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SF 2539

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to employment; modifying public safety peer counseling and debriefing
provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 181.973.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 181.973, is amended to read:


181.973 deleted text begin EMPLOYEEdeleted text end new text begin PUBLIC SAFETYnew text end PEER COUNSELING new text begin AND
new text end DEBRIEFING.

A person engaged in a public safety peer counseling new text begin or a public safety peer new text end debriefing
shall not, without the permission of the person being debriefednew text begin or counselednew text end , be allowed to
disclose any information or opinion which the peer group membernew text begin or peer counselornew text end has
acquired during the deleted text begin debriefingdeleted text end new text begin processnew text end . However, this does not prohibit a peer counselor
from disclosing information the peer counselor reasonably believes indicates that the
person may be a danger to self or others, if the information is used only for the purpose of
eliminating the danger to the person or others. Any information or opinion disclosed in
violation of this paragraph is not admissible as evidence in any personnel or occupational
licensing matter involving the person being debriefednew text begin or counselednew text end .

For purposes of this deleted text begin paragraphdeleted text end new text begin sectionnew text end , "public safety peer counselingnew text begin or new text end debriefing"
means a group process oriented debriefing sessionnew text begin , or one-to-one contact with a peer
counselor,new text end held for peace officers, firefighters, medical emergency persons, dispatchers,
or other persons involved with public safety emergency services, that is established by
any agency providing public safety emergency services and is designed to help a person
who has suffered an occupation-related deleted text begin traumatic eventdeleted text end new text begin trauma, illness, or stressnew text end begin
the process of healing and effectively dealing withdeleted text begin posttraumatic stressdeleted text end new text begin the person's
problems or the use of the peer counselor for direction with referrals to better service
these occupation-related issues. A "peer counselor" means someone so designated by
that agencynew text end .