<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>development, and housing; establishing and modifying certain programs; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>providing for regulation of certain activities and practices; providing for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>accounts, assessments, and fees; changing codes and licensing provisions; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>providing penalties;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.7931, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>by adding a subdivision; 16B.61, subdivision 1a; 16B.63, subdivision 5; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>16B.65, subdivisions 1, 5a; 16B.70, subdivision 2; 116J.551, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>1; 116J.554, subdivision 2; 116J.555, subdivision 1; 116J.575, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>1, 1a; 116J.966, subdivision 1; 116L.01, by adding a subdivision; 116L.04, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>subdivision 1a; 116L.17, subdivision 1; 116L.20, subdivision 1; 116L.666, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>subdivision 1; 116M.18, subdivision 6a; 154.003; 177.27, subdivisions 1, 4, 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>9, 10; 177.28, subdivision 1; 177.30; 177.43, subdivisions 3, 4, 6, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>subdivision; 178.01; 178.02; 178.03, subdivision 3; 178.041, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>179A.04, subdivision 3; 181.932, subdivision 1; 181.935; 182.65, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>190.096; 268.196, by adding a subdivision; 268A.01, subdivision 13, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>a subdivision; 268A.085, subdivision 1; 268A.15, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>298.227; 325E.37, subdivision 6; 326.01, subdivision 6g; 326.242, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>3d, 5, 8, 11, by adding a subdivision; 326.2441; 326.37, subdivision 1, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>a subdivision; 326.38; 326.40, subdivision 1; 326.401, subdivision 2; 326.405; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>326.42, subdivision 1; 326.46; 326.47, subdivision 2; 326.48, subdivisions 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>2, by adding a subdivision; 326.50; 326.975, subdivision 1; 326.992; 327.33, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>subdivisions 2, 6; 327B.04, subdivision 7; 341.21, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>341.22; 341.25; 341.27; 341.28, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 341.32, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>subdivision 2; 341.321; 462.39, by adding a subdivision; 462A.21, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>8b; 462A.33, subdivision 3; 469.021; 469.334; 471.471, subdivision 4; proposing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116O; 154; 179; 181; 181A; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>182; 325E; 326; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>326B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16B.747, subdivision 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>16C.18, subdivision 2; 176.042; 183.375, subdivision 5; 183.545, subdivision 9; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>268.035, subdivision 9; 326.241; 326.44; 326.45; 326.52; 326.64; 326.975.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var><b>HERITAGE APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY</b><br/>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>in this act.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">Total<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">197,898,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">141,161,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">339,059,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 16,759,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">16,774,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">33,533,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 700,000  <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 700,000  <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,400,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' Compensation<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">22,736,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">23,074,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">45,810,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Total<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">238,093,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">181,709,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">419,802,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this act.  The appropriations are from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>purpose.  The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this act mean that the appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>"The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009.  Appropriations for the fiscal year ending <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">APPROPRIATIONS<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">Available for the Year<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom">Ending June 30<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC </b><br/>
<b>DEVELOPMENT</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">92,525,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">61,514,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">75,830,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">44,819,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br/>
Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">15,995,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">15,995,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Business and Community </b><br/>
<b>Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">39,492,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,639,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">38,792,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,939,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation  <br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>(a) (1) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>the second year are from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>for a grant under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>section 
<statute_ref>116J.421</statute_ref>, to the Rural Policy and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>Development Center at St. Peter, Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>The grant shall be used for research and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>policy analysis on emerging economic and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>social issues in rural Minnesota, to serve as <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>a policy resource center for rural Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>communities, to encourage collaboration <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>across higher education institutions to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>provide interdisciplinary team approaches <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>to research and problem-solving in rural <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>communities, and to administer overall <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>operations of the center.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>(2) The grant shall be provided upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>condition that each state-appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>dollar be matched with a nonstate dollar. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>Acceptable matching funds are nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>contributions that the center has received and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>have not been used to match previous state <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>grants. Any unencumbered balance in the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>first year is available for the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>the second year are from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>for a grant to WomenVenture for women's <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>business development programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(c) $250,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>University Enterprise Laboratories (UEL) <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>for its direct and indirect expenses to support <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>efforts to encourage the growth of early-stage <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>and emerging bioscience companies. UEL <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>must provide a report by June 30 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>to the commissioner on the expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>until the appropriation is expended. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>(d) $2,000,000 the first year is for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>for the redevelopment grant program. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>(e) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>second year are to help small businesses <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>access federal funds through the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>Small Business Innovation Research Program <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>and the federal Small Business Technology <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>Transfer Program. Department services <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>must include maintaining connections to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>11 federal programs, assessment of specific <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>funding opportunities, review of funding <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>proposals, referral to specific consulting <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>services, and training workshops throughout <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>the state. Unless prohibited by federal law, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>the department must implement fees for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>services that help companies seek federal <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>Phase II Small Business Innovation Research <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>grants. The recommended fee schedule <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>must be reported to the chairs of the house <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>of representatives finance committee and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>senate budget division with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>economic development by February 1, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>the second year are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>Public Facilities Authority for the small <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>community wastewater treatment program <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 446A.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>(g) $255,000 the first year and $155,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>the second year are from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>for a grant to the Metropolitan Economic <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>Development Association for continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>minority business development programs in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>the metropolitan area.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>(h) $85,000 the first year and $85,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>Inventors Congress. Of this amount, $10,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>each year is for the Student Inventors <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>Congress.