HF2713 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
State personnel management provisions updated.
Related bill: SF3057
AI Generated Summary
Purpose of the Bill
The bill aims to update and revise various state personnel management provisions in Minnesota law to enhance state government's operational efficiency and address workforce needs.
Main Provisions
- Equitable Compensation: Establishes policies to ensure equitable compensation across female-dominated, male-dominated, and balanced classes of employees, based on the value of work.
- Statewide Leadership & Administrative Procedures: Enhances the commissioner's role in managing personnel and labor relations across the executive branch, including setting procedures for employee misconduct investigation and administrative tasks.
- Employee Appointments and Classifications: Updates regulations on emergency, temporary, provisional, and other types of appointments, allowing longer terms and flexibility under specified conditions.
- Affirmative Action and Diversity: Strengthens affirmative action goals and proposes mandatory annual training for leaders on diversity and disability employment, ensuring the government workforce reflects the community's diversity.
- Employee Benefits Management: Adjusts provisions on vacation time donation, sick leave, and opt-out options for state employees, aiming for cost efficiency and better resource allocation.
- Supported Employment Programs: Introduces a customized employment program for individuals with significant disabilities, including creating supported work positions within state agencies.
Significant Changes to Existing Law
- Appointment Extensions: Modifies emergency and temporary appointments to allow extended periods under certain circumstances.
- Personnel Data Management: Mandates the online availability of classification and personnel policies for transparency and accessibility.
- Post-Retirement Employment: Revises the post-retirement option program to allow eligible retirees to work reduced hours with specific terms, focusing on department needs.
- Repeals Certain Statutes: Removes outdated programs like the Minnesota Employees Insurance Program and State Employee Efficient Use of Health Care Incentive Program, streamlining the statutory language.
Relevant Terms
- Equitable compensation
- Affirmative action
- Appointment types (emergency, temporary, provisional)
- Disability employment
- Post-retirement employment
- Customized employment
- Vacation donation
- Sick leave donation
- Opt-out benefits
Bill text versions
- Introduction PDF file
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | State Government Finance and Policy |
Citations
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