1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; authorizing sheriffs to determine the appropriate level of 
1.3 	staff needed to operate county jails; repealing an administrative rule establishing 
1.4 	staffing requirements for jails;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.5 	Statutes, chapter 641; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 2911.0900.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [641.055] STAFFING.
1.8 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a sheriff shall staff a county jail in a 
1.9 	manner that promotes public safety, officer safety, and prisoner safety. The commissioner 
1.10 	of corrections may not mandate staffing levels for jails.

1.11 	Sec. 2.  REPEALER.
 1.12 	Minnesota Rules, part 2911.0900, is repealed.