1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to occupational safety and health; modifying
1.3 	standard industrial classification list rulemaking
1.4 	provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
1.5 	182.653, subdivision 9.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 182.653,
1.8 	subdivision 9, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 9.Standard industrial classification list.  The
1.10 	commissioner shall adopt, in accordance with section 182.655, a
1.11 	rule specifying a list of either standard industrial
1.12 	classifications of employers or North American industry
1.13 	classifications of employers who must comply with subdivision
1.14 	8.  The commissioner shall demonstrate the need to include each
1.15 	industrial classification on the basis of the safety record or
1.16 	workers' compensation record of that industry segment.  An
1.17 	employer must comply with subdivision 8 six months following the
1.18 	date the standard industrial classification or North American
1.19 	industry classification that applies to the employee is placed
1.20 	on the list.  An employer having less than 51 employees must
1.21 	comply with subdivision 8 six months following the date the
1.22 	standard industrial classification or North American industry
1.23 	classification that applies to the employee is placed on the
1.24 	list or by July 1, 1993, whichever is later.  The list shall be
1.25 	updated every two years.