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SF2329 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Compensation council provisions modifications

Related bill: HF1151

AI Generated Summary

This bill modifies the provisions related to Minnesota’s Compensation Council by amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 15A.082. The key changes include:

  1. Council Membership:

    • The Compensation Council will include eight non-judges appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (with a maximum of four from the same political party).
    • One member from each congressional district appointed by the governor (with a maximum of four from the same party).
    • The Speaker and Minority Leader of the House will each appoint two members.
    • The Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate will each appoint two members.
    • The bill prohibits members from being a current/former judge, lobbyist, state employee, constitutional officer, legislator, or the spouse of a legislator.

  2. Submission of Salary Recommendations:

    • Adjusts the timeline for salary recommendations for justices and judges.
    • Specifies that these salary recommendations take effect unless the legislature explicitly modifies or rejects them and an appropriation is approved.
    • Grants the Compensation Council authority to prescribe salaries for constitutional officers, agency heads, and metropolitan agency heads.
    • Provides that an appropriation of funds by the legislature constitutes legal approval of the prescribed salaries.
    • Introduces recommendations for daily compensation for voting members of the Direct Care and Treatment executive board.

  3. Repeal of Ex Parte Communication Restriction:

    • The bill repeals a prior prohibition on council members communicating with constitutional officers, agency heads, judges, or the Direct Care and Treatment executive board during the salary recommendation period.

In summary, this bill revises the structure and authority of the Compensation Council, adjusts timelines for salary recommendations, and removes restrictions on ex parte communications.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 09, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 09, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 09, 2025HouseFloorActionReferred toState and Local Government
March 09, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toState and Local Government

Citations

 
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        "Provision of administrative and policy support by the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the commissioner of management and budget."
      ],
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      "summary": "This bill modifies the membership structure of the Compensation Council.",
      "modified": [
        "Adjusts the rules for appointing council members to limit political party representation."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "15A.082",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 2"
  },
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    "analysis": {
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      "summary": "References are made to provide guidelines on the compensation and removal of members.",
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    },
    "citation": "15.059",
    "subdivision": "subdivisions 3 and 4"
  },
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    "analysis": {
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        "Changes the deadline for salary recommendations to April 1 in odd-numbered years.",
        "Adjusts the effective date intervals for salary recommendations to July 1 of the subsequent even-numbered year."
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    },
    "citation": "15A.082",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 3"
  },
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    "analysis": {
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      "summary": "References made for prescribing salaries for certain agency and metropolitan agency heads.",
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    },
    "citation": "15A.0815",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]

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