Minnesota Statutes § 299N.06 - ELIGIBILITY FOR RECIPROCITY AND EXAMINATION BASED ON RELEVANT MILITARY EXPERIENCE

§ Subdivision 1.Reciprocity license requirements for out-of-state certified applicants. A person may apply for licensure if the person (1) becomes employed by or becomes an active member of a fire department, (2) has the appropriately certified accreditation by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress or Pro Board, and (3) has met the requirements of section 299N.04. § Subd. 2.Examination based on relevant military experience. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) "active service" has the meaning given in section 190.05, subdivision 5; and (2) "relevant military experience" means: (i) four years' cumulative service experience in a military firefighting occupational specialty; (ii) two years' cumulative service experience in a military firefighting occupational specialty, and completion of at least a two-year degree from a regionally accredited postsecondary education institution; or (iii) four years' cumulative experience as a full-time firefighter in another state combined with cumulative service experience in a military firefighting occupational specialty. (b) A person is eligible to take a firefighter examination and does not have to otherwise meet the requirements of section 299N.04, subdivisions 2 and 3, if the person has: (1) relevant military experience; and (2) been honorably discharged from military active service as evidenced by the most recent form DD-214 or is currently in active service, as evidenced by: (i) active duty orders providing service time in a military firefighting specialty; (ii) a United States Department of Defense Manpower Data Center status report pursuant to the Service Members Civil Relief Act, active duty status report; or (iii) Military Personnel Center assignment information. (c) A person who passed the examination under paragraph (b), clause (2), shall not be eligible to be licensed as a firefighter until honorably discharged as evidenced by the most recent form DD-214. (d) To receive a firefighter license, a person who passed a firefighter examination must meet the requirements of section 299N.05.