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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to labor; creating the Public Employment Relations Board; authorizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>rulemaking; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>179A.03, subdivisions 14, 15, by adding a subdivision; 179A.04, subdivision 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>179A.051; 179A.06, by adding a subdivision; 179A.10, subdivision 1; 179A.13; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 179A.03, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Board.</b> "Board" means the Public Employment Relations Board under <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>section 179A.041.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 179A.03, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Public employee or employee.</b> (a) "Public employee" or "employee" <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>means any person appointed or employed by a public employer except:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>(1) elected public officials;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>(2) election officers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>(3) commissioned or enlisted personnel of the Minnesota National Guard;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(4) emergency employees who are employed for emergency work caused by natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>disaster;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>(5) part-time employees whose service does not exceed the lesser of 14 hours per <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>week or 35 percent of the normal work week in the employee's appropriate unit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>(6) employees whose positions are basically temporary or seasonal in character and: <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>(i) are not for more than 67 working days in any calendar year; or (ii) are not for more <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>than 100 working days in any calendar year and the employees are under the age of 22, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>full-time students enrolled in a nonprofit or public educational institution prior to being <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>hired by the employer, and have indicated, either in an application for employment or by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>being enrolled at an educational institution for the next academic year or term, an intention <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>to continue as students during or after their temporary employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>(7) employees providing services for not more than two consecutive quarters to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities under the terms of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>professional or technical services contract as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>16C.08, subdivision 1</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>(8) employees of charitable hospitals as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>179.35, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>except that employees of charitable hospitals as defined by section 179.35, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>are public employees for purposes of sections 179A.051; 179A.052; and 179A.13;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>(9) full-time undergraduate students employed by the school which they attend <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>under a work-study program or in connection with the receipt of financial aid, irrespective <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>of number of hours of service per week;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(10) an individual who is employed for less than 300 hours in a fiscal year as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>instructor in an adult vocational education program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(11) an individual hired by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>and Universities to teach one course for three or fewer credits for one semester in a year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>(12) with respect to court employees:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>(i) personal secretaries to judges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>(ii) law clerks;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>(iii) managerial employees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>(iv) confidential employees; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>(v) supervisory employees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>(13) with respect to employees of Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., managerial, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>supervisory, and confidential employees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>(b) The following individuals are public employees regardless of the exclusions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>paragraph (a), clauses (5) and (6):<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>(1) an employee hired by a school district or the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>State Colleges and Universities except at the university established in the Twin Cities <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>metropolitan area under section 
         <statute_ref>136F.10</statute_ref> or for community services or community <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>education instruction offered on a noncredit basis: (i) to replace an absent teacher or faculty <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>member who is a public employee, where the replacement employee is employed more <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>than 30 working days as a replacement for that teacher or faculty member; or (ii) to take a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>teaching position created due to increased enrollment, curriculum expansion, courses which <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>are a part of the curriculum whether offered annually or not, or other appropriate reasons;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(2) an employee hired for a position under paragraph (a), clause (6), item (i), if that <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>same position has already been filled under paragraph (a), clause (6), item (i), in the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>calendar year and the cumulative number of days worked in that same position by all <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>employees exceeds 67 calendar days in that year. For the purpose of this paragraph, "same <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>position" includes a substantially equivalent position if it is not the same position solely <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>due to a change in the classification or title of the position; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>(3) an early childhood family education teacher employed by a school district.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 179A.03, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Public employer or employer.</b> (a) "Public employer" or "employer" <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>(1) the state of Minnesota for employees of the state not otherwise provided for in <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>this subdivision or section 
         <statute_ref>179A.10</statute_ref> for executive branch employees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>(2) the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for its employees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>(3) the state court administrator for court employees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>(4) the state Board of Public Defense for its employees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>(5) Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>(6) notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the governing body of a political <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>subdivision or its agency or instrumentality which has final budgetary approval authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>for its employees. However, the views of elected appointing authorities who have <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>standing to initiate interest arbitration, and who are responsible for the selection, direction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>discipline, and discharge of individual employees shall be considered by the employer in <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>the course of the discharge of rights and duties under sections 
