1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; governing implementation of compliance with the federal 
1.3 	REAL ID Act; eliminating certain background check requirements; amending 
1.4 	certain requirements on documentation of residence for driver's licenses and 
1.5 	Minnesota identification cards; appropriating money for Driver and Vehicle 
1.6 	Services temporary staffing;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 171.017, 
1.7 	subdivision 1; 171.0605, subdivision 5.
1.8 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.9 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 171.017, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.10 		Subdivision 1.Background checks authorized. The commissioner must investigate 
1.11 	the criminal history background of any driver's license agent and any current or prospective 
1.12 	employees of the department or driver's license agent being considered for any position that 
1.13 	has or will have the ability to:
1.14 	(1) create or modify records of applicants for identification cards and driver's licenses, 
1.15 	including REAL ID compliant driver's licenses, REAL ID compliant identification cards,
1.16 	enhanced driver's licenses, and enhanced identification cards;
1.17 	(2) issue enhanced driver's licenses or enhanced identification cards; or
1.18 	(3) administer knowledge or skills tests under section 171.13 to an applicant for a 
1.19 	commercial driver's license.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 171.0605, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
2.2 		Subd. 5.Evidence; residence in Minnesota. (a) Submission of two forms of 
2.3 	documentation from the following is satisfactory evidence of an applicant's principal 
2.4 	residence address in Minnesota under section 171.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b):
2.5 	(1) a home utility services bill issued no more than 90 days 12 months before the 
2.6 	application, provided that the commissioner must not accept a United States home utility 
2.7 	bill if two unrelated people are listed on the bill;
2.8 	(2) a home utility services hook-up work order issued no more than 90 days 12 months
2.9 	before the application, provided that the commissioner must not accept a home utility 
2.10 	services hook-up work order if two unrelated people are listed on the work order;
2.11 	(3) United States bank or financial information issued no more than 90 days 12 months
2.12 	before the application, with account numbers redacted, including:
2.13 	(i) a bank account statement;
2.14 	(ii) a canceled check; or
2.15 	(iii) (ii) a credit card or debit card statement;
2.16 	(iii) a brokerage account statement; or
2.17 	(iv) a money market account statement;
2.18 	(4) a United States high school identification card with a certified transcript from thea 
2.19 	United States high school, if issued no more than 180 days before the application;
2.20 	(5) a Minnesota college or university identification card with a certified transcript from 
2.21 	thea Minnesota college or university, if issued no more than 180 days before the application;
2.22 	(6) an employment pay stub issued no more than 90 days 12 months before the application 
2.23 	that lists the employer's name, and address, and telephone number;
2.24 	(7) a Minnesota unemployment insurance benefit statement issued no more than 90 days
2.25 	12 months before the application;
2.26 	(8) a statement from a housing with services building registered under chapter 144D, 
2.27 	nursing home licensed under chapter 144A, or a boarding care facility licensed under sections 
2.28 	144.50 to 144.56, that was issued no more than 90 days 12 months before the application;
2.29 	(9) a life,current policy or card for health, automobile, homeowner's, or renter's insurance 
2.30 	policy issued no more than 90 days before the application, provided that the commissioner 
2.31 	must not accept a proof of insurance card;
3.1 	(10) a federal or state income tax return or statement for the most recent tax filing year;
3.2 	(11) a Minnesota property tax statement for the current or prior calendar year or a 
3.3 	proposed Minnesota property tax notice for the current year that shows the applicant's 
3.4 	principal residential address both on the mailing portion and the portion stating what property 
3.5 	is being taxed;
3.6 	(12) a Minnesota vehicle certificate of title, if issued no more than 12 months before the 
3.7 	application;
3.8 	(13) a filed property deed or title for current residence, if issued no more than 12 months 
3.9 	before the application;
3.10 	(14) a Supplemental Security Income award statement issued no more than 12 months 
3.11 	before the application;
3.12 	(15) mortgage documents for the applicant's principal residence;
3.13 	(16) a residential lease agreement for the applicant's principal residence issued no more 
3.14 	than 12 months before the application;
3.15 	(17) a valid driver's license, including an instruction permit, issued under this chapter;
3.16 	(18) a valid Minnesota identification card;
3.17 	(19) an unexpired Minnesota professional license;
3.18 	(20) an unexpired Selective Service card; or
3.19 	(21) military orders that are still in effect at the time of application.;
3.20 	(22) a cellular phone bill issued no more than 12 months before the application; or
3.21 	(23) a valid license issued pursuant to the game and fish laws.
3.22 	(b) In lieu of one of the two documents required by paragraph (a), an applicant under 
3.23 	the age of 18 may use a parent or guardian's proof of principal residence as provided in this 
3.24 	paragraph. The parent or guardian of the applicant must provide a document listed under 
3.25 	paragraph (a) that includes the same address as the address on the document provided by 
3.26 	the applicant. The parent or guardian must also certify that the applicant is the child of the 
3.27 	parent or guardian and lives at that address.
3.28 	(b) (c) A document under paragraph (a) must include the applicant's name and anprincipal 
3.29 	residence address in Minnesota.

3.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the first Monday on or after 28 days 
3.31 	following final enactment.

4.1 	Sec. 3. DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES TEMPORARY STAFFING; 
4.2 	APPROPRIATION.
 4.3 	(a) $2,709,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the vehicle services operating 
4.4 	account in the special revenue fund to the commissioner of public safety to temporarily 
4.5 	increase the customer service capacity of Driver and Vehicle Services related to drivers' 
4.6 	licenses and Minnesota identification cards. This appropriation is only for work performed 
4.7 	or expenses incurred on or before June 30, 2021. This appropriation must be spent to hire 
4.8 	temporary or contract employees and equipment and space for these employees. This 
4.9 	appropriation must not be spent for permanent state employees.
4.10 	(b) During the period from initial implementation of the temporary staffing to December 
4.11 	31, 2020, the commissioner must make reasonable efforts to achieve a turnaround time of 
4.12 	not more than 45 days to issue drivers' licenses and Minnesota identification cards.
4.13 	(c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2021.

4.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.