This bill aims to enhance oversight and accountability in human services by requiring a comparison of actual expenditures in forecasted programs to projected spending from prior forecasts. It mandates that the legislative auditor be notified when actual expenditures deviate from projected spending by a specified amount, and establishes contingent cancellation of certain forecasted programs and services if these deviations exceed a defined threshold. The bill also provides guidance to the commissioner of management and budget on how to account for these contingent cancellations when preparing forecasts, and requires notification to relevant legislative committees.

Key provisions include amendments to Minnesota Statutes that require the legislative auditor to conduct audits of the Department of Human Services and managed care organizations, focusing on deviations in actual expenditures. The bill introduces new subdivisions that outline the process for quarterly accounting of actual expenditures, comparisons to forecasted expenditures, and the necessary notifications if deviations exceed five or ten percent. Additionally, it includes appropriations for evaluations and analyses related to these expenditures, ensuring that the legislative auditor and relevant commissioners have the resources needed to fulfill these requirements.

Statutes affected:
Introduction: 3.972, 16A.103, 142A.03, 256.01