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Workers' Compensation Self-insurers' Advisory Committee

Active dates:1988 -

Authority:

1988 Minn. Laws Chap. 674 Sec. 2

Function: Advises the commissioner of the Department of Commerce with respect to whether or not an applicant to become a private self-insurer in the state of Minnesota has met the statutory requirements to self-insure

History: The Workers' Compensation Self-insurers' Advisory Committee was reviewed by the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy (LCPFP) in 2013 as part of their biennial duty required by Minn. Stat. 3.885 Subd. 11. The LCPFP's 2013 Recommendations called for keeping the committee.

Advisory to:

Commerce Department

Membership: 5 members that are employers authorized to self-insure in Minnesota. Three of the members and three alternates shall be elected by the self-insurers' security fund board of trustees and two members and two alternates shall be appointed by the commissioner of commerce.

Agency heads: Commissioner of Commerce

Internet resource:

Minnesota Self-Insurers' Security Fund (SISF)

Reports:

Executive Branch Advisory Group Overviews (August 21, 2013)

Executive Branch Advisory Groups Recommendations (December 18, 2013)

Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.

Documents/Articles:

News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 2013-2014.

Record last updated: 02/20/2015

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