<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>    Section 1. <b>RETIREMENT INCENTIVE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) An eligible appointing authority may provide the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>retirement incentive in this section to an employee who:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>(1) has at least 15 years of allowable service in one or more of the funds listed in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 356.30, subdivision 3, or has at least 15 years of coverage by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>the individual retirement account plan governed by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 354B, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>and upon retirement is immediately eligible for a retirement annuity or benefit from one <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>or more of these funds;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>(2) accepts the incentive no later than December 31, 2010, and retires no later than <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>June 30, 2011; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>(3) is not in receipt of a retirement plan, retirement annuity, retirement allowance, or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>service pension from a fund listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 356.30, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>during the month preceding the termination of qualified employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>(b) An eligible appointing authority is any appointing authority in the executive, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>legislative, or judicial branch of state government, the Public Employees Retirement <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>Association, the Minnesota State Retirement System, the Teachers Retirement Association, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>or the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(c) An elected official is not eligible to receive an incentive under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>(d) An employee who, after termination of employment,  receives  an employer <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>contribution for health insurance, may not receive a payment for health insurance under <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>this section from that appointing authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Incentive.</b> For an employee eligible under subdivision 1, the appointing <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>authority will deposit into the employee's account in the health care savings plan <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>established in Minnesota Statutes, section 352.98, up to 24 months of the employer <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>contribution, as specified in the collective bargaining agreement or compensation plan <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>covering the position from which the employee terminates service, for health and dental <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>insurance for the employee, and, if the employee had dependent coverage immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>before retirement, for the employee's dependents. The contributions provided under this <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>section are those the employee was receiving as of the date of termination, subject to any <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>changes in contributions specified in the collective bargaining agreement or compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>plan covering the position from which the employee terminated service.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Employer discretion; implementation.</b> Provision of an incentive under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>this section is at the discretion of the appointing authority. Appointing authorities in the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>executive branch must apply for approval from the commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>budget before providing early retirement incentives under this section. All appointing <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>authorities and the commissioner's review must give consideration to issues such as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>equity within the agency, budgetary constraints, and workforce planning concerns. The <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>appointing authority will determine the date of retirement upon consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>employee. Unilateral implementation of this section by the appointing authority is not an <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>unfair labor practice under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Acceptance.</b> An employee who is eligible for an incentive under this <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>section, who is offered an incentive by the appointing authority, and who accepts the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>incentive offer, must do so in writing. A copy of the acceptance document must be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>provided by the appointing authority to the applicable retirement plan within 15 days of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>its execution.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Reemployment prohibition.</b> An individual who receives an incentive <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>payment under this section may not be reemployed or hired as a consultant by any agency <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>or entity that participates in the State Employee Group Insurance Program for a period <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>of three years after termination of service.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Report.</b> The commissioner of management and budget must report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>legislature by April 2, 2011, regarding use of the retirement incentive for calendar year <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>2010, with a recommendation regarding renewal of the incentive.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>    Sec. 2. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>This act is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>