3.011 SESSIONS. The legislature shall meet at the seat of government on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January of each odd-numbered year. When the first Monday in January falls on January 1, it shall meet on the first Wednesday after the first Monday. It shall also meet when called by the governor […]
3.012 LEGISLATIVE DAY. A legislative day is a day when either house of the legislature is called to order. A legislative day begins at seven o’clock a.m. and continues until seven o’clock a.m. of the following calendar day. History: 1973 c 1 s 2; 1988 c 469 art 1 s 1
3.02 EVIDENCE OF MEMBERSHIP. For all purposes of organization of either house of the legislature, a certificate of election to it, duly executed by the secretary of state, is prima facie evidence of the right to membership of the person named in it. History: (25) RL s 10; 1969 c 9 s 1; 1988 c […]
3.05 ORGANIZATION. At noon of the day appointed for convening the legislature, the members shall meet in their respective chambers. The lieutenant governor shall call the senate to order and the secretary of state, the house of representatives. In the absence of either officer, the oldest member present shall act in the officer’s place. The […]
3.055 OPEN MEETINGS. Subdivision 1. Meetings to be open. Meetings of the legislature shall be open to the public, including sessions of the senate, sessions of the house of representatives, joint sessions of the senate and the house of representatives, and meetings of a standing committee, committee division, subcommittee, conference committee, or legislative commission, but […]
3.056 DESIGNATION OF SUCCESSOR COMMITTEE. If a law assigns a power or duty to a named legislative committee or its chair, and the committee has been renamed or no longer exists, the speaker of the house or the senate Committee on Rules and Administration shall designate the successor committee or chair for the law as […]
3.06 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. Subdivision 1. Election. Thereupon, if a quorum is present, the houses shall elect the following officers, any of whom may be removed by resolution of the appointing body. The senate shall elect a secretary, a first and a second assistant secretary, an enrolling clerk, an engrossing clerk, a sergeant-at-arms, an assistant […]
3.07 ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. Each house, after its organization, may appoint and at pleasure remove the employees provided for by its permanent rules or recommended by its Committee on Rules. All officers and employees shall receive the compensation provided by the permanent rules of the electing or appointing body or recommended by its Committee on Rules. […]
3.073 ORGANIZATION OF SPECIAL SESSION. The officers elected, the rules adopted, and the committees established by the legislature and by each house during the preceding regular session shall serve and be in effect during a special session, except as the legislature or a house provides otherwise. History: 1978 c 566 s 1; 1988 c 469 […]
3.08 ELECTION; DUTIES. In addition to the duties prescribed by law, the officers and employees shall perform the services required of them by rule or vote of the appointing body or by direction of a committee of the appointing body. History: (32) RL s 16; 1947 c 233 s 3; 1988 c 469 art 1 […]
3.082 MEMBERS’ EMPLOYMENT; CONTINUATION. A member of the legislature of the state of Minnesota who held a position, other than a temporary position, in the employ of a private employer in Minnesota at the commencement of service in a legislative session, who applies for reemployment not later than 30 days after the last legislative day […]
3.083 RETENTION OF SENIORITY, FRINGE BENEFITS AND TENURE. Subdivision 1. Entitlement to benefits and position. A member of the legislature who is continued in or restored to a position in accordance with section 3.082: (1) shall be continued or restored without loss of seniority; (2) may participate in insurance or other benefits offered by the […]
3.084 LOBBYING ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED. Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, “lobbying” means engaging in activities that would require an individual to register as a lobbyist, as defined in section 10A.01, subdivision 21. Subd. 2. Prohibition. (a) A sitting member of the legislature is prohibited from accepting employment with or otherwise receiving compensation for […]
3.087 RIGHT OF ACTION IN DISTRICT COURT. If a private employer fails or refuses to comply with sections 3.082 and 3.083, the district court where the private employer maintains a place of business may, upon the filing of a complaint by the member entitled to the benefits of sections 3.082 and 3.083, specifically require the […]
3.088 LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Subdivision 1. Leave of absence without pay. Subject to this section, any appointed officer or employee of a political subdivision, municipal corporation, or school district of the state or an institution of learning maintained by the state who serves as a legislator or is elected to a full-time city or county […]
3.09 COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES. The compensation of officers and employees shall be at the rates fixed by the permanent rules of the electing or appointing body or recommended by its Committee on Rules. History: (33) RL s 17; 1907 c 229 s 1; 1909 c 132 s 1; Ex1936 c 115 s 1; Ex1937 c […]
3.095 LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES, LEAVES. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall adopt plans for sick leave and annual leave for the employees of the legislature and of legislative committees and commissions. History: 1965 c 901 s 76; 1973 c 507 s 45; 1980 c 617 s 47; 1981 c 210 s 47; 1988 c 469 art 1 […]
3.096 TRANSFER OF LEAVE. An employee in the classified or unclassified service who accepts a position as an employee of the legislature shall have accrued vacation and sick leave transferred and placed to the employee’s credit on the legislative records. An employee of the legislature who accepts a position in the classified or unclassified service […]
3.098 EXPENSE REPORTS. The house of representatives and senate shall by rule require detailed quarterly reports of expenditures by the house of representatives and senate to their respective committees on rules and legislative administration. These reports are public information. History: 1993 c 370 s 9; 1999 c 99 s 6
3.099 MEMBERS; COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES, FLEXIBLE SESSIONS. Subdivision 1. Paydays; mileage; per diem. The compensation of each member of the legislature is due on the first day of the regular legislative session of the term and payable in equal parts on January 15, in the first month of each term and on the first day […]
