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Proposed, Adopted, Emergency, Expedited, Withdrawn, Vetoed Rules; Executive Orders; Appointments; Commissioners’ Orders; Revenue Notices;
Official Notices; State Grants & Loans; State Contracts; Non-State Public Bids, Contracts and Grants
Monday 1 June 2020Volume 44, Number 49
Pages 1409 - 1450
MinnesotaState Register
Published every Monday (Tuesday when Monday is a holiday)
Minnesota Legislative Information
Minnesota State Register
• Proposed Rules• Adopted Rules• Exempt Rules• Expedited Rules• Withdrawn Rules
• Executive Orders of the Governor• Appointments• Proclamations • Vetoed Rules
• Commissioners’ Orders• Revenue Notices• Official Notices• State Grants and Loans
• Contracts for Professional, Technical and Consulting Services• Non-State Public Bids, Contracts and Grants
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1411PageMinnesota State Register, Monday 1 June 2020(Cite 44 SR 1411)
ContentsMinnesota Rules: Amendments and Additions.....1412
Expedited Emergency RulesDepartment of Natural ResourcesAdoptedExpeditedEmergencyGameandFishRules:2020ElkSeason........................1413
Adopted RulesMinnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)AdoptedPermanentRulesRelatingtoStandardsforWaterQuality................................1416
Executive OrdersOffice of the GovernorEmergencyExecutiveOrder20-62:AmendingExecutiveOrder20-56toAllowWorship,Weddings,andFuneralstoProceedasSafelyasPossibleduringtheCOVID-19PeacetimeEmergency........................................................................................................................1416EmergencyExecutiveOrder20-63:ContinuingtoSafelyReopenMinnesota’sEconomyandEnsureSafeNon-WorkActivitiesduringtheCOVID-19PeacetimeEmergency.....1419EmergencyExecutiveOrder20-64:ActivatingtheMinnesotaNationalGuardandDeclaringaPeacetimeEmergencytoProvideSafetyandProtectiontothePeopleofMinneapolis,St.Paul,andSurroundingCommunities.....................................................1430EmergencyExecutiveOrder20-65:ImplementingaTemporaryNighttimeCurfewintheCitiesofMinneapolisandSaintPaul................................................................................1432EmergencyExecutiveOrder20-66:ProvidingforEmergencyRelieffromRegulationstoMotorCarriersandDriversOperatinginMinnesota.......................................................1434EmergencyExecutiveOrder20-67:ImplementingandCoordinatingCooperativeFirefighting,Health,andPeaceOfficerAssistance...........................................................1436EmergencyExecutiveOrder20-68:ExtendingtheTemporaryNighttimeCurfewintheCitiesofMinneapolisandSaintPaul .............................................................................1437
Official NoticesDepartment of HealthPublicHearingRegardingtheMinnesotaDepartmentofHealthApplicationtotheFederalDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesforFederalFiscalYear2020PreventiveHealthandHealthServicesBlockGrantFunding........................................................................1439
Department of Labor and Industry Workers’ Compensation Division NoticeofAdoptionofVersion3.1oftheClaimsReleaseStandardpublishedbytheInternationalAssociationofIndustrialAccidentBoardsandCommissionsandrevisionstothecorrespondingMinnesotaImplementationGuide,forPurposesofServingandElectronicallyFilingWorkers’CompensationReportsandDocumentswiththeCommissioner...................................................................................................................1439
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)Watershed DivisionNoticeofAvailabilityoftheDraftMississippiRiver-BrainerdAreaWatershedRestorationStrategies(WRAPS)andTotalMaximumDailyLoads(TMDL)Reports,andRequestforComment...........................................................................................................................1443NoticeofAvailabilityoftheDraftMississippiRiver-LaCrescentAreaTotalMaximumDailyLoad(TMDL)andWatershedRestorationandProtectionStrategy(WRAPS)reportsandRequestforComment................................................................................................1444
State Grants & LoansDepartment of Human ServicesBehavioral Health DivisionAddendumtoRequestforProposalsforaQualifiedGrantee(s)toImproveAccessibilityandQualityofCommunity-Based,OutpatientMentalHealthServicesandReducetheNumberofClientsAdmittedto,andExpediteDischargesfromAnokaMetroRegionalTreatmentCenterandCommunityBehavioralHealthHospitals ....................................1445
State ContractsMinnesota State Colleges and Universities (Minnesota State)Non-ConstructionRelatedBidandContractingOpportunities........................................1446
Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS)RequestforProposals:ArchaeologicalSurveyofFreebornCounty,Minnesota.............1446RequestforProposals:ArchaeologicalSurveyofTwoCountiesintheRedRiverValleyofMinnesota..........................................................................................................................1447
Minnesota State LotteryRequestforProposalsforSponsorshipAgreements........................................................1447
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)Engineering Services DivisionNoticesRegardingProfessional/Technical(P/T)Contracting..........................................1448
Non-State Public Bids, Contracts & GrantsMetropolitan Airports Commission (MAC)NoticeofCallforBidsfor2020UnstaffedExitLanes....................................................1449
1412PageMinnesota State Register, Monday 1 June 2020(Cite 44 SR 1412)
Minnesota Rules: Amendments and AdditionsNOTICE:HowtoFollowStateAgencyRulemakingintheStateRegisterTheStateRegisteristheofficialsource,andonlycompletelisting,forallstateagencyrulemakinginitsvariousstages.Stateagenciesare
requiredtopublishnoticeoftheirrulemakingactionintheStateRegister.PublishedeveryMonday,theStateRegistermakesiteasytofollowandparticipateintheimportantrulemakingprocess.Approximately80stateagencieshavetheauthoritytoissuerules.EachagencyisassignedspecificMinnesotaRulechapternumbers.Everyodd-numberedyeartheMinnesotaRulesarepublished.Supplementsarepublishedtoupdatethissetofrules.Generallyspeaking,proposedandadoptedexemptrulesdonotappearinthissetbecauseoftheirshort-termnature,butarepublishedintheStateRegister.
AnagencymustfirstsolicitCommentsonPlannedRulesorCommentsonPlannedRuleAmendmentsfromthepubliconthesubjectmatterofapossiblerulemakingproposalunderactiveconsiderationwithintheagency(MinnesotaStatutes§§14.101).ItdoesthisbypublishinganoticeintheStateRegisteratleast60daysbeforepublicationofanoticetoadoptoranoticeofhearing,orwithin60daysoftheeffectivedateofanynewstatutorygrantofrequiredrulemaking.
Whenrulesarefirstdrafted,stateagenciespublishthemasProposedRules,alongwithanoticeofhearing,oranoticeofintenttoadoptruleswithoutahearinginthecaseofnoncontroversialrules.Thisnoticeasksforcommentontherulesasproposed.Proposedemergencyrules,andwithdrawnproposedrules,arealsopublishedintheStateRegister.Afterproposedruleshavegonethroughthecommentperiod,andhavebeenrewrittenintotheirfinalform,theyagainappearintheStateRegisterasAdoptedRules.Thesefinaladoptedrulesarenotprintedintheirentirety,butonlythechangesmadesincetheirpublicationasProposedRules.Toseethefullrule,asadoptedandineffect,apersonsimplyneedstwoissuesoftheStateRegister,theissuetheruleappearedinasproposed,andlaterasadopted.
TheStateRegisterfeaturespartialandcumulativelistingsofrulesinthissectiononthefollowingschedule:issues#1-26inclusive(issue#26cumulativeforissues#1-26);issues#27-52inclusive(issue#52,cumulativeforissues#27-52or#53insomeyears).Asubjectmatterindexisupdatedweeklyandisavailableuponrequestfromtheeditor.ForcopiesorsubscriptionstotheStateRegister,contactMinnesota’sBookstore,660OliveStreet(oneblockeastofI-35EandoneblocknorthofUniversityAve),St.Paul,MN55155,phone:(612)297-3000,ortoll-free1-800-657-3757.TTYrelayservicephonenumber:(800)627-3529.
Volume 44 - Minnesota Rules(Rules Appearing in Vol. 44 Issues #1-26 are
in Vol. 44, #26 - Monday 23 December 2019)Volume 44, #49
Monday 30 December - Monday 1 June
Board of Accountancy1105.1100;.1800;.2000;.3700;.4000(adopted).........................763
Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design
1800.2500;.3505;.3910(adopted)...............................................987
Board of Cosmetology2105.0215;.0360(adopted)..........................................................941
Department of Education3501.0820(proposed)...................................................................797
Board of Electricity1315.0200(proposed)...................................................................1021
Department of Health4654.0800(proposedexpedited)...................................................8014720.0030(adopted).................................................................483,1026
Department of Labor and Industry1323.0402(adopted)......................................................................7631309.0303;.0310;.0602(adopted)................................................7641307(proposed).............................................................................8215208.1500(adoptedexempt).....................................................664,8655205.0010(proposedexempt).......................................................10241346.0401;.0403;.0508(adopted)................................................10855221.6700(expedited)...................................................................1266
Lottery7856.4030(adopted)......................................................................827
Department of Natural Resources6240.0600(expeditedemergency)................................................8996230;6236;6240(expeditedemergency).....................................9006264.0300;.0400(adoptedexempt)..............................................9336232.4800(expeditedemergency)................................................9396266.0500(adoptedexpedited)...............................................327,9416264.0050(adoptedexpedited)......................................................11536264.0400(adoptedexpedited)......................................................12616232.2800;.3000;.3100;.3200;.3300(expeditedemergency).....13436232.4300;.4400;.4500(expeditedemergency)...........................1413
Board of Podiatric Medicine 6900.0010;.0160;.0210;.0300(proposedrepeal)........................825
Pollution Control Agency7005.0100(adopted)......................................................................10267050.0420(adopted)......................................................................1416
Racing Commission7870;7877;7879;7897(adopted)...........................................725,10267869;7876;7877;7883;7884;7890;7891;7892;
7897(adopted).................................................................................741,1047
Department of Revenue8121.0300;.0400;.0500(adoptedexempt)...................................7608106.0700;.0800(adoptedexempt)..............................................9571950.1020;.1030;.1035;.1040;.1050;.1060;.1080(proposed)..1079
Board of School Administrators3512(adopted)...............................................................................1385
1413PageMinnesota State Register, Monday 1 June 2020(Cite 44 SR 1413)
Expedited Emergency RulesProvisionsexistfortheCommissionersofsomestateagenciestoadoptexpeditedemergencyruleswhen
conditionsexistthatdonotallowtheCommissionertocomplywiththerequirementsforemergencyrules.TheCommissionermustsubmittheruletotheattorneygeneralforreviewandmustpublishanoticeofadoptionthatincludesacopyoftheruleandtheemergencyconditions.ExpeditedemergencyrulesareeffectiveuponpublicationintheState Register,andmaybeeffectiveuptosevendaysbeforepublicationundercertainemergencyconditions.
Expeditedemergencyrulesareeffectivefortheperiodstatedorupto18months.SpecificMinnesota Statute citationsaccompanyingtheseexpeditedemergencyrulesdetailtheagency’srulemakingauthority.
KEY: Proposed Rules-Underliningindicatesadditionstoexistingrulelanguage.Strikeoutsindicatedeletionsfromexistingrulelanguage.Ifaproposedruleistotallynew,itisdesignated“allnewmaterial.”Adopted Rules-Underliningindicatesadditionstoproposedrulelanguage.Strikeoutindicatesdeletionsfromproposedrulelanguage.
Department of Natural ResourcesAdopted Expedited Emergency Game and Fish Rules: 2020 Elk Season
Noticeisherebygiventhattheabove-entitledruleshavebeenadoptedthroughtheprocessprescribedbyMinnesota Statutes,section84.027,subdivision13(b).ThestatutoryauthorityforthecontentoftherulesisMinnesota Statutes,sections84.027,subdivision13(b);97A.045,subdivision11;97A.433,subdivisions1,2,and4;97A.535,subdivisions1,2,3,and4;and97B.515,subdivision2.
ThefollowingconditionsdonotallowcompliancewithMinnesota Statutes,sections97A.0451to97A.0459:Populationsurveydatanecessaryforsettingseasonsandquotasforharvestingelkarenotavailableuntilearlyspring.Appropriateseasonlengthsandharvestquotasarenecessarytomaintainsustainableelkpopulationsatlevelsacceptabletohuntersandlandowners.ChangesarealsonecessarytodesignaterequirementsformandatoryregistrationofharvestedelkandassociatedcollectionofbiologicalsamplestoscreenfordiseasessuchasChronicWastingDiseaseandotherhealth-relatedissues.
Dated:May5,2020
SarahStrommenCommissionerofNaturalResources
6232.4300 SEASONS 2020 SEASON DATES AND OPEN AREAS QUOTAS FOR TAKING ELK.
[For text of subpart 1, see Minnesota Rules]
Subp.1a. Season dates. Licensedhuntersmaytakeelkduringthefollowing2020seasons: A. seasonAeithersex:August22to30; B. seasonBeithersex:September5to13; C. seasonCeithersex:September19to27; D. seasonDeithersex:October3to11; E. seasonEeithersex:October24toNovember1; F. seasonFeithersex:December5to13;
1414Page Minnesota State Register, Monday 1 June 2020 (Cite 44 SR 1414)
Expedited Emergency Rules G. seasonGantlerlessonly:August22to30; H. seasonHantlerlessonly:September5to13; I. seasonIantlerlessonly:September19to27; J. seasonJantlerlessonly:October3to11; K. seasonKantlerlessonly:October24toNovember1; L. seasonLantlerlessonly:December5to13;and M. seasonMbullsonly:September5to13. Subp.2.Open areas. A.AlicensefortheGryglaelkzonesisvalidfortakingelkwithinThePrimaryGryglaElkZoneprescribedinpart6232.4600,subpart1,andtheSecondaryGryglaElkZoneasdescribedprescribedinpart6232.4600,subpart2,areclosedin2020.
[For text of item B, see Minnesota Rules]
C. AlicensefortheKittsonCountyNortheastElkZoneisvalidfortakingelkintheelkzoneprescribedinpart6232.4600,subpart4. Subp.3. Quotas. Thenumberofavailablelicensesforthe2020elk-huntingseasonis42intheKittsonCountyCentralElkZoneandtwointheKittsonCountyNortheastElkZone,distributedasfollows: A. seasonA:threelicensesintheKittsonCountyCentralElkZonevalidforeither-sexelk; B. seasonB:threelicensesintheKittsonCountyCentralElkZonevalidforeither-sexelk; C. seasonC:threelicensesintheKittsonCountyCentralElkZonevalidforeither-sexelk; D. seasonD:threelicensesintheKittsonCountyCentralElkZonevalidforeither-sexelk; E. seasonE:threelicensesintheKittsonCountyCentralElkZonevalidforeither-sexelk; F. seasonF:threelicensesintheKittsonCountyCentralElkZonevalidforeither-sexelk; G. seasonG:fourlicensesintheKittsonCountyCentralElkZonevalidforlegalantlerlesselk; H. seasonH:fourlicensesintheKittsonCountyCentralElkZonevalidforlegalantlerlesselk; I. seasonI:fourlicensesintheKittsonCountyCentralElkZonevalidforlegalantlerlesselk; J. seasonJ:fourlicensesintheKittsonCountyCentralElkZonevalidforlegalantlerlesselk; K. seasonK:fourlicensesintheKittsonCountyCentralElkZonevalidforlegalantlerlesselk; L. seasonL:fourlicensesintheKittsonCountyCentralElkZonevalidforlegalantlerlesselk;and M. seasonM:twolicensesintheKittsonCountyNortheastElkZonevalidforlegalantleredbullelk. Subp.4. Extending hunt. Iftheharvestisnotsufficienttolowerelkpopulations,thecommissionermustreopenthe
1415PageMinnesota State Register, Monday 1 June 2020(Cite 44 SR 1415)
Expedited Emergency RulesKittsonCountyCentralElkZonetotakelegalantlerlesselkDecember21to31bynotifyingindividualswhopurchaseda2020elklicensebutdidnottaganelk. 6232.4400 GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR TAKING ELK.
[For text of subparts 1 to 6, see Minnesota Rules]
Subp.7.Orientation required. Asuccessfulapplicantmayonlyobtainanelklicensebyattendinganorientationsession either online or at theThiefLakeWildlifeManagementAreaheadquartersalocationdesignatedbythecommissionerofnaturalresources. Subp.8. Registration. Within24hoursoftakinganelk,apersonmustpresenttheelkformandatorybiologicalsamplingandregistertheelkinpersonataregistrationstationdesignatedbythecommissionerofnaturalresources. 6232.4500 ELK LICENSE APPLICATION PROCEDURE. Subpart1.General provisions. Theprovisionsinthispartapplytotheelklicenseapplicationprocess. A.Ifthenumberofapplicationsforanyzoneand season exceedsthequota,arandomselectionwillbeconductedtodeterminethesuccessfulapplicants.
