HF 3606

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/13/2024 03:52pm

A bill for an act
relating to professional licensing; requiring the Board of Architecture, Engineering,
Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design to
provide notice by email to license and certificate holders whose license or certificate
is about to expire; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326.10, subdivision
8.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326.10, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Expiration and renewal.

new text begin (a) new text end All licenses and certificates, other than in-training
certificates, issued by the board expire at midnight on June 30 of each even-numbered
calendar year if not renewed. A holder of a license or certificate issued by the board may
renew it by completing and filing with the board an application for renewal consisting of a
fully completed form provided by the board and the fee specified in section 326.105. Both
the fee and the application must be submitted at the same time and by June 30 of each
even-numbered calendar year. The form must be signed by the applicant, contain all of the
information requested, and clearly show that the licensee or certificate holder has completed
the minimum number of required professional development hours or has been granted an
exemption under section 326.107, subdivision 4. An application for renewal that does not
comply with the requirements of this subdivision is an incomplete application and must not
be accepted by the board.

new text begin (b) No later than 30 days before the expiration of a license or certificate, the board must
send the holder of the license or certificate a notice by email that the license or certificate
is about to expire. The notice must include information on the process and requirements for
renewal. The application form for a new or renewed license or certificate issued by the
board must request that the applicant provide an email address for the purpose of providing
this notice. If the board does not have a record of a license or certificate holder's email
address, the board must send the notice to the holder by standard mail.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to licenses
and renewals scheduled to expire on or after that date.
new text end