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HF 650

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/24/2011 09:51am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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Introduction Posted on 02/24/2011

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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; regulating driver education and driver examination
related to carbon monoxide poisoning; making technical changes; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 171.0701; 171.13, subdivision 1, by adding a
subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.0701, is amended to read:


171.0701 DRIVER EDUCATION CONTENT.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Driver education requirements. new text end

(a) The commissioner shall adopt
rules requiring a minimum of 30 minutes of instruction, beginning January 1, 2007,
relating to organ and tissue donations and the provisions of section 171.07, subdivision
5
, for persons enrolled in driver education programs offered at public schools, private
schools, and commercial driver training schools.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules for persons enrolled in driver education
programs offered at public schools, private schools, and commercial driver training
schools, requiring inclusion in the course of instruction, by January 1, 2009, a section on
awareness and safe interaction with commercial motor vehicle traffic. The rules must
require classroom instruction and behind-the-wheel training that includes, but is not
limited to, truck stopping distances, proper distances for following trucks, identification of
truck blind spots, and avoidance of driving in truck blind spots.

(c) new text begin By January 1, 2012, the commissioner shall adopt rules for persons enrolled in
driver education programs offered at public schools, private schools, and commercial
driver training schools, requiring inclusion in the course of instruction of a section on
carbon monoxide poisoning. The instruction must include but is not limited to (1)
a description of the characteristics of carbon monoxide, (2) a review of the risks and
potential speed of death from carbon monoxide poisoning, and (3) specific suggestions
regarding vehicle idling practices.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Rulemaking. new text end

The rules adopted by the commissioner under deleted text begin paragraph
(b)
deleted text end new text begin this sectionnew text end are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. The rules are
subject to section 14.386, except that notwithstanding paragraph (b) of section 14.386, the
rules continue in effect until repealed or superseded by other law or rule.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color
blindness, disabled veterans.

new text begin (a) new text end Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
commissioner shall examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the
commissioner directs. This examination must includenew text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end a test ofnew text begin thenew text end applicant's eyesight;

new text begin (2) a test of the applicant'snew text end ability to read and understand highway signs regulating,
warning, and directing traffic;

new text begin (3) a test of the applicant'snew text end knowledge ofnew text begin (i)new text end traffic laws; deleted text begin knowledge ofdeleted text end new text begin (ii) new text end the effects
of alcohol and drugs on a driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and legally,
and of the legal penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws
prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or
drugs; deleted text begin knowledge ofdeleted text end new text begin (iii) new text end railroad grade crossing safety; deleted text begin knowledge ofdeleted text end new text begin (iv) new text end slow-moving
vehicle safety; deleted text begin knowledge ofdeleted text end new text begin (v) new text end laws relating to pupil transportation safety, including the
significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and passing a school bus; deleted text begin knowledge
of
deleted text end new text begin (vi) new text end traffic laws related to bicycles;new text begin and (vii) the circumstances and dangers of carbon
monoxide poisoning;
new text end

new text begin (4)new text end an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control
in the operation of a motor vehicle; and

new text begin (5)new text end other physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to
determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highwaysdeleted text begin ,
provided, further however,
deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a),new text end no driver's license deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin maynew text end be denied an
applicant on the exclusive grounds that the applicant's eyesight is deficient in color
perception. deleted text begin Provided, however, thatdeleted text end War veterans operating motor vehicles especially
equipped for disabled persons, deleted text begin shall,deleted text end if otherwise entitled to a license, new text begin must new text end be granted
such license.

new text begin (c)new text end The commissioner shall make provision for giving deleted text begin thesedeleted text end new text begin thenew text end examinationsnew text begin under
this subdivision
new text end either in the county where the applicant resides or at a place adjacent
thereto reasonably convenient to the applicant.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2012.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 171.13, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1l. new text end

new text begin Driver's manual; carbon monoxide. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall include in
each edition of the driver's manual published by the department after August 1, 2011, a
section that includes up-to-date lifesaving information on carbon monoxide poisoning.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall recodify Minnesota Statutes, section 171.13,
subdivisions 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g, 1h, 1i, 1j, 1k, and 1l, as Minnesota Statutes, section
171.0705. The revisor shall correct any cross-references made necessary by this
recodification.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end