[For text of items B and C, see Minnesota Rules]
D.TheapplicationdeadlineistheFridaynearestJulyJune15.
[For text of items E and F, see Minnesota Rules]
[For text of subpart 2, see Minnesota Rules]
Subp.3.Drawing procedure. A. ThecommissionermustusearandomdrawingfromapoolconsistingofgeneraldrawingapplicantstodistributelicensesthatareofferedintheKittsonCountyCentralandNortheastElkZones. A.B.Ifone ormorethan eight qualifiedlandownersineitherzoneapply,adrawingtoselectonelandownerinthePrimaryandSecondaryGryglaElkZones,combined,andonelandownerintheKittsonCountyCentralElkZoneshall occurfirst.Theremainingpartiesshallthenbeselectedinageneraldrawingtofinalizesuccessfulparties.Ifnoqualifiedlandownersapply,alllicensesshallbedrawnfromthegeneralpoolofapplicantsapply,thecommissionermustfirstconductadrawingtoselectupto20percentofavailablepermitsforlandownerlicensees. B.C.Thereshallalsobealternatepartiesdrawnfromthepoolofunsuccessfulparties.Thesepartieswouldbeofferedtheopportunitytopurchaselicensesthathavebeenofferedtoasuccessfulparty,butnotpurchased.Thepoolconsistsoftheremaininglandowners,tenants,andpartiesfromthegeneraldrawing.Analternatepartyshallonlybenotifiedintheeventthatasuccessfulpartydecidesnottopurchasealicense. EFFECTIVE PERIOD. TheexpeditedemergencyamendmentstoMinnesotaRules,parts6232.4300,6232.4400,and6232.4500,expireMarch1,2021.Aftertheexpeditedemergencyamendmentsexpire,thepermanentrulesastheyreadbeforetheamendmentsagaintakeeffect,exceptastheymaybeamendedbypermanentrule.
1416Page Minnesota State Register, Monday 1 June 2020 (Cite 44 SR 1416)
Adopted RulesArulebecomeseffectiveaftertherequirementsofMinnesota Statutes§§14.05-14.28havebeenmetandfive
workingdaysaftertheruleispublishedintheState Register,unlessalaterdateisrequiredbystatutesorspecifiedintherule.Ifanadoptedruleisidenticaltoitsproposedformaspreviouslypublished,anoticeofadoptionandacitationtoitspreviousState Registerpublicationwillbeprinted.Ifanadoptedrulediffersfromitsproposedform,languagewhichhasbeendeletedwillbeprintedwithstrikeoutsandnewlanguagewillbeunderlined.Therule'spreviousState Registerpublicationwillbecited.
KEY: Proposed Rules-Underliningindicatesadditionstoexistingrulelanguage.Strikeoutsindicatedeletionsfromexistingrulelanguage.Ifaproposedruleistotallynew,itisdesignated“allnewmaterial.”Adopted Rules-Underliningindicatesadditionstoproposedrulelanguage.Strikeoutindicatesdeletionsfromproposedrulelanguage.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)Adopted Permanent Rules Relating to Standards for Water Quality
TherulesproposedandpublishedatStateRegister,Volume44,Number13,pages405-411,September23,2019(44SR405),areadoptedwiththefollowingmodifications: 7050.0420 COLD WATER HABITAT WATERS. B.Coldwaterhabitatwatersidentifiedasclass2A,2Ae,or2Aginpart7050.0470mustreflectanexistingbeneficialuseorafeasiblyattainablebeneficialuse,accordingtoCodeofFederalRegulations,title40,section131.10,thatpermitspropagatingandmaintainingahealthycommunityofcoldwateraquaticbiotaandtheirhabitats.Forpurposesofthissubpart,“existingbeneficialuse”meansabeneficialusethatwasattainedinawaterbodyonorafterNovember28,1975.
Executive OrdersThegovernorhastheauthoritytoissuewrittenstatementsororders,calledExecutiveOrders.aswellas
EmergencyExecutiveOrders.Thegovernor'sauthorityisspecifiedintheConstitutionoftheStateofMinnesota,ArticleV,andin Minnesota Statutes§4.035.EmergencyExecutiveOrders,forprotectionfromanimminentthreattohealthandsafety,becomeeffectiveimmediately,arefiledwiththesecretaryofstate,andpublishedintheState Registerassoonaspossibleaftertheyareissued.OtherExecutiveOrdersbecomeeffective15daysafterpublicationintheState Registerandfilingwiththesecretaryofstate.Unlessotherwisespecified,anexecutiveorderexpires90daysafterthedatethegovernorwhoissuedtheordervacatesoffice.
Office of the GovernorEmergency Executive Order 20-62: Amending Executive Order 20-56 to Allow Worship, Weddings, and Funerals to Proceed as Safely as Possible during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency
I, Tim Walz, Governor of the State of Minnesota, bytheauthorityvestedinmebytheConstitutionandapplicablestatutes,issuethefollowingExecutiveOrder:
TheCOVID-19pandemiccontinuestopresentanunprecedentedandrapidlyevolvingchallengetoourState.SincetheWorldHealthOrganization(“WHO”)characterizedtheCOVID-19outbreakasapandemiconMarch11,2020,confirmedcasesofCOVID-19inMinnesotahaverapidlyincreased.OnMarch15,2020,Minnesotadetectedthefirstconfirmedcasescausedby“communityspread”—infectionsnotepidemiologicallylinkedtooverseastravel.ByMarch17,2020,allfiftystateshadreportedaconfirmedcaseofCOVID-19,andonMarch21,2020,theMinnesotaDepartmentofHealth(“MDH”)announcedMinnesota’sfirstCOVID-19fatality.
1417PageMinnesota State Register, Monday 1 June 2020(Cite 44 SR 1417)
Executive OrdersThePresidentdeclaredanationalemergencyrelatedtoCOVID-19onMarch13,2020.Sincethen,andforthefirst
timeinhistory,thePresidenthasapprovedmajordisasterdeclarationsforallfiftystatesandtheDistrictofColumbia.Inconcertwiththesefederalactionsandtheactionsofstatesacrossthenation,MinnesotahastakenproactivestepstoensurethatweareaheadofthecurveonCOVID-19preventionandresponse.OnMarch13,2020,IissuedExecutiveOrder20-01anddeclaredapeacetimeemergencybecausethispandemic,anactofnature,endangersthelivesofMinnesotans,andlocalresourceswere—andcontinuetobe—inadequatetoaddressthethreat.AfternotifyingtheLegislature,onApril13,2020andagainonMay13,2020,IissuedExecutiveOrdersextendingthepeacetimeemergencydeclaredinExecutiveOrder20-01.
OurresponsetoCOVID-19hasrequiredsharedsacrifices.Earlyexamplesfromothercountriesandstatesshowedthat,withoutdrasticpreventivemeasures,theviruswouldrapidlyspreadandquicklyoverwhelmhealthcareresources.Slowingthevirus’sspreadinMinnesotatoallowforpreparationsrequiredustostayhomeandavoidcherishedactivities.Minnesotanshavetakentheirresponsibilityseriously,andindoingso,wehaveprotectedourneighborsandsavedlives.
InlightofourincreasedpreparednesstotreatthosemostvulnerabletoCOVID-19,wehavetakenslowanddeliberatestepstosafelygetMinnesotansbacktoworkandtheirmostmeaningfulactivities.InExecutiveOrder20-56,whileliftingageneralorderforMinnesotanstostayathome,Isetalimitongatheringsovertenpeople.ThismeasureremainsanimportantpartofourCOVID-19mitigationstrategy.ConsistentwithpublichealthguidancefromtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(“CDC”),includingreportsofCOVID-19outbreaksinfaith-basedsettings,thegatheringlimitationinExecutiveOrder20-56appliedgenerallyacrossavarietyofactivities,includingsocial,civic,community,faith-based,leisure,andrecreationalactivities.
AsIexplainedinExecutiveOrder20-56,largegatheringsofpeople—whethersecularorreligious—forextendedtimeperiodsraisetheriskofCOVID-19transmissionfromhouseholdtohousehold.Thisbasicsciencehasnotchanged,andthedecisiontolimitgatheringswasnecessarytomitigatethespreadofCOVID-19atatimeofincreasingdeathrates.
BeforeandafterissuingExecutiveOrder20-56,IhavemetwithfaithleaderstodiscusstheimpactofthislimitationonMinnesotans.OnMay22,2020,theCDCnotedthat,formany,worshipisanessentialpartoflife.OurfaithcommunitiestendtomanyMinnesotans’mentalandspiritualhealthandthereforeplayaspecialroleinoursociety.Inaddition,worshipservices,weddings,andfuneralsofferamorepredictableandcontrollableenvironmentthanothersocialsettingsinwhichpeoplemaygather.Inmanycases,faithcommunitiesareawareofandcanmonitorattendeesatservicesandceremoniesandtakeappropriateactionsintheeventofillness.
Recognizingtheuniqueandessentialrolethatfaithcommunitiesplayinoursociety,theCDCreviseditsguidelinesrelatedtocommunitiesoffaith.TheCDCalsoreiteratedtheunfortunatetruththatgatheringspresentariskforincreasingthespreadofCOVID-19.Acknowledgingthatdecisionsandstrategiesonreopeningareimplementedatthestate,tribal,andlocallevels,theCDChasdevelopednewguidanceforfaithcommunitieswishingtocongregatesafely.ThroughconsultationwithMinnesotafaithleaders,MDHhasdevelopedadditionalguidanceforfaith-basedcommunities,placesofworship,services,weddings,andfunerals.
Minnesotanshavemadesacrificestoprotecttheirneighborsbydeferringlargegatheringsforin-personservicesandceremonies,bothreligiousandsecular.IcontinuetourgeallMinnesotanstolimittheirin-personinteractionswithpeopleoutsideoftheirhouseholds.And,asIhaveemphasizedinpreviousExecutiveOrders,IstronglyurgeMinnesotansatheightenedrisktostayhomeexceptforessentialactivities,andIurgefaithcommunitiestocontinuetoprovideremoteservicestothemaximumextentpossible.Andnofaithcommunityshouldfeelcompelledtoopentheirfacilitiesorprovideservicesiftheyarenotcomfortabledoingso.Nonetheless,toensurethementalandspiritualhealthofMinnesotans,whilecontinuingtoprotectthepublichealth,itisnecessarytotakeanothersteptoallowforweddings,funerals,andservicestocontinuewithlargergroups.Tobeclear,eachstepwetakebringsriskandresponsibilityforall.Thosewhodisregardpublichealthguidanceendangernotonlythemselves,buttheirfamiliesandneighbors.
InMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.02,theMinnesotaLegislatureconferredupontheGovernoremergencypowersto“(1)ensurethatpreparationsofthisstatewillbeadequatetodealwithdisasters,(2)generallyprotectthepublicpeace,health,andsafety,and(3)preservethelivesandpropertyofthepeopleofthestate.”PursuanttoMinnesota
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Executive OrdersStatutes2019,section12.21,subdivision1,theGovernorhasgeneralauthoritytocontrolthestate’semergencymanagementaswellascarryouttheprovisionsofMinnesota’sEmergencyManagementAct.
MinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.21,subdivision3(7),authorizestheGovernortocooperatewithfederalandstateagenciesin“matterspertainingtotheemergencymanagementofthestateandnation.”Thisincludes“thedirectionorcontrolof...theconductofpersonsinthestate,includingentranceorexitfromanystrickenorthreatenedpublicplace,occupancyoffacilities,and...publicmeetingsorgatherings.”Pursuanttosubdivision3ofthatsamesection,theGovernormay“make,amend,andrescindthenecessaryordersandrulestocarryouttheprovisions”ofMinnesotaStatutes2019,Chapter12.WhenapprovedbytheExecutiveCouncilandfiledintheOfficeoftheSecretaryofState,suchordersandruleshavetheforceandeffectoflawduringthepeacetimeemergency.Anyinconsistentrulesorordinancesofanyagencyorpoliticalsubdivisionofthestatearesuspendedduringthependencyoftheemergency
Forthesereasons,Iorderasfollows:
1. Paragraph6.cofExecutiveOrder20-56isamendedbyaddingthefollowingsub-paragraph6.c.v(indicatedbyunderlinedtext):
v. EffectiveonMay26,2020at11:59pm,placesofworship,funeralhomes,andothervenuesthatoffergatheringspaceforweddings,funerals,orplannedservicessuchasworship,rituals,prayermeetings,orscripturestudies,mayhostsuchweddings,funerals,orserviceswithover10people,providedthattheyadheretothebelowrequirements:
A. Inallsettings,ensureaminimumof6feetofphysicaldistancingbetweenhouseholds.
B. Inindoorsettings,occupancymustnotexceed25percentofthenormaloccupantcapacityasdeterminedbythefiremarshal,withamaximumof250peopleinasingleself-containedspace.
C. Inoutdoorsettings,gatheringsmustnotexceed250individuals.
D. DevelopandimplementaCOVID-19PreparednessPlaninaccordancewithguidancedevelopedbytheMinnesotaDepartmentofHealth,availableat https://mn.gov/deed/guidance
2. AllotherprovisionsofExecutiveOrder20-56remainineffect.
PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section4.035,subdivision2,andsection12.32,thisExecutiveOrderiseffectiveimmediatelyuponapprovalbytheExecutiveCouncil.ItremainsineffectuntilthepeacetimeemergencydeclaredinExecutiveOrder20-01isterminatedoruntilitisrescindedbyproperauthority.
AdeterminationthatanyprovisionofthisExecutiveOrderisinvalidwillnotaffecttheenforceabilityofanyotherprovisionofthisExecutiveOrder.Rather,theinvalidprovisionwillbemodifiedtotheextentnecessarysothatitisenforceable.
SignedonMay23,2020.
Tim WalzGovernor
FiledAccordingtoLaw:
Steve SimonSecretaryofState
ApprovedbytheExecutiveCouncilonMay26,2020:
Alice Roberts-DavisSecretary,ExecutiveCouncil
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Executive OrdersOffice of the GovernorEmergency Executive Order 20-63: Continuing to Safely Reopen Minnesota’s Economy and Ensure Safe Non-Work Activities during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency
I, Tim Walz, Governor of the State of Minnesota, bytheauthorityvestedinmebytheConstitutionandapplicablestatutes,issuethefollowingExecutiveOrder:
TheCOVID-19pandemiccontinuestopresentanunprecedentedandrapidlyevolvingchallengetoourState.SincetheWorldHealthOrganizationcharacterizedtheCOVID-19outbreakasapandemiconMarch11,2020,confirmedcasesofCOVID-19inMinnesotahaverapidlyincreased.OnMarch15,2020,Minnesotadetectedthefirstconfirmedcasescausedby“communityspread”—infectionsnotepidemiologicallylinkedtooverseastravel.ByMarch17,2020,allfiftystateshadreportedaconfirmedcaseofCOVID-19,andonMarch21,2020,theMinnesotaDepartmentofHealth(“MDH”)announcedthefirstconfirmedfatalityduetoCOVID-19inMinnesota.
ThePresidentdeclaredanationalemergencyrelatedtoCOVID-19onMarch13,2020.Sincethen,andforthefirsttimeinhistory,thePresidenthasapprovedmajordisasterdeclarationsforallfiftystatesandtheDistrictofColumbia.Inconcertwiththesefederalactionsandtheactionsofstatesacrossthenation,Minnesotahastakenproactivestepstoensurethatweremainaheadofthecurve.OnMarch13,2020,IissuedExecutiveOrder20-01anddeclaredapeacetimeemergencybecausethispandemic,anactofnature,endangersthelivesofMinnesotans,andlocalresourceswere—andcontinuetobe—inadequatetoaddressthethreat.AfternotifyingtheLegislature,onApril13,2020andagainonMay13,2020,IissuedExecutiveOrdersextendingthepeacetimeemergencydeclaredinExecutiveOrder20-01.
Theneedtoslowthespreadofthevirusrequiredtheclosureofcertainnon-criticalbusinessesinoureconomy.AlthoughMinnesota’sAprilunemploymentratewasthesecondlowestinthecountry,over700,000MinnesotanshaveappliedforunemploymentinsurancesinceMarch16,2020.InExecutiveOrder20-33,seekingtobalancepublichealthneedsandeconomicconsiderations,webeganplanningtoallowmoreMinnesotaworkerstosafelyreturntowork.Wedraftedguidelinesandrequirementsforappropriatesocialdistancing,hygiene,andpublichealthbestpractices.ExecutiveOrder20-38expandedexemptionsforoutdoorrecreationalactivitiesandfacilities,andExecutiveOrders20-40,20-48,and20-56allowedforthegradualreopeningofcertainnon-criticalbusinessesthatplannedforandprovidedsafeworkplaces.
