2005 Minnesota Statutes - 84.089 — Volunteers in natural resources program.

     84.089 Volunteers in natural resources program. 


    Subdivision 1.    Volunteers permitted.  The 
 commissioner of natural resources may recruit, train, and accept 
 without regard to personnel laws, or rules, the services of 
 individuals without compensation as volunteers for or in aid of 
 activities in and related to the areas or programs administered 
 by the commissioner.  


    Subd. 2.    Incidental expenses.  The commissioner may 
 provide for the incidental expenses of a volunteer, such as 
 transportation, uniforms, lodging, and subsistence.  


    Subd. 3.    Application of law.  Except as otherwise 
 provided in this section, a volunteer is not a state employee 
 and is not subject to the provisions of law relating to state 
 employment, including but not limited to those relating to hours 
 of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment benefits, 
 and state employee benefits.  A volunteer accepted under this 
 section is a state employee for the purposes of section 176.011, 
 subdivision 9, and the provisions of chapter 176, relating to 
 workers' compensation apply to the volunteer.  


    HIST: 1980 c 384 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 488 s 8; 1999 c 107 s 
 66; 2000 c 343 s 4