Bill Text: MN SF1021 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Public employees insurance program (PEIP) eligible employers modification

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-24 - Referred to State Government Innovation and Veterans [SF1021 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2011-SF1021-Introduced.html

1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to public employment; modifying public employee insurance program
1.3eligible employers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 43A.316,
1.4subdivision 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 43A.316, subdivision 2, is amended to
1.7read:
1.8    Subd. 2. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the terms defined in this
1.9subdivision have the meaning given them.
1.10(a) Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of management and
1.11budget.
1.12(b) Employee. "Employee" means:
1.13(1) a person who is a public employee within the definition of section 179A.03,
1.14subdivision 14
, who is insurance eligible and is employed by an eligible employer;
1.15(2) an elected public official of an eligible employer who is insurance eligible;
1.16(3) a person employed by a labor organization or employee association certified as
1.17an exclusive representative of employees of an eligible employer or by another public
1.18employer approved by the commissioner, so long as the plan meets the requirements of a
1.19governmental plan under United States Code, title 29, section 1002(32); or
1.20(4) a person employed by a county or municipal hospital.
1.21(c) Eligible employer. "Eligible employer" means:
1.22(1) a public employer within the definition of section 179A.03, subdivision 15, that
1.23is a town, county, city, school district as defined in section 120A.05, service cooperative
1.24as defined in section 123A.21, intermediate district as defined in section 136D.01,
2.1Cooperative Center for Vocational Education as defined in section 123A.22, regional
2.2management information center as defined in section 123A.23, a community action
2.3agency as defined in section 256E.31, subdivision 1, or an education unit organized under
2.4the joint powers action, section 471.59; or
2.5(2) an exclusive representative of employees, as defined in paragraph (b);
2.6(3) a county or municipal hospital; or
2.7(4) another public employer approved by the commissioner.
2.8(d) Exclusive representative. "Exclusive representative" means an exclusive
2.9representative as defined in section 179A.03, subdivision 8.
2.10(e) Labor-Management Committee. "Labor-Management Committee" means the
2.11committee established by subdivision 4.
2.12(f) Program. "Program" means the statewide public employees insurance program
2.13created by subdivision 3.
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