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Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying the definition of confidential employee relating to the public
employment labor relations act (PELRA)
(me)

Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 167 04/03/08

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Requiring the division of emergency management to maintain and administer an
emergency management training curriculum and requiring the division to make
courses available to state employees with essential job duties involving
emergency management, requiring state agencies with assigned emergency response
roles to staff an employee with an entire completed emergency management
training curriculum, providing for noncompliance and staff absence, requiring
the commissioner of public safety to annually report to the legislature by a
certain date
(Ch. 167, 2008)

Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Motion to concur with Senate amendments

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Relating to the financing and operation of state and local government ARTICLE 1 - AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND PROPERTY TAX REFUNDS Increasing the homeowners maximum allowable property tax state refund; increasing property tax refunds for homesteads; further increasing the maximum homeowner property tax refund across all existing income brackets for refunds payable in 2009 and later; providing an adjustment for inflation; making permanent city aid base adjustments for Taylors Falls, Browns Valley and Mahnomen; granting temporary aid base adjustments to Newport, Crookston and Rockville; making county transition aid permanent at the 2007 level; granting money to Pine county; modifying township aid; eliminating the taconite aid offset from the LGA formula; modifying the LGA distribution; increasing the LGA appropriation; providing for the increase payments to counties by the commissioner of natural resources [...]

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Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - Returned from Senate with amendment

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HF 1973 FIFTH ENGROSSMENT Minneapolis Public Library and Hennepin County library system merger enabled; and transfer of employees, property and assets to Hennepin County authorized. ARTICLE 1: LIBRARY MERGER Section 1: Preemption language provided. Section 2: Definitions provided. Section 3: Transfer of assets language provided. Section 4: Minneapolis central library parking ramp language provided. Section 5: Transfer of employees language provided. Section 6: Minneapolis employee retirement fund participants language provided. Section 7: Existing debt and unissued capital improvement language provided. Section 8: Operating funds language provided. Section 9: Planetarium language provided. Section 10: Minneapolis library board language provided. Section 11: Ballpark tax levy language provided.

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Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying the definition of confidential employee to include an employee with
access to password protected labor relations information
(me)

Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Withdrawn and re-referred to State and Local Government Operations and Oversight

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Requiring a certain employer of an employee injured while working on a bomb
squad to pay the person permanent total disability
(me)

Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing and providing for the purchase of prior service credit in the
general Minnesota state retirement system (MSRS) plan by a certain former
employee of the department of natural resources (DNR)
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Allowing an exception to the prohibition on public tax money contribution to
supplemental retirement plans (deferred compensation) for united hospital
district, Blue Earth under certain conditions
(rt)

Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Gen Ord: Stricken and re-referred to Judiciary

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Requiring member public employees and officers of local public pension
(retirement) plans to report to law enforcement and the state auditor unlawful
use of public funds or property
(rt)

Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Governor's action Approval 04/17/08

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1E Permitting peace officers to be represented by both an attorney and a union
representative at a disciplinary hearing
(Ch. 205, 2008)

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Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring the board of water and soil resources (BOWSR) to amend certain rules
to allow a local government unit employee to prepare restoration plans and
restoration or replacement orders; authorizing the board to use the good cause
exemption
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Making technical changes in the state unclassified employees retirement plan
coverage and clarifying transfer of assets from the unclassified to the general
plan
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring the commissioner of labor and industry to investigate alleged improper activity occurring through violation of employee good faith reporting of public health or safety, employment or governmental dangers, refusal to alter scientific or technical data findings of economic or environmental impact, reporting of scientific or technical study findings and occurring through employer use of authority to influence or interfere with employee information disclosures; requiring commissioner of labor and industry reporting upon condition of reasonable cause finding; classifying as private data the identity of person initiating the investigation; requiring the commissioner to investigate written complaints of reprisal or retaliation within a certain time period and authorizing commissioner issued compliance orders under certain conditions; expanding employee good faith reporting protection; prohibiting employers from using [...]

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Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education finance; providing for school districts to levy for
retired employee health benefits
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing and providing for the purchase of prior service credit in the public
employees retirement association (PERA) by a certain former employee of the city
of St. Paul
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Allowing an exception to the prohibition on public tax money contribution to
supplemental retirement plans (deferred compensation) for united hospital
district, Blue Earth under certain conditions
(rt)

Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Gen Ord: Stricken and re-referred to Judiciary

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Requiring member public employees and officers of local public pension
(retirement) plans to report to law enforcement and the state auditor unlawful
use of public funds or property
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing and providing for the purchase of prior service credit in the
general Minnesota state retirement system (MSRS) plan by a certain former
employee of the department of natural resources (DNR)
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Relating to state employees; modifying equitable compensation limits;
modifying the caps on state commissioner salaries
(me)

Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to state government; prohibiting appointing authorities from imposing
or enforcing additional limitations on the political activities of employees
(me)