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MN Stat § 15.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.41 — Construction Permits, Requisites.

15.41 CONSTRUCTION PERMITS, REQUISITES. Subdivision 1. Names on permit. Every agency of the state of Minnesota and every political subdivision thereof shall specify on every construction permit the name and address of the applicant therefor, and the general contractor thereon if there be one. This information shall be a matter of public record, and available to any interested person during business hours. Subd. 2. Posting. All construction permits shall be posted in a conspicuous and accessible place at the premises or site of construction. History:  1957 c 125 s 1,2
MN Stat § 15.411 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.411 — Public Works Contracts; No Damages For Delay Clauses.

15.411 PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS; NO DAMAGES FOR DELAY CLAUSES. Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, the term "public works contract" means a contract of the state, or a county, city, town, school district, special district, or any other political subdivision of the state, for the construction, alteration, repair, addition to, subtraction from, improvement to, or maintenance of any building, structure, highway, bridge, viaduct, pipeline, railway, public works, or any other works dealing with construction. The term includes, but is not limited to, moving, demolition, or excavation performed in conjunction with the work specified in this subdivision. Subd. 2. Unenforceability. Any clause in a public works contract that waives, releases, or extinguishes the rights of a contractor to seek recovery for costs or damages, or seek an equitable adjustment, for delays, disruption, or acceleration in performing the contract is void and unenforceable if the delay, disruption, or acceleration is caused by acts of the contracting public entity or persons acting on behalf of the public entity for which the public entity is legally responsible. Subd. 3. Severability. When a contract contains a provision that is void and unenforceable under subdivision 2, that provision must be severed from the other provisions of the contract to the extent that it is void and unenforceable. The fact that the provision is void and unenforceable does not affect the other provisions of the contract. Subd. 4. Scope and effect. Subdivision 2 does not make void and unenforceable any contract provision of a public works contract that: (1) requires notice of any delay, disruption, or acceleration by the party affected thereby; (2) provides for reasonable liquidated damages; or (3) provides for arbitration or any other procedure designed to settle contract disputes. History:   2002 c 299 s 1
MN Stat § 15.415 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.415 — Corrections In Transactions, Waiver.

15.415 CORRECTIONS IN TRANSACTIONS, WAIVER. In any instance where a correction concerning any state department or agency transaction involves an amount less than the administrative cost of making the correction, the correction shall be waived unless it is possible at a relatively nominal expense to include the correction in a later transaction. If the amount of any correction is less than $5 it shall be prima facie evidence that the cost of the correction would exceed the amount involved. History:  1971 c 390 s 1; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 41
MN Stat § 15.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.43 — Acceptance Of Advantage By State Employee; Penalty.

15.43 ACCEPTANCE OF ADVANTAGE BY STATE EMPLOYEE; PENALTY. Subdivision 1. Financial interest of agents. No employee of the state or of the University of Minnesota in direct contact with suppliers or potential suppliers to the state or the university, or who may directly or indirectly influence a purchasing decision or contract by establishing specification, testing purchased products, evaluating contracted services, or otherwise has official involvement in the purchasing or contracting process may: (1) have any financial interest or have any personal beneficial interest directly or indirectly in contracts or purchase orders for goods or services used by, or purchased for resale or furnished to a department or agency of the state or the university; or (2) accept directly or indirectly from a person, firm, or corporation to which a contract or purchase order has been or may be, awarded, a rebate, gift, money, or anything of value other than items of nominal value. No such employee may further accept any promise, obligation or contract for future reward. Subd. 2. Textbooks exempted. Textbooks, software, and other course materials authored by an employee of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities or of the University of Minnesota may be used as required course material. Instructors in state institutions and at the university may accept free samples of textbooks and related teaching materials. Subd. 3. Other exemptions. The commissioners of human services and corrections may by rule prescribe procedures for the acceptance of gifts from any person or organization, provided that such gifts are accepted by the commissioner, or a designated representative of the commissioner, and that such gifts are used solely for the direct benefit of patients or inmates under the jurisdiction of the accepting state officer. Subd. 4. Penalties. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor. History:  1973 c 349 s 2; 1973 c 400 s 1; 1975 c 321 s 2; 1982 c 560 s 7; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 398 s 1,2
MN Stat § 15.435 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.435 — Airline Travel Credit.

