1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to labor; restricting public union release time; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.3 2024, section 179A.07, subdivision 6.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 179A.07, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.6 Subd. 6.Time off.A public employer must afford reasonable time off to elected officers
1.7or appointed representatives of the exclusive representative to conduct the duties of the
1.8exclusive representative and must, upon request, provide for leaves of absence to elected
1.9or appointed officials of the exclusive representative, to elected or appointed officials of an
1.10affiliate of an exclusive representative, or to a full-time appointed official of an exclusive
1.11representative of teachers in another Minnesota school district. Time off provided under
1.12this subdivision must not be used to engage in any political activities.
1Section 1.
REVISOR VH/BM 25-0103801/09/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 266
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Baker01/23/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy