HF 1863

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/17/2020 04:43pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for state employee salaries in
the event of nonappropriation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 16A.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [16A.1335] APPROPRIATIONS FOR STATE EMPLOYEE SALARIES
AND BENEFITS IN EVENT OF NONAPPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation; agencies. new text end

new text begin If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year,
legislation has not been enacted to appropriate money for the biennium beginning on that
July 1 to an agency for regular operations, the amount necessary to pay salaries and
employment benefits for the agency's employees for one fiscal year is appropriated annually
beginning on that July 1 to the agency. The appropriation is to be made from the fund from
which an appropriation was made in the second year of the biennium ending June 30 of the
same year for salary and employment benefits paid to the agency's employees.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Appropriation; legislature. new text end

new text begin If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation
has not been enacted to appropriate money for the biennium beginning on that July 1 to the
house of representatives, the senate, and the Legislative Coordinating Commission for the
joint offices and commissions of the legislature for regular operations, the amounts necessary
to pay salaries and employment benefits for employees are appropriated on that July 1 to
the house of representatives, the senate, and the Legislative Coordinating Commission for
salary and benefits for each entity's respective employees in an amount certified under
subdivision 4. The appropriation is to be made from the fund from which an appropriation
was made in the preceding biennium for salary and employment benefits paid to each
employee.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Appropriation; judicial branch. new text end

new text begin If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year,
legislation has not been enacted to appropriate money for the biennium beginning on that
July 1 to the courts or a judicial branch agency for regular operations, amounts necessary
up to the cap determined in subdivision 6 to pay salaries and employment benefits for
employees are appropriated on that July 1 to each court and judicial branch agency, for
salary and benefits for its respective employees in an amount certified under subdivision 4.
The appropriation is to be made from the fund from which an appropriation was made in
the preceding biennium for salary and employment benefits paid to each employee.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Certification of amount for employees in the legislative and judicial
branches. new text end

new text begin By June 25 of an odd-numbered year preceding the start of a biennium for which
legislation has not been enacted to appropriate money for regular operations, each legislative
body and office, and the chief clerk of the supreme court, shall certify to the commissioner
of management and budget the amount needed for salaries and benefits for each fiscal year
of the biennium, and the commissioner of management and budget shall make the certified
amount available on July 1 or on a schedule that permits the agency, joint offices of the
legislature, or the courts, to meet all salary and benefit obligations in a timely manner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Later appropriation. new text end

new text begin Any subsequent appropriation to the state agencies, the
legislature or its joint offices, and the courts, for regular operations for a biennium in which
this section has been applied shall supersede and replace the funding authorized in this
section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Cap. new text end

new text begin The amounts appropriated in subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, may not exceed
the base level for the second year of the biennium ending on June 30 of the same year to
each respective recipient under an appropriation in this section.
new text end