1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to public safety; defining certain employees 
  1.3             of the commissioner of public safety as public safety 
  1.4             officers for purposes of public safety officer's 
  1.5             survivor benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, 
  1.6             section 299A.41, subdivision 4.  
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 299A.41, 
  1.9   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 4.  [PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER.] "Public safety officer" 
  1.11  includes: 
  1.12     (1) a peace officer defined in section 626.84, subdivision 
  1.13  1, paragraph (c) or (f); 
  1.14     (2) a correction officer employed at a correctional 
  1.15  facility and charged with maintaining the safety, security, 
  1.16  discipline, and custody of inmates at the facility; 
  1.17     (3) an individual employed on a full-time basis by the 
  1.18  state or by a fire department of a governmental subdivision of 
  1.19  the state, who is engaged in any of the following duties: 
  1.20     (i) firefighting; 
  1.21     (ii) emergency motor vehicle operation; 
  1.22     (iii) investigation into the cause and origin of fires; 
  1.23     (iv) the provision of emergency medical services; or 
  1.24     (v) hazardous material responder; 
  1.25     (4) a legally enrolled member of a volunteer fire 
  1.26  department or member of an independent nonprofit firefighting 
  2.1   corporation who is engaged in the hazards of firefighting; 
  2.2      (5) a good samaritan while complying with the request or 
  2.3   direction of a public safety officer to assist the officer; 
  2.4      (6) a reserve police officer or a reserve deputy sheriff 
  2.5   while acting under the supervision and authority of a political 
  2.6   subdivision; 
  2.7      (7) a driver or attendant with a licensed basic or advanced 
  2.8   life support transportation service who is engaged in providing 
  2.9   emergency care; and 
  2.10     (8) a first responder who is certified by the commissioner 
  2.11  of health to perform basic emergency skills before the arrival 
  2.12  of a licensed ambulance service and who is a member of an 
  2.13  organized service recognized by a local political subdivision to 
  2.14  respond to medical emergencies to provide initial medical care 
  2.15  before the arrival of an ambulance; and 
  2.16     (9) a person employed by the commissioner of public safety 
  2.17  and assigned to the state patrol, whose primary employment is 
  2.18  the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle laws and regulations.