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This bill renames the Office of Administrative Hearings to the Court of Administrative Hearings and introduces a new process for agencies to request remand of administrative law judge decisions. Specifically, the bill allows agencies to request a remand of findings, conclusions, or recommendations within 45 days after a hearing record closes, with the chief administrative law judge having discretion to consider late requests for good cause. The bill outlines specific circumstances where remand must be accepted, such as when an agency rejects a summary disposition recommendation or when a procedurally defaulted party seeks to participate. The chief administrative law judge or their designee must assign an administrative law judge to conduct further proceedings on the accepted remand issues. Additionally, the bill requires the revisor of statutes to update all references from "Office" to "Court" throughout Minnesota Statutes, effectively changing the terminology and potentially the perception of the administrative hearing body. The bill also repeals two sections of Minnesota Statutes related to political and campaign material solicitation, though the direct connection to the administrative hearings rename is not explicitly clear in the provided text.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2451&ssn=0&y=2025