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Preview of the 2023 Minnesota Legislative Session In the upcoming 2023 Minnesota Legislative Session MAOSC will face a number of dynamics and variables that will cause the “terrain” to be somewhat unknown - at least initially. We will face: More than 40 new legislators (automatically; not counting any incumbent losses). New leadership, including the possibility of a new Governor. A number of new committee chairs (potentially all new depending on election results). A probable budget surplus, although the amount is unknown at this time. 2023 is also a budget year, which means that unlike last year there is a budget that is required to pass. which will play heavily into end-of-session negotiation. We will need to help foster the “learning curve” of many new lawmakers and educate them about our issues, concerns, and objectives, all while effectively building trust and rapport. This process will take some time and therefore our usual internal advocacy timelines will essentially be truncated, practically speaking. Meaning, in past sessions we were able to “hit the ground running”, picking up right where we left off from the previous session because the players on the chess board - for the most part - remained the same. Not so in the 2023 session. The chess board has been tossed and the pieces will need to be put back in place.