1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to mass transit; requesting the Office of the Legislative Auditor to review 
1.3 	Metro Transit bus operations management practices.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. METRO TRANSIT BUS OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; 
1.6 	LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR REVIEW.
 1.7 	The legislative auditor is requested to complete a comprehensive review of Metro Transit 
1.8 	bus operations management practices. The review must include:
1.9 	(1) causes of bus driver shortages;
1.10 	(2) use of part-time bus drivers;
1.11 	(3) hours of service and practices that cause payment of overtime wages;
1.12 	(4) bus routes and schedules for transit to the state fair;
1.13 	(5) labor costs;
1.14 	(6) reports of worker harassment;
1.15 	(7) scheduling systems and logs; and
1.16 	(8) hiring practices with regard to women and people of color and how the items under 
1.17 	clauses (1) to (7) impact recruitment and retention of women and people of color.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. The 
1.19 	legislative auditor is requested to complete the review no later than February 1, 2020.