SF 2882

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/24/2016 10:02am

A bill for an act
relating to Capitol security; making Capitol security officers eligible for public
safety officer and survivor benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section
299A.41, subdivision 4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299A.41, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Public safety officer.

"Public safety officer" includes:

(1) a peace officer defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c) or (d);

(2) a correction officer employed at a correctional facility and charged with
maintaining the safety, security, discipline, and custody of inmates at the facility;

(3) an individual employed on a full-time basis by the state or by a fire department of
a governmental subdivision of the state, who is engaged in any of the following duties:

(i) firefighting;

(ii) emergency motor vehicle operation;

(iii) investigation into the cause and origin of fires;

(iv) the provision of emergency medical services; or

(v) hazardous material responder;

(4) a legally enrolled member of a volunteer fire department or member of an
independent nonprofit firefighting corporation who is engaged in the hazards of firefighting;

(5) a good samaritan while complying with the request or direction of a public
safety officer to assist the officer;

(6) a reserve police officer or a reserve deputy sheriff while acting under the
supervision and authority of a political subdivision;

(7) a driver or attendant with a licensed basic or advanced life-support transportation
service who is engaged in providing emergency care;

(8) a first responder who is certified by the emergency medical services regulatory
board to perform basic emergency skills before the arrival of a licensed ambulance service
and who is a member of an organized service recognized by a local political subdivision
to respond to medical emergencies to provide initial medical care before the arrival of
an ambulance; and

(9) a person, other than a state trooper, employed by the commissioner of public
safety and assigned to the State Patrol, whose primary employment new text begin duty new text end is new text begin either Capitol
security or new text end the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle laws and regulations.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2016.
new text end