1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to labor; imposing law enforcement collective bargaining requirements; 
1.3 	providing a salary increase for employees in law enforcement and making a 
1.4 	technical change; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 
1.5 	43A.17, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, 
1.6 	article 9, section 6.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 43A.17, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.9 	to read:
1.10 		Subd. 13.Compensation for law enforcement officers. (a) For purposes of this 
1.11 	subdivision, the term "law enforcement officers" means Minnesota State Patrol troopers, 
1.12 	Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents, special agents in the gambling enforcement 
1.13 	division of the Department of Public Safety, conservation officers, Department of Corrections 
1.14 	fugitive specialists, and Department of Commerce insurance fraud specialists.
1.15 	(b) When the commissioner of management and budget negotiates a collective bargaining 
1.16 	agreement establishing compensation for law enforcement officers, the commissioner must 
1.17 	consider compensation based on compensation data from the most recent applicable salary 
1.18 	and benefits survey. Use of pattern bargaining or suggesting compensation based on internal 
1.19 	equity data constitutes bad faith in negotiations.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
1.21 	expires January 1, 2032. This section applies to contracts entered into on or after the effective 
1.22 	date, but before January 1, 2032.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 6, is amended to 
2.2 	read:
2.3 	Sec. 6. STATE PATROL TROOPER LAW ENFORCEMENT SALARY INCREASE
2.4 	INCREASES.
 2.5 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, salary increases shall apply to the following 
2.6 	employees whose exclusive representative is the Minnesota Law Enforcement Association:
2.7 	(1) the commissioner of public safety must increase the salary paid to supervisory and 
2.8 	managerial positions, state patrol troopers, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents, and 
2.9 	special agents in the gambling enforcement division by 8.4 percent.;
2.10 	(2) the commissioner of natural resources must increase the salary paid to conservation 
2.11 	officers and to supervisory and managerial positions by 8.4 percent;
2.12 	(3) the commissioner of corrections must increase the salary paid to fugitive specialists 
2.13 	and to supervisory and managerial positions by 8.4 percent; and
2.14 	(4) the commissioner of commerce must increase the salary paid to commerce insurance 
2.15 	fraud specialists and to supervisory and managerial positions by 8.4 percent.

2.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from October 22, 2020.

2.17 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATIONS; SALARY INCREASES.
 2.18 		Subdivision 1.Department of Natural Resources. (a) $....... in fiscal year 2021 is 
2.19 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of natural resources for salary 
2.20 	increases under section 2 of this act. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $....... is 
2.21 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of natural resources for this purpose. 
2.22 	This amount is in addition to the base appropriation for this purpose.
2.23 	(b) $....... in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the natural resources fund to the 
2.24 	commissioner of natural resources for salary increases under section 2 of this act. In each 
2.25 	of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $....... is appropriated from the natural resources fund to the 
2.26 	commissioner of natural resources for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the base 
2.27 	appropriation for this purpose.
2.28 	(c) $....... in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the 
2.29 	commissioner of natural resources for salary increases under section 2 of this act. In each 
2.30 	of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $....... is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the 
3.1 	commissioner of natural resources for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the base 
3.2 	appropriation for this purpose.
3.3 	(d) $....... in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the remediation fund to the 
3.4 	commissioner of natural resources for salary increases under section 2 of this act. In each 
3.5 	of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $....... is appropriated from the remediation fund to the 
3.6 	commissioner of natural resources for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the base 
3.7 	appropriation for this purpose.
3.8 		Subd. 2.Department of Corrections. $....... in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from 
3.9 	the general fund to the commissioner of corrections for salary increases under section 2 of 
3.10 	this act. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $....... is appropriated from the general fund 
3.11 	to the commissioner of corrections for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the base 
3.12 	appropriation for this purpose.
3.13 		Subd. 3.Department of Public Safety. (a) $....... in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated 
3.14 	from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for Bureau of Criminal 
3.15 	Apprehension salary increases under section 2 of this act. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 
3.16 	2023, $....... is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for 
3.17 	this purpose. This amount is in addition to the base appropriation for this purpose.
3.18 	(b) $....... in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the opiate epidemic response fund to 
3.19 	the commissioner of public safety for Bureau of Criminal Apprehension salary increases 
3.20 	under section 2 of this act. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $....... is appropriated from 
3.21 	the opiate epidemic response fund to the commissioner of public safety for this purpose. 
3.22 	This amount is in addition to the base appropriation for this purpose.
3.23 	(c) $....... in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
3.24 	of public safety for Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division salary increases under 
3.25 	section 2 of this act. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $....... is appropriated from the 
3.26 	general fund to the commissioner of public safety for this purpose. This amount is in addition 
3.27 	to the base appropriation for this purpose.
3.28 		Subd. 4.Department of Commerce. $....... in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the 
3.29 	workers' compensation fund to the commissioner of commerce for salary increases under 
3.30 	section 2 of this act. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $....... is appropriated from the 
3.31 	workers' compensation fund to the commissioner of commerce for this purpose. This amount 
3.32 	is in addition to the base appropriation for this purpose.

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