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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.121 — Ranking Of The Applicant Pool.

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 ranked according to the veteran's preference provisions of section 43A.11, subdivision 7, and then in descending order of the number of skill matches for the vacant position. If any ties in rank remain, those names shall appear in alphabetical order.
History:
2004 c 207 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.14 — Appointments.

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 people with disabilities. For employees in a bargaining unit as defined in section 179A.10 appointments shall be subject to applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements.
History:
1981 c 210 s 14; 1984 c 462 s 27; 2023 c 62 art 8 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.16 — Probationary Periods.

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 plans established pursuant to section 43A.18 but which shall not be less than 30 days of full-time equivalent service nor more than two years of full-time equivalent service. An appointing authority may require a probationary period for transfers, reinstatements, voluntary demotions, and appointments from layoff lists of former employees of a different appointing authority. For employees in a bargaining unit as defined in section 179A.10 the requirement of such a probationary period shall be subject to applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements.
Subd. 2.
Termination during probationary period.
There is no presumption of continued employment during a probationary period. Terminations or demotions may be made at any time during the probationary period subject to the provisions of this section and collective bargaining agreements or plans established pursuant to section 43A.18.
If during the probationary period an employee with permanent status is dismissed for inability to perform the duties of the new position or for other cause not related to misconduct or delinquency, the employee shall be restored to a position in the employee's former class and agency.
History:
1981 c 210 s 16; 1984 c 462 s 27; 2004 c 207 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.181 — Unreimbursed Medical Costs Vacation Donation Program.

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. The employee must notify the employee's agency head of the amount of accrued vacation time the employee wishes to donate and the name of the other state employee who is to benefit from the donation. The agency head shall determine the monetary value of the donated time, using the gross salary of the employee making the donation. The agency head shall transfer that amount, less deductions for applicable taxes and retirement contributions, to the account established by subdivision 2. A donation of accrued vacation time is irrevocable once its monetary value has been transferred to the account.
Subd. 2.
Benefit account.
The vacation benefit account, consisting of money transferred under subdivision 1, is administered by the commissioner of management and budget. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for purposes of this section.
Subd. 3.
Use of account assets.
Expenditures from the account established by subdivision 2 may be made to pay unreimbursed medical expenses when the total of those expenses is at least $10,000 and the expenses are incurred because of the illness of or injury to a state employee or the employee's spouse or dependent. Up to 40 percent of the funds donated to an individual employee's account may be used to pay for housing and transportation accessibility costs required by the employee who suffered an injury. Any money remaining after all of the expenses incurred by the employee named to benefit from a donation have been paid may be transferred to a general pool. The commissioner may use the pool to pay unreimbursed medical expenses for another state employee named to benefit from donated vacation time but whose unreimbursed expenses exceed the monetary value of the donated time.
History:
1990 c 571 s 25; 1991 c 9 s 1; 1994 c 516 s 1; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.1815 — Vacation Donation To Sick Leave Account.

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 not be paid for more than 80 hours in a payroll period during which the employee uses sick leave credited to the employee's account as a result of a transfer from another state employee's vacation account.
(b) The recipient employee must receive donations, as available, for a life-threatening condition of the employee or spouse or dependent child that prevents the employee from working. A recipient may use program donations retroactively to when all forms of paid leave are exhausted if the employee has sufficient donations to cover the period of retroactivity. A recipient who receives program donations under this section may use up to 80 hours of program donations after the death of a spouse or dependent child.
(c) An applicant for benefits under this section who receives an unfavorable determination may select a designee to consult with the commissioner or commissioner's designee on the reasons for the determination.
(d) The commissioner shall establish procedures under section 43A.04, subdivision 4, for eligibility, duration of need based on individual cases, monitoring and evaluation of individual eligibility status, and other topics related to administration of this program.
History:
1996 c 425 s 6; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 61; 2014 c 166 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.184 — Sick Leave For Veterans With Service-related Disabilities.

