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This bill proposes a limitation on the growth of state employment in Minnesota's executive branch agencies, specifically tying the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) positions to the state's population growth. Under this proposed legislation, the percentage increase in state employees from one fiscal year to the next cannot exceed the percentage increase in the state's population, as projected by the state demographer. The bill explicitly excludes Minnesota State Colleges and Universities from this employment growth restriction. The purpose appears to be constraining government workforce expansion by linking it directly to population changes, which could help control state government size and potentially manage budget and staffing costs. By using the state demographer's population projections as the benchmark, the bill provides an objective, data-driven approach to determining acceptable employment growth for executive branch agencies.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0652&ssn=0&y=2025