HF 1424

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/11/2013 02:40pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; adding engineering staff to the list of employees the
commissioner may establish special salary rates to attract and retain; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.17, subdivision 4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Exceptions.

(a) The commissioner may without regard to subdivision 1
establish special salary rates and plans of compensation designed to attract and retain
exceptionally qualified doctors of medicine and doctors of dental surgery. These rates
and plans shall be included in the commissioner's plan. In establishing salary rates and
eligibility for nomination for payment at special rates, the commissioner shall consider the
standards of eligibility established by national medical specialty boards where appropriate.
The incumbents assigned to these special ranges shall be excluded from the collective
bargaining process.

(b) The commissioner may without regard to subdivision 1, but subject to collective
bargaining agreements or compensation plans, establish special salary rates designed to
attract and retain exceptionally qualified employees in the following positions:

(1) information systems staff;

(2) actuaries in the Departments of Health, Human Services, and Commerce; deleted text begin and
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(3) epidemiologists in the Department of Health new text begin ; and
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new text begin (4) engineering staff new text end .