1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; providing a waiver of immunity for veterans to sue the 
1.3 	state of Minnesota as an employer in federal or other courts for violation of the 
1.4 	Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act;amending 
1.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 1.05, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 1.05, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.8 	to read:
1.9 		Subd. 5.Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
1.10 	(USERRA). An employee, former employee, or prospective employee of the state 
1.11 	who is aggrieved by the state's violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and 
1.12 	Reemployment Rights Act, United States Code, title 38, sections 4301 to 4333, as 
1.13 	amended, may bring a civil action against the state in federal court or another court of 
1.14 	competent jurisdiction for legal or equitable relief that will effectuate the purposes of 
1.15 	that act.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2012.