1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to drivers' licenses; amending eligibility for a veteran designation on 
1.3 	drivers' licenses or Minnesota identification cards;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2022, section 171.07, subdivision 15.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.07, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 15.Veteran designation. (a) At the request of an eligible applicant and on payment 
1.8 	of the required fee, the department shall issue, renew, or reissue to the applicant a driver's 
1.9 	license or Minnesota identification card bearing a graphic or written designation of:
1.10 	(1) Veteran; or
1.11 	(2) Veteran 100% T&P.
1.12 	(b) At the time of the initial application for the designation provided under this 
1.13 	subdivision, the applicant must:
1.14 	(1) be one of the following:
1.15 	(i) a veteran, as defined in section 197.447; or
1.16 	(ii) a retired member of the National Guard or a reserve component of the United States 
1.17 	armed forces;
1.18 	(2) ~~have~~ provide a certified copy of the ~~veteran's~~ applicant's discharge papers that confirms 
1.19 	an honorable or general discharge under honorable conditions status, or a military retiree 
1.20 	identification card, veteran identification card, or veteran health identification card; and
2.1 	(3) if the applicant is seeking the disability designation under paragraph (a), clause (2), 
2.2 	provide satisfactory evidence of a 100 percent total and permanent service-connected 
2.3 	disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
2.4 	~~(c) The commissioner of public safety is required to issue drivers' licenses and Minnesota~~ 
2.5 	~~identification cards with the veteran designation only after entering a new contract or in~~ 
2.6 	~~coordination with producing a new card design with modifications made as required by~~ 
2.7 	~~law.~~

2.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and 
2.9 	applies to applications submitted on or after that date.