OurincreasedpreparednesstotreatthosemostvulnerabletoCOVID-19allowsustocontinueslowlyandsafelyreopeningoureconomyinaccordancewithguidancefromMDH,theDepartmentofEmploymentandEconomicDevelopment(“DEED”),andtheDepartmentofLaborandIndustry(“DLI”).BusinessesreenteringtheeconomymustensurecompliancewiththeMinnesotaOccupationalSafetyandHealthActof1973,MinnesotaStatutes2019,Chapter182(“MinnesotaOSHAStandards”),inadditiontoguidelinesrelatedtoCOVID-19setforthbyMDHandtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(“MDHandCDCGuidelines”).
DespitetheprogresswehavemadesincedeclaringtheCOVID-19peacetimeemergency,certainestablishments—includingthoseinwhichpeoplegatherandlinger,thosewithcommunalfacilities,andthoseinwhichclosephysicalcontactisexpected—continuetoposeapublichealthrisk.Wecontinuetocarefullyconsiderandprepareforthereopeningofsuchbusinesses.
Likewise,certainnon-workactivitiesoutsideofthehomeareconducivetosocialdistancingandhygiene,whileothersraisesignificantpublichealthrisks.Indooractivitiesposehigherrisksthanoutdooractivities.Unpredictablesettingsareriskierthanmorepredictablesettings.Largesocialandothergatheringsofpeopleforextendedtimeperiodsincreasetheriskoftransmissionbetweenhouseholds,buttherisksoftransmissionarediminishedintransitorysettings,suchasretailestablishments,whereindividualinteractionsandcontactaremorelimitedinduration.
InMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.02,theMinnesotaLegislatureconferredupontheGovernoremergencypowersto“(1)ensurethatpreparationsofthisstatewillbeadequatetodealwithdisasters,(2)generallyprotectthepublicpeace,health,andsafety,and(3)preservethelivesandpropertyofthepeopleofthestate.”PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.21,subdivision1,theGovernorhasgeneralauthoritytocontrolthestate’semergency
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Executive OrdersmanagementaswellascarryouttheprovisionsofMinnesota’sEmergencyManagementAct.
MinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.21,subdivision3(7),authorizestheGovernortocooperatewithfederalandstateagenciesin“matterspertainingtotheemergencymanagementofthestateandnation.”Thisincludes“thedirectionorcontrolof...theconductofpersonsinthestate,includingentranceorexitfromanystrickenorthreatenedpublicplace,occupancyoffacilities,and...publicmeetingsorgatherings.”Pursuanttosubdivision3ofthatsamesection,theGovernormay“make,amend,andrescindthenecessaryordersandrulestocarryouttheprovisions”ofMinnesotaStatutes2019,Chapter12.WhenapprovedbytheExecutiveCouncilandfiledintheOfficeoftheSecretaryofState,suchordersandruleshavetheforceandeffectoflawduringthepeacetimeemergency.Anyinconsistentrulesorordinancesofanyagencyorpoliticalsubdivisionofthestatearesuspendedduringthependencyoftheemergency
Forthesereasons,Iorderasfollows:
1. ExecutiveOrders20-04,20-08,20-18,20-52,20-56,and20-62arerescindedasofSunday,May31,2020at11:59pm.
2. Paragraphs6through8ofthisExecutiveOrderareeffectiveasofSunday,May31,2020at11:59pm.
3. Masks and face coverings strongly encouraged.IstronglyencourageallMinnesotanstowearamanufacturedorhomemadeclothfacecoveringwhentheyleavetheirhomesandtraveltoanypublicsettingwheresocialdistancingmeasuresaredifficulttomaintain(e.g.,grocerystoresandpharmacies)andtofollowfacecoveringguidelinesissuedbyMDHandtheCDCuntilthisExecutiveOrderisrescinded.Assetforthbelow,Minnesotansmayberequiredtowearclothfacecoveringsincertainsettings.Suchfacemasksandcoveringsareforsourcecontrol(tohelplimitthepersonwearingthecoveringfrominfectingothers).Theyarenotyetknowntobeprotectiveofthewearerandthereforearenotpersonalprotectiveequipment.
4. At-risk persons. AllpersonscurrentlylivingwithintheStateofMinnesotawhoareatriskofsevereillnessfromCOVID-19,asdefinedbyExecutiveOrder20-55,arestronglyurgedtostayathomeorintheirplaceofresidenceandfollowtheprovisionsofExecutiveOrder20-55.
5. Definitions.
a. “Home,”“homes,”“residence,”and“residences”arebroadlydefinedtoincludemobilehomes,hotels,motels,sharedrentalunits,shelters,andsimilarfacilities,totheextenttheyareusedforlodging.
b. “Worker”and“workers”arebroadlydefinedtoincludeowners,proprietors,employees,contractors,vendors,volunteers,andinterns.
c. “Business”and“businesses”arebroadlydefinedtoincludeentitiesthatemployorengageworkers,includingprivate-sectorentities,public-sectorentities,non-profitentities,andstate,county,andlocalgovernments.
d. “CriticalBusinesses”areallbusinesses whoseworkersqualifiedforaCriticalSectorexemptionunderparagraph6ofExecutiveOrder20-48.
e. “Non-CriticalBusinesses”areallbusinessesthatarenotCriticalBusinessesandarenotPlacesofPublicAccommodationclosedunderparagraph7.cofthisExecutiveOrder.
f. “PlaceofPublicAccommodation”meansabusiness,oraneducational,refreshment,entertainment,orrecreationfacility,oraninstitutionofanykind,whetherlicensedornot,whosegoods,services,facilities,privileges,advantages,oraccommodationsareextended,offered,sold,orotherwisemadeavailabletothepublic.PlacesofPublicAccommodationinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thebusinessesidentifiedinparagraph7.c.iofthisExecutiveOrder.
6. Activities outside of the home. Mindfulthatwemustcontinuetolimitsocialinteractionstoprotectpublic
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Executive Ordershealth, individualsmayleavetheirhomesforactivities,subjecttotherequirementsandguidelinessetforthbelow.Theserequirementsmaybeclarified,asdeemednecessarybytheGovernor,toensurethehealth,safety,andsecurityofallMinnesotans.ClarificationswillbeavailableforpublicreviewattheState’sCOVID-19website(https://mn.gov/covid19/).
a. Guidelines.IndividualsengaginginactivitiesoutsideofthehomemustfollowtherequirementsofthisExecutiveOrderandMDHandCDCGuidelines.IndividualsengaginginoutdoorrecreationalactivitiesmustfollowtheMinnesotaDepartmentofNaturalResources(“DNR”)andMDHguidelinesonoutdoorrecreationandguidelinesforfacilitiesandthepublic(“OutdoorRecreationGuidelines”)availableatDEED’swebsite(https://mn.gov/deed/guidance).
b. Unnecessary travel strongly discouraged. Consistentwithfederalguidanceandtoprotectourneighbors,Minnesotansareencouragedtostayclosetohomeandarestronglydiscouragedfromengaginginunnecessarytravel.
c. Gatherings. Allgatheringsofmorethan10peopleareprohibited,exceptassetforthbelow.Gatheringsaregroupsofindividuals,whoarenotmembersofthesamehousehold,congregatedtogetherforacommonorcoordinatedsocial,civic,community,faith-based,leisure,orrecreationalpurpose—evenifsocialdistancingcanbemaintained.Thisprohibitionincludesplannedandspontaneousgatherings,publicandprivategatherings,andindoorandoutdoorgatherings.Examplesofprohibitedgatheringsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,social,civic,community,faith-based,orleisureevents,sportingorathleticevents,performances,concerts,conventions,fundraisers,parades,fairs,andfestivalsthatbringtogethermorethan10peoplefrommorethanonehousehold.ProhibitedgatheringsdonotincludecommercialactivitybyworkersandcustomersofCriticalandNon-CriticalBusinesses.
i. Legislative and other governmental meetings. ThelimitsongatheringsinthisExecutiveOrderdonotapplytolegislativeandothergovernmentalmeetings. Remotemeetingsarestronglyencouragedwheneverpossibleaspermittedbystateorlocalauthority.
ii. The Judicial Branch.ThelimitsongatheringsinthisExecutiveOrderdonotapplytoproceedingsheldbytheMinnesotaJudicialBranch.ProceedingsheldbytheJudicialBrancharesubjecttothepoliciesestablishedbythechiefjusticeandwilloccurasdirectedbycourtorder.IndividualsmayappearasdirectedbyaMinnesotastatecourt,includingtoserveasajuror,appearasaparty,asawitness,oraslegalcounselonbehalfofaparty,orotherwisetocomplyasdirectedbyacourtorder,subpoena,orsummons.
iii. Federal activities.NothinginthisExecutiveOrderwillbeconstruedtolimit,prohibit,orrestrictinanywaytheoperationsofthefederalgovernmentorthemovementoffederalofficialsinMinnesotawhileactingintheirofficialcapacity,includingfederaljudicial,legislative,andexecutivestaffandpersonnel.
iv. Drive-in gatherings.Toenablesafecongregationofmorethan10people,drive-ingatheringsarepermitted,providedthatallparticipantsremainwithintheirownvehiclesandfollowtheapplicableguidanceavailableatDEED’swebsite (https://mn.gov/deed/guidance).
v. Weddings, Funerals, and Services.Placesofworship,funeralhomes,andothervenuesthatoffergatheringspaceforweddings,funerals,orplannedservicessuchasworship,rituals,prayermeetings,orscripturestudies,mayhostsuchweddings,funerals,orserviceswithover10people,providedthattheyadheretothefollowingrequirements:
A. Inallsettings,ensureaminimumof6feetofphysicaldistancingbetweenhouseholds.
B. Inindoorsettings,occupancymustnotexceed25percentofthenormaloccupantcapacityasdeterminedbythefiremarshal,withamaximumof250peopleinasingleself-containedspace.
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Executive OrdersC. Inoutdoorsettings,gatheringsmustnotexceed250individuals.
D. DevelopandimplementaCOVID-19PreparednessPlaninaccordancewithapplicableguidanceavailableatDEED’sguidancewebsite (https://mn.gov/deed/guidance).
d. Tribal Activities and Lands.
i. ActivitiesbytribalmemberswithintheboundariesoftheirtribalreservationsareexemptfromtherestrictionsinthisExecutiveOrderbutmaybesubjecttorestrictionsbytribalauthorities.
ii. Activitieswithintheboundariesoffederallandheldintrustforoneofthe11MinnesotaTribalNationsareexemptfromtherestrictionsinthisExecutiveOrderbutmaybesubjecttorestrictionsbytribalauthorities.
iii. Activitiesbytribalmemberstoexercisetheirfederaltreatyrightswithintheboundariesoftheirtreatyterritory(alsoknownas“cededterritory”)areexemptfromtherestrictionsinthisExecutiveOrderbutmaybesubjecttorestrictionsbyapplicabletribalauthorities.
iv. Tribalmembersmaytraveltoandfromtheirtribalreservationsinaccordancewithapplicabletriballaw.
7. Workers and businesses. Workersandbusinessesaresubjecttotherequirementssetforthbelow.Theserequirementsmaybeclarified,asdeemednecessarybytheGovernor,toensurethehealth,safety,andsecurityofallMinnesotans.ClarificationswillbeavailableforpublicreviewattheState’sCOVID-19website (https://mn.gov/covid19/).
a. Continue to work from home whenever possible.Anyworkerwhocanworkfromhomemustdoso.
b. Safe work.ExecutiveOrder20-54(ProtectingWorkersfromUnsafeWorkingConditionsandRetaliation)remainsinfullforceandeffect.AllworkmustbeconductedinamannerthatadherestoMinnesotaOSHAStandardsandMDHandCDCGuidelines,includingsocialdistancingandhygienepractices.Underexistinglawandauthority,DLImayissuecitations,civilpenalties,orclosureorderstoplacesofemploymentwithunsafeorunhealthyconditions,andDLImaypenalizebusinessesthatretaliateagainstemployeeswhoraisesafetyandhealthconcerns.
c. Extension of temporary closure of bars, restaurants, and other Places of Public Accommodation.PlacesofPublicAccommodationaresubjecttothefollowingrestrictions:
i. ThefollowingPlacesofPublicAccommodationareclosedtoingress,egress,use,andoccupancybymembersofthepublic,exceptasspecifiedinthisExecutiveOrder:
A. Restaurants,foodcourts,cafes,coffeehouses,andotherPlacesofPublicAccommodationofferingfoodorbeverageforon-premisesconsumption,excludinginstitutionalorin-housefoodcafeteriasthatserveresidents,employees,andclientsofbusinesses,childcarefacilities,hospitals,andlong-termcarefacilities.
B. Bars,taverns,brewpubs,breweries,microbreweries,distilleries,wineries,tastingrooms,clubs,andotherPlacesofPublicAccommodationofferingalcoholicbeveragesforon-premisesconsumption.
C. Hookahbars,cigarbars,andvapingloungesofferingtheirproductsforonpremisesconsumption.
D. Theaters,cinemas,indoorandoutdoorperformancevenues,andmuseums.
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Executive OrdersE. Gymnasiums,fitnesscenters,recreationcenters,indoorsportsfacilities,indoor
exercisefacilities,andexercisestudios.
F. Amusementparks,arcades,bingohalls,bowlingalleys,indoorclimbingfacilities,skatingrinks,trampolineparks,andothersimilarrecreationalorentertainmentfacilities.
G. Countryclubs,golfclubs,boatingoryachtclubs,sportsorathleticclubs,anddiningclubs.
H. “EstablishmentsProvidingPersonalCareServices,”includingtanningestablishments,bodyartestablishments,tattooparlors,piercingparlors,businessesofferingmassagetherapyorsimilarbodywork,spas,salons,nailsalons,cosmetologysalons,estheticiansalons,advancedpracticeestheticiansalons,eyelashsalons,andbarbershops.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,allsalonsandshopslicensedbytheMinnesotaBoardofCosmetologistExaminersandtheMinnesotaBoardofBarberExaminers.
ii. TherestrictionsimposedbythisExecutiveOrderdonotapplytoanyofthefollowing:
A. PlacesofPublicAccommodationthatofferfoodandbeveragenotforon-premisesconsumption,includinggrocerystores,markets,conveniencestores,pharmacies,drugstores,andfoodpantries,otherthanthoseportionsoftheplaceofpublicaccommodationsubjecttotherequirementsofparagraph7.c.i.
B. Healthcarefacilities,childcarefacilities,residentialcarefacilities,congregatecarefacilities,andjuvenilejusticefacilities.
C. Crisisshelters,soupkitchens,orsimilarinstitutions.
D. Restaurantsandfoodcourtsinsidethesecuredzonesofairports.
iii. PlacesofPublicAccommodation,whichwouldotherwisebeorderedclosed,maystayopeniftheyhavebeenrepurposedtoexclusivelyprovideservicespermittedunderparagraph7.c.ii.Forexample,agymnasiumthathasbeenrepurposedtoprovidechildcareservicesisauthorizedtoprovidethoseessentialservices,subjecttorelevantlicensingandotherrequirements,andapplicableMDHandCDCGuidelines.
iv. PlacesofPublicAccommodationsubjecttothisExecutiveOrderareencouragedtoofferfoodandbeverageusingdeliveryservice,windowservice,walk-upservice,drive-throughservice,ordrive-upservice,andtouseprecautionsindoingsotomitigatethepotentialtransmissionofCOVID-19,includingsocialdistancing.Inofferingfoodorbeverage,aplaceofpublicaccommodationsubjecttothissectionmaypermituptofivemembersofthepublicatonetimeintheplaceofpublicaccommodationforthepurposeofpickinguptheirfoodorbeverageorders,solongasthoseindividualsareatleast6feetapartfromoneanotherwhileonthepremises.
v. ThisExecutiveOrderdoesnotprohibitanemployee,contractor,vendor,orsupplierofaPlaceofPublicAccommodationfromentering,exiting,using,oroccupyingsuchplaceofpublicaccommodationintheirprofessionalcapacity.
vi. Barbershops,salons,andotherEstablishmentsProvidingPersonalCareServicesmayconductretailproductsalesinaccordancewiththerequirementsforNon-CriticalBusinessessetforthbelowinparagraph7.eofthisExecutiveOrder.
vii. Barbershops,salons,andotherEstablishmentsProvidingPersonalCareServicesmayreopentothepublicandresumeservicesinaccordancewiththefollowingrequirements:
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Executive OrdersA. AllestablishmentsmustadheretotheapplicableguidanceavailableatDEED’s
guidancewebsite(https://mn.gov/deed/guidance),aswellastherequirementssetforthinparagraph7.e,includingdevelopmentandimplementationofaCOVID-19PreparednessPlan.
