Minnesota § 123A.39 EMPLOYEES OF COOPERATING AND COMBINING DISTRICTS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 123A.39 — EMPLOYEES OF COOPERATING AND COMBINING DISTRICTS

Minnesota § 123A.39

PartEDUCATION CODE: PREKINDERGARTEN - GRADE 12

Ch. 123ASCHOOL DISTRICTS; FORMS FOR ORGANIZING

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Minn. Stat. § 123A.39 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Combined seniority list. During the school year before the cooperation begins and during the school years of cooperation, the districts shall comply with section123A.32, subdivision 4, unless compatible plans are negotiated according to section123A.32, subdivision 3. The districts shall comply with section123A.75. Subd. 2.Nonlicensed employees termination. If compatible plans are not negotiated according to section123A.36, subdivision 5, the boards shall comply with this subdivision with respect to nonlicensed employees. Nonlicensed employees whose positions are discontinued as a result of cooperation or combination, as applicable, shall be:

(1)employed by a cooperating board or the combined board, if possible;

(2)assigned to work in a cooperating district or the combined

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Subdivision 1.Combined seniority list.
During the school year before the cooperation begins and during the school years of cooperation, the districts shall comply with section123A.32, subdivision 4, unless compatible plans are negotiated according to section123A.32, subdivision 3. The districts shall comply with section123A.75.

Subd. 2.Nonlicensed employees termination.
If compatible plans are not negotiated according to section123A.36, subdivision 5, the boards shall comply with this subdivision with respect to nonlicensed employees. Nonlicensed employees whose positions are discontinued as a result of cooperation or combination, as applicable, shall be:
(1) employed by a cooperating board or the combined board, if possible;
(2) assigned to work in a cooperating district or the combined district, if possible; or
(3) terminated in the inverse order in which they were employed in a district, according to a combined seniority list of nonlicensed employees in the cooperating or combined district, as applicable.

Subd. 3.Retirement and severance levy.
A cooperating or combined district that levied under Minnesota Statutes 1996, section124.2725, subdivision 3, for taxes payable in 1995 may levy for severance pay or early retirement incentives for licensed and nonlicensed employees who retire early as a result of the cooperation or combination.

Subd. 4.Employment laws.
Unless otherwise explicitly provided, chapter 179A governs the rights and duties of employers and employees. Either party may promptly submit questions of procedure, interpretation, or application to the commissioner of mediation services.

Legislative History

1989 c 329 art 6 s 9,37;1990 c 562 art 6 s 22-26;1991 c 130 s 37;1991 c 265 art 6 s 34-38;1992 c 499 art 6 s 16,17; art 12 s 29;1993 c 224 art 6 s 9-15; art 13 s 37,38;1994 c 647 art 1 s 11;1Sp1995 c 3 art 6 s 6-9; art 16 s 13;1997 c 7 art 1 s 53;1998 c 397 art 5 s 40,98,104; art 11 s 3