HF 3906

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006)

Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to government employees; changing the definition of essential
employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 179A.03,
subdivision 7.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 179A.03, subdivision 7,
is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Essential employee.

"Essential employee" means firefighters, peace
officers subject to licensure under sections 626.84 to 626.863, 911 system and police and
fire department public safety dispatchers, guards at correctional facilities, confidential
employees, supervisory employees, assistant county attorneys, assistant city attorneys,
principals, and assistant principals. However, for state employees, "essential employee"
means all employees in law enforcement, new text begin Department of Military Affairs, firefighters,
new text end public safety radio communications operators, health care professionals, correctional
guards, professional engineering, and supervisory collective bargaining units, irrespective
of severance, and no other employees. For University of Minnesota employees, "essential
employee" means all employees in law enforcement, nursing professional and supervisory
units, irrespective of severance, and no other employees. "Firefighters" means salaried
employees of a fire department whose duties include, directly or indirectly, controlling,
extinguishing, preventing, detecting, or investigating fires. Employees for whom the state
court administrator is the negotiating employer are not essential employees. For Hennepin
Healthcare System, Inc. employees, "essential employees" means all employees.