1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state government; requiring a pilot 
  1.3             project to determine the feasibility of coordinating 
  1.4             workers' compensation and insurance benefits for 
  1.5             public employees. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [PILOT PROJECT.] 
  1.8      The commissioner of employee relations shall develop a 
  1.9   proposal for a pilot project to determine the feasibility of 
  1.10  coordinating workers' compensation and insurance benefits.  This 
  1.11  proposal may include a pilot project for employees of local 
  1.12  units of government as well as state employees.  In developing 
  1.13  this project, the commissioner shall consult with the joint 
  1.14  labor management committee on health plans; the public employees 
  1.15  insurance program advisory board; the departments of labor and 
  1.16  industry, health, and commerce; and health plans serving state 
  1.17  employees and other public employees. 
  1.18     The commissioner shall report on the implementation of the 
  1.19  pilot project, and any recommendations, to the legislature by 
  1.20  January 15, 1997.  The commissioner may undertake this project 
  1.21  only if grants for this purpose are awarded to the commissioner.