1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; regulating real estate licenses; requiring the renewal or 
1.3 	reinstatement of the license of certain veterans;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2014, section 82.62, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 82.62, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 8.Veterans; renewal or reinstatement of nonrenewed or canceled license.
 1.9 	(a) The commissioner shall renew the license of a qualified veteran who has not timely 
1.10 	renewed the license or shall reinstate the license of a qualified veteran whose license has 
1.11 	been canceled for failure of the licensee to complete the applicable education requirements. 
1.12 	The commissioner may not require the licensee to take an examination or complete any 
1.13 	applicable education requirements during the renewal or reinstatement period.
1.14 	(b) For purposes of this section, "qualified veteran" means: (1) an active duty 
1.15 	military member or spouse of an active duty military member on the date of the license 
1.16 	cancellation or the date by which a timely renewal must have been made; or (2) a veteran 
1.17 	or spouse of a veteran who has left service in the two years preceding the date of the 
1.18 	license cancellation or the date by which a timely renewal must have been made.