LRL Home
State Government
Reorganization Orders

Executive Branch Reorganization Orders

Compiled by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

The Commissioner of the Department of Administration, under the authority of Minnesota Statutes 16B.37, is authorized to transfer personnel, powers, or duties from a state agency to another state agency. Details on reorganization authority are outlined in a House Research Department Information Brief, "Executive Branch Transfer Authority."

Agency:

Agency names change over time. The drop-down list includes names as they were when the order was published. For example, some orders may refer to a department as "Education;" others as "Children, Families, and Learning."

Full Text:

We extracted the full text from the scanned Reorganization Orders. However, the optical character recognition (OCR) software didn’t work well on many of the documents, due to poor print resolution and typewriter fonts. Full text searching is limited.

Order Number	Year	Subject	Sending Agency	Receiving Agency
200	2025	Commerce Fraud Bureau and the Automobile Theft Prevention Program	Commerce	Public Safety - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
199	2025	Help Me Connect Resource and Referral System for Children program	Health	Children, Youth, and Families
198	2024	Several child welfare related programs and the food bank	Human Services	Children, Youth, and Families
197	2019	Transfer of the Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution	Mediation Services	Administration
196	2010	Firewood labeling	Commerce	Agriculture; Natural Resources
195	2008	Management analysis	Administration	Finance
194	2007	Minnesota Veterans Homes	Veterans home board	Veterans Affairs
193	2005	Construction and building code licenses and regulation	Administration; Board of Electricity; Commerce; Health; Public Safety	Labor and Industry
192	2005	Municipal boundary adjustments	Administration	Office of Administrative Hearings
191	2004	Disaster and terrorism preparedness, and emergency management and response	Public Safety - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management	Emergency Response Commission
190	2003	Veterans training programs	Education	Veterans Affairs
189	2003	Duties of the former Department of Economic Security	Economic Security	Administration; Public Safety; Trade and Economic Development
188	2003	Strategic and long-range planning	Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning	Administration
187	2003	Crime victim assistance and criminal and juvenile justice system	Center for Crime Victim Services; Children, Families and Learning; Ombudsman for Mental Health and Mental Retardation; Strategic and Long-Range Planning	Public Safety
186	2003	Fourteen programs providing services for children, families, and individuals in need	Children, Families and Learning	Human Services
185	2003	Duties of the former constitutional office of State Treasurer	State Treasurer	Finance
184	2002	Crime victim oversight	Public Safety	Ombudsman for Mental Health and Mental Retardation
183	2000	Energy conservation and energy assistance	Children, Families and Learning	Economic Security
182	1999	Certain crime victim services	Crime Victim Ombudsman	Public Safety
181	1999	Telecommunications and energy functions	Public Service	Commerce
180	1998	Administration of crime victim programs	Administration; Corrections; Public Safety	Crime Victim Ombudsman
179	1997	Administration of oil overcharge, residential weatherization, emergency energy assistance, fuel funds, transitional housing, early childhood learning and child protection facilities, lead abatement, and food shelf programs	Economic Security	Children, Families and Learning
178	1997	Approval of discretionary PACER grant funds	Strategic and Long-Range Planning	Children, Families and Learning
177	1996	Duties of the council	Intergovernmental Information Systems Advisory Council	Administration
176	1996	Duties of the board	Transportation Regulation Board	Transportation
175	1996	Financial and administrative support of the state archaeologist	Historical Society	Administration
174	1996	Hydropower and wind energy incentive payment program	Finance	Public Service
173	1996	Review of pollution prevention progress reports	Emergency Response Commission	Office of Environmental Assistance
172	1996	Construction of indoor national shooting center	Amateur Sports Commission	Natural Resources
171	1995	Approval of discretionary PACER grant funds	Children, Families and Learning	Strategic and Long-Range Planning
170	1995	Management of Mississippi River corridor critical areas	Environmental Quality Board (EQB)	Natural Resources
169	1993	Solid waste management	Office of Waste Management	Pollution Control Agency (PCA)
168	1993	Renovation of Minneapolis veterans home campus	Veterans home board	Administration
167	1993	OSHA health consulting services	Health	Labor and Industry
166	1993	Elevator licensure and inspection	Labor and Industry	Administration
165	1992	Bulk purchasing of medical supplies for Medical Assistance program	Human Services	Administration
164	1991	Duties of board	Public Employment Relations Board	Mediation Services
163	1991	Dispute resolution	State Planning	Administration
162	1990	OSHA health consulting program	Health	Labor and Industry
161	1990	Specified employment position	Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB)	Attorney General
160	1990	Personnel functions of personnel/payroll computer system	Finance	Employee Relations
159	1989	Tax data entry	Administration	Revenue
158	1989	Conservation reserve program	Agriculture	Board of Water and Soil Resources
157	1989	Commission duties	Racing Commission	Gambling
156	1989	Processing gambling license applications	Revenue	Gambling
155	1988	Waste management	Waste Management Board	Environmental Quality Board (EQB); Pollution Control Agency (PCA)
154	1988	Legal advice for employee benefit programs	Employee Relations	Attorney General
153	1988	Leasing of state-owned mineral and oil rights in Montana	Commerce	Natural Resources
152	1988	Administrative duties	Charitable Gambling Board	Revenue
