2000 Minnesota Statutes

     355.291 Referendum.  

    Subdivision 1.  Pursuant to the provisions of the Enabling 
 Act, the governor shall designate an agency or an individual to 
 supervise a referendum for public employees at a date to be set 
 by the governor in accordance with the requirements of the 
 Social Security Act. 

    Subd. 2.  The referendum shall decide the question of 
 whether or not the employment of public employees should be 
 excluded from or included in an agreement or modification.  

    Subd. 3.  In accordance with section 218(d) (6) (C) of the 
 Social Security Act, the state agency shall divide into two 
 divisions or parts, the public employees retirement association 
 established by chapter 353.  One division or part of such 
 retirement system shall be composed of positions of members of 
 such system who desire coverage under an agreement pursuant to 
 section 218(d) of the Social Security Act.  The other division 
 or part of such retirement system shall be composed of positions 
 of members of such system who do not desire coverage under such 
 agreement.  Each division or part shall be deemed to be a 
 separate retirement system for the purposes of section 218(d) of 
 the Social Security Act.  There shall be included in such 
 division or part composed of members desiring such coverage, the 
 positions of individuals who become members of the public 
 employees retirement association after such coverage is extended 
 with the exception of positions that may not be included in an 
 agreement with the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare 
 under section 355.295, and with the further exception that 
 employees who did not elect such coverage shall not be deemed 
 covered employees with respect to service credit earned prior to 
 first becoming covered under this section.  

    HIST: 1967 c 687 s 11; 1971 c 374 s 1