HF 3837

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education; requiring continuing contract teachers to make an election
under their collective bargaining agreement; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [122.411] COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT ELECTION.
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new text begin Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a public employer and the exclusive
representative of the teachers in a school district, as part of the collective bargaining
agreement, must require a teacher under section 122A.40 or 122A.41 who successfully
completes a probationary period to make a onetime binding election in the district
whereby the teacher either:
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new text begin (1) foregoes the teacher's continuing contract or tenure rights, becomes an at-will
employee of the district, and is eligible to automatically receive the compensation
increases that are stipulated in the collected bargaining agreement; or
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new text begin (2) retains the teacher's continuing contract or tenure rights but must individually
negotiate compensation increases with the public employer that are separate from the
compensation increases stipulated in the collective bargaining agreement.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to all collective bargaining agreements entered into or modified after that date.
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