Minnesota HF5060: Office of the State Inspector General created, advisory committee created, reports required, agency duties transferred, limits placed and programs prohibited from receiving public funds, conforming and technical changes made, interagency agreements provided, and money appropriated.

What the bill says

A bill for an act relating to state government; creating the Office of the State Inspector General; creating an advisory committee; requiring reports; transferring certain agency duties; placing limits and prohibiting certain programs from receiving public funds; making conforming and technical changes; providing for interagency agreements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.971, by adding a subdivision; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; 127A.21, subdivision 1a, by adding subdivisions; 142A.03, by adding a subdivision; 142A.12, subdivision 5…

From the introduced text, April 22, 2026:

A bill for an act relating to state government; creating the Office of the State Inspector General; creating an advisory committee; requiring reports; transferring certain agency duties; placing limits and prohibiting certain programs from receiving public funds; making conforming and technical changes; providing for interagency agreements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.971, by adding a subdivision; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; 127A.21, subdivision 1a, by adding subdivisions; 142A.03, by adding a subdivision; 142A.12, subdivision 5; 144.05, by adding a subdivision; 245.095, subdivision 5; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 609.456, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 127A.21, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15E. ARTICLE 1 OFFICE OF THE STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.971, is amended by adding a subdivision to read: new text begin [ADDED: Subd. 3b.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Public reports of fraud and misuse.] new text end new text begin [ADDED: Notwithstanding the classification of data as not public, the legislative auditor must refer all reports from the public about potential fraud or misuse, as those terms are defined in chapter 15E, to the state inspector general. The legislative auditor may coordinate reviews and investigations with the state inspector general when coordination conserves resources and does not compromise the reviews …