1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to employment; providing for the protection 
  1.3             of health insurance benefits for certain Range 
  1.4             technical college employees. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [CERTAIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE EMPLOYEES; 
  1.7   PROTECTION OF BENEFITS.] 
  1.8      Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, 
  1.9   a person who is employed by the Range technical college, who 
  1.10  filed a retirement notice prior to July 1, 1995, and who retires 
  1.11  no later than June 15, 1997, is entitled to health insurance 
  1.12  benefits provided in the applicable Range technical college 
  1.13  collective bargaining agreement.  The merger of the community 
  1.14  colleges, state universities, and technical colleges has no 
  1.15  effect on these benefits.