2000 Minnesota Statutes

     355.41 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.  Unless the context indicates otherwise, the 
 terms used in this section have the meanings ascribed to them by 
 sections 355.01 to 355.07, and the meanings ascribed to them in 
 this section.  

    Subd. 2.  The term "state employee" means any employee of 
 the state or a political subdivision who performs services in 
 any position covered by the Minnesota state retirement system 
 governed pursuant to chapter 352, relating to the state 
 employees retirement association, excepting any position the 
 compensation for which is on a fee basis. 

    Subd. 3.  The term "public employee" includes all employees 
 of the state and its political subdivisions as defined in 
 section 2, subdivision 7 of the Enabling Act, who hold positions 
 which are covered by the public employees retirement association 
 governed pursuant to chapter 353, excepting any position 
 performing service which under the Social Security Act may not 
 be included in an agreement between the state and Secretary of 
 Health, Education and Welfare entered into pursuant to sections 
 355.41 to 355.55. 

    Subd. 4.  The term "educational employee" means any 
 employee of the state and its political subdivisions who 
 performs services in any position covered by the teachers 
 retirement fund governed pursuant to chapter 354. 

    Subd. 5.  The term "employee" includes an officer of the 
 state or political subdivision thereof.  

    Subd. 6.  The term "political subdivision" includes an 
 instrumentality of the state, of one or more of its political 
 subdivisions, or of the state and one or more of its political 
 subdivisions, but only if such instrumentality is a juristic 
 entity which is legally separate and distinct from the state or 
 subdivision and only if its employees are not by virtue of their 
 relation to such juristic entity employees of the state or 
 subdivision.  

    Subd. 7.  The term "Enabling Act" means sections 355.01 to 
 355.07.  

    HIST: Ex1957 c 18 s 1; Ex1959 c 50 s 37; 1981 c 224 s 159-162