2025 Session Last amended: 2025 session

§ 353F.08 — Counseling Services

Plain-Language Summary

This section requires counseling services to be provided to employees affected by privatization. The services help employees understand their pension options and make informed decisions about their retirement benefits.

353F.08 COUNSELING SERVICES.

The privatized employer and the executive director shall provide privatized employees with counseling on their benefits available under the general employees retirement plan during a mutually agreed-upon period before or after the effective date of privatization.

History:

1999 c 222 art 1 s 8; 2013 c 111 art 3 s 27; 2025 c 37 art 4 s 23

**NOTE: **The amendment to this section by Laws 2025, chapter 37, article 4, section 23, is effective July 1, 2027. Laws 2025, chapter 37, article 4, section 26.

History: History: 1999 c 222 art 1 s 8; 2013 c 111 art 3 s 27; 2025 c 37 art 4 s 23

Practical Notes

If your employer is being privatized, you have the right to receive counseling about your pension options. This free service helps you understand whether to keep your pension benefit, take a refund, or make other choices about your retirement.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes