Administrative Law

HF 395 / SF 215 (Anderson, B. / Koch and Dille) would establish a Board of Oversight of Human Services Appeals to review ?challenges by aggrieved parties to the commissioner's final orders from fair hearings and contested case hearings under chapter 245, 245A, 245B, 245C, 252, 253B, 256, 256B, 256C, 256D, 256J, 256L, 257, or 626 ?.?

SF 532 (Rest, Lourey and Robling) would authorize enrolling for, and receipt of, agency rulemaking notices by electronic mail.

SF 563 (Moua, Betzold, Higgins and Olson) would authorize alternate methods of receiving child testimony in a "trial or hearing before a court or state agency having judicial or quasi-judicial powers, other than a criminal proceeding."

SF 574 (Dahle) provides that the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission could ?require the public utility to refund to its customers, in a manner approved by the commission, any revenues the commission finds were collected as a result of the unlawful conduct."

Full post as published by Within the Scope on February 11, 2009 (boomark / email).