Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF2895 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to labor; modifying teacher strike provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes
3	3	1.3 2024, section 179A.18, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.
4	4	1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
5	5	1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 179A.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6	6	1.6 Subd. 2.School district requirements.Except as otherwise provided by section 179A.17,
7	7	1.7subdivision 1, teachers employed by a local school district, other than principals and assistant
8	8	1.8principals, may strike only under the following circumstances:
9	9	1.9 (1)(i) the collective bargaining agreement between their exclusive representative and
10	10	1.10their employer has expired or, if there is no agreement, impasse under section 179A.17,
11	11	1.11subdivision 1, has occurred; and
12	12	1.12 (ii) the exclusive representative and the employer have participated in mediation over
13	13	1.13a period of at least 30 days. For the purposes of this item the mediation period commences
14	14	1.14on the day that a mediator designated by the commissioner first attends a meeting with the
15	15	1.15parties to negotiate the issues not agreed upon; and
16	16	1.16 (iii) neither party has requested interest arbitration or a request for binding interest
17	17	1.17arbitration has been rejected; or and
18	18	1.18 (iv) the employer has not offered a collective bargaining agreement that increases future
19	19	1.19district costs for salaries and benefits by at least the maximum increase available in
20	20	1.20accordance with subdivision 2a; or
21	21	1.21 (2) the employer violates section 179A.13, subdivision 2, clause (9).
22	22	1Section 1.
23	23	25-01688 as introduced01/28/25 REVISOR VH/BM
24	24	SENATE
25	25	STATE OF MINNESOTA
26	26	S.F. No. 2895NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
27	27	(SENATE AUTHORS: GRUENHAGEN, Drazkowski, Green and Bahr)
28	28	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
29	29	Introduction and first reading03/24/2025
30	30	Referred to Labor 2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for collective bargaining agreements
31	31	2.2effective July 1, 2025, and thereafter.
32	32	2.3 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 179A.18, is amended by adding a subdivision to
33	33	2.4read:
34	34	2.5 Subd. 2a.School district increased salary and benefits cap.(a) For purposes of this
35	35	2.6section, the "maximum increase available" means the total increase in cost of terms in a
36	36	2.7collective bargaining agreement, including salary and benefits, compared to the previous
37	37	2.8collective bargaining agreement.
38	38	2.9 (b) Before beginning negotiations with an exclusive representative of school district
39	39	2.10employees, the employer must determine the maximum increase available for a collective
40	40	2.11bargaining agreement based on the change in the state's gross domestic product and
41	41	2.12population growth in the district during the previous two years. The employer must provide
42	42	2.13notice to the exclusive representative of district employees of this maximum salary and
43	43	2.14benefits increase. If the final collective bargaining agreement between the board and an
44	44	2.15exclusive representative includes salary, benefit, or other terms that collectively exceed the
45	45	2.16maximum increase available, the employer must provide notice to residents in the district
46	46	2.17of the increase, and explain the reasons for exceeding the maximum increase available at
47	47	2.18an open meeting.
48	48	2.19 (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, school district employees are not authorized
49	49	2.20to strike if the employer has offered a collective bargaining agreement, the costs of which
50	50	2.21would meet or exceed the maximum increase available identified under paragraph (b).
51	51	2.22 (d) The commissioner of management and budget must issue guidance to school boards
52	52	2.23on how to calculate the maximum increase available based on changes in the state's gross
53	53	2.24domestic product and population changes.
54	54	2.25 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for collective bargaining agreements
55	55	2.26effective July 1, 2025, and thereafter.
56	56	2Sec. 2.
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