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This bill establishes a new grant program to help address ambulance service staffing and training challenges in Minnesota. The program, administered by the director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services, will provide financial assistance to licensed ambulance services that already have at least 50% of their staff as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). Eligible ambulance services can apply for grants to cover specific costs, including EMT education tuition, certification exam fees, background study fees, and wage/benefit costs for employees attending training programs (with wage reimbursement capped at $26 per hour). Grant recipients must apply through a specified process, detailing their planned hiring and training efforts, and will be required to provide information to help the director evaluate the program's effectiveness. The bill appropriates $750,000 in both fiscal years 2026 and 2027 from the general fund to support this initiative, with the goal of helping ambulance services recruit, train, and retain qualified EMT staff in communities across Minnesota.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1132&ssn=0&y=2025