The Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) is proposing a set of rule changes that will affect licensed professionals over the coming months. A summary of the proposed changes can be found on the AELSLAGID website. The general intent of the proposed changes is to streamline and clarify various processes surrounding required licenses. If you have any questions or would like to comment, please contact AELSLAGID directly. ... Read More >>
MGEC Willmar Lunch
Approximately 30 MGEC members braved a blustery April day to participate in our latest MGEC lunch on the 4th. (And about 8 more joined us online!) The lunch served as a positive forum to hear the latest updates at the legislature, how MGEC is positioning itself for bargaining, and, maybe most importantly, to meet each other in person. Questions from members ranged from legislative updates to MGEC’s capacity to affect change at the legislature to understanding the timelines and potential events that can happen during bargaining. The in-person event facilitated a good discussion of MGEC ... Read More >>
SEGIP Bargaining Update
As a state employee your health insurance is the product of collective bargaining just as the MGEC contract is. But the process in which it’s bargained is quite a bit different. Because the State Employee Group Insurance Plan (SEGIP) is a benefit that is the same for all state employees, it is bargained in a coalition with all of the state’s unions. That coalition has recently started meeting to determine what the proposals will be for the first round of bargaining with the state, which begins on April 25th. MGEC put out the call for ideas from our members a few weeks back. We heard ... Read More >>
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
The Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement (LPCR) met a number of times this legislative session and held its last regular meeting on Monday, April 17. Comprised of members from the House and Senate, it has produced an Omnibus Pension bill and a Pension Policy bill that have been sent on to the appropriate legislative committees. The issues of priority to the LPCR included lowering the “assumed rate of return” from 7.5% to 7%. While this puts some downward pressure on the asset projections moving forward, the LPCR’s perspective is that it’s important that the assumed rate of ... Read More >>
Save the Date!!
Reminder to save the date for the MGEC Annual Meeting & Golf Tournament scheduled for September 28th, 2023, at Oak Marsh Golf Course in Oakdale, MN. More details to follow as we get closer to the event. ... Read More >>
Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS)
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) is the state agency that oversees the safe operations of pipelines by working with operators. OPS performs that function through various inspections: field and records, O&M, operator qualifications, integrity management, damage prevention, and more. OPS has about 15 inspectors that cover the entire state. Their main office is in St. Paul with two remote offices in Fosston and Granite Falls. OPS also enforces the state’s One Call law - Call 811. Like other states, Gopher State One Call ensures that anyone ... Read More >>