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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to health occupations; requiring license revocation and license denial <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>for any health-related licensed professional convicted of a felony-level criminal <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>sexual conduct offense;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 214.10, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>adding a subdivision; 364.09.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 214.10, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Conviction of a felony-level criminal sexual conduct offense.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>A health-related licensing board listed in section 214.01, subdivision 2, shall not grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>a credential to any person who has been convicted of a felony-level criminal sexual <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>conduct offense.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>(b) A license to practice is automatically revoked if the licensee is convicted of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>a felony-level criminal sexual conduct offense. This revocation is permanent, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>licensee shall not be eligible to reapply for a license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>(c) A license that has been denied or revoked under this subdivision is not subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>to chapter 364.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "conviction" means a plea of guilty, a verdict of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>guilty by a jury, or a finding of guilty by the court, and "criminal sexual conduct offense" <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>means a violation of sections 609.342 to 609.345 or a similar statute in another jurisdiction.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 364.09, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var><b>364.09 EXCEPTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(a) This chapter does not apply to the licensing process for peace officers; to law <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>enforcement agencies as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.84, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (f); to fire <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>protection agencies; to eligibility for a private detective or protective agent license; to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>licensing and background study process under chapters 245A and 245C; to eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>for school bus driver endorsements; to eligibility for special transportation service <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>endorsements; to eligibility for a commercial driver training instructor license, which is <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>governed by section 
         <statute_ref>171.35</statute_ref> and rules adopted under that section; to emergency medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>services personnel, or to the licensing by political subdivisions of taxicab drivers, if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>applicant for the license has been discharged from sentence for a conviction within the ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>years immediately preceding application of a violation of any of the following: <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>(1) sections 
         <statute_ref>609.185</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.21</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.221</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.223</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>609.342</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.3451</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>617.23, <br />
            		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>subdivision 2 or 3
         </statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(2) any provision of chapter 152 that is punishable by a maximum sentence of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>15 years or more; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>(3) a violation of chapter 169 or 169A involving driving under the influence, leaving <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>the scene of an accident, or reckless or careless driving.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>This chapter also shall not apply to eligibility for juvenile corrections employment, where <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>the offense involved child physical or sexual abuse or criminal sexual conduct.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>(b) This chapter does not apply to a school district or to eligibility for a license <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>issued or renewed by the Board of Teaching or the commissioner of education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>(c) Nothing in this section precludes the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>Training Board or the state fire marshal from recommending policies set forth in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>chapter to the attorney general for adoption in the attorney general's discretion to apply to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>law enforcement or fire protection agencies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>(d) This chapter does not apply to a ~~license to practice medicine~~ credential that has <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>been denied or revoked by ~~the Board of Medical Practice pursuant to section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~147.091,~~ <br />
            		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>~~subdivision 1a~~
         </statute_ref> any of the health-related licensing boards listed in section 214.01, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		
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