Training requirements for state managerial employees development

SF 1397 requires Minnesota's commissioner of management and budget to create a pilot program developing experiential training for managers in three specific state departments: Corrections (overseeing guards), Human Services (overseeing group home staff), and Transportation (overseeing road/bridge construction crews). The bill mandates contracting with private consultants to design training where managers periodically work shifts in the roles they supervise, creating protocols and implementation plans. It requires departments to cooperate with consultants, identify additional roles that could benefit from similar training, and submit reports by August 1, 2026, with full implementation required by January 1, 2027. The bill appropriates funds from the general fund for this pilot program, which aims to improve managers' understanding of frontline work through direct experience.