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 disability, as provided in this section. The employee must qualify as a veteran under section 197.447, and have a sick leave balance that is insufficient to receive treatment for the disability. If the appointing authority approves the request, the appointing authority shall authorize up to 40 hours of sick leave for the employee in the current fiscal year. The appointing authority may approve sick leave for an employee under this section one time in each fiscal year.
History:
2009 c 101 art 2 s 62
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.185 — Disaster Volunteer Leave.

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 specialized disaster relief services for the American Red Cross. The employee must be released from work for this function upon the request of the American Red Cross for the services of that employee, and upon the approval of that employee's appointing authority. The appointing authority shall compensate the employee granted leave under this section at 100 percent of the employee's regular rate of pay for those regular hours during which the employee is absent from work. This leave, if granted by the appointing authority, may not affect the employee's vacation leave, pension, compensatory time, personal vacation days, sick leave, earned overtime accumulation, or cause a loss of seniority.
Subd. 2.
Liability.
The state is not liable for workers' compensation claims arising from accident or injury while a state employee is on assignment as a certified disaster service volunteer for the American Red Cross. Duties performed while on disaster leave are not considered to be a work assignment by a state agency. The employee is granted leave based on the need for expertise in the employee's certified area. Job functions, although similar or related to the employee's state job functions, are performed on behalf of and for the benefit of the American Red Cross.
History:
1994 c 583 s 1; 1998 c 356 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.187 — Blood Donation Leave.

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 determined by the employee. A state employee seeking leave from work under this section must provide 14 days' notice to the appointing authority. This leave must not affect the employee's vacation leave, pension, compensatory time, personal vacation days, sick leave, earned overtime accumulation, or cause a loss of seniority. For the purposes of this section, "state employee" does not include an employee of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
History:
2008 c 318 art 1 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.20 — Performance Appraisal And Pay.

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 increases for all employees not represented by an exclusive representative certified pursuant to chapter 179A shall be based on the evaluation and other factors the commissioner includes in the plans developed pursuant to section 43A.18. Collective bargaining agreements entered into pursuant to chapter 179A may, and are encouraged to, provide for pay increases based on employee work performance.
History:
1981 c 210 s 20; 1999 c 182 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.22 — Benefits; Intent.

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 business in the state.
(b) The commissioner may self-insure any hospital and medical plan offered under sections 43A.22 to 43A.31 to promote reasonably stable and predictable premiums for hospital and medical benefits paid by the state and its employees and to promote affordable, ongoing relationships between employees and dependents and their medical providers. The commissioner shall consult with the commissioners of commerce and health and human services regarding the development and reporting of quality of care measures.
History:
1981 c 210 s 22; 1999 c 250 art 1 s 72
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.241 — Insurance Contributions; Former Employees.

43A.241 INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS; FORMER EMPLOYEES.
(a) This section applies to a person who:
(1) was employed by the commissioner of the Department of Corrections or by the Department of Human Services;
(2) was covered by the correctional employee retirement plan under section 352.91 or the general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System as defined in section 352.021;
(3) while employed under clause (1), was assaulted by:
(i) a person under correctional supervision for a criminal offense; or
(ii) a client or patient at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program, or at a state-operated forensic services program as defined in section 352.91, subdivision 3j, under the control of the commissioner of the Department of Human Services; and
(4) as a direct result of the assault under clause (3), was determined to be totally and permanently physically disabled under laws governing the Minnesota State Retirement System.
(b) For a person to whom this section applies, the commissioner of the Department of Corrections or the commissioner of the Department of Human Services, using existing budget resources, must continue to make the employer contribution for medical and dental benefits under the State Employee Group Insurance Program after the person terminates state service. If the person had dependent coverage at the time of terminating state service, employer contributions for dependent coverage also must continue under this section. The employer contributions must be in the amount of the employer contribution for active state employees at the time each payment is made. The employer contributions must continue until the person reaches age 65, provided the person makes the required employee contributions, in the amount required of an active state employee, at the time and in the manner specified by the commissioner.
History:
2014 c 158 s 1; 2015 c 65 art 5 s 1; 2015 c 71 art 4 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.26 — Optional Coverages.