151	1988	Hill Annex Mine state park	Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB)	Natural Resources
150	1987	Loans for purchase of used oil processing equipment; grants to counties for used oil storage tanks	Trade and Economic Development	Waste Management Board
149	1987	Minnesota veterans homes	Veterans Affairs	Human Services
148	1987	Client advocacy in regional treatment centers	Human Services	Ombudsman for Mental Health and Mental Retardation
147	1987	State employment and training policy	Human Services; Jobs and Training	State Planning
146	1987	State employee workers’ compensation administration	Labor and Industry	Employee Relations
145	1987	Domestic agricultural trade	Trade and Economic Development	Agriculture
144	1987	Waste tire abatement and permitting, and waste tire recycling loans and grants	Pollution Control Agency (PCA); State Planning	Trade and Economic Development; Waste Management Board
143	1987	Governor’s council on youth	Human Services	Education
142	1987	Washington, D.C., office duties relating to economic development and international trade	Governor	Energy and Economic Development
141	1987	Treasurer functions affected by 1986 Supreme Court decision	Finance	Treasurer
140	1986	Energy	Energy and Economic Development	Public Service
139	1986	Agricultural trade, communications, export services, international trade, export finance, special trade representative	Agriculture	Energy and Economic Development
138	1986	Tax compliance	Revenue	Attorney General
137	1986	Debt collection	Attorney General	Transportation
136	1986	Federal juvenile justice and youth intervention programs	Energy and Economic Development	Jobs and Training
135	1984	State employee workers’ compensation claims	Labor and Industry	Employee Relations
134	1984	Environmental resource development	Energy and Economic Development	State Planning
133	1984	Palucci planetarium	Community College Board	Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB)
132	1984	Review and certification of certain property appraisals	Administration	Natural Resources
131	1984	Industrial hygiene testing and enforcement	Labor and Industry	Health
130	1983	Certain duties relating to administrative cases	Transportation Regulation Board	Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
129	1983	Various state and federal grant and programs ; Indian business loans; Financial resource management, public investment, transportation; Energy-biomass research	Energy and Economic Development; Governor; Natural Resources; State Planning	Energy and Economic Development; Energy and Economic Development; Indian Affairs Intertribal Board; State Planning
128	1983	Administration of payment for fire department services on state highways	Public Safety	Transportation
127	1983	Certain duties relating to Minnesota History Center	Administration	Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board
126	1983	Capitol complex landscaping	Administration	Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board
125	1983	Staff for Environmental Quality Board	Environmental Quality Board (EQB)	State Planning
124	1983	Audit and direct aids	Commerce	Revenue
123	1983	Business development	Energy, Planning, and Development	Commerce
122	1982	Rural credit	Banks	Natural Resources
121	1982	Accounting functions of rural rehabilitation fund	Administration	Energy, Planning, and Development
120	1982	Soil and Water Conservation Board	Natural Resources	Agriculture
119	1982	Productivity improvement program	Finance	Administration
118	1981	Certain duties relating to workers’ compensation hearings	Labor and Industry	Administration
117	1981	Approval of municipal industrial development projects	Securities and Real Estate	Energy, Planning, and Development
116	1981	Specified functions	Public Utilities Commission (PUC)	Public Service
115	1981	Review of land appraisals	Natural Resources	Administration
114	1981	Specified duties	Local and Urban Affairs; State Planning	Economic Development
113	1981	Specified employment positions	Administration	Community college system
112	1981	Specified functions	Public Utilities Commission (PUC)	Public Service
111	1981	Legal secretarial positions	Attorney General	Transportation
110	1981	Employment training	Administration	Economic Security
109	1981	Specified employment position	Attorney General	Transportation
108	1979	Administrative duties	Occupational information system board	Education
107	1979	Railroad track scales	Transportation	Public Service
106	1979	Railroad track scales	Transportation	Public Service
105	1979	State employee assistance program	Public Welfare	Administration
104	1979	Legal services employees, according to 1979 legislation	Various agencies	Attorney General
103	1979	Governor’s task force on education policy	Governor	State Planning
102	1979	Employees, according to 1979 legislation	Public Service	Agriculture
101	1979	Services for crippled children	Public Welfare	Health
100	1979	Land appraisals	Administration	Natural Resources
99	1979	Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission and public investment project	Economic Development	Governor
98	1978	Iron Range trail	Natural Resources	Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB)
97	1978	Environmental Education Board	Natural Resources	State Planning
96	1978	Investigative staff unit	Revenue	Public Safety
95	1978	Not specified	Public Welfare	Attorney General
94	1978	Minnesota Education Council	Governor	Education
93	1978	Office of Volunteer Services	Governor	Administration
92	1978	Access to public buildings	Fire Marshal	Administration
91	1978	Community development corporations	State Planning	Economic Development
90	1978	Petroleum and gasoline dealers	Revenue	Public Service
89	1978	Great Lakes Commission/public investment project	Governor	Economic Development
88	1978	Financial assistance for persons suffering from hemophilia	Public Welfare	Health
87	1978	Forest resources, wildlife habitat, recreational development, management plans (partially revised in 1982)	Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB)	Natural Resources
86	1977	Statewide water management information system	Administration	Energy
