1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to workers' compensation; eliminating a 
  1.3             disability pension offset for certain public 
  1.4             employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 
  1.5             176.021, subdivision 7. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 176.021, 
  1.8   subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 7.  [PUBLIC OFFICER.] If an employee who is a public 
  1.10  officer of the state or governmental subdivision continues to 
  1.11  receive the compensation of office during a period when 
  1.12  receiving benefits under the workers' compensation law for 
  1.13  temporary total or temporary partial disability or permanent 
  1.14  total disability and the compensation of office exceeds $100 a 
  1.15  year, the amount of that compensation attributable to the period 
  1.16  for which benefits under the workers' compensation law are paid 
  1.17  shall be deducted from such benefits.  ~~If an employee covered by~~ 
  1.18  ~~the Minnesota state retirement system receives total and~~ 
  1.19  ~~permanent disability benefits pursuant to section 352.113 or~~ 
  1.20  ~~disability benefits pursuant to sections 352.95 and 352B.10, the~~ 
  1.21  ~~amount of disability benefits shall be deducted from workers'~~ 
  1.22  ~~compensation benefits otherwise payable.  If an employee covered~~ 
  1.23  ~~by the teachers retirement fund receives total and permanent~~ 
  1.24  ~~disability benefits pursuant to section 354.48, the amount of~~ 
  1.25  ~~disability benefits must be deducted from workers' compensation~~ 
  2.1   ~~benefits otherwise payable.  Notwithstanding the provisions of~~ 
  2.2   ~~Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 176.132, a deduction under this~~ 
  2.3   ~~subdivision does not entitle an employee to supplemental~~ 
  2.4   ~~benefits under section 176.132.~~  
  2.5      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.6      Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment 
  2.7   and applies to injuries occurring before, on, or after the 
  2.8   effective date.