chair; Jack Ditmore,Planning, and Doug Watnemo, Finance, Support)

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

ReportExpected3/85

ReportExpected10/85

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTSAVAILABLE

REPORTSAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

1. Wastewater treatment project financing: review of systemneeds; development of plan for state and local participationin financing (1984; Barry Schade, MPCA)

2. State and local water planning: development of options forbetter coordination of state and local programs (1985;Jack Ditmore, Planning)

3. Solid wastes: development of statewide legislation to abateland disposal and promote the recovery of energy and otherresources from solid waste (1984-85; Mike Robertson, PCA)

4. Hazardous wastes: development of plans, programs and facilities for managing hazardous wastes, stressing wastereduction, recycling, reuse and treatment as alternatives todisposal (1986; Robert Dunn, Waste Management Board)

5. Natural resources as economic development tools: balancingof environmental and economic issues; development of coordinated strategies for resolution of usage conflicts; determination of market identification needs (1985; Steve Thorne,DNR)

6. Indigenous energy resource opportunities: development ofcoordinated development and marketing strategies for conservation and alternative energy resources including peat,biomass, hydro, solar, wind, geothermal and others (1985;Marcia Janssen Keller, Energy and Economic Development)

7. Environmental beautification: review of existing stateprograms; targeting of needs and development of interagencyprograms to coordinate with local activities (1984-85; FrankOngaro, Quality Environment Project)

8. State agriculture policy: development of comprehensivereview of current policies of state and local governmentswhich affect Minnesota agriculture; analysis of options forstate agency participation in agriculture development; reviewof economic and social significance of alternative policiesof such institutions as the family farm (1985; Allen Jaisle,Planning; Anne Kanten, Agriculture)

9. Federal agricultural disaster programs: review of currentpolicies toward designation of disaster areas; development ofappropriate state response mechanisms (1985; Gerald Heil,Agriculture)

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III. ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT/RESOURCES SUBCABINET (Cont'd.)

ReportExpected3/85

ReportExpected3/85

10. Groundwater management strategy: outline a comprehensivegroundwater management strategy for the State of Minnesotawhich incorporates existing framework plans and managementstrategies which are currently being used by various stateagencies ' groundwater programs. The team would also set up along range implementation schedule for program development inanticipation of emerging issues in the realm of groundwaterquality and quantity (1985; Linda Bruemmer, Planning)

11. Wastewater treatment facilities financing: additionalfunding for state grants program, adjustment of existingassistance program, and expansion of state financing for CSOcorrection (1985; Barry Schade, PCA)

REPORTAVAILABLE

12. Lead in the environment: review of Minnesota's options fordeveloping strategies for eliminating/reducing the amount oflead in the environment (1985; Mike Robertson, PCA)

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IV. JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCABINET (Mark Dayton, Chair; Ed Hunter,Planning, and Ted Spiess, Finance, Support)

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

ReportExpected1/86

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

1. Unemployment insurance: evaluate program areas; providetechnical assistance and coordinate inter-departmental activities to assist the Department of Economic Security'sCommissioner and Advisory Council in developing approaches toestablish financial solvency and stability in the State'sunemployment insurance system (1984; Eugene Sampson,Economic Security)

2. Job training: assessment of the current and future trainingand retraining needs of Minnesota workers and employers;design of a more effective linkage between state and localagencies and non-governmental organizations (1985; MonicaManning, Job Training Partnership Board)

3. Economic development strategy: develop an administration"s tatement" on policies and programs designed to achieve jobcreation and economic development; proposed policies orprograms to be addressed by 1984 initiatives; long rangegoals, policies and programs to be addressed by lateractions (1985; David Reed, Energy and Economic Development)

4. Capital improvement (or "infrastructure"): assessment ofMinnesota's current system for evaluating capital improvementneeds and priorities and allocation of resources; preparationof an initial statement of needed action to improve monitoring of conditions, needs assessment, prioritization process and financing mechanisms (1985; Steve Nelson, Planning)

5. Housing: analysis of the 1980 Census data on Minnesotahomeowners and renters age 40 and above; analysis of thepolicy and program implications of the data for housingprograms designed to assist empty-nesters and elderlyhousehold (1985; Riva Nolley, Housing Finance)

6. Transportation: examination of Minnesota's state transportation system from the perspective of economic development;identification of where the transportation "sys tem" presentsa limit or barrier to effective economic growth for agribusiness and forest product industries, fixed rail personal rapidtransit in metropolitan areas, port facilities and commercialnavigation aids on rivers and Lake Superior; review of morestate and less federal regulation on Minnesota businesses orcommunities (1985; Chuck Kenow, Planning)

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IV. JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCABINET (Cont1d)

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

7. State regulation of business activity: identification ofgeneral trends in state level regulation and the impact ofthose trends on Minnesota1s regulatory efforts; examinationof state laws in areas of corporate takeovers, public utilityratemaking and regulation, and anti-trust; suggestion ofpossible structural and substantive approaches to additionalreform of regulation of business activity (1985; Charles A.Schaffer, Energy and Economic Development)

8. Innovation and entrepreneurship: identification of programsthrough which government can assist in the promotion of newideas, research and development, innovation and entrepreneurship and improved access to the small business innovationresearch grants of various federal agencies (1985; LisChristenson, Minnesota Wellspring)

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V. HUMAN RESOURCES/SERVICES SUBCABINET (Len Levine, Chair; Linda Sutherland,Planning, and Nancy Feldman, Finance, Support)

