1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health-related occupations; providing an exception for continuing 
1.3 	education requirements for licensed professional counselors; amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148B.54, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148B.54, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Relicensure following termination. An individual whose license was 
1.9 	terminated prior to August 1, 2010, and who can demonstrate completion of the graduate 
1.10 	credit requirement in subdivision 2, does not need to comply with the continuing education 
1.11 	requirement of Minnesota Rules, part 2150.2520, subpart 4, or with the continuing 
1.12 	education requirements for relicensure following termination in Minnesota Rules, part 
1.13 	2150.0130, subpart 2. This section does not apply to an individual whose license has 
1.14 	been canceled.