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SF 2329
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 06/11/2025 09:41 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to state government; changing provision for the compensation council;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 15A.082, subdivisions 2, 3; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 15A.082, subdivision 7.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 15A.082, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Membership.
(a) The Compensation Council consists of the following members:
eight nonjudges appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court, of whom no more than
four may belong to the same political party; and one member from each congressional
district appointed by the governor, of whom no more than four may belong to the same
political party. The speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives must each
appoint two members. The majority leader and minority leader of the senate must each
appoint two members. Appointments must be made after the first Monday in January and
before January 15. The compensation and removal of members shall be as provided in
section 15.059, subdivisions 3 and 4. Members continue to serve until new members are
appointed. Members appointed by the governor may not vote on the salary of the governor.
The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall provide the council with administrative
and support services. The commissioner of management and budget must provide analytical
and policy support to the council related to the compensation of agency heads. deleted text begin The provision
of analytical and policy support under this subdivision shall not be considered ex parte
communication under subdivision 7.
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(b) Members appointed under paragraph (a) may not be a:
(1) current or former judge;
(2) current lobbyist registered under Minnesota law;
(3) current employee in the judicial, legislative, or executive branch of state government;
(4) current or former governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state,
or state auditor; or
(5) current or former legislator, or the spouse of a current legislator.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 15A.082, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Submission of recommendations and determination.
(a) By deleted text begin Aprildeleted text end new text begin Septembernew text end
1 in each deleted text begin odd-numbereddeleted text end new text begin even-numberednew text end year, the Compensation Council shall submit to
the speaker of the house and the president of the senate salary recommendations for justices
of the supreme court, and judges of the court of appeals and district court. The recommended
salaries take effect on July 1 of deleted text begin thatdeleted text end new text begin the nextnew text end year and July 1 of the subsequent deleted text begin even-numbereddeleted text end new text begin
odd-numberednew text end year deleted text begin and at whatever interval the council recommends thereafterdeleted text end , unless the
legislature by law provides otherwise. The salary recommendations take effect if an
appropriation of money to pay the recommended salaries is enacted after the
recommendations are submitted and before their effective date. Recommendations may be
expressly modified or rejected.
(b) By April 1 in each odd-numbered year, the Compensation Council must prescribe
salaries for constitutional officers, and for the agency and metropolitan agency heads
identified in section 15A.0815. The prescribed salary for each office must take effect July
1 of that year and July 1 of the subsequent even-numbered year and at whatever interval
the council determines thereafter, unless the legislature by law provides otherwise. An
appropriation by the legislature to fund the relevant office, branch, or agency of an amount
sufficient to pay the salaries prescribed by the council constitutes a prescription by law as
provided in the Minnesota Constitution, article V, sections 4 and 5.
(c) By April 1 in each odd-numbered year, the Compensation Council must prescribe
daily compensation for voting members of the Direct Care and Treatment executive board.
The recommended daily compensation takes effect on July 1 of that year and July 1 of the
subsequent even-numbered year and at whatever interval the council recommends thereafter,
unless the legislature by law provides otherwise.
Sec. 3. new text begin REPEALER.
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Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 15A.082, subdivision 7,
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is repealed.
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APPENDIX
Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-00134
15A.082 COMPENSATION COUNCIL.
Subd. 7.
No ex parte communications.
Members may not have any communication with a constitutional officer, a head of a state agency, a member of the judiciary, or a member of the Direct Care and Treatment executive board during the period after the first meeting is convened under this section and the date the prescribed and recommended salaries and daily compensation are submitted under subdivision 3.