B. Occupancyofanyindoorspacemustnotexceed25percentofthenormaloccupantcapacityasdeterminedbythefiremarshal.
C. Workers,customers,andclientsmustfollowface-coveringrequirementsassetforthintheapplicableguidanceavailableatDEED’sguidancewebsite (https://mn.gov/deed/guidance).
viii. Restaurants,foodcourts,cafes,coffeehouses,bars,taverns,brewertaprooms,microdistillercocktailrooms,farmwineries,craftwineries,cideries,golfcourses,andotherPlacesofPublicAccommodationofferingfoodorbeverages(includingalcoholicbeverages)foron-premisesconsumption,mayprovideoutdoorserviceinaccordancewiththefollowingrequirements:
A. Allestablishmentsmustadheretotherequirementssetforthinparagraph7.eofthisorder,includingdevelopmentandimplementationofaCOVID-19PreparednessPlaninaccordancewithapplicableguidanceavailableatDEED’sguidancewebsite(https://mn.gov/deed/guidance).
B. Allestablishmentsmustensurethatthenumberofcustomersatanyonetimeislimitedtothenumberforwhomphysicaldistancingof6feetcanbemaintainedbetweentables,nottoexceed50people.
C. Workersandcustomersmustfollowface-coveringrequirementsassetforthintheapplicableguidanceavailableatDEED’sguidancewebsite (https://mn.gov/deed/guidance).
D. Allestablishmentsmustfollowapplicablestateandlocallawsandregulations.Localgovernmentsareencouragedtoworkcollaborativelywithestablishmentstoallowforoutdoorservice.
E. Intheeventofinclementweather,customersmaymoveindoorstopackagefoodandpaybillsbutmustexitquickly.Whileindoors,customersmustfollowsocialdistancingrulesandavoidcongregating.NothinginthisExecutiveOrderprohibitsindoorshelteringintheeventofsevereweather.
F. TheprohibitiononindooractivityextendstothesaleandplayoflawfulgamesasprovidedunderMinnesotaStatutes2019,section349.12.Thisdoesnotincludeoutdoorandon-premisessaleandplay.
G. PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section349.12,subdivision3a,veteransorfraternalorganizationsmaylendgamblingfundstotheirgeneralfundaccountsforuptooneyeartopayforallowableexpensesnecessarytoreopensuchorganizations’permittedpremisesassetforthintheguidanceavailableattheGamblingControlBoard’swebsite(https://mn.gov/gcb/).
ix. Becauseindoordine-inserviceisstillprohibitedatrestaurants,forthepurposesofMinnesotaLaws2020,Chapter75,nothinginthisExecutiveOrderconstitutes,prescribes,orshouldbedeemedas,theexpiration,termination,orrescissionoftheclosureofrestaurantsassetforthinExecutiveOrder20-04,asmodifiedandextendedbyExecutiveOrders20-18and20-33,oranysubsequentorder.
x. ClassAandBlicensedracetracks,subjecttoregulationbytheMinnesotaRacingCommission,mayopentheirlicensedfacilitiesfortherunningofregulatedhorseracesonwhichlegalpari-mutuelwageringisallowed.Othercommercialracetracksmayopen
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Executive Orderstheirfacilitiestorunauto,motorcycle,orothersimilarracesotherwisepermittedbylaw.NothinginthisExecutiveOrdershouldbeconstruedtoallowforpatronsorspectatorsataracetrack.Facilitiesmustadheretothefollowing:
A. Allestablishmentsmustadheretotherequirementssetforthinparagraph7.eofthisorder,includingdevelopmentandimplementationofaCOVID-19PreparednessPlaninaccordancewithapplicableguidanceavailableatDEED’sguidancewebsite(https://mn.gov/deed/guidance).
B. Thetotalnumberofworkersfacilitatingtheevent(includingallpersonslicensedbytheMinnesotaRacingCommission,owners,drivers,pitcrews,orothersupportpersonnel)mustnotexceed250personsinsingleself-containedspace.
xi. PlacesofPublicAccommodationmayopentoprovidespaceandfacilities(indoorandoutdoor)forOrganizedYouthSportsandYouthProgramspursuanttotherequirementsinparagraph7.fand7.g.NothinginthisparagraphshouldbeconstruedtopermitPlacesofPublicAccommodationotherwiseclosedbythisordertoreopentothegeneralpublic.
xii. Ifallowedbythefacilityownerandoperator,indoorandoutdoorpoolsmaybeusedbyOrganizedYouthSportsandYouthProgramspursuanttotherequirementsinparagraph7.fand7.g.Publicpoolsmustotherwiseremainclosedtothegeneralpublic.
d. Critical Businesses.Businesses whoseworkersqualifiedforaCriticalSectorexemptionunderparagraph6ofExecutiveOrder20-48maycontinuetooperateinthesamemannerasprovidedinExecutiveOrder20-48.
e. Non-Critical Businesses.Ifithasnotdonesoalready,aNon-CriticalBusinesschoosingtoopenorremainopenmustestablishandimplementaCOVID-19PreparednessPlan(“Plan”).EachPlanmustprovideforthebusiness’simplementationofguidancefortheirspecificindustryor,ifthereisnospecificguidance,generalguidanceforallbusinesses,aswellasMinnesotaOSHAStandardsandMDHandCDCGuidelinesintheirworkplaces.Theserequirementsaresetforthinguidance(“PlanGuidance”)availableonDEED’swebsite(https://mn.gov/deed/guidance).
i. Required Plan content.AssetforthinthePlanGuidance,ataminimum,eachPlanmustadequatelyaddressthefollowingareas:
A. Require work from home whenever possible. AllPlansmustensurethatallworkerswhocanworkfromhomecontinuetodoso.
B. Ensure that sick workers stay home. AllPlans mustestablishpoliciesandprocedures,includinghealthscreenings,thatpreventsickworkersfromenteringtheworkplace.
C. Social distancing. AllPlansmustestablishsocialdistancingpoliciesandprocedures.
D. Worker hygiene and source control.AllPlansmustestablishhygieneandsourcecontrolpoliciesforworkers.
E. Cleaning, disinfection, and ventilation protocols. AllPlansmustestablishcleaning,disinfection,andventilationprotocolsforareaswithintheworkplace.
ii. Customer facing businesses. AllNon-CriticalBusinessesthatarecustomerfacing(i.e.,businessesthathavein-personcustomerinteractions)mustincludeadditionalPlanprovisionstokeepthepublicandworkerssafeassetforthintheapplicableguidanceavailableonDEED’swebsite(https://mn.gov/deed/guidance).Thisincludesrequirementsthatworkersandcustomersmustmaintainphysicaldistancingof6feetandthatstoreoccupancymustnotexceedthepercentagesetbytheguidanceofthenormaloccupant
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Executive Orderscapacityasdeterminedbythefiremarshal.Incustomerfacingbusinessesthatsharecommonareas,suchasmalls, allPlansmustsimilarlyincludeafacilityoccupancythatmustnotexceedthepercentagesetbytheguidanceofthenormaloccupantcapacityasdeterminedbythefiremarshalandprovideanenhancedsanitizing,cleaning,anddisinfectingregimenconsistentwithMinnesotaOSHAStandardsandMDHandCDCGuidelinesforthosecommonareas.AllPlansmustalsoincludesignageincommonareastodiscouragecongregating.
iii. Household services businesses. AllNon-CriticalBusinessesthat providehouseholdservices(e.g.,housecleaning, maidservices, and pianotuners)mustalsodevelopPlanprovisionsintendedtokeepcustomersandworkerssafeassetforthintheapplicableguidanceavailableonDEED’swebsite(https://mn.gov/deed/guidance).
i. Optional template.AtemplateCOVID-19PreparednessPlan,whichcoverstheaboverequirements,isavailableaspartofthePlanGuidance,availableonDEED’swebsite(https://mn.gov/deed/guidance).
ii. Certification and signature. SeniormanagementresponsibleforimplementingthePlanmustsignandcertifythePlan,affirmingtheircommitmenttoimplementandfollowthePlan.
iii. Dissemination and posting. EachNon-CriticalBusinessmustprovideitsPlan,inwriting,toallworkers,andthePlanmustbepostedatallofthebusiness’sworkplacesinlocationsthatwillallowforthePlantobereadilyreviewedbyallworkers.Wherephysicalpostingisimpracticable,thePlancanbepostedelectronically,providedthatthePlanisreceivedbyallworkersandremainsavailablefortheirreview.
iv. Training. EachNon-CriticalBusinessmustensurethattrainingisprovidedtoworkersonthecontentsofitsPlanandrequiredprocedures,sothatallworkersunderstandandareabletoperformtheprecautionsnecessarytoprotectthemselvesandtheirco-workers.Thistrainingshouldbeeasytounderstandandavailableintheappropriatelanguageandliteracylevelforallworkers.BusinessesshouldalsotakestepstosuperviseworkersandensurethatworkersunderstandandadheretonecessaryprecautionstopreventCOVID-19transmission.Documentationdemonstratingcompliancewiththistrainingrequirementmustbemaintainedandmadeavailabletoregulatoryauthoritiesandpublicsafetyofficers,includingDLI,uponrequest.
v. Compliance. WorkersandmanagementmustworktogethertoensurecompliancewiththePlan,implementallprotocols,policies,andprocedures,andcreateasafeandhealthyworkenvironment.
vi. Availability to regulatory authorities and public safety officers. Non-CriticalBusinessesdonotneedtosubmittheirPlansforpreapproval.Uponrequest,Non-CriticalBusinessesmustmaketheirPlansavailabletoregulatoryauthoritiesandpublicsafetyofficers,includingDLI.
vii. IntheeventofacomplaintordisputerelatedtoaNon-CriticalBusiness’sPlan,DLIisauthorizedtodeterminewhetherthePlanadequatelyimplementstheapplicableguidance,MinnesotaOSHAStandardsandMDHandCDCGuidelinesinitsworkplaces.
a. Youth Programs.ThisExecutiveOrderintendstoallowasmanysummerprogramsforyouthascansafelybeprovided.YouthProgramsintendingtooperatemustdosoinaccordancewiththefollowingrequirements:
i. “YouthPrograms”meansprogramsprovidingcareorenrichmenttochildrenoradolescentssuchasdaycamps,summeractivities,andrecreationaloreducationalclassesthatrequireregistrationandhaveon-sitesupervision.“YouthPrograms”doesnotincludelicensedchildcarefacilitiesorschool-districtsummerlearningprograms.
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Executive Ordersii. YouthProgramsmustadheretotherequirementssetforthinparagraph7.eofthis
ExecutiveOrder,includingdevelopmentandimplementationofaCOVID-19PreparednessPlaninaccordancewithguidanceforyouthandstudentprogramsavailableonMDH’swebsite(https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/schools/).COVID-19PreparednessPlansmustbedistributed,availableforreview,andfollowedbyparticipantsandtheirparentsorguardians.
iii. YouthProgramsmustcomplywithanypublichealthrestrictionsimplementedbythemanagerorownerofpropertyorfacilitiesusedbytheprogram,includinganyrestrictionssetbyschooldistrictsontheuseoftheirfacilities,andadheretoguidanceforyouthandstudentprogramsavailableonMDH’swebsite (https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/schools/).
b. Organized Youth Sports.OrganizedYouthSportsorganizationsandprogramsintendingtooperatemustdosoinaccordancewiththefollowingrequirements:
i. “OrganizedYouthSports”meansanysportsactivitywhereparticipantsarechildrenoradolescents,organizedbyentities,associations,clubs,ororganizationsprovidingforregistrationofparticipantsandoversightonaregularbasisforadefinedperiodoftime.SportsactivitieswithinthisdefinitionincludeallsportsofferedbytheMinnesotaStateHighSchoolLeagueaswellasdance,cheerleading,andothersportstraditionallyofferedbysupplementalassociationsororganizations.
ii. Entities,associations,organizations,andclubsthatprovideOrganizedYouthSportsmustadheretotherequirementssetforthinparagraph7.eofthisExecutiveOrder,includingdevelopmentandimplementationofaCOVID-19PreparednessPlaninaccordancewithapplicableguidanceforyouthsportsavailableonDEED’swebsite (https://mn.gov/deed/guidance).COVID-19PreparednessPlansmustbedistributedandavailableforreviewbyparticipantsandtheirparentsorguardians.
iii. Entities,associations,organizations,andclubsthatprovideOrganizedYouthSportsmustensurethatalltrainersandcoachesunderstandtheirCOVID-19PreparednessPlanandrelatedguidance.
iv. IndoororoutdoorfacilitiesthatsupportOrganizedYouthSportsmustalsoadheretotherequirementssetforthinparagraph7.eofthisExecutiveOrder,includingdevelopmentandimplementationofaCOVID-19PreparednessPlaninaccordancewithapplicableguidanceforyouthsportsavailableonDEED’swebsite(https://mn.gov/deed/guidance).COVID-19PreparednessPlansmustbedistributedto,availableforreview,andfollowedbyentities,associations,organizations,andclubsthatprovideOrganizedYouthSports.
c. Higher education institutions.Totheextenthighereducationclassescannotbeprovidedthroughdistancelearning,highereducationinstitutions,inconsultationwiththeirgoverningboards,theOfficeofHigherEducation(“OHE”),andMDH,mayofferin-personclassesoractivitiesconsistingofnomorethan10individuals.EducationandtrainingprogramsnotregisteredorlicensedwithOHEorpartoftheMinnesotaStateCollegesandUniversitiesorUniversityofMinnesotasystemsmustfollowtheguidanceprovidedbythestateagencyorboardunderwhichtheyareauthorizedtooperate.
i. Higher education definitions.Forthepurposesofparagraph7.hofthisExecutiveOrder:
A. “Highereducationinstitution”meansallpost-secondaryinstitutions,includingbutnotlimitedtoinstitutionslicensedandregisteredwiththeOHE,withaphysicalcampusintheState.
B. “Staffandinstructors”meansallemployees,contractors,andvolunteersofahighereducationinstitution,includingbutnotlimitedtojanitorialandcleaningprofessionals,secretarialandadministrativeprofessionals,instructors,instructorassistants,researchers,researchassistants,graduateassistants,faculty,andadministrators.
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Executive OrdersC. “Students”meansanypersonenrolledatahighereducationinstitution.
D. “Activities”includes,butisnotlimitedto,testing,short-termtrainingprograms,studentservices,advising,internships,clinicalrotations/placements,customizedtraining,internships,campusvisits,programs,creditandnon-creditclasses,andallresearchactivitiesandfunctions.
ii. Requirements for higher education institutions.Beforestudentsmayreturntoahighereducationinstitutionforin-personoron-siteactivities,theinstitutionmustestablishandimplementahighereducationinstitutionCOVID-19PreparednessPlan(“HigherEdPlan”).EachHigherEdPlanmustprovideforimplementationofMinnesotaOSHAStandardsandMDHandCDCGuidelinesinclassrooms,labs,orotherareasthatstudentsandstaffmayvisit.Suchrequirements,whichareadaptabletohighereducationinstitutions,aresetforthintheguidanceavailableatDEED’swebsite (https://mn.gov/deed/guidance).
A. Required Higher Ed Plan content.AssetforthinthePlanGuidance,ataminimum,eachHigherEdPlanmustadequatelyaddressthefollowingareas:
1. Require distance learning wherever possible.EachHigherEdPlanmustrequirethatdistancelearningcontinuesforallstudentswhenpossible.Ifin-personactivitiesarerequired,suchactivitiesmustbelimitedtonomorethan10individuals(includingstudents,staff,andinstructors).
2. Ensure that sick students and institution staff and instructors stay home.EachHigherEdPlanmustestablishpoliciesandprocedures,includinghealthscreenings,thatpreventsickstudentsorinstitutionstaffandinstructorsfromenteringtheinstitutionforin-personoron-siteactivities.
3. Social distancing.EachHigherEdPlanmustimplementsocialdistancingpoliciesandproceduressetforthbytheCDCandMDH.SuchPlansmustalsoincludesignageincommonareastodiscouragegathering.EachHigherEdPlanshouldencourageallstudents,visitors,staff,andinstructorstowearmasksorfacecoverings.
