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MN Stat § 268.196 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268 — Unemployment Insurance|Section 268.196 — Administration Account.

268.196 ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Administration account. (a) There is created in the state treasury a special account to be known as the administration account. All money deposited into this account is continuously available to the commissioner for administering the Minnesota unemployment insurance program, and does not lapse at any time. The administration account consists of all money: (1) received from the federal government to: (i) administer the Minnesota unemployment insurance program; (ii) administer any federal unemployment insurance program; and (iii) assist any other state in administering that state's unemployment insurance program; (2) received for services or facilities supplied to the federal government or any other state; (3) credited to this account under this chapter; (4) received for losses sustained by this account or by reason of damage to equipment or supplies; and (5) received from the sale of any equipment or supplies that are no longer necessary for the administration of the Minnesota unemployment insurance program. (b) All money in this account must be deposited, administered, and disbursed in the same manner and under the same conditions and requirements as are provided by law for the other special accounts in the state treasury. The commissioner of management and budget, as treasurer and custodian of this account, is liable for the faithful performance of duties in connection with this account. (c) All money in this account may only be spent for the administration of the Minnesota unemployment insurance program. Subd. 2. State to replace money wrongfully used. If any money received under United States Code, title 42, section 501 of the Social Security Act is found by the United States Secretary of Labor to have been spent for purposes other than for the proper administration of the Minnesota unemployment insurance program, the commissioner must, at the earliest opportunity, submit to the legislature a request for the appropriation of that amount. Subd. 3.  MS 2006 [Renumbered 268.199] Subd. 4.  MS 2006 [Renumbered 268.211] History:  Ex1936 c 2 s 13; 1941 c 554 s 12; 1945 c 376 s 12; 1953 c 97 s 16; 1957 c 883 s 8-10; 1963 c 721 s 1; 1965 c 45 s 46; 1969 c 399 s 1; 1969 c 567 s 3; 1973 c 254 s 3; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1973 c 720 s 73 subd 1; 1974 c 497 s 1; 1975 c 302 s 2; 1Sp1982 c 1 s 33; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 87; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 362 s 25; 1987 c 385 s 27; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 488 s 8; 1996 c 417 s 31; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 106; 1997 c 66 s 79,80; 1998 c 265 s 43; 1999 c 107 s 61,66; 2000 c 343 s 4; 2001 c 175 s 52; 1Sp2003 c 3 art 2 s 20; 2004 c 206 s 52; 2007 c 128 art 1 s 21; art 3 s 23; 2007 c 135 art 2 s 26; 2008 c 300 s 51; 2009 c 78 art 4 s 45,46; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2014 c 251 art 2 s 22
MN Stat § 268.199 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268 — Unemployment Insurance|Section 268.199 — Contingent Account.

268.199 CONTINGENT ACCOUNT. (a) There is created in the state treasury a special account, to be known as the contingent account, that does not lapse nor revert to any other fund or account. This account consists of all money collected under this chapter that is required to be placed in this account and any interest earned on the account. All money in this account is appropriated and available for administration of the Minnesota unemployment insurance program unless otherwise appropriated by session law. (b) All money in this account must be deposited, administered, and disbursed in the same manner and under the same conditions and requirements as is provided by law for the other special accounts in the state treasury. History:  Ex1936 c 2 s 13; 1941 c 554 s 12; 1945 c 376 s 12; 1953 c 97 s 16; 1957 c 883 s 8-10; 1963 c 721 s 1; 1965 c 45 s 46; 1969 c 399 s 1; 1969 c 567 s 3; 1973 c 254 s 3; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1973 c 720 s 73 subd 1; 1974 c 497 s 1; 1975 c 302 s 2; 1Sp1982 c 1 s 33; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 87; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 362 s 25; 1987 c 385 s 27; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 488 s 8; 1996 c 417 s 31; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 106; 1997 c 66 s 79,80; 1998 c 265 s 43; 1999 c 107 s 61,66; 2000 c 343 s 4; 2001 c 175 s 52; 1Sp2003 c 3 art 2 s 20; 2004 c 206 s 52; 2007 c 128 art 1 s 21; art 3 s 23; 2007 c 135 art 2 s 26; 2008 c 300 s 51; 2009 c 78 art 4 s 47
MN Stat § 268.20 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268 — Unemployment Insurance|Section 268.20 — Representation In Court.

268.20 REPRESENTATION IN COURT. In any civil action to enforce the provisions of the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law, the commissioner may be represented by the attorney general. History:  (4337-37) Ex1936 c 2 s 17; 1941 c 554 s 16; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1996 c 417 s 31; 2001 c 175 s 52; 1Sp2003 c 3 art 2 s 20; 2007 c 128 art 6 s 98
MN Stat § 268.21 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268 — Unemployment Insurance|Section 268.21 — Nonliability Of State.

