1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; permitting school districts to
1.3 	provide employees with electronic earning statements;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 181.032.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 181.032, is
1.7 	amended to read:
1.8 	181.032 REQUIRED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS BY EMPLOYER.
1.9 	(a) At the end of each pay period, the employer shall give
1.10 	each employee an earnings statement in writing covering that pay
1.11 	period.  The earnings statement may be in any form determined by
1.12 	the employer but must include:
1.13 	(a) (1) the name of the employee;
1.14 	(b) (2) the hourly rate of pay (if applicable);
1.15 	(c) (3) the total number of hours worked by the employee
1.16 	unless exempt from chapter 177;
1.17 	(d) (4) the total amount of gross pay earned by the
1.18 	employee during that period;
1.19 	(e) (5) a list of deductions made from the employee's pay;
1.20 	(f) (6) the net amount of pay after all deductions are
1.21 	made;
1.22 	(g) (7) the date on which the pay period ends; and
1.23 	(h) (8) the legal name of the employer and the operating
1.24 	name of the employer if different from the legal name.
1.25 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a school district may
2.1 	give each employee an earnings statement by electronic means if
2.2 	the school district provides convenient access to the employees
2.3 	to examine and make copies of the electronic earnings statement.