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Senate panel lays over bill to fund local emergency managers statewide
Summary
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee heard testimony supporting Senate File 21‑19, a proposal to create an ongoing state appropriation to fund local emergency managers in counties, tribes and four cities of the first class; the committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the omnibus budget.
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee members heard testimony Monday on Senate File 21‑19, a bill that would establish a state appropriation to provide recurring funding to local emergency management programs across Minnesota.
The bill’s sponsor described local emergency managers as statutorily required under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12, and said the measure would ensure “each county, tribe, and city of the first class has the resources necessary to employ and equip dedicated emergency managers.” The author said the appropriation would be ongoing if enacted.
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