1.1.................... moves to amend the first committee engrossment to H.F. No. 2614
1.2as follows:
1.3Page 74, delete section 1 and insert:

1.4    "Sec. 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.304, is amended by adding a subdivision to
1.5read:
1.6    Subd. 2b. Establishment; staff. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall
1.7establish a Legislative Budget Office to fulfill the duties in subdivision 2c.

1.8    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.304, is amended by adding a subdivision to
1.9read:
1.10    Subd. 2c. Fiscal notes; Department of Human Services. (a) The responsibilities of
1.11the Department of Human Services for the preparation of fiscal notes under this chapter are
1.12transferred to the Legislative Budget Office Division under section 3.304, subdivision 2b.
1.13(a) The responsibilities of the Department of Human Services for the preparation of
1.14fiscal notes under this chapter are transferred to the Legislative Budget Office Division
1.15under section 3.971.
1.16(b) The Legislative Budget Office Division shall prepare a fiscal note for any bill that
1.17increases or decreases expenditures at the Department of Human Services at the request of
1.18the chair of the budget or finance division to which a bill relating to the department has
1.19been referred, or at the request of either the chair of the house of representatives Ways and
1.20Means Committee, or the chair of the senate Finance Committee. At the request of the
1.21commissioner of human services, the Legislative Budget Office Division shall include a
1.22statement from the commissioner:
1.23(1) concurring with the information provided;
1.24(2) suggesting alternative dollar amounts for a specific program or function; or
1.25(3) indicating any other information which the commissioner deems relevant."
1.26Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.1Amend the title accordingly