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>(i) $151,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>grant to the city of Faribault to design, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>construct, furnish, and equip renovations to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>accommodate handicapped accessibility at <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>the Paradise Center for the Arts.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>(j) $750,000 each year is to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>Technology, Inc. for the small business <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>growth acceleration program established <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>116O.115</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>(k) $300,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>grant to the city of Northome for the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>construction of a new municipal building to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>replace the structures damaged by fire on <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>July 22, 2006. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>when the commissioner determines that a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>sufficient match is available from nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>sources to complete the project.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(l) $300,000 the first year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>city of Worthington for an agricultural-based <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>bioscience training and testing center. Funds <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>appropriated under this section must be used <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>to provide a training and testing facility for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>incubator firms developing new agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>processes and products. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>appropriation and is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>(m) $1,750,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>grant to BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>for bioscience business development <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>programs to promote and position the state <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>as a global leader in bioscience business <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>activities. These funds may be used for:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>(1) completion and periodic updating of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>a statewide bioscience business industry <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>assessment of business technology <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>enterprises and Minnesota's competitive <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>position employing annual updates to federal <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>industry classification data;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>(2) long-term strategic planning that includes <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>projections of market changes resulting <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>from developments in biotechnology and the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>development of 20-year goals, strategies, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>identified objectives for renewable energy, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>medical devices, biopharma, and biologics <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>business development in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>(3) the design and construction of a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>Minnesota focused bioscience business <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>model to test competing strategies and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>scenarios, evaluate options, and forecast <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>outcomes; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>(4) creation of a bioscience business <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>resources network that includes development <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>of a statewide bioscience business economic <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>development framework to encourage <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>bioscience business development and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>encourage spin-off activities, attract <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>bioscience business location or expansion in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>Minnesota, and establish a local capability to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>support strategic system level planning for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>industry, government, and academia.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>This appropriation is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>2009.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>(n) $250,000 the first year is to develop and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>operate a bioscience business marketing <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>program to market Minnesota bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>businesses and business opportunities <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>to other states and other countries. The <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>bioscience business marketing program must <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>emphasize bioscience business location and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>expansion opportunities in communities <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>outside of the seven-county metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>area as defined in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>section 473.121, subdivision 2, that have <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>established collaborative plans among two <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>or more municipal units for bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>business activities, and that are within 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>miles of a four-year, baccalaureate degree <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>granting institution or a two-year technical <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>or community college that offers bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>curricula. The commissioner must report <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>to the committees of the senate and house <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>of representatives having jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>over bioscience and technology issues by <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>February 1 of each year on the expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>of these funds and the promotional activities <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>undertaken to market the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>bioscience industry to persons outside of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>state. This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>(o) $325,000 is for a grant to the Walker <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>Area Community Center, Inc., to construct, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>furnish, and equip the Walker Area <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>Community Center. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>not available until the commissioner has <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>determined that an amount sufficient to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>complete the project has been committed <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>from nonstate sources. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>appropriation and is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>(p) $100,000 the first year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>to the Pine Island Economic Development <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>Authority for predesign to upgrade and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>extend utilities to serve Elk Run Bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>Research Park and The Falls - Healthy <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>Living By Nature, an integrated medicine <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>facility. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>(q) $350,000 the first year is for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>to Thomson Township for infrastructure <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>improvements for the industrial park. This <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>is a onetime appropriation and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>(r) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>Le Sueur County for the cost of cleaning <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>up debris from lakes in Le Sueur County, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>caused by the August 24, 2006, tornado in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>southern Le Sueur County. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>appropriation and is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>(s) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>the city of Warroad for new public facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>to replace those damaged or destroyed <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>by the August 2006 tornado, including <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>approximately 28 new street lights and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>underground electrical circuits and a new <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>fish cleaning house. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>appropriation and is available until expended. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>If an appropriation for this purpose is enacted <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>more than once in the 2007 session, the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>appropriation is effective only once.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>(t) $500,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>the Upper Sioux Community to improve the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>current water system to ensure continuity <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>of service to the entire population of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>community and to meet the demands of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>community expansion over the next 20 years. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>The is a onetime appropriation and is not <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>available until the Public Facilities Authority <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>has determined that at least $1,000,000 has <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>been committed from nonstate sources. This <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>appropriation is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>(u) $755,000 the first year is for the urban <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>challenge grant program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>Statutes, section 116M.18. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>(v) $1,100,000 is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>Neighborhood Development Center for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>assistance necessary to retain minority <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>business enterprises at the Global Market. