1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to energy; requiring resource plans to include information on efforts to 
1.3 	minimize impacts to workers due to facility retirement;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2020, section 216B.2422, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.2422, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 2d.Plan to minimize impacts to workers due to facility retirement. As a part 
1.9 	of a resource plan filing, a utility that has scheduled the retirement of an electric generating 
1.10 	facility must include in the filing a narrative identifying and describing the utility's plan and 
1.11 	efforts made to date to work with the utility's workers represented by an exclusive 
1.12 	representative to:
1.13 	(1) minimize financial losses to workers;
1.14 	(2) provide a transition timeline to ensure certainty for workers;
1.15 	(3) protect pension benefits;
1.16 	(4) extend or replace health insurance, life insurance, and other benefits;
1.17 	(5) identify and maximize opportunities within the utility for dislocated workers, including 
1.18 	providing incentives for the utility to retain as many workers as possible;
1.19 	(6) provide training and skill development for workers who must leave the utility;
1.20 	(7) create targeted transition plans for workers at all locations impacted by the facility 
1.21 	retirement; and
2.1 	(8) quantify any additional costs to be included in the utility's rate base as a result of 
2.2 	efforts made under this subdivision to minimize impacts to workers.