         <statute_ref>179A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>179A.25</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>(b) When two or more units of government subject to sections 
         <statute_ref>179A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>179A.25</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>undertake a project or form a new agency under law authorizing common or joint action, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>the employer is the governing person or board of the created agency. The governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>official or body of the cooperating governmental units shall be bound by an agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>entered into by the created agency according to sections 
         <statute_ref>179A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>179A.25</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>(c) "Public employer" or "employer" does not include a "charitable hospital" as <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>179.35, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, except that a charitable hospital as defined by <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>section 179.35, subdivision 2, is a public employer for purposes of sections 179A.051; <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>179A.052; and 179A.13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>(d) Nothing in this subdivision diminishes the authority granted pursuant to law to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>an appointing authority with respect to the selection, direction, discipline, or discharge of <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>an individual employee if this action is consistent with general procedures and standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>relating to selection, direction, discipline, or discharge which are the subject of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>agreement entered into under sections 
         <statute_ref>179A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>179A.25</statute_ref>.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 179A.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Other duties.</b> (a) The commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) provide mediation services as requested by the parties until the parties reach <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>agreement, and may continue to assist parties after they have submitted their final <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>positions for interest arbitration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) issue notices, subpoenas, and orders required by law to carry out duties under <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>179A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>179A.25</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) assist the parties in formulating petitions, notices, and other papers required to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>filed with the commissioner or the board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) conduct elections;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) certify the final results of any election or other voting procedure conducted <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>179A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>179A.25</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) adopt rules relating to the administration of this chapter and the conduct of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>hearings and elections;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) receive, catalogue, file, and make available to the public all decisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>arbitrators and panels authorized by sections 
         <statute_ref>179A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>179A.25</statute_ref>, all grievance arbitration <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>decisions to the extent the decision is public under section 
         <statute_ref>13.43, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>(b), and the commissioner's orders and decisions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) adopt, subject to chapter 14, a grievance procedure that fulfills the purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>179A.20, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, that is available to any employee in a unit not covered by <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>a contractual grievance procedure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) maintain a schedule of state employee classifications or positions assigned to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>each unit established in section 
         <statute_ref>179A.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) collect fees established by rule for empanelment of persons on the labor <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>arbitrator roster maintained by the commissioner or in conjunction with fair share fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>challenges. Arbitrator application fees will be $100 per year for initial applications and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>renewals effective July 1, 2007;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) provide technical support and assistance to voluntary joint labor-management <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>committees established for the purpose of improving relationships between exclusive <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>representatives and employers, at the discretion of the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) provide to the parties a list of arbitrators as required by section 
         <statute_ref>179A.16, <br />
            		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) maintain a list of up to 60 arbitrators for referral to employers and exclusive <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>representatives for the resolution of grievance or interest disputes. Each person on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>list must be knowledgeable about collective bargaining and labor relations in the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>sector, well versed in state and federal labor law, and experienced in and knowledgeable <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>about labor arbitration. To the extent practicable, the commissioner shall appoint members <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>to the list so that the list is gender and racially diverse; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) upon request of the board, provide administrative support and other assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>to the board, including assistance in development and adoption of board rules.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) From the names provided by representative organizations, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>shall maintain a list of arbitrators to conduct teacher discharge or termination hearings <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>122A.41</statute_ref>. The persons on the list must meet at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>one of the following requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) be a former or retired judge;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) be a qualified arbitrator on the list maintained by the bureau;<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) be a present, former, or retired administrative law judge; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) be a neutral individual who is learned in the law and admitted to practice in <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>Minnesota, who is qualified by experience to conduct these hearings, and who is without <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>bias to either party.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>Each year, education Minnesota shall provide a list of up to 14 names and the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>School Boards Association a list of up to 14 names of persons to be on the list. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>commissioner may adopt rules about maintaining and updating the list.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[179A.041] PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD; POWER, </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var><b>AUTHORITY, AND DUTIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Membership.