<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 13.7908, subdivision 2; 179.22, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>adding a subdivision; 179A.22, by adding a subdivision.<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 13.7908, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Mediation data.</b> (a) Data received or maintained by the staff or <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services during the course of providing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>mediation services to the parties to a labor dispute under chapter 179 are classified as <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>protected nonpublic data or confidential data on individuals, except to the extent the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services determines access to data is necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>to fulfill the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>179A.16</statute_ref> or to identify the general nature of or parties <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>to a labor dispute.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an offer by the commissioner of management <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>and budget to resolve issues related to a proposed collective bargaining agreement with a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>state bargaining unit is public data once that offer is made available by an exclusive <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>representative to its members.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>and applies to offers made on or after July 1, 2011.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 179.22, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Memorandum of understanding.</b> The commissioner of management <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>and budget must, at least five days prior to executing a memorandum of understanding <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>in which the terms apply to more than one bargaining unit defined in section 179A.10, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>subdivision 2, submit that memorandum to the chair and director of the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>Coordinating Commission, or to the chair and director of a subcommittee created by <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>the Legislative Coordinating Commission to carry out the duties under section 3.855. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>The director must provide the memorandum to each member of the commission or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>subcommittee. The chair, after consulting the members, may provide comments to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>commissioner regarding the memorandum.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 179A.22, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Unpaid leave to avoid layoffs.</b> If the commissioner of management <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>and budget determines that layoffs of executive branch employees may be required, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>the commissioner may request exclusive representatives to negotiate amendments to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>collective bargaining agreements that would allow appointing authorities to implement <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>unpaid leave and reductions in hours, instead of imposing layoffs.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>    Sec. 4. <b>MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 13.7908, subdivision 2, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>law to the contrary, during the biennium ending June 30, 2013, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>management and budget must provide copies of its management proposals related to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>collective bargaining with state bargaining units to the chair and director of the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations. The director must share <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>these proposals with the other members of the subcommittee, and with the staff assigned <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>to the subcommittee. If the management proposals are considered by the commissioner to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>be nonpublic data, the commissioner must provide the proposals and notify the director <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>that the commissioner considers them to be nonpublic, and the chair, the members, and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>the staff must also treat the proposals in the same manner.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>and applies to offers made on or after July 1, 2011.<br/>