HF 2549

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to local government; modifying job evaluation
system requirements for political subdivisions;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 471.994.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 471.994, is
amended to read:

471.994 JOB EVALUATION SYSTEM.

Every political subdivision shall use a job evaluation
system in order to determine the comparable work value of the
work performed by each class of its employees. The system must
be maintained and updated to account for new employee classes
and any changes in factors affecting the comparable work value
of existing classes. A political subdivision that substantially
modifies its job evaluation system or adopts a new system shall
notify the commissioner. The political subdivision may use the
system of some other public employer in the state. Each
political subdivision shall meet and confer with the exclusive
representatives of their employees on the development or
selection of a job evaluation system. new text begin Upon request of an
exclusive representative of employees of a political
subdivision, the political subdivision must contract with an
outside entity to develop or modify its job evaluation system.
new text end