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

1. State role in health care cost containment: evaluate theeffectiveness of existing regulatory and market mechanisms incontaining health care costs, including Medicaid costs; examine means of increasing the state's ability to controlhealth care costs through changes in market, regulatory, andalternative care mechanisms; assess the short term effectsand long term consequences of the 1983 long term care costcontainment legislation; develop state strategy for long-termcontrol (1985; John Dilley, Planning)

2. Catastrophic health protection program: review current lawsand prepare options for improving cost benefit (1984-85;Charles Poe, Public Welfare; John Dilley, Planning)

3. State hospital closure/consolidation: to conduct a comprehensive study to ensure fair and equitable arrangements toprotect the interest of employees and communities affected bythe possible closure and/or consolidation of state hospitals.The study will provide information on the following topics:effects on state employees; effects on residents; economicimpact upon the communities; alternative economic strategies;energy efficiency of buildings; budgetary effects; alternative uses of buildings; direction in the operation of staterun, community-based facilities; and the study must involvethe pUblic in its process (1985; Colleen Wieck, Planning)

4. Poverty and jobs programs: develop policy and strategyoptions for meeting the needs of the state's poverty population through a combination of employment and income supportprograms; analyze the extent to which the needs of thecurrent poverty population are met by income support programs; describe the relationship between economic and employment conditions and public income support and employmentprograms and any incentives or disincentives to employment;and identify the statutory, regulatory, and administrativechanges that can contribute to more efficient or effectiveservice delivery (1985; Barbara Stromer, Welfare)

5. Emergency food, fuel and shelter programs: assess effectiveness of existing programs; review of state policies; analysis of role of private sector support programs (1985; RuthAnn Wefald, Economic Security)

6. Criminal and juvenile justice policy: develop, as appropriate, comprehensive policies which have interagency impactregarding the criminal justice system; review existing policies in issue areas such as victims of crime, child sexualabuse; and study the existing laws relating to juveniles inMinnesota, examine laws from other states, review juvenilejustice standards, and select public testimony (1985; AnnJaede, Planning)

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V. HUMAN RESOURCES/SERVICES SUBCABINET (Cont'd)

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

7. Merger study: analysis of redistribution options for functions of Health, Human Services, and Economic Securitydepartments (1985; Rich Dethmers, Linda Sutherland, Planning)

8. Human rights enforcement activities in the state: opportunities for improved effectiveness; consideration of neededexpansion of coverage of state law; review of alternativedispute resolution options; possible expanded role of localhuman rights agencies in current state procedures; financialimplications of expanded local partnership (1984; JamesHiniker, Administration)

9. Aging strategy: to review Minnesota programs and policiesrelating to long term care for older Minnesotans (age 65 andover) and to develop program innovations or new programs thatwill enable the community-based care system to take a largerrole in long term care of older people, with the desiredeffect of reducing the rate of growth in public expendituresfor long term care, reduce the use (rates) ofinstitutionalization, and increase the ability of communitiesto take care of their older members (1985; Nellie Johnson,Finance)

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VI. EDUCATION/CULTURAL AFFAIRS SUBCABINET* (Ruth Randall, Chair; Lani Kawamura,Planning, and Dale Nelson, Finance, Support)

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

ReportExpected3/85

REPORTAVAILABLE

REPORTAVAILABLE

1. Curriculum and course offerings: development of a summary,analysis and synthesis of the major issues and recommen-dations regarding K-12 curriculum and course offerings thatare addressed in recent state reports on education and thatemerge from current laws, rules, policies, and state priorities;and development of a broad policy position on the priorityissues identified by the team, including recommendations forimproving and restructuring curriculum and course offeringsfor K-12 public education (1985; Curman Gaines, Education)

2. Standards for advancement and graduation: need for morechallenging standards; role of state government in evaluationand monitoring (1985; Daniel Loritz, Education)

3. Teacher standards and compensation programs: development ofa policy which includes teacher evaluation and professionaleducation programs (1985; Dan Skoog, Education)

4. Role of public education in fostering institutional change:assessment of ways by which public education can be at theforefront of change (i .e., in languages, science, arts);options may include establishing a high school for the giftedand talented (1985; Nan Skelton, Education)

5. Dissemination of innovation: ways by which the state canhelp in the distribution of new ideas in education, includingcurricula, teaching methods, management techniques, and evaluation methods (1985; Laura Zahn, Education)

6. Higher education and the private sector: development ofpolicies and strategies which strengthen the relationshipbetween business and education, and encourage the role ofhigher ed in job creation initiatives; includes strategy fortechnology education in the state, promotion of researchactivities related to job creation and sharing (1985; EdHunter, Planning)

7. Funding of public post-secondary education: evaluation ofstate tuition policy; consideration of the relationship between tuition rates and participation rates, whether the students in the vocational system should pay a lower percentageof their instructional cost, and whether veterans of the armedforces should continue to be exempt from tuition payments inthe vocational system (1985; Dale Nelson, Finance)

8. Arts funding: assessment of new options in arts revenue(e.g., dedication of betting proceeds); new and continuingjoint ventures with private sector; relationship to regionalarts councils (1985; Mary Sulerud, Arts Board)

*Subcabinet has disbanded.

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EXECUTIVE BRANCH POLICY DEVELOPMENT(ISSUES PROCESS)

ISSUE TEAM RECOMMENDATIONSSTATUS REPO~T

(February 1985)

Attached is a listing of some of the Issue Team's recommendations and implementation effortsthat have resulted from the Issue Team studies. The list is divided according to theSubcabinet responsible for monitoring the issue work.

Further information regarding the status of a specific issue can be obtained from theproject team leaders or from Torn Triplett, Director of the State Planning Agency(297-2325).

