SF 3691

1st Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; requiring the legislative auditor to establish a
compensation plan for employees of the auditor, subject to legislative review and
approval; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.855, subdivision 3;
3.971, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.855, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Other salaries and compensation plans.

The commission shall also:

(1) review and approve, reject, or modify a plan for compensation and terms and
conditions of employment prepared and submitted by the commissioner of employee
relations under section 43A.18, subdivision 2, covering all state employees who are not
represented by an exclusive bargaining representative and whose compensation is not
provided for by chapter 43A or other law;

(2) review and approve, reject, or modify a plan for total compensation and terms
and conditions of employment for employees in positions identified as being managerial
under section 43A.18, subdivision 3, whose salaries and benefits are not otherwise
provided for in law or other plans established under chapter 43A;

(3) review and approve, reject, or modify recommendations for salaries submitted
by the governor or other appointing authority under section 15A.0815, subdivision 5,
covering agency head positions listed in section 15A.0815;

(4) review and approve, reject, or modify recommendations for salaries of officials
of higher education systems under section 15A.081, subdivisions 7b and 7c; deleted text begin and deleted text end

(5) review and approve, reject, or modify plans for compensation, terms, and
conditions of employment proposed under section 43A.18, subdivisions 3a and 4 new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (6) review and approve, reject, or modify the plan for compensation, terms, and
conditions of employment of classified employees in the office of the legislative auditor
under section 3.971, subdivision 2 new text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.971, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Staff; compensation.

The legislative auditor shall establish a Financial
Audits Division and a Program Evaluation Division to fulfill the duties prescribed in this
section. Each division may be supervised by a deputy auditor, appointed by the legislative
auditor, with the approval of the commission, for a term coterminous with the legislative
auditor's term. The deputy auditors may be removed before the expiration of their terms
only for cause. The legislative auditor and deputy auditors may each appoint a confidential
secretary to serve at pleasure. The salaries and benefits of the legislative auditor, deputy
auditors and confidential secretaries shall be determined by the compensation plan
approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission. The deputy auditors may perform
and exercise the powers, duties and responsibilities imposed by law on the legislative
auditor when authorized by the legislative auditor. The deputy auditors and the confidential
secretaries serve in the unclassified civil service, but all other employees of the legislative
auditor are in the classified civil service. new text begin Compensation for employees of the legislative
auditor in the classified service shall be governed by a plan prepared by the legislative
auditor and approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the legislature
under section 3.855, subdivision 3. new text end While in office, a person appointed deputy for the
Financial Audit Division must hold an active license as a certified public accountant.

Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 and 2 are effective January 1, 2009.
new text end