HF 3214

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/19/2014 12:18pm

A bill for an act
relating to the legislature; changing the authority of the Compensation Council;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15A.082, subdivision 4; Minnesota
Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 15A.082, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 15A.082, subdivision 1,
is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Creation.

A Compensation Council is created each odd-numbered
year to assist the legislature in establishing the compensation of constitutional officers,
deleted text begin members of the legislature, deleted text end justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals
and district court, and the heads of state and metropolitan agencies included in section
15A.0815.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 15A.082, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Submission of recommendations.

(a) By March 15 in each odd-numbered
year, the Compensation Council shall submit to the speaker of the house and the
president of the senate salary recommendations for constitutional officers, deleted text begin legislators,
deleted text end justices of the Supreme Court, and judges of the Court of Appeals and district court.
The recommended salary for each office must take effect on the first Monday in January
of the next odd-numbered year, with no more than one adjustment, to take effect on
January 1 of the year after that. The salary recommendations for deleted text begin legislators, deleted text end judges deleted text begin , deleted text end and
constitutional officers take effect if an appropriation of money to pay the recommended
salaries is enacted after the recommendations are submitted and before their effective date.
Recommendations may be expressly modified or rejected. deleted text begin The salary recommendations
for legislators are subject to additional terms that may be adopted according to section
3.099, subdivisions 1 and 3.
deleted text end

(b) The council shall also submit to the speaker of the house and the president of
the senate recommendations for the salary ranges of the heads of state and metropolitan
agencies, to be effective retroactively from January 1 of that year if enacted into law. The
recommendations shall include the appropriate group in section 15A.0815 to which each
agency head should be assigned and the appropriate limitation on the maximum range of
the salaries of the agency heads in each group, expressed as a percentage of the salary of
the governor.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15A.082, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Criteria.

In making compensation recommendations, the council shall
consider the amount of compensation paid in government service and the private sector
to persons with similar qualifications, the amount of compensation needed to attract
and retain experienced and competent persons, and the ability of the state to pay the
recommended compensation. deleted text begin In making recommendations for legislative compensation,
the council shall also consider the average length of a legislative session, the amount of
work required of legislators during interim periods, and opportunities to earn income from
other sources without neglecting legislative duties.
deleted text end

Sec. 4. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 to 3 are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end