Bill Text: MN HF2157 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Workplace bullying policy required for state government agencies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-17 - Motion to recall and re-refer, motion prevailed Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries [HF2157 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF2157-Introduced.html
1.2relating to state government; requiring a workplace bullying policy for state
1.3government agencies; requiring a report;proposing coding for new law in
1.4Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [43A.193] WORKPLACE BULLYING POLICY.
1.7 Subdivision 1. Purpose. It is the policy of the state that all civil service employees
1.8should be ensured a bullying-free workplace.
1.9 Subd. 2. Workplace bullying policy. The commissioner of management and
1.10budget shall prepare and implement a workplace bullying policy consistent with this
1.11section. The workplace bullying policy must:
1.12(1) be established with collaboration with labor groups, and either be incorporated
1.13into each agency's current harassment policy or as a separate policy;
1.14(2) contain a definition of workplace bullying;
1.15(3) outline the process by which each agency must handle workplace bullying
1.16complaints; and
1.17(4) describe how each agency must address the prevention of retaliation by creating
1.18safe-reporting procedures.
1.19 Sec. 2. REPORT.
1.20The commissioner of management and budget shall report back to the legislature by
1.21January 15, 2015, regarding the plan for implementation of the workplace bullying policy
1.22in section 1. The workplace bully policy must be fully implemented by May 1, 2015.
1.3government agencies; requiring a report;proposing coding for new law in
1.4Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [43A.193] WORKPLACE BULLYING POLICY.
1.7 Subdivision 1. Purpose. It is the policy of the state that all civil service employees
1.8should be ensured a bullying-free workplace.
1.9 Subd. 2. Workplace bullying policy. The commissioner of management and
1.10budget shall prepare and implement a workplace bullying policy consistent with this
1.11section. The workplace bullying policy must:
1.12(1) be established with collaboration with labor groups, and either be incorporated
1.13into each agency's current harassment policy or as a separate policy;
1.14(2) contain a definition of workplace bullying;
1.15(3) outline the process by which each agency must handle workplace bullying
1.16complaints; and
1.17(4) describe how each agency must address the prevention of retaliation by creating
1.18safe-reporting procedures.
1.19 Sec. 2. REPORT.
1.20The commissioner of management and budget shall report back to the legislature by
1.21January 15, 2015, regarding the plan for implementation of the workplace bullying policy
1.22in section 1. The workplace bully policy must be fully implemented by May 1, 2015.
