Bill Text: MN SF1744 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Public employees fair share fee calculation modification
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-09 - Referred to State Government Innovation and Veterans [SF1744 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF1744-Introduced.html
1.2relating to labor; modifying public employees' fair share fee;amending
1.3Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 179A.06, subdivision 3.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 179A.06, subdivision 3, is amended to
1.6read:
1.7 Subd. 3. Fair share fee. An exclusive representative may require employees who
1.8are not members of the exclusive representative to contribute a fair share fee for services
1.9rendered by the exclusive representative. The fair share fee must be equal to the regular
1.10membership dues of the exclusive representative, less (1) the cost of benefits financed
1.11through the dues and available only to members of the exclusive representative, (2) any
1.12amounts paid to national organizations affiliated with the exclusive representative, and (3)
1.13any amounts for contributions to foundations, political action committees, or publications.
1.14In no event may the fair share fee exceed 85 percent of the regular membership dues.
1.15The exclusive representative shall provide advance written notice of the amount of the
1.16fair share fee to the employer and to unit employees who will be assessed the fee. The
1.17employer shall provide the exclusive representative with a list of all unit employees.
1.18A challenge by an employee or by a person aggrieved by the fee must be filed in
1.19writing with the commissioner, the public employer, and the exclusive representative
1.20within 30 days after receipt of the written notice. All challenges must specify those
1.21portions of the fee challenged and the reasons for the challenge. The burden of proof
1.22relating to the amount of the fair share fee is on the exclusive representative. The
1.23commissioner shall hear and decide all issues in these challenges.
2.1The employer shall deduct the fee from the earnings of the employee and transmit
2.2the fee to the exclusive representative 30 days after the written notice was provided. If
2.3a challenge is filed, the deductions for a fair share fee must be held in escrow by the
2.4employer pending a decision by the commissioner.
1.3Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 179A.06, subdivision 3.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 179A.06, subdivision 3, is amended to
1.6read:
1.7 Subd. 3. Fair share fee. An exclusive representative may require employees who
1.8are not members of the exclusive representative to contribute a fair share fee for services
1.9rendered by the exclusive representative. The fair share fee must be equal to the regular
1.10membership dues of the exclusive representative, less (1) the cost of benefits financed
1.11through the dues and available only to members of the exclusive representative, (2) any
1.12amounts paid to national organizations affiliated with the exclusive representative, and (3)
1.13any amounts for contributions to foundations, political action committees, or publications.
1.14In no event may the fair share fee exceed 85 percent of the regular membership dues.
1.15The exclusive representative shall provide advance written notice of the amount of the
1.16fair share fee to the employer and to unit employees who will be assessed the fee. The
1.17employer shall provide the exclusive representative with a list of all unit employees.
1.18A challenge by an employee or by a person aggrieved by the fee must be filed in
1.19writing with the commissioner, the public employer, and the exclusive representative
1.20within 30 days after receipt of the written notice. All challenges must specify those
1.21portions of the fee challenged and the reasons for the challenge. The burden of proof
1.22relating to the amount of the fair share fee is on the exclusive representative. The
1.23commissioner shall hear and decide all issues in these challenges.
2.1The employer shall deduct the fee from the earnings of the employee and transmit
2.2the fee to the exclusive representative 30 days after the written notice was provided. If
2.3a challenge is filed, the deductions for a fair share fee must be held in escrow by the
2.4employer pending a decision by the commissioner.