</b> The Public Employment Relations Board is <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>established with three members. One member shall be an officer or employee of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>exclusive representative of public employees and shall be appointed by the governor; one <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>shall be representative of public employers and shall be appointed by the governor; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>one shall be representative of the public at large and shall be appointed by the other two <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>members. Public employers and employee organizations representing public employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>may submit for consideration names of persons representing their interests. The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>shall select one of its members to serve as chair for a term beginning July 1 of each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Alternate members.</b> (a) The appointing authorities shall appoint alternate <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>members to serve only in the case of a member having a conflict of interest under <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>subdivision 9, as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(1) one alternate, appointed by the governor, who is an officer or employee of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>exclusive representative of public employees, to serve as an alternate to the member <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>appointed by the governor who is an officer or employee of an exclusive representative of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>public employees. This alternate must not be an officer or employee of the same exclusive <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>representative of public employees as the member for whom the alternate serves;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>(2) one alternate, appointed by the governor, who is a representative of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>employers, to serve as an alternate to the member appointed by the governor who is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>a representative of public employers. This alternate must not represent the same public <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>employer as the member for whom the alternate serves; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>(3) one alternate, appointed by the member who is an officer or employee of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>exclusive representative of public employees and the member who is a representative of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>public employers, who is not an officer or employee of an exclusive representative of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>public employees, or a representative of a public employer, to serve as an alternate for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>member that represents the public at large.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>(b) Each alternate member shall serve a term that is coterminous with the term of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>member for whom the alternate member serves as an alternate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Terms; compensation.</b> The membership terms, compensation, removal <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>of members, and filling of vacancies for members and alternate members shall be as <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>provided in section 15.0575.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Rules; meetings.</b> The board shall adopt rules governing its procedure and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>shall hold meetings as prescribed in those rules. The chair shall convene and preside <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>at meetings of the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Powers.</b> The board shall have the powers and authority required for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>board to take the actions assigned to the board under section 179A.13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Appeals.</b> In addition to the other powers and duties given it by law, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>board shall hear and decide appeals from:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>(1) recommended decisions and orders relating to an unfair labor practice under <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>section 179A.13; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>(2) determinations of the commissioner under section 179A.12, subdivision 11.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Rulemaking.</b> The board shall adopt rules under chapter 14 governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>the presentation of issues and the taking of appeals under subdivision 6. All issues and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>appeals presented to the board shall be determined upon the record of hearing, except that <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>the board may request additional evidence when necessary or helpful.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Employees and contracts.</b> The board may hire investigators, hearing <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>officers, and other employees as necessary to perform its duties, or may enter into <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var>contracts to perform any of the board's duties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Conflict of interest.</b> A member must disclose any conflict of interest in <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>a case before the board and shall not take any action or vote in the case. The person <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>designated as the recused member's alternate shall serve in place of the member who <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>has a conflict for all actions and votes on the case, unless the alternate has a conflict of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>interest. If both a member and the member's alternate have a conflict of interest in a case, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>the appointing authority will appoint a second alternate member, who meets the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>requirements as the alternate member and who has no conflict of interest, to take action <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>and vote in the case. A board member or alternate member has a conflict of interest in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>case if the member is employed by, an officer of, a member of the governing body of, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>a member of a party in the case.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b> This section is effective July 1, 2014. The board shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>established and prepared to hear and decide rules under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>179A.041, subdivision 4, by July 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 179A.051, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var><b>179A.051 APPEALS OF COMMISSIONER'S DECISIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>(a) Decisions of the commissioner relating to supervisory, confidential, essential, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>and professional employees, appropriateness of a unit, or fair share fee challenges may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>reviewed on certiorari by the Court of Appeals. A petition for a writ of certiorari must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>filed and served on the other party or parties and the commissioner within 30 days from <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>the date of the mailing of the commissioner's decision. The petition must be served on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>other party or parties at the party's or parties' last known address.