Establishes an Office of Inspector General (OIG); outlines powers and duties of the office; creates procedures for reporting suspected fraud, misuse, and other unlawful uses of state funds by any entity the receives, disburses, or has custody of such funds; establishes a website and phone hotline to report suspected fraud or misuse of state funds; provides temporary sanctions, including withholding of payment; requires periodic reports to the Legislature and Legislative Audit Commission; establishes data protection practices; prohibits retaliation; requires nonprofits that receive state grants to highlight fraud reporting tools on the organization's website; requires at least one in-person unannounced monitoring visit before final payment of any grant over $50,000, and potentially more for grants over $250,000; requires funds be withheld from any grantee that does not submit a progress report required by the grant agreement, with exceptions; provides for suspension of grants if recipient is charged with a criminal offense relating to a state grant agreement, and terminated upon conviction.
State Name
Minnesota
Bill #
H.F.1
Status
Adjourned; Not Enacted
Category
6. Oversight and Transparency
Subcategory
Civil/Criminal Investigations
Status Text
Out of Committee
Year Proposed
2025
State Taxonomy
Bill Page
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1&ssn=0&y=2025