Minnesota § 257.0766 - RECOMMENDATIONS AND PUBLIC REPORTS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 257.0766 — RECOMMENDATIONS AND PUBLIC REPORTS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 257.0766. RECOMMENDATIONS AND PUBLIC REPORTS
Subdivision 1.Specific reports.
An ombudsperson may send conclusions and suggestions concerning any matter reviewed to the governor and shall provide copies of all reports to the advisory board and to the groups specified in section 257.0768, subdivision 1. Before making public a conclusion or recommendation that expressly or implicitly criticizes an agency, facility, program, or any person, the ombudsperson shall inform the governor and the affected agency, facility, program, or person concerning the conclusion or recommendation. When sending a conclusion or recommendation to the governor that is adverse to an agency, facility, program, or any person, the ombudsperson shall include any statement of reasonable length made by that agency, facility, program, or person in defense or mitigation of the ombudsperson's conclusion or recommendation.
Subd. 2.General reports.
In addition to whatever conclusions or recommendations the ombudsperson may make to the governor on an ad hoc basis, the ombudsperson shall at the end of each year report to the governor concerning the exercise of the ombudsperson's functions during the preceding year.
History:
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 257.0766 ("RECOMMENDATIONS AND PUBLIC REPORTS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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