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This bill allows certain public safety employees, specifically state troopers, commercial vehicle inspectors, and Capitol security officers, to receive their surplus badges at no cost when they retire or leave their employment. The bill defines a "surplus badge" as a badge that was issued before May 11, 2024, or a badge belonging to a retired employee. Currently, there are state regulations (sections 15.054 and 16B.2975) that might restrict the free distribution of such badges, but this bill explicitly permits the commissioner to provide these badges to the original badge holders without charge. This provision seems intended to allow public safety employees to keep a memento from their professional service as a keepsake or recognition of their past work, providing a small but meaningful benefit to those who have served in these critical public safety roles.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1158&ssn=0&y=2025