ISSUE TEAM

Constitutional OfficerPositionsPatty Burke -State Planning Agency(1984)

State ProcurementProgramsBa':>ak Armajani Department ofAdministration(1984 )

ISSUE TEAM RECOMMENDATIONS - STATUS REPORT (2/85)

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT SUBCABINET

MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Abolish the office of Treasurer andtransfer its functions to the Departmentof Finance.

2. Abolish the off'ice of Secretary ofState and transfer its election functionsto the Department of Administration, andthe other functions of the office to theDepartment of Commerce.

1. Eliminate the Minnesota Preference oncommodities.

2. Introduce more flexibility in BuyAmerica preference;

3. Reduce preference for Minnesotaconstruction contractors from 10% to 5%.

4. Amend Minnesota Statutes, 1982, section16.081 through 16.086 as follows:

a. Clarify that the legislation isintended to be a b~siness developmentprogram;

b. 'Hold the Commissioner ofAdministration accountable (or assuringthat 6% of the stat,e I s anticipatedprocurements flow to certified SED vendorssuch as the Set-Aside Program, the 5%preference program, or awards to SEDvendors on the open market;

c. Eliminate reference to MinnesotaCorrectional Indu$tries;

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IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS

Legislation was proposed in the 1984session to eliminate the offices ofTreasurer, Auditor and Secretary of State,to transfer some duties to other ExecutiveBranch agencies and to create a single"Comptroller General" to audit and dealwith other issues relating to governmentaloperation. The bill passed the senatecommittees, and did not pass out of HouseGovernmental Operations. Relevantlegislation has been introduced in 1985.

1-3. Passed in 1984 legislative session.

4. A bill passed in the Senate in 1984'session but was not heard in the House.

Nominal elements of the recommendationwere implemented through action of theConference Committee. Legislation will beintroduced in the 1985 session. SomeSet-Aside functions may be transferred tothe Department of Human Rights.

ISSUE TEAM

State Boards andCommissionsRoger Williams State Planning Agency(1984-85)

AdministrativeProcedures/AlternativeDispute ResolutionPeggy Byrne -State Planning Agency(1984-85)

ISSUE TEAM RECONMENDATIONS - STATUS REPORT (2/85)

EXECUTIVE ·MANAGEMENT SUBCABINET

MAJOR RE~OMMENDATIONS

d. DEED should promulgate rules makingit responsible for recruitment,cert~fication and·graduation of SEDvendors; :

e .. Eliminate the requirement that SEDawards be geographically distributed;

f. Eliminate language which linksextended authority for local purchasewith SED goals; and

g. Eliminate refe.rences to specificdollar amounts which the Commissioner maydelegate to other agencies.

1. To eliminate III positions fromgubernatorial appointing authority.

1. Recommend changes to the APA whichlimit excessive cross-examination andrepetitive statements, increasing thenumber of people needed to compel ahearing from 7 to 25 and elimination ofthe Attorney General's review of certainrules.

2. Create an ongoing Executive BranchAdministrative Law Committee made up ofrepresentatives of state agencies tomaintain open communications about APAissues.

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1. A 1984 Act removed 76 positions.

2. A bill will be introduced during the1985 session recommending that about 450more positions be removed fromgubernatorial appointment.

1-2. Chapter #640, Laws 1984, implementedchanges to the APA. In addition, anExecutive Branch Administrative LawCommittee was created.

3-5. The National Institute for DisputeResolution has committed $25,000 for anOffice of Conflict Management.Negotiations regarding the matchingrequirements are ongoing. Efforts willeventually be made to seek private fundingto match the Institute support.

ISSUE ~EAM

New Fee StudyAl Yozamp Department of Finance(1985)

Long-term Trend AnalysisCapabilities of theStateAl Robinette -State Planning Agency(1985)


,EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT SUBCABINET


3. Support contin~ed discussion/efforts toadvance the availability of alternativedispute resolution for use in stategovernment as a way of avoiding costlylitigation and administrative hearings.

4. Support keeping~the Office of ConflictManagement temporarily within the StatePlanning Agency.

5. Designate the Office of ConflictManagement to serv~ in the role offacilitator linking outside mediators withdisputing parties.

1. Policies for setting and maintainingfees~

2. Fevision of fiscal note requirements toinclude information concerning possiblenew fees.

3. Implementation of 37 new fees resultingin additional revenues for the 1986-87biennium of $20,070,200.

Nine long term trend analysis activitiesin the state were identified. In manycases the state's decision makers areunaware of these activities and theinformation that is generated. To betterutilize these activities, improvements inthe coordination, linkage, and translationof these programs into meaningful and

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Agencies where new fees have beenrecommended will be contacted andrequested to implement the new fee. Iflegislation is required, the agency willprepare the necessary legislation andinclude in their departmental legislationor request that the Finance Departmentsubmit with the biennial budgetlegislation.

The management and distribution of trendanalysis results will be aided throughincorporation of summary, planning levelinformation into the State PlanningAgency's on-line retrieval system calledDATANET.

ISSUE TEAM

State Government'sRelationship with IndianReservationsShirley Dougherty State Planning Agency(1985)

ISSUE TEAM, RECOMMENDATIONS - STATUS REPORT (2/85)

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT SUBCABINET


accessible information must occur. Thistask force, with a reconstitutedmembership, will continue to serve as atechnical advisory~group to the newlynam~d Council of Ecpnomic Advisors.

1. Recognize Indian governmentalauthorities and adopt a policy ofcoordination and c09peration;

2. Set a state goaY of elimination ofexisting dispariti~s between Indian andnon-Indian citizens; and

3. Improve communications and workingrelationships between the state and Indiangovernments by strengthening the IndianAffairs Council and training stateemployees.

