Subdivision 1. Definition. A sabbatical leave for the purpose of this section means a sabbatical leave as defined in section 122A.49 or the applicable personnel policy of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
Subd. 2. Pay rate; certification. A sabbatical leave must be compensated by a minimum of one-third of the salary that the member received for a comparable period during the prior fiscal year. Upon granting a sabbatical leave, the employing unit granting the leave must certify the leave to the association on a form specified by the executive director.
Subd. 3. Employer and employee contributions. Employer contributions and deductions for employee contributions at the applicable rate specified in section 354.42 must be made by the employing unit based on the full normal base contract salary that would have been paid to the member if the member were not on sabbatical leave. The employer must meet the reporting and remittance requirements under section 354.52.
Subd. 4. Service credit. A member may not receive more than three years of allowable service credit in any ten consecutive years under this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of any agreements to the contrary, employee and employer contributions may not be made to receive allowable service credit under this section if the member does not retain the right to full reinstatement both during and at the end of the sabbatical leave.
1974 c 289 s 54; 1975 c 306 s 8; 1981 c 160 s 4; 1Sp1985 c 12 art 11 s 4; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 319 art 2 s 9; 1991 c 340 s 10; 1997 c 241 art 3 s 4-6; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 2000 c 461 art 3 s 30; 2015 c 68 art 13 s 30
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 352 - 356B — Retirement
Chapter 354 — Teachers Retirement
Section 354.06 — Board Of Trustees; Membership; Duties.
Section 354.07 — Powers Of The Board.
Section 354.091 — Service Credit.
Section 354.092 — Sabbatical Leave.
Section 354.093 — Parental Leave.
Section 354.094 — Extended Leaves Of Absence.
Section 354.095 — Medical Leave.
Section 354.096 — Family Leave.
Section 354.10 — Funds Not Subject To Assignment Or Process; Beneficiaries.
Section 354.105 — Payments Using Pretax Transfers.
Section 354.35 — Optional Accelerated Retirement Annuity Before Normal Retirement Age.
Section 354.41 — Teachers Retirement Association, Eligibility For Membership.
Section 354.42 — Contributions By Employer And Employee.
Section 354.435 — Additional Contributions By Special School District No. 1 And City Of Minneapolis.
Section 354.44 — Retirement Benefits.
Section 354.444 — Return To Work Agreement.
Section 354.445 — No Annuity Reduction.
Section 354.45 — Optional Retirement Annuities; Unpaid Annuities, Disposition.
Section 354.46 — Payments After Death.
Section 354.47 — Payment After Death.
Section 354.471 — Account Termination; Restoration.
Section 354.48 — Permanent Disability Benefits.
Section 354.50 — Termination Of Service Credits.
Section 354.51 — Payments To Receive Credit For Prior Service; Shortages In Member Deductions.
Section 354.512 — Recovery Of Deficiencies.
Section 354.53 — Credit For Break In Service To Provide Uniformed Service.
Section 354.543 — Prior Or Uncredited Military Service Credit Purchase.
Section 354.544 — Service Credit Purchase For Teaching Service In Other States.
Section 354.55 — Options To Certain Members.
Section 354.64 — Effect Of Records.
Section 354.66 — Qualified Part-time Teachers; Membership In Association.
Section 354.69 — Information Supplied By District.
Section 354.70 — Consolidation Of Minneapolis Teachers Retirement Fund Association.
Section 354.72 — Authorized Leave Of Absence And Strike Period Service Credit Purchase Procedure.