1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; establishing a 911 telecommunicator working group to 
1.3 	establish statewide standards for training and certification; requiring a report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. 911 TELECOMMUNICATOR WORKING GROUP.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The commissioner of public safety shall convene a 911 
1.7 	telecommunicator working group that consists of the commissioner, or a designee, and one 
1.8 	representative of each of the following organizations:
1.9 	(1) the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association;
1.10 	(2) the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association;
1.11 	(3) the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association;
1.12 	(4) the Emergency Communications Network;
1.13 	(5) the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association;
1.14 	(6) the Association of Minnesota Counties;
1.15 	(7) the League of Minnesota Cities;
1.16 	(8) tribal dispatchers;
1.17 	(9) the Metropolitan Emergency Services Board;
1.18 	(10) the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board;
1.19 	(11) the Statewide Emergency Communications Board; and
2.1 	(12) each of the Statewide Emergency Communications Board's seven regional boards.
2.2 	(b) Appointments to the working group must be made by July 1, 2021.
2.3 		Subd. 2.Duties; report. The working group must submit a report to the chairs and 
2.4 	ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety 
2.5 	policy and finance by January 15, 2022. The report must:
2.6 	(1) recommend a statutory definition of 911 telecommunicators;
2.7 	(2) recommend minimum training and continuing education standards for certification 
2.8 	of 911 telecommunicators;
2.9 	(3) recommend standards for certification of 911 telecommunicators;
2.10 	(4) recommend funding options for mandated 911 telecommunicators training; and
2.11 	(5) provide other recommendations the working group deems appropriate.
2.12 		Subd. 3.First meeting; chair. The commissioner of public safety must convene the 
2.13 	first meeting of the working group by August 1, 2021. At the first meeting, the members 
2.14 	must elect a chair. The working group may conduct meetings remotely. The chair shall be 
2.15 	responsible for document management of materials for the working group.
2.16 		Subd. 4.Compensation; reimbursement. Members serve without compensation.
2.17 		Subd. 5.Administrative support. The commissioner of public safety must provide 
2.18 	administrative support to the working group.
2.19 		Subd. 6.Expiration. The working group expires January 15, 2022.

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