1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; adding secondary public safety answering points to 911 
1.3 	emergency communication system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 
1.4 	403.02, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 403.02, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 19a.Secondary public safety answering point. "Secondary public safety 
1.9 	answering point" means a communications facility that: (1) is operated on a 24-hour basis, 
1.10 	in which a minimum of three public safety answering points (PSAP's) route calls for 
1.11 	postdispatch or prearrival instructions, (2) receives calls directly from medical facilities to 
1.12 	reduce call volume at the PSAP's, and (3) is able to receive 911 calls routed to it from a 
1.13 	PSAP when the PSAP is unable to receive or answer 911 calls.