Section 43A.346 — Postretirement Option.
43A.346 POSTRETIREMENT OPTION. Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, “terminated state employee” means a person who occupied a civil service position in the executive or legislative branch of state government, the Minnesota State Retirement System, the Public Employees Retirement Association, the Office of the Legislative Auditor, or a person who was employed by […]
Section 43A.187 — Blood Donation Leave.
43A.187 BLOOD DONATION LEAVE. A state employee must be granted leave from work with 100 percent of pay to donate blood at a location away from the place of work. The total amount of leave used under this section may not exceed three hours in a 12-month period, and must be determined by the employee. […]
Section 43A.311 — Drug Purchasing Program.
43A.311 DRUG PURCHASING PROGRAM. The commissioner, in conjunction with the commissioner of human services and other state agencies, shall evaluate whether participation in a multistate or multiagency drug purchasing program can reduce costs or improve the operations of the drug benefit programs administered by the department and other state agencies. The commissioner and other state […]
Section 43A.19 — Affirmative Action.
43A.19 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. Subdivision 1. Statewide affirmative action program. (a) To assure that positions in the executive branch of the civil service are equally accessible to all qualified persons, and to eliminate the underutilization of qualified members of protected groups, the commissioner shall adopt and periodically revise, if necessary, a statewide affirmative action program. The […]
Section 43A.315 — State Employee Efficient Use Of Health Care Incentive Program.
43A.315 STATE EMPLOYEE EFFICIENT USE OF HEALTH CARE INCENTIVE PROGRAM. The commissioner of management and budget may develop and implement a program that creates an incentive for efficient use by state employees of State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP). The program may reward employees covered by SEGIP as a group if per capita employee health […]
Section 43A.191 — Agency Affirmative Action Programs.
43A.191 AGENCY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS. Subdivision 1. Affirmative action officers. (a) Each agency with 1,000 employees or more shall have at least one full-time affirmative action officer, who shall have primary responsibility for developing and maintaining the agency’s affirmative action plan. The officer shall devote full time to affirmative action activities. The affirmative action officer […]
Section 43A.316 — Public Employees Insurance Program.
43A.316 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES INSURANCE PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Intent. The legislature finds that the creation of a statewide program to provide public employees and other eligible persons with life insurance and hospital, medical, and dental benefit coverage through provider organizations would result in a greater utilization of government resources and would advance the health and welfare […]
Section 43A.20 — Performance Appraisal And Pay.
43A.20 PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND PAY. The commissioner shall design and maintain a performance appraisal system under which each employee in the civil service in the executive branch shall be evaluated and counseled on work performance at least once a year. Individual pay increases for all employees not represented by an exclusive representative certified pursuant to […]
Section 43A.21 — Training Programs.
43A.21 TRAINING PROGRAMS. Subdivision 1. Authority; purpose. The commissioner shall develop and interpret policy and administer and, to the extent possible, conduct programs in training and development for employees to promote individual, group and agency efficiency and effectiveness. Subd. 2. Responsibilities. The commissioner is responsible for developing and coordinating consistent training policy which shall be […]
Section 43A.22 — Benefits; Intent.
43A.22 BENEFITS; INTENT. (a) It is the intent of the state to provide eligible employees and other eligible persons with life insurance and hospital, medical, and dental benefits coverage through provider organizations, hereafter referred to as “carriers,” authorized to do business in the state. (b) The commissioner may self-insure any hospital and medical plan offered […]