Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

43A.045 RESTRUCTURING. (a) It is the policy of the state of Minnesota that any restructuring of executive branch agencies must include efforts to ensure that fair and equitable arrangements are carried out to protect the interests of executive branch employees and to provide the …

43A.046 STAFF REDUCTIONS. In order to maximize delivery of services to the public, if layoffs of state employees are necessary, each agency with more than 50 full-time equivalent employees must reduce at least the same percentage of management and supervisory personnel as line an…

43A.047 CONTRACTED SERVICES. (a) Executive agencies, including the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, must demonstrate that they cannot use available staff before hiring outside consultants or services. If use of consultants is necessary, agencies are encouraged to…

43A.05 POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES; PERSONNEL. § Subdivision 1.General. The commissioner shall perform the duties assigned in this chapter. The commissioner's authority and responsibility shall include but not be limited to maintenance of a classification plan, assignment of all …

43A.06 POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES; LABOR RELATIONS. § Subdivision 1.General. (a) The commissioner shall perform the duties assigned to the commissioner by this section and sections 3.855 and 179A.01 to 179A.25. (b) The commissioner shall be the state labor negotiator for purpose…

43A.07 CLASSIFIED SERVICE. § Subdivision 1.Classification plan. The commissioner shall maintain, revise and administer a classification plan. § Subd. 2.Job classes and titles. An appointing authority shall notify the commissioner when a new position is to be established in the cl…

43A.071 SERVICE WORKER. The disability levels and types covered under the service worker category in the state civil service may include persons with physical disabilities, mental health disabilities, and developmental disabilities. History: 1987 c 232 s 1; 2005 c 56 s 1

43A.08 UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE. § Subdivision 1.Unclassified positions. Unclassified positions are held by employees who are: (1) chosen by election or appointed to fill an elective office; (2) heads of agencies required by law to be appointed by the governor or other elective offic…

43A.09 RECRUITMENT. The commissioner in cooperation with appointing authorities of all state agencies shall maintain an active recruiting program publicly conducted and designed to attract sufficient numbers of well-qualified people to meet the needs of the civil service, and to …

43A.10 SELECTION PROCESS; ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE. § Subdivision 1.General. Entrance to the classified service shall be through successful competition in a selection process and appointment from a finalist pool except as provided in section 43A.15 or other law and for employees in…

43A.11 VETERAN'S PREFERENCE. § Subdivision 1.Creation. Recognizing that training and experience in the military services of the government and loyalty and sacrifice for the government are qualifications of merit which cannot be readily assessed by examination, a veteran's prefere…

43A.111 NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS. (a) Whenever a vacancy occurs in a position in the classified service, the appointing authority may appoint a disabled veteran, on a noncompetitive basis, if all of the following occur: (1) the disabled veteran has …

43A.121 RANKING OF THE APPLICANT POOL. Applicants referred from a layoff list shall be ranked as provided in the collective bargaining agreement or plan established under section 43A.18, under which the layoff list was established. All other names in an applicant pool shall be ra…

43A.14 APPOINTMENTS. All appointments to the classified service shall be based upon merit and ability to perform the duties of the position and the needs of the employing agency, including the need to achieve and maintain a representative work force, including representation of p…

43A.15 NONCOMPETITIVE AND QUALIFYING APPOINTMENTS. § Subdivision 1.General. Positions in the classified service may be filled other than by appointment from a finalist pool only as provided in this section or other law, provided that appointments made pursuant to subdivisions 5, …

43A.16 PROBATIONARY PERIODS. § Subdivision 1.General. All unlimited appointments to positions in the classified service except as provided in this subdivision shall be for a probationary period the duration of which shall be determined through collective bargaining agreements or …

43A.17 SALARY LIMITS, RATES, RANGES AND EXCEPTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Salary limits. As used in subdivisions 1 to 9, "salary" means hourly, monthly, or annual rate of pay including any lump-sum payments and cost-of-living adjustment increases but excluding payments due to overtime …

43A.18 TOTAL COMPENSATION; COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS; PLANS. § Subdivision 1.Collective bargaining agreements. Except as provided in section 43A.01 and to the extent they are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the compensation, terms and conditions of employment…

43A.181 UNREIMBURSED MEDICAL COSTS VACATION DONATION PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Donation of vacation time. A state employee may donate up to 12 hours of accrued vacation time in any fiscal year to the account established by subdivision 2 for the benefit of another state employee. A…

43A.1815 VACATION DONATION TO SICK LEAVE ACCOUNT. (a) In addition to donations under section 43A.181, a state employee may donate a total of up to 40 hours of accrued vacation leave each fiscal year to the sick leave account of one or more state employees. A state employee may no…

43A.183 PAYMENT OF SALARY DIFFERENTIAL TO RESERVE FORCES WHO REPORT FOR ACTIVE SERVICE. § Subdivision 1.Payment required. Each agency head shall pay to each eligible member an amount equal to the person's salary differential for each month or portion of month that the person is o…

43A.184 SICK LEAVE FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-RELATED DISABILITIES. On a form prescribed by the commissioner, a state employee who is a veteran with a service-related disability may apply to the employee's appointing authority for additional sick leave to receive treatment for the…

43A.185 DISASTER VOLUNTEER LEAVE. § Subdivision 1.Leave authorized. A state employee who is a certified disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross may be granted leave from work with 100 percent of pay, not to exceed 15 working days in each year, to participate in speci…

