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Senate finance committee advances Office of Inspector General bill with A80 amendment amid agency concerns
Summary
Senate File 856 to create a state Office of Inspector General was advanced May 7 after committee approval of the A80 amendment adding notification steps and procedural safeguards; agency letters from DHS, DCYF and the Department of Administration were noted.
The Minnesota Senate Finance Committee on May 7 recommended passage of Senate File 856, which would create an Office of Inspector General (OIG) with investigatory authority, after adopting the A80 amendment that adds procedural steps and notification requirements.
Senator Gustafson, an author of the bill, told the committee the A80 amendment ‘‘made additional refinements to clarify the responsibilities, clean up some technical language, and reaffirm the bill's intent.’’ Gustafson said the bill ‘‘preserves DHS and DCYF's primary responsibilities as required by Federal law and only grants concurrent investigatory authority to the office of inspector general.’’
Committee debate focused on the OIG’s scope, agency primacy in federally…
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