Minnesota Legislature
State employee contracts bill heads to governor’s desk
By Melissa Turtinen
Legislative approval has been given to a state employee contracts bill, and it’s now headed to Gov. Mark Dayton.
The House suspended its rules Monday to pass HF4067/SF3154* on a 93-33 vote. The Senate approved the bill 56-10 earlier in the day.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Marion O'Neill (R-Maple Lake) and Sen. Jeremy Miller (R-Winona), would ratify state employee contracts for:
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, including Unit 8 and Unit 225
- Minnesota Association of Professional Employees
- Middle Management Association
- State residential teachers
- Minnesota Government Engineering Council
- Inter Faculty Organization
- Minnesota Nurses Association
- Commissioner’s Plan
- Managerial Plan
- Office of Higher Education Compensation Plan
- Compensation Plan for MNsure
- Minnesota state personnel plan for administrators
In a statement, Gov. Mark Dayton expressed his support. “I thank the Minnesota House of Representatives for joining their colleagues in the Minnesota Senate to approve modest wage increases for more than 30,000 hard-working state employees and their families. I will sign this bill as soon as it reaches my desk.”
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