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>(b) Decisions of the commissioner relating to unfair labor practices under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>179A.12, subdivision 11, may be appealed to the board if the appeal is filed with the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>and served on all other parties no later than 30 days after service of the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>decision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[179A.052] APPEALS OF BOARD'S DECISIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>Decisions of the board relating to unfair labor practices under section 179.11, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>179.12, 179A.12, subdivision 11, or 179A.13 including dismissal of unfair labor practice <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>charges, may be reviewed on certiorari by the Court of Appeals. A petition for a writ of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>certiorari must be filed and served on the other party or parties and the board within 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>days from the date of the mailing of the board's decision. The petition must be served on <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>the other party or parties at the party's or parties' last known address.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 179A.06, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Concerted activity.</b> Public employees have the right to engage in concerted <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 179A.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Exclusions.</b> The commissioner of management and budget shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>meet and negotiate with the exclusive representative of each of the units specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>this section, except as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>43A.06, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c). The <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>units provided in this section are the only appropriate units for executive branch state <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>employees. The following employees shall be excluded from any appropriate unit:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>(1) the positions and classes of positions in the classified and unclassified services <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>defined as managerial by the commissioner of management and budget in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>with section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, and so designated in the official state compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>schedules;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>(2) unclassified positions in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>as managerial by the Board of Trustees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>(3) positions of physician employees compensated under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.17, <br />
            		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>(4) positions of all unclassified employees appointed by a constitutional officer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>(5) positions in the Bureau of Mediation Services and the Public Employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>Relations Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>(6) positions of employees whose classification is pilot or chief pilot;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>(7) administrative law judge and compensation judge positions in the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>Administrative Hearings; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>(8) positions of all confidential employees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>The governor may upon the unanimous written request of exclusive representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>of units and the commissioner direct that negotiations be conducted for one or more units <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>in a common proceeding or that supplemental negotiations be conducted for portions of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>unit or units defined on the basis of appointing authority or geography.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 179A.13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var><b>179A.13 UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Actions.</b> (a) The practices specified in this section are unfair labor <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>practices. Any employee, employer, employee or employer organization, exclusive <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>representative, or any other person or organization aggrieved by an unfair labor practice as <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>defined in this section may bring an action for injunctive relief and for damages caused by <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>the unfair labor practice in the district court of the county in which the practice is alleged <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>to have occurred. A copy of any complaint alleging an unfair labor practice must be filed <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>with the commissioner at the time it is brought in district court. The party bringing an <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>unfair labor practice action in district court shall also transmit to the commissioner any <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>orders or judgments of the court within ten days of the order or judgment file an unfair <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>labor practice charge with the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>(b) Whenever it is charged that any party has engaged in or is engaging in any <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>unfair labor practice, an investigator designated by the board shall promptly conduct an <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>investigation of the charge. Unless after the investigation the board finds that the charge <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>has no reasonable basis in law or fact, the board shall promptly issue a complaint and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>cause to be served upon the party a complaint stating the charges, accompanied by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>notice of hearing before a qualified hearing officer designated by the board at the offices of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>the bureau or other location as the board deems appropriate, not less than five days nor <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>more than 20 days after serving the complaint, provided that no complaint shall be issued <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>based upon any unfair labor practice occurring more than six months prior to the filing of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>a charge. A complaint issued under this subdivision may be amended by the board at any <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>time prior to the issuance of an order based thereon. The party who is the subject of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>complaint has the right to file an answer to the original or amended complaint prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>hearing and to appear in person or by a representative and give testimony at the place and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>time fixed in the complaint. In the discretion of the hearing officer conducting the hearing <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>or the board, any other party may be allowed to intervene in the proceeding and to present <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>testimony. The board or designated hearing officers shall not be bound by the rules of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>evidence applicable to courts, except as to the rules of privilege recognized by law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>(c) Designated investigators must conduct the investigation of charges.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>(d) Hearing officers must be licensed to practice law in the state of Minnesota and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>must conduct the hearings and issue recommended decisions and orders.