1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to public safety; providing a retroactive 
  1.3             effective date for the requirement that employers 
  1.4             continue to provide health insurance coverage when a 
  1.5             peace officer or firefighter is disabled or injured in 
  1.6             the line of duty; providing for the availability of 
  1.7             related appropriations. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  [EFFECTIVE DATE; ADJUSTMENT.] 
  1.10     Laws 1997, chapter 239, article 8, section 6, takes effect 
  1.11  June 1, 1997, and the appropriation by Laws 1997, chapter 239, 
  1.12  article 1, section 7, subdivision 9, is available to pay 
  1.13  benefits under article 8, section 6, that accrue on or after 
  1.14  June 1, 1997, as well as during the 1998 and 1999 fiscal years.