1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to labor; restricting public union release time;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.3 	2016, section 179A.07, subdivision 6.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 179A.07, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 6.Time off. A public employer must afford reasonable time off to elected officers 
1.7 	or appointed representatives of the exclusive representative to conduct the duties of the 
1.8 	exclusive representative and must, upon request, provide for leaves of absence to elected 
1.9 	or appointed officials of the exclusive representative or to a full-time appointed official of 
1.10 	an exclusive representative of teachers in another Minnesota school district. Time off 
1.11 	provided under this subdivision must not be used to engage in any political activities.