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A technical advisory group of departmentalanalysts will redefine a charge,coordinate with the agenda of the Councilof Economic Advisors, and develop aprocess to deal with the identified issuesand needs. The State Planning Agency willinitiate this action with eventualleadership to be determined by themembership. Products will be focused oninter-agency coordination and networkingof interested and affected groups.

1. Governor Perpich pledged his continuingsupport for improvement of the MinnesotaIndian situation, emphasizing educationand economic support through the IndianSc~olarship and Business Loan Program.

2. Twenty-two agencies designated liaisonsto Indian government and a liaisontraining session was held on January 16,1985.

3. Legislative/budgetary change-levelrequests were submitted by the IndianAffairs Council and the departments ofHuman Resources and Education.

ISSUE TEAM

Metropolitan GovernanceJoe Sizer -State Plannihg Agency(1984)

State-local RelationsJay Fonkert -State Planning Agency(1985)


LOCAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS SUBCABINET


1. To improve accountability, localgovernment officials should be involved inthe appointment process for the members ofthe Metropolitan Council.

2. The Metropolitan Council should selectthe part-time chai~s of the RegionalTransit Board and the Metropolitan WasteControl Commission.

3. Each metropolitan agency should developa code of ethics, personnel policies,internal audit proc€dures and contractprocedures that are consistent withgeneral metropolitan policies.

4. The metropolitan. agencies shouldimprove their relationship with theexecutive and legii~ative branches ofstate government.

5. The chair of the Metropolitan Councilshould be designated as a member of theGovernor's cabinet.

A permanent commission or similar body,with representatives from cities,counties, townships, school districts andthe state executive and legislativebranches, should be created to monitorlocal government issues and state-localrelations, and to advise the Governor andlegislature on stat~-local relations.

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1. The Governor has begun a process forinvolving local government officials inthe selection of members of theMetropolitan Council.

2-3. Legislation is being prepared for the1985 session that will provide for theCouncil's appointing the chairs of the RTBand MWCC. That legislation will alsoinclude a provision to have theMetropolitan Council adopt a uniform codeof ethics and have the RTB and MWCC adopta code that shall conform with theCouncil's standards and procedures.

4-5. The chair of the Metropolitan Councilnow serves as the chair of the Local andRegional Affairs Subcabinet.

Executive Order No. 85, creating aGovernor's Advisory Council on State-LocalRelations, was signed by Governor Perpichon January 22, 1985. Appointments to theCouncil have been made. The first meetingis scheduled for March 1985.

ISSUE TEAM

Regional Planning andGovernance in MinnesotaMaury Chandler -State Planning Agency(1985 )

MetropolitanSignificanceTom Harren -State Planning Agency(1985)


LOCAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS SUBCABINET


1. State appropriations for RDCs beincreased to enable RDCs to carry out awide range of activities that meet localneeds and are consistent with stateobjectives. It is ,recommended thatincr~ased funds be tied to RDCs assumingmore responsibilities for the delivery ofservices that are now deliveredexclusively by state agencies.

2. The State Planning Agency and MARCshould cooperatively study potential rolesfor RDCs in areas such as:telecommunications 'and computerizedinformation systems'and networks;establishing priorities for allocatingstate and federal funds; promotingeconomic development and job creation inthe state; and assi~ting in providingother services at the local level.

The Metropolitan Council and theMetropolitan Airports Commission agreethat at the present,time the languageincluded in 1984 legislation is sufficientto allow the Metropolitan Council toreview and approve the major capitalprojects of the Airports Commision thathave metropolitan wide significance.

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1. Increased general fund support forRDC's was not included in the FY 86-87budget. The Governor is supporting anincrease in the levy authority for theRDC's.

2. MARC will be represented on Governor'sAdvisory Council on State-Local Relations.

3. Recommendations on potential roles forRDCs will be submitted to the Local andRegional Affairs Subcabinet.

At this time further legislative changesare not anticipated. Additionaldiscussion between the Council andAirports Commission to address theremaining issues will occur under theauspices of the Local and RegionalSubcabinet.

ISSUE TEAM

Financing Constructionof Municipal wastewaterTreatment FacilitiesBarry Schade -PCA(1984-85)

Indigenous EnergyResource OpportunitiesMarcia Keller -DEED(1985)


ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT/RESOURCES SUBCABINET


1. Continue a Construction Grants Programthat provides 50% grants and parallels theFederal Grants Program.

2. Modify the Gran~s Program to includecollection systems in unseweredincorporated cities as an eligible cost.

3. Establish an independent financial'assistance program for the abatement ofcombined sewer overflow.

4. Distribute assistance under the CSOabatement program among projectsproportioned according to need.

1. Establish favorable utility buy-backrates for electricity produced bycogeneration and small power producers.

2. Continue the Wind Resource AssessmentProgram.

3. Develop and maintain fiber fuels andalternative energy information data baseand information services.

4. Establish policies to encourage fiberfuel use in state facilities.

5. Establish a policy on sampling anddisposal requirement for bottom ash andfly ash.

6. Assist alternativ~ energy industries inmarket development •.


1. A supplemental budget request of $25million a year has been made.

2. Draft legislation to include collectionsewers in totally unsewered incorporatedcities as eligible for funding, and toprovide the possibility of reimbursementbeyond one year after initiation ofconstruction has been prepared.

