1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; clarifying requirements for changing benefits in a group 
1.3 	insurance contract for employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 471.6161, subdivision 5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 471.6161, subdivision 5, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 5.Collective bargaining. The aggregate value of benefits provided by a 
1.9 	group insurance contract for employees in a political subdivision who are covered by 
1.10 	a collective agreement shall not be reduced, unless the public employer and at least 
1.11 	one-half of the total number of exclusive representative representatives of the employees 
1.12 	of an affected appropriate bargaining unit units, certified under section 179A.12, agree 
1.13 	to a reduction in benefits.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2011, and applies to all 
1.15 	employee group insurance contracts modified or entered into after that date.