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>(e) The board or its designees shall have the power to issue subpoenas and administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>oaths. If any party willfully fails or neglects to appear or testify or to produce books, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>papers, and records pursuant to the issuance of a subpoena, the board may apply to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>court of competent jurisdiction to request that the party be ordered to appear to testify or <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>produce the requested evidence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>(f) A full and complete record shall be kept of all proceedings before the board or <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>designated hearing officer and shall be transcribed by a reporter appointed by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>(g) The party on whom the burden of proof rests shall be required to sustain the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>burden by a preponderance of the evidence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(h) At any time prior to the close of a hearing, the parties may by mutual agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>request referral to mediation, at which time the commissioner shall appoint a mediator, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>and the hearing shall be suspended pending the results of the mediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>(i) If, upon a preponderance of the evidence taken, the hearing officer determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>that any party named in the charge has engaged in or is engaging in an unfair labor <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>practice, then a recommended decision and order shall be issued stating findings of fact <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>and conclusions, and requiring the party to cease and desist from the unfair labor practice, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>to post a cease-and-desist notice in the workplace, and ordering any appropriate relief to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>effectuate the policies of this section, including but not limited to reinstatement, back pay, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>and any other remedies that make a charging party whole. If back pay is awarded, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>award must include interest at the rate of seven percent per annum. The order further <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>may require the party to make reports from time to time, and demonstrate the extent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>which the party has complied with the order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>(j) If there is no preponderance of evidence that the party named in the charge has <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>engaged in or is engaging in the unfair labor practice, then the hearing officer shall issue a <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>recommended decision and order stating findings of fact and dismissing the complaint.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>(k) Parties may file exceptions to the hearing officer's recommended decision and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>order with the board no later than 30 days after service of the recommended decision <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>and order. The board shall review the recommended decision and order upon timely <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>filing of exceptions or upon its own motion. If no timely exceptions have been filed, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>parties must be deemed to have waived their exceptions. Unless the board reviews the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>recommended decision and order upon its own motion, it must not be legal precedent and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>must be final and binding only on the parties to the proceeding as issued in an order issued <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>by the board. If the board does review the recommended decision and order, the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>may adopt all, part, or none of the recommended decision and order, depending on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>extent to which it is consistent with the record and applicable laws. The board shall issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>and serve on all parties its decision and order. The board shall retain jurisdiction over the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>case to ensure the parties' compliance with the board's order. Unless overturned by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>board, the parties must comply with the recommended decision and order. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var> (l) Until the record has been filed in the court of appeals or district court, the board at <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>any time, upon reasonable notice and in a manner it deems appropriate, may modify or set <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>aside, in whole or in part, any finding or order made or issued by it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>(m) Upon a final order that an unfair labor practice has been committed, the board or <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>the charging party may petition the district court for the enforcement of the order and for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>appropriate temporary relief or a restraining order. When the board petitions the court, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.36"></a><var>10.36</var>charging party may intervene as a matter of right.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>(n) Whenever it appears that any party has violated a final order of the board issued <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>pursuant to this section, the board must petition the district court for an order directing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>party and its officers, agents, servants, successors, and assigns to comply with the order of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>the board. The board shall be represented in this action by its general counsel, who has <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>been appointed by the board. The court may grant or refuse, in whole or in part, the relief <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>sought, provided that the court also may stay an order of the board pending disposition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>the proceedings. The court may punish a violation of its order as in civil contempt.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>(o) The board shall have power, upon issuance of an unfair labor practice complaint <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>alleging that a party has engaged in or is engaging in an unfair labor practice, to petition <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>the district court for appropriate temporary relief or a restraining order. Upon the filing <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>of any such petition, the court shall cause notice thereof to be served upon such parties, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>and thereupon shall have jurisdiction to grant to the board or commissioner temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>relief or a restraining order as it deems appropriate. Nothing in this paragraph precludes <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>a charging party from seeking injunctive relief in district court after filing the unfair <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>labor practice charge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>(p) The proceedings in paragraphs (m), (n), and (o) shall be commenced in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>district court for the county in which the unfair labor practice which is the subject of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>the order or administrative complaint was committed, or where a party alleged to have <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>committed the unfair labor practice resides or transacts business.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Employers.</b> Public employers, their agents and representatives are <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>prohibited from:<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>(1) interfering, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of the rights <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>guaranteed in sections 
         <statute_ref>179A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>179A.25</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>(2) dominating or interfering with the formation, existence, or administration of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>employee organization or contributing other support to it;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>(3) discriminating in regard to hire or tenure to encourage or discourage membership <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>in an employee organization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>(4) discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee because the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>employee has signed or filed an affidavit, petition, or complaint or given information or <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>testimony under sections 
