1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; prohibiting the State Patrol from closing or consolidating 
1.3 	dispatch centers.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. STATE PATROL DISPATCH CENTERS.
 1.6 	(a) The commissioner of public safety may not close or consolidate State Patrol 
1.7 	dispatch centers that were in operation on February 1, 2011.
1.8 	(b) By December 1, 2011, the commissioner of public safety shall submit a report to 
1.9 	the legislature that identifies and explains the current State Patrol dispatch center system 
1.10 	and any proposed changes to the system.
1.11 	(c) This section expires August 1, 2012.