1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; requiring certain cities to place automatic external 
1.3 	defibrillators in police vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 
1.4 	169.752; 169.753.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.752, is amended to read:
1.7 	169.752 PATROL MOTOR VEHICLES, FIRST AID EQUIPMENT.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.First aid equipment required generally. Every patrol motor vehicle 
1.9 	shall be equipped with and carry first aid equipment.
1.10 		Subd. 2.Automatic external defibrillators required in certain vehicles. A 
1.11 	statutory or home rule charter city of the first, second, or third class that provides police 
1.12 	protection must equip each patrol motor vehicle with an automatic external defibrillator. 
1.13 	Cities are encouraged to seek funding for the purchase of automatic external defibrillators 
1.14 	from nongovernmental sources.

1.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.753, is amended to read:
1.16 	169.753 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TRAINED IN FIRST AID.
1.17 	Law enforcement officers operating patrol motor vehicles shall be trained in the use 
1.18 	and application of first aid equipment. A law enforcement officer in a patrol motor vehicle 
1.19 	equipped with an automatic external defibrillator must be trained in its use.