Minn. Stat. § 383D.26

No disbursing officer shall pay a salary or compensation for service to a person holding a position within the jurisdiction of a department established pursuant to sections 383D.21 to 383D.35 unless the payroll or account for the salary or compensation is certified by the employee relations director or an authorized employee of the director that the person paid or compensated has been appointed and employed in accordance with sections 383D.21 to 383D.35 and rules adopted under them.