Minnesota HF 1522: Labor policy provisions modified; and building codes, occupational safety and health, and employment law modified.

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to state government; modifying labor policy provisions; modifying building​
1.3 codes, occupational safety and health, and employment law; amending Minnesota​
1.4 Statutes 2022, sections 13.43, subdivision 6; 120A.414, subdivision 2; 122A.181,​
1.5 subdivision 5; 122A.26, subdivision 2; 122A.40, subdivision 5; 122A.41,​
1.6 subdivision 2; 177.27, subdivision 4; 177.42, subdivision 2; 179A.03, subdivisions​
1.7 14, 18, 19; 179A.06, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 179A.07, subdivisions​
1.8 1, 6, by adding subdivisions; 179A.12, subdivisions 6, 11, by adding a subdivision;​
1.9 182.659, subdivisions 1, 8; 182.66, by adding a subdivision; 182.661, by adding​
1.10 a subdivision; 182.676; 326B.093, subdivision 4; 326B.106, by adding a​
1.11 subdivision; 326B.163, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 326B.164,​
1.12 subdivision 13; 326B.31, subdivision 30; 326B.32, subdivision 1; 326B.36,​
1.13 subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 326B.805, subdivision 6; 326B.921,​
1.14 subdivision 8; 326B.925, subdivision 1; 326B.988; 572B.17; proposing coding​
1.15 for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 181; 327; repealing Minnesota​
1.16 Statutes 2022, section 179A.12, subdivision 2.​
1.17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.18 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.43, subdivision 6, is amended to read:​
1.19 Subd. 6.Access by labor organizations.(a) Personnel data may must be disseminated​
1.20 to labor organizations to the extent that the responsible authority determines that the​
1.21 dissemination is necessary to conduct elections, notify employees of fair share fee​
1.22 assessments, investigate and process grievances, and implement the provisions of chapters​
1.23 179 and 179A. Personnel data shall be disseminated to labor organizations and to the Bureau​
1.24 of Mediation Services to the extent the dissemination is ordered or authorized by the​
1.25 commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services. Personnel data described under section​
1.26 179A.07, subdivision 8, must be disseminated to an exclusive representative under the terms​
1.27 of that subdivision. Employee Social Security numbers are not necessary to implement the​
1.28 provisions of chapters 179 and 179A.​
1​Section 1.​
REVISOR SS H1522-1​HF1522 FIRST ENGROSSMENT​
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​
H. F. No. 1522​
NINETY-THIRD SESSION​
Authored by Feist; Nelson, M.; Greenman and Jordan​02/09/2023​
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industry Finance and Policy​
Adoption of Report: Re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law​03/06/2023​
Adoption of Report: Re-referred to the Committee on Labor and Industry Finance and Policy​03/20/2023​
Adoption of Report: Placed on the General Register as Amended​03/27/2023​
Read for the Second Time​
Referred to the Chief Clerk for Comparison with S. F. No. 1384​04/26/2023​
Postponed Indefinitely​04/27/2023​

2.1 (b) The home addresses, nonemployer-issued phone numbers and email addresses, dates​
2.2 of birth, and emails or other communications between exclusive representatives and their​
2.3 members, prospective members, and nonmembers are private data on individuals.​
2.4 Sec. 2. [16A.1335] EMPLOYEE SALARIES AND BENEFITS IN EVENT OF STATE​
2.5 GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.​
2.6 Subdivision 1.Definition.As used in this section, "government shutdown" means that,​
2.7 as of July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation appropriating money for the general​
2.8 operations of (1) an executive agency, (2) an office or department of the legislature, including​
2.9 each house of the legislature and the Legislative Coordinating Commission, or (3) a judicial​
2.10 branch agency or department, including a court, has not been enacted for the biennium​
2.11 beginning July 1 of that year.​
2.12 Subd. 2.Payment required.Notwithstanding section 16A.17, subdivision 8, state​
2.13 employees must be provided payment for lost salary and benefits resulting from their absence​
2.14 from work during a government shutdown. An employee is eligible for a payment under​
2.15 this section only upon the employee's return to work.​
2.16 Subd. 3.Appropriation; limitation.(a) In the event of a government shutdown, the​
2.17 amount necessary to pay the salary and benefits of employees of any impacted agency,​
2.18 office, or department is appropriated beginning on that July 1 to that agency, office, or​
2.19 department. The appropriation is made from the fund or funds from which an appropriation​
2.20 was made in the previous fiscal year for salary and benefits paid to each affected employee.​
2.21 (b) Amounts appropriated under this subdivision may not exceed the amount or amounts​
2.22 appropriated for general operations of the affected agency, office, or department in the​
2.23 previous fiscal year.