Minnesota § 15.61 - EMPLOYMENT OF UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 15.61 — EMPLOYMENT OF UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15.61. EMPLOYMENT OF UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS
Subdivision 1.Employment.
The state of Minnesota, its departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, and any county, city, town, school district or other body corporate and politic, may employ unemployed and underemployed persons as defined in the federal Emergency Employment Act of 1971, as amended, and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as amended, pursuant to the terms of those acts.
Subd. 2.Preference provisions.
The provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1969, sections 197.455 to 197.48 and 43A.11 and any other law or ordinance relating to preference in employment and promotion of persons having served in the armed services, the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation, the provisions of any city charter or any ordinance or resolution, or the provisions of any other law or statute in conflict with the provisions of the federal Emergency Employment Act of 1971, as amended, and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as amended, shall not be applicable to the employment of the persons specified in subdivision 1.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1977 c 455 s 95]
History:
Ex1971 c 25 s 1; 1974 c 511 s 15; 1975 c 2 s 1; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1981 c 210 s 54; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 16; 1983 c 312 art 7 s 17; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 4
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Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Minnesota Statutes § 15.61 cover?
Section 15.61 ("EMPLOYMENT OF UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS") 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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