1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to labor; restricting public union release time;amending Minnesota 
1.3 	Statutes 2014, section 179A.07, subdivision 6.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 179A.07, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 6.Time off. A public employer must afford reasonable time off to elected 
1.7 	officers or appointed representatives of the exclusive representative to conduct the duties 
1.8 	of the exclusive representative and must, upon request, provide for leaves of absence to 
1.9 	elected or appointed officials of the exclusive representative or to a full-time appointed 
1.10 	official of an exclusive representative of teachers in another Minnesota school district. Time 
1.11 	off provided under this subdivision must not be used to engage in any political activities.