85	1977	Coordination of social and financial services for Indochinese refugees	Governor	Public Welfare
84	1977	Aesthetic environment program	Administration/Governor	Natural Resources
83	1977	Merit fellowship grants, nonmedical and health services research grants, health policy studies	Health	State Planning
82	1977	Legal services (based on 1977 legislation) ; Other specified positions relating to various functions reorganized by the 1977 Legislature	Various agencies; Various agencies	Attorney General; Various agencies
81	1977	Employment Training Act (CETA)	Various agencies	Administration
80	1976	Rail Services Improvement Act	State Planning	Transportation
79	1976	State consulting contracts	Personnel; State Planning	Administration
78	1976	Capital budget preparation	Administration	Finance
77	1976	State records management	Historical Society	Administration
76	1976	Public Employment Relations Board	Mediation Services	Labor and Industry
75	1976	Overtime expenses associated with previous orders	Administration	Finance
74	1976	Correction of order 68	Administration	Governor
73	1976	Cost improvement program	Administration	Public Welfare
72	1976	Metric standards and implementation	Administration	Education
71	1976	Specified program management and evaluation functions	Administration	Finance
70	1976	Verification of state employee salary and other economic benefits	Administration	Finance
69	1976	Fiscal notes	Administration	Finance
68	1976	Support of human services boards	Governor	Administration
67	1976	Program budgeting	Administration	Finance
66	1976	Indian Affairs Board	Administration	Indian Affairs Board
65	1976	Change in effective date of previous order	Not available	Not available
64	1976	Functions related to application for federal funds	State Planning	Finance
63	1976	Hearings related to income assistance programs	Office of Hearing Examiners	Public Welfare
62	1976	Economic opportunity programs	Public Welfare	Governor’s Manpower Office
61	1976	Applications for nonstate funds	Administration	Finance
60	1976	Program budgeting	Administration	Finance
59	1975	Indian Affairs Board	Indian Affairs Board	Administration
58	1975	Natural resources land acquisition	Administration	Natural Resources
57	1975	Support of human services boards	Public Welfare	Governor
56	1975	Organized crime control unit	Attorney General	Public Safety
55	1975	Crime information systems	Finance	Public Safety
54	1975	Affirmative action office	Administration	Personnel
53	1975	Specified computer programming functions	Finance	Administration
52	1975	Liquor control	Office of Liquor Control	Public Safety
51	1974	Public service employment grant agents function	Governor’s Manpower Office	Employment Services
50	1974	State employee payroll system	Administration	Finance
49	1974	State employee deferred compensation	Administration	Personnel
48	1974	Administrative services for nonhealth related boards	Administration	Commerce
47	1974	Approval of certain Health Department fees	Administration	Finance
46	1974	Refinement of order 32	Not available	Not available
45	1974	State radio communication	Natural Resources	Highways
44	1974	Library functions	State Planning	Education
43	1974	Clerical position	Administration	Personnel
42	1974	Crime information system	Administration	Finance
41	1974	Not specified	Pollution Control Agency (PCA)	Health
40	1973	State employee Social Security	Administration	Personnel
39	1973	State employee insurance	Administration	Personnel
38	1973	State financial management	Administration	Finance
37	1973	Specified supplies and records services	Highways	Public Safety
36	1973	Crippled children services	Public Welfare	Health
35	1973	State labor negotiator	Administration	Personnel
34	1973	Reorganization of auditor functions	State Auditor	Finance
33	1973	State accounting functions	State Auditor	Finance
32	1973	State accounting functions	State Auditor	Finance
31	1973	Auditing functions	Public Examiner	Legislative Auditor; State Auditor
30	1973	Certification and reimbursements of certain premiums	Public Examiner; State Auditor	Agriculture
29	1973	Alcohol and drug abuse functions	State Planning	Public Safety; Public Welfare
28	1973	Not implemented	Not available	Not available
27	1973	Peace officers benefit fund	State Auditor	Labor and Industry
26	1973	Regulation of collection agencies	Labor and Industry	Commerce
25	1973	State accounting functions	Administration	State Auditor
24	1973	Weighing of livestock functions	Public Service	Agriculture
23	1973	Licensing of livestock buyers and dealers	Public Service	Agriculture
22	1973	Grain inspection	Public Service	Agriculture
21	1973	Forest pest control	Agriculture	Natural Resources
20	1972	Railroad engineering functions;Valuation of railroad property (amendment of order 15)	Public Service	Highways; Taxation
19	1972	Workers’ compensation administration	Workmen’s Compensation Commissioners	Labor and Industry
18	1972	Collection of liquor taxes	Liquor Control Commissioner	Taxation
17	1972	Not implemented	Not available	Not available
16	1972	Water resources planning	State Planning	Natural Resources
15	1972	Railroad engineering;Valuation of railroad property	Public Service	Highways; Taxation
14	1972	Unfair Cigarette Sales Act	Taxation	Commerce
13	1972	Not implemented	Not available	Not available
12	1972	Notaries public	Governor	Commerce
11	1972	Notaries public	Governor	Commerce
10	1971	State land ownership records	Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB)	Natural Resources
9	1971	Organized crime control unit	Public Safety	Attorney General
8	1971	Mankato State College Laundry Services	Mankato State	St. Peter State Hospital
7	1971	Crime prevention and control	State Planning	Governor’s Commission
6	1971	Accounting functions	Highways	Public Safety
5	1970	Enforcement of state parking; Reception services	Administration	Public Safety; Taxation
4	1970	Data processing	Highways	Administration
3	1970	Accounting functions	Highways	Public Safety
2	1970	Collection of fire tax premiums	Public Safety	Insurance
1	1970	Track and hopper scale unit	Public Service (Grain Inspection Division)	Public Service (Weights and Measures Division)

Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, 321 State Capitol, Saint Paul, MN 55155

All
Administration
Administration/Governor
Agriculture
Amateur Sports Commission
Attorney General
Banks
Board of Electricity
Board of Water and Soil Resources
Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board
Center for Crime Victim Services
Charitable Gambling Board
Children, Families and Learning
Children, Youth, and Families
Commerce
Community College Board
Community college system
Corrections
Crime Victim Ombudsman
Economic Development
Economic Security
Education
Emergency Response Commission
Employee Relations
Employment Services
Energy
Energy and Economic Development
Energy, Planning, and Development
Environmental Quality Board (EQB)
Finance
Fire Marshal
Gambling
Governor
Governor’s Commission
Governor’s Manpower Office
Health
Highways
Historical Society
Human Services
Indian Affairs Board
Indian Affairs Intertribal Board
Insurance
Intergovernmental Information Systems Advisory Council
Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB)
Jobs and Training
Labor and Industry
Legislative Auditor
Liquor Control Commissioner
Local and Urban Affairs
Mankato State
Mediation Services
Natural Resources
Not available
Occupational information system board
Office of Administrative Hearings
Office of Environmental Assistance
Office of Hearing Examiners
Office of Liquor Control
Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning
Office of Waste Management
Ombudsman for Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Personnel
Pollution Control Agency (PCA)
Public Employment Relations Board
Public Examiner
Public Safety
Public Safety - Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Public Safety - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Public Service
Public Service (Grain Inspection Division)
Public Service (Weights and Measures Division)
Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
Public Welfare
Racing Commission
Revenue
Securities and Real Estate
St. Peter State Hospital
State Auditor
State Planning
State Treasurer
Strategic and Long-Range Planning
Taxation
Trade and Economic Development
Transportation
Transportation Regulation Board
Treasurer
Various agencies
Veterans Affairs
Veterans home board
Waste Management Board
Workmen’s Compensation Commissioners