Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

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Contributions and gifts to public officials restricted.

Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources

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Natural resources ombudsman position created.

Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

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Four-year terms of office provided for representatives and six-year terms of
office provided for senators, and constitutional amendment proposed.

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

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Police officers permitted attorney and union representation at disciplinary
hearings.

Latest Action: 05/04/2007 - Governor's action Approval 05/03/07

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State employees technical and housekeeping changes provided.

Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

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Candidacy affidavit required to state candidate's residence address and
telephone number, and candidate ballot placement prohibited if residency
requirements not met.

Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Authors added Lesch and Simon

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Public official definition expanded in the campaign finance and public
disclosure law.

Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Governor's action Veto

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Dependent definition modified relating to group benefits for local government
officers and employees.

Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/05/08

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Professional firefighter arbitration procedures repealed concerning total
package final offers.

Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Committee report, to pass

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Local public pension plan employees and officers required to report unlawful
actions.

Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Referred by Chair to Labor and Consumer Protection Division

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Public employment offers of settlement prior to arbitration and assessment of
costs in certain cases provided.

Latest Action: 03/13/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor

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Firefighters defined as essential employees.

Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources

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Explore Minnesota Tourism director added to definition of public official.

Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Referred by Chair to Labor and Consumer Protection Division

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Publicly funded employers prohibited from using those funds to influence
employee activities.

Latest Action: 04/13/2007 - Bills not identical, R/S, SF substituted on General Register

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HF 1267

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

State employee technical and housekeeping changes provided.

Section 1: Audits; sanctions and incentives language modified.

Section 2: General language modified.

Section 3: Voluntary unpaid leave of absence language modified.

Section 4: Effective date provided.

JAJ 3/19/7

Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

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Legislators, constitutional officers, and agency heads prohibited from lobbying
for two years after leaving office.

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

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HF 3099

SECOND ENGROSSMENT

Emergency management training required for executive branch employees.

Section 1: Emergency management training language provided.

JAJ 4/1/08

Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Rules and Legislative Administration

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Legislative employee commuting reduction provision provided.

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor

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Confidential employee definition changed.

Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Bills identical, SF substituted on Calendar for the Day

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Nonstate client employees authorized to work for community-based treatment and
habilitation programs.

Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Author added McFarlane

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HF 3494 THIRD ENGROSSMENT State government administration and operation policy provisions modified. ARTICLE 1 -- STATE GOVERNMENT Section 1: Subcommittee on Government Accountability language added. Section 2: Performance measures for change items language added. Section 3: Notice to agencies; determination of surplus language modified. Section 4: Surveys, appraisals, and sale language modified. Subdivision 1. Appraisal; notice and offer to public bodies. Subdivision 2. Public sale requirements. Section 5: Terms of Payment language modified. Section 6: Quitclaim deed language modified. Section 7: Payment of expenses language modified. Section 8: Duties language modified. Section 9: Definitions language modified. Section 10: Responsibilities language modified. Section 11: Blood donation leave granted [...]

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Latest Action: 04/02/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services

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Public employees group long-term care insurance program eligibility expanded.

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Author added Hansen

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Equitable compensation limits modified, and state commissioner salary caps
modified.

Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - House rule 4.20, interim disposition of bills, returned to Commerce and Labor

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HF 1224

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Unions; public funds use prohibited for encouraging or discouraging union
organizing, record keeping required, and enforcement and civil penalties
provided.

Section 1: Definitions provided.

Section 2: Prohibited activities language provided.

Section 3: Certification language provided.

Section 4: Record keeping language provided.

Section 5: Exceptions language provided.

Section 6: Enforcement and actions language provided.

JAJ 3/27/7

Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

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HF 3344

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Veteran's state employment preference provisions modified.

Section 1: Creation language is modified.

Section 2: Ranking of veterans language is modified.

Section 3: Ranking of veterans language is modified.

Section 4: Effective date is provided.

SNA 3/11/08

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

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Cost-savings initiative suggestion program established for state employees, cost
savings used to fund road improvements, transportation endowment fund created,
and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Committee report, to pass and re-refer to Finance

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Statewide health insurance pool created for school district employees, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/24/2007 - Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Finance

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Hf 1618

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Domestic partners of state employees provided health insurance benefits if they
are also made available to spouses.

Section 1: "Domestic partner" definition provided.

Section 2: General language added.

JAJ 3/24/7

Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

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State employee vacation donation program modified.

Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Motion to override veto

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HF 3807

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Real ID Act implementation prohibited in Minnesota.