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 210 s 26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.28 — Enrollment.

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 and prescribed by the commissioner according to collective bargaining agreements and plans established pursuant to section 43A.18.
Subd. 2.
Audit data.
Data submitted to the commissioner by individuals for the purposes of a dependent eligibility audit conducted pursuant to Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 10, article 3, section 40, for life insurance and hospital, medical, and dental benefits are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, provided that the data may be shared with and used by an employer if necessary to pursue any action arising out of apparent ineligibility of a dependent.
History:
1981 c 210 s 28; 2012 c 290 s 65
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.29 — Contributions By State.

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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.31 — Administration.

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 perform necessary accounting and disbursement functions.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2013 c 134 s 31]
Subd. 3.
Agency reports and records.
Each agency shall keep the records, make the certifications, and furnish the commissioner or carriers with the information and reports necessary to enable the commissioner or carriers to carry out their functions under sections 43A.22 to 43A.30.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1993 c 337 s 20]
Subd. 5.
Customer assistance.
The commissioner shall employ staff for the purposes of assisting state employees and their dependents in:
(1) understanding their benefits and coverage levels;
(2) obtaining information and responses to questions regarding issues of coverage, benefits, and service from carriers and providers; and
(3) making use of all grievance, appeals, and complaint resolution processes provided by law or contract.
Subd. 6.
Dissemination of information.
The commissioner may electronically transmit to active employees all information necessary to administer sections 43A.22 to 43A.30, including, but not limited to, information necessary for open enrollment elections. The commissioner must provide notification that the information will be electronically transmitted.
History:
1981 c 210 s 31; 1983 c 260 s 14; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1986 c 444; 1999 c 250 art 1 s 76,77; 2005 c 144 s 3; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.311 — Drug Purchasing Program.

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 benefit programs administered by the department and other state agencies. The commissioner and other state agencies may enter into a contract with a vendor or other states for purposes of participating in a multistate or multiagency drug purchasing program.
History:
1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 61; 2008 c 204 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.315 — State Employee Efficient Use Of Health Care Incentive Program.

43A.315 STATE EMPLOYEE EFFICIENT USE OF HEALTH CARE INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
The commissioner of management and budget may develop and implement a program that creates an incentive for efficient use by state employees of State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP). The program may reward employees covered by SEGIP as a group if per capita employee health care costs paid by SEGIP for a calendar year prove to be less than estimated by the commissioner prior to the beginning of the calendar year. The reward may consist of payments of one-half of the cost-savings into the employees' health reimbursement accounts, to be made no later than June 30 of the following calendar year.
History:
1Sp2011 c 10 art 3 s 39
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.319 — Employee Assistance Program.

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 444; 1987 c 365 s 11; 1989 c 343 s 5; 1993 c 337 s 2; 1999 c 250 art 1 s 114; 2004 c 143 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.32 — Political Activities.

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 membership in or become a member of any political organization, to pay or promise to pay any assessment, subscription, or contribution or to take part in any political activity.
Subd. 2.
Leaves of absence for elected public officials, candidates.
Except as herein provided any officer or employee in the classified service shall:
(1) take leave of absence upon assuming an elected federal office or an elected state office other than state legislative office or, if elected to state legislative office, during times that the legislature is in session;
(2) take leave of absence upon assuming any elected public office other than enumerated in clause (1), if, in the opinion of the commissioner, the holding of the office conflicts with regular state employment; and
(3) upon request, be granted leave of absence upon becoming a candidate, or during the course of candidacy, for any elected public office.
All requests for opinions of the commissioner and all opinions from the commissioner under the provisions of clause (2) shall be in writing and shall be delivered by mail or by use of a facsimile machine.
The commissioner shall issue an opinion under the provisions of clause (2) within seven calendar days of receipt of the request.
Subd. 3.
Leave of absence.
No executive branch officer or employee in the unclassified service who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and no executive branch officer or employee in the classified service, may be required to take a leave of absence upon becoming a candidate, or during the course of candidacy, for any elected public office. Said officers and employees shall take leave of absence upon assuming an elected federal office or an elected state office other than state legislative office or, if elected to state legislative office, during times that the legislature is in session.
History:
1981 c 210 s 32; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 281 s 1,2; 1994 c 429 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.321 — Volunteer Firefighter And Rescue Workers; Agreements.

