HF3416 Summary

• Modifies Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 197.46, regarding removal procedures for veterans employed by governmental subdivisions.

• Veterans must be notified in writing of intent to discharge and have 60 days to request a hearing; failure to request within this period waives the right to a hearing and all legal remedies for reinstatement.

• Veterans may elect to be heard by a civil service board or commission, a merit authority, or a three-person panel board, with the governmental subdivision selecting the hearing body if the veteran fails to make an election.

• For three-person board hearings, the veteran must submit the name, mailing address, and telephone number of their selected representative within 60 days of the discharge notice, or forfeit hearing rights.

• Governmental subdivisions bear all hearing costs except attorney fees; if the veteran prevails and the hearing reverses the alleged incompetency or misconduct, the subdivision must pay the veteran's reasonable attorney fees.