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SF2261 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

List of essential employees establishment

Related bill: HF2807

AI Generated Summary

This Minnesota Senate bill, S.F. No. 2261, proposes an amendment to Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 179A.03, subdivision 7, which defines "essential employees." The bill expands the list of workers classified as essential employees to include:

  • Firefighters
  • Peace officers
  • 911 system and police/fire department public safety dispatchers
  • Medical examiners, coroners, medical death technicians, and medical death investigators
  • Correctional facility guards
  • Confidential and supervisory employees
  • Assistant county and city attorneys
  • Principals and assistant principals

For state employees, the bill designates all workers in law enforcement, public safety radio communications, health care, correctional guard positions, and professional engineering and supervisory roles as essential employees.

For University of Minnesota employees, the definition includes those in law enforcement, nursing, and supervisory roles.

For Hennepin Healthcare System Inc., all employees are considered essential under this bill.

The bill clarifies that employees under the state court administrator are not considered essential employees.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 05, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 05, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toState and Local Government

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Included public safety dispatchers and death investigators as essential employees."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "No elements were removed from the current law regarding peace officers."
      ],
      "summary": "This bill amends the definition of 'essential employee' which includes peace officers subject to licensure under sections 626.84 to 626.863.",
      "modified": [
        "Expanded scope of essential employees to encompass additional roles within public safety."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "626.84 to 626.863"
  }
]

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