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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming › Chapter 349A — State Lottery › Section 349A.09 — Lottery Advertising.

349A.09 LOTTERY ADVERTISING.
Subdivision 1.
Odds; required information.
The director shall include on each brochure, pamphlet, booklet, or other similar material the director publishes to promote or explain any lottery game, a prominent and clear statement of the approximate odds of winning each prize offered in that lottery game. Each lottery retailer must post prominently at or near the point of ticket sale a notice or notices printed and provided by the director of the approximate odds of winning each prize in each game for which the lottery retailer sells tickets.
Subd. 2.
Content of advertising.
(a) Advertising and promotional materials for the lottery adopted or published by the director must be consistent with the dignity of the state and may only:
(1) present information on how lottery games are played, prizes offered, where and how tickets may be purchased, when drawings are held, and odds on the games advertised;
(2) identify state programs supported by lottery net revenues;
(3) present the lottery as a form of entertainment; or
(4) state the winning numbers or identity of winners of lottery prizes.
(b) The director may not adopt or publish any advertising for the lottery which:
(1) presents directly or indirectly any lottery game as a potential means of relieving any person's financial difficulties;
(2) is specifically targeted with the intent to exploit a person, a specific group or economic class of people, or a religious holiday by use of a religious theme or symbol;
(3) presents the purchase of a lottery ticket as a financial investment or a way to achieve financial security;
(4) uses the name or picture of a current elected state official to promote a lottery game;
(5) exhorts the public to bet by directly or indirectly misrepresenting a person's chance of winning a prize; or
(6) denigrates a person who does not buy a lottery ticket or unduly praises a person who does buy a ticket.
Subd. 3.
Prizes; required information.
The director must include, in any publication or print advertising which refers to a prize which is or may be paid in installments, a statement to the effect that the prize will be or may be paid in installments.
History:
1989 c 334 art 3 s 9; 1991 c 336 art 2 s 40
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming › Chapter 349A — State Lottery › Section 349A.11 — Conflict Of Interest.

349A.11 CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Subdivision 1.
Lottery ticket; retailer.
The director, an employee of the lottery, a member of the immediate family of the director or employee residing in the same household may not:
(1) purchase a lottery ticket; or
(2) have any personal pecuniary interest in any vendor holding a lottery procurement contract, or in any lottery retailer; or
(3) receive any gift, gratuity, or other thing of value, excluding food or beverage, from any lottery vendor or lottery retailer, or person applying to be a retailer or vendor, in excess of $100 in any calendar year.
Subd. 2.
Gifts.
The director or an employee of the lottery in the unclassified service may not accept a gift the acceptance of which by an official would be prohibited by section 10A.071.
Subd. 3.
Penalty.
A violation of subdivision 1, clause (1), is a misdemeanor. A violation of subdivision 1, clause (2), is a gross misdemeanor. A violation of subdivision 1, clause (3), is a misdemeanor unless the gift, gratuity, or other item of value received has a value in excess of $500, in which case a violation is a gross misdemeanor.
Subd. 4.
Future employment.
The director or an unclassified employee of the lottery may not, within two years of terminating employment with the lottery, represent any person, corporation, or entity before the lottery. A violation of this paragraph is a misdemeanor.
History:
1989 c 334 art 3 s 11; 1991 c 233 s 109; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 87; 1998 c 366 s 72
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming › Chapter 349A — State Lottery › Section 349A.12 — Prohibited Acts.

349A.12 PROHIBITED ACTS.
Subdivision 1.
Purchase by minors.
A person under the age of 18 years may not buy or redeem for a prize a ticket in the state lottery.
Subd. 2.
Sale to minors.
A lottery retailer may not sell and a lottery retailer or other person may not furnish or redeem for a prize a ticket in the state lottery to any person under the age of 18 years. It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this subdivision for the lottery retailer or other person to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the lottery retailer or other person reasonably and in good faith relied upon representation of proof of age described in section 340A.503, subdivision 6, in making the sale or furnishing or redeeming the ticket.
Subd. 3.
Prohibited sales.
(a) A person other than a lottery retailer may not sell a ticket in the state lottery.
(b) A lottery retailer may not sell a ticket for a price other than the price set by the director.
Subd. 4.
Lottery retailers and vendors.
A person who is a lottery retailer, or is applying to be a lottery retailer, a person applying for a contract with the director, or a person under contract with the director to supply goods or services to lottery may not pay, give, or make any economic opportunity, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, favor, hospitality, or service, excluding food or beverage, having an aggregate value of over $100 in any calendar year to the director, employee of the lottery, or to a member of the immediate family residing in the same household as that person.
Subd. 5.
Exceptions.
Nothing in this chapter prohibits giving a state lottery ticket as a gift, provided that a state lottery ticket may not be given to a person under the age of 18.
Subd. 6.
Violations.
A violation of subdivision 1 or 2 or a rule adopted by the director is a misdemeanor. A violation of subdivision 3 or 4 is a gross misdemeanor.
History:
1989 c 334 art 3 s 12; 1991 c 233 s 109; 1994 c 633 art 6 s 3-6; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 88
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming › Chapter 349A — State Lottery › Section 349A.13 — Restrictions.

