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Pine County delegation reports on AMC conference: paid leave, SSIS and tight state budget outlook
Summary
Attendees at the Association of Minnesota Counties conference briefed the Pine County Board about implementation questions on the 2023 Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, ongoing problems with the SSIS human-services system and a state budget forecast that likely limits new county funding.
Commissioners and staff who attended the Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) legislative conference summarized meetings with legislators and AMC committees. Staff described implementation questions around the 2023 Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, including administration, the employee/employer premium split and how elected, salaried officials are treated in the statute.
One staff member said AMC submitted and expects to press for clarifying statutory language and that there had been discussion about proposals to delay implementation. Attendees also reported that the SSIS human-services system remains a major operational problem for counties and that a representative had introduced bipartisan legislation to address its shortcomings. Several attendees said legislative leaders signaled limited new state dollars for counties this year, and commissioners were advised to plan for constrained state funding.
