1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to retirement; permitting certain employees
1.3 	of Blaine, Spring Lake Park, and Mounds View to become
1.4 	members of the Public Employees Retirement Association
1.5 	police and fire fund; amending Minnesota Statutes
1.6 	2004, section 353.64, by adding a subdivision.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 353.64, is
1.9 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.10 		Subd. 12.Pension and disability coverage for blaine,
1.11 	spring lake park, and mounds view firefighters and emergency
1.12 	responders. (a) An employee of Blaine, Spring Lake Park, or
1.13 	Mounds View who is:
1.14 	(1) assigned primarily to engage in emergency response
1.15 	activities for firefighting, medical emergencies, and hazardous
1.16 	materials situations;
1.17 	(2) a member of the Blaine, Spring Lake Park, or Mounds
1.18 	View independent nonprofit firefighting corporation;
1.19 	(3) in compliance with all rules, regulations, and
1.20 	requirements of the Blaine, Spring Lake Park, or Mounds View
1.21 	independent firefighting corporation and maintains a minimum of
1.22 	60 hours per year of ongoing continuing firefighting education;
1.23 	(4) certified by the Minnesota Fire Certification Board as
1.24 	a firefighter I or higher;
1.25 	(5) certified by the National Registration Board as a first
1.26 	responder;
2.1 	(6) certified as a hazardous materials specialist by an
2.2 	accredited institution;
2.3 	(7) employed primarily by Blaine, Spring Lake Park, or
2.4 	Mounds View as a firefighter or emergency responder on or after
2.5 	the effective date of this act; and 
2.6 	(8) not eligible after the effective date of this act for
2.7 	coverage under the agreement signed between the state and the
2.8 	secretary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services
2.9 	making the provisions of the federal Old Age, Survivors, and
2.10 	Disability Insurance Act applicable because the person's
2.11 	position is excluded after that date from application under
2.12 	section 355.07 and United States Code, title 42, sections
2.13 	418(d)(5)(A) and 418(d)(8)(D);
2.14 	is a member of the public employees police and fire fund under
2.15 	sections 353.63 to 353.68.  Blaine, Spring Lake Park, and Mounds
2.16 	View shall deduct the employee contribution from the salary of
2.17 	each individual as required by section 353.65, subdivision 2;
2.18 	shall make the employer contribution for each position as
2.19 	required by section 353.65, subdivision 3; shall meet the
2.20 	employer recording and reporting requirements in section 353.65,
2.21 	subdivision 4; and shall file a resolution with the board of
2.22 	trustees specifying the positions designated to primarily be
2.23 	engaged in emergency response activities for firefighting,
2.24 	medical emergencies, and hazardous materials situations.
2.25 	(b) An employee who meets the requirements of paragraph (a)
2.26 	and who becomes a member of the public employees police and fire
2.27 	fund under sections 353.63 to 353.68 is eligible for disability
2.28 	benefits under the public employees police and fire fund under
2.29 	section 353.656, subdivision 1, only if the member becomes
2.30 	disabled and physically unfit to perform duties as a firefighter
2.31 	as a direct result of an injury, sickness, or other disability
2.32 	which occurred while the member was:
2.33 	(1) engaged in responding to an emergency call for
2.34 	assistance;
2.35 	(2) engaged in firefighting training; or 
2.36 	(3) engaged in fire suppression or rescue activities at the
3.1 	scene of a fire or rescue.
3.2 	(c) An employee who meets the requirements of paragraph (a)
3.3 	but does not meet the requirements of paragraph (b) is eligible
3.4 	for disability benefits under subdivision 3.
3.5 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
3.6 	following final enactment.