349A.13 RESTRICTIONS.
The director shall not:
(1) conduct a lottery game or contest the winner or winners of which are determined by the result of a sporting event other than a horse race conducted under chapter 240;
(2) install or operate a lottery device operated by coin or currency which when operated determines the winner of a game;
(3) sell pull-tabs as defined under section 349.12, subdivision 32;
(4) offer the play of, on an electronic terminal, through a website, or by any other means or device, casino-style games, including but not limited to blackjack, craps, keno, dice games, roulette, or poker;
(5) sell lottery tickets through a self-service device that is part of, shares a display with, or is adjacent to a retail petroleum dispenser under section 239.751;
(6) sell lottery tickets through a self-service device that is part of, shares a display with, or is adjacent to an electronic financial terminal under section 47.61, subdivision 3; and
(7) sell instant win lottery tickets through a website. The restriction in this clause does not apply to the sale of tickets of a joint lottery within the meaning of section 349A.02, subdivision 3, or games that rely on a drawing to select a winner.
History:
1989 c 334 art 2 s 51; art 3 s 13; 2015 c 45 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming › Chapter 349A — State Lottery › Section 349A.14 — Audit.

349A.14 AUDIT.
The director shall contract for an annual certified audit of all accounts and transactions of the lottery. The audit must be conducted by a certified public accountant in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards. The director shall file a copy of each audit report of the lottery with the governor and the legislature.
History:
1989 c 334 art 3 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming › Chapter 349A — State Lottery › Section 349A.15 — Report.

349A.15 REPORT.
The director shall file an annual report with the governor and legislature which must include a complete statement of lottery revenues, administrative and operating costs, capital expenditures, net proceeds transferred, and other financial transactions for the period the report covers.
History:
1989 c 334 art 3 s 15; 2004 c 233 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming › Chapter 349A — State Lottery › Section 349A.16 — Lottery Retailer Commissions.

349A.16 LOTTERY RETAILER COMMISSIONS.
The director of the State Lottery shall: (1) increase commissions paid to lottery retailers in effect on January 1, 1998, by one-half percent on the price of each ticket sold by each retailer; and (2) provide that each lottery retailer receive a commission of at least one percent on the amount of each winning ticket cashed by that retailer. The director of the State Lottery shall periodically review lottery ticket sales and make such adjustments to lottery retailer commission rates as are deemed necessary to maintain appropriate return to the state.
History:
1998 c 366 s 73
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 349 - 350 — Gaming › Chapter 349A — State Lottery › Section 349A.20 — Stadium, Sports-themed Games.

349A.20 STADIUM, SPORTS-THEMED GAMES.
The State Lottery shall conduct games based on stadium or professional sports themes to generate a minimum of $2,100,000 in additional revenue for the fiscal year for the general fund. Games issued under this section must comply with all NFL policies on use of trademarks, images, and logos.
History:
2012 c 299 art 6 s 2
NOTE:
This section, as added by Laws 2012, chapter 299, article 6, section 2, is effective pursuant to the authority granted under section 16A.727. Laws 2012, chapter 299, article 6, section 2, the effective date.
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.01 — Resignations.

