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This resolution establishes guidelines for the Minnesota Senate's operations during the interim period between the 94th Legislature's 2025 and 2026 sessions. It empowers the Committee on Rules and Administration to assign matters for study and investigation to various Senate committees, allowing standing committees to examine subjects within their jurisdictional scope. The resolution authorizes the Subcommittee on Committees to fill vacancies in Senate-appointed positions and provides for committee coordination and joint investigations with House committees. It grants the Committee on Rules and Administration broad authority to establish positions, set compensation, appoint employees, and authorize travel and expense reimbursements for Senate members and personnel. The Secretary of the Senate is given specific responsibilities, including employing staff to complete ongoing business, preparing for the next session, managing employee benefits, providing postage and supplies to senators, correcting the Senate Journal, and handling administrative tasks like securing contracts and managing Senate spaces. The resolution also ensures continued parking arrangements for senators and staff and specifies that all Senate records and spaces remain under the Committee on Rules and Administration's direction during the interim period.

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SR0051&ssn=0&y=2025