2001 Minnesota Statutes

  268.976 Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 4 art 2 s 41 

*   NOTE:  Subdivision 1 was also amended by Laws 2001, chapter 
*175, section 50, to read as follows: 

*   "Subdivision 1.    Early warning indicators.  The 
*commissioner, in cooperation with the commissioners of revenue 
*and trade and economic development, shall establish and oversee 
*an early warning system to identify industries and businesses 
*likely to experience large losses in employment including a 
*plant closing or a substantial layoff, by collecting and 
*analyzing information which may include, but not be limited to, 
*products and markets experiencing declining growth rates, 
*companies and industries subject to competition from production 
*in low wage counties, changes in ownership, layoff and 
*employment patterns, payments of unemployment taxes, and state 
*tax payments.  The commissioner may request the assistance of 
*businesses, business organizations, and trade associations in 
*identifying businesses, industries, and specific establishments 
*that are likely to experience large losses in employment.  The 
*commissioner may request information and other assistance from 
*other state agencies for the purposes of this subdivision."