351.01 RESIGNATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
To whom made.
Resignations shall be made in writing signed by the resigning officer:
(1) By incumbents of elective offices, to the officer authorized by law to fill a vacancy in such office by appointment, or to order a special election to fill the vacancy;
(2) By appointive officers, to the body, board, or officer appointing them, unless otherwise specially provided.
Subd. 2.
When effective.
Except as provided by subdivision 3 or other express provision of law or charter to the contrary, a resignation is effective when it is received by the officer, body, or board authorized to receive it. In the case of a position appointed by the governor under section 15.0597, the resignation must be submitted to the governor.
Subd. 3.
Contingent resignations prohibited; exception.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), no resignation may be made to take effect upon the occurrence of a future contingency. Statements explaining the reasons for a resignation must not be considered to be contingencies unless expressly stated as contingencies.
(b) A resignation may be made expressly to take effect at a stated future date. Unless it is withdrawn as provided under subdivision 4, a resignation is effective at 12:01 a.m. on the stated date.
Subd. 4.
Withdrawal of resignation.
A prospective resignation permitted by subdivision 3 may only be withdrawn by a written statement signed by the officer and submitted in the same manner as the resignation, and may only be withdrawn before it has been accepted by resolution of the body or board or before a written acceptance of the resignation by an officer authorized to receive it.
History:
(6952) RL s 2666; 1987 c 200 s 2; 2004 c 293 art 2 s 44; 2023 c 52 art 19 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.02 — Vacancies.

351.02 VACANCIES.
Every office shall become vacant on the happening of either of the following events, before the expiration of the term of such office:
(1) the death of the incumbent;
(2) the incumbent's resignation;
(3) the incumbent's removal;
(4) the incumbent's ceasing to be an inhabitant of the state, or, if the office is local, of the district, county or city for which the incumbent was elected or appointed, or within which the duties of the office are required to be discharged;
(5) the incumbent's conviction of any infamous crime, or of any offense involving a violation of the official oath;
(6) the incumbent's refusal or neglect to take the oath of office, or to give or renew the official bond, or to deposit or file such oath or bond within the time prescribed;
(7) the decision of a competent tribunal declaring the incumbent's election or appointment void;
(8) the death of the person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy, or for a full term, before the person qualifies, or before the time when by law the person should enter upon the duties of the office, in which case the vacancy shall be deemed to take place at the time when the term of office would have begun had the person lived.
History:
(6953) RL s 2667; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.05 — Vacancy During Recess Of Legislature.

351.05 VACANCY DURING RECESS OF LEGISLATURE.
When a vacancy occurs during the recess of the legislature, in any office which the legislature, or the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate, or of both branches of the legislature, is authorized to fill by appointment, unless otherwise specially provided, the governor may appoint some suitable person to perform the duties of such office for the time being. The person so appointed, before proceeding to execute the duties, shall qualify in the manner required by law of the officer in whose place the person is appointed and hold office until the vacancy is regularly filled, as provided by law.
History:
(6956) RL s 2670; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.055 — Preparations For Special Elections.

351.055 PREPARATIONS FOR SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
If a future vacancy becomes certain to occur and the vacancy must be filled by a special election, the appropriate authorities may begin procedures leading to the special election so that a successor may be elected at the earliest possible time. For prospective vacancies that will occur as a result of a resignation, preparations for the special election may begin immediately after the written resignation is received by the official provided in section 351.01, subdivision 1.
History:
1987 c 175 s 17; 1999 c 132 s 40
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.06 — Appointment; Continuance Of Term; Impeachment.

351.06 APPOINTMENT; CONTINUANCE OF TERM; IMPEACHMENT.
Unless otherwise provided for, when a vacancy in an elective office is authorized to be filled by appointment, such appointment shall continue until the next general election occurring after there is sufficient time to give the notice prescribed by law, and until a successor is elected and has qualified. When any state officer, excepting the lieutenant governor, shall be temporarily suspended from the performance of the duties of office by reason of having been impeached, the governor shall appoint some suitable person to exercise the duties of such office during the time of such suspension, and such person, before entering upon the duties, shall comply with the requirements of law relating to the same, and during incumbency shall be governed in the administration thereof by all laws enacted in reference thereto, and receive the compensation provided by law for such office.
History:
(6957) RL s 2671; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.07 — Habitual Drunkenness.

351.07 HABITUAL DRUNKENNESS.
The habitual drunkenness of any person holding office under the constitution or laws of this state shall be good cause for removal from office by the authority and in the manner provided by law.
History:
(6958) RL s 2672; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.14 — Definitions.

351.14 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Applicability.
The definitions in this section apply to sections 351.14 to 351.23.
Subd. 2.
Malfeasance.
"Malfeasance" means the willful commission of an unlawful or wrongful act in the performance of a public official's duties which is outside the scope of the authority of the public official and which infringes on the rights of any person or entity.
Subd. 3.
Nonfeasance.
"Nonfeasance" means the willful failure to perform a specific act which is a required part of the duties of the public official.
Subd. 4.
Misfeasance.
"Misfeasance" means the negligent performance of the duties of a public official or the negligent failure to perform a specific act which is a required part of the duties of the public official.
Subd. 5.
Elected county official.
"Elected county official" means any public official who is elected to countywide office or appointed to an elective countywide office, including county attorney, county sheriff, county auditor, county recorder, county treasurer, and soil and water conservation supervisor. "Elected county official" also means a county commissioner elected or appointed from a commissioner district or a soil and water conservation district supervisor elected or appointed from a supervisor district established under section 103C.311, subdivision 2.
History:
1986 c 418 s 1; 2003 c 104 s 31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.15 — Removal Of Elected County Official.

