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SF 2676

Training for state employees on preventing, recognizing, and reacting to fraud requirement

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Steve Drazkowski and 1 co-sponsor

SF 2676 would require Minnesota state employees to complete fraud prevention, detection, and response training, boosting awareness, reporting, and internal controls across agencies

Author added Anderson
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Bill Summary · SF 2676

SF 2676 — Training for state employees on preventing, recognizing, and reacting to fraud

Overview

SF 2676 is a Minnesota Senate file introduced on March 17, 2025, with the stated purpose of creating a training requirement for state employees focused on preventing, recognizing, and reacting to fraud. The bill’s author status was updated to include Anderson on March 20, 2025. It has been referred to the State and Local Government committee.

Purpose

  • The title indicates the bill aims to strengthen state government’s defenses against fraud by ensuring state employees receive targeted training on how fraud can occur, how to detect it, and how to respond appropriately.

Key provisions (text not provided)

The exact statutory language and detailed provisions are not included in the information provided. Based on the bill’s title and common practice for similar legislation, anticipated areas a training requirement might cover (if enacted) include:
- Scope: which state employees are covered (likely executive branch employees; potentially all state employees or a defined subset).
- Training content: recognizing common fraud schemes, internal controls, reporting mechanisms, whistleblower protections, and basic cybersecurity or data integrity practices.
- Delivery and frequency: requirements for initial training (new hires) and ongoing/annual refresher courses; acceptable formats (online modules, in-person sessions).
- Oversight and accountability: which agency administers the program (e.g., Department of Administration or an internal risk/compliance unit), and how completion is tracked and reported to the legislature.
- Funding and implementation timeline: any required funding, phased rollouts, and an effective date for the training mandate.
- Enforcement and penalties: potential consequences for agencies or individuals failing to implement or complete training.

Potential impact

  • The measure could improve fraud awareness and reporting among state workers, potentially reducing financial losses and strengthening internal controls.
  • Initial costs may include development or procurement of training materials, system tracking of completion, and staff time for training.
  • Administrative burden could shift to human resources, risk management, and agency training offices.

Affected parties

  • Primary: Minnesota state employees subject to the training requirement.
  • Secondary: state agencies responsible for implementing and tracking completion; human resources, internal audit, risk management, and agency leadership.

Procedural and timeline notes

  • Introduction: March 17, 2025.
  • First reading and referral: March 17, 2025 to State and Local Government.
  • Status update: March 20, 2025 – Author added Anderson.
  • Next steps: Monitor for committee hearings, potential amendments, fiscal notes, and floor action to determine final scope and effective date.

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