Board of Electricity - Regulates licensing of electricians, inspects electrical installations. Oversees alarm and communication contractors, elevator contractors. Agency guide, contractor directory, information on electrical codes, how to register a complaint.
Board of Government Innovation and Cooperation - Facilitates improvement in the quality of local government services. Has three grant programs, a program of administrative rule waivers and procedural law exemptions, and a program to assist with voluntary local government consolidation.
Board on Judicial Standards - An independent state agency that receives and acts upon complaints about Minnesota judges for judicial misconduct or wrongdoing. The board handles judicial disability matters.
Bureau of Mediation Services - Responsible for the administration of the Minnesota Labor Relations Act (MLRA), conciliation/mediation, arbitration, bargaining unit determinations, and bargaining unit certification elections.
Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board - Responsible for preserving the architectural integrity of state capitol buildings and grounds, protecting open spaces in the capitol area, ensuring accessibility for pedestrians and motorists.
Department of Administration - The department provides an extensive array of business management and administrative services for the executive branch of state government.
Department of Agriculture - Mission is to work toward a diverse agricultural industry that is profitable and environmentally sound; to protect public health and safety regarding food and agricultural products; and to ensure orderly commerce in agricultural and food products.
Department of Economic Security - Job seeker services, employer services, job banks, employment services to persons with disabilities, training programs.
Department of Employee Relations - The employer for the executive branch of Minnesota state government. Responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, and retention of state employees. Background, information on employee benefits, labor relations, how to apply for a civil service job.
Department of Human Rights - Information about the department, its initiatives, an index of services, online version of the Human Rights Act, and legal affairs information.
Driver and Vehicle Services - Provides vehicle licensing, titling, and registration information as well as forms and contact information.
Information Policy Council - Responsibilities include initiation, review and recommendation of policy relating to information management and operations. Standards to enhance communication by and between state agencies.
Minnesota Board of Social Work - Enacts and enforces licensure and practice standards for social workers. General information, licensure handbook, student handbook, current fees, professional standards and disciplinary process.
Minnesota Department of Human Services - Provides health care, economic assistance, and social services for people who do not have the resources to meet their basic needs.
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry - Information on occupational health and safety, labor standards, workers' compensation, apprenticeship programs. Also deals with codes for boilers and high-pressure piping, and boats-for-hire.
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency - Provides affordable housing to low- and moderate-income Minnesotans. Affordable housing directory by county, information on Section 8 housing, housing tax credit, help on buying or fixing a home, special needs.
Minnesota Planning - Officially, the Office of Strategic and Long Range Planning. Mission is to provide policy-makers and the public with accurate information and analysis about emerging and critical issues.
Minnesota Secretary of State - Elections, open appointments, business services, direct access and public information, administrative rules, and Universal Commercial Code (UCC) administration.
Minnesota Senate - Information on conference committees, Senate floor amendments, state senators. Also offers live video coverage.
Minnesota State Retirement System - Provides retirement, survivor, and disability benefits for employees of the State of Minnesota. Site has information on the different plans administered by MSRS, online forms, and online access to account.
Minnesota State Treasurer - Elected officer responsible for safeguarding and overseeing state funds independent of all other agencies. The Treasurer represents citizens directly in the state government's system of financial checks and balances.
Office of Administrative Hearings - Provides a fair, prompt and impartial hearing process for citizens who disagree with actions taken by government.
Office of Crime Victims Ombudsman - A resource for crime victims or witnesses who believe they have been mistreated by the criminal justice system.
Office of Governor Tim Pawlenty - Official web site of the Office of the Governor. News, the Pawlenty administration, contact information.
Office of Technology - Connecting Minnesota through information and communication technologies.
Office of the Legislative Auditor - The auditor of Minnesota state government. Mission to promote accountability, strengthen legislative oversight, support good management in government.
Office of the Revisor of Statutes - Publishes Laws of Minnesota, Minnesota Statutes, and Minnesota Rules. Also assists legislators, all constitutional state offices, and state agencies in preparing laws and administrative rules.
Office of the State Auditor - Constitutional office helps insure financial accountability of local governmental entities. Semi-annual update in pdf, description of the office, forms, searchable database of city and county expenditures.
Public Utilities Commission - Regulates electric, natural gas and telephone service, ensuring that utilities provide safe, adequate, reliable service at fair, reasonable rates.
Resource Recovery Office - Part of the Department of Administration. Promotes waste reduction and recycling in Minnesota government. News items, information on purchasing, reusables, confidential papers, the State Recycling Center.
State Register - Weekly publication of the State of Minnesota which includes official notices, executive orders, contracts, state grants and loans, and a summary of rulemaking. In pdf.
Vital Records Information for Minnesota - Information about where to obtain copies of vital records (birth, death and marriage certificates) in Minnesota, including addresses for vital records offices in every county.
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