1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to retirement; volunteer firefighter relief associations; state supplemental 
1.3 	aid; clarification of aid eligibility qualifications; amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2006, section 424A.10, subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 424A.10, subdivision 3, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.State reimbursement. (a) By February 15 of each year, the treasurer of 
1.9 	the relief association shall apply to the commissioner of revenue for state reimbursement 
1.10 	of the amount of supplemental benefits paid under subdivision 2 during the preceding 
1.11 	calendar year. By March 15, the commissioner shall reimburse the relief association for 
1.12 	the amount of the supplemental benefits paid to qualified recipients and to survivors of 
1.13 	deceased active or deferred volunteer firefighters. 
1.14 	(b) The commissioner of revenue shall prescribe the form of and supporting 
1.15 	information that must be supplied as part of the application for state reimbursement. 
1.16 	(c) The reimbursement payment must be deposited in the special fund of the relief 
1.17 	association. 
1.18 	(d) A sum sufficient to make the payments is appropriated from the general fund 
1.19 	to the commissioner of revenue.

1.20 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE; RETROACTIVITY.
 1.21 	Section 1 is effective retroactively from July 1, 2006.