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