Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

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 …

43A.34 RETIREMENT. § Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2006 c 271 art 3 s 46] § Subd. 2. [Repealed, 1987 c 186 s 16; 1987 c 284 art 2 s 9] § Subd. 3.Correctional personnel exempted. Any employee of the state of Minnesota in a covered classification as defined in section 352.91, who is a …

43A.345 EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE. § Subdivision 1.Eligibility. The incentive in subdivision 2 is available to any employee of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in the Department of Public Safety who: (1) retires during the pay period in which the employee's 55th birthday occu…

43A.346 POSTRETIREMENT OPTION. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section, "terminated state employee" means a person who occupied a civil service position in the executive or legislative branch of state government, the Minnesota State Retirement System, the Public …

43A.35 DEATH BENEFIT FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES. Employees who retire from the civil service on or after July 1, 1977, and before July 1, 1981, shall be entitled to a $500 cash death benefit payable to a beneficiary designated by the employee, if, at the time of the employee's death, …

43A.36 RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND JURISDICTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Cooperation; state agencies. (a) The commissioner may delegate administrative functions associated with the duties of the commissioner to appointing authorities who have the capability to perform such fun…

43A.37 PAYROLLS. § Subdivision 1.Accuracy of payroll. The appointing authority shall ensure that all employees have been appointed as required by law, rules, or administrative procedures and that the salary or compensation is within the compensation plan fixed by law. The appoint…

43A.375 DEDUCTION FOR EXPENSES; FRAUD OR MISTAKE. If expenses are reimbursed to an employee by the employer under circumstances of fraud or mistake, the expenses may be deducted from wages earned by or due the employee. History: 1997 c 97 s 10

43A.38 CODE OF ETHICS FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purpose of this section the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Business" means any corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, organizati…

43A.39 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. § Subdivision 1.Prohibited acts; penalties. All employees shall comply with and aid in all proper ways the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. No employee or any other person shall intentionally: (1) make any false oral or written statement,…

43A.421 CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Program established. The commissioner is responsible for the establishment, administration, and oversight of a program providing customized employment opportunities for individuals with significant disabilities as defined in …

43A.431 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COORDINATORS. (a) Each state agency shall designate at least one ADA coordinator who is responsible for implementation of Title I of the ADA, to advance the prohibition on discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in jo…

43A.48 PRETAX EXPENSE ACCOUNTS. The commissioner may use FICA savings generated from the dependent care and medical and dental expense account programs to pay for the administrative costs of the programs and to pay for unfunded liabilities in the medical and dental expense accoun…

43A.49 VOLUNTARY UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE. (a) Appointing authorities in state government may allow each employee to take unpaid leaves of absence for up to 1,040 hours in each two-year period beginning July 1 of each odd-numbered year. Each appointing authority approving such a l…

43A.50 STATE EMPLOYEE COMBINED CHARITIES CAMPAIGN REGISTRATION. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Registered combined charitable organization" means a federated funding organization: (1) which is tax e…

43A.55 MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS REVOLVING FUND. § Subdivision 1.Creation. The management analysis revolving fund is created in the state treasury. § Subd. 2.Appropriation and use of funds. Money in the management analysis revolving fund is appropriated annually to the commissioner to …

471.665 MILEAGE ALLOWANCES. § Subdivision 1.Governing body sets. The maximum amount which shall be paid by any county, home rule charter or statutory city, town, or school district, to any officer or employee as compensation or reimbursement for the use by the officer or employee…

44.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. Unless the context requires otherwise, the words and phrases defined in the following subdivisions shall have the meanings there ascribed to them. § Subd. 2.Appointing authority. "Appointing authority" means the official, employee, counci…

44.02 MUNICIPAL MERIT SYSTEM, ESTABLISHMENT. Any city of the second, third, or fourth class, however organized, or any statutory city may, by ordinance approved by a majority of the voters voting on the question of its approval at a general or special election, establish the meri…

44.03 MERIT SYSTEM. § Subdivision 1.Classified service; exceptions. In any municipality establishing the merit system under this chapter, every employee of the municipality shall be in the classified service except the following: (a) Any officer chosen by popular election or appo…

44.04 PERSONNEL BOARD. § Subdivision 1.Appointment, terms, oath. Within 30 days after the effective date of the merit system ordinance in any municipality, a personnel board shall be appointed. Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3, the board shall consist of three members a…

44.05 POSITIONS; GRADED, CLASSIFIED. The board shall, as soon as practicable after its appointment and organization and after consultation with appointing authorities and principal supervisory officials, grade and classify all positions in the classified service according to the …

44.06 APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Competitive examinations. Every appointment or promotion to a position in the classified service shall be made after a competitive examination given by the board or under its direction as provided in section 44.07. § Subd. 2.Lists o…