3. The level of funding and administrativecosts for the CSO abatement program isbeing developed.

1. Department of Public Service iscurrently negotiating buy-back rates withutilities.

2. Wind Resource Assessment is proposed inthe DEED budget.

3. DEED is designing and will implement.

4. Department of Administration and DEEDhave programs to convert facilities tofiber fuels.

5. PCA is investigating ash requirements.

6. LCMR study addresses alternative energyindustries market development.

ISSUE TEAM

EnvironmentalBeautificationFrank Ongaro -State Planning Agency(1984-85)

State and Local WaterPlanningJack Ditmore -State Planning Agency(1985)




1. Develop an environmental educationpro~ram through the Department ofEducation with broad base of support fromenvironmental grou~s and the support ofteacher organizations.

2. The team recommends a recycling act asopposed to either a litter tax or bottledeposit legislation. The Recycling Actwould not impose any monitary constraintson the state's budget and would not raiseany revenue.

1. The EQB should adopt an explicitprocess for the negotiation of prioritiesand resource assignments designed toresult in written agreements amongparticipating public agencies which setforth a specific, coordinated strategy toguide the investmerit of time andresources.

2. The process should be applied to a) thedevelopment of a program for implementinga non-point source pollution controlprogram; b) develop a water resourcesresearch program to satisfy state anduniversity interests; and c) definition ofresources and data necessary to implementa local water planning and managementinitiative and how the necessary resourcesand data might be supplied.

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1. Voluntary implementation of theEnvironmental Education proposals will besought.

2. A Recycling Act may be considered inthe future.

1-3. EQB made priority issues forimplementation.

4. Legislation is being drafted.

5. Items are included in the LCMR sectionof the 1986-87 budget.

6. This item will be discussed with theEQB and completed by SPA/EnvironmentalDivision staff in coordination with watermanagement agencies.

7. Options developed. Discussions havebeen initiated, included in backgroundbriefing to Govenor. A reorganizationbill will be introduced.

ISSUE TEAM




3. The EQB should astablish a permanentsubcommittee responsible for carrying outthe Board's water arid related landresources coordination 'functions.

4. The Governor should support acomprehensive local 'water management actassigning the 80 non-metro area countiesthe basic responsibility and necessaryauthorities for developing and assuringimplementation of comprhensive water andrelated land resources plans.

5. The Legislature should support therecommendations of the LCMR to devote atleast $5.3 million to water resourceprojects in the F.Y~ 86-87 biennium.

6. The EQB should prepare a set of"1985-87 Priority Recommendations" forfuther implementing'the framework waterand related land resources plan and shouldbiennially prepare a coordinated set ofwater and related land resourcesrecommendations to the LCMR.

7. As five years have passed since theWater Planning Board's initial assessmentof organization options and as the localwater planning initiative recommendedabove is likely to raise organizationalissues, the staff of SPA/EQB shoulddevelop state water managementorganizational options for review by theEQB, Governor and l~gislature.

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ISSUE TEAM

Natural Resources asEconomic DevelopmentToolsSteve Thorne DNR(1985)

State Agriculture PolicyAl Jaisle -State Planning AgencyAnne Kanten Department ofAgriculture(1985)



MAJOR RECDMMENDATIONS

Establish a Governor's Natural ResourcesEconomic Development Council consisting ofrepresentatives of the departments ofNatural Resources, Energy and EconomicDevelopment and Transportation; thePollution Control Agency and the StatePlanning Agency.

The Council, augmented as appropriate bythe IRRRB or RDCs would be responsible forcarrying out an interim program including1) using existing data to prepare a seriesof papers analyzing. market opportunitiesfor forest products, mineral resources andtourism, and 2) establishing a process tosupport development based on state-ownedor controlled natural resources; and along-term program which will emphasizecreation of a coordinated and enhancedprogram of data coliection, analysis anddistribution coupled with the process forproject selection.

1. Family Farm Financial Crisis -- helpingfarmers stay on the farm;

2. Agriculture Resource Stewardship -protecting farmland, farm family andcommunity; and

3. Information Intensive Agricultureimproving the mix of agricultural inputs.

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The Executive Order creating the councilhas been drafted and submitted for review.In addition, an action plan has beenprepared to guide the council.

1. Short term credit assistance programwill be proposed during the 85 legislativesession;

2. Conservation/preservation initiativeshave been included in the budget; and

3. Education initiatives included inbudget; work being done also by Governor'sCouncil on Rural Development and theTelecommunications Council.

ISSUE TEAM

Federal AgriculturalDJ.aster ProgramsJerry Heil Department ofAgriculture(1985)




1. The state should request the MinnesotaCongressional Delegation to initiate thefollowing actions: amend current FHAstatut~ to provide explicit statutoryguidance to delete.or modify the countydesignation and 30% county-wide productionloss criteria and to omit disaster yearsfrom the 5-year crop base used todetermine emergency. loan eligibility;decentralize the authority to makeemergency loans available from theSecretary of Agriculture to the FHA statedirector; and examine how FCIC might beimproved to increas~ participation byMinnesota producers.

2. The FMHA should develop contingencyprocedures to deal with increased loanactivity in locali~ed areas during timesof disaster.

3. The Legislature should expand the FarmCrisis Assistance Program of the MinnesotaDepartment of Agriculture to have

. agricultural staff work with producersduring disaster periods and to makeup-to-date information available toproducers regarding changing FMHA disasterlegislation and regulations.

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1-2. Governor Perpich will meet with theMinnesota Congressional Delegation todiscuss implementation efforts.

3. Budget adjustment requests for the Farm_ Crisis Assistance Program are included in

FY 86-87 budget.

