1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to drivers' licenses; authorizing
1.3 	commissioner of public safety to waive road test for
1.4 	licensed military personnel; amending Minnesota
1.5 	Statutes 2004, section 171.13, subdivision 1a.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13,
1.8 	subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 1a.Waiver when license issued by another
1.10 	jurisdiction. (a) The commissioner may waive the requirement
1.11 	that the applicant demonstrate ability to exercise ordinary and
1.12 	reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle on
1.13 	determining that the applicant possesses a valid driver's
1.14 	license issued by a jurisdiction that requires a comparable
1.15 	demonstration for license issuance.
1.16 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "jurisdiction"
1.17 	includes, but is not limited to, both the active and reserve
1.18 	components of any branch or unit of the United States armed
1.19 	forces, and "valid driver's license" includes any driver's
1.20 	license that is recognized by that branch or unit as currently
1.21 	being valid, or as having been valid at the time of the
1.22 	applicant's separation or discharge from the military within a
1.23 	period of time deemed reasonable and fair by the commissioner,
1.24 	up to and including one year past the date of the applicant's
1.25 	separation or discharge.
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EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
2.2 	following final enactment.