SF 1517

as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state government; requiring certain 
  1.3             contractors, as a condition of eligibility for 
  1.4             receiving a state contract, to certify to the 
  1.5             commissioner of administration that they have 
  1.6             established equitable compensation relationships among 
  1.7             its employees; proposing coding for new law in 
  1.8             Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C. 
  1.9   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.10     Section 1.  [16C.051] [EQUITABLE COMPENSATION 
  1.11  RELATIONSHIPS.] 
  1.12     Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITIONS.] For purposes of this 
  1.13  section, "balanced class," "comparable work value," "class," 
  1.14  "equitable compensation relationship," "female-dominated class," 
  1.15  "male-dominated class," and "position" have the meanings given 
  1.16  them in section 471.991. 
  1.17     Subd. 2.  [CERTIFICATION.] A contractor with more than 40 
  1.18  full-time employees is not eligible to receive a contract valued 
  1.19  at $100,000 or more unless the commissioner is in receipt of the 
  1.20  contractor's certificate and report on equitable compensation 
  1.21  relationships.  The certification must state that the contractor 
  1.22  has established a policy of ensuring equitable compensation 
  1.23  relationships between female-dominated, male-dominated, and 
  1.24  balanced classes of employees, and must provide for posting of 
  1.25  the contractor's policy, as well as resource information, at 
  1.26  each worksite.  The report must include the title of each job 
  1.27  class that the contractor has established.  In addition, the 
  2.1   report must include the following information for each class as 
  2.2   of July 1 of the most recent calendar year: 
  2.3      (1) the number of incumbents; 
  2.4      (2) the percentage of incumbents who are female; 
  2.5      (3) if a job evaluation system measuring the skill, effort, 
  2.6   responsibility, and working conditions for each class is in 
  2.7   place, the comparable work value of the class, as determined by 
  2.8   the job evaluation system; and 
  2.9      (4) the minimum and maximum monthly salary for the class. 
  2.10     Subd. 3.  [TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.] In the case of a 
  2.11  contractor requesting resource information or technical 
  2.12  assistance with regard to the requirements of subdivision 2, the 
  2.13  commissioner may provide that information or assistance in 
  2.14  consultation with the department of employee relations in 
  2.15  accordance with that department's technical assistance 
  2.16  obligations under sections 471.991 to 471.999.  The commissioner 
  2.17  may determine the costs of and establish a fee for providing 
  2.18  this assistance and information. 
  2.19     Subd. 4.  [PROHIBITION ON AWARDING CONTRACTS.] Neither the 
  2.20  commissioner nor any person to whom the commissioner has 
  2.21  delegated duties under section 16C.03, subdivision 16, may award 
  2.22  a contract to a contractor who has not submitted a current 
  2.23  certification and report under subdivision 2. 
  2.24     Subd. 5.  [REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE.] The commissioner 
  2.25  shall report to the legislature by January 15, 2005, on the 
  2.26  status of equitable compensation relationships among state 
  2.27  contractors.  The report must include: 
  2.28     (1) summary information, indicating the status of equitable 
  2.29  compensation relationships, based on the data submitted under 
  2.30  subdivision 2; and 
  2.31     (2) recommendations on the process for establishing 
  2.32  equitable compensation relationships throughout publicly funded 
  2.33  employment in the state. 
  2.34     This subdivision expires January 31, 2005. 
  2.35     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.36     Section 1 is effective July 1, 2003, and applies to 
  3.1   contracts for which solicitation has begun on or after that date.