ISSUE TEAM

Job TrainingMonica Manning--Job Training PartnershipBoard(1985)

State Regulation ofBusiness ActivityCharles Schaffer DEED(1985)


JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCABINET


1. Funding of a Technical Skills Study bythe Department of. Economic Security,Research and Statistics Division, to focuson the needs being:generated by the impactof high technology.

2. Preparation of a "road map" thatdescribes what job opportunities will beavailable over the next 5 to 10 years,what jobs are likely to vanish, and howbest to make the transition from the oldto the new.

3. Development of an implementationprocess which would integrate the labormarket information into existing careerguidance and program planning processesthroughout Minnesota through the MinnesotaOccupational Information CoordinatingCommittee.

1. Changes in certain statutes and rulesrelating to cheap stock, limitedofferings, franchises, and the structureand operation of Minnesota businesscorporations could strengthen new businessdevelopment and capital formation in thestate.

2. Regulation of tender offers andcorporate takeovers can be an importanttool in apprising of" pending changes incorporate control. -The current Minnesotatakeover statute raises constitutionalissues on the limits of state power to

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1. Department of Economic Security will bedoing.

2-3. Funding of $200,000 for the bienniumhas been included in the budget.

1. The Minnesota Department of Commercehas initiated action to amend rules andproposed legislation to implement theserecommendations.

2. Court decisions have upheld theMinnesota takeover statutes. Clarifyingamendments are proposed for 1985 actions.The Governor is sponsoring an NGAresolution supporting anti-takeoverlegislation.

3. Legislation is being developed by theDepartment of Public Service.

ISSUE TEAM

Innovation andEntrepreneur~hip

Lis Christenson State Planning Agency(1985)




regulate the alienability of corporatestock and to regulate the free flow ofinterstate securities transactions.

3. The Public Utilities Commission shouldtake a strong leadership role in statewideenergy planning and' policy analysis.Funding of social welfare programs such aslow income energy assistance should beaccomplished through the regular taxsystem. .

4. State and local antitrust laws shouldbe re-examined to determine whether theyhave an unnecessarily burdensome,anticompetitive effect on business.

5. The improvement 'of regulation andreduction of regUlatory burdens does notrequire completely d~ UQYQ efforts. Statedepartments should be encouraged to useimprovement efforts already in place suchas: review of regulations, clearstatements of regulatory policy, bettertraining of staff, 'and the creation ofregulatory assistance programs.

1. Create a State University SystemApplied Research Fund.

2. Create a Minnesota Innovation Fund.

3. Expand efforts in elementary, secondaryand post-secondary schools to alertstudents to entrepreneurial careeralternatives.

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4. No implementation measures are plannedat the current time.

5. All state agencies are undertakingreform efforts to remove or simplifyneedless regUlation. MACI and the MNBusiness Partnership were asked for theirrecommendations. The Partnership is inthe process of surveying its members.

1. The indirect costs for federal researchgrants is proposed in the budget to bereturned to the University.

2. The Budget contains $2.6 million forpartnership Centers grant program.

3. The Governor's Council on Innovationand Entrepreneurship gave significant

ISSUE TEAM

TransportationCharles Kenow -State Planning Agency(1985)




4. Increase the po(tion of overhead fundsreceived by the University (from federalresearch grants) for the purpose oftechnology transfe~. .

1. The state should. initiate acomprehensive review of its maximum truckweights and spring road postings andreduce the complexity of state truckregulation.

2. The state should pursue nationalpolicies to provide more uniformregulation.of trucks.

3. MnDOT, in cooperation with the RDCs,Agriculture and DNR should develop a newsystem for accelerating key road andbridge improvements of economic importanceand include economic criteria in fundingallocations.

4. The state should. establish a stable,long range funding source for upgradingand maintaining the state's 1800 mileforest road sytem ..

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attention to' the issue of education in itsfinal report. This issue may be more fulladdressed next year.

1-2. MnDOT hosted the first NorthstarWorkshop in November to begin to developinformation on the road weightrestrictions and expansion of the l0-tonroad system. MnDOT is developing a studyon the concept of an administrative truckcenter to reduce regulations.

3. MnDOT's budget request for F.Y. 86-87includes accelerated construction projectsand requests for additional engineeringstaffing and consultants.

4. A request for $1 million for forestroad construction is included in the DNR2000 capital budget request.

ISSUE TEAM

Catastrophic HealthProtection ProgramsCharles Poe Department of HumanServicesJohn Dilley -State Planning Agency(1984)

Emergency Food, Fuel andShelter ProgramsRuth Ann Wefald Department of EconomicSecurity(1985)

GovernmentReorganization OptionsRich Dethmers -State Planning Agency(1984)

ISSUE. TEAM RECOMMENDATIONS - STATUS REPORT (2/85)

. HUMAN RESOURCES/SERVICES SUBCABINET


Recommendations included: fund CHEPP,increase the minimum deductible, changethe percentages and income amounts in theformula to calculate covered expenses, andhave the state pay 85% of the allowableexpenses.

1. Establish a poverty/emergency needsdata clearinghouse, a basicneeds/emergency food and shelter actiongroup, and an emerg~ncy needs fund;

2. Advocate on federal level forstrengthening nutrition programs.

3. Establish an interdepartmentalstrategic planning group on fuel crisisand ~ncrease weatherization support;

4. Establish temporary housing programwith a downtown replacement housing fundcomponent.

5. Establish a task force regardinghousing and support services fordeinstitutionalized mentally ill,chem~cally dependent.

1. No overall agency merger recommended.

2. A significant number of interagencyclusters of activity were identified where

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Proposals were not funded or included inbudget because of funding inadequacies.