351.15 REMOVAL OF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIAL.
An elected county official may be removed from office in accordance with the procedures established in sections 351.14 to 351.23.
History:
1986 c 418 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.16 — Petition; Review.

351.16 PETITION; REVIEW.
Subdivision 1.
Form of petition.
Any registered voter may petition the county auditor requesting a removal election and setting forth facts which allege with specificity that an elected county official committed malfeasance or nonfeasance in the performance of official duties during the current or any previous term in the office held by the elected county official, except that a petition may not be submitted during the 180 days immediately preceding a general election for the office which is held by the county official named in the petition. The petitioner must attach to the petition documents which contain the signatures of supporters who are registered voters totaling at least 25 percent of the number of persons who voted in the preceding election for the office which is held by the county official named in the petition. Each page on which signatures are included must clearly identify the purpose of the petition. The registered voters must be residents of the county or, in a removal election involving a county commissioner, of the commissioner district which elected the named county commissioner. The signatures of supporters must be on forms provided by the county auditor.
Subd. 2.
County auditor's duties.
The county auditor shall examine the petition to determine whether it contains the requisite number of valid signatures of registered voters. If so, the county auditor shall forward the petition, but not the signatures, to the clerk of appellate courts within 15 days of receipt of the petition. If the county auditor determines that the petition does not include the requisite number of signatures, the county auditor shall deny the petition within 15 days of receipt of the petition.
Subd. 3.
Removal of county auditor.
If the county auditor is the named elected county official, the petition must be submitted to the chair of the county board of commissioners who shall appoint a county official to perform the duties of the county auditor specified in sections 351.14 to 351.23.
Subd. 4.
Limitation.
An elected county official is not subject to a removal election on the ground that misfeasance in the performance of official duties was committed, or on the ground of disagreement with actions taken that were within the lawful discretion of the elected county official.
History:
1986 c 418 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.17 — Chief Justice Review; Assignment To Special Master.

351.17 CHIEF JUSTICE REVIEW; ASSIGNMENT TO SPECIAL MASTER.
The clerk of appellate courts shall submit the petition to the chief justice. The chief justice shall review the petition to determine whether the petition properly alleges facts which, if proven, constitute malfeasance or nonfeasance in the performance of official duties. If the petition properly contains factual allegations of malfeasance or nonfeasance, the chief justice shall assign the case to a special master for a public hearing. The special master must be an active or retired judge. The chief justice may issue an order denying the petition if it appears that the petition does not contain allegations which, if proven, constitute malfeasance or nonfeasance in the performance of official duties.
History:
1986 c 418 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.18 — Waiver.

351.18 WAIVER.
An elected county official who is the subject of a petition under section 351.16 may waive in writing the right to a public hearing. If the hearing is waived, the case must be certified by order of the chief justice to the county auditor for a removal election to be held within 30 days of the receipt of the order.
History:
1986 c 418 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.19 — Public Hearing.

351.19 PUBLIC HEARING.
Subdivision 1.
Time; subpoenas; amendment of petition.
A public hearing into the allegations of a petition under section 351.16 must be held within 60 days after issuance of the order of the chief justice assigning the case to a special master. The special master may issue subpoenas to compel the testimony of witnesses and the production of documents. The petition may be amended of right by the petitioners at any time prior to 40 days before the scheduled hearing. The special master may permit later amendment of the petition only for good cause.
Subd. 2.
Determinations by special master.
The special master shall take evidence at a public hearing under this section and determine:
(1) whether the petitioners have shown by clear and convincing evidence that the factual allegations of malfeasance or nonfeasance are true; and
(2) if so, whether the facts found to be true constitute malfeasance or nonfeasance.
The special master shall dismiss the petition at any time if it appears that this standard has not been met.
Subd. 3.
Rules.
The public hearing under this section must be conducted using the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure, unless modified in sections 351.14 to 351.23, and the Minnesota Rules of Evidence.
Subd. 4.
Legal counsel.
The petitioners and the elected county official shall be represented by legal counsel at their own expense, and shall pay their costs associated with the hearing except that the county may assume the legal costs incurred by the elected county official. The county shall pay all other costs of the hearing.
Subd. 5.
Decision.
The special master shall issue a decision within 60 days after the end of a public hearing under this section.
Subd. 6.
Appeal.
If a petition under this section is dismissed by the special master, either before or after a public hearing, the petitioner may appeal the decision to the supreme court within 30 days. The supreme court shall grant an expedited appeal.
History:
1986 c 418 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.20 — Decision; Certification.

