1.1.................... moves to amend the ....... amendment (H5237A32) to H.F. No. 5237, the
1.2second engrossment, as follows:
1.3Page 1, after line 6, insert:
1.4"EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
1.5Page 1, line 9, before "The" insert "(a)"
1.6Page 1, line 10, after the period, insert "The inspector general shall report directly to the
1.7commissioner."
1.8Page 1, after line 17, insert:
1.9"(b) The inspector general may not be terminated, reprimanded, discharged, suspended
1.10without pay, or demoted except for just cause. For the purposes of this subdivision, just
1.11cause includes consistent failure to perform statutory duties, substandard performance, and
1.12serious violation of written policies and procedures, provided the policies and procedures
1.13are applied in a uniform, nondiscriminatory manner. No state employee may interfere with
1.14or obstruct an investigation authorized by this section."
1.15Page 2, line 5, after "money" insert "or to acquire property or money"
1.16Page 5, after line 7, insert:
1.17    "Subd. 7. Retaliation prohibited. An employee who discloses information to the Office
1.18of the Inspector General about fraud, waste, or abuse in department programs is protected
1.19under section 181.932, governing disclosure of information by employees.
1.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."