MSBA Hot Topics�MASA Fall Conference 2024
Welcome
Tiffany Gustin�Director of Management and Insurance Trust Services
tgustin@mnmsba.org
507-934-8131
Katie Klanderud
Director of Board Development
507-934-8143
This presentation and corresponding materials are for information and educational use only. This presentation provides general statements from federal law, Minnesota law, and agency guidance. The presentation does not include all legal considerations that may arise in a particular situation and the law is constantly evolving. Schools should consult with their attorney for specific legal advice, information, or individualized inquiries. If you have any questions about this presentation or the corresponding materials, please contact MSBA.
Agenda
Hot Topics
Pay History Inquiries
Do / Can | Don’t / Can’t | ||
Employer | Applicant | Employer | Applicant |
Provide information on the wages, benefits, compensation, or salary of the position Inquire about or otherwise engage in discussions with an applicant about the applicant’s expectations or requests with respect to wages, salary, benefits, or other compensation. Inquire into the pay history if the job applicant's pay history is a matter of public record under federal or state law, unless the [employer seeks] access to those public records with the intent of obtaining pay history of the applicant for the purpose of determining wages, salary, earnings, benefits, or other compensation for that applicant. | Can voluntarily and without asking, encouraging, or prompting, disclose pay history for the purposes of negotiating wages, salary, benefits, or other compensation | Inquire into, consider, or require disclosure from any source the pay history of an applicant for employment for the purpose of determining wages, salary, earnings, benefits, or other compensation | N/A |
2023 Legislation Effective Now
…..but why else would you ask?
Hot Topics
Salaries in Job Postings
Must |
Employers with more than 30 employees |
(a) An employer must disclose in each posting for each job opening with the employer the starting salary range, and a general description of all of the benefits and other compensation, including but not limited to any health or retirement benefits, to be offered to a hired job applicant. (b) An employer that does not plan to offer a salary range for a position must list a fixed pay rate. A salary range may not be open ended. |
Definitions: "Posting" means any solicitation intended to recruit job applicants for a specific available position, including recruitment done directly by an employer or indirectly through a third party, and includes any postings made electronically or via printed hard copy, that includes qualifications for desired applicants. “Salary range" means the minimum and maximum annual salary or hourly range of compensation, based on the employer's good faith estimate, for a job opportunity of the employer at the time of the posting of an advertisement for such opportunity. |
2024 Legislation
Effective January 1. 2025
Applicable statute:
MS 181.173
2024 Session Law: Chapter 110
Hot Topics
Open Meeting Law
Can a board meeting be closed to: | Yes / No | Statute |
….. conduct a performance evaluation on the Superintendent? | | |
….. negotiate a new contract with the Superintendent? | | |
….. discuss labor negotiations strategy with union maintenance staff? | | |
….. discuss labor negotiations strategy with non-union maintenance staff? | | |
….. discuss labor negotiations strategy with at-will employees? | | |
….. have preliminary discussion about a consolidation? | | |
YES
NO
N/A
MS 13D.05, Subd. 3(a)
YES
MS 13D.03
NO
N/A
NO
N/A
NO
N/A
Hot Topics
Open Meeting Law
Resource:
MSBA Closing Meeting Chart
Resource Library
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Meeting Management
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General Information
Hot Topics
Paid Leave
12 weeks
12 weeks
Combined maximum of 20 weeks
Hot Topics
Paid Leave
https://mn.gov/deed/paidleave/
Deadline: October 31, 2024
Hot Topics
Paid Leave
https://mn.gov/uimn/
Hot Topics
Paid Leave
Register:
Link available in September edition of The Leader
Hot Topics
READ Act MOU
Hot Topics
ESST – Earned Sick and Safe Time
Hot Topics
Weather Closures
New Resource:
Compensating Hourly Employees During School Closures
Hot Topics
Fair Labor Standards Act
Non-Exempt
Eligible for Overtime
Exempt
NOT Eligible for Overtime
Classifications
Hot Topics
Fair Labor Standards Act
#1
Salary Basis Test
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How is the employee paid?
#2
Job Duties Test
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What does the employee do?
