1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; establishing an advisory council. 
1.3 	 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. ADVISORY COUNCIL.
 1.5 	A public safety officer memorial and survivor account advisory council is 
1.6 	established to advise the commissioner of public safety on funding needs to assist in 
1.7 	building and preserving state memorial monuments, assist the families of public safety 
1.8 	officers killed in the line of duty, award scholarships to surviving family members, and 
1.9 	otherwise provide services relating to public safety officers killed in the line of duty. The 
1.10 	council must consist of eight members, one from each of the following organizations: 
1.11 	the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association, the Minnesota Police and 
1.12 	Peace Officers Association, the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, the Minnesota 
1.13 	Sheriffs' Association, the Minnesota State Fire Department Association, the Minnesota 
1.14 	State Fire Chiefs Association, the Minnesota Ambulance Association, and the Minnesota 
1.15 	Emergency Medical Services Association. The council member is the executive director 
1.16 	or president of the organization, or that person's designee.  Members must serve without 
1.17 	compensation.  The commissioner must consider the advisory council's recommendations 
1.18 	in recommending the departmental budget to the governor and legislature.