Bill Text: MN HF3293 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: American-made equipment and apparel required.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-26 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries [HF3293 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF3293-Introduced.html
1.2relating to public employers; requiring American-made equipment and apparel;
1.3proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Sec. 9. [181.9861] REQUIRED EQUIPMENT AND APPAREL.
1.6(a) Notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary, a public employer is
1.7prohibited from knowingly purchasing or acquiring, furnishing, or requiring an employee
1.8to purchase or acquire for wear or use while on duty any of the following items if the item
1.9is not manufactured in the United States of America:
1.10(1) any uniform or other item of wearing apparel over which an employee has no
1.11discretion in selecting except for selecting the proper size; or
1.12(2) safety equipment or protective accessories.
1.13(b) Preference must be given to purchases from manufacturers who pay an average
1.14annual income, including wages and benefits, equal to at least 150 percent of the federal
1.15poverty guideline adjusted for a family of four. For purposes of this section, "public
1.16employer" means a county, home rule charter or statutory city, town, school district,
1.17metropolitan or regional agency, public corporation, political subdivision, special district
1.18as defined in section 6.465, subdivision 3, municipal fire department, independent
1.19nonprofit firefighting corporation, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State
1.20Colleges and Universities, and the state of Minnesota and its agencies.
1.21(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a public employer may purchase or acquire,
1.22furnish, or require an employee to purchase or acquire items listed in paragraph (a)
1.23manufactured outside of the United States if similar items are not manufactured or
1.24available for purchase in the United States.
2.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2015, or upon expiration
2.2of valid contracts for such equipment and apparel entered into by public employers prior
2.3to June 1, 2014, whichever is later.
1.3proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Sec. 9. [181.9861] REQUIRED EQUIPMENT AND APPAREL.
1.6(a) Notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary, a public employer is
1.7prohibited from knowingly purchasing or acquiring, furnishing, or requiring an employee
1.8to purchase or acquire for wear or use while on duty any of the following items if the item
1.9is not manufactured in the United States of America:
1.10(1) any uniform or other item of wearing apparel over which an employee has no
1.11discretion in selecting except for selecting the proper size; or
1.12(2) safety equipment or protective accessories.
1.13(b) Preference must be given to purchases from manufacturers who pay an average
1.14annual income, including wages and benefits, equal to at least 150 percent of the federal
1.15poverty guideline adjusted for a family of four. For purposes of this section, "public
1.16employer" means a county, home rule charter or statutory city, town, school district,
1.17metropolitan or regional agency, public corporation, political subdivision, special district
1.18as defined in section 6.465, subdivision 3, municipal fire department, independent
1.19nonprofit firefighting corporation, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State
1.20Colleges and Universities, and the state of Minnesota and its agencies.
1.21(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a public employer may purchase or acquire,
1.22furnish, or require an employee to purchase or acquire items listed in paragraph (a)
1.23manufactured outside of the United States if similar items are not manufactured or
1.24available for purchase in the United States.
2.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2015, or upon expiration
2.2of valid contracts for such equipment and apparel entered into by public employers prior
2.3to June 1, 2014, whichever is later.
