1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to courts; civil commitment; changing the 
  1.3             required qualifications of examiners; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 253B.02, subdivision 
  1.5             7. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 253B.02, 
  1.8   subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 7.  [EXAMINER.] "Examiner" means a person who is 
  1.10  knowledgeable, trained, and practicing in the diagnosis and 
  1.11  treatment of the alleged impairment and who is:  
  1.12     (1) a licensed physician; or 
  1.13     (2) a licensed psychologist who has a doctoral degree in 
  1.14  psychology approved for licensure by the Minnesota board of 
  1.15  psychology or who became licensed as a licensed consulting 
  1.16  psychologist before July 2, 1975.  
  1.17     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.18     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.