1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public employment; changing the definition of a confidential 
1.3 	employee;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 179A.03, subdivision 4.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 179A.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 4.Confidential employee. "Confidential employee" means an employee 
1.7 	who as part of the employee's job duties:
1.8 	(1) has access to is required to access and actually use labor relations information as 
1.9 	that term is defined in section 13.37, subdivision 1, paragraph (c); or
1.10 	(2) actively participates in the meeting and negotiating on behalf of the public 
1.11 	employer.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.