# SAM.gov registrations of the State of Minnesota *Federal reporting and planning requirements that apply to state recipients, in the absence of any registration record for the State of Minnesota.* The sources gathered for this article contain no [[SAM.gov]] registration record for the State of [[Minnesota]]. They give no unique entity identifier, registration date, expiration date, or entity field for any Minnesota agency. The record therefore does not establish when, by which agency, or with what certifications the State registered.[^1][^2] The sources hold two federal documents that set out what a state government must report or certify. The first is the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's page on the EEO-4 workforce report.[^1] The second is the Office on Violence Against Women's checklist for state STOP Formula Program implementation plans.[^2] Neither document mentions SAM.gov or names Minnesota.[^1][^2] ## Who The EEOC states that state and local governments with 100 or more employees must file the EEO-4 report.[^1] For the STOP program, the checklist provides a field for the State Administering Agency. It also requires documentation from each member of the state's planning committee, including state sexual assault and domestic violence coalitions, law enforcement, prosecution, the courts, and tribal representatives.[^2] The checklist says the Office on Violence Against Women "will use a similar tool to review each state's implementation plan."[^2] ## What The EEO-4 report requires workforce demographic data by race/ethnicity, sex, job category, and salary band.[^1] The filing is required under section 709(c) of [[Title VII]] of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], 42 U.S.C. 2000e-8(c), and 29 CFR 1602.30 and .32–.37.[^1] The STOP implementation plan must contain the elements required by 34 U.S.C. 10446(c)(2), (d)(5), and (i) and 28 C.F.R. 90.12 and 90.19.[^2] These include the state's approval date and the period the plan covers.[^2] The plan must also carry demographic information from the most recent [[United States Census Bureau]] data, including data on race, ethnicity, age, disability, and limited English proficiency.[^2] Supporting documentation must describe the demographic characteristics of the population to be served, including age, disability, race, ethnicity, and language background.[^2] The plan must state how funds will be distributed across the law enforcement, prosecution, courts, victim services, and discretionary categories.[^2] ## When The EEO-4 is a biennial collection. The EEOC's public use file covers 2005 through 2023.[^1] The STOP checklist is dated as updated April 2019. It requires a plan for a four-year implementation period.[^2] ## How Section 709(e) of Title VII bars release of individually identifiable information. The EEOC states that its EEOC Explore tool and public use files present only aggregate data that will not identify an employer or employee.[^1] The EEOC also states that data for Hawaii are excluded from its aggregated tables because that state reports under different race/ethnic categories.[^1] For the STOP plan, the state must describe how it selected and consulted with population-specific and culturally specific organizations. It must also summarize the major concerns raised during planning and explain how they were or were not addressed.[^2] ## How much The checklist refers to a required 10% set-aside within the victim services allocation for culturally specific organizations.[^2] It also requires the state to explain how it will meet the sexual assault set-aside across two or more allocations.[^2] ## Notes [^1]: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, *EEO-4 (State and Local Government Information Report) Statistics* (undated web page) — mandatory biennial EEO-4 filing by state and local governments with 100 or more employees under 42 U.S.C. 2000e-8(c) and 29 CFR 1602.30 and .32–.37; section 709(e) confidentiality; public use file 2005–2023; Hawaii exclusion. https://www.eeoc.gov/data/eeo-4-state-and-local-government-information-report-statistics [^2]: U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, *STOP Formula Program Implementation Plan Checklist* (updated April 2019) — required elements of a state STOP implementation plan under 34 U.S.C. 10446 and 28 C.F.R. 90.12 and 90.19, including planning-committee documentation, demographic data, fund distribution, and set-asides. https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1575031/dl