1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; providing access to surplus badges for certain employees;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299D.03, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299D.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.6 	to read:
1.7 		Subd. 13.Surplus badges. (a) Notwithstanding section 15.054 or 16B.2975, the 
1.8 	commissioner may provide at no cost a surplus badge used by a state trooper, commercial 
1.9 	vehicle inspector, or Capitol security officer, to the person to whom the badge had been 
1.10 	issued when the person was initially hired or during the course of the person's employment. 
1.11 	The person may be currently employed or retired.
1.12 	(b) For purposes of this section, "surplus badge" means a badge that bears any seal before 
1.13 	May 11, 2024, or the badge of a person who is retired bearing any seal.