1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; providing salary increases for certain law enforcement 
1.3 	personnel; appropriating money;repealing Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session 
1.4 	chapter 3, article 9, section 6.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. LAW ENFORCEMENT SALARY INCREASES.
 1.7 	(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, salary increases shall apply to the following 
1.8 	employees whose exclusive representative is the Minnesota Law Enforcement Association:
1.9 	(1) the commissioner of public safety must increase the salary paid to state patrol troopers, 
1.10 	Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents, and  special agents in the gambling enforcement 
1.11 	division by  13.2  percent, and must increase the salary paid to state patrol troopers, Bureau 
1.12 	of Criminal Apprehension agents, and special agents in the gambling enforcement division 
1.13 	that are compensated at the maximum base wage level by an additional two percent;
1.14 	(2) the commissioner of natural resources must increase the salary paid to conservation 
1.15 	officers positions by 13.2 percent,  and must increase the salary paid to conservation officers 
1.16 	that are compensated at the maximum base wage level by an additional two percent;
1.17 	(3) the commissioner of corrections must increase the salary paid to fugitive specialists 
1.18 	positions by 13.2 percent, and must increase the salary paid to fugitive specialists that are 
1.19 	compensated at the maximum base wage level by an additional two percent; and
1.20 	(4) the commissioner of commerce must increase the salary paid to commerce insurance 
1.21 	fraud specialists positions by 13.2 percent,  and must increase the salary paid to commerce 
2.1 	insurance fraud specialists that are compensated at the maximum base wage level by an 
2.2 	additional two percent.
2.3 	(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in addition to the salary increases required 
2.4 	under paragraph (a), each agency described in paragraph (a) shall increase by 8.4 percent 
2.5 	the salary paid to supervisors and managers, and must increase the salary paid to supervisors 
2.6 	and managers who are compensated at the maximum base wage level by an additional two 
2.7 	percent. For purposes of this paragraph, "supervisors and managers" means employees who 
2.8 	are employed in positions that require them to be licensed as peace officers, as defined in 
2.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84, subdivision 1, who supervise or manage employees 
2.10 	described in paragraph (a).

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

2.12 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS; SALARY INCREASES.
 2.13 		Subdivision 1.Department of Natural Resources. (a) $366,000 in fiscal year 2021 is 
2.14 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of natural resources for salary 
2.15 	increases under section 1 of this act. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $555,000 is 
2.16 	appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of natural resources for this purpose. 
2.17 	This amount is in addition to the base appropriation for this purpose.
2.18 	(b) $416,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the natural resources fund to the 
2.19 	commissioner of natural resources for salary increases under section 1 of this act. In each 
2.20 	of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $631,000 is appropriated from the natural resources fund to 
2.21 	the commissioner of natural resources for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the 
2.22 	base appropriation for this purpose.
2.23 	(c) $1,249,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the 
2.24 	commissioner of natural resources for salary increases under section 1 of this act. In each 
2.25 	of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $1,893,000 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to 
2.26 	the commissioner of natural resources for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the 
2.27 	base appropriation for this purpose.
2.28 	(d) $4,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the remediation fund to the 
2.29 	commissioner of natural resources for salary increases under section 1 of this act. In each 
2.30 	of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $6,000 is appropriated from the remediation fund to the 
2.31 	commissioner of natural resources for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the base 
2.32 	appropriation for this purpose.
3.1 		Subd. 2.Department of Corrections. $142,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from 
3.2 	the general fund to the commissioner of corrections for salary increases under section 1 of 
3.3 	this act. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $209,000 is appropriated from the general 
3.4 	fund to the commissioner of corrections for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the 
3.5 	base appropriation for this purpose.
3.6 		Subd. 3.Department of Public Safety. (a) $1,047,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated 
3.7 	from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for Bureau of Criminal 
3.8 	Apprehension salary increases under section 1 of this act. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 
3.9 	2023, $1,808,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety 
3.10 	for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the base appropriation for this purpose.
3.11 	(b) $99,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
3.12 	of public safety for Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division salary increases under 
3.13 	section 1 of this act. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $148,000 is appropriated from 
3.14 	the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for this purpose. This amount is in 
3.15 	addition to the base appropriation for this purpose.
3.16 	(c) $125,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
3.17 	of public safety for state patrol salary increases under section 1 of this act. In each of fiscal 
3.18 	years 2022 and 2023, $464,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
3.19 	of public safety for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the base appropriation for 
3.20 	this purpose.
3.21 	(d) $3,182,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the trunk highway fund to the 
3.22 	commissioner of public safety for state patrol salary increases under section 1 of this act. 
3.23 	In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $10,363,000 is appropriated from the trunk highway 
3.24 	fund to the commissioner of public safety for this purpose. This amount is in addition to 
3.25 	the base appropriation for this purpose.
3.26 	(e) $27,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the highway user tax distribution 
3.27 	fund to the commissioner of public safety for state patrol salary increases under section 1 
3.28 	of this act. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $110,000 is appropriated from the highway 
3.29 	user tax distribution fund to the commissioner of public safety for this purpose. This amount 
3.30 	is in addition to the base appropriation for this purpose.
3.31 		Subd. 4.Department of Commerce. $214,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from 
3.32 	the general fund to the commissioner of commerce for salary increases under section 1 of 
3.33 	this act. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $283,000 is appropriated from the general 
4.1 	fund to the commissioner of commerce for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the 
4.2 	base appropriation for this purpose.

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

4.4 	Sec. 3. REPEALER.
 4.5 	Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 6, is repealed.

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

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: S0592-3 

Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 6
Sec. 6. STATE PATROL TROOPER SALARY INCREASE. 
The commissioner of public safety must increase the salary paid to state patrol troopers by 8.4 percent. 

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