Minnesota § 611.265 - TRANSITION
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 611.265 — TRANSITION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 611.265. TRANSITION
(a) District public defenders and their employees, other than in the Second and Fourth Judicial Districts, are state employees in the judicial branch, and are governed by the personnel rules adopted by the State Board of Public Defense.
(b) A district public defender or district public defender employee who becomes a state employee under this section, and who participated in the Public Employee Retirement Association on June 30, 1993, may elect to continue to participate in the Public Employees Retirement Association according to procedures established by the Board of Public Defense and the association. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person who is first employed as a state employee or by a district public defender after July 1, 1993, must participate in the Minnesota State Retirement System.
(c) A person performing district public defender work as an independent contractor is not eligible to be covered under the state group insurance plan or the Public Employee Retirement Association.
History:
1993 c 146 art 2 s 24; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2024 c 123 art 14 s 10
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 611.265 ("TRANSITION") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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