All Compensation and Salaries Legislation - Minnesota
SF3883 - Constitutional amendment for a council to prescribe salaries for legislators and constitutional officers; compensation council elimination
Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to state government ARTICLE 1 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article III, by adding a section establishing a council to prescribe salaries for legislators and constitutional officers, specifying membership; modifying article IV, section 9 and article V, section 4 ARTICLE 2 - STATUTORY CHANGES Making certain statutory changes; eliminating the reference to the compensation council; instructing the revisor of statutes to replace certain statutory references to compensation to council with the term by the council; repealing the compensation council (me) Comment on Bill SF3885 - Constitutional amendment to require the legislature to provide by law for quality education, comprehensive health care, living wage jobs, safe and reliable transportation and a clean and safe environment
Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XIII, to require the legislature to provide by law for quality education,comprehensive health care, living wage jobs, safe and reliable transportation and a clean and safe environment (me) Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to the legislature; establishing salary of legislators; eliminating per diem payments; providing for continued reimbursement for documented living expenses (rt) SF2295 - Compensation council legislators, judges and constitutional officers salaries establishment
Latest Action: 05/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the compensation council to establish salaries for legislators, judges and constitutional officers (ra) SF2736 - State employees equitable compensation limits and procedures modifications; state commissioner salaries cap modifications
Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Relating to state employees; modifying equitable compensation limits; modifying the caps on state commissioner salaries (me) SF1598 - Public defense board public defenders and support staff compensation increase appropriation
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the board of public defense to fund salary increases for public defenders and support staff (rt) SF1122 - Intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation and related conditions, community service providers and nursing facilities rate payment increases
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Increasing rate adjustments under medical assistance (MA) for intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation and related conditions (ICF/MR), community service providers and nursing facilities; requiring the commissioner to provide an additional rate increase for overnight sleep staff; appropriating money to the commissioner of human services for the rate increases (me) Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Withdrawn and re-referred to State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Bill Text Requiring a certain employer of an employee injured while working on a bomb squad to pay the person permanent total disability (me) SF3818 - Constitutional amendment for a council to prescribe salaries for legislators; compensation council composition modification
Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Author added Latz Bill Text Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article IV, section 9 establishing a council to prescribe salaries for legislators, specifying membership; changing the name of the compensation council to the citizen compensation council and modifying the membership (ra) SF3482 - Firefighter training and education board members compensation authorization
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing compensation for board of firefighter training and education members (rt) SF2934 - Nursing homes and ICF/MR care facilities cost of living adjustment increase
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Increasing the medical assistance (MA) intermediate care facility for mental retardation (ICF/MR) and nursing facilities operating payment rate adjustment (cost of living adjustment); requiring consumer directed community supports counties to calculate increases to families, specifying certain increase use requirements (rt) SF3078 - Student transportation services private contract requirements; school bus drivers pay and right to refuse operation
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Relating to student transportation; establishing certain contract requirements for private student transportation services; allowing school bus drivers to be paid for actual time worked and the right to refuse operation of buses under certain conditions (me) Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to employment; modifying the definition of prevailing wage rate; requiring the commissioner of labor and industry to report to the legislature on the comparison between compensation and annual increases in the compensation paid to workers covered by prevailing wage provisions and compensation and annual increases in compensation of comparable state employees (me) SF0898 - Constitutional amendment for compensation council for legislators
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Author added Saltzman Bill Text Proposing an amendment to the constitution, article IV, section 9, authorizing a council to establish salaries for legislators, specifying membership; modifying membership of the compensation council (me) SF0944 - Teacher education and compensation helps (TEACH) program; early childhood professional development training
Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Relating to child care; expanding child care services grants provisions; establishing the teacher education and compensation helps (TEACH) program to provide tuition scholarships, education incentives and early childhood teacher retention program to provide retention incentives to early care and education providers, specifying program components, requiring an advisory committee; requiring the commissioner of human services to implement a redesigned early childhood and school age professional development training system; specifying system minimum features; appropriating money to the commissioner of human services for the programs (rt) SF3405 - Injured police officers and firefighters duty disability pension amount and less hazardous duty requirements
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring employers to make reasonable efforts to provide less hazardous duty for certain injured police officers and firefighters and requiring a maintenance of compensation, benefits and rank; providing for duty disabity pension amount for injured police officers and firefighters (rt) SF0329 - State employees compensation for partial government shutdown
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Relating to state government; compensating state employees for period of partial government shutdown; requiring the commissioner of employee relations to determine the number of hours an employee was prevented from working due to the partial government shutdown, providing for crediting of vacation bank (ra) SF2165 - Workers compensation temporary total disability benefits, retraining and medical services relative value fee schedule provisions modifications; pay for performance advisory group
Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to workers compensation; modifying the compensation schedule for injury producing temporary total disability; increasing the maximum weekly compensation amount; modifying certain retraining and medical services relative value fee schedule provisions; creating the pay for performance advisory group to study and make recommendations regarding best practice standards and pay for performance standards for medical care designed to achieve cost savings to offset the costs associated with increased benefits; specifying certain membership requirements; requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date; requiring the commissioner of labor and industry to adopt rules for the performance standards; sunset provision (je) SF0843 - ICF/MR, community service providers and nursing facilities rate increases
Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Providing for intermediate care facility for developmental disabilities (ICF/MR), community service providers and nursing facilities rate increases; requiring the commissioner of human services to provide additional rate increase for overnight sleep staff paid minimum wage; appropriating money to the commmissioner of human services (je) Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - HF substituted by motion [HF3222] Bill Text 3E Relating to human services ARTICLE 1 - HEALTH CARE Authorizing licensed physicians, advanced practice nurses and licensed psychologists to make a diagnosis and determination of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for the purpose of identifying a child with a disability and eligible for and in need of special education instruction and services; requiring the commissioner of health to modify regulations for home care service providers to include certain home care aide tasks; "Grieving Parents Act", requiring hospitals, clinics and medical facilities having custody of a fetus following a miscarriage to provide written notification to the mother of the right to arrange for the burial or cremation of the fetus; permitting graduates of nonaccredited dental programs completing a clinical licensure examination and meeting certain applicant requirements [...] show full description Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text 2E Clarifying commissioner of labor and industry responsibility for prevailing wages oversight, authorizing commissioner records examination and compliance orders issuance; authorizing private party civil actions for damages, providing for district court jurisdiction, requiring contractor, subcontractor or agent payment to aggrieved party for court costs and attorney fees (ra) Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to income tax; requiring withholding on certain contractor payments (me) SF1848 - Prevailing wage provisions modification; transportation contracts oversight requirements modification
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing the commissioner of administration to debar or suspend vendors from contract work as a prime contractors, subcontractors, agents or material suppliers on state funded contracts; clarifying commissioner of labor and industry responsibility for highway contracts and hours of labor prevailing wages oversight, authorizing commissioner records examination and compliance orders issuance, authorizing employee civil actions and district court jurisdiction, requiring employer payment to employee for court costs and attorney fees; defining serious contract violation, governmental entity, laborer or mechanic, contracting authority, contractor and contract under department of labor and industry prevailing wage provisions; modifying prevailing wage rate, hours of labor and contract requirements, modifying commissioner of labor and industry prevailing wage rates determination, penalty, department investigation and prevailing [...] show full description Latest Action: 02/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing a limit on homestead property taxes based on the income of homeowner, modifying the property tax refund accordingly (me) SF1061 - Certificate of pay equity compliance for state contracts requirement
Latest Action: 05/17/2007 - General Orders: Progress Bill Text 3E Requiring a certificate of pay equity compliance from businesses as a condition for state contracts under certain conditions; requiring the commissioner of employee relations to issue certificates of compliance, providing for good faith efforts by businesses; providing for a certificate of compliance fee; providing revocation of certificate and contract under certain conditions; providing technical assistance for the recertification of suspended certificates of compliance; restricting the access of data used in obtaining a certificate of compliance; classifying data; providing for a temporary certificate of compliance for businesses making a good faith effort to achieve compliance; requiring the commissioner of employee relations to report to the legislature by a certain date on compliance (me) SF1271 - Child support laws clarified and modified, enforcement provisions modified, and time periods extended for enforcing child support judgments.
Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - Returned from House with amendment Bill Text Child support laws clarified and modified, enforcement provisions modified, and time periods extended for enforcing child support judgments. SF3190 - State government administration and operations policy provisions modifications
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - HF substituted by motion HF3494 Bill Text 2E Relating to state government ARTICLE 1 - STATE GOVERNMENT Relating to state government; modifying equitable compensation limits; modifying limits on state commissioner salaries; incorporating Minnesota Milestones goals and indicators in budget preparation; requiring the legislative commission on planning and fiscal policy (LCPFP) to form a subcommittee on government accountability to review certain recommendations from the commissioners of finance and administration; modifying certain budget preparation requirements; requiring the sesquicentennial commission to solicit input and suggestions from communities throughout the state during the sesquicentennial celebration regarding the selection and use of Minnesota Milestones goals and indicators; requiring the commissioner of finance to convene a working group for Minnesota Milestones to assist in the preparation of recommendations for the required show full description SF0167 - Unemployment insurance policy, housekeeping, and style changes provided; rules incorporated into statute; fraud penalties modified; and certain unemployment benefits extended.
Latest Action: 05/20/2007 - H adopted SCC report and repassed bill Bill Text Unemployment insurance policy, housekeeping, and style changes provided; rules incorporated into statute; fraud penalties modified; and certain unemployment benefits extended. Latest Action: 05/14/2007 - Governor's action Approval 05/10/07 Bill Text State labor agreements and compensation plans ratified. SF1349 - Guardians ad litem attorney general representation authorized, state court administrator and district court administrators provisions modified, and judges expense payments provided.
Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Received from Senate Bill Text Guardians ad litem attorney general representation authorized, state court administrator and district court administrators provisions modified, and judges expense payments provided. SF1443 - Unemployment insurance waiver from certain filing requirements provided.
Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Referred by Chair to Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division Bill Text Unemployment insurance waiver from certain filing requirements provided. SF3218 - Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted.
Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Governor's action Approval 04/30/08 Bill Text Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted. Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Governor's action Approval 05/18/07 Bill Text Payroll card accounts regulation extended. Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Governor's action Approval 04/03/08 Bill Text Payroll card accounts sunset provision repealed. SF3793 - Constitutional amendment for a council to prescribe salaries for legislators and executive officers
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Author stricken Wergin Bill Text 1E Relating to state government ARTICLE 1 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution modifying article IV, section 9 and article V, section 4 and adding a new article creating a compensation council to prescribe salaries for legislators and executive officers ARTICLE 2 - STATUTORY CHANGES Making certain statutory changes (ra) SF2362 - Legislators per diem payments and legislative leaders and governor salary prohibition during special session
Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Prohibiting per diem payments to legislators and the payment of salary to legislative leaders and the governor during certain special sessions called due to failure to pass major legislation during the regular session (ra) Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text 1E Requiring the legislative auditor to establish a compensation plan for employees of the auditor, subject to approval by the legislative coordinating commission (LCC) and the legislature (me) Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF829] Bill Text 1E Relating to judiciary finance; appropriating money to the supreme court for operations, contingent accounts and core justice operations maintenance, civil legal services for low income clients in family law matters, court of appeals for caseload increases, trial courts for guardian ad litem, interpreters, psychological and in forma pauperis services, for new judge units, existing problem solving courts maintenance and expansion and pro se litigants resources expansion and to maintain core justice operations, to the tax court, the uniform laws commission, the board on judicial standards for investigative and hearing costs and the board of public defense for appellate office caseload increase, shortfall, public defense caseload increase, part time public defenders data entry and public defense corporations; adding judgeships; providing for use of nonfelony abandoned bail in the fourth judicial district, requiring funds show full description Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Governor's action Veto Ch. 58 05/08/07 Bill Text Omnibus health and human services finance bill. HF3222 - Health care service provisions amended, managed care contract provision changed, HMO renewal fee increased, sex offender program provisions changed, MFIP work activity changed, report required, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Conference committee report, delete everything Bill Text HF 3222 FOURTH ENGROSSMENT Health care service provisions amended, managed care contract provision changed, HMO renewal fee increased, sex offender program provisions changed, MFIP work activity changed, report required, and money appropriated. ARTICLE 1 -- HEALTH CARE Section 1: Child with a disability language modified. Section 2: Rules language modified. Section 3: Home care aide tasks language provided. Section 4: Policy for notification of disposition options language provided. Section 5: Graduates of nonaccredited dental programs language provided. Section 6: Fee adjustment language provided. Section 7: Statewide health information exchange language provided. Section 8: Persons detained by law language modified. Section 9: Homestead exclusion for persons residing in a long-term care facility language modified.[...] show full description HF3494 - State government administration and operation policy provisions modified.
Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Author added McFarlane Bill Text 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 [...] show full description HF3796 - Council authorized to establish salaries and per diem for legislators, Citizen Compensation Council composition changed, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Special Order Bill Text HF 3796 THIRD ENGROSSMENT Council authorized to establish salaries for legislators, Citizen Compensation Council composition changed, and constitutional amendment proposed. Section 1: Constitutional amendment proposed language added. Section 2: Schedule and question language added. Section 3: Creation language modified. Section 4: Membership language modified. Section 5: Submission of recommendations language modified. Section 6: Criteria language modified. Section 7: Effective date language provided. SNA 5/12/08 SF0106 - Legislators payment timing modified, and payments authorized for additional travel during special sessions.
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Received from Senate Bill Text Legislators payment timing modified, and payments authorized for additional travel during special sessions. SF1298 - Voter registration procedures, filing requirements, voting procedures, election day prohibitions, and ballot preparation requirements modified; complaint and resolution process established; and challengers required to prove residency.
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Governor's action Approval 04/25/05 Bill Text Voter registration procedures, filing requirements, voting procedures, election day prohibitions, and ballot preparation requirements modified; complaint and resolution process established; and challengers required to prove residency. HF3138 - Compensation plan required for employees of the legislative auditor and plan subject to legislative review and approval, and state labor contracts ratified.
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 194 04/17/08 Bill Text HF 3138 SECOND ENGROSSMENT Compensation plan required for employees of the legislative auditor and plan subject to legislative review and approval, and state labor contracts ratified. Section 1: Other salaries and compensation plans language modified. Section 2: Staff; compensation language modified. Section 3: Employees language modified. Section 4: Labor agreements and compensation plans language provided. Subdivision 1. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 5. Subdivision 2. Minnesota Association of Professional Employees. Subdivision 3. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 5, Unit 8. Subdivision 4. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 5, Unit 225. Subdivision 5. State Residential Schools Education Association. Subdivision 6. Minnesota Government Engineers [...] show full description HF3498 - Firefighter Training and Education Board member compensation authorized.
Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Referred to Judiciary Bill Text Firefighter Training and Education Board member compensation authorized. SF0875 - Minimum wage increased and indexed, training wage eliminated, and new employee notice required.
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Governor's action Veto Bill Text Minimum wage increased and indexed, training wage eliminated, and new employee notice required. |
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