2004 Minnesota Statutes

     354.096 Family leave. 

    Subdivision 1.    Certification.  Upon granting a family 
 leave to a member, an employing unit must certify the leave to 
 the association on a form specified by the executive director. 

    Subd. 2.    Payment.  (a) Notwithstanding any laws to 
 the contrary, a member who is granted a family leave under 
 United States Code, title 42, section 12631, may receive 
 allowable service credit for the leave by making payment of the 
 employee, employer, and additional employer contributions at the 
 rates under section 354.42, during the leave period as applied 
 to the member's average full-time monthly salary rate on the 
 date the leave commenced.  

    (b) The member may make payment, without interest, to the 
 association by the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal 
 year in which the leave terminated or before the effective date 
 of the member's retirement, whichever is earlier. 

    Subd. 3.    Subsequent eligibility.  The member shall 
 return to public service after the leave period under United 
 States Code, title 42, section 12631, to receive allowable 
 service for a subsequent authorized family leave. 

    HIST: 1994 c 528 art 3 s 12; 2004 c 267 art 3 s 5