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Minnesota committee advances bill to restore workplace savings program for state employees
Summary
The State Government Finance and Policy Committee approved an amended bill to revive a program that returns a portion of agency unspent funds to employees and a mission fund, saying it would empower frontline workers to flag inefficiency and recommend purchases.
Chair Rep. Quam moved House File 289 to the General Register on Feb. 13 after the committee adopted a technical amendment. The bill would revive a previous program that directs a share of unspent agency dollars back to the state general fund while reserving the other share for a locally governed account used to meet agency mission needs.
The measure was described by author Rep. Quam as intended to “empower the actual people doing the job,” giving frontline staff and management a joint committee to identify waste, inefficiency or mission-critical…
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