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Read. Follow. Verify.Minnesota Establishes EMT Training and Staffing Grant Program for Ambulance Services with $1.5 Million Appropriation
Last action · March 24, 2025: Author added DavidsSponsors: Jeff Backer and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Minnesota establishes a new grant program administered by the director to help licensed ambulance services cover the costs of training employees as emergency medical technicians and staffing their operations. The measure appropriates $750,000 from the general fund to the Office of Emergency Medical Services for 2026 and $750,000 for fiscal year 2027.
Licensed ambulance services in Minnesota can apply for state funds to cover EMT tuition, exam fees, costs, and employee wages up to $26 per hour during training, backed by a total of $1.5 million across two s.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Licensed ambulance services
Eligible services can apply for grants to cover EMT training tuition, exam fees, background checks, and trainee wages.
Ambulance service employees
Employees can have their EMT training tuition, exam fees, background study costs, and wages covered while attending approved education programs.
Office of Emergency Medical Services
The office receives $750,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $750,000 in fiscal year 2027 to establish and administer the grant program.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which ambulance services are eligible to apply for the grants?
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Is there a limit on hourly wage reimbursement for trainees?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 24, 2025HouseAuthor added Davids
- Feb 10, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy
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Dedicated Two-Year Funding Allocation
The bill pairs the creation of a new statutory grant framework with a precise, recurring two-year general fund appropriation of $750,000 annually.
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Sources
www.revisor.mn.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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