15.435 AIRLINE TRAVEL CREDIT. (a) Whenever public funds are used to pay for airline travel by an elected official or public employee, any credits or other benefits issued by any airline must accrue to the benefit of the public body providing the funding. In the event the issuing airline will not honor a transfer or assignment of any credit or benefit, the individual passenger shall report receipt of the credit or benefit to the public body issuing the initial payment within 90 days of receipt. (b) By July 1, 1993, the appropriate authorities in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the state and the governing body of each political subdivision shall develop and implement policies covering accrual of credits or other benefits issued by an airline whenever public funds are used to pay for airline travel by a public employee or an elected or appointed official. The policies must apply to all airline travel, regardless of where or how tickets are purchased. The policies must include procedures for reporting receipt of credits or other benefits. History:   1992 c 592 s 20
MN Stat § 15.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.44 — Aids For Persons With Disabilities At State Meetings.

15.44 AIDS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AT STATE MEETINGS. After July 1, 1980, a state agency which sponsors, in whole or in part, a meeting or conference for the public or for state employees shall ensure that a physically disabled participant who gives reasonable advance notice to the agency will receive the auxiliary aids necessary for effective participation. Auxiliary aids may include taped or Brailled materials, interpreters or other effective means of making orally delivered material available to participants who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing, and equipment adaptable for use by participants with manual impairments and other similar services and action; however, nothing in this section shall (1) require a state agency to provide attendants, individually prescribed devices, or other devices or services of a personal nature or (2) apply to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities or the University of Minnesota with respect to classes, seminars or training programs which are offered by them. When sign language interpreters are provided, they shall be provided in a manner so that participants who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing will be able to see their signing clearly. For the purposes of this section, "physically disabled" has the meaning given in section 326B.103, subdivision 10. For the purposes of this section, "agency" means any state officer, employee, board, commission, authority, department or other agency or the executive branch of state government. History:  1980 c 574 s 8; 1984 c 544 s 89; 1996 c 395 s 18; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4; 2013 c 62 s 1
MN Stat § 15.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.60 — Public Safety Officers; American Flag.

15.60 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS; AMERICAN FLAG. (a) A public employer may not forbid a peace officer or firefighter from wearing a patch or pin depicting the flag of the United States of America on the employee's uniform, according to customary and standard flag etiquette. However, a public employer may limit the size of a flag patch worn on a uniform to no more than three inches by five inches. (b) For purposes of this section: (1) "peace officer" has the meaning given in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c) or (f); (2) "firefighter" means a person as defined in section 299A.41, subdivision 4, clause (3) or (4); and (3) "public employer" has the meaning given in section 179A.03, subdivision 15, and also includes a municipal fire department and an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation. (c) A peace officer or firefighter who believes a public employer is violating this section may request the attorney general to issue an opinion on the issue. Upon request, the attorney general must issue a written opinion, which is binding, unless a court makes a contrary decision. If after issuing an opinion, the attorney general determines that a public employer continues to violate this section, the attorney general may bring an action in district court to compel compliance. History:   2005 c 156 art 2 s 12
MN Stat § 15.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.61 — Employment Of Unemployed And Underemployed Persons.

15.61 EMPLOYMENT OF UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS. Subdivision 1. Employment. The state of Minnesota, its departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, and any county, city, town, school district or other body corporate and politic, may employ unemployed and underemployed persons as defined in the federal Emergency Employment Act of 1971, as amended, and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as amended, pursuant to the terms of those acts. Subd. 2. Preference provisions. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1969, sections 197.455 to 197.48 and 43A.11 and any other law or ordinance relating to preference in employment and promotion of persons having served in the armed services, the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation, the provisions of any city charter or any ordinance or resolution, or the provisions of any other law or statute in conflict with the provisions of the federal Emergency Employment Act of 1971, as amended, and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as amended, shall not be applicable to the employment of the persons specified in subdivision 1. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1977 c 455 s 95] History:  Ex1971 c 25 s 1; 1974 c 511 s 15; 1975 c 2 s 1; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1981 c 210 s 54; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 16; 1983 c 312 art 7 s 17; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 4
MN Stat § 15.62 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.62 — Athletic Leave Of Absence.

