Minnesota Session Laws - 1997, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 117-S.F.No. 683 
                  An act relating to public employment; requiring notice 
                  before dissolution of certain self insured employee 
                  benefit plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, 
                  section 471.617, subdivision 4. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.617, 
        subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
           Subd. 4.  [EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE.] (a) No statutory or 
        home rule charter city or county or school district or 
        instrumentality thereof, of any of them shall adopt a self 
        insured health benefit plan for any employees represented by an 
        exclusive representative certified pursuant to section 179A.12 
        without prior notification and consultation on ten days written 
        notice to the exclusive representative and agreement by the 
        exclusive representative that represents the largest number of 
        employees to be included in the plan. 
           (b) Prior to a decision to dissolve any self insurance, 
        trust fund, or dedicated insurance fund created by a single 
        statutory or home rule charter city, county, school district, or 
        instrumentality of any of them, either by ordinance or 
        resolution, the employer must provide 30 days' written notice to 
        each exclusive representative of employees and each individual 
        currently receiving health benefits, and also obtain approval 
        for the proposed action by the exclusive representative that 
        represents the largest number of employees included in the 
        plan.  All assets from the trust fund must be audited before 
        closure, and remaining assets must be dedicated for use for 
        health insurance benefits for all individuals currently 
        receiving health benefits.  This paragraph does not apply to 
        joint self-insurance trusts or pools. 
           (c) The assets or liabilities of a joint self-insurance 
        trust or pool that is dissolved must be distributed to members 
        of the joint trust or pool in accordance with the joint trust or 
        pool agreement, if any. 
           Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
           Section 1 is effective July 1, 1997. 
           Presented to the governor May 7, 1997 
           Signed by the governor May 8, 1997, 11:18 a.m.