4. Cleaning and disinfection protocols.EachHigherEdPlanmustestablishcleaninganddisinfectionprotocolsforareaswithintheinstitutionwherestudents,staff,andinstructorsmayvisitandprovideanenhancedsanitizing,cleaning,anddisinfectingregimenconsistentwithMinnesotaOSHAStandardsandMDHandCDCGuidelinesforcommonareas.
iii. Certification and signature.InstitutionalleadershipresponsibleforimplementingtheHigherEdPlanmustsignandcertifysuchHigherEdPlan,affirmingtheircommitmenttoimplementandfollowtheHigherEdPlan.
iv. Dissemination and posting.AhighereducationinstitutionmustmakeitsHigherEdPlanavailableaccordingtoapplicableguidelines.
v. Training.HighereducationinstitutionsmustensurethattrainingisprovidedtostaffandinstructorsonthecontentsoftheirHigherEdPlanaccordingtoapplicableguidelines.
8. Outdoor recreational activities and associated facilities.Notwithstandingparagraph7.c,thebelowfacilitiesarepermittedtobeopenanddobusiness,providedthattheyadheretoparagraph6ofthisExecutiveOrderandtheOutdoorRecreationGuidelinesavailableatDEED’swebsite (https://mn.gov/deed/guidance). Thispermissiondoes not extend to facilitiesandactivitiesthatinvolveprohibitedgatheringsofindividualsingroupsofmorethan10orincloseproximity.Indoor facilities
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Executive Ordersassociatedwithoutdoorrecreationalfacilitiescoveredbyparagraph7.cofthisExecutiveOrdermustcomplywithparagraphs7.cand7.eofthisExecutiveOrder,asapplicable.Iencouragepublicoutdoorrecreationalfacilitiestobeopenforfamiliesandchildren,anddirectallindividualsutilizingsuchfacilitiestofollowtheOutdoorRecreationGuidelines.AlloutdoorrecreationalactivitiesandfacilitiesmustcomplywithMinnesotalaw,includingbutnotlimitedtolicenseandpermitrequirements,invasivespeciesregulations,andparkrules.
a. MinnesotaStateParks,Trails,StateForests,StateRecreationAreas,WildlifeManagementAreas,ScientificandNaturalAreas,andotherStatemanagedrecreationallands.
b. Locally,regionally,andprivatelymanagedparksandtrails.
c. State,regional,orlocalpublicwateraccesses.
d. Publicandprivatemarinasanddocksthatprovidestorage,docking,andmooringservicestoslipowners,seasonalrenters,andthegeneralpublic,aswellasfacilitiesthatprovidesafety-relatedservicesincludingfueling,emergencydockage,andsanitarypump-outstations.
e. Publicandprivategolfcoursesandoutdoordrivingranges.
f. Skiareas.
g. Off-highwayvehicles,snowmobiles,andwatercraftrepairshops,salesfacilities,andshowrooms.
h. Lakeserviceproviderstoinstall,repair,andremovedocks,boatlifts,andotherwaterrelatedequipmentordeliverboats.
i. Baitandtackleshops.
j. Outdoorshootingrangesandgamefarms.
k. Outdoorrecreationalequipmentrentaloutlets.Equipmentmayberentedbutonlyiftheequipmentcanbeeffectivelysanitizedbetweenuses.Suchoutletsmustimplementclearcheck-inandcheck-outproceduresthatminimizecontactbetweencustomersandworkers.AnyrentalsmustbeconductedinaccordancewiththeOutdoorRecreationGuidelines.
l. Dispersedandremotecampingsitesforsinglehouseholduse.Adispersedcampsiteisasinglecampsite,notinadevelopedcampground,usedforovernightcamping.Aremotecampsiteisadesignatedbackpackorwatercraftcampsite,notinadevelopedcampground,usedforovernightcamping.
m. PublicandprivatecampgroundsthathaveadoptedaCOVID-19PreparednessPlaninaccordancewiththeGuidanceforCampgroundswebsite (https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/aboutdnr/safely-opening-outdoor-recreation.html).
n. CharterboatsandlaunchesthathaveadoptedaCOVID-19PreparednessPlaninaccordancewithGuidanceforCharterandLaunchBoatswebsite (https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/aboutdnr/safely-opening-outdoor-recreation.html).
o. Outdoortournaments,competitions,practices,andsportsthatallowforsocialdistancing,thatdonotrequiregroupgatheringsprohibitedbyparagraph6.c,andthatadheretotheOutdoorRecreationGuidelines.
p. Smallone-on-oneorone-on-twopersonguidedandinstructionalactivitiessuchasguidedfishing,birding,oroutdoorfitnesstraining.GuidedandinstructionalactivitiesmustbeconductedinaccordancewiththeOutdoorRecreationGuidelines.
q. AnyotheroutdoorrecreationactivitiesandfacilitiesthatmaybedesignatedintheOutdoorRecreationGuidelines.
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Executive Orders9. Respect for workers.Minnesotansmustrespecttheeffortsofemployersandbusinessestoprotectthe
safetyoftheirworkersandcustomersbycomplyingwiththosebusinesses’socialdistancingandhygieneinstructions.Employersandbusinessesmustpostsocialdistancingandhygieneinstructionsatentrancesandinlocationsthatcanbeeasilyseenbycustomersandvisitors.
10. Enhanced local measures permitted.NothinginthisExecutiveOrderorpreviousExecutiveOrdersshouldbeconstruedtoprohibitorpreventpoliticalsubdivisionsfromimplementing,withintheirjurisdictionsandpursuanttoapplicablelawandauthority,restrictionsbeyondtherestrictionscontainedinthisExecutiveOrder,aslongasthoseadditionalrestrictionshavearealorsubstantialrelationtothepublichealthcrisiscausedbyCOVID-19.PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.32,politicalsubdivisionsmaynotrelaxorreducethisExecutiveOrder’srestrictions.Inotherwords,totheextentthattheyhaveauthoritytodoso,citiesandotherpoliticalsubdivisionsmaytakeactionsthataremoreprotectiveofthepublichealthbutmaynottakeactionsthatarelessprotectiveofthepublichealth.
11. Enforcement.IurgeallMinnesotanstovoluntarilycomplywiththisExecutiveOrder.PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.45,anindividualwhowillfullyviolatesthisExecutiveOrderisguiltyofamisdemeanoranduponconvictionmustbepunishedbyafinenottoexceed$1,000orbyimprisonmentfornotmorethan90days.Anybusinessowner,manager,orsupervisorwhorequiresorencouragesanyoftheiremployees,contractors,vendors,volunteers,orinternstoviolatethisExecutiveOrderisguiltyofagrossmisdemeanoranduponconvictionmustbepunishedbyafinenottoexceed$3,000orbyimprisonmentfornotmorethanayear.Inadditiontothosecriminalpenalties,theAttorneyGeneral,aswellascityandcountyattorneys,mayseekanycivilreliefavailablepursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section8.31,forviolationsofthisExecutiveOrder,includingcivilpenaltiesupto$25,000peroccurrencefrombusinessesandinjunctiverelief.NothinginthisExecutiveOrderisintendedtoencourageorallowlawenforcementtotransgressindividualconstitutionalrights.
PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section4.035,subdivision2,andsection12.32,thisExecutiveOrderiseffectiveimmediatelyuponapprovalbytheExecutiveCouncil.ItremainsineffectuntilthepeacetimeemergencydeclaredinExecutiveOrder20-01isterminatedoruntilitisrescindedbyproperauthority.
AdeterminationthatanyprovisionofthisExecutiveOrderisinvalidwillnotaffecttheenforceabilityofanyotherprovisionofthisExecutiveOrder.Rather,theinvalidprovisionwillbemodifiedtotheextentnecessarysothatitisenforceable.
SignedonMay27,2020.
Tim WalzGovernor
FiledAccordingtoLaw:
Steve SimonSecretaryofState
ApprovedbytheExecutiveCouncilonMay27,2020:
Alice Roberts-DavisSecretary,ExecutiveCouncil
Office of the GovernorEmergency Executive Order 20-64: Activating the Minnesota National Guard and Declaring a Peacetime Emergency to Provide Safety and Protection to the People of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Surrounding Communities
I, Tim Walz, Governor of the State of Minnesota,bytheauthorityvestedinmebytheConstitutionandapplicablestatutes,doherebyissuethisExecutiveOrder:
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Executive OrdersOnMay25,2020,GeorgeFloyddiedwhileincustodyoftheMinneapolisPoliceDepartment.OurstatewatchedMr.
Floyd’shumanitybeerased.Ourfeelingsofanguish,anger,anddisillusionmentarejustified,andwemustcontinuetoseekjusticeandfairness.Wemustcontinuetoexamineandaddressthesystemicinequitiesanddiscriminationthatledtothisincidentandmanyothersinthepast.
SinceMr.Floyd’sdeath,thousandsofMinnesotanshaveexpressedtheirfrustrationinapeacefulandconstructivemanner.DemonstratorshavegatheredinMinneapolis,St.Paul,andsurroundingcommunitiestoprotestMr.Floyd’sdeath.Peacefuldemonstrationsareakeystoneofourdemocraticsystem.Wemustalsoallowthosewhowishtoprotestpeacefullytodososafely.
Unfortunately,someindividualshaveengagedinunlawfulanddangerousactivity,includingarson,rioting,looting,anddamagingpublicandprivateproperty.TheseactivitiesthreatenthesafetyoflawfuldemonstratorsandotherMinnesotans,andbothfirstrespondersanddemonstratorshavealreadybeeninjured.Manybusinesses,includingbusinessesownedbypeopleofcolor,havesuffereddamageasaresultofthisunlawfulactivity.
TheCityofMinneapolishasexhausteditsresourcesandcalledforassistancefrommutualaidpartnerstoensureimmediateresponsetoprotectlife,safety,andproperty.Thesemutualaidpartnershavefullycommittedtheiravailableresources.TheCitiesofMinneapolisandSt.Paulhaveactivatedtheiremergencyoperationsplan,andtheMayorsofbothcitieshaverequestedtheassistanceoftheMinnesotaNationalGuardtohelpprovidesecurityandrestoresafety.
TheStateEmergencyOperationsCenter(“SEOC”)iscurrentlyactivatedfortheCOVID-19responseandhasimplementedtheMinnesotaEmergencyOperationsPlan.Stateagenciesareprovidingassistancetolocalgovernments.TheSEOCwillconcurrentlysupportboththeCOVID-19responseandtheCityofMinneapolis,theCityofSt.Paul,andsurroundingcommunitiesduringthissituation.
Forthesereasons,IdeclareapeacetimeemergencyintheCityofMinneapolis,theCityofSt.Paul,andsurroundingcommunitiesandorderasfollows:
1. TheAdjutantGeneralwillordertostateactivedutyonMay28,2020thepersonnel,equipment,andfacilitiesneededtosupportemergencyoperationsandresponse.
2. TheAdjutantGeneralisauthorizedtoprocurethegoodsandservicesneededtoaccomplishthemission.
3. TheDepartmentofPublicSafety’sDivisionofHomelandSecurityandEmergencyManagementwillcontinuetocoordinatetheprovisionofon-sitesupportandassistancetoaffectedlocalgovernmentandassesstheneedforsupplementaryemergencyassistance.
4. Stateagencies,incooperationwithappropriatefederalagencies,willprovideassistancetolocalunitsofgovernmentastheyrespondtoandrecoverfromthisemergency.
5. ThecostsofthisassistanceshallbepaidfromthegeneralfundasallowedbyMinnesotaStatutes2019,section192.52.
ThisExecutiveOrderanddeclarationofpeacetimeemergencyiseffectiveimmediatelyunderMinnesotaStatutes2019,section4.035,subdivision2,anditsdurationisgovernedbyMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.31,subdivision2.
SignedonMay28,2020.
Tim WalzGovernor
FiledAccordingtoLaw:
Steve SimonSecretaryofState
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Executive OrdersOffice of the GovernorEmergency Executive Order 20-65: Implementing a Temporary Nighttime Curfew in the Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul
I, Tim Walz, Governor of the State of Minnesota, bytheauthorityvestedinmebytheConstitutionandapplicablestatutes,issuethefollowingExecutiveOrder:
OnMay25,2020,GeorgeFloyddiedwhileincustodyoftheMinneapolisPoliceDepartment.OurstatewatchedMr.Floyd’shumanitybeerased.SinceMr.Floyd’sdeath,thousandsofMinnesotanshaveexpressedtheirfrustrationinapeacefulandconstructivemanner.DemonstratorshavegatheredinMinneapolis,SaintPaul,andsurroundingcommunitiestoprotestMr.Floyd’sdeath.Peacefuldemonstrationsareessentialtoourdemocraticsystem.
Unfortunately,someindividualshaveengagedinunlawfulanddangerousactivity,includingarson,rioting,looting,anddamagingpublicandprivateproperty.Theseactivitiesthreatenthesafetyoflawfuldemonstrators,thesurroundingcommunities,andfirstresponders—andMinnesotanshavealreadybeeninjured.Manybusinesses,includingthoseownedbypeopleofcolor,havesuffereddamageasaresultofthisunlawfulactivity.
InresponsetothewidespreadcivilunrestandunlawfulactivityinMinneapolis,SaintPaul,andsurroundingcommunities,IdeclaredapeacetimeemergencyandactivatedtheMinnesotaNationalGuardonMay28,2020.Destructiveanddangerousactivityhascontinued.Individualshavelootedbusinesses,destroyedresidentialbuildings,andsetaprecinctpolicestationonfire.Thissenselessviolencetearsatthefabricofoursociety.IndiscriminatedestructionisnotthetributeowedtoMr.Floyd,anditdoesnotreflectourvaluesasMinnesotans.Wemustrestorepeaceandsafetyimmediately.
Becausemuchofthedestructionandviolencehastakenplaceunderthecoverofdarkness,wemustimplementatemporarynighttimecurfew,incoordinationwiththeCitiesofMinneapolisandSaintPaul,toensurepublicsafety.
InMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.02,theMinnesotaLegislatureconferredupontheGovernoremergencypowersto“generallyprotectthepublicpeace,health,andsafety”andto“preservethelivesandpropertyofthepeopleofthestate.”PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.21,subdivision1,theGovernorhasgeneralauthoritytocontrolthestate’semergencymanagementandtocarryouttheprovisionsofMinnesota’sEmergencyManagementAct.
MinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.21,subdivision3(7),authorizestheGovernortocooperatewithfederalandstateagenciesin“matterspertainingtotheemergencymanagementofthestateandnation.”Thisincludes“thedirectionorcontrolof...theconductofpersonsinthestate,includingentranceorexitfromanystrickenorthreatenedpublicplace,occupancyoffacilities,andthemovementandcessationofmovementofpedestrians,vehiculartraffic,andallformsofprivateandpublictransportationduring,prior,andsubsequentto...actualemergencies.”Thisauthorityalsoextendstothedirectionandcontrolof“publicmeetingsorgatherings.”
PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.21,subdivision3(1),theGovernormay“make,amend,andrescindthenecessaryordersandrulestocarryouttheprovisions”ofMinnesotaStatutes2019,Chapter12.WhenapprovedbytheExecutiveCouncilandfiledintheOfficeoftheSecretaryofState,suchordersandruleshavetheforceandeffectoflawduringthepeacetimeemergency.Anyinconsistentrulesorordinancesofanyagencyorpoliticalsubdivisionofthestatearesuspendedduringthependencyoftheemergency.
Forthesereasons,Iorderasfollows:
1. Nighttime Curfew. AcurfewisimposedinallpublicplaceswithintheCityofMinneapolisandtheCityofSaintPaulduringthefollowingtimes:
a. From8:00pmonFriday,May29,2020until6:00amonSaturday,May30,2020.
b. From8:00pmonSaturday,May30,2020until6:00amonSunday,May31,2020.
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Executive Orders2. Travel Prohibited.Duringthecurfew,allpersonsmustnottravelonanypublicstreetorinanypublic
place.
3. Exemptions.Alllawenforcement,fire,medicalpersonnel,andmembersofthenewsmedia,aswellasotherpersonnelauthorizedbytheCityofMinneapolis,CityofSaintPaul,MinnesotaDepartmentofPublicSafety,MinnesotaStatePatrol,orMinnesotaNationalGuard,areexemptfromthecurfew.Individualstravelingdirectlytoandfromwork,seekingemergencycare,fleeingdangerouscircumstances,orexperiencinghomelessnessarealsoexempt.
4. Definitions.
a. ForthepurposesofthisExecutiveOrder,“travel”includes,withoutlimitation,travelonfoot,bicycle,skateboard,scooter,motorcycle,automobile,publictransit,oranyothermodeoftransportingapersonfromonelocationtoanother.
b. ForthepurposesofthisExecutiveOrder,a“publicplace”isanyplace,whetheronprivatelyorpubliclyownedproperty,accessibletothegeneralpublic,includingbutnotlimitedtopublicstreetsandroads,alleys,highways,driveways,sidewalks,parks,vacantlots,andunsupervisedproperty.
