1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to employment; providing definitions; modifying whistleblower protections
1.3 for public employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 181.931, by
1.4 adding subdivisions; 181.932, subdivision 1.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.931, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.7to read:
1.8 Subd. 3a.Fraud."Fraud" means an intentional or deceptive act, or failure to act, to gain
1.9an unlawful benefit.
1.10 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.931, is amended by adding a subdivision to
1.11read:
1.12 Subd. 4a.Misuse."Misuse" means the improper use of authority or position for personal
1.13gain or to cause harm to others, including the improper use of public resources or programs
1.14contrary to their intended purpose.
1.15 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.931, is amended by adding a subdivision to
1.16read:
1.17 Subd. 5a.Personal gain."Personal gain" means a benefit to a person; a person's spouse,
1.18parent, child, or other legal dependent; or an in-law of the person or the person's child.
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REVISOR SS H0023-2HF23 SECOND ENGROSSMENT
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 23
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Robbins, Duran, Perryman, Zeleznikar, Knudsen and others02/06/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy
Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy02/17/2025
Adoption of Report: Placed on the General Register03/06/2025
Read for the Second Time
Supplemental Calendar for the Day03/10/2025
Read for the Third Time
Passed by the House as Amended 2.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.932, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.2 Subdivision 1.Prohibited action.An employer shall not discharge, discipline, penalize,
2.3interfere with, threaten, restrain, coerce, or otherwise retaliate or discriminate against an
2.4employee regarding the employee's compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges
2.5of employment because:
2.6 (1) the employee, or a person acting on behalf of an employee, in good faith, reports a
2.7violation, suspected violation, or planned violation of any federal or state law or common
2.8law or rule adopted pursuant to law to an employer or to any governmental body or law
2.9enforcement official;
2.10 (2) the employee is requested by a public body or office to participate in an investigation,
2.11hearing, inquiry;
2.12 (3) the employee refuses an employer's order to perform an action that the employee
2.13has an objective basis in fact to believe violates any state or federal law or rule or regulation
2.14adopted pursuant to law, and the employee informs the employer that the order is being
2.15refused for that reason;
2.16 (4) the employee, in good faith, reports a situation in which the quality of health care
2.17services provided by a health care facility, organization, or health care provider violates a
2.18standard established by federal or state law or a professionally recognized national clinical
2.19or ethical standard and potentially places the public at risk of harm;
2.20 (5) a public employee communicates the findings of a scientific or technical study that
2.21the employee, in good faith, believes to be truthful and accurate, including reports to a
2.22governmental body or law enforcement official; or
2.23 (6) an employee in the classified service of state government a state employee
2.24communicates information that the employee, in good faith, believes to be truthful and
2.25accurate, and that relates to state services, including the financing of state services programs,
2.26services, or financing, including but not limited to fraud or misuse within state programs,
2.27services, or financing, to:
2.28 (i) a legislator or the legislative auditor; or
2.29 (ii) a constitutional officer.;
2.30 (iii) an employer;
2.31 (iv) any governmental body; or
2.32 (v) a law enforcement official.
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REVISOR SS H0023-2HF23 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 3.1The disclosures protected pursuant to this section do not authorize the disclosure of data
3.2otherwise protected by law.
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