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This bill modifies Minnesota's open meeting laws to explicitly require that interagency groups of state employees making recommendations about permitting decisions must conduct their meetings openly to the public. Specifically, the bill amends existing statutes to add interagency groups to the list of government bodies that must keep their meetings transparent, record votes in official minutes, and follow public meeting requirements. The bill ensures that when state employees from different agencies are collaborating and making recommendations that could influence a public body's permitting decisions, those discussions must be conducted in a publicly accessible manner. This means such meetings cannot be held in private and must allow public observation, which increases governmental transparency and accountability. The changes apply to state agencies, boards, commissions, and departments, and will take effect the day after final enactment. By mandating openness for these inter-agency collaborative groups, the bill aims to provide greater insight into governmental decision-making processes, particularly those that might impact permitting and regulatory decisions.

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