268.21 NONLIABILITY OF STATE. (a) Unemployment benefits are payable only to the extent provided in this chapter and to the extent that money is available in the trust fund and neither the state nor the commissioner is liable for any amount in excess of the money available in the trust fund. (b) No person may make any demand, bring any suit, or other proceeding to recover from the state or the commissioner any sum alleged to be due on a benefit account after the expiration of two years from the effective date of the benefit account. History:  (4337-38) Ex1936 c 2 s 18; 1941 c 554 s 17; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 488 s 8; 1996 c 417 s 31; 1997 c 66 s 77; 1998 c 265 s 44; 1999 c 107 s 63; 2000 c 343 s 4; 1Sp2003 c 3 art 2 s 20; 2007 c 128 art 6 s 99
MN Stat § 268.211 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268 — Unemployment Insurance|Section 268.211 — Unemployment Insurance Benefits Telephone System.

268.211 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS TELEPHONE SYSTEM. The commissioner must ensure that any automated telephone system used for unemployment insurance benefits provides an option for any caller to speak to an unemployment insurance specialist. An individual who calls any of the publicized telephone numbers seeking information about applying for unemployment benefits or on the status of a benefit account must have the option to speak on the telephone to a specialist who can provide direct assistance or can direct the caller to the individual or office that is able to respond to the caller's needs. History:  Ex1936 c 2 s 13; 1941 c 554 s 12; 1945 c 376 s 12; 1953 c 97 s 16; 1957 c 883 s 8-10; 1963 c 721 s 1; 1965 c 45 s 46; 1969 c 399 s 1; 1969 c 567 s 3; 1973 c 254 s 3; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1973 c 720 s 73 subd 1; 1974 c 497 s 1; 1975 c 302 s 2; 1Sp1982 c 1 s 33; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 87; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 362 s 25; 1987 c 385 s 27; 1989 c 209 art 2 s 1; 1994 c 488 s 8; 1996 c 417 s 31; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 106; 1997 c 66 s 79,80; 1998 c 265 s 43; 1999 c 107 s 61,66; 2000 c 343 s 4; 2001 c 175 s 52; 1Sp2003 c 3 art 2 s 20; 2004 c 206 s 52; 2007 c 128 art 1 s 21; art 3 s 23; 2007 c 135 art 2 s 26; 2008 c 300 s 51; 2009 c 78 art 4 s 48
MN Stat § 268.215 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268 — Unemployment Insurance|Section 268.215 — Day Of The Week And Date Requirement.

268.215 DAY OF THE WEEK AND DATE REQUIREMENT. (a) Every determination issued under this chapter must indicate the day of the week and the date, for example, Tuesday, August 1, 2006, that the determination is final and no longer subject to an appeal. (b) Every decision issued by an unemployment law judge under section 268.105, subdivision 1a, must indicate the day of the week and the date, for example, Tuesday, August 1, 2006, that the decision is final and no longer subject to reconsideration. History:  2007 c 128 art 2 s 18; 2014 c 251 art 2 s 23
MN Stat § 268.22 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268 — Unemployment Insurance|Section 268.22 — Saving Clause.

268.22 SAVING CLAUSE. The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law at any time; and there is no vested private right of any kind against amendment or repeal. All the rights, privileges, immunities conferred, or acts done exist subject to the power of the legislature to amend or repeal these sections at any time. History:  (4337-39) Ex1936 c 2 s 19; 1941 c 554 s 18; 1991 c 199 art 2 s 1; 1996 c 417 s 31; 2001 c 175 s 52; 1Sp2003 c 3 art 2 s 20; 2007 c 128 art 6 s 100
MN Stat § 268.23 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268 — Unemployment Insurance|Section 268.23 — Severable.

268.23 SEVERABLE. If the United States Department of Labor or a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law is not in conformity with, or is inconsistent with, the requirements of federal law, the provision has no force or effect. If only a portion of the provision, or the application to any person or circumstances, is determined not in conformity, or determined inconsistent, the remainder of the provision and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances are not affected. History:  (4337-40) Ex1936 c 2 s 20; 1941 c 554 s 19; 1949 c 605 s 14; 1965 c 45 s 47; 1991 c 199 art 2 s 1; 1996 c 417 s 30,31; 1999 c 107 s 64,66; 2000 c 343 s 4; 2001 c 175 s 52; 1Sp2003 c 3 art 2 s 20; 2007 c 128 art 6 s 101; 2013 c 85 art 4 s 16
MN Stat § 268A.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268A — Vocational Rehabilitation|Section 268A.02 — Commissioner; Rehabilitation Council; Independent Living Council.

