Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF5085: Minnesota Competency Attainment Board's role as public employer clarified, policy changes to Minnesota Competency Attainment Board processes made, and civil liability immunity provided.
Status: In committee, April 27, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying the Minnesota Competency Attainment Board's role as a public employer; making certain policy changes to Minnesota Competency Attainment Board processes; providing immunity from civil liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 179A.03, subdivision 15; 611.55, subdivision 2; 611.56, subdivisions 2, 7; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 611.56, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A.
From the introduced text, April 27, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying the Minnesota Competency Attainment Board's role as a public employer; making certain policy changes to Minnesota Competency Attainment Board processes; providing immunity from civil liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 179A.03, subdivision 15; 611.55, subdivision 2; 611.56, subdivisions 2, 7; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 611.56, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 179A.03, subdivision 15, is amended to read: Subd. 15. Public employer or employer. (a) "Public employer" or "employer" means: (1) the state of Minnesota for employees of the state not otherwise provided for in this subdivision or section 179A.10 for executive branch employees; (2) the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for its employees; (3) the state court administrator for court employees; (4) the state Board of Public Defense for its employees; (5) Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc.; deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin [ and] new text end deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin [ADDED: (7) ] new text end notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the governing body of a political subdivision or its agency or instrumentality which has final budgetary approval authority for its employees. However, the views of elected appointing authorities who have standing …