1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to courts; providing for a deferral from jury service for certain nursing 
1.3 	mothers;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 593.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [593.485] JURY DUTY DEFERRAL FOR NURSING MOTHERS.
1.6 	Upon request, the jury commissioner shall grant a deferral from jury service for a 
1.7 	nursing mother who is responsible for the daily care of her child and is not regularly 
1.8 	employed at a location other than her household. A deferral under this section is required 
1.9 	for the period of time during which the mother nurses the child, up to one year from the 
1.10 	date of birth of the child.

1.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2008.