1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; providing continued insurance contributions for 
1.3 	certain state employees assaulted by inmates or patients;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2014, section 43A.241.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 43A.241, is amended to read:
1.7 	43A.241 INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS; FORMER CORRECTIONS
1.8 	EMPLOYEES.
1.9 	(a) This section applies to a person who:
1.10 	(1) was employed by the commissioner of the Department of Corrections at a state 
1.11 	institution under control of the commissioner, and in that employment was a member 
1.12 	of the general plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System; or by the Department 
1.13 	of Human Services;
1.14 	(2)  was covered by the correctional employee retirement plan under section 352.91 
1.15 	or the general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System 
1.16 	as defined in section 352.021;
1.17 	(3) while employed under clause (1), was assaulted by:
1.18 	an inmate at a state institution under control of the commissioner of the Department 
1.19 	of Corrections (i) a person under correctional supervision for a criminal offense; or
1.20 	(ii) a client or patient at the Minnesota sex offender program, or at a state-operated 
1.21 	forensic services program as defined in section 352.91, subdivision 3j, under the control of 
1.22 	the commissioner of the Department of Human Services; and
1.23 	(3) (4) as a direct result of the assault under clause (3), was determined to be totally 
1.24 	and permanently disabled under laws governing the Minnesota State Retirement System.
2.1 	(b) For a person to whom this section applies, the commissioner of the Department 
2.2 	of Corrections or the commissioner of the Department of Human Services must continue 
2.3 	to make the employer contribution for hospital, medical, and dental benefits under the 
2.4 	State Employee Group Insurance Program after the person terminates state service. If 
2.5 	the person had dependent coverage at the time of terminating state service, employer 
2.6 	contributions for dependent coverage also must continue under this section. The employer 
2.7 	contributions must be in the amount of the employer contribution for active state 
2.8 	employees at the time each payment is made. The employer contributions must continue 
2.9 	until the person reaches age 65, provided the person makes the required employee 
2.10 	contributions, in the amount required of an active state employee, at the time and in 
2.11 	the manner specified by the commissioner.

2.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
2.13 	and applies to a person assaulted by an inmate, client, or patient on or after that date.