[ST. PAUL, MN] – On Friday, April 5^th, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed two Executive Orders 19-28 and 19-29, an omnibus Executive Order providing for the renewal of several prior executive orders.

19-28, restoring healthy, diverse pollinator populations that sustain and enhance Minnesota’s environment, economy, and way of life.

19-29, continuing certain Executive Orders:

• 15-17, recognizing the training of mental health counselors for military veterans through the American Red Cross as an appropriate use of leave.
• 15-15, creating the Governor’s Committee to Advise the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
• 15-08, directing the Minnesota Department of Transportation to utilize certain special characters on roadway signage.
• 14-07, implementing plain language in the Executive Branch.
• 12-07, providing for a client assistance program for individuals receiving or seeking services under the Rehabilitation Act and continuing the assignment of responsibilities to Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, the surviving corporation of the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis.
• 12-06, providing protection and advocacy for people with developmental disabilities and continuing the assignment of responsibilities to Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance, the surviving corporation of the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis.
• 11-09, designating the Commissioners of Natural Resources and the Pollution Control Agency as the co-trustees for natural resources.
• 11-06, creating public disclosure for Minnesota’s Managed Care health care programs.
• 11-05, creating the Early Learning Council.
• 06-09, providing for creation of a Methamphetamine Offender Registry.
• 03-10, providing direction to state agencies in relation to person civilly committed under Minnesota law as having sexual psychopathic personalities or as sexually dangerous persons.
• 99-12, providing for a Governor’s Council on Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program, and assigning responsibility to the Department of Natural Resources.
• 92-11, designating the Department of Education as the lead agency in developing comprehensive interagency early intervention services for young children with disabilities and their families in accordance with P.L. 99-457.
• 84-01, creating the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association, successor of the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission.

The Executive Orders will remain in effect until they expire in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 4.035, subdivision 3.