<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>convicted of a felony-level sexual conduct offense; providing an exception <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>for continuing education requirements for licensed professional counselors; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 148.10, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>148B.54, by adding a subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</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.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.10, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>    Subd. 1b. <b>Conviction of a felony-level criminal sexual conduct offense.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>The board may not grant a license to practice chiropractic to any person who has been <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>convicted of a felony-level sexual conduct offense.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>(b) A license to practice chiropractic is automatically revoked if the licensee is <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>convicted of a felony-level criminal sexual conduct offense.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>(c) A license that has been denied or revoked pursuant to this subdivision is not <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>subject to chapter 364.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>(d) For purposes of this subdivision, "conviction" means a plea of guilty, a verdict of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>guilty by a jury, or a finding of guilty by the court, and "criminal sexual conduct offense" <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</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.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148B.54, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Exception to continuing education requirement.</b> An individual who was <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>issued a license as a professional counselor on November 1, 2004, and whose license was <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>terminated on February 20, 2009, shall be eligible for license renewal without complying <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>with the continuing education requirements during the first four years of licensure as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>required by Minnesota Rules, part 2150.2520, subpart 4, or the continuing education <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>requirement for relicensure following termination in Minnesota Rules, part 2150.0130, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>subpart 2. The individual must show that at the time of license termination, except for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>failure to meet the continuing education requirement for renewal, there was no disciplinary <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>action pending against the licensee. Upon relicensure, the individual must complete at <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>least 20 continuing education credits within one year of the renewal date.<br/>