SF 1111

1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 04/23/2013 08:22am

A bill for an act
relating to local government; giving Hennepin County the same authority as
Minneapolis to negotiate agreements relating to skilled trade and craft workers
and apprentices; amending Laws 1988, chapter 471, sections 1, subdivisions 1,
as amended, 4, as amended; 2, as amended.

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

Section 1.

Laws 1988, chapter 471, section 1, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws
1994, chapter 450, section 1, and Laws 1996, chapter 276, section 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Agreement authorized.

The city of Minneapolis special school
district No. 1, Minneapolis deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end the municipal building commission, new text begin and Hennepin
County new text end are each authorized to negotiate agreements concerning the hiring and terms
and conditions of employment for skilled trade and craft workers and apprentices with
local labor organizations representing skilled building and construction trades, electrical
workers and apprentices, and stagehands or production technicians and apprentices.

Sec. 2.

Laws 1988, chapter 471, section 1, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 1994,
chapter 450, section 1, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Status of persons hired.

In connection with services performed for the
employers identified in subdivision 1 under the agreements, persons hired under the
agreements are:

(1) not subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 44, chapter 19 of the
Minneapolis city charter or the civil service rules and regulations adopted under chapter 19;

(2) not public employees entitled to pension benefits under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 353, or other state law providing pension benefits for public employees, except to
the extent they may otherwise be vested; deleted text begin and
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(3) at will employees of the employers identified in subdivision 1 who may be
released from their positions pursuant to the terms of the applicable collective bargaining
agreement and are not entitled to review of those discretionary decisions under the
provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.20, subdivision 4; or 179A.25 deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (4) not employees in the classified service of Hennepin County under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 383B.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Laws 1988, chapter 471, section 2, as amended by Laws 1994, chapter 450,
section 2, and Laws 1996, chapter 276, section 3, is amended to read:

Sec. 2. CURRENT EMPLOYEES.

Unless agreed to by the person, section 1 does not apply to:

(1) persons employed by the city of Minneapolis on April 6, 1988, as skilled trade
and craft workers and electrical workers and apprentices;

(2) persons employed by special school district No. 1, Minneapolis and the
municipal building commission, on April 15, 1994, as skilled trade and craft workers
and electrical workers and apprentices; and

(3) persons employed by the city of Minneapolis as stagehands or production
technicians on deleted text begin the effective date of this act deleted text end new text begin February 22, 1996, new text end or such other date as
agreed to by the parties.

Unless the agreement specifically provides, an agreement authorized under section 1
shall not affect any vested or accumulated rights, liabilities, or terms and conditions of
employment of those current employees.