Minnesota Legislature
HF 2604
as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/03/2014 02:56pm
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying coverage in the correctional employee
retirement plan for certain state employees employed by the state-operated
forensic services program; allowing certain employees of the Minnesota
Specialty Health System-Cambridge to remain in the correctional employee
retirement plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 352.90; 352.91,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 352.90, is amended to read:
352.90 POLICY.
It is the policy of the legislature to provide special retirement benefits for and special
contributions by certain correctional employees who may be required to retire at an early
age because they lose the mental or physical capacity required to maintain the safety,
security, discipline, and custody of inmates at state correctional facilities deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ;new text end of patients
deleted text begin atdeleted text end new text begin innew text end the new text begin state-operated forensic services program, which is comprised of the new text end Minnesota
Security Hospital, new text begin the forensic nursing home, the forensic transition service, and the
competency restoration program; new text end of patients in the Minnesota sex offender programdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end or of
patients in the Minnesota Specialty Health System-Cambridge.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 352.91, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Qualifying jobs.
"Covered correctional service" means service
performed by a state employee, as defined in section 352.01, employed at a state
correctional facility, the deleted text begin Minnesota Security Hospitaldeleted text end new text begin state-operated forensic services
programnew text end , or the Minnesota sex offender program as:
(1) a corrections officer 1;
(2) a corrections officer 2;
(3) a corrections officer 3;
(4) a corrections officer supervisor;
(5) a corrections lieutenant;
(6) a corrections captain;
(7) a security counselor;
(8) a security counselor lead; or
(9) a corrections canine officer.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 352.91, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Maintenance, correctional industry, and trades.
"Covered correctional
service" also means service rendered at any time by state employees as maintenance
personnel, correctional industry personnel, or members of trades certified by the
commissioner of management and budget to the executive director as being engaged for at
least 75 percent of the employee's working time in the rehabilitation, treatment, custody,
or supervision of inmates at a Minnesota correctional facility, or of patients deleted text begin atdeleted text end new text begin innew text end the
deleted text begin Minnesota Security Hospitaldeleted text end new text begin state-operated forensic services programnew text end or the Minnesota
sex offender program.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 352.91, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
Subd. 3c.
Nursing personnel.
(a) "Covered correctional service" means service
by a state employee in one of the employment positions at a correctional facility deleted text begin or atdeleted text end new text begin ,
innew text end the deleted text begin Minnesota Security Hospitaldeleted text end new text begin state-operated forensic services programnew text end , or in the
Minnesota sex offender program that are specified in paragraph (b) if at least 75 percent of
the employee's working time is spent in direct contact with inmates or patients and the fact
of this direct contact is certified to the executive director by the appropriate commissioner.
(b) The employment positions are as follows:
(1) registered nurse - senior;
(2) registered nurse;
(3) registered nurse - principal;
(4) licensed practical nurse 2;
(5) registered nurse advance practice; and
(6) psychiatric advance practice registered nurse.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 352.91, subdivision 3d, is amended to read:
Subd. 3d.
Other correctional personnel.
(a) "Covered correctional service"
means service by a state employee in one of the employment positions at a correctional
facility or deleted text begin atdeleted text end new text begin innew text end the deleted text begin Minnesota Security Hospitaldeleted text end new text begin state-operated forensic services program
new text end specified in paragraph (b) if at least 75 percent of the employee's working time is spent
in direct contact with inmates or patients and the fact of this direct contact is certified to
the executive director by the appropriate commissioner.
(b) The employment positions are:
(1) automotive mechanic;
(2) baker;
(3) central services administrative specialist, intermediate;
(4) central services administrative specialist, principal;
(5) chaplain;
(6) chief cook;
(7) clinical program therapist 1;
(8) clinical program therapist 2;
(9) clinical program therapist 3;
(10) clinical program therapist 4;
(11) cook;
(12) cook coordinator;
(13) corrections inmate program coordinator;
(14) corrections transitions program coordinator;
(15) corrections security caseworker;
(16) corrections security caseworker career;
(17) corrections teaching assistant;
(18) delivery van driver;
(19) dentist;
(20) electrician supervisor;
(21) general maintenance worker lead;
(22) general repair worker;
(23) library/information research services specialist;
(24) library/information research services specialist senior;
(25) library technician;
(26) painter lead;
(27) plant maintenance engineer lead;
(28) plumber supervisor;
(29) psychologist 1;
(30) psychologist 3;
(31) recreation therapist;
(32) recreation therapist coordinator;
(33) recreation program assistant;
(34) recreation therapist senior;
(35) sports medicine specialist;
(36) work therapy assistant;
(37) work therapy program coordinator; and
(38) work therapy technician.
