Bill > SF2731

This bill expands the definition of "killed in the line of duty" for public safety officers in Minnesota, providing additional circumstances under which an officer's death would be considered line-of-duty. The bill broadens the existing criteria to include: deaths resulting from heart attacks, strokes, or vascular ruptures during or shortly after high-stress emergency activities (removing previous language about "nonroutine stressful" activities), suicides related to post-traumatic stress disorder or within 45 days of a traumatic event, and deaths resulting from complications caused by infectious disease exposure while on duty. The bill also expands the definition of "public safety officer" to include part-time employees in addition to full-time employees, and adds a requirement for the commissioner of public safety to report federal law changes related to public safety officer and survivor benefits to legislative committees every two years. The changes are retroactively applied, with different effective dates for different provisions: November 1, 2022, for most changes, and February 1, 2020, for infectious disease exposure complications. These modifications aim to provide broader protections and benefits for public safety officers and their families in recognition of the risks and challenges inherent in their professional duties.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2731&ssn=0&y=2025