HF 2422

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/15/2017 10:08am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; public employee collective bargaining; modifying
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes
2016, section 43A.06, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 43A.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General.

(a) The commissioner shall perform the duties assigned to the
commissioner by sections 3.855, 179A.01 to 179A.25 and this section.

(b) The commissioner shall be the state labor negotiator for purposes of negotiating and
administering agreements with exclusive representatives of employees and shall perform
any other duties delegated by the commissioner subject to the limitations in paragraph (c).

(c) The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may exercise
the powers under this section for employees included in the units provided in clauses (9),
(10), and (11) of section 179A.10, subdivision 2, except with respect to sections 43A.22 to
43A.31, which shall continue to be the responsibility of the commissioner. The commissioner
shall have the right to review and comment to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
on the board's final proposals prior to exchange of final positions with the designated
bargaining units as well as any requests for interest arbitration. new text begin The Board of Trustees must
not agree to a collective bargaining agreement providing more compensation to members
of a bargaining unit than the combined amounts of funds appropriated for that purpose by
the legislature and projected tuition revenue, absent a tuition increase. new text end When submitting a
proposed collective bargaining agreement to the Legislative Coordinating Commission and
the legislature under section 3.855, subdivision 2, the Board of Trustees must use procedures
and assumptions consistent with those used by the commissioner in calculating the costs of
the proposed contract. The Legislative Coordinating Commission must, when considering
a collective bargaining agreement or arbitration award submitted by the Board of Trustees,
evaluate market conditions affecting the employees in the bargaining unit, equity with other
bargaining units in the executive branch, and the ability of the trustees and the state to fund
the agreement or award.