43A.187 BLOOD DONATION LEAVE. A state employee must be granted leave from work with 100 percent of pay to donate blood at a location away from the place of work. The total amount of leave used under this section may not exceed three hours in a 12-month period, and must be determi…

43A.19 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. § Subdivision 1.Statewide affirmative action program. (a) To assure that positions in the executive branch of the civil service are equally accessible to all qualified persons, and to eliminate the effects of past and present discrimination, intended or…

43A.191 AGENCY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS. § Subdivision 1.Affirmative action officers. (a) Each agency with 1,000 employees or more shall have at least one full-time affirmative action officer, who shall have primary responsibility for developing and maintaining the agency's af…

43A.20 PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND PAY. The commissioner shall design and maintain a performance appraisal system under which each employee in the civil service in the executive branch shall be evaluated and counseled on work performance at least once a year. Individual pay increas…

43A.21 TRAINING PROGRAMS. § Subdivision 1.Authority; purpose. The commissioner, in coordination with the statewide ADA and disability employment director and chief inclusion officer, shall develop and interpret policy and administer and, to the extent possible, conduct programs i…

43A.22 BENEFITS; INTENT. (a) It is the intent of the state to provide eligible employees and other eligible persons with life insurance and hospital, medical, and dental benefits coverage through provider organizations, hereafter referred to as "carriers," authorized to do busine…

43A.23 CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.General. (a) The commissioner is authorized to request proposals or to negotiate and to enter into contracts with parties which in the judgment of the commissioner are best qualified to provide service to the benefit plans. Contracts …

43A.231 PROCUREMENT OF A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER AND A PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY VENDOR. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Market check" means a technology-driven evaluation of prescription drug pricing…

43A.24 ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE PAID INSURANCE AND BENEFITS. § Subdivision 1.General. Employees, including persons on layoff from a civil service position, and employees who are employed less than full time, shall be eligible for state paid life insurance and hospital, medical and d…

43A.241 INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS; FORMER EMPLOYEES. (a) This section applies to a person who: (1) was employed by the commissioner of corrections, the commissioner of human services, or the Direct Care and Treatment executive board; (2) was covered by the correctional employee ret…

43A.26 OPTIONAL COVERAGES. The commissioner may make available to eligible persons and their dependents certain optional coverages provided by carriers selected by the commissioner. Eligible employees may elect to purchase optional coverages at their own expense. History: 1981 c …

43A.27 ELIGIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUAL PAID INSURANCE AND BENEFITS. § Subdivision 1.General. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the persons listed in subdivisions 2 and 3, and their dependents, may elect to enroll at their own expense in the appropriate life insuran…

43A.28 ENROLLMENT. § Subdivision 1.General. The time, manner, and conditions and terms of eligibility for enrollment of persons eligible for state paid or individual paid life insurance, hospital, medical and dental benefits, and optional coverages authorized shall be determined …

43A.29 CONTRIBUTIONS BY STATE. The total contribution by the state for eligible state employees and for dependents of eligible state employees shall be prescribed by collective bargaining agreements or plans established pursuant to section 43A.18. History: 1981 c 210 s 29

43A.30 PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS. § Subdivision 1.Payments from agency revenues. Each agency shall pay the amounts due for state paid life insurance and hospital, medical and dental benefits coverage authorized for eligible employees pursuant to this chapter. Each agency shall pay the …

43A.31 ADMINISTRATION. § Subdivision 1.General. The commissioner shall maintain records, prepare reports, and perform all functions necessary to carry out the intent of sections 43A.22 to 43A.30. Upon request of the commissioner, the commissioner of management and budget shall pe…

43A.311 DRUG PURCHASING PROGRAM. The commissioner, in conjunction with the commissioner of human services and other state agencies, shall evaluate whether participation in a multistate or multiagency drug purchasing program can reduce costs or improve the operations of the drug b…

43A.316 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES INSURANCE PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Intent. The legislature finds that the creation of a statewide program to provide public employees and other eligible persons with life insurance and hospital, medical, and dental benefit coverage through provider organi…

43A.319 EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. The commissioner shall provide an employee assistance program of training, assessment, counseling, and referral services for state employees and their dependents. History: 1984 c 531 s 3; 1984 c 544 s 44; 1984 c 655 art 2 s 13 subd 1; 1986 c 4…

43A.32 POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. § Subdivision 1.Prohibition. No employee shall, directly or indirectly, during hours of employment solicit or receive funds for political purposes, or use official authority or influence to compel an employee in the classified service to apply for mem…

43A.321 VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND RESCUE WORKERS; AGREEMENTS. (a) An employee may reach an agreement with the employee's appointing authority to respond to emergency calls as a volunteer emergency fire or rescue worker during working hours, provided that: (1) the employee does no…

43A.325 BEST PRACTICES FOR INVESTIGATIONS. The commissioner of management and budget must develop and make available to appointing authorities in the executive branch a best practices policy for conducting investigations in which the appointing authority compels its employees to …

43A.33 GRIEVANCES. § Subdivision 1.Discharge, suspension, demotion for cause, salary decrease. Managers and employees shall attempt to resolve disputes through informal means prior to the initiation of disciplinary action. No permanent employee in the classified service shall be …