Minnesota Legislature
Currently Posted Meetings
Thursday, November 5, 2026
| Time | Location | Committee |
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(8:30 AM)
11/5/2026
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[1150 Minnesota Senate Building]
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Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council [Commission] |
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(1:00 PM)
11/5/2026
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[Board Room 117 at the Retirement Systems Building, 60 Empire Drive, St. Paul, MN 55103]
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Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - Work Group on Duty Disability and the Public Safety Officer's Benefit Account [Commission] |
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Chair: David Hartwell
Location: 1150 Minnesota Senate Building
Agenda:
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Location: 1150 Minnesota Senate Building
Agenda:
| 8:30 a.m. | Call to Order
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| 8:45 a.m. |
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| 9:00 a.m. |
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| 9:15 a.m. |
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| 9:30 a.m. |
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| 9:40 a.m. |
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| 10:15 a.m. |
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| 10:20 a.m. | Adjourn |
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Thursday, November 5, 2026
, 1:00 PM
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - Work Group on Duty Disability and the Public Safety Officer's Benefit Account
Chair: Representative Terry Stier
Vice Chair: Shane Myre
Location: Board Room 117 at the Retirement Systems Building, 60 Empire Drive, St. Paul, MN 55103
Agenda:
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Vice Chair: Shane Myre
Location: Board Room 117 at the Retirement Systems Building, 60 Empire Drive, St. Paul, MN 55103
Agenda:
STREAMING LINK (for public participation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSw1gytXSD8
- Information Received from the IAFF
- IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery brochure
- Co-Chair Shane Myre
- Co-Chair Shane Myre
- IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery brochure
- Discussion of Topics for Possible Recommendation by the Work Group
- Members of the Work Group should come prepared to discuss the following topics:
- MN Cop (similar to the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative)
- Workers' Compensation recommendations
- Date of injury for PTSD claims in the workers' compensation system
- Change 14 days to 30 days for the notice period, but only for PTSD claims for the presumptive job classes
- Additional items for discussion that may not be ready for recommendation:
- Extraordinary stress standard
- Wisconsin Supreme Court decision: Mental injury non-traumatically caused must have resulted from a situation of greater dimensions than the day-to-day emotional strain and tension which all employees must experience. Only if the fortuitous event unexpected and unforeseen [the accident or accidental result] can be said to be so out of the ordinary from the countless emotional strains and differences that employees encounter daily without serious mental injury will liability under ch. 102, Wis. Stats., be found.
- Continuation of the employer's contribution for health care coverage for duty disabled members of the PERA P&F Plan
- If the peace officer or firefighter has applied for, been approved to receive, or is receiving benefits under section 353.656 for a duty disability that is not based solely on a psychological condition as defined in section 353.032, subdivision 1, the employer is responsible for the continued payment of the employer's contribution for health coverage until the officer or firefighter reaches age 65. If the peace officer or firefighter has applied for, been approved to receive, or is receiving benefits under section 353.656 for a duty disability that is based solely on a psychological condition as defined in section 353.032, subdivision 1, the employer is responsible for the continued payment of the employer's contribution for health coverage for five years or, if earlier, until the officer or firefighter reaches age 65.
- If the peace officer or firefighter has applied for, been approved to receive, or is receiving benefits under section 353.656 for a duty disability that is not based solely on a psychological condition as defined in section 353.032, subdivision 1, the employer is responsible for the continued payment of the employer's contribution for health coverage until the officer or firefighter reaches age 65. If the peace officer or firefighter has applied for, been approved to receive, or is receiving benefits under section 353.656 for a duty disability that is based solely on a psychological condition as defined in section 353.032, subdivision 1, the employer is responsible for the continued payment of the employer's contribution for health coverage for five years or, if earlier, until the officer or firefighter reaches age 65.
- Extraordinary stress standard
- Members of the Work Group should come prepared to discuss the following topics:
- Work Group's Report
- Outline of what the report should contain.
- Outline of what the report should contain.
- Draft Legislation Recommended by the Work Group (if any)
- None ready at this time.
- None ready at this time.
- Next Meeting: Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
- The location of this meeting is still being determined.
- The location of this meeting is still being determined.
- Adjourn
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INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form