1. A Basic Needs/Emergency Food andShelter Action Group has been appointed.

2. The Minnesota Washington office hasbeen notified of the nutrition programneeds.

3-5. Funding items have not been proposedfor inclusion in the budget because offunding limitations.

1. Study contributed to some plannedrealignments of functions between theDepartment of Economic Security and theDepartment of Human Services.

ISSUE TEAM

State Role in HealthCare Costs ContainmentJohn Dilley - StatePlanning Agency(1985)


HUMAN RESOURCES/SERVICES SUBCABINET


the potential for more effectiveadministration, program coordination anddevelopment, costs savings or moreresponsiveness to target populations werefound to exist.

1. Establish diagnostically-basedgroupings as the basis for hospitalinpatient reimburse~ent under MA and GAMC.

2. Require Medicare.certification for allSNFs participating in the MA program.

3. Require prepayment for AFDC recipientsin metropolitan area.

4. Competitive bidding contracts forpharmaceuticals, laQoratory services, andnon-emergency transportation.

5. Retain current limits on payments toproviders under MA and GAMC, except thatthe rateable reductions under GAMC shouldbe lifted.

6. Continue the moratoriums on nursinghomes and intermediate care facilities forthe m'entally retarded.


2. An interagency team on licensure hasbeen set up between Health, HumanServices, and State Planning to examineways in which the number of licensureprocesses. in mental illness can bereduced. This process may be extended tothe chemically dependent and the mentallyretarded.

3. The Health Department has continued touse information from the study tocoordinate certain of its activitiesinternally.

1. DHS is in the process of promulgatingru les .

2. DHS has proposed specific legislationto address this issue.

3. The omnibus health care costcontainment bill contains the statutorychanges necessary for this porposal. DHSwill submit appropriate waivers to HCFA.

4. Omnibus health care cost bill containsthe necessary changes.

5. Omnibus health care cost bill phasesdown the rateable reductions in GAMC butdoes not eliminate them.

6. Continuing moratoriums on certificationrequires no action. MDH will draftlanguage on licensure moratorium.

ISSUE TEAM

Poverty and JobsProgramsBarbara Stromer Department of HumanServices(1985)

Criminal and JuvenileJustice Aspects of ChildSexl?al AbuseAnn'Jaede -State Planning Agency(1985)




1. Establish a comprehensive agency forall state funded and/or administeredemployment and training programs.

2. Provide additional support funds forday ciue, etc.

3. Integrate income support and employmentand training programs and theiradministration.

4. Increase access to health care for thelow income employed."

5. Assign financial and administrativeresponsibilities for employment andtraitiing programs to local governments.

1. Evaluate traditional notions of witnesstestimony in relation to child victims.

2. Support maintaining a satisfactorystructure which includes treatment andincarceration as sentencing components.

3. Affirm the use of plea bargaining as anappropriate mechanism for resolving somechild abuse cases and request the CountyAttorney's Association to review andreport on charging and plea bargainingpractices.

4. Develop victim se~sitivity training andcooperative training programs forprofessional personnel involved inprocessing child sex~al abuse cases.

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1. An omnibus jobs bill incorporating manyof the recommendations including areorganization program will be introduced.

2. Limited funding is included in budgetrecommendations for day care, changes toAFDC and subsidized jobs.

A report identifying implementationstrategies has been presented to the HouseCommittee on Crime and Family Law, otherappropriate legislative committees, theCounty Attorneys' Association and otheraffected groups. Numerous pieces oflegislation dealing with this issue havebeen introduced.

ISSUE TEAM

Aging StrategyNellie Johnson Department of Finance(1985)




5. Clarify and more vigorously enforcechild abuse reporting laws.

6. Maintain the In~eragency Study Group onChild Abuse for onging communication.

7. Request research'"in the problems ofchild sexual abuse and the long-termimpact of models of intervention on thevictims, the offend~r, and the family.

1. Establish a minimum monthly MinnesotaSupplemental Aid (MSA) payment of $400 forall individuals not residing in negotiatedrate facilities and a maximum monthlypayment of $500 for all individualsresiding in negotiated rate facilities.

2. Make MSA's resource limits the same asthose of the Federal Supplemental SecurityIncome program (SSI).

3. Establish a pilot program to improvethe accessibility of the private homes offrail elderly persons including aHome-sharing/Shared-residence program anda home-equity-conversion demonstrationprogram.

4. Designate the county social serviceagency as the lead agency for planning,coordinating, and delivering services tothe e1derly and study the relationshipamong area aging agencies in the deliveryof direct services to the elderly.

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1. Legislation is being drafted for eachrecommendation which requires statutorychange.

2. Recommendations have all been includedin the proposed biennial budget, though atsomewhat reduced amounts.

3. Task Force staff are working withappropriate operating agencies, counties,advocacy groups and other affected groups,to obtain their input and ensure planningbegins for administrative changes.

ISSUE TEAM




5. Change the state/county match forinstitutional care under MedicalAssistance from 9~/1~ to 75/25 percent ofthe non-federal share. Allocate the statesavings directly back to the counties tomeet the increased ~~tch requirement or tofund community-based- services.

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EDUCATION/CULTURAL AFFAIRS

A number of the following recommendations have been incorporated into the proposed Access to Excellenceprogram and the Governor's Education Aids budget. Because of budget constraints, due, in large part, toother priorities, several recommendations are not bring supported in 1986-87.

ISSUE TEAM

Curriculum and CourseOfferingsCurman Gaines Department of Education(1985)

Standards forAdvancement andGraduationDan Loritz -Department of Education(1985)


1. All local school districts shouldsubmit to the Minnesota Department ofEducation a written plan for a balancedK-12 core cirriculum that demonstratesdevelopmental sequence, comprehensivescope, and integration among subjectareas.

