1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; providing attorney fees and costs for prevailing parties 
1.3 	seeking the enforcement of certain veterans preference laws;proposing coding 
1.4 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [197.483] ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS.
1.7 	A prevailing party seeking the enforcement of veterans preference rights under 
1.8 	section 43A.11, 197.455, 197.46, 197.48, or 197.481 shall be entitled to attorney fees and 
1.9 	costs as provided in section 15.471. For the purposes of this section, "state," as it is used 
1.10 	in section 15.471, also includes a county, city, town, school district, or other municipality 
1.11 	or political subdivision of this state.