1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to transportation; establishing requirements related to work zone safety
1.3 and contracting; modifying requirements for a provisional driver's license; amending
1.4 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 161.32, by adding a subdivision; 171.055,
1.5 subdivision 1; 171.0701, by adding a subdivision; 171.0705, by adding a
1.6 subdivision.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.32, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.9to read:
1.10 Subd. 8.Specifications; work zone flaggers.(a) For purposes of this subdivision, "live
1.11traffic contract" means a contract for trunk highway construction, reconstruction, or
1.12maintenance, in which it is anticipated that:
1.13 (1) work zone flaggers are present within the work zone, as defined in section 169.011,
1.14subdivision 95; and
1.15 (2) one or more lanes of traffic are open for vehicular travel and are adjacent to the
1.16location of any workers.
1.17 (b) The commissioner must include a bid item for flagging hours within the specifications
1.18for a live traffic contract.
1.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies for contracts
1.20advertised for bids on or after that date.
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 2928NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: JOHNSON STEWART)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading03/24/2025
Referred to Transportation 2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.2 Subdivision 1.Requirements for provisional license.(a) The department may issue a
2.3provisional license, which must be distinctive in appearance from a driver's license, to an
2.4applicant who:
2.5 (1) has reached the age of 16 years;
2.6 (2) during the six months immediately preceding the application for the provisional
2.7license has possessed an instruction permit and has incurred (i) no convictions for a violation
2.8of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, or section 171.177,
2.9(ii) no convictions for a crash-related moving violation, and (iii) no convictions for a moving
2.10violation that is not crash related;
2.11 (3) has successfully completed:
2.12 (i) a course of driver education in accordance with department rules; and
2.13 (ii) a course on work zone and first responder safety as provided under section 171.0701,
2.14subdivision 1c;
2.15 (4) completes the required application, which must be approved by (i) either parent when
2.16both reside in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, then (ii) the parent
2.17or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no court order for custody,
2.18then (iii) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor is living or, if items (i) to
2.19(iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody of the minor, (v) the foster parent
2.20or the director of the transitional living program in which the child resides or, in the event
2.21a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother, or guardian, or is married or
2.22otherwise legally emancipated, then (vi) the applicant's adult spouse, adult close family
2.23member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval required by this clause contains a
2.24verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the parent, guardian, adult spouse,
2.25adult close family member, or adult employer;
2.26 (5) submits a supervised driving log, in a format approved by the commissioner, that:
2.27 (i) states that the applicant has driven a motor vehicle accompanied by and under the
2.28supervision of a licensed driver at least 21 years of age, for no less than 40 total hours or
2.29as provided in clause (6), item (i), at least 15 of which were nighttime hours;
2.30 (ii) identifies dates and lengths of driving time for each supervised driving trip; and
2.31 (iii) is signed by the primary driving supervisor, attesting that the applicant has met the
2.32requirements under item (i);
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25-04477 as introduced03/03/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ 3.1 (6) has:
3.2 (i) driven a motor vehicle in the manner required under clause (5) for no less than ten
3.3hours in addition to the total hours specified in clause (5), item (i); or
3.4 (ii) submitted a certification of supplemental parental curriculum under section 171.05,
3.5subdivision 2, paragraph (b), for the primary driving supervisor under clause (5), as part of
3.6an application for an instruction permit; and
3.7 (7) pays the fee required in section 171.06, subdivision 2.
3.8 (b) For purposes of this section, "moving violation" has the meaning given it in section
3.9171.04, subdivision 1.
3.10 (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (2), the commissioner shall must not issue a
3.11provisional license to a person who has ever incurred a conviction for violation of section
3.12169A.20, 169A.33, or 169A.35; a violation of a provision of sections 169A.50 to 169A.53;
3.13a violation of section 171.177; or a crash-related moving violation, and at the time of the
3.14conviction the person did not possess an instruction permit.
3.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to applications
3.16submitted on or after that date.
3.17 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0701, is amended by adding a subdivision
3.18to read:
3.19 Subd. 1c.Work zone and first responder safety course.(a) The commissioner must
3.20establish procedures to approve one or more entities with experience on work zone safety
3.21to provide a course of instruction on work zone and first responder safety.
3.22 (b) At a minimum, the course must:
3.23 (1) be at least 30 minutes in length;
3.24 (2) be provided through online instruction; and
3.25 (3) include information on:
3.26 (i) best practices related to a work zone to minimize dangers and provide for the safety
3.27of workers, first responders, and vehicle operators;
3.28 (ii) the rights and responsibilities of a vehicle operator in a work zone, including but not
3.29limited to work zone speed limits under section 169.14 and the authority of a work zone
3.30flagger under section 169.06, subdivision 4a; and
3.31 (iii) penalties for violations related to work zones.
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25-04477 as introduced03/03/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ 4.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0705, is amended by adding a subdivision
4.2to read:
4.3 Subd. 12.Driver's manual; work zone safety.The commissioner must include in the
4.4driver's manual published by the department a section relating to safe operation in a work
4.5zone.
4.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
4.7applies to each edition of the manual published on or after that date.
4.8 Sec. 5. WORK ZONE SAFETY BILLBOARD DESIGN CONTEST.
4.9 Using existing resources, the commissioner of transportation must implement a billboard
4.10design contest for youth that provides for work zone safety education and awareness. The
4.11design contest must include:
4.12 (1) a process for youth to submit design proposals to be posted on billboard advertising
4.13devices;
4.14 (2) criteria for design proposal review, evaluation, and selection based on education and
4.15awareness of work zone safety issues that must include consideration of appeal, effectiveness,
4.16appropriateness, and any other criteria established by the commissioner;
4.17 (3) promotional activities about the contest; and
4.18 (4) arrangements as necessary for awarded designs to be installed on billboard advertising
4.19devices throughout the state.
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