2. A special study of the "junior high"curriculum and delivery system should becarried out and recommendations developedfor curricular offerings andorganizational structures that will meetthe needs of students 11-14 years of ageand that will demonstrate integration intothe total K-12 scope and developmentalsequence. .

3. K-12 educators, post-secondaryeducators, students, parents and communityand business representatives should definethe pu~pose and priority for foreignlanguage in the elementary curiculum andthroughout the entire K-12 cirriculum.

Continue this Issue Team and expand itsmembership to include the State Board ofEducation, Community College Board, theState Board for Vocational Education, andthe University of Minnesota. This Teamshall continue to explore the feasibilityof developing and implementing a model setof graduation requirements and relatedstandards for advancement.


Proposed rule changes governing elementaryschool cirriculum offerings will provideopportunities for students to take foreignlanguage in elementary school.

On hold pending legislative review of theissues.




ISSUE TEAM

Teacher Standards andCompensationDaniel SkoogDepartment of Education(1985)


1. The State Board of Teaching shoulddevelop an examination of teachercpmpetency.

2. The state teacher training institutionsshould modify the minimum graduationrequirements to include greater emphasison subject matter content.

3. The BECB should ,study further theentrance requiremen'ts and graduationrequirements for state teacher educationprograms.

4. Loccll districts should develop careerladder plans which include provisions formaster/mentor teach,ers.

5. The Legislature should authorize meansfor businesses to actively pursuecollaborative or partnership relationshipswith school districts and/or individualteachers.

6. The Department of Education shoulddevelop an improved: means to monitorteacher s4Pply and demand trends.

7. The Legislature should direct theDepartment of Education to developadditional means to promote increasedcareer mobility of' teachers.


Recommendations are on hold pendingfurther study by BECB and bUdgetingconstraints.


EDUCATIpN/CULTURAL AFFAIRS

A number of the following recommendations have been incorporated into the proposed Access to Excellenceprogram and the Governor's Education Aids budget. Because of budget constraints, due, in large part, toother priorities, several recommendations are not b~ing supported in 1986-87.

ISSUE TEAM

Role of Public Educationin FosteringInstitutional ChangeNan Skelton -Department of Education(1985)


8. School districts should develop a meansby which teachers could write, market andsell courseware, curriculum,video-cassettes and/or other instructionalmaterials or services to other districtsand the education market in general.

1. Support the new·state school for thearts.

2. Establish regional/area magnet schoolsof excellence.

3. Extend the school effectiveness model.

4. Encourage low cost strategies involvingtechnology, training, and incentiveprograms.

5. Consider higher cost strategiesinvolving student time on task and rewardsfor teacher performance.

6. Test the school based management model.

7. Establish one progressive educationmodel test site.

8. Foster learner outcomes and masterybased prototypes.

9. Train staff in the process of planningfor change.


1. A plan for the School for the Arts iswell underway and legislation will beproposed during the 1985 session.

2-3. School effectiveness is currentlybeing tested in 26 sites. The Departmentof Education will seek funding from theLegislature to extend the concept.

4. The Department of Education continuesto expouse the use of technology in theinstructional process and support K-12innovation centers.

5-6. The Access to Excellence programsupports local district innovation.·

7. Both the Arts High School and theproposed Math and Science school will meettheir objective.

8. Learner outcomes are a priority of theDepartment. Goals have been establishedand the Legislature will be asked toappropriate funds to work toward thestatement of outcomes.

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ISSUE TEAM

Dissemination ofInnovationLaura Zahn -Department of Education(1985)

Funding of PublicPost-Secondary EducationDale Nelson -Department of Finance(1984 )


1. Establish an electronic network amongschool districts and MOE as a pilot todisseminate informtion via themicro~computer instead of u.S. mail ortelephone.

2. Consider allowing districts to have thepermission to levy for innovations. CQEcould prepare a comprehensive list ofinnovations from which districts couldchoose. .

3. Consider requiring that all newinnovations approved for state fundinghave a dissemination budget component.

1. Full year equivalent enrollments bedefined in a comparable manner for thefour post-secondary education systems.

2. Instructional cost be defined in a waythat corresponds to the enrollmentdefintion.


9. Staff development aid for programs inlocal districts is incorporated into theDepartment's state aids package.

Recommendations are on hold. Budgetaryconstraints do not allow forconsideration of these recommendations.

Recommendations were incorporated into the1986-87 biennial budget instruction sentto the post-secondary systems. Thepost-secondary biennial requests on theGovernor's 1986-87 biennial budget reflectthe adoption of the recommendations.



A numb~r of the following recommendations have been incorporated into the proposed Access to Excellenceprogram and the Governor's Education Aids budget. ·Because of budget constraints, due, in large part, toother priorities, several recommendations are not bring supported in 1986-87.

ISSUE TEAM

Arts FundingMary Sulerd State Arts Board(1985)


1. The State Arts .Board should meetannually with private funders in the artsto discuss progra~s and partnershippossibilities and with regional artscouncils to mutually plan programs andservices.

2. The Arts Board,· through DEED, shouldassist with the c~eation andimplementation of an "arts enterprisezone" program.

3. The Arts Board phould work with theNational Endowment for the Arts to supporta multi-institutidnal program of careertraining for artists and artsadministrators.


1. Meetings with private sector fundersand regional arts councils have been heldand future meetings planned.

2. Arts Enterprise Zone program has beenretitled the Arts Opportunity Zone programand legislation for it will be part ofDEED's legislative program for the 1985session.

3. Career training program is on holduntil after the legislative session.

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