268A.02 COMMISSIONER; REHABILITATION COUNCIL; INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL. Subdivision 1. Commissioner. The commissioner is the chief executive officer of the Department of Employment and Economic Development and is the successor to the powers and duties of the former assistant commissioner of vocational rehabilitation. Subd. 2. Rehabilitation council. The commissioner shall establish a State Rehabilitation Council and a Statewide Independent Living Council consistent with the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93-112, as amended. Members of the councils shall be compensated as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3. Subd. 3. Electronic or telephonic meetings. (a) Notwithstanding section 13D.01, the State Rehabilitation Council and the Statewide Independent Living Council may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following conditions are met: (1) all members of the council participating in the meeting, wherever their physical location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony; (2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the council can hear all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the council; (3) at least one member of the council is physically present at the regular meeting location; and (4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded. (b) Each member of the council participating in a meeting by telephone or other electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings. (c) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the council, to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. The council may require the person making such a connection to pay for documented marginal costs that the council incurs as a result of the additional connection. (d) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the council shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of the provisions of paragraph (c). The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04. History:  1976 c 332 s 2; 1977 c 305 s 22; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 19; 1993 c 97 s 2; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1995 c 82 s 12,16; 2001 c 161 s 52; 2003 c 128 art 12 s 2; 2004 c 206 s 52
MN Stat § 268A.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268A — Vocational Rehabilitation|Section 268A.04 — Disability Determinations; Privileged Information.

268A.04 DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS; PRIVILEGED INFORMATION. No communication or statement furnished by a physician or other professional person to the department or any other agency of the state for use in connection with an agreement or contractual relationship as contemplated in section 268A.03, clause (4), shall be made the subject of any slander, libel or defamation action. History:   1976 c 332 s 4
MN Stat § 268A.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268A — Vocational Rehabilitation|Section 268A.05 — Reports, Disclosure.

268A.05 REPORTS, DISCLOSURE. Subdivision 1. Public records; access. The employees of the department specifically authorized by the commissioner shall have the right to receive from any public records the names, addresses and information pertinent to their vocational rehabilitation of persons injured or otherwise disabled. Except as provided in subdivision 2, no information obtained from these reports, nor any copy of the same, nor any of the contents thereof, nor other confidential information as defined by the commissioner shall be open to the public, nor shall be disclosed in any manner by any official or clerk or other employee of the state having access thereto, but the same may be used, except as provided in subdivision 2, solely to enable the department to offer the benefits of vocational rehabilitation to the persons injured or otherwise disabled. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1991 c 292 art 10 s 4] History:  1975 c 359 s 23; 1976 c 134 s 78; 1976 c 332 s 5
MN Stat § 268A.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268A — Vocational Rehabilitation|Section 268A.06 — Community Rehabilitation Providers.

268A.06 COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROVIDERS. Subdivision 1. Application. Any city, town, county, nonprofit corporation, or any combination thereof, may apply to the commissioner for assistance in establishing or operating an extended employment program. Application for assistance must be on forms prescribed by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Funding. In order to provide the necessary funds for extended employment programs offered by a community rehabilitation provider, the governing body of any city, town, or county may expend money which may be available for such purposes in the general fund, and may levy a tax on the taxable property in the city, town, or county. Any city, town, county, or nonprofit corporation may accept gifts or grants from any source for the extended employment program. Any money appropriated, taxed, or received as a gift or grant may be used to match funds available on a matching basis. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2001 c 77 s 4] History:  1976 c 332 s 6; 1978 c 522 s 1; 1987 c 369 s 3; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 21,268; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 5 s 5; 1991 c 292 art 3 s 39; 1994 c 505 art 3 s 6; 1995 c 224 s 86; 2001 c 77 s 1; 2009 c 78 art 2 s 39; 1Sp2015 c 1 art 2 s 18
MN Stat § 268A.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268A — Vocational Rehabilitation|Section 268A.07 — Requirements For Certification.

268A.07 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION. Subdivision 1. Benefits. A community rehabilitation provider must, as a condition for receiving program certification, provide employees in noncompetitive employment with personnel benefits prescribed in rules adopted by the commissioner of employment and economic development. Subd. 2. Grievance procedure. A community rehabilitation provider must, as a condition for receiving program certification, provide to employees in noncompetitive employment subprograms, a grievance procedure which has as its final step provisions for final and binding arbitration. History:  1Sp1985 c 9 art 2 s 5; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 75; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 268; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1995 c 224 s 87; 2004 c 206 s 52; 1Sp2015 c 1 art 2 s 19
MN Stat § 268A.085 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268A — Vocational Rehabilitation|Section 268A.085 — Community Rehabilitation Provider Governing Boards.