351.20 DECISION; CERTIFICATION.
If the special master determines that the elected county official committed malfeasance or nonfeasance in the performance of official duties, the case must be certified to the county auditor for a removal election on a date to be fixed by the county auditor and held within 30 days of the order of the special master.
History:
1986 c 418 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.21 — Appeal.

351.21 APPEAL.
An elected county official may appeal the decision of a special master under section 351.20 to the supreme court within ten days. The removal election is stayed until 20 days after the supreme court issues a decision on the appeal. The supreme court shall grant an expedited appeal.
History:
1986 c 418 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapter 351 — Vacancy In Public Office › Chapter 351 — Resignations, Vacancies, Removals › Section 351.22 — Removal Election; Disqualification.

351.22 REMOVAL ELECTION; DISQUALIFICATION.
Subdivision 1.
Majority vote; form of question.
An elected county official may be removed pursuant to sections 351.14 to 351.23 by majority vote. The removal election is a special election conducted under applicable provisions of section 375.20. The question submitted to the voters must be:
"Should .................................................. (Name) elected (appointed) to the office of .............................................. (title) be removed from that office?
Yes .
No . "
Any resulting vacancy must be filled as provided by law.
Subd. 2.
Disqualification.
A removed county official may not thereafter hold the same office for the remainder of the term to which the official was elected.
History:
1986 c 418 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.016 — University Of Minnesota Employees; Furlough Service And Salary Credit.

352.016 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EMPLOYEES; FURLOUGH SERVICE AND SALARY CREDIT.
A furloughed employee of the University of Minnesota who is a member of the general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System may obtain allowable service credit and salary credit for the furlough period. The allowable service and salary credit authorization under this section is a leave of absence authorization for purposes of section 352.017 and the purchase payment procedure of section 352.017, subdivision 2, applies.
History:
2010 c 359 art 15 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.017 — Authorized Leave Of Absence Service Credit Purchase Procedure.

352.017 AUTHORIZED LEAVE OF ABSENCE SERVICE CREDIT PURCHASE PROCEDURE.
Subdivision 1.
Application.
Except for leaves or breaks in service covered by section 352.27, this section applies to all plans specified in this chapter for any period of authorized leave of absence without pay that does not exceed one year and for which the employee obtains credit for allowable service by making payment as specified in this section to the applicable fund.
Subd. 2.
Purchase procedure.
(a) An employee covered by a plan specified in this chapter may purchase credit for allowable service in that plan for a period specified in subdivision 1 if the employee makes a payment as specified in paragraph (b) or (c), whichever applies. The employing unit, at its option, may pay the employer portion of the amount specified in paragraph (b) on behalf of its employees.
(b) If payment is received by the executive director within one year from the date the employee returned to work following the authorized leave, the payment amount is equal to the employee and employer contribution rates specified in law for the applicable plan at the end of the leave period multiplied by the employee's hourly rate of salary on the date of return from the leave of absence and by the days and months of the leave of absence for which the employee is eligible for allowable service credit. The payment must include compound interest at the applicable monthly rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 2, from the last day of the leave period until the last day of the month in which payment is received. If payment is received by the executive director after one year, the payment amount is the amount determined under section 356.551. Payment under this paragraph must be made before the date of termination from public employment covered under this chapter.
(c) If the employee terminates employment covered by this chapter during the leave or following the leave rather than returning to covered employment, payment must be received by the executive director within 30 days after the termination date. The payment amount is equal to the employee and employer contribution rates specified in law for the applicable plan on the day prior to the termination date, multiplied by the employee's hourly rate of salary on that date and by the days and months of the leave of absence prior to termination.
History:
2007 c 134 art 2 s 5; 2008 c 349 art 5 s 2; 2009 c 86 art 1 s 64; 2015 c 68 art 3 s 1; 2018 c 211 art 6 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.021 — Minnesota State Retirement System.

