1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to occupations and professions; modifying terms relating to firefighters;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 299N.03, subdivision 5.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 299N.03, subdivision 5, 
1.6 	is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 5.Full-time firefighter. A "full-time firefighter" means a person who 
1.8 	is employed and charged with the prevention ~~or~~ and suppression of fires within the 
1.9 	boundaries of the state on a full-time, salaried basis and who is directly engaged in the 
1.10 	hazards of firefighting or is in charge of a designated fire company or companies that are 
1.11 	directly engaged in the hazards of firefighting. Full-time firefighter does not include a 
1.12 	volunteer, part-time or paid, on-call firefighter.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.