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 not respond to a call when the employee's sudden absence would endanger others; and
(2) the employee remits to the appointing authority any compensation received for responding to the call.
(b) If such an agreement is entered into:
(1) the appointing authority shall make no deductions from the employee's wages or sick or vacation time for time spent responding to calls; and
(2) workers' compensation liability is the responsibility of the entity for which the emergency services are provided while the employee is responding to the call.
History:
1993 c 136 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.325 — Best Practices For Investigations.

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 answer questions about allegedly inappropriate activity. The best practices policy must be designed to facilitate effective investigations, without compromising the ability to prosecute criminal cases when appropriate. Each appointing authority must follow the best practices policy or, in consultation with the attorney general, must develop its own policy for conducting these investigations.
History:
2009 c 101 art 2 s 63,109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.34 — Retirement.

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 member of the special retirement program for correctional personnel established pursuant to sections 352.90 to 352.95, may elect to retire from employment in the covered correctional position upon reaching the age of 55 years.
Subd. 4.
Officers exempted.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, (a) conservation officers and crime bureau officers who were first employed on or after July 1, 1973, and who are members of the State Patrol retirement fund by reason of their employment, and members of the Minnesota State Patrol Division and Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division of the Department of Public Safety who are members of the State Patrol Retirement Association by reason of their employment, may not continue employment after attaining the age of 60 years, except for a fractional portion of one year that will enable the employee to complete the employee's next full year of allowable service as defined pursuant to section 352B.011, subdivision 3; and (b) conservation officers and crime bureau officers who were first employed and are members of the State Patrol retirement fund by reason of their employment before July 1, 1973, may not continue employment after attaining the age of 70 years.
History:
1981 c 37 s 2; 1981 c 210 s 34; 1982 c 578 art 3 s 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 186 s 12,13; 1987 c 284 art 2 s 1,2; 1990 c 570 art 1 s 1; 1997 c 129 art 2 s 2; 2005 c 114 s 2; 2009 c 169 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.345 — Early Retirement Incentive.

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 occurs, or retires during the first pay period after the employee's 55th birthday in which the employee's anniversary date occurs;
(2) is covered by the State Patrol retirement fund and is eligible to receive an annuity from that fund at the time of retirement; and
(3) is receiving the full employer contribution for health and dental coverage immediately before retirement, or is on an unpaid leave of absence immediately before retirement which began not more than six months before retirement, during which leave the employee continues to be covered by the state group insurance program by employee payment of premiums.
Subd. 2.
Incentive.
For an employee who meets the requirements of subdivision 1, the employer shall pay the full employer contribution, as specified in the collective bargaining agreement with the bargaining unit in section 179A.10, subdivision 2, clause (1), for health and dental insurance for the employee and, if the employee had dependent coverage immediately before retirement, for the employee's dependents. Notwithstanding section 179A.20, subdivision 2a, the employer contributions under this subdivision must continue until the employee reaches age 65. The postretirement health and dental insurance coverage provided under this section is that coverage the employee was receiving as of the date of retirement, subject to any changes in coverage specified in the collective bargaining agreement with the bargaining unit in section 179A.10, subdivision 2, clause (1).
Subd. 3.
Pre-55 incentive.
An employee who meets the conditions in subdivision 1 but has attained the age of 50 but not yet 55 at the time of retirement must receive until age 65 an employer contribution of 120 times the amount of the monthly employer contribution applicable to the employee at the time of retirement, divided by the number of months from the date of retirement until the employee attains age 65.
Subd. 4.
Duration.
If a collective bargaining agreement with the bargaining unit in section 179A.10, subdivision 2, clause (1), does not contain an early retirement incentive similar to that provided in this section, the benefits under this section are not available to an employee who retires after the implementation date of the agreement.
Subd. 5.
Transition.
An employee otherwise eligible for an early retirement incentive under subdivisions 1 and 2 who retires on or after the employee's 55th birthday and between June 30, 1997, and July 1, 1998, is entitled to the incentive in subdivision 2.
History:
1998 c 351 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.35 — Death Benefit For Retired Employees.