352.021 MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
(a) There is established the general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System for state employees.
(b) The general state employees retirement plan is a continuation of the State Employees Retirement Association.
Subd. 2.
State employees covered.
Every person who becomes a state employee as defined in section 352.01 is covered by the general state employees retirement plan. Acceptance of state employment or continuance in state service is deemed to be consent to have deductions made from salary for deposit to the credit of the account of the state employee in the retirement fund.
Subd. 3.
Optional exemptions.
(a) Any person who is appointed by the governor or lieutenant governor who is not already covered by the general state employees retirement plan under this chapter and who is not an employee listed in section 352D.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), may request, in writing, an exemption from coverage by the plan.
(b) To qualify for this exemption, the request must be made within 90 days from the date of entering upon the duties of the position to which the person is appointed.
(c) After making the request, a person requesting the exemption is not entitled to coverage by the general state employees retirement plan while employed in the position that entitled that person to an exemption from coverage.
Subd. 4.
MS 1957 [Repealed, Ex1959 c 6 s 34]
Subd. 4.
Reentering service after refund.
When a former employee who has withdrawn accumulated contributions reenters employment in a position entitled to coverage under the general state employees retirement plan, the employee must be covered by the plan on the same basis as a new employee and is not entitled to allowable service credit for any former service. The annuity rights forfeited when taking a refund can only be restored as provided in section 352.23.
Subd. 5.
MS 1994 [Repealed, 1995 c 262 art 1 s 26]
Subd. 5.
Determining applicable law.
An annuity under this chapter must be computed under the law in effect as of the last day for which the employee receives pay, or if on medical leave, the day that the leave terminates. However, if the employee has returned to covered employment following a termination, the employee must have earned at least six months of allowable service following a return to employment as a state employee in order to qualify for improved benefits resulting from any law change enacted subsequent to that termination.
History:
1957 c 928 s 7; Ex1959 c 6 s 5,6; 1963 c 383 s 9; Ex1967 c 57 s 8; 1973 c 221 s 3; 1983 c 128 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 1989 c 319 art 1 s 3; 1990 c 570 art 10 s 2; 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 11-14; 2009 c 169 art 1 s 9; 2015 c 68 art 13 s 3-5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.028 — Coverage Termination.

352.028 COVERAGE TERMINATION.
Coverage of any person under the system ends when the person ceases to be a state employee.
History:
1963 c 383 s 10; Ex1967 c 57 s 9; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.041 — Leave Of Absence For Employment By Political Subdivision.

352.041 LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR EMPLOYMENT BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Subdivision 1.
Allowable service credit.
(a) An employee covered by the general state employees retirement plan who is given a leave of absence for employment by a political subdivision of the state remains a member of the plan and must continue to pay member contributions into the general state employees retirement fund for the period of leave.
(b) Upon payment of member contributions, the employee must be given allowable service credit as a state employee on the records of the retirement plan as though the employee had received salary from the state during the leave. Payments into the retirement fund must be at the rate required in section 352.04, subdivision 2, and must be based upon the salary received from the political subdivision.
Subd. 2.
Employee contributions, procedure.
The officer or employee who is authorized by law to pay salaries to employees of the political subdivision which is employing a state employee must deduct employee contributions for the general state employees retirement plan under section 352.04, subdivision 2, from the salary of each employee who is on leave of absence from state service on each payroll abstract and must pay the sum to the director following the conclusion of each pay period.
Subd. 3.
Employer contributions, procedure.
The officer or employee who is authorized by law to pay salaries to employees of the political subdivision which is employing a state employee covered by the general state employees retirement plan also must have employer contributions made to the general state employees retirement fund following the conclusion of each payroll abstract in the amount required by section 352.04, subdivision 3. These contributions must be charged to the political subdivision as an administrative cost.
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1963 c 383 s 59]
Subd. 5.
Employer contributions, leaves of absence; tax levies.
(a) Every political subdivision which is employing a state employee covered by the system on leave of absence from state service for employment by a political subdivision of the state must pay into the general state employees retirement fund the amount of the employer contribution required by law for state employees covered by the system under section 352.04, subdivision 3.
(b) Employing political subdivisions other than school districts may levy taxes necessary for the payment of employer contributions without limitation as to rate or amount. The levy of the taxes does not reduce the amount of other taxes that may be levied by political subdivisions other than school districts which are subject to any limitation.
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 1983 c 128 s 36]
Subd. 7.
[Repealed, 1963 c 383 s 59]
History:
1959 c 647 s 1; 1963 c 383 s 20,21; Ex1967 c 57 s 12; Ex1971 c 31 art 20 s 10; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 17-20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.05 — Commissioner Of Management And Budget To Be Treasurer Of System.

