Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF2928 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to transportation; establishing requirements related to work zone safety
3	3	1.3 and contracting; modifying requirements for a provisional driver's license; amending
4	4	1.4 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 161.32, by adding a subdivision; 171.055,
5	5	1.5 subdivision 1; 171.0701, by adding a subdivision; 171.0705, by adding a
6	6	1.6 subdivision.
7	7	1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
8	8	1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.32, is amended by adding a subdivision
9	9	1.9to read:
10	10	1.10 Subd. 8.Specifications; work zone flaggers.(a) For purposes of this subdivision, "live
11	11	1.11traffic contract" means a contract for trunk highway construction, reconstruction, or
12	12	1.12maintenance, in which it is anticipated that:
13	13	1.13 (1) work zone flaggers are present within the work zone, as defined in section 169.011,
14	14	1.14subdivision 95; and
15	15	1.15 (2) one or more lanes of traffic are open for vehicular travel and are adjacent to the
16	16	1.16location of any workers.
17	17	1.17 (b) The commissioner must include a bid item for flagging hours within the specifications
18	18	1.18for a live traffic contract.
19	19	1.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies for contracts
20	20	1.20advertised for bids on or after that date.
21	21	1Section 1.
22	22	25-04477 as introduced03/03/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ
23	23	SENATE
24	24	STATE OF MINNESOTA
25	25	S.F. No. 2928NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
26	26	(SENATE AUTHORS: JOHNSON STEWART)
27	27	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
28	28	Introduction and first reading03/24/2025
29	29	Referred to Transportation 2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30	30	2.2 Subdivision 1.Requirements for provisional license.(a) The department may issue a
31	31	2.3provisional license, which must be distinctive in appearance from a driver's license, to an
32	32	2.4applicant who:
33	33	2.5 (1) has reached the age of 16 years;
34	34	2.6 (2) during the six months immediately preceding the application for the provisional
35	35	2.7license has possessed an instruction permit and has incurred (i) no convictions for a violation
36	36	2.8of section 169A.20, 169A.33, 169A.35, sections 169A.50 to 169A.53, or section 171.177,
37	37	2.9(ii) no convictions for a crash-related moving violation, and (iii) no convictions for a moving
38	38	2.10violation that is not crash related;
39	39	2.11 (3) has successfully completed:
40	40	2.12 (i) a course of driver education in accordance with department rules; and
41	41	2.13 (ii) a course on work zone and first responder safety as provided under section 171.0701,
42	42	2.14subdivision 1c;
43	43	2.15 (4) completes the required application, which must be approved by (i) either parent when
44	44	2.16both reside in the same household as the minor applicant or, if otherwise, then (ii) the parent
45	45	2.17or spouse of the parent having custody or, in the event there is no court order for custody,
46	46	2.18then (iii) the parent or spouse of the parent with whom the minor is living or, if items (i) to
47	47	2.19(iii) do not apply, then (iv) the guardian having custody of the minor, (v) the foster parent
48	48	2.20or the director of the transitional living program in which the child resides or, in the event
49	49	2.21a person under the age of 18 has no living father, mother, or guardian, or is married or
50	50	2.22otherwise legally emancipated, then (vi) the applicant's adult spouse, adult close family
51	51	2.23member, or adult employer; provided, that the approval required by this clause contains a
52	52	2.24verification of the age of the applicant and the identity of the parent, guardian, adult spouse,
53	53	2.25adult close family member, or adult employer;
54	54	2.26 (5) submits a supervised driving log, in a format approved by the commissioner, that:
55	55	2.27 (i) states that the applicant has driven a motor vehicle accompanied by and under the
56	56	2.28supervision of a licensed driver at least 21 years of age, for no less than 40 total hours or
57	57	2.29as provided in clause (6), item (i), at least 15 of which were nighttime hours;
58	58	2.30 (ii) identifies dates and lengths of driving time for each supervised driving trip; and
59	59	2.31 (iii) is signed by the primary driving supervisor, attesting that the applicant has met the
60	60	2.32requirements under item (i);
61	61	2Sec. 2.
62	62	25-04477 as introduced03/03/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ 3.1 (6) has:
63	63	3.2 (i) driven a motor vehicle in the manner required under clause (5) for no less than ten
64	64	3.3hours in addition to the total hours specified in clause (5), item (i); or
65	65	3.4 (ii) submitted a certification of supplemental parental curriculum under section 171.05,
66	66	3.5subdivision 2, paragraph (b), for the primary driving supervisor under clause (5), as part of
67	67	3.6an application for an instruction permit; and
68	68	3.7 (7) pays the fee required in section 171.06, subdivision 2.
69	69	3.8 (b) For purposes of this section, "moving violation" has the meaning given it in section
70	70	3.9171.04, subdivision 1.
71	71	3.10 (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (2), the commissioner shall must not issue a
72	72	3.11provisional license to a person who has ever incurred a conviction for violation of section
73	73	3.12169A.20, 169A.33, or 169A.35; a violation of a provision of sections 169A.50 to 169A.53;
74	74	3.13a violation of section 171.177; or a crash-related moving violation, and at the time of the
75	75	3.14conviction the person did not possess an instruction permit.
76	76	3.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to applications
77	77	3.16submitted on or after that date.
78	78	3.17 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.0701, is amended by adding a subdivision
79	79	3.18to read:
80	80	3.19 Subd. 1c.Work zone and first responder safety course.(a) The commissioner must
81	81	3.20establish procedures to approve one or more entities with experience on work zone safety
82	82	3.21to provide a course of instruction on work zone and first responder safety.
83	83	3.22 (b) At a minimum, the course must:
84	84	3.23 (1) be at least 30 minutes in length;
85	85	3.24 (2) be provided through online instruction; and
86	86	3.25 (3) include information on:
87	87	3.26 (i) best practices related to a work zone to minimize dangers and provide for the safety
88	88	3.27of workers, first responders, and vehicle operators;
89	89	3.28 (ii) the rights and responsibilities of a vehicle operator in a work zone, including but not
90	90	3.29limited to work zone speed limits under section 169.14 and the authority of a work zone
91	91	3.30flagger under section 169.06, subdivision 4a; and
92	92	3.31 (iii) penalties for violations related to work zones.
93	93	3Sec. 3.
94	94	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
95	95	4.2to read:
96	96	4.3 Subd. 12.Driver's manual; work zone safety.The commissioner must include in the
97	97	4.4driver's manual published by the department a section relating to safe operation in a work
98	98	4.5zone.
99	99	4.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
100	100	4.7applies to each edition of the manual published on or after that date.
101	101	4.8 Sec. 5. WORK ZONE SAFETY BILLBOARD DESIGN CONTEST.
102	102	4.9 Using existing resources, the commissioner of transportation must implement a billboard
103	103	4.10design contest for youth that provides for work zone safety education and awareness. The
104	104	4.11design contest must include:
105	105	4.12 (1) a process for youth to submit design proposals to be posted on billboard advertising
106	106	4.13devices;
107	107	4.14 (2) criteria for design proposal review, evaluation, and selection based on education and
108	108	4.15awareness of work zone safety issues that must include consideration of appeal, effectiveness,
109	109	4.16appropriateness, and any other criteria established by the commissioner;
110	110	4.17 (3) promotional activities about the contest; and
111	111	4.18 (4) arrangements as necessary for awarded designs to be installed on billboard advertising
112	112	4.19devices throughout the state.
113	113	4Sec. 5.
114	114	25-04477 as introduced03/03/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