1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2690 as follows:
1.2Page 1, line 21, after "executive" insert "branch state"
1.3Page 1, line 24, after "its" insert "general fund"
1.4Page 1, line 25, after the period insert "To the extent possible, the reduction in
1.5expenditures on contracts required by this section must be applied to contracts for which
1.6the work would be performed outside of Minnesota."
1.7Page 2, line 19, after the period insert "To the extent possible, the reduction in
1.8expenditures on contracts required by this section must be applied to contracts for which
1.9the work would be performed outside of Minnesota."
1.10Page 3, after line 1, insert:

1.11    "Sec. 4. PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL CONTRACTS.
1.12    Subdivision 1. Reduction. By July 1, 2010, the commissioner of Minnesota
1.13management and budget shall allocate a reduction of $4,000,000 among the general
1.14fund appropriations for fiscal year 2011 to executive branch state agencies, as defined
1.15in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.011, subdivision 12a. To the extent possible, this
1.16reduction must be achieved through reductions in expenditures for professional and
1.17technical contracts, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.08, subdivision 1, and in
1.18particular on these contracts for which work would be performed outside of Minnesota.
1.19Executive branch state agencies shall cooperate with the commissioner in developing and
1.20implementing the reductions. Any reductions that cannot be achieved through savings
1.21in professional and technical contracts must be allocated proportionally across executive
1.22branch state agency operating budgets. For the purposes of defining the base under
1.23Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), $4,000,000 each year
1.24must be allocated as a permanent reduction to state agency base appropriations for fiscal
1.25years 2012 and 2013. The reductions must be allocated in proportion to the fiscal year
1.262011 reduction. For purposes of this subdivision, "executive branch state agency" does
2.1not include the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. By January 15, 2011, the
2.2commissioner of management and budget shall report to the chairs and ranking minority
2.3members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over finance regarding the amount
2.4of the reductions in professional and technical contract spending by each agency.
2.5    Subd. 2. Exception. If subdivision 1 of this section is enacted into law, Minnesota
2.6Statutes, section 16A.1524, does not apply to appropriations reductions enacted during the
2.72010 regular legislative session.
2.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.9Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.10Amend the title accordingly