1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to gambling; pari-mutuel horse racing; providing for occupational 
1.3 	licenses;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 240.08, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 240.08, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 2a.Certain occupational licenses. The commission may issue a license to 
1.9 	an applicant otherwise disqualified pursuant to subdivision 2, clause (b), for an occupation 
1.10 	that does not involve gaming operations, security, surveillance, or the handling of 
1.11 	pari-mutuel or card club revenues provided that the applicant has not been convicted of a 
1.12 	felony or a crime involving fraud or misrepresentation within ten years of application, 
1.13 	has never been convicted of a gambling-related offense, does not have a felony charge 
1.14 	pending, has been discharged from any supervision related to the disqualifying offense for 
1.15 	a period of at least five years, and is not required to register pursuant to section 243.166.