Section 1: Noncompliance with Real ID Act language provided.

SNA 5/14/08

Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Author added Emmer

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Public school employees prohibited from using public funds and resources to
advocate to pass, elect, or defeat a political candidate, ballot question, or
pending legislation.

Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Referred by Chair to Labor and Consumer Protection Division

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Public employment contracts financial parameters established.

Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Author added Bly

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HF 1588

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

State employees electronic health records pilot project established, and money
appropriated.

Section 1: State employees electronic health records pilot project language
provided.

Section 2: Appropriations provided.

JAJ 3/15/7

Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Committee report, to pass

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Executive branch employee duties and rights specified.

Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Authors added Moe and Ward

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Tax compliance auditors retention improvement funding provided, merit pay
required, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Conference committee report, delete everything

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HF 464

FOURTH ENGROSSMENT

School employee statewide health insurance plan established, and money
appropriated.

Section 1: Financial audits language modified.

Section 2: Service cooperative and school employee insurance board claims data
language modified.

Section 3: School employee insurance plan language provided.

Section 4: Contributing member language modified.

Section 5: Creation; tax exemption language modified.

Section 6: Allocation of losses language modified.

Section 7: Health maintenance organizations, nonprofit health service plan
corporations, community integrated service networks, and the Minnesota School
Employee Insurance Board language modified.

Section 8: Initial meeting language provided.

Section 9: Appropriation language provided.

Section 10: Effective date

JAJ 5/22/7
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Bills identical, SF substituted on General Register

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HF 1097

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Dependent definition modified relating to group benefits for local government
officers and employees.

Section 1: Dependents language is modified.

SNA 3/18/08

Latest Action: 03/26/2007 - Referred by Chair to State Government Finance Division

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HF 1160

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Local governments and school districts postemployment benefits trusts
authorized, and money appropriated.

Section 1: Trust for postemployment benefits language provided.

Section 2: Validation language provided.

Section 3: Effective date provided.

JAJ 3/7/14

Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to E-12 Education

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HF 2719

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

Employee in position of authority and student sexual relations prohibited.

Section 1: Secondary school definition is provided.

Section 2: Crime defined language is modified to include "the complainant is a
pupil under 20 years of age in a secondary school and has not graduated or
received a diploma, and the actor is in a position of authority over the
complainant and is employed by, volunteering for, or contracted with the
secondary school."

SNA 2/28/08

Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Bills identical, SF substituted on General Register

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Professional firefighter arbitration procedures repealed concerning total
package final offers.

Latest Action: 02/06/2007 - Referred by Chair to Labor and Consumer Protection Division

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House of representatives included in the public employment labor relations act.

Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Author added Walker

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State employee political activities limitations restricted.

Latest Action: 02/19/2007 - Author added Winkler

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State employee energy savings suggestions incentives provided.

Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Author added Walker

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Judicial branch prohibited from imposing restrictions on political activities of
represented employees unless provided by contract.

Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Committee report, to pass and re-refer to Finance

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State employees compensated for time they were not able to work due to the 2005
partial government shutdown.

Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Author added Abeler

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State employees political activities limitations restricted.

Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Author added Abeler

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Legislators, constitutional officers, agency heads, and certain legislative
employees prohibited from lobbying for one year after leaving office.

Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Returned from Senate with amendment

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HF 548 SECOND ENGROSSMENT Omnibus state government finance bill appropriating money for general legislative and administrative expenses of state government, regulating state and local government, and abolishing the Department of Employee Relations. ARTICLE 1: STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS Section 1: Summary of appropriations language provided. Section 2: State government appropriations language provided. Section 3: Legislature language provided. Section 4: Governor and Lieutenant Governor language provided. Section 5: State Auditor language provided. Section 6: Attorney General language provided. Section 7: Secretary of State language provided. Section 8: Campaign finance and public disclosure board language provided. Section 9: Investment board language provided. Section 10: office of Enterprise Technology [...]

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Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Author added Abeler

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Employee political activities outside the workplace restrictions forbidden.

Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Secretary of State Ch. 46 05/08/07

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HF 966

THIRD ENGROSSMENT

State nurse overtime provisions modified, and report required.

Section 1: Compliance orders language modified.

Section 2: Definitions provided.

Section 3: State nurses language added.

Section 4: Department of Corrections nurses language provided.

Section 5: Collective bargaining rights language provided.

Section 6: Department of Corrections compliance requirements langauge provided.

JAJ 5/2/7

Latest Action: 04/23/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

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State employee group insurance plan provider classification condition specified,
and data release required.