Department of Public Safety offering of road skills examinations for class D drivers' licenses in cities with populations greater than 70,000 requirement provision and appropriation

This bill requires the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to establish new road skills examination stations for class D driver's licenses in cities with populations over 70,000, specifically naming Blaine, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Lakeville, Maple Grove, and Woodbury. It appropriates funds from the driver and vehicle services account to develop these new stations and cover their operating costs, excluding existing stations. The requirement applies to stations opening on or after August 1, 2025. This directly affects drivers in those six cities who need to take road skills tests for their licenses. The bill mandates new station locations based on population data from the Minnesota State Demographic Center.