Minnesota Legislature
HF 2082
as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/23/2015 01:24pm
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A bill for an act
relating to construction codes; modifying license and other fees; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 326B.092, subdivision 7; 326B.096;
326B.986, subdivisions 5, 8.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.092, subdivision 7, is amended to
read:
Subd. 7.
License fees and license renewal fees.
(a) The license fee for each
license is the base license fee plus any applicable board fee, continuing education fee, and
contractor recovery fund fee and additional assessment, as set forth in this subdivision.
(b) For purposes of this section, "license duration" means the number of years for
which the license is issued except that:
(1) if the initial license is not issued for a whole number of years, the license duration
shall be rounded up to the next whole number; and
(2) if the department receives an application for license renewal after the renewal
deadline, license duration means the number of years for which the renewed license would
have been issued if the renewal application had been submitted on time and all other
requirements for renewal had been met.
(c) The base license fee shall depend on whether the license is classified as an entry
level, master, journeyman, or business license, and on the license duration. The base
license fee shall be:
| License Classification |
License Duration |
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| 1 Year |
2 Years |
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| Entry level |
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$10
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$7 new text end |
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$20
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$14 new text end |
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$30 deleted text end |
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Journeyman
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Journeyworker new text end |
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$20
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$14 new text end |
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$40
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$28 new text end |
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$60 deleted text end |
| Master |
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$40
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$28 new text end |
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$80
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$56 new text end |
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| Business |
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$90 deleted text end |
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$180
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$126 new text end |
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$270 deleted text end |
(d) If there is a continuing education requirement for renewal of the license, then
a continuing education fee must be included in the renewal license fee. The continuing
education fee for all license classifications shall be: deleted text begin $10deleted text end new text begin $7new text end if the renewal license duration
is one year; deleted text begin $20deleted text end new text begin and $14new text end if the renewal license duration is two yearsdeleted text begin ; and $30 if the
renewal license duration is three yearsdeleted text end .
(e) If the license is issued under sections 326B.31 to 326B.59 or 326B.90 to
326B.93, then a board fee must be included in the license fee and the renewal license fee.
The board fee for all license classifications shall be: $4 if the license duration is one year;
$8 if the license duration is two yearsdeleted text begin ; and $12 if the license duration is three yearsdeleted text end .
(f) If the application is for the renewal of a license issued under sections 326B.802
to 326B.885, then the contractor recovery fund fee required under section 326B.89,
subdivision 3, and any additional assessment required under section 326B.89, subdivision
16, must be included in the license renewal fee.
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(g) If there is a continuing education requirement for renewal of the license, then
a continuing education fee must be included in the renewal license fee. The continuing
education fee for all license classifications shall be $5.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.096, is amended to read:
326B.096 REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSES.
Subdivision 1.
Reinstatement after revocation.
(a) If a license is revoked under
this chapter and if an applicant for a license needs to pass an examination administered by
the commissioner before becoming licensed, then, in order to have the license reinstated,
the person who holds the revoked license must:
(1) retake the examination and achieve a passing score; and
(2) meet all other requirements for an initial license, including payment of the
application and examination fee and the license fee. The person holding the revoked
license is not eligible for Minnesota licensure without examination based on reciprocity.
(b) If a license is revoked under a chapter other than this chapter, then, in order to
have the license reinstated, the person who holds the revoked license must:
(1) apply for reinstatement to the commissioner no later than two years after the
effective date of the revocation;
(2) pay a deleted text begin $100deleted text end new text begin $50new text end reinstatement application fee and any applicable renewal license
fee; and
(3) meet all applicable requirements for licensure, except that, unless required by the
order revoking the license, the applicant does not need to retake any examination and does
not need to repay a license fee that was paid before the revocation.
Subd. 2.
Reinstatement after suspension.
If a license is suspended, then, in order
to have the license reinstated, the person who holds the suspended license must:
(1) apply for reinstatement to the commissioner no later than two years after the
completion of the suspension period;
(2) pay a deleted text begin $100deleted text end new text begin $50new text end reinstatement application fee and any applicable renewal license
fee; and
(3) meet all applicable requirements for licensure, except that, unless required by the
order suspending the license, the applicant does not need to retake any examination and
does not need to repay a license fee that was paid before the suspension.
Subd. 3.
Reinstatement after voluntary termination.
A licensee who is not an
individual may voluntarily terminate a license issued to the person under this chapter. If a
licensee has voluntarily terminated a license under this subdivision, then, in order to have
the license reinstated, the person who holds the terminated license must:
(1) apply for reinstatement to the commissioner no later than the date that the license
would have expired if it had not been terminated;
(2) pay a deleted text begin $100deleted text end new text begin $50new text end reinstatement application fee and any applicable renewal license
fee; and
(3) meet all applicable requirements for licensure, except that the applicant does not
need to repay a license fee that was paid before the termination.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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The amendments to this section are effective July 1, 2015,
and expire July 1, 2017.
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Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.986, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Boiler engineer license fees.
(a) For purposes of calculating license fees
and renewal license fees required under section 326B.092:
(1) the boiler special engineer license is an entry level license;
(2) the following licenses are journeyman licenses: first class engineer, Grade A;
first class engineer, Grade B; first class engineer, Grade C; second class engineer, Grade
A; second class engineer, Grade B; second class engineer, Grade C; and provisional
license; and
(3) the following licenses are master licenses: boiler chief engineer, Grade A; boiler
chief engineer, Grade B; boiler chief engineer, Grade C; boiler deleted text begin commissionerdeleted text end inspectornew text begin
certificate of competencynew text end ; and traction or hobby boiler engineer.
(b) Notwithstanding section 326B.092, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), the license
duration for steam traction and hobby engineer licenses are one year only for the purpose
of calculating license fees under section 326B.092, subdivision 7, paragraph (b).
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.986, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Certificate of competency.
deleted text begin The fee for issuance of the original certificate
of competency is $85 for inspectors who did not pay the national board examination fee
specified in subdivision 6, or $35 for inspectors who paid that examination fee.deleted text end new text begin (a) new text end Each
applicant for a certificate of competency must complete an interview with the chief boiler
inspector before issuance of the certificate of competency.
new text begin (b)new text end All initial certificates of competency shall be effective for more than one calendar
year and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which the application
is made. deleted text begin The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without
the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of certificates of
competency from one calendar year to two calendar years. By June 30, 2011,
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new text begin (c)new text end All renewed certificates of competency shall be valid for two calendar years. deleted text begin The
fee for renewal of the state of Minnesota certificate of competency is $35 for one year or
$70 for two years, and is due the day after the certificate expires.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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The amendments to paragraphs (a) and (c) are effective July
1, 2015, and expire July 1, 2017.
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