5. Enforcement.IurgeallMinnesotanstovoluntarilycomplywiththisExecutiveOrder.PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.45,anindividualwhowillfullyviolatesthisExecutiveOrderisguiltyofamisdemeanoranduponconvictionmustbepunishedbyafinenottoexceed$1,000orbyimprisonmentfornotmorethan90days.
PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section4.035,subdivision2,andsection12.32,thisExecutiveOrderiseffectiveimmediatelyuponapprovalbytheExecutiveCouncil.ItexpiresonMay31,2020at6:00amoruntilitisrescindedbyproperauthority.
AdeterminationthatanyprovisionofthisExecutiveOrderisinvalidwillnotaffecttheenforceabilityofanyotherprovisionofthisExecutiveOrder.Rather,theinvalidprovisionwillbemodifiedtotheextentnecessarysothatitisenforceable.
SignedonMay29,2020.
Tim WalzGovernor
FiledAccordingtoLaw:
Steve SimonSecretaryofState
ApprovedbytheExecutiveCouncilonMay29,2020:
Alice Roberts-DavisSecretary,ExecutiveCouncil
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Executive OrdersOffice of the GovernorEmergency Executive Order 20-66: Providing for Emergency Relief from Regulations to Motor Carriers and Drivers Operating in Minnesota
I, Tim Walz, Governor of the State of Minnesota, bytheauthorityvestedinmebytheConstitutionandapplicablestatutes,issuethefollowingExecutiveOrder:
TheCOVID-19pandemicpresentsanunprecedentedchallengetoourState.MinnesotahastakenproactivestepstoensurethatweareaheadofthecurveonCOVID-19preventionandresponse.OnMarch13,2020,IissuedExecutiveOrder20-01anddeclaredapeacetimeemergencybecausethispandemic,anactofnature,threatensthelivesofMinnesotans,andlocalresourcesareinadequatetoaddressthethreat.InExecutiveOrder20-01,Idirectedallstateagenciestosubmitproposedordersandrulestoprotectandpreservepublichealthandsafety.AfternotifyingtheLegislature,onApril13,2020andagainonMay13,2020,IissuedExecutiveOrdersextendingthepeacetimeemergencydeclaredinExecutiveOrder20-01.
InresponsetotheCOVID-19pandemic,theFederalMotorCarrierSafetyAdministration(“FMCSA”)issuedanationalemergencydeclarationonMarch13,2020,providingrelieffromcertainsafetyregulationstocarriersprovidingdirectassistancetosupportemergencyreliefefforts.Duetothecontinuedemergencyconditions,FMCSAhastwiceextendedtheexpirationdateoftheinitialdeclaration.BasedonthelanguageofthedeclarationandFMCSAguidance,livestockfeedisconsideredaprecursormaterialtoessentialitems.
AnimalfeedisacommodityneededtoensurethecontinuityofessentialfarmingactivitiesandthesupplyoffoodinMinnesotaandthroughoutthecountry.TheagriculturalindustryandcommunityinMinnesotaandneighboringstatesarefacingasignificantdecreaseintheemployeeworkforce,includingcommercialtruckdriversandemployeesoffarmsandprocessingplants,duetoimpactsrelatedtoCOVID-19.Additionally,manycarriersanddriversarebeingdivertedfromtransportingfeedtoassistwiththetransportationoflivestockandanimalcarcasses,whichiscreatingfurtherdisruptionsintheefficientmovementoffeed.
ThelivestockmarketsinMinnesotahavebeenandwillcontinuetobeimpactedbyCOVID-19.ThesuspensionofoperationsatmeatprocessingfacilitiesinMinnesotaandneighboringstateshasresultedinareductionofthenormalprocessingcapacity,leavingfarmerswithlimitedoptionsforplacestobringtheiranimalsandcreatingaregionalandnationwideprocessingbacklog.Becauseoftheprocessingbacklog,farmersandmeatproducersareholdinganincreasednumberoflivestockonfarmsforlongerperiodsoftime.Reliableaccesstolivestockfeediscriticaltomaintaininghealthyanimals,whichareessentialtotheeconomicsecurityandviabilityofmanyfarmingoperations.
MinnesotaStatutes2019,section221.0314,subdivision9,adoptsfederalregulations,includinghoursofservicerequirementsfordrivers.MinnesotaStatutes2019,section221.0269,subdivision1,providesthattheGovernor“maydeclareanemergencyandgrantrelieffromanyoftheregulationsincorporatedinsection221.0314tocarriersanddriversoperatingmotorvehiclesinMinnesotatoprovideemergencyreliefduringtheemergency.”
OnApril3,2020,IissuedExecutiveOrder20-27declaringanemergencyinMinnesotaandprovidingtemporaryrelieffromcertainhoursofserviceregulationsformotorcarriersanddriverstransportinglivestockfeedandfertilizerusedforspringcropplanting.OnMay1,2020,underauthoritygrantedinMinnesotaStatutes2019,section221.0269,subdivision2,theCommissionerofTransportationissuedanorderextendingExecutiveOrder20-27foranother30days.TheneedforreliefidentifiedinExecutiveOrder20-27andtheCommissioner’sOrderwithrespecttothetransportationoflivestockfeedstillexists,andanewexecutiveorderisnecessary.
Strictenforcementofcertainhoursofserviceregulationswouldpreventorhindertheefficienttransportationoflivestockfeed.ThecontinuedandefficientmovementofthiscommodityisvitaltothehealthandsafetyofMinnesotans.
Forthesereasons,Iorderasfollows:
1. AstateofemergencyexistsinMinnesotathatrequiresassistancefrommotorcarrierstotransportlivestock
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Executive Ordersfeed.VehiclesanddriversprovidingdirectassistancefortheseemergencyreliefeffortsareexemptedfromcertainregulationsasdescribedinthisExecutiveOrder.
2. PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section221.0269,subdivision1,conditionsexistinMinnesotathatrequirerelieffromregulationsincorporatedinMinnesotaStatutes2019,section221.0314,subdivision9,pertainingtohoursofserviceforcarriersanddriversofcommercialmotorvehiclesprovidingdirectassistancetotheemergencyreliefeffortsdescribedinthisExecutiveOrder.
3. Vehiclesanddriversprovidingdirectassistancetoemergencyreliefeffortsbytransportinglivestockfeedareexemptedfromparagraphs(b)and(c)undertheCodeofFederalRegulations,title49,part395.3,whichareincorporatedinMinnesotaStatutes2019,section221.0314,subdivision9,pertainingtohoursofservice.
4. NothinginthisExecutiveOrdermaybeconstruedtorelievemotorcarriersanddriversprovidingdirectassistancetoemergencyreliefeffortsbytransportinglivestockfeedfromtherequirementsunderparagraph(a)oftheCodeofFederalRegulations,title49,part395.3,whichstates,inpart,thatadrivermaydriveonly11hoursduringaperiodof14consecutivehoursaftercomingondutyfollowing10consecutivehoursoffduty.
5. ThisExecutiveOrderdoesnotrelievemotorcarriersanddriversprovidingdirectassistancetoemergencyreliefeffortsfromregulationspertainingtodriverqualifications;drivingofcommercialmotorvehicles;commercialdriver’slicenses;drugandalcoholtestingfordrivers;orequipment,parts,andaccessoriesnecessaryforthesafeoperationofvehicles.
6. NomotorcarrieroperatingunderthetermsofthisExecutiveOrdermayrequireorallowafatiguedorilldrivertooperateacommercialmotorvehicle.Adriverwhoinformsacarrierthatheorsheneedsimmediaterestmustberelievedofalldutyandresponsibilitiesandgivenatleast10consecutivehoursoffdutybeforethedriverisrequiredtoreturntoservice.
7. UpontheexpirationdateofthisExecutiveOrder,orwhenadriverorcarrierhasbeenrelievedofalldutyandresponsibilitytoprovidedirectassistancetotheemergencyreliefefforts,adriverisrequiredtocomplywithparagraphs(b)and(c)undertheCodeofFederalRegulations,title49,part395.3,bytaking34consecutivehoursoff-dutybeforethedriverisrequiredtoreturntoservice.
ThisExecutiveOrderiseffectiveimmediatelyunderMinnesotaStatutes2019,section4.035,subdivision2,andremainsineffectfor30days,oruntilthedirectassistancehasended,whicheveroccursfirst.ForpurposesofthisExecutiveOrder,directassistancedoesnotincludetransportationofmixedloadsthatincludefreightthatisnotbeingtransportedinsupportofemergencyreliefefforts.Additionally,directassistancetoanemergencyreliefeffortterminateswhenadriverorcommercialmotorvehicleisusedtotransportcargonotdestinedfortheemergencyreliefeffort,orwhenthecarrierdispatchesthatdriverorvehicletoanotherlocationtobeginoperationsinregularcommerce.
AdeterminationthatanyprovisionofthisExecutiveOrderisinvalidwillnotaffecttheenforceabilityofanyotherprovisionofthisExecutiveOrder.Rather,theinvalidprovisionwillbemodifiedtotheextentnecessarysothatitisenforceable.
SignedonMay29,2020.
Tim WalzGovernor
FiledAccordingtoLaw:
Steve SimonSecretaryofState
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Executive OrdersOffice of the GovernorEmergency Executive Order 20-67: Implementing and Coordinating Cooperative Firefighting, Health, and Peace Officer Assistance
I, Tim Walz, Governor of the State of Minnesota, bytheauthorityvestedinmebytheConstitutionandapplicablestatutes,issuethefollowingExecutiveOrder:
OnMay25,2020,GeorgeFloyddiedwhileincustodyoftheMinneapolisPoliceDepartment.SinceMr.Floyd’sdeath,thousandsofMinnesotanshaveexpressedtheirfrustrationinapeacefulandconstructivemanner.Unfortunately,someindividualshaveengagedinunlawfulanddangerousactivity,includingactsofarson,rioting,looting,anddamagingpublicandprivateproperty.TheseactivitiespresentaclearandpresentdangertolifeandpropertyinMinnesota.
TheCitiesofMinneapolisandSaintPaulhaveactivatedtheiremergencyoperationsplans,andthemayorsofbothcitieshaverequestedassistancetohelpprovidesecurityandrestoresafety.InresponsetothatrequestandtothewidespreadcivilunrestandunlawfulactivityinMinneapolis,SaintPaul,andsurroundingcommunities,IdeclaredapeacetimeemergencyandactivatedtheMinnesotaNationalGuardonMay28,2020.IalsoimposednighttimecurfewsinMinneapolisandSaintPaulonMay29and30,2020.
ThepeopleofMinneapolis,SaintPaul,andsurroundingcommunitiesfaceanimminentemergency,includingthreatstolivesandproperty.Topreservelivesandproperty,weneedassistancefromneighboringjurisdictions.WearefortunatetohavealreadyreceivedoffersofassistancefromothercitiesinMinnesota.
InMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.02,theMinnesotaLegislatureconferredupontheGovernoremergencypowersto“generallyprotectthepublicpeace,health,andsafety”and“preservethelivesandpropertyofthepeopleofthestate.”PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.21,subdivision1,theGovernorhasgeneralauthoritytocontroltheState’semergencymanagementandtocarryouttheprovisionsofMinnesota’sEmergencyManagementAct.
PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.33,subdivision1,“whenthepublicinterestrequiresitbecauseofanimminentemergency,”theGovernormay“authorizeanddirectthepolice,firefighting,health,orotherforceofapoliticalsubdivision”toassistanotherpoliticalsubdivisionand“totakeandusethepersonnel,equipment,andsuppliesofthesendingpoliticalsubdivisionasthegovernormaydirect.”
Inaddition,MinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.21,subdivisions2and3(5),authorizetheGovernortocooperatewithotherstates“inallmattersofemergencymanagementofthisstate”andtoenterinto“cooperativeagreementswithotherstates.”MinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.21,subdivision3,authorizestheGovernorto“make,amend,andrescindthenecessaryordersandrulestocarryouttheprovisions”ofMinnesotaStatutes2019,Chapter12.
Forthesereasons,Iorderasfollows:
1. UpontheapprovaloftheCommissionerofPublicSafety,police,firefighting,health,orotherforcesofpoliticalsubdivisionsthathaveofferedassistanceareauthorizedanddirectedtoassisttheCityofMinneapolis,theCityofSaintPaul,andsurroundingcommunities.TheCommissionerofPublicSafetywillcoordinateassistancefrompoliticalsubdivisionstoensureeffectivedeployment.
2. AsprovidedinMinnesotaStatutes2019,section626.77,IdirecttheCommissionerofPublicSafetytorequestandacceptassistancefrompeaceofficersfromadjoiningstatesasneededandtodirectthoseofficerspersonallyortodelegatethatdirectiontootherpeaceofficers.
PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section4.035,subdivision2,thisExecutiveOrderiseffectiveimmediately.ItremainsineffectuntilthepeacetimeemergencydeclaredinExecutiveOrder20-64isterminatedoruntilitisrescindedbyproperauthority.
AdeterminationthatanyprovisionofthisExecutiveOrderisinvalidwillnotaffecttheenforceabilityofanyother
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Executive OrdersprovisionofthisExecutiveOrder.Rather,theinvalidprovisionwillbemodifiedtotheextentnecessarysothatitisenforceable.
SignedonMay30,2020.
Tim WalzGovernor
FiledAccordingtoLaw:
Steve SimonSecretaryofState
Office of the GovernorEmergency Executive Order 20-68: Extending the Temporary Nighttime Curfew in the Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul
I, Tim Walz, Governor of the State of Minnesota, bytheauthorityvestedinmebytheConstitutionandapplicablestatutes,issuethefollowingExecutiveOrder:
OnMay25,2020,GeorgeFloyddiedwhileincustodyoftheMinneapolisPoliceDepartment.SinceMr.Floyd’sdeath,thousandsofMinnesotanshaveexpressedtheirfrustrationinapeacefulandconstructivemanner.Peacefuldemonstrationsareessentialtoourdemocraticsystem.Unfortunately,someindividualshaveengagedinunlawfulanddangerousactivity,includingactsofarson,rioting,looting,anddamagingpublicandprivateproperty.Thissenselessviolencetearsatthefabricofoursociety,doesnotreflectourvalues,andpresentsaclearandpresentdangertolifeandpropertyinMinnesota.
TheCitiesofMinneapolisandSaintPaulhaveactivatedtheiremergencyoperationsplans,andthemayorsofbothcitieshaverequestedassistancetohelpprovidesecurityandrestoresafety.InresponsetothoserequestsandtothewidespreadcivilunrestandunlawfulactivityinMinneapolis,SaintPaul,andsurroundingcommunities,IdeclaredapeacetimeemergencyandactivatedtheMinnesotaNationalGuardonMay28,2020.IalsoimposednighttimecurfewsinMinneapolisandSaintPaulonMay29and30,2020.Conditionshaveimproved,butthreatstopublicsafetyremain.Becausemuchofthedestructionandviolencehastakenplaceunderthecoverofdarkness,wemustcontinueatemporarynighttimecurfew,incoordinationwiththeCitiesofMinneapolisandSaintPaul,toensurepublicsafety.
InMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.02,theMinnesotaLegislatureconferredupontheGovernoremergencypowersto“generallyprotectthepublicpeace,health,andsafety”and“preservethelivesandpropertyofthepeopleofthestate.”PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.21,subdivision1,theGovernorhasgeneralauthoritytocontrolthestate’semergencymanagementandtocarryouttheprovisionsofMinnesota’sEmergencyManagementAct.
MinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.21,subdivision3(7),authorizestheGovernortocooperatewithfederalandstateagenciesin“matterspertainingtotheemergencymanagementofthestateandnation.”Thisincludes“thedirectionorcontrolof...theconductofpersonsinthestate,includingentranceorexitfromanystrickenorthreatenedpublicplace,occupancyoffacilities,andthemovementandcessationofmovementofpedestrians,vehiculartraffic,andallformsofprivateandpublictransportationduring,prior,andsubsequentto...actualemergencies.”Thisauthorityalsoextendstothedirectionandcontrolof“publicmeetingsorgatherings.”
PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.21,subdivision3(1),theGovernormay“make,amend,andrescindthenecessaryordersandrulestocarryouttheprovisions”ofMinnesotaStatutes2019,Chapter12.WhenapprovedbytheExecutiveCouncilandfiledintheOfficeoftheSecretaryofState,suchordersandruleshavetheforceandeffectoflawduringthepeacetimeemergency.Anyinconsistentrulesorordinancesofanyagencyorpoliticalsubdivisionofthestatearesuspendedduringthependencyoftheemergency.