15.62 ATHLETIC LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision shall have the meanings here given them: (1) "public employee" has the meaning given it in section 179A.03; (2) "team" includes any group leader, coach, official or athlete who comprise the official delegation of the United States to world or Olympic competition. Subd. 2. Public employee. A public employee who qualifies as a member of a United States team for athletic competition on the world championship, Pan American, or Olympic team in a sport sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, may be granted a leave of absence without loss of pay or other benefits or rights for the purpose of preparing for and engaging in the competition. In no event shall the paid leave under this section exceed the period of the official training camp and competition combined or 90 calendar days a year, whichever is less. Subd. 3. Political subdivision employee. If the public employee granted the leave is an employee of a school district, university system or other political subdivision, the employer is responsible for the actual cost of employing a substitute. History:  1977 c 354 s 1; 1979 c 208 s 1; 1984 c 462 s 27; 1984 c 544 s 3; 1984 c 642 s 8; 1Sp1985 c 17 s 2; 2003 c 112 art 1 s 1,2
MN Stat § 15.71 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.71 — Public Contracts; Definitions.

15.71 PUBLIC CONTRACTS; DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 15.71 to 15.74 unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Public contract. "Public contract" means any purchase, lease or sale by a public agency of personal property, public improvements or services, other than agreements which are exclusively for personal services. Subd. 3. Public agency. "Public agency" or "public contracting agency" means any agency of the state of Minnesota or any of its political subdivisions authorized by law to enter into public contracts. Subd. 4. Public improvement. "Public improvement" means any construction of improvements on real property or highways by or for a public agency. Subd. 5. Retainage. "Retainage" means the difference between the amount earned by the contractor on a public contract and the amount paid on the contract by the public contracting agency. History:   1980 c 464 s 1
MN Stat § 15.73 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.73 — Alternative Form Of Retainage.

15.73 ALTERNATIVE FORM OF RETAINAGE. Subdivision 1. Contractor's option. At the option of the contractor, retainage shall be paid to the contractor in accordance with this section. Subd. 2. Security. The contractor may deposit bonds or securities with the public contracting agency or in any bank or trust company to be held in lieu of cash retainage for the benefit of the public contracting agency. In that event the public agency shall reduce the retainage in an amount equal to the value of the bonds and securities and pay the amount of the reduction to the contractor. Interest on the bonds or securities shall be payable to the contractor as it accrues. Subd. 3. Approval required. Bonds and securities deposited or acquired in lieu of retainage, as permitted by subdivision 2, shall be of a character approved by the commissioner of management and budget, including but not limited to: (1) bills, certificates, notes or bonds of the United States; (2) other obligations of the United States or its agencies; (3) obligations of any corporation wholly owned by the federal government; or (4) indebtedness of the Federal National Mortgage Association. Subd. 4. Recovery of additional costs. If the public agency incurs additional costs as a result of the exercise of the option described in this section, the agency may recover the costs from the contractor by reducing the final payment due under the contract. As work on the contract progresses, the agency shall, upon demand, inform the contractor of all accrued costs. History:  1980 c 464 s 3; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 15.74 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.74 — Exceptions To Application.

15.74 EXCEPTIONS TO APPLICATION. Sections 15.71 to 15.73 apply to all public contracts except those contracts in which receipt of federal financing is conditioned on adherence to terms and conditions which are inconsistent with sections 15.71 to 15.73. History:   1980 c 464 s 4
MN Stat § 15.85 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.85 — Discipline For Racial Harassment.

15.85 DISCIPLINE FOR RACIAL HARASSMENT. It is the policy of this state that each public employee has the right to work in an environment free from harassment based on race or disability and that any public employee who harasses another public employee because of disability, race, creed, color, or national origin will be subject to disciplinary action, including discharge. History:   1989 c 96 s 1
MN Stat § 15.86 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.86 — State Agency Actions.