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, the employee is entitled to an annuity under a state retirement program. A $500 cash death benefit shall also be payable to the designated beneficiary of an employee who becomes totally and permanently disabled after July 1, 1979, and before July 1, 1981, and who at the time of death is receiving a state disability benefit and is eligible for a deferred annuity under a state retirement program.
Employees who retire from the civil service on or after July 1, 1981 shall be entitled to a cash death benefit payable to a beneficiary designated by the employee if provided in collective bargaining agreements or plans pursuant to section 43A.18 in effect at the time of the employee's retirement.
History:
1981 c 210 s 35
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.37 — Payrolls.

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 appointing authority shall ensure that all employees are performing service as required by law. This provision does not apply to positions defined in section 43A.08, subdivision 1, clauses (8), (9), (10), and (12). Employees to whom this subdivision does not apply may be paid on the state's payroll system, and the appointing authority or fiscal officer submitting their payroll register is responsible for the accuracy and legality of the payments.
Salary or compensation claims presented against existing appropriations, which have been deemed in violation of the provisions of this subdivision, may be certified for payment if, upon investigation, the commissioner determines the personal services for which payment is claimed actually have been rendered in good faith without collusion and without intent to defraud.
Subd. 2.
Salaries paid contrary to provisions recovered from appointing employee.
Any sum intentionally paid contrary to the provisions of this section may be recovered from any employee making the appointments in contravention of the provisions of law or the rules, or from any employee signing or countersigning or authorizing the signing or countersigning of any warrant for the payment of the sum, or from the sureties on the official bond of any employee, in an action maintained by the commissioner in the district court of any county within the state. All money recovered in any action brought under this section when collected shall be paid into the state treasury.
Subd. 3.
Action against appointing employees; not reimbursed for sums paid.
Any person appointed contrary to the provisions of this chapter and the rules, whose payroll or account is refused certification, shall have an action against the employee employing or appointing or attempting to appoint the person for the amount due by reason of the employment or purported employment and the costs of the action. No employee, during the time of official service, or thereafter, shall be reimbursed by the state for any sum recovered in any court action under subdivision 2.
History:
1981 c 210 s 37; 1982 c 560 s 34; 1990 c 571 s 37; 1991 c 238 art 1 s 6; 1994 c 632 art 3 s 47
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.375 — Deduction For Expenses; Fraud Or Mistake.

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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.39 — Compliance With Law.

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, mark, rating or report concerning any application, selection process, or appointment made under provisions of this chapter or in any manner commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of this chapter;
(2) directly or indirectly, give, render, pay, offer, solicit, or accept any money, service or other valuable consideration for any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion or proposed promotion to, or any advantage in obtaining, a position in the civil service;
(3) defeat, deceive, or obstruct any person in exercising rights under this chapter, or furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of affecting the rights or prospects of any person with respect to appointment, advancement or retention in the classified service;
(4) violate the provisions of section 43A.37 or 43A.38; or
(5) if in the classified service, engage in activities prohibited by section 43A.32.
Subd. 2.
Noncompliance.
Any employee who intentionally fails to comply with the provisions of chapter 43A shall be subject to disciplinary action and action pursuant to chapter 609. An appointing authority shall report in writing to the legislative auditor when there is probable cause to believe that a substantial violation has occurred. Any person convicted of a crime based on violations of this chapter shall be ineligible for appointment in the civil service for three years following conviction.
Subd. 3.
Violations; position vacated.
Intentional violation of section 43A.37 may be cause for disciplinary action and conviction of an employee in the classified service under section 43A.32 shall render the position vacant.
History:
1981 c 210 s 39; 1982 c 560 s 36; 2004 c 207 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.421 — Supported Work Program.

