1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; reducing number of years of relevant military experience 
1.3 	required for eligibility for reciprocity examination for licensure as a peace 
1.4 	officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 626.8517.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 626.8517, is amended to read:
1.7 	626.8517 ELIGIBILITY FOR RECIPROCITY EXAMINATION BASED ON 
1.8 	RELEVANT MILITARY EXPERIENCE.
1.9 	(a) For purposes of this section:
1.10 	(1) "active service" has the meaning given in section 190.05, subdivision 5; and
1.11 	(2) "relevant military experience" means:
1.12 	(i) ~~five~~ four years' active service experience in a military law enforcement 
1.13 	occupational specialty;
1.14 	(ii) three years' active service experience in a military law enforcement occupational 
1.15 	specialty, and completion of a two-year or more degree from a regionally accredited 
1.16 	postsecondary education institution; or
1.17 	(iii) ~~five~~ four years' cumulative experience as a full-time peace officer in another 
1.18 	state combined with active service experience in a military law enforcement occupational 
1.19 	specialty.
1.20 	(b) A person who has relevant military experience and who has been honorably 
1.21 	discharged from military active service as evidenced by a form DD-214 is eligible to 
1.22 	take the reciprocity examination.