352.05 COMMISSIONER OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO BE TREASURER OF SYSTEM.
The commissioner of management and budget is ex officio treasurer of the retirement funds of the system. The general bond to the state shall cover all liability for actions as treasurer of these funds. Funds of the system received by the commissioner of management and budget must be set aside in the state treasury to the credit of the proper fund. The commissioner of management and budget shall deliver to the director copies of all payroll abstracts of the state together with the commissioner of management and budget's payments covering the deductions made on these payroll abstracts for the retirement fund. The director shall have a list made of the commissioner of management and budget's payments. These payments must then be credited to the retirement fund. The commissioner of management and budget shall pay out of this fund only upon abstracts signed by the director, or by the finance officer designated by the director during the disability or the absence of the director from the city of St. Paul, Minnesota. Abstracts for investments may be signed by the executive director of the State Board of Investment.
History:
(254-5) 1929 c 191 s 5; 1931 c 351 s 5; 1935 c 238 s 5; 1941 c 391 s 5; 1945 c 284 s 8; 1957 c 928 s 28; Ex1961 c 67 s 7; Ex1967 c 57 c 13; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 39; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 3 s 40
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.061 — Investment Board To Invest Funds.

352.061 INVESTMENT BOARD TO INVEST FUNDS.
The director shall, from time to time, certify to the State Board of Investment any portions of the state employees retirement fund that in the judgment of the director are not required for immediate use. The State Board of Investment shall invest and reinvest sums so certified in securities that are duly authorized legal investments under section 11A.24.
History:
1967 c 404 s 7; Ex1967 c 57 s 14; 1969 c 893 s 6; 1980 c 607 art 14 s 45 subd 2; s 46; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 2009 c 169 art 1 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.1155 — No Annuity Reduction.

352.1155 NO ANNUITY REDUCTION.
Subdivision 1.
Eligibility.
Except as indicated in subdivision 4, the annuity reduction provisions of section 352.115, subdivision 10, do not apply to a person who:
(1) retires from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system with at least ten years of combined service credit in a system under the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities;
(2) was employed on a full-time basis immediately preceding retirement as a faculty member or as an unclassified administrator in that system;
(3) was not a recipient of an early retirement incentive under section 136F.481;
(4) begins drawing an annuity from the general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System; and
(5) returns to work on not less than a one-third time basis and not more than a two-thirds time basis in the system from which the person retired under an agreement in which the person may not earn a salary of more than $62,000 in a calendar year through employment after retirement in the system from which the person retired.
Subd. 2.
Approval requirements.
Initial participation, the amount of time worked, and the duration of participation under this section must be mutually agreed upon by the president of the institution where the person returns to work and the employee. The president may require up to one-year notice of intent to participate in the program as a condition of participation under this section. The president shall determine the time of year the employee shall work. The employer or the president may not require a person to waive any rights under a collective bargaining agreement as a condition of participation under this section.
Subd. 3.
Service credit prohibition.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person eligible under this section may not, based on employment to which the waiver in this section applies, earn further service credit in a Minnesota public defined benefit plan and is not eligible to participate in a Minnesota public defined contribution plan, other than a volunteer fire plan governed by chapter 424A. No employer or employee contribution to any of these plans may be made on behalf of such a person.
Subd. 4.
Exemption limit.
For a person eligible under this section who earns more than $62,000 in a calendar year through reemployment in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system following retirement, the annuity reduction provisions of section 352.115, subdivision 10, apply only to income over $62,000.
Subd. 5.
Continuing rights.
A person who returns to work under this section is a member of the appropriate bargaining unit and is covered by the appropriate collective bargaining contract. Except as provided in this section, the person's coverage is subject to any part of the contract limiting rights of part-time employees.
History:
1999 c 222 art 19 s 3; 2000 c 461 art 2 s 3,4; 2014 c 296 art 8 s 2,3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.15 — Exemption From Process And Taxation.

