as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to state government; revising conditions 1.3 under which public employees receive daily payments 1.4 for service on boards and councils; requiring groups 1.5 to adopt standards for daily payments; amending 1.6 Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 15.0575, subdivision 1.7 3; 15.059, subdivision 3; and 214.09, subdivision 3. 1.8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 15.0575, 1.10 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 1.11 Subd. 3. [COMPENSATION.] (a) Members of the boardsmust1.12 may be compensated at the rate of $55 a day spent on board 1.13 activities, when authorized by the board, plus expenses in the 1.14 same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan 1.15 adopted under section 43A.18, subdivision 2. Members who, as a 1.16 result of time spent attending board meetings, incur child care 1.17 expenses that would not otherwise have been incurred, may be 1.18 reimbursed for those expenses upon board authorization. 1.19 (b) Members who arefull-timestate employees orfull-time1.20 employees of the political subdivisions of the statemaymust 1.21 not receive the daily payment, but they may suffer no loss in1.22compensation or benefits from the state or a political1.23subdivision as a result of their service on the boardfor 1.24 activities that occur during working hours for which they are 1.25 compensated by the state or political subdivision. However, a 1.26 state or political subdivision employee may receive the daily 2.1 payment if the employee uses vacation time for board 2.2 activities. Members who arefull-timestate employees 2.3 orfull-timeemployees of the political subdivisions of the 2.4 state may receive the expenses provided for in this subdivision 2.5 unless the expenses are reimbursed by another source. Members 2.6 who are state employees or employees of political subdivisions 2.7 of the state may be reimbursed for child care expenses only for 2.8 time spent on board activities that are outside theirnormal2.9 working hours. 2.10 (c) Each board must adopt internal standards prescribing 2.11 what constitutes a day spent on board activities for purposes of 2.12 making daily payments under this subdivision. 2.13 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 15.059, 2.14 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 2.15 Subd. 3. [COMPENSATION.] (a) Members of the advisory 2.16 councils and committeesmustmay be compensated at the rate of 2.17 $55 a day spent on council or committee activities, when 2.18 authorized by the council or committee, plus expenses in the 2.19 same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan 2.20 adopted under section 43A.18, subdivision 2. Members who, as a 2.21 result of time spent attending council or committee meetings, 2.22 incur child care expenses that would not otherwise have been 2.23 incurred, may be reimbursed for those expenses upon council or 2.24 committee authorization. 2.25If(b) Members who are state employees or employees of 2.26 political subdivisions must not receive the daily compensation,2.27and if the major part of theirfor activities that occur during 2.28normalworking hours for which they arealsocompensated by the 2.29 state or political subdivision, the employer shall deduct the2.30daily compensation from the employee's compensation for the2.31day. In no other case may a member who is an employee of the2.32state or a political subdivision suffer a loss in compensation2.33or benefits from the state or political subdivision as a result2.34of service on the council or committee. However, a state or 2.35 political subdivision employee may receive the daily payment if 2.36 the employee uses vacation time for council or committee 3.1 activity. Members who arefull-timestate employees 3.2 orfull-timeemployees of the political subdivisions of the 3.3 state may receive the expenses provided for in this section 3.4 unless the expenses are reimbursed by another source. Members 3.5 who are state employees or employees of political subdivisions 3.6 of the state may be reimbursed for child care expenses only for 3.7 time spent on board activities that are outside theirnormal3.8 working hours. 3.9 (c) Each council and committee must adopt internal 3.10 standards prescribing what constitutes a day spent on council or 3.11 committee activities for purposes of making daily payments under 3.12 this subdivision. 3.13 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 214.09, 3.14 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 3.15 Subd. 3. [COMPENSATION.] (a) Members of the boardsmust3.16 may be compensated at the rate of $55 a day spent on board 3.17 activities, when authorized by the board, plus expenses in the 3.18 same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan 3.19 adopted under section 43A.18, subdivision 2. Members who, as a 3.20 result of time spent attending board meetings, incur child care 3.21 expenses that would not otherwise have been incurred, may be 3.22 reimbursed for those expenses upon board authorization.If3.23 (b) Members who arefull-timestate employees or employees 3.24 of the political subdivisions of the state must not receive the 3.25 daily payment, and if the major part of theirfor activities 3.26 that occur duringnormalworking hours for which they are also 3.27 compensated by the state or political subdivision, the employer3.28shall deduct the daily payment from the employee's compensation3.29for that day. In no other case may a board member who is an3.30employee of the state or political subdivision suffer a loss in3.31compensation or benefits as a result of service on the3.32board. However, a state or political subdivision employee may 3.33 receive the daily payment if the employee uses vacation time for 3.34 board activity. Members who are state employees or employees of 3.35 the political subdivisions of the state may receive the expenses 3.36 provided for in this subdivision unless the expenses are 4.1 reimbursed by another source. Members who are state employees 4.2 or employees of political subdivisions of the state may be 4.3 reimbursed for child care expenses only for time spent on board 4.4 activities that are outside theirnormalworking hours. 4.5 (c) Each board must adopt internal standards prescribing 4.6 what constitutes a day spent on board activities for purposes of 4.7 making daily payments under this subdivision. 4.8 Sec. 4. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 4.9 Sections 1 to 3 are effective July 1, 2001, and apply to 4.10 service on or after that date.