#3
Salary Threshold
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How much does the employee make?
Criteria to Determine Eligibility for Overtime
Teachers are exempt if their primary duty is teaching, tutoring, instructing or lecturing in the activity of imparting knowledge, and if they are employed and engaged in this activity as a teacher in an educational establishment.
Hot Topics
Fair Labor Standards Act
#3
Salary Threshold
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How much does the employee make?
Criteria to Determine Eligibility for Overtime
Before July 1, 2024 | Effective July 1, 2024 | Effective January 1, 2025 |
$684 / week $35,568 / yr | $844 / week $43,888 / yr | $1,128 / week $58,656 / yr |
Highly Compensated Employee Exclusion | ||
$107,432 / yr | $132,964 / yr | $151,164 / yr |
Hot Topics
Fair Labor Standards Act
Reminders
Required
but
Hot Topics
Delegate Assembly
Hot Topics
Delegate Assembly
Hot Topics
2024-2025 School Year Survey
School Board Handbook Template
The handbook is designed as a place for your board to house essential information, guidelines, and best practices to support your role as a board member.
Resource
NEW
https://search.mnmsba.org/api/download/file-1723645910511-download-MSBA%20Board%20Handbook%20Template_Final.docx
2024 MSBA Voter Guide
MSBA hopes the voter guide is another useful tool voters and school boards can use to be informed and supported as we enter the 2024 election.
Our vision of “Strong School Boards, Stronger Minnesota” begins with our school boards’ advocacy efforts.
Resource
https://mnmsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MSBAVoterGuide2024.pdf
Upcoming Events
3rd Thursday Webinars
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Format: Virtual
Date | Topic |
September 19 | The Political Landscape: 2024 Presented by Peter Leatherman, The Morris Leatherman Company |
October 17 | Administrative Assistants |
November 21 | Mentoring New School Board Members |
December 19 | January’s Organizational Meeting |
Recordings of past webinars are available
https://mnmsba.org/workshops-events/msba-school-board-workshop-series/
Phase Training
Phase
IV
Phase
I & II
Leadership Conference 2025
showcase to display exemplary K-12,
adult, or early childhood programs.
The program presented can be
unusual or traditional. It should be a
program that reflects an inventive activity or program in which staff and students from your district are actively involved. The possibilities are as vast as your school districts’ new innovative learning methods. November 18
https://mnmsba.org/workshops-events/msba-leadership-conference/
https://www.cossba.org/webinar-series
Webinars
https://www.cossba.org/cossba-national-conference
Conference at a Glance
Focusing on creating a unified front and ensuring access for all, we aim to develop and implement policies and practices that eliminate barriers in public education, thereby creating opportunities for every student. Fostering inclusive leadership will drive these initiatives, empowering educators and stakeholders to champion excellence in every classroom. The upcoming COSSBA conference will be a key platform for discussing and advancing these goals.
National Conference
Coffee and Conversation
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays (September to May)
Format: Virtual
Listening to and talking with your school board colleagues — and sharing what’s working and what’s not — is the purpose of our series of “Coffee & Conversation” virtual meetings.
The agenda will develop based on your needs — if you have a question or topic you want to discuss, MSBA staff will respond and invite others to add to the conversation.
October 15
Board Chair Chat
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 1st Wednesday (September to May)
Format: Virtual
The Board Chair Chat conversations centering around the board chair’s roles and responsibilities. While focusing on the board chair, these conversations will be open to superintendents and all school board members — those who may want to assume the board chair role in the future and those who simply want to learn how they can further support their current board chair.
October 2
Questions
Tiffany Gustin�Director of Management and Insurance Trust Services
tgustin@mnmsba.org
507-934-8131
Katie Klanderud
Director of Board Development
507-934-8143
This presentation and corresponding materials are for information and educational use only. This presentation provides general statements from federal law, Minnesota law, and agency guidance. The presentation does not include all legal considerations that may arise in a particular situation and the law is constantly evolving. Schools should consult with their attorney for specific legal advice, information, or individualized inquiries. If you have any questions about this presentation or the corresponding materials, please contact MSBA.