HF 152

as introduced - 91st Legislature, 2020 1st Special Session (2019 - 2020) Posted on 06/18/2020 05:18pm

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; governing requirements related to driver's license
examinations; establishing a fee; authorizing use of an appropriation; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 171.13, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 171.13, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

deleted text begin Repeat deleted text end Examination deleted text begin fee deleted text end new text begin fees new text end .

(a) A fee of $10 must be paid by an individual
to take a third and any subsequent knowledge test administered by the department if the
individual has failed two previous consecutive knowledge tests on the subject.

(b) A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual to take a third and any subsequent skills
or road test administered by the department if the individual has previously failed two
consecutive skill or road tests in a specified class of motor vehicle.

(c) new text begin A fee of $20 must be paid by an individual who fails to appear for a scheduled skills
or road test or who cancels a skills or road test within 24 hours of the appointment time.
new text end

new text begin (d) new text end All fees received under this subdivision must be paid into the state treasury and
credited to the driver services operating account in the special revenue fund specified under
section 299A.705.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2020.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 171.13, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Examination scheduling. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must not schedule or reserve
recurring time with a public, private, or commercial driver education program for purposes
of administering skills or road tests to a class D license applicant.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin ONLINE DRIVER'S LICENSE KNOWLEDGE TESTING; USE OF
APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) Of the appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 3, section 4,
subdivision 4, paragraph (c), $450,000 is available to the commissioner of public safety to
implement online driver's license knowledge testing, to decrease the need for exam station
staff to administer the tests, and to provide for an increase in the number of behind-the-wheel
skills tests that exam station staff can provide.
new text end

new text begin (b) The authority under paragraph (a) is available until January 31, 2022, for expenses
incurred on or before December 31, 2021. Any funds under this section that remain unspent
after January 31, 2022, revert to the purposes identified in Laws 2019, First Special Session
chapter 3, section 4, subdivision 4, paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (c) The base for the appropriation from the driver services operating account in Laws
2019, First Special Session chapter 3, section 4, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), is increased
by $55,000 in each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 for annual maintenance of the online
driver's license knowledge testing system.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end