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 352.91, subdivision 3e, is amended to read:
Subd. 3e.
Minnesota Specialty Health System-Cambridge.
(a) "Covered
correctional service" means service by a state employee in one of the employment positions
with the Minnesota Specialty Health System-Cambridge specified in paragraph (b) if at
least 75 percent of the employee's working time is spent in direct contact with patients
who are in the Minnesota Specialty Health System-Cambridge and if service in such a
position is certified to the executive director by the commissioner of human services.
(b) The employment positions are:
(1) behavior analyst 1;
(2) behavior analyst 2;
(3) behavior analyst 3;
(4) group supervisor;
(5) group supervisor assistant;
(6) human services support specialist;
(7) residential program lead;
(8) psychologist 2;
(9) recreation program assistant;
(10) recreation therapist senior;
(11) registered nurse senior;
(12) skills development specialist;
(13) social worker senior;
(14) social worker specialist; and
(15) speech pathology specialist.
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(c) A Department of Human Services employee who was employed at the Minnesota
Specialty Health System-Cambridge immediately preceding the 2014 conversion to the
community-based homes and was in covered correctional service at the time of the
transition shall continue to be covered by the correctional employee retirement plan while
employed and without a break in service with the Department of Human Services in the
direct care and treatment services administration.
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Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 352.91, subdivision 3f, is amended to read:
Subd. 3f.
Additional Department of Human Services personnel.
(a) "Covered
correctional service" means service by a state employee in one of the employment
positions specified in paragraph (b) deleted text begin atdeleted text end new text begin innew text end the deleted text begin Minnesota Security Hospitaldeleted text end new text begin state-operated
forensic services programnew text end or deleted text begin indeleted text end the Minnesota sex offender program if at least 75
percent of the employee's working time is spent in direct contact with patients and
the determination of this direct contact is certified to the executive director by the
commissioner of human services.
(b) The employment positions are:
(1) behavior analyst 2;
(2) behavior analyst 3;
(3) certified occupational therapy assistant 1;
(4) certified occupational therapy assistant 2;
(5) chemical dependency counselor senior;
(6) client advocate;
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(7) clinical program therapist 2;
new text end
deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end clinical program therapist 3;
deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end clinical program therapist 4;
deleted text begin (9)deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end customer services specialist principal;
deleted text begin (10)deleted text end new text begin (11)new text end dental assistant registered;
deleted text begin (11)deleted text end new text begin (12)new text end group supervisor;
deleted text begin (12)deleted text end new text begin (13)new text end group supervisor assistant;
deleted text begin (13)deleted text end new text begin (14)new text end human services support specialist;
deleted text begin (14)deleted text end new text begin (15)new text end licensed alcohol and drug counselor;
deleted text begin (15)deleted text end new text begin (16)new text end licensed practical nurse 1;
deleted text begin (16)deleted text end new text begin (17)new text end management analyst 3;
deleted text begin (17)deleted text end new text begin (18)new text end occupational therapist;
deleted text begin (18)deleted text end new text begin (19)new text end occupational therapist, senior;
deleted text begin (19)deleted text end new text begin (20)new text end psychologist 1;
deleted text begin (20)deleted text end new text begin (21)new text end psychologist 2;
deleted text begin (21)deleted text end new text begin (22)new text end psychologist 3;
deleted text begin (22)deleted text end new text begin (23)new text end recreation program assistant;
deleted text begin (23)deleted text end new text begin (24)new text end recreation therapist lead;
deleted text begin (24)deleted text end new text begin (25)new text end recreation therapist senior;
deleted text begin (25)deleted text end new text begin (26)new text end rehabilitation counselor senior;
deleted text begin (26)deleted text end new text begin (27)new text end security supervisor;
deleted text begin (27)deleted text end new text begin (28)new text end skills development specialist;
deleted text begin (28)deleted text end new text begin (29)new text end social worker senior;
deleted text begin (29)deleted text end new text begin (30)new text end social worker specialist;
deleted text begin (30)deleted text end new text begin (31)new text end social worker specialist, senior;
deleted text begin (31)deleted text end new text begin (32)new text end special education program assistant;
deleted text begin (32)deleted text end new text begin (33)new text end speech pathology clinician;
deleted text begin (33)deleted text end new text begin (34)new text end work therapy assistant; and
deleted text begin (34)deleted text end new text begin (35)new text end work therapy program coordinator.
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 352.91, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 3j. new text end
new text begin State-operated forensic services program. new text end
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For purposes of this section,
"state-operated forensic services program" means the Minnesota Security Hospital, the
forensic nursing home, the forensic transition service, and the competency restoration
program.
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