Bill > SF2329

This bill modifies the provisions of the Compensation Council, a body responsible for recommending salaries for various state officials, by making several key changes. The bill adjusts the council's membership requirements, specifying that members cannot be current or former judges, lobbyists, government employees, elected officials, or legislators, and ensuring balanced political representation. It shifts the timing of salary recommendations, changing the submission deadline from April 1 in odd-numbered years to September 1 in even-numbered years for judicial salaries, and modifying the effective dates of these recommendations. The bill also updates the process for prescribing salaries for constitutional officers and agency heads, maintaining the April 1 submission in odd-numbered years but clarifying the implementation of recommended salaries. Additionally, the bill repeals a previous provision that prohibited ex parte communications between council members and state officials during the salary recommendation process, effectively removing restrictions on communication during this period. These changes aim to streamline the salary recommendation process for various state positions and provide more flexibility for the Compensation Council in its deliberations.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2329&ssn=0&y=2025