| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to employment; requiring priority placement in open positions for certain |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 disabled employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.08, by |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 adding a subdivision. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.08, is amended by adding a subdivision |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7to read: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subd. 6a.Priority placement.(a) If no reasonable accommodation under subdivision |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.96 is possible within the employee's current position, priority placement under this subdivision |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10applies to any available positions for which the disabled employee meets the qualifications, |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11subject to any reasonable accommodation requirements for the new position. An employer |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12must provide priority placement in an open position to any employee who becomes disabled |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13and is unable to perform the essential functions of their current role, provided that the |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14employee is qualified for the open position. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (b) Priority placement means that the disabled employee must be considered before |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16external candidates for any open role for which the employee is qualified and capable of |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17performing with or without reasonable accommodation. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (c) This section applies to employers with more than 40,000 employees in the state. An |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19employer subject to this subdivision must notify employees of their right to priority placement |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20under this subdivision. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 22 | 22 | | REVISOR SS/LJ 25-0316002/25/25 |
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| 23 | 23 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 24 | 24 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 25 | 25 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 26 | 26 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 27 | 27 | | H. F. No. 3003 |
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| 28 | 28 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 29 | 29 | | Authored by Hicks04/01/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law |
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