SF 2551

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

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; establishing an advisory council.

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

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