State employee contracts bill heads to governor’s desk

Legislative approval has been given to a state employee contracts bill, and it’s now headed to Gov. Mark Dayton.

The House suspended its rules Monday to pass HF4067/SF3154* on a 93-33 vote. The Senate approved the bill 56-10 earlier in the day.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Marion O'Neill (R-Maple Lake) and Sen. Jeremy Miller (R-Winona), would ratify state employee contracts for:

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, including Unit 8 and Unit 225
• Minnesota Association of Professional Employees
• Middle Management Association
• State residential teachers
• Minnesota Government Engineering Council
• Inter Faculty Organization
• Minnesota Nurses Association
• Commissioner’s Plan
• Managerial Plan
• Office of Higher Education Compensation Plan
• Compensation Plan for MNsure
• Minnesota state personnel plan for administrators

In a statement, Gov. Mark Dayton expressed his support. “I thank the Minnesota House of Representatives for joining their colleagues in the Minnesota Senate to approve modest wage increases for more than 30,000 hard-working state employees and their families. I will sign this bill as soon as it reaches my desk.”