1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; allowing military personnel on active duty outside 
1.3 	Minnesota to retake failed road test before termination of practice period;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 171.13, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 171.13, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 8.Military personnel active duty exemption. (a) A person who fails a skills 
1.9 	or road test may retake the test before the expiration of the applicable practice period if 
1.10 	the person is in active service, as defined under section 190.05, in any branch or unit 
1.11 	of the United States armed forces, including the National Guard of any state and the 
1.12 	United States Coast Guard, and is either: (1) stationed or deployed outside the state of 
1.13 	Minnesota; or (2) has orders to report to duty outside the state of Minnesota before the 
1.14 	termination of the practice period.
1.15 	(b) In order to qualify for the military personnel active duty exemption, a person 
1.16 	must present acceptable documentation to the commissioner. Acceptable documentation 
1.17 	consists of: (1) an affidavit in which the person attests to active military status, along with 
1.18 	duty outside the state of Minnesota that is either current or scheduled to begin before the 
1.19 	termination of the practice period; or (2) other documentation deemed acceptable by 
1.20 	the commissioner.