268A.085 COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROVIDER GOVERNING BOARDS. Subdivision 1. Appointment; membership. Every city, town, county, nonprofit corporation, or combination thereof establishing an extended employment program shall appoint a governing board of no fewer than seven voting members before becoming eligible for the assistance provided by sections 268A.06 to 268A.15. When any city, town, or county singly establishes an extended employment program, the governing board shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city or the chair of the governing board of the county or town. When any combination of cities, towns, counties, or nonprofit corporations establishes an extended employment program, the chief executive officers of the cities, nonprofit corporations, and the chairs of the governing bodies of the counties or towns shall appoint the board. If a nonprofit corporation singly establishes an extended employment program, the corporation shall appoint the board of directors. Membership on a board shall be representative of the community served and shall include a person with a disability. If a county establishes an extended employment program and manages the program with county employees, the governing board shall be the county board of commissioners, and other provisions of this chapter pertaining to membership on the governing board do not apply. Subd. 2. Duties. Subject to the provisions of sections 268A.06 to 268A.15 and the rules of the department, each governing board shall: (1) review and evaluate the need for extended employment programs provided under sections 268A.06 to 268A.15; (2) recruit and promote local financial support for extended employment programs from private sources including: the United Way; business, industrial, and private foundations; voluntary agencies; and other lawful sources, and promote public support for municipal and county appropriations; (3) promote, arrange, and implement working agreements with other educational and social service agencies, both public and private, and any other allied agencies; and (4) when an extended employment program is certified, act as its administrator for purposes of this chapter. History:  2004 c 206 s 49; 2007 c 135 art 2 s 29; 1Sp2015 c 1 art 2 s 20
MN Stat § 268A.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268A — Vocational Rehabilitation|Section 268A.10 — Expenditure Of Federal Funds.

268A.10 EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. Any additional federal funds which become available to the state of Minnesota for vocational rehabilitation or independent living purposes as a result of a reallocation of funds returned by other states or release of additional funds may be carried over and expended in the next fiscal year. History:  1976 c 332 s 11; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 27
MN Stat § 268A.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268A — Vocational Rehabilitation|Section 268A.11 — Independent Living Services.

268A.11 INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES. Subdivision 1. Purposes and services. The purposes of independent living services and the services that are to be provided are those that are consistent with Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, parts 365 to 367. Subd. 2. Administration. This section shall be administered by the Department of Employment and Economic Development through rehabilitation services. The department may employ staff as reasonably required to administer this section and may accept and receive funds from nonstate sources for the purpose of effectuating this section. Subd. 3. Certification. No applicant center for independent living may receive funding under this section unless it has received certification from rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation services shall review the programs of centers for independent living receiving funds from this section to determine their adherence to standards adopted by rule and if the standards are substantially met, shall issue appropriate certifications. Subd. 4. Application of centers for independent living. Rehabilitation services shall require centers for independent living to complete application forms, expenditure reports, and proposed plans and budgets. These reports must be in the manner and on the form prescribed by rehabilitation services. When applying, the center for independent living shall agree to provide reports and records, and make available records for audit as may be required by rehabilitation services. The applicant center for independent living shall be notified in writing by rehabilitation services concerning the approval of budgets and plans. History:  1Sp1985 c 9 art 2 s 8; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 75; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 28; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1995 c 82 s 14,15; 2004 c 206 s 52
MN Stat § 268A.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 268 - 269 — Employment And Economic Development|Chapter 268A — Vocational Rehabilitation|Section 268A.13 — Employment Support Services For Persons With Mental Illness.

268A.13 EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. The commissioner of employment and economic development, in cooperation with the commissioner of human services, shall develop a statewide program of grants as outlined in section 268A.14 to provide services for persons with mental illness who want to work in supported employment. Projects funded under this section must: (1) assist persons with mental illness in obtaining and retaining competitive employment; (2) emphasize individual client preferences; (3) ensure interagency collaboration at the local level between vocational rehabilitation field offices, county service agencies, community support programs operating under the authority of section 245.4712, and community rehabilitation providers, in assisting clients; (4) ensure services are integrated with mental health treatment; (5) provide benefits counseling; (6) conduct rapid job search; and (7) involve clients in the planning, development, oversight, and delivery of support services. Project funds may not be used to provide services in segregated settings such as the center-based employment subprograms as defined in section 268A.01. The commissioner of employment and economic development, in consultation with the commissioner of human services, shall develop a request for proposals which is consistent with the requirements of this section and section 268A.14 and which specifies the types of services that must be provided by grantees. Priority for funding shall be given to organizations carrying out evidence-based practices. Each applicant for funds under this section shall submit an evaluation protocol as part of the grant application. History:  1994 c 483 s 1; 1994 c 632 art 4 s 71; 1995 c 224 s 90; 1999 c 223 art 2 s 40; 2004 c 206 s 52; 2013 c 85 art 3 s 20