SF 620

Introduction - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012)

Posted on 02/23/2012 09:10 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to education; disallowing salary increases for teachers after contract
expiration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 179A.20, subdivision 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 179A.20, subdivision 3, is amended to
read:

Subd. 3.

Duration.

The duration of the contract is negotiable but shall not exceed
three years. Any contract between a school board and an exclusive representative of
teachers shall be for a term of two years, beginning on July 1 of each odd-numbered year.
A contract between a school board and an exclusive representative of teachers shall contain
the teachers' compensation including fringe benefits for the entire two-year term and shall
not contain a wage reopening clause or any other provision for the renegotiation of the
teachers' compensation. new text begin A contract between a school board and an exclusive representative
of teachers must not contain any clause that increases the compensation, including fringe
benefits and step and lane increases, of any teacher after the two-year term of contract.
new text end