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SF3643 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Minnesota Board of Aging addition to the definition of "agency" in the statue governing government-to-government relationships with Tribal governments

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

  • Expand the government-to-government consultation framework to include the Minnesota Board on Aging as an agency that must engage with Minnesota Tribal governments in policy development that affects Tribes.

Main Provisions

  • Adds the Minnesota Board on Aging to the list of agencies defined in the statute governing government-to-government relationships with Tribal governments.
  • Establishes a formal definition of consultation:
    • Consultation is the direct and interactive involvement of Minnesota Tribal governments in policy development on matters with Tribal implications.
    • Agencies must make a good faith effort to elicit feedback and engage in formal meetings or communications between top agency officials and the governing bodies of Minnesota Tribal governments.
    • The engagement can be initiated by either the agency or a Tribal government.
  • Defines “Matters that have Tribal implications” as rules, legislative proposals, policy statements, or other actions with substantial direct effects on one or more Minnesota Tribal governments or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the state and Minnesota Tribal governments.
  • Defines “Minnesota Tribal governments” as federally recognized Indian Tribes located in Minnesota, and lists the Tribes: Bois Forte Band, Fond Du Lac Band, Grand Portage Band, Leech Lake Band, Mille Lacs Band, White Earth Band, Red Lake Nation, Lower Sioux Indian Community, Prairie Island Indian Community, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, and Upper Sioux Community.
  • Defines “timely and meaningful” consultation as occurring at a favorable or useful time so that the results can be included in the agency’s decisionmaking process for matters with Tribal implications.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • The Minnesota Board on Aging is now explicitly included in the definition of “agency” for purposes of government-to-government consultation with Minnesota Tribal governments.
  • The bill formalizes and expands the consultation framework by:
    • codifying what constitutes consultation and who can initiate it.
    • clarifying what kinds of matters trigger Tribal implications.
    • enumerating the specific Tribes eligible for consultation under Minnesota law.
    • outlining the burden on agencies to demonstrate good faith in seeking Tribal input and to incorporate consultation results into decisionmaking.

Relevant Terms

  • agency
  • Minnesota Board on Aging
  • consultation
  • Minnesota Tribal governments
  • Tribes (federal recognition)
  • matters that have Tribal implications
  • timely and meaningful
  • good faith effort
  • policy development
  • decisionmaking
  • top agency officials
  • formal meetings

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 19, 2026SenateActionIntroduction and first reading
February 19, 2026SenateActionReferred toState and Local Government

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Inclusion of the Minnesota Board on Aging in the statutory definition of 'agency' under the section governing government-to-government relationships with Tribal governments."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill adds the Minnesota Board on Aging to the definition of 'agency' for the purposes of government-to-government consultation with Minnesota Tribal governments, by amending Minn. Stat. 2025 Supplement section 10.65, subdivision 2.",
      "modified": [
        "Expands the list of agencies defined within section 10.65 to include the Minnesota Board on Aging."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "10.65",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 2"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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