43A.421 SUPPORTED WORK PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Program established.
Active positions within agencies of state government may be selected for inclusion for a supported work program for persons with significant disabilities. A full-time position may be shared by up to three persons with significant disabilities and their job coach. The job coach is not a state employee within the scope of section 43A.02, subdivision 21, or 179A.03, subdivision 14, unless the job coach holds another position within the scope of section 43A.02, subdivision 21, or 179A.03, subdivision 14. All classified supported work job postings need to link to the overview and application process for the supported work program.
Subd. 2.
Responsibilities.
(a) The commissioner is responsible for the administration and oversight of the supported work program, including the establishment of policies and procedures, data collection and reporting requirements, and compliance.
(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall design and implement a training curriculum for the supported work program. All executive leaders, managers, supervisors, human resources professionals, affirmative action officers, and Americans with Disabilities Act coordinators must receive annual training regarding the program.
(c) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall develop, administer, and make public a formal grievance process for individuals in the program.
History:
1987 c 232 s 3; 1988 c 667 s 20; 1999 c 182 s 17; 2023 c 62 art 8 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.431 — Americans With Disabilities Act Coordinators.

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 job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. The ADA coordinator must have demonstrated knowledge and experience in:
(1) the recruitment, selection, development, and retention of people with disabilities;
(2) workforce data analysis;
(3) disability employment laws and regulations; and
(4) strategy development for universal and inclusive workplaces.
(b) The ADA coordinator is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of effective strategies to attract, engage, and advance people with disabilities. This includes assisting employees with identifying, acquiring, and maintaining effective accommodations and submitting reimbursement requests to the statewide accommodation fund under section 16B.4805.
(c) The ADA coordinator is responsible for collecting data and preparing reports to ensure transparency and accountability and must serve as a key liaison for disability employment and training initiatives.
History:
2023 c 62 art 8 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.48 — Pretax Expense Accounts.

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 account program. Forfeited balances from the programs may be used to pay for the administrative costs of the programs.
History:
1991 c 345 art 1 s 69; 1992 c 375 s 1; 2008 c 204 s 24
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.49 — Voluntary Unpaid Leave Of Absence.

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 leave shall allow the employee to continue accruing vacation and sick leave, be eligible for paid holidays and insurance benefits, accrue seniority, and accrue service credit and credited salary in retirement plans as if the employee had actually been employed during the time of leave. An employee covered by the unclassified plan may voluntarily make the employee contributions to the unclassified plan during the leave of absence. If the employee makes these contributions, the appointing authority must make the employer contribution. If the leave of absence is for one full pay period or longer, any holiday pay shall be included in the first payroll payment after return from the leave of absence. The appointing authority shall attempt to grant requests for the unpaid leaves of absence consistent with the need to continue efficient operation of the agency. However, each appointing authority shall retain discretion to grant or refuse to grant requests for leaves of absence and to schedule and cancel leaves, subject to the applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements and compensation plans.
(b) To receive eligible service credit and credited salary in a defined benefit plan, the member shall pay an amount equal to the applicable employee contribution rates. If an employee pays the employee contribution for the period of the leave under this section, the appointing authority must pay the employer contribution. The appointing authority may, at its discretion, pay the employee contributions. Contributions must be made in a time and manner prescribed by the executive director of the applicable retirement system.
History:
1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 130; 2007 c 35 s 3; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 64; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 3 s 40
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 43A — State Employment › Chapter 43A — State Personnel Management › Section 43A.55 — Management Analysis Revolving Fund.

