1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to drivers' licenses; authorizing
1.3 	commissioner of public safety to waive road test for
1.4 	licensed military personnel; amending Minnesota
1.5 	Statutes 2004, section 171.13, subdivision 1a.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.13,
1.8 	subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 1a.Waiver; other jurisdictions, including
1.10 	military.  The commissioner may waive the requirement that the
1.11 	applicant demonstrate ability to exercise ordinary and
1.12 	reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle on
1.13 	determining that the applicant possesses:  (1) a valid driver's
1.14 	license issued by a jurisdiction that requires a comparable
1.15 	demonstration for license issuance; or (2) a driver's license
1.16 	issued by an active or reserve component of any branch of the
1.17 	United States armed forces that is currently valid or has been
1.18 	expired for less than one year at the time of application.
1.19 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
1.20 	following final enactment.