MN HF3839

Establishes an unpaid job retention leave program allowing state employees to take up to 120 hours of unpaid leave per calendar year to avoid layoffs due to budget reductions.

Requires the Commissioner of Management and Budget to develop program guidelines including supervisory approval procedures, overtime protections, and provisions allowing employees to continue accruing vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, insurance benefits, and retirement service credits.

Creates a state employee job retention fund account in the general fund, with salary savings from unpaid leave distributed as 50% to the retention fund, 25% to applicable group retirement funds, and 25% to the general fund.

Limits retention fund use to paying salaries of classified employees facing layoffs due to budget cuts, with no more than 10% available for administrative purposes.

Requires annual reporting by September 1 starting in 2011 on jobs saved, employees participating, average hours used, administrative costs, and fund accounting projections; program expires July 1, 2015.