1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 01/31/2022 12:29pm
A bill for an act
relating to labor; providing a salary increase for employees in law enforcement
and making a technical change; appropriating money; amending Laws 2020, Fifth
Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 6.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 6, is amended to
read:
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Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, salary increases shall apply to the following
employees whose exclusive representative is the Minnesota Law Enforcement Association:
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new text begin (1) new text endthe commissioner of public safety must increase the salary paid to state patrol troopersnew text begin,
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents, and special agents in the gambling enforcement
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(2) the commissioner of natural resources must increase the salary paid to conservation
officers by 8.4 percent;
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(3) the commissioner of corrections must increase the salary paid to fugitive specialists
by 8.4 percent; and
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(4) the commissioner of commerce must increase the salary paid to commerce insurance
fraud specialists by 8.4 percent.
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This section is effective retroactively from October 22, 2020.
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(a) $170,000 in fiscal year 2021 is
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of natural resources for enforcement
division salary increases. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $258,000 is appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of natural resources for this purpose. This amount
is in addition to the base appropriation for this purpose.
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(b) $199,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the natural resources fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for enforcement division salary increases. In each of
fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $303,000 is appropriated from the natural resources fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the base
appropriation for this purpose.
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(c) $587,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for enforcement division salary increases. In each of
fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $889,000 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the base
appropriation for this purpose.
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(d) $2,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the remediation fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for enforcement division salary increases. In each of
fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $3,000 is appropriated from the remediation fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the base
appropriation for this purpose.
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$63,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of corrections for fugitive specialist salary increases.
In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $93,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of corrections for this purpose. This amount is in addition to the base
appropriation for this purpose.
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(a) $524,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension special agent salary increases. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $717,000
is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for this purpose.
This amount is in addition to the base appropriation for this purpose.
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(b) $15,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the opiate epidemic response fund
to the commissioner of public safety for Bureau of Criminal Apprehension special agent
salary increases. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $19,000 is appropriated from the
opiate epidemic response fund to the commissioner of public safety for this purpose. This
amount is in addition to the base appropriation for this purpose.
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(c) $33,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of public safety for Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division special agent salary
increases. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $44,000 is appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of public safety for this purpose. This amount is in addition to
the base appropriation for this purpose.
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$4,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from
the workers' compensation fund to the commissioner of commerce for insurance fraud
specialist salary increases. In each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $5,000 is appropriated
from the workers' compensation fund to the commissioner of commerce for this purpose.
This amount is in addition to the base appropriation for this purpose.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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