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Executive OrdersForthesereasons,Iorderasfollows:
1. Nighttime Curfew. AcurfewisimposedinallpublicplaceswithintheCityofMinneapolisandtheCityofSaintPaulfrom8:00pmonSunday,May31,2020until6:00amonMonday,June1,2020.
2. Travel Prohibited.Duringthecurfew,allpersonsmustnottravelonanypublicstreetorinanypublicplace.
3. Exemptions.Alllawenforcement,fire,medicalpersonnel,andmembersofthenewsmedia,aswellasotherpersonnelauthorizedbytheCityofMinneapolis,CityofSaintPaul,MinnesotaDepartmentofPublicSafety,MinnesotaStatePatrol,orMinnesotaNationalGuard,areexemptfromthecurfew.Individualstravelingdirectlytoandfromwork,seekingemergencycare,fleeingdangerouscircumstances,orexperiencinghomelessnessarealsoexempt.
4. Definitions.
a. ForthepurposesofthisExecutiveOrder,“travel”includes,withoutlimitation,travelonfoot,bicycle,skateboard,scooter,motorcycle,automobile,publictransit,oranyothermodeoftransportingapersonfromonelocationtoanother.
b. ForthepurposesofthisExecutiveOrder,a“publicplace”isanyplace,whetheronprivatelyorpubliclyownedproperty,accessibletothegeneralpublic,includingbutnotlimitedtopublicstreetsandroads,alleys,highways,driveways,sidewalks,parks,vacantlots,andunsupervisedproperty.
5. Enforcement.IurgeallMinnesotanstovoluntarilycomplywiththisExecutiveOrder.PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section12.45,anindividualwhowillfullyviolatesthisExecutiveOrderisguiltyofamisdemeanoranduponconvictionmustbepunishedbyafinenottoexceed$1,000orbyimprisonmentfornotmorethan90days.
PursuanttoMinnesotaStatutes2019,section4.035,subdivision2,andsection12.32,thisExecutiveOrderiseffectiveimmediatelyuponapprovalbytheExecutiveCouncil.ItexpiresonJune1,2020at6:00amoruntilitisrescindedbyproperauthority.
AdeterminationthatanyprovisionofthisExecutiveOrderisinvalidwillnotaffecttheenforceabilityofanyotherprovisionofthisExecutiveOrder.Rather,theinvalidprovisionwillbemodifiedtotheextentnecessarysothatitisenforceable.
SignedonMay31,2020.
Tim WalzGovernor
FiledAccordingtoLaw:
Steve SimonSecretaryofState
ApprovedbytheExecutiveCouncilonMay31,2020:
Alice Roberts-DavisSecretary,ExecutiveCouncil
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Official NoticesPursuant to Minnesota Statutes§§14.101,anagencymustfirstsolicitcommentsfromthepubliconthesubject
matterofapossiblerulemakingproposalunderactiveconsiderationwithintheagencybypublishinganoticeintheState Register atleast60daysbeforepublicationofanoticetoadoptoranoticeofhearing,andwithin60daysoftheeffectivedateofanynewstatutorygrantofrequiredrulemaking.
The State Registeralsopublishesotherofficialnoticesofstateagenciesandnon-stateagencies,includingnoticesofmeetingsandmattersofpublicinterest.
Department of HealthPublic Hearing Regarding the Minnesota Department of Health Application to the Federal Department of Health and Human Services for Federal Fiscal Year 2020 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Funding
TheMinnesotaDepartmentofHealthwillsponsorapublichearingtoobtaincommentsontheproposedusesofthe
PreventiveHealthandHealthServicesBlockGrantfundsduringfederalfiscalyear2020.Furtherinformationontheuseofthosefundsisavailableuponrequest.
ThepublichearingwillbeconductedaspartofameetingoftheStatePreventiveHealthAdvisoryCommitteetobeheldviaphoneandvirtuallyWednesday,June10,2020,bytheMinnesotaDepartmentofHealthduetoCOVID-19.Themeetingandpublichearingwillbeginat2:00p.m.andendat3:30p.m.Anypersonorgroupmaysubmiteitherwrittenororalcommentsatthemeeting.
WrittencommentsmustbesubmittedbynoonTuesday,June9,totheemailaddressbelow.
ForfurtherinformationaboutparticipatinginthepublichearingorthePHHSBlockGrant,pleasecontact:
BeckyBuhlerCenterforPublicHealthPracticeMinnesotaDepartmentofHealth
P.O.Box64975St.Paul,Minnesota55164-0975
(651)[email protected]
Department of Labor and Industry Workers’ Compensation Division
Notice of Adoption of Version 3.1 of the Claims Release Standard published by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions and revisions to the corresponding Minnesota Implementation Guide, for Purposes of Serving and Electronically Filing Workers’ Compensation Reports and Documents with the Commissioner
Notice is hereby given thatthecommissioneroftheMinnesotaDepartmentofLaborandIndustry(DLI)hasadoptedVersion3.1oftheClaimsReleaseStandard(R3.1)publishedbytheInternationalAssociationofIndustrialAccidentBoardsandCommissions(IAIABC)andthecorrespondingMinnesotaRelease3.1electronicfilingandimplementationguide(Minnesotaimplementationguide).R3.1andtheMinnesotaimplementationguidewillbeusedbyself-insuredemployers,insurersandthird-partyadministrators(calledtradingpartners)thatarerequiredbylawtoelectronicallyreportworkers’compensationclaiminformationtothecommissioneronorafterAugust31,2020.Theywillalsobeusedbythetradingpartners’vendorsthatfacilitatesubmissionoftheelectronictransactionstoDLIonorafterAugust31,2020.
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Official NoticesStatutory authority and background:Thecommissioner’sauthoritytoadopttheIAIABCClaimsRelease
StandardandthecorrespondingMinnesotaimplementationguideisinMinnesotaStatutes,section176.231,subd.5(2019,1stsp.session).Underthislaw,theadoptedversionsoftheClaimsReleaseStandardandMinnesotaimplementationguidearenotrulesunderMinnesotaStatutes,chapter14,buttheyhavetheforceandeffectoflawasoftheeffectivedate,whichwillbeMonday,August31,2020.
Minnesota adoption of Claims Release 3.1:MinnesotaStatutes,section176.231requiresself-insuredemployersandinsurerstofilefirstreportsofworkers’compensationinjuries(FROI)andsubsequentreportsofinjury(SROI)withthecommissioner.ThecommissionerisadoptingR3.1becauseitconformstothemostrecentclaimsreportingstandard,whichincludesdataelementsimportanttoMinnesotaclaimsreporting.Thismandatedoesnotaffectthemethodinsuredemployersusetoreportinjuriestotheirinsurancecompaniesortothecommissioner.
The Minnesota implementation guide: TheMinnesotaimplementationguidedescribesthetransferofdatabetweentradingpartnersandDLI.DLImandatessubmissionofdatausinganACORDXMLformat,asdescribedintheguide.TheMinnesotaimplementationguideistheMinnesota-specificdocumentationthattechnicallyimplementstheR3.1format;itexplainshowR3.1isusedintheMinnesotaworkers’compensationsystemforitsFROIandSROIelectronicreportingstructure.TheFROItransactionisusedtotransmitnewandupdatedclaiminformation;theSROItransactionisusedtotransmitpaymentanddenialinformationrelatedtopreviouslysubmittedclaims.R3.1definesthetypesofelectronictransactionsthatcanbereported.Eachofthetransactionsisassociatedwithoneormorerecordtypeswithvariousfields.Thefieldswithinthetransactionsareknownbyspecificdataelementnumbersthatidentifythetypeofdatacontained.
CertainfieldsintheEDIrecordarevalidatedtoenforcedatabaseintegrityandtoinformDLI’stradingpartnerswhetherthetransmissionortransactionisacceptedorrejected.Asthetransmissionandtransactionarevalidatedforconsistencyandaccuracy,acknowledgmenttransactionsaresentbacktoeachtradingpartner.Inthecaseofarejectedtransmission(e.g.,amissingheaderrecorddataelement),theacknowledgmentrecordiscreatedandnofurtherprocessingofthattransmissionfilewilltakeplace(i.e.,nothingiswrittentoDLI’sdatabase).Inthecaseofarejectedtransaction,(e.g.,amissingvalueforamandatoryfield),theacknowledgmentrecordwillbecreatedbutnofurtherprocessingofthattransactionwilltakeplace(i.e.,nothingiswrittentothedatabaseforthatclaim).Ifrejected,anewtransmissionortransactionmustbesubmitted.
TheadoptedR3.1standardandMinnesotaimplementationguidewillbeusedinconjunctionwithallapplicableMinnesotaworkers’compensationstatutesandrulesthatarenotreplacedbytheadoptedstandardandimplementationguide.
Revisions to the Minnesota implementation guide as proposed. OnFebruary18,2020,DLIpublishedaNoticeofIntenttoAdoptR3.1andthecorrespondingMinnesotaimplementationguideintheMinnesotaState Register and onDLI’swebpageat:Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) And EFROI Web Portal.DLIalsosenttheNoticeofIntenttomorethan3600personsrepresentingtradingpartnersandotherentities.Thecommentperiodendedat4:30p.m.,onMonday,May18,2020.CommentsreceivedmaybereviewedbycontactingDLIattheemailorphonenumberbelow.Mostofthecommentsinvolvedtechnicalissuesorrequestsforclarification.
Afterconsideringthecomments,theMinnesotaimplementationguideasproposedisherebyadoptedwiththefollowingtechnical,grammaticalandformattingchangesorcorrectionsforclarification,accuracyandeaseofuse.Thechangescorrecttypographicalerrors,provideconsistencyamongtheguideandtabsintheappendicesandclarifyexistingrequirements.
Minnesota Implementation Guide
• AddedACORDtothetitlepageandpage4
o ClarifytheXMLformat
• ChangedwordingfromEDItoeFROI/eSROI
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Official Noticeso MatchTableofContentsinsection2.4
• AddedadditionalcontexttoattachmentandformsreturnedsectionsandupdatedtoreferenceAppendixE
o Additionalexplanationofattachments,typographicalerrorinAppendixreference
• AddedadditionaleditforDN0056forbothFROIandSROItransactions
o ConsistencywithElementRequirementTable
• AddedsectiontoMTCAdditionalConsiderationstabletofurtherdefineUItransactions
o AdditionalexplanationofUIsubmissionrequirements
• UpdatedthetableentitledMTCs that are returned by DLI and required to be served or sent to the employee
o ClarifywhichMTCswillrequireformsbeservedorsenttotheemployee
• Updatedpagenumbers,TableofContentsnumbering,andpublicationdate
Appendix A. R3.1 MN Element Requirement Table
• FROIConditionalRequirementsTab
o AddedAQtoMTClistforDN0006
ConsistencywithMinnesotaImplementationGuide
o AddedadditionalrequirementforDN0042,DN0154,andDN0206forAQ.
ConsistencywithMinnesotaImplementationGuide
o RemovedMTC02fromfollowing:DN0119,DN0120,DN0121,DN0122,DN0123
ConsistencywithFROIElementRequirementsTab
o AddedMTC02tofollowing:DN0185,DN0314
ConsistencywithFROIElementRequirementsTab
• FROIElementRequirementsTab
o UpdatedDN0016toKUpdatefor02Changesonly
ConsistencywithSROIElementRequirementsTab
• SROIConditionalRequirementsTab
o Added400tovalueslistforDN0216
ConsistencywithEditMatrix–ValidValuesTab
o ClarifiedrequirementsforDN0256
Clarification/additionalexplanationofedit
o UpdatedlanguageforDN0433toreferenceBenefitCreditCodeC
Typographicalerror
• FROI02ExceptionsTab
o UpdatedlanguagefortheexceptionstomatchSROI02Exceptions
ConsistencywithSROI02ExceptionsTab
• EventBenefitConditionalRequirementsTab
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Official Noticeso AddedfollowingconditionstoDN0192:RequiredforEventBenefitSegmentsifNumberofBenefits
(DN0288)is>0andMTC(DN0002)isAP,IP,PY,RB,SXor02 NotrequiredforBenefitTypeCode(DN0085)250(EmployerPaidTemporaryTotal
ConsistencywithIAIABCEventBenefitSegmentRequirements
o AddedrowforDN0211
ConsistencywithEventBenefitSegmentRequirementsTabandMinnesotaImplementationGuide
o AddedfollowingconditionstoDN0087,DN0090,DN0091,DN0174,DN0175,andDN0211:MustbevalidnumericunlessBenefitTypeCode(DN0085)is5XX
ConsistencywithEventBenefitSegmentRequirementsTab
• SROIElementRequirementsTab
o UpdatedDN0130,DN0131,DN0132,andDN0133toYforall02Changes
Correctionofincorrectcode
Appendix B. R3.1 MN Edit Matrix
• DN-ErrorMessageTab
o AddedErrorMessageregardingMatchDataforDN0270
ConsistencywitheditsinMinnesotaImplementationGuide
o RemovedErrorMessagefornumericvaluesforDN0206
ConsistencywitheditsinMinnesotaImplementationGuide
• PopulationRestrictionsTab
o AddedrestrictionstothefollowingDNstomatchMNImplementationGuideedits: DN0006,DN0027,DN0031,DN0032,DN0036,DN0037,DN0041,DN0050,DN0051,DN0052,DN0061,DN0062,DN0064,DN0070,DN0074,DN0076,DN0134,DN0137,DN0149,DN0159,DN0172,DN0176,DN0187,DN0192,DN0193,DN0196,DN0199,DN0203,DN0205,DN0206,DN0211,DN0223,DN0237,DN0249,DN0256,DN0270,DN0273,DN0274,DN0275,DN0276,DN0277,DN0278,DN0279,DN0282,DN0283,DN0284,DN0286,DN0287,DN0289,DN0292,DN0294,DN0314,DN0329,DN0403,DN0404,DN0405,DN0406,DN0407,DN0408,DN0424,DN0428,DN0436
ConsistencywithMinnesotaImplementationGuide
• SequencingTab
o AddedclarificationforAQandFROIURsequencingrequirements
Clarificationofexistingedit
o Addedrequirementof2bor2ceventforERandRBtransactions
ConsistencywithMNSequencingTab
o AddedclarifyinglanguageforCAtransactionsfollowingSXtransactions
Clarificationofexistingedit
o AddedUIasapplicableMTCtoprecedeFROI02transactions
ConsistencywithMNSequencingTab
o AddedAPasapplicableMTCtoprecedeCAandSAtransactions
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Official Notices ConsistencywithMNSequencingTab
o UpdatedMTCsabletobesubmitteddirectlyafterAQtransactions
ConsistencywithMNSequencingTab
• MNSequenceTab
o AddedUIasapplicableMTCtoprecedeFROI02transactions
Additionaledit
o AddedAPasapplicableMTCtoprecedeCAandSAtransactions
Additionaledit
o UpdatedMTCsabletobesubmitteddirectlyafterAQtransactions
Additionaledit
Appendix C. R3.1 Event Table
• FROITab
o RemovedpaperformnamefromFROI02
Changeinformrequirement
• SROITab
o AddedformnameforCBtransactions
Changeinformrequirement
How to obtain Claims Release 3.1 and the Minnesota implementation guide: TheadoptedMinnesotaimplementationguideisavailableelectronicallyforviewinganddownloadingonDLI’swebsiteatElectronic Data Interchange (EDI) And EFROI Web Portal. TheadoptedClaimsReleaseR3.1iscopyrightedbyandcanbepurchasedfromtheIAIABCatwww.iaiabc.org.AnypersonmayarrangetoreviewapapercopyofR3.1andtheMinnesotaimplementationguideatDLIbycontactingDLIatcampus.ediguide.DLI@state.mn.usor651-284-5011.
