Bill Text: MN HF2150 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Minnesota Management and Budget; public employee insurance program changes made, and temporary moratorium established to preclude employees from joining the public employee insurance program if their employer is not in the program as of the date of enactment.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-19 - House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day [HF2150 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF2150-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to insurance; making changes in the public employee insurance program
1.3administered by Minnesota Management and Budget; establishing a temporary
1.4moratorium to preclude employees from joining the public employee insurance
1.5program if their employer is not in the program as of the date of enactment;
1.6amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 43A.316, subdivision 5.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 43A.316, subdivision 5, is amended to
1.9read:
1.10 Subd. 5. Public employee participation. (a) Participation in the program is subject
1.11to the conditions in this subdivision.
1.12(b) Each exclusive representative for an eligible employer determines whether the
1.13employees it represents will participate in the program. The exclusive representative shall
1.14give the employer notice of intent to participate at least 30 days before the expiration date
1.15of the collective bargaining agreement preceding the collective bargaining agreement that
1.16covers the date of entry into the program. The exclusive representative and the eligible
1.17employer shall give notice to the commissioner of the determination to participate in the
1.18program at least 30 days before entry into the program. Entry into the program is governed
1.19by a schedule established by the commissioner. Employees of an eligible employer that is
1.20not participating in the program as of the date of enactment shall not be allowed to enter
1.21the program until January 1, 2015, except that a city that has received a formal written
1.22bid from the program as of the date of enactment shall be allowed to enter the program
1.23based on the bid if they so choose.
1.24(c) Employees not represented by exclusive representatives may become members
1.25of the program upon a determination of an eligible employer to include these employees
2.1in the program. Either all or none of the employer's unrepresented employees must
2.2participate. The eligible employer shall give at least 30 days' notice to the commissioner
2.3before entering the program. Entry into the program is governed by a schedule established
2.4by the commissioner. Employees of an eligible employer that is not participating in the
2.5program as of the date of enactment shall not be allowed to enter the program until January
2.61, 2015, except that a city that has received a formal written bid from the program as of the
2.7date of enactment shall be allowed to enter the program based on the bid if they so choose.
2.8(d) Participation in the program is for a two-year term. Participation is automatically
2.9renewed for an additional two-year term unless the exclusive representative, or the
2.10employer for unrepresented employees, gives the commissioner notice of withdrawal
2.11at least 30 days before expiration of the participation period. A group that withdraws
2.12must wait two years before rejoining. An exclusive representative, or employer for
2.13unrepresented employees, may also withdraw if premiums increase 50 percent or more
2.14from one insurance year to the next.
2.15(e) The exclusive representative shall give the employer notice of intent to withdraw
2.16to the commissioner at least 30 days before the expiration date of a collective bargaining
2.17agreement that includes the date on which the term of participation expires.
2.18(f) Each participating eligible employer shall notify the commissioner of names of
2.19individuals who will be participating within two weeks of the commissioner receiving
2.20notice of the parties' intent to participate. The employer shall also submit other information
2.21as required by the commissioner for administration of the program.
2.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3administered by Minnesota Management and Budget; establishing a temporary
1.4moratorium to preclude employees from joining the public employee insurance
1.5program if their employer is not in the program as of the date of enactment;
1.6amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 43A.316, subdivision 5.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 43A.316, subdivision 5, is amended to
1.9read:
1.10 Subd. 5. Public employee participation. (a) Participation in the program is subject
1.11to the conditions in this subdivision.
1.12(b) Each exclusive representative for an eligible employer determines whether the
1.13employees it represents will participate in the program. The exclusive representative shall
1.14give the employer notice of intent to participate at least 30 days before the expiration date
1.15of the collective bargaining agreement preceding the collective bargaining agreement that
1.16covers the date of entry into the program. The exclusive representative and the eligible
1.17employer shall give notice to the commissioner of the determination to participate in the
1.18program at least 30 days before entry into the program. Entry into the program is governed
1.19by a schedule established by the commissioner. Employees of an eligible employer that is
1.20not participating in the program as of the date of enactment shall not be allowed to enter
1.21the program until January 1, 2015, except that a city that has received a formal written
1.22bid from the program as of the date of enactment shall be allowed to enter the program
1.23based on the bid if they so choose.
1.24(c) Employees not represented by exclusive representatives may become members
1.25of the program upon a determination of an eligible employer to include these employees
2.1in the program. Either all or none of the employer's unrepresented employees must
2.2participate. The eligible employer shall give at least 30 days' notice to the commissioner
2.3before entering the program. Entry into the program is governed by a schedule established
2.4by the commissioner. Employees of an eligible employer that is not participating in the
2.5program as of the date of enactment shall not be allowed to enter the program until January
2.61, 2015, except that a city that has received a formal written bid from the program as of the
2.7date of enactment shall be allowed to enter the program based on the bid if they so choose.
2.8(d) Participation in the program is for a two-year term. Participation is automatically
2.9renewed for an additional two-year term unless the exclusive representative, or the
2.10employer for unrepresented employees, gives the commissioner notice of withdrawal
2.11at least 30 days before expiration of the participation period. A group that withdraws
2.12must wait two years before rejoining. An exclusive representative, or employer for
2.13unrepresented employees, may also withdraw if premiums increase 50 percent or more
2.14from one insurance year to the next.
2.15(e) The exclusive representative shall give the employer notice of intent to withdraw
2.16to the commissioner at least 30 days before the expiration date of a collective bargaining
2.17agreement that includes the date on which the term of participation expires.
2.18(f) Each participating eligible employer shall notify the commissioner of names of
2.19individuals who will be participating within two weeks of the commissioner receiving
2.20notice of the parties' intent to participate. The employer shall also submit other information
2.21as required by the commissioner for administration of the program.
2.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
