Public employees police and fire retirement plan; state patrol retirement plan; postretirement adjustments increased, and waiting period for a postretirement adjustment decreased for the public employees police and fire retirement plan.
Law on use of force in defense of home and person clarified, Minnesota's self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, common law duty to retreat eliminated in certain cases, boundaries of dwelling expanded for purposes of self-defense, presumption created, and rights extended to others defending against forced entry.
Commissioner of transportation and the Metropolitan Council required to request approval to discontinue Northstar passenger rail operations, and report required.
Grant funding provided for equine-experiential mental health therapy to first responders suffering from trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, report required, and money appropriated.