1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; removing the requirement for a new Minnesota resident 
1.3 	to take a written knowledge exam in certain situations;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2020, section 171.13, subdivision 1a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.13, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 1a.Waiver when license issued by another jurisdiction. (a) If the commissioner 
1.8 	determines that the applicant possesses a valid driver's license issued by another state or 
1.9 	jurisdiction that requires a comparable examination for obtaining a driver's license, the 
1.10 	commissioner ~~may~~ must waive the ~~requirement~~ requirements that the applicant pass a written 
1.11 	knowledge examination and demonstrate ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control 
1.12 	in the operation of a motor vehicle ~~on determining that the applicant possesses a valid~~ 
1.13 	~~driver's license issued by a jurisdiction that requires a comparable demonstration for license~~ 
1.14 	~~issuance~~.
1.15 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "jurisdiction" includes, but is not limited to, both 
1.16 	the active and reserve components of any branch or unit of the United States armed forces, 
1.17 	and "valid driver's license" includes any driver's license that is recognized by that branch 
1.18 	or unit as currently being valid, or as having been valid at the time of the applicant's 
1.19 	separation or discharge from the military within a period of time deemed reasonable and 
1.20 	fair by the commissioner, up to and including one year past the date of the applicant's 
1.21 	separation or discharge.