Retirement; public employees defined contribution plan provisions modified to include emergency medical providers, firefighters relief association retirement plan expanded, and bylaws required to be amended.

This bill expands Minnesota's public employees defined contribution retirement plan to include emergency medical providers, volunteer and on-call firefighters, and certain municipal rescue squad members who currently lack access to existing pension coverage. The legislation allows these workers to enroll in the plan within 30 days of starting service, provided their employer ratifies their membership election, and permits participation in both the new plan and a firefighters relief association retirement plan simultaneously. By amending state statutes, the bill ensures these public safety professionals can build retirement savings through the same defined contribution structure available to other public employees, while maintaining requirements that they must not already be covered by another pension plan.