352.15 EXEMPTION FROM PROCESS AND TAXATION.
Subdivision 1.
Exemption.
The provisions of section 356.401 apply to the general state employees retirement plan and to the correctional state employees retirement plan.
Subd. 1a.
[Repealed, 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 81]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1994 c 528 art 1 s 15]
Subd. 3.
Deducting health or dental insurance premiums.
The board may authorize, at its discretion, the deduction of a retiree's health or dental insurance premiums and transfer of the amounts to a health or dental insurance carrier covering state employees. The insurance carrier must certify that the retired employee has signed an authorization for the deduction and provide a computer readable roster of covered retirees and amounts. The health or dental insurance carrier must refund deductions withheld from a retiree's check in error directly to the retiree. The board shall require that the insurance carrier reimburse the fund for the administrative expense of withholding the premium amounts. The insurance carrier shall assume liability for any failure of the system to properly withhold the premium amounts.
Subd. 4.
Direct transfer of refunds.
A direct transfer of refunds under this chapter may be made to an individual retirement savings account or a qualified retirement plan of the person upon the receipt of an application for transfer by a former employee, on forms acceptable to the executive director.
History:
(254-17) 1929 c 191 s 17; 1931 c 351; 1933 c 326; 1935 c 238 s 15; 1941 c 391 s 14; Ex1959 c 6 s 21; 1971 c 789 s 4; 1975 c 368 s 30; 1979 c 303 art 3 s 28; 1983 c 128 s 12; 1984 c 547 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 157 s 2; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 1993 c 307 art 1 s 18; art 3 s 3,4; 1995 c 254 art 1 s 89; 1997 c 203 art 6 s 92; 2000 c 461 art 3 s 1; 2003 c 127 art 3 s 18; 1Sp2005 c 8 art 10 s 21-23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.16 — Insurance Laws Not To Apply.

352.16 INSURANCE LAWS NOT TO APPLY.
None of the laws of this state regulating insurance or insurance companies apply to the Minnesota State Retirement System or any of its funds.
History:
(254-18) 1929 c 191 s 18; 1933 c 326; 1935 c 238 s 16; 1941 c 391 s 15; Ex1967 c 57 s 19; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.23 — Termination Of Rights; Repayment Of Refund.

352.23 TERMINATION OF RIGHTS; REPAYMENT OF REFUND.
(a) When any employee accepts a refund as provided in section 352.22, all existing allowable service credits and all rights and benefits to which the employee was entitled before accepting the refund terminate.
(b) Terminated service credits and rights must not again be restored until the former employee acquires at least six months of allowable service credit after taking the last refund and repays all refunds previously taken from the retirement fund with interest as provided in paragraph (d). An employee will not be considered as entitled to any other benefit, including benefits for which the employee may be eligible because of the employee's original hire date into public employment, until full repayment of all refunds has been made.
(c) Repayment of refunds entitles the employee only to credit for service covered by (1) salary deductions; (2) payments previously made in lieu of salary deductions as permitted under law in effect when the payment in lieu of deductions was made; (3) payments made to obtain credit for service as permitted by laws in effect when payment was made; and (4) allowable service previously credited while receiving temporary workers' compensation as provided in section 352.01, subdivision 11, paragraph (a), clause (3).
(d) Payments under this section for repayment of refunds are to be paid with interest at the applicable annual rate or rates specified in section 356.59, subdivision 2, compounded annually, from the date the refund was taken until the date the refund is repaid. Repayment may be made in a lump sum during employment or up to six months after termination from service.
History:
1957 c 928 s 15; Ex1959 c 6 s 22; 1965 c 230 s 14; Ex1967 c 57 s 21; 1969 c 1083 s 1; 1973 c 653 s 37; 1980 c 607 art 14 s 34; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 1992 c 598 art 1 s 4; 1993 c 307 art 2 s 5; 2015 c 68 art 2 s 5; art 13 s 9,64; 2018 c 211 art 6 s 6; art 9 s 9; 1Sp2019 c 8 art 1 s 7; 2020 c 108 art 5 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement › Chapter 352 — State Retirement › Section 352.75 — Transfer Of Pension Coverage Savings Clause; Increase In Existing Annuities And Benefits.

352.75 TRANSFER OF PENSION COVERAGE SAVINGS CLAUSE; INCREASE IN EXISTING ANNUITIES AND BENEFITS.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 2015 c 68 art 13 s 65]
Subd. 2.
New employees.
All persons employed by the Metropolitan Council as employees of the Transit Operating Division are members of the general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota State Retirement System and are state employees for purposes of this chapter unless specifically excluded under section 352.01, subdivision 2b.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2015 c 68 art 13 s 65]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 2015 c 68 art 13 s 65]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 2015 c 68 art 13 s 65]
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 2015 c 68 art 13 s 65]
History:
1978 c 538 s 8-10; 1980 c 607 art 14 s 35,45 subd 2; 1981 c 224 s 56; 1987 c 229 art 6 s 1; 1994 c 628 art 3 s 29; 1996 c 305 art 1 s 75; 2009 c 169 art 1 s 16,17; 2010 c 359 art 1 s 9; 2015 c 68 art 13 s 10