[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz today issued Executive Order 23-05, amending previous executive orders to ensure continuity of task forces, councils, and committees created by those executive orders. Executive Order 23-05 also rescinds Executive Orders 11-06 and 21-34.

Executive Order 23-05 amends previous executive orders that created or continued a task force, council, or committee. The amendments ensure the seamless transition of members as their terms reach their expiration dates.

Executive Order 23-05 also rescinds Executive Orders 21-34 and 11-06. Executive Order 21-34 established the Governor’s Council on Justice Reinvestment, which drove a bipartisan effort to improve community supervision outcomes and increase the likelihood of success for people on probation and supervised release to improve community safety across Minnesota. The council submitted its report, and its work is complete. Executive Order 11-06 established reporting requirements for the Department of Human Services. Federal changes have rendered those reporting requirements duplicative, so the executive order is no longer needed.