1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to unemployment insurance; making an
1.3 	eligibility exception permanent for certain school
1.4 	food service workers; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.5 	2004, section 268.085, subdivision 8.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 268.085,
1.8 	subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 8.Services for school contractors. (a) Wage
1.10 	credits from an employer are subject to subdivision 7, if:
1.11 	(1) the employment was provided pursuant to a contract
1.12 	between the employer and an elementary or secondary school; and
1.13 	(2) the contract was for services that the elementary or
1.14 	secondary school could have had performed by its employees.
1.15 	(b) Wage credits from an employer are not subject to
1.16 	subdivision 7 if:
1.17 	(1) those wage credits were earned by an employee of a
1.18 	private employer performing work pursuant to a contract between
1.19 	the employer and an elementary or secondary school; and 
1.20 	(2) the employment was related to food services provided to
1.21 	the school by the employer.

1.22 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.23 	Section 1 is effective retroactively from December 31, 2004.