SF 2917

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 04/04/2014 08:54am

A bill for an act
proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to
article I; establishing an inflation adjusted minimum wage.

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

Section 1. new text begin CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
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new text begin An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the
amendment is adopted, a section shall be added to article I, to read:
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new text begin Sec. 18. new text end

new text begin (a) Every employer must pay each employee wages at a rate of at least:
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new text begin (1) $10.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2015; and
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new text begin (2) the rate established under paragraph (b) beginning January 1, 2016.
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new text begin (b) Beginning January 1, 2016, and each subsequent year, the minimum wage in
paragraph (a) is multiplied by the ratio of the annual implicit price deflator for government
consumption expenditures and gross investment for state and local governments as
prepared by the United States Department of Commerce for the most recently available
year, to the 2013 implicit price deflator for government consumption expenditures and
gross investment for state and local governments as prepared by the United States
Department of Commerce.
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new text begin (c) If the United State Department of Commerce does not prepare an implicit price
deflator, the legislature may select and utilize a mechanism that produces a measure that
most closely resembles the implicit price deflator.
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new text begin (d) The legislature may provide by law for a higher minimum wage than required
under this section.
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Sec. 2. new text begin SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
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new text begin The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2014 general
election. The question submitted must be:
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new text begin "Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to establish a minimum wage at a
rate of at least $10 per hour that is increased each year by the rate of inflation?
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	new text begin Yes . new text end
	new text begin No . " new text end