1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the legislature; requiring members of public safety policy and finance 
1.3 	committees to participate in ride alongs with law enforcement or fire departments; 
1.4 	requiring reports; requiring adoption of legislative rules;proposing coding for new 
1.5 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [3.057] PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
1.8 	(a) A member of the legislature who serves on a legislative committee with jurisdiction 
1.9 	over public safety policy or finance must participate in a ride along with law enforcement 
1.10 	or a fire department for at least 12 hours each biennium.
1.11 	(b) A member of the house of representatives must report to the speaker of the house, 
1.12 	and a member of the senate must report to the senate majority leader, the following 
1.13 	information for each ride along: (1) the date and time; and (2) the name and department of 
1.14 	each law enforcement officer or firefighter with whom the member rode along. The 
1.15 	Legislative Reference Library must publish each member report on its website.
1.16 	(c) The house of representatives and the senate must adopt rules to implement this section.