15.86 STATE AGENCY ACTIONS. Subdivision 1. Statement of zero tolerance of violence. In furtherance of the state policy in section 1.50, by January 1, 1993, each house of the legislature, each state agency, and each public corporation created in statute must adopt a goal of zero tolerance of violence. Each agency is encouraged to develop a plan that describes how the agency will: (1) seek to eliminate any potential for violence in and around the agency workplace; and (2) seek to eliminate any potential for violence by affecting the attitudes and behavior of people that the agency serves or regulates. Agency statements and any plans must be filed with the Legislative Reference Library, where they will be available for public inspection. Subd. 2. Workplace plans. An agency plan for eliminating potential for violence in and around the workplace may include: (1) elimination of sexual harassment, as defined in section 363A.03, subdivision 43; and (2) assuring that areas in and around the workplace, such as parking facilities and areas between the workplace and parking facilities, are designed and operated in a manner that provides for the safety of employees and guests. Subd. 3. Client plans. An agency plan for eliminating violence by affecting attitudes and behavior of persons that the agency serves or regulates may include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) educational programs; (2) incorporating the policy of zero tolerance of violence into the agency's direct service and regulatory programs; and (3) attempting to assure that persons and businesses receiving grants from or providing goods or services to the agency adopt zero tolerance of violence policies. Subd. 4. Liability. This section does not create any civil liability on the part of the state of Minnesota. History:   1992 c 452 s 2
MN Stat § 15.87 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.87 — Victims Of Violence.

15.87 VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE. In furtherance of the state policy of zero tolerance for violence in section 1.50, the state shall have a goal of providing: (1) every victim of violence in Minnesota, regardless of the county of residence, access to necessary services, including, but not limited to: (i) crisis intervention services, including a 24-hour emergency telephone line; (ii) safe housing; (iii) counseling and peer support services; and (iv) assistance in pursuing legal remedies and appropriate medical care; and (2) every child who is a witness to abuse or who is a victim of violence, access to necessary services, including, but not limited to: (i) crisis child care; (ii) safe supervised parenting time or independent, neutral exchange locations for parenting time, when needed; (iii) age appropriate counseling and support; and (iv) assistance with legal remedies, medical care, and needed social services. History:  1996 c 408 art 7 s 1; 2000 c 444 art 2 s 1
MN Stat § 15.97 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.97 — Information And Telecommunications Institute.

15.97 INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS INSTITUTE. The legislature intends to establish an Institute of Telecommunications Technology Applications and Education. The institute must be structured as a collaboration between at least the computer science, health science, teacher education, and extension programs at the University of Minnesota, other postsecondary educational institutions in the state, Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., the Department of Employment and Economic Development, libraries, and other institutions and entities that have an interest in applications for and education on telecommunications and information technology. The mission of the institute will be to: (1) engage in applied research in order to develop applications and methodologies for use of existing and expanded telecommunications and information resources and networks particularly in the areas of provision of health care, education, business, and employment communications and services; and (2) provide technical assistance, education, and information to current and potential users of telecommunications networks and systems, including at least health care providers, teachers, employers, and employees and to advocate and promote appropriate and efficient use of the networks and systems to improve efficiency and flexibility of the networks and systems and of their users. History:  1994 c 632 art 3 s 22; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1; 2008 c 290 s 2
MN Stat § 15.98 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.98 — Indoor Ice Facilities.

15.98 INDOOR ICE FACILITIES. This section applies to an indoor ice arena operated by a political subdivision, a state agency, the University of Minnesota, a state higher education institution, or any other organization that makes an arena available to the public. If the arena provides more prime ice time to groups of one gender than to groups of the other gender, the arena may not deny a request for prime ice time from the group of the underrepresented gender, provided that the group of the underrepresented gender pays the same price charged to groups of the other gender. An underrepresented gender group must be allowed up to 15 percent of prime ice time for the 1994-1995 season, up to 30 percent by the 1995-1996 season, and up to 50 percent by the 1996-1997 season. This section does not: (1) require an arena to allocate more time to any one group than is generally allocated to other groups; or (2) affect a political subdivision's ability to grant preference to groups based in the political subdivision, provided this preference is not based on gender. For purposes of this section, prime ice time means the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Any group that generates revenue as a result of tickets sold to persons in attendance at arena events must be excluded in determining if the arena provides more prime ice time to groups of one gender than the other. History:   1994 c 632 art 3 s 23
MN Stat § 15.058 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 14 - 15A — State Agencies|Chapter 15 — State Agencies In General|Section 15.058 — Licensing Board Members, Compensation, Terms, Removal, Reports.

15.058 LICENSING BOARD MEMBERS, COMPENSATION, TERMS, REMOVAL, REPORTS. Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements for those agencies in the executive branch other than departments whose primary functions include licensing, certification or registration of persons in specified professions or occupations shall be as provided in sections 214.07 to 214.09. History:   1975 c 136 s 76