         <statute_ref>179A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>179A.25</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>(5) refusing to meet and negotiate in good faith with the exclusive representative of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>its employees in an appropriate unit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>(6) refusing to comply with grievance procedures contained in an agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>(7) distributing or circulating a blacklist of individuals exercising a legal right or <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>of members of a labor organization for the purpose of preventing blacklisted individuals <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>from obtaining or retaining employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>(8) violating rules established by the commissioner regulating the conduct of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>representation elections;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>(9) refusing to comply with a valid decision of a binding arbitration panel or arbitrator;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>(10) violating or refusing to comply with any lawful order or decision issued by <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>the commissioner or the board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>(11) refusing to provide, upon the request of the exclusive representative, all <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>information pertaining to the public employer's budget both present and proposed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>revenues, and other financing information provided that in the executive branch of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>government this clause may not be considered contrary to the budgetary requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>16A.10</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>16A.11</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>(12) granting or offering to grant the status of permanent replacement employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>to a person for performing bargaining unit work for the employer during a lockout of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>employees in an employee organization or during a strike authorized by an employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>organization that is an exclusive representative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Employees.</b> Employee organizations, their agents or representatives, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>and public employees are prohibited from:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>(1) restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of rights provided in sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>179A.01
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>179A.25</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>(2) restraining or coercing a public employer in the election of representatives to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>employed to meet and negotiate or to adjust grievances;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>(3) refusing to meet and negotiate in good faith with a public employer, if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>employee organization is the exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate unit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>(4) violating rules established by the commissioner regulating the conduct of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>representation elections;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>(5) refusing to comply with a valid decision of an arbitration panel or arbitrator;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>(6) calling, instituting, maintaining, or conducting a strike or boycott against any <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>public employer on account of any jurisdictional controversy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>(7) coercing or restraining any person with the effect to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>(i) force or require any public employer to cease dealing or doing business with any <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>other person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>(ii) force or require a public employer to recognize for representation purposes an <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>employee organization not certified by the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>(iii) refuse to handle goods or perform services; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>(iv) prevent an employee from providing services to the employer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>(8) committing any act designed to damage or actually damaging physical property <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.36"></a><var>12.36</var>or endangering the safety of persons while engaging in a strike;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>(9) forcing or requiring any employer to assign particular work to employees in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>particular employee organization or in a particular trade, craft, or class rather than to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>employees in another employee organization or in another trade, craft, or class;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>(10) causing or attempting to cause a public employer to pay or deliver or agree to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>pay or deliver any money or other thing of value, in the nature of an exaction, for services <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>which are not performed or not to be performed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>(11) engaging in an unlawful strike;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>(12) picketing which has an unlawful purpose such as secondary boycott;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>(13) picketing which unreasonably interferes with the ingress and egress to facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>of the public employer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>(14) seizing or occupying or destroying property of the employer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>(15) violating or refusing to comply with any lawful order or decision issued by <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>the commissioner or the board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>[179A.135] UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES INVOLVING CHARITABLE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var><b>HOSPITALS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>Any charitable hospital as defined in section 179.35, subdivision 2, any hospital <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>employee as defined in section 179.35, subdivision 3, any labor organization as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>in section 179.01, subdivision 6, or any other person or organization connected with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>charitable hospital, who is aggrieved by an unfair labor practice as defined in sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>179.11 and 179.12, may file an unfair labor practice charge with the Public Employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>Relations Board that will be processed in accordance with the provisions of sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>179A.051, 179A.052, and 179A.13.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>APPROPRIATION; INITIAL ASSISTANCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>(a) $125,000 in fiscal year 2015 is appropriated from the general fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services for purposes of the Public Employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>Relations Board under Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.041. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>added to the base.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>(b) The commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services must call the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>meeting of the board, and must assist the board in its initial operations, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>development and adoption of the board's initial rules.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>Sections 1 to 3 and 6 to 11 are effective July 1, 2015. Sections 4, 5, and 12 are <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>effective July 1, 2014.<br />
         		
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