HF 3099

2nd Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; requiring emergency management training for
certain executive branch employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
12.09, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 12.09, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Emergency management training. new text end

new text begin (a) The division must maintain and
administer an emergency management training curriculum. The division must make
emergency management training courses in this curriculum available to state employees
whose essential job duties involve emergency management.
new text end

new text begin (b) Each state agency that is assigned a role as a disaster or emergency response
organization in the state emergency operations plan must have at least one employee who
has completed the entire emergency management training curriculum maintained under
this section. If an agency is not in compliance with this paragraph as of the effective
date of this paragraph, or if all employees who have completed the curriculum leave the
agency, the agency must immediately file a plan with the division identifying how and
when the agency will be in compliance.
new text end

new text begin (c) On September 1, 2008, and January 15 of each subsequent year, the commissioner
of public safety must report to legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety
issues on compliance with this section. The report must list state agencies that are in
compliance with this section and must summarize compliance efforts for state agencies
not yet in compliance.
new text end