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 provide analytical, statistical, and organizational development services to state agencies, local units of government, metropolitan and regional agencies, school districts, and other public entities in the state.
Subd. 3.
Reimbursements.
Except as specifically provided otherwise, each agency shall reimburse the management analysis revolving fund for the cost of all services, supplies, materials, labor, and depreciation of equipment, including reasonable overhead costs, that the commissioner is authorized and directed to furnish an agency. The commissioner shall report the rates to be charged for the revolving fund no later than July 1 of each year to the chair of the committee or division of the senate or the house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over the budget of the Department of Management and Budget.
Subd. 4.
Cash flow.
The commissioner may make appropriate transfers to the revolving fund according to section 16A.126. The commissioner may make allotment and encumbrances in anticipation of these transfers. In addition, the commissioner may require an agency to make advance payments to the revolving fund sufficient to cover the office's estimated obligation for a period of at least 60 days. All reimbursements and other money received by the commissioner under this section must be deposited in the management analysis revolving fund.
Subd. 5.
Liquidation.
If the management analysis revolving fund is abolished or liquidated, the total net profit from the operation of the fund must be distributed to the various funds from which purchases were made. For a given period of time, the amount of total net profit to be distributed to each fund shall reflect the same ratio of total purchases attributable to each fund divided by the total purchases from all funds.
History:
2009 c 101 art 2 s 65,109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 44 — City Merit Systems › Chapter 44 — Municipal Civil Service › Section 44.01 — Definitions.

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, council, board, or commission empowered by statute, charter, or ordinance to make an appointment to the position referred to in the context.
Subd. 3.
Board.
"Board" means the personnel board provided for in section 44.04.
Subd. 4.
Council.
"Council" means the city council or other body having general authority to adopt ordinances.
Subd. 5.
Classified service.
"Classified service" means the positions covered by the merit system.
Subd. 6.
Employee.
"Employee" includes an officer, employee, or other holder of a position in a municipality.
Subd. 7.
Merit system.
"Merit system" means the method provided in sections 44.01 to 44.16 and rules adopted thereunder for the employment, promotion, dismissal and discipline of municipal employees.
Subd. 8.
Merit system ordinance.
"Merit system ordinance" means the ordinance establishing the merit system in any municipality and includes, except where preceded by the word "original," all amendments thereto.
Subd. 8a.
Peace officer.
"Peace officer" means an employee of a city with a merit system established under section 44.02 who is licensed by the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, is charged with the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal laws of the state, and has the full power of arrest.
Subd. 9.
Position.
"Position" includes an office, employment, or place in the municipal service that may be filled by an employee.
History:
1951 c 675 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 2010 c 186 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 44 — City Merit Systems › Chapter 44 — Municipal Civil Service › Section 44.02 — Municipal Merit System, Establishment.

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 merit system.
History:
1951 c 675 s 2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 44 — City Merit Systems › Chapter 44 — Municipal Civil Service › Section 44.03 — Merit System.

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 appointed to fill a vacancy in an elective office.
(b) Any official reporter, bailiff, or other employee appointed by any court, or judge or justice thereof.
(c) Members of any board or commission provided for by statute, charter, or ordinance.
(d) The city manager.
(e) Any other employee expressly excluded by the merit system ordinance.
Subd. 2.
Employees, placing in unclassified service.
The council may make the exclusions authorized in subdivision 1, clause (e), by entire departments, by class of position, or by individual positions; but no position under the jurisdiction of a police or firefighter's civil service commission at the time the merit system is adopted in any municipality shall be so excluded by the original merit system ordinance and no such position shall be thereafter excluded unless the ordinance proposing to do so is submitted to the voters as a separate proposition and approved by two-thirds of those voting on the proposition of its adoption. After the ordinance establishing the merit system has been approved by the voters in a municipality, the council may add to or subtract from the exclusions made under subdivision 1, clause (e), by an amendment to the original ordinance approved by the voters as in the case of the original ordinance. Any position established by the municipality after the original ordinance is approved by the voters shall be in the classified service without further action by the council unless the position is (1) excluded from the classified service by subdivision 1, clause (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) in a department or class of positions excluded from the classified service by the merit system ordinance; but any such position may thereafter be excluded from the classified service by ordinance amendment adopted under subdivision 1, clause (e).
History:
1951 c 675 s 3; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1977 c 429 s 63