HF 1483

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/08/2023 10:24am

A bill for an act
relating to corrections; including community supervision agents as public safety
officers for line of duty death benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section
299A.41, subdivision 4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.41, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Public safety officer.

"Public safety officer" includes:

(1) a peace officer defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c) or (d);

(2) a correction officer employed at a correctional facility and charged with maintaining
the safety, security, discipline, and custody of inmates at the facility;

new text begin (3) a corrections staff working in a public agency and supervising offenders in the
community as defined in sections 243.05, subdivision 6; 244.19, subdivision 1; and 401.01,
subdivision 2;
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deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end an individual employed on a full-time basis by the state or by a fire department
of a governmental subdivision of the state, who is engaged in any of the following duties:

(i) firefighting;

(ii) emergency motor vehicle operation;

(iii) investigation into the cause and origin of fires;

(iv) the provision of emergency medical services; or

(v) hazardous material responder;

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end a legally enrolled member of a volunteer fire department or member of an
independent nonprofit firefighting corporation who is engaged in the hazards of firefighting;

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end a good samaritan while complying with the request or direction of a public safety
officer to assist the officer;

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end a reserve police officer or a reserve deputy sheriff while acting under the
supervision and authority of a political subdivision;

deleted text begin (7) deleted text end new text begin (8) new text end a driver or attendant with a licensed basic or advanced life-support transportation
service who is engaged in providing emergency care;

deleted text begin (8) deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end a first responder who is certified by the emergency medical services regulatory
board to perform basic emergency skills before the arrival of a licensed ambulance service
and who is a member of an organized service recognized by a local political subdivision to
respond to medical emergencies to provide initial medical care before the arrival of an
ambulance; and

deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end a person, other than a state trooper, employed by the commissioner of public
safety and assigned to the State Patrol, whose primary employment duty is either Capitol
security or the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle laws and regulations.