1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; modifying provisions relating to certain positions 
1.3 	in Department of Transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 
1.4 	174.02, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 174.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Unclassified positions. The commissioner may establish four positions 
1.8 	in the unclassified service at the deputy and assistant commissioner, assistant to 
1.9 	commissioner or personal secretary levels. No more than two of these positions shall be 
1.10 	at the deputy commissioner level. The commissioner or a deputy commissioner must be 
1.11 	licensed as a professional engineer under section 326.02, and serve as chief engineer.