Dated:May22,2020 NancyJ.Leppink,Commissioner DepartmentofLaborandIndustry
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)Watershed Division
Notice of Availability of the Draft Mississippi River - Brainerd Area Watershed Restoration Strategies (WRAPS) and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) Reports, and Request for Comment
TheMPCAproducedthesereportstosetpollutionreductiongoalsandstrategiesforthewatershed,andisrequestingwrittencommentsduringthepubliccommentperiod:
• Publiccommentperiodbegins:June1,2020• Publiccommentperiodends:4:30onJuly1,2020
Agency contact person:Writtencommentsandrequestsformoreinformationshouldbedirectedto:
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Official NoticesBonnieFinnerty
WatershedDivision7678CollegeRd,Ste105Baxter,MN56425-9525
Phone:218-316-3897;800-657-3864Email:[email protected]
Thedraftreportsareavailableforreviewat:Mississippi River - Brainerd Area
TheofficialpublicnoticeforthereportsandinformationonpublicnoticeproceduresisavailableforreviewattheMPCApublicnoticeswebpage:https://www.pca.state.mn.us/public-notices–finditlocatedunderpublicnoticesissuedonJune1,2020.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)Watershed Division
Notice of Availability of the Draft Mississippi River - La Crescent Area Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) reports and Request for Comment
TheMinnesotaPollutionControlAgency(MPCA)producedthesereportstosetpollutionreductiongoalsandstrategiesforthewatershed,andisrequestingwrittencommentsduringthepubliccommentperiod:
• Publiccommentperiodbegins:June1,2020• Publiccommentperiodends:4:30onJuly1,2020
Agency contact person:Writtencommentsandrequestsformoreinformationshouldbedirectedto:
EmilyZanonWatershedDivision18WoodlakeDrSE
Rochester,MN55904-6250Phone:507-206-2613;800-657-3864Email:[email protected]
Thedraftreportsareavailableforreviewat:Mississippi River - La Crescent
TheofficialpublicnoticeforthereportsandinformationonpublicnoticeproceduresisavailableforreviewattheMPCApublicnoticeswebpage:https://www.pca.state.mn.us/public-notices–finditlocatedunderpublicnoticesissuedonJune1,2020.
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State Grants & LoansInadditiontorequestsbystateagenciesfortechnical/professionalservices(publishedintheStateContracts
Section),theState Registeralsopublishesnoticesaboutgrantsandloansavailablethroughanyagencyorbranchofstategovernment.AlthoughsomegrantandloanprogramsspecificallyrequireprintinginastatewidepublicationsuchastheStateRegister,thereisnorequirementforpublicationintheState Registeritself.Agenciesareencouragedtopublishgrantandloannotices,andtoprovidefinancialestimatesaswellassufficienttimeforinterestedpartiestorespond.
SEEALSO:OfficeofGrantsManagement(OGM)at:http://www.grants.state.mn.us/public/
Department of Human ServicesBehavioral Health Division
Addendum to Request for Proposals for a Qualified Grantee(s) to Improve Accessibility and Quality of Community-Based, Outpatient Mental Health Services and Reduce the Number of Clients Admitted to, and Expedite Discharges from Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center and Community Behavioral Health Hospitals
TheMinnesotaDepartmentofHumanServicesthroughitsBehavioralHealthDivisionhaspublishedanAddendum
toitsRequestforProposalforaQualifiedGrantee(s)toimproveaccessibilityandqualityofcommunity-based,outpatientmentalhealthservicesandreducethenumberofclientsadmittedto,andexpeditedischargesfromAnokaMetroRegionalTreatmentCenterandCommunityBehavioralHealthHospitalsthatwaspublishedintheApril13,2020StateRegister.IntheAddendum,theRFPhasbeenreissuedwithanextendedduedate.ProposalssubmittedinresponsetothisRequestforProposalsmustbereceivedelectronicallyattheemailaddressbelownolaterthan2:00 p.m., Central Time, June 5, 2020. Late proposals will not be considered.Proposalsreceivedinresponsetotheoriginalpostingwillstillbereviewed.
TorequestafulltextoftheRFPAddendumpleasecontact:
CortneyJonesDepartmentofHumanServicesBehavioralHealthDivisionPhone:(651)431-4206
Thisistheonlypersondesignatedtoanswerquestionsbypotentialrespondersregardingthisrequest.
Toobtainthisinformationinadifferentformat,pleasecall651-431-3612.
ThetextoftheRFPAddendumcanalsobeviewedbyvisitingtheMinnesotaDepartmentofHumanServicesRFPwebsite:https://mn.gov/dhs/partners-and-providers/grants-rfps/open-rfps/
ThisrequestdoesnotobligatetheStatetocompletetheworkcontemplatedinthisnotice.TheStatereservesthe
righttocancelthissolicitation.Allexpensesincurredinrespondingtothisnoticearesolelytheresponsibilityoftheresponder.
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State Contracts Informal Solicitations:Informalsolicitationsforprofessional/technical(consultant)contractsvaluedat
over$5,000through$50,000,mayeitherbepublishedintheState RegisterorpostedontheDepartmentofAdministration,MaterialsManagementDivision’s(MMD)Website.InterestedvendorsareencouragedtomonitortheP/TContractSectionoftheMMDWebsiteatwww.mmd.admin.state.mn.usforinformalsolicitationannouncements.
Formal Solicitations:DepartmentofAdministrationproceduresrequirethatformalsolicitations(announcementsforcontractswithanestimatedvalueover$50,000)forprofessional/technicalcontractsmustbepublishedintheState Register.Certainquasi-stateagencyandMinnesotaStateCollegeandUniversityinstitutionsareexemptfromtheserequirements.
Requirements:Therearenostatutesorrulesrequiringcontractstobeadvertisedforanyspecificlengthoftime,buttheMaterialsManagementDivisionstronglyrecommendsmeetingthefollowingrequirements:$0-$5000doesnotneedtobeadvertised.ContacttheMaterialsManagementDivision:(651)296-2600$5,000-$25,000shouldbeadvertisedintheState Registerforaperiodofatleastsevencalendardays;$25,000-$50,000should be advertised in the State Registerforaperiodofatleast14calendardays;andanythingabove$50,000should be advertised in the State Registerforaminimumofatleast21calendardays.
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (Minnesota State)Non-Construction Related Bid and Contracting Opportunities
MinnesotaStateisnowplacingadditionalpublicnoticesforP/Tcontractopportunities,goods/commodities,andnon-constructionrelatedservicesonitsVendorandSupplierOpportunitieswebsite (http://minnstate.edu/vendors/index.html).Newpublicnoticesmaybeaddedtothewebsiteonadailybasisandbeavailableforthetimeperiodasindicatedwithinthepublicnotice.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthisnotice,orarehavingproblemsviewingtheinformationontheVendorandSupplierOpportunitieswebsite,pleasecalltheMinnesotaStateProcurementUnitat651-201-1444,Monday-Friday, 9:00am–4:00pm.
Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS)Request for Proposals: Archaeological Survey of Freeborn County, Minnesota
TheMinnesotaHistoricalSocietyandtheOversightBoardoftheStatewideHistoricalandArchaeologicalSurveyseekaqualifiedconsultanttoconductanarchaeologicalsurveyofFreebornCounty.
Thepurposeoftheprojectistosummarizewhatisknownabouttheearlyhumanoccupationofthecounty,updatetheStateArchaeologist’ssitefileregardingthestatusofknownprecontactandContactperiodarchaeologicalsites,andidentifyunrecordedprecontactandContactperiodsites.Thecostofthesurveyshouldnotexceed$100,000.
TheRequestforProposalisavailablebycontactingMaryGreenToussaint,ContractManager,MinnesotaHistoricalSociety,bye-mailonly:[email protected]
DuetoCOVID-19andtheGovernor’s“StayatHome”executiveorder,theMinnesotaHistoryCenteristemporarilyclosed.AllbidsmustbereceivedbyMaryGreenToussaint,ContractManager,byemailonlyat [email protected] by 2:00 p.m. Local Time Thursday, June 25, 2020. Late proposals will not be considered.
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State ContractsMinnesota Historical Society (MNHS)Request for Proposals: Archaeological Survey of Two Counties in the Red River Valley of Minnesota
TheMinnesotaHistoricalandtheOversightBoardoftheStatewideHistoricalandArchaeologicalSurvey,seekaqualifiedconsultanttoconductanarchaeologicalsurveyoftwocountiesintheRedRiverValley;KittsonCountyandWilkinCounty,locatedatoppositeendsoftheRedRiverValley.TheRedRiverValleyinnorthwesternMinnesotaisadistincttopographicandhydrologicregionformedbytheactionsofLakeAgassiz,aproglaciallakepresentinMinnesotafrom14,000to10,000yearsago.ThebasinandsuccessivebeachesofthesouthernportionofLakeAgassizdefineMinnesotaArchaeologicalRegion6.Thecostofthesurveyshouldnotexceed$150,000.
TheRequestforProposalisavailablebycontactingMaryGreenToussaint,ContractManager,MinnesotaHistoricalSociety,bye-mailonly:[email protected]
DuetoCOVID-19andtheGovernor’s“StayatHome”executiveorder,theMinnesotaHistoryCenteristemporarilyclosed.AllbidsmustbereceivedbyMaryGreenToussaint,ContractManager,byemailonlyat [email protected] by 2:00 p.m. Local Time Thursday, June 25, 2020. Late proposals will not be considered.
Minnesota State LotteryRequest for Proposals for Sponsorship Agreements
Description of OpportunityTheMinnesotaStateLotterydevelopssponsorshipagreementsthroughouttheyearwithorganizations,events,and
sportsteamstocreateexcitementforlotteryplayers,tointerestnewplayersandincreasethevisibilityoflotterygames.TheLotteryencouragesandcontinuallyseeksnewsponsorshipagreementstohelpachievecurrentLotterymarketinggoals.
Proposal ContentAsponsorshipproposalpresentedtotheLotteryshouldmeetthefollowingthreecriteria:
1. Maximize Lottery Visibility–theevent,sportsortie-inproposalshoulddrawalargenumberofdesiredparticipants(typically50,000ormore)whosedemographicsmatchtheLotteryplayerprofile.TheLotteryisinterestedineffectivelydeliveringits
messageoffunandentertainmenttoMinnesotaadultswhosedemographicsskewprimarilytowardsthoseaged25-64,withahouseholdincomeof$35,000-$75,000,andhavinganeducationalbackgroundofsomecollegeorhigher.TheLotterydoesnotmarkettothoseundertheageof18,andfamilyeventswithhighlevelsofchildrenpresentaregenerallynotaccepted.Attendance,on-sitesignagevisibilityandpaidmediaexposurewillbecriticalcomponentsthatwillbeevaluated.
2. Enhance Lottery Image- –theevent,sportsortie-inproposalshouldinherentlyprojecttheattitudethattheLotteryisafunandsociallyacceptablepartofthecommunity.TheLottery’spresenceshouldfitwellwithinthelineupofothersponsors.TheLotteryisinterestedincreatingopportunitieswherebythesponsorshipcantranslateintosalesrevenue,eitherviaon-sitesalesfromaLotterybooth,fromsales-generatingpromotionswithLotteryretailersorfromjointprogramswiththesponsor’smediapartners.
3. Provide Promotional Extensions–theevent,sportsortie-inproposalshouldofferexciting,value-addedwaystointeractwithourplayersandhaveopportunitiestomotivateattendees,listenersandviewerstoparticipateinandpurchaseLotterygames.TheproposalmustincludeproperstaffingavailabilityorotherconsiderationstohelptheLotteryimplementanyappropriatepromotionalextensionideas.
ProposalsshouldaddressallpertinentelementsofthesponsorshipandhowtheLotterycriteriaasstatedaboveand
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State ContractsontheEvaluationFormaretobemet.TovieworprintcopiesoftheRequestforProposalgoto http://www.mnlottery.com/vendorops.html
ThisSolicitationdoesnotobligatethestatetoawardacontractorpursueaproposedsponsorshipopportunity,andthestatereservestherighttocancelthesolicitationifitisconsideredtobeinitsbestinterest.
QuestionsQuestionsconcerningthisSolicitationshouldbedirectedto:
JasonLaFrenz,MarketingDirectorMinnesotaStateLottery2645LongLakeRoadRoseville,MN55113
Telephone:(651)635-8230Toll-free: 1-888-568-8379ext.230
Fax:(651)297-7496TTY: (651)635-8268
E-mail: [email protected]
OtherpersonnelarenotauthorizedtoanswerquestionsregardingthisSolicitation.
Response DeliveryAllresponsesmustbeinwritinganddeliveredtothecontactnotedabove.Proposalswillbeacceptedonanongoing
basis.
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)Engineering Services Division
Notices Regarding Professional/Technical (P/T) Contracting
P/T Contracting Opportunities:MnDOTisnowplacingadditionalpublicnoticesforP/TcontractopportunitiesontheMnDOT’sConsultantServiceswebsite.Newpublicnoticesmaybeaddedtothewebsiteonadailybasisandbeavailableforthetimeperiodasindicatedwithinthepublicnotice.
Taxpayers’ Transportation Accountability Act (TTAA) Notices:MnDOTispostingnoticesasrequiredbytheTTAAontheMnDOTConsultantServiceswebsite.
MnDOT’s Prequalification Program: MnDOTmaintainsaPre-QualificationPrograminordertostreamlinetheprocessofcontractingforhighwayrelatedP/Tservices.Programinformation,applicationrequirements,applicationformsandcontactinformationcanbefoundonMnDOT’sConsultantServiceswebsite.ApplicationsmaybesubmittedatanytimeforthisProgram.
MnDOT Consultant Services website: www.dot.state.mn.us/consult
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthisnotice,orarehavingproblemsviewingtheinformationontheConsultantServiceswebsite,pleasealltheConsultantServicesHelpLineat651-366-4611,Monday–Friday,9:00am–4:00pm.
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Non-State Public Bids, Contracts & GrantsTheStateRegisteralsoservesasacentralmarketplaceforcontractsletoutonbidbythepublicsector.The
State Registermeetsstateandfederalguidelinesforstatewidecirculationofpublicnotices.Anytax-supportedinstitutionorgovernmentjurisdictionmayadvertisecontractsandrequestsforproposalsfromtheprivatesector.ItisrecommendedthatcontractsandRFPsincludethefollowing:1)nameofcontactperson;2)institutionname,address,andtelephonenumber;3)briefdescriptionofcommodity,projectortasks;4)costestimate;and5)finalsubmissiondateofcompletedcontractproposal.Allowatleastthreeweeksfrompublicationdate(fourweeksfromthedatearticleissubmittedforpublication).Surveysshowthatsubscribersareinterestedinhearingaboutcontractsforestimatesaslowas$1,000.Contacteditorforfurtherdetails.
Besidesthefollowinglisting,readersareadvisedtocheck: http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/solicitations.htm aswellastheOfficeofGrantsManagement(OGM)at:http://www.grants.state.mn.us/public/.
Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC)Notice of Call for Bids for 2020 Unstaffed Exit Lanes
Airport Location: Minneapolis-St. Paul International AirportProject Name: 2020 Unstaffed Exit LanesMAC Contract No: 106-2-945Bids Close At: 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2020
Notice to Contractors:SealedBidProposalsfortheprojectlistedabovewillbereceivedbytheMAC,apubliccorporation,attheofficethereoflocatedat6040-28thAvenueSouth,Minneapolis,Minnesota55450,untilthedateandhourindicated.Theworkconsistsoflimitedbuildingdemolition,metalframedpartitionsystems,hollowmetaldoorsandframes,doorhardware,overheadcoilingdoor,temporaryconstructionpartitions,interiorfinishes,securitysystems,heating,ventilation,andelectricalworkforremodelinganareaadjacenttotheSkywayCheckpointattheTerminal1complex,tofacilitateinstallationofexitbreachcontroldevices.
Note:YoucansignuponourWebsite(www.metroairports.org)toreceiveemailnotificationsofnewbusinessopportunitiesorgodirectlytoMAC e-news subscription service andchoosethisandothertopicsaboutwhichyouareinterested.
Targeted Group Businesses (TGB):ThegoaloftheMACfortheutilizationofTargetedGroupBusinessesonthisprojectis8%.
Bid Security:Eachbidshallbeaccompaniedbya"BidSecurity"intheformofacertifiedcheckmadepayabletotheMACintheamountofnotlessthanfivepercent(5%)ofthetotalbid,orasuretybondinthesameamount,runningtotheMAC,withthesuretycompanythereondulyauthorizedtodobusinessintheStateofMinnesota.
Availability of Construction Documents:PlansandspecificationsareonfileforinspectionattheofficeofAlliiance;attheMinnesotaBuildersExchange;DodgeDataandAnalytics;andNAMC-UMPlanRoom.Biddersdesiringdrawingsandspecificationsmaysecureacompletedigitalsetathttp://www.franzrepro.com.Clickonthe“PlanRooms”tabandselectthe“FranzPublicPlanRoom”.Biddersmaydownloadthecompletesetofdigitalbiddingdocumentsfor$50.00byentering106-2-945-00inthe“searchprojects”boxthenclick“refresh/search”button.ContactFranzat763-503-3401orsupport@franzrepro.comforassistance.HardcopydrawingsandspecificationsareavailableforpurchaseatBiddersexpense.
MAC Internet Access of Additional Information:AcomprehensiveNoticeofCallforBidsforthisprojectwillbeavailableonMay26,2020,atMAC’swebaddressof http://www.metroairports.org/airport-authority/business-opportunities/solicitations(constructionbids).