<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>continue in effect after expiration of a collective bargaining agreement;amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 179A.20, subdivision 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</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.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 179A.20, subdivision 6, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Contract in effect.</b> (a) During the period after contract expiration and prior <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>to the date when the right to strike matures, and for additional time if the parties agree, the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>terms of an existing contract shall continue in effect and shall be enforceable upon both <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>parties, except as provided in paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>(b) A contract term governing employment of nonessential employees does not <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>continue in effect and is not enforceable after the expiration date stated in the contract, and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>the parties may not agree to extend or honor a contract term beyond the expiration date <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>of the contract if the contract term would:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>(1) provide a wage or salary increase to an employee, including but not limited to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>an increase based on cost of living, longevity, education or training, or performance or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>merit; or<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>(2) provide an increase in the dollar amount of an employer contribution for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>insurance benefits above the amount paid under the expired contract.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(c) Paragraph (b) shall not, however, apply to military and veterans affairs <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>employees.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment. <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>For a collective bargaining agreement that expired before the effective date of this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>the requirements of this section apply to limit wages and benefits to the levels and amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>in effect on the effective date of this section.<br/>