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>(w) $350,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>grant to the city of Inver Grove Heights <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>to reduce debt on the Inver Grove Heights <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>Veterans Memorial Community Center.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>(x) $14,900,000 the first year is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>Minnesota minerals 21st century fund created <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.423, to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>partially restore the money unallotted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>commissioner of finance in 2003 pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.152. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>This appropriation may be used as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.423, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>subdivision 2. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>(y) $2,500,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>the city of St. Paul to be used to pay, redeem, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>or refund debt service costs incurred for the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>River Centre Campus.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>(z) $147,000 each year is appropriated from <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>the general fund to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>employment and economic development for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>grants of $49,000 to eligible organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>each year and for the purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>paragraph. Each state grant dollar must be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>matched with $1 of nonstate funds. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>balance in the first year does not cancel but <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>is available in the second year. The base for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>these grants in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>is $189,000 each year, with each eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>organization receiving a $63,000 grant each <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>year.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>The commissioner of employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>economic development must make grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>organizations to assist in the development <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>of entrepreneurs and small businesses. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>Three grants must be awarded to continue <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>or to develop a program. One grant must <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>be awarded to the Riverbend Center for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>Entrepreneurial Facilitation in Blue Earth <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>County, and two to other organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>serving Faribault and Martin Counties. Grant <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>recipients must report to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>by February 1 of each year that the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>organization receives a grant with the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>number of customers served; the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>businesses started, stabilized, or expanded; <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>the number of jobs created and retained; and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>business success rates. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>must report to the house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>and senate committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>over economic development finance on the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>effectiveness of these programs for assisting <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>in the development of entrepreneurs and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>small businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>(aa) $4,100,000 the first year is for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>for the Minnesota investment fund program. <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>Of this amount, up to $2,000,000 may <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>be used for a legal reference office and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>data center facility, provided that the total <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>capital investment in the facility is at least <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>$60,000,000. This grant is not subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>grant limitations under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>section 116J.8731, subdivision 5. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>onetime appropriation.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd.  3.<b>Workforce Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">50,024,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">49,833,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">34,029,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">33,838,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br/>
Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">15,995,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">15,995,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>(a) $6,785,000 the first year and $6,785,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>the second year are from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>for the Minnesota job skills partnership <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var><statute_ref>116L.01</statute_ref> to 116L.17. If the appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>for the other year is available for it. This <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>appropriation does not cancel.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>(b) $455,000 the first year and $455,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>a grant under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var><statute_ref>116J.8747</statute_ref>, to Twin Cities RISE! to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>training to hard-to-train individuals.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>(c) $1,375,000 each year is from <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>the workforce development fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>Opportunities Industrialization Center <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>(d) $5,614,000 each year is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>fund and $6,920,000 each year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>workforce development fund for extended <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>employment services for persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>severe disabilities or related conditions under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.15. Of this, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>$125,000 each year and in the base for fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>years 2010 and 2011 is to supplement funds <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>paid for wage incentives for the community <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>support fund established in Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>part 3300.2045.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>(e) $1,650,000 the first year and $1,650,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>the second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>grants for programs that provide employment <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>support services to persons with mental <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>illness under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var><statute_ref>268A.13</statute_ref> and 268A.14. Up to $77,000 each <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>year may be used for administrative and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>salary expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>(f) $2,440,000 the first year and $2,440,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>the second year are from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>fund for grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>section 
<statute_ref>268A.11</statute_ref>, for the eight centers <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>for independent living. The base for this <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>program is $2,190,000 each year in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>years 2010 and 2011. Money not expended <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>the first year is available the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>The commissioner must:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>(1) transfer $115,000 of federal independent <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>living Part B rehabilitation services funds <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>to the Minnesota Centers for Independent <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>Living each year contingent upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>availability of federal funds under Title VII, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>Part B, of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>1973 as amended under United States Code, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>title 29, section 711(c), and approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>Statewide Independent Living Council;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>(2) replace federal Part B funds in the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>State Independent Living Council budget <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>transferred under clause (1) with $115,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>of Social Security Administration program <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>income funds each year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>(3) provide an additional $185,000 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>from the Social Security Administration <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>program income to the Minnesota Centers for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>Independent Living to be allocated equally <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>among the eight centers.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>Additional funding for centers for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>independent living under clauses (1) and (3) <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>must be used for core independent living <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>services by the Centers for Independent <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>Living. The Statewide Independent Living <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>Council framework for statewide distribution <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>of state and federal funding to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>Centers for Independent Living does not <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>apply to the funds under clauses (1) and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>(3). The commissioner must report on the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>transfers in clauses (1), (2), and (3), and any <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>other effort to pursue additional funding for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>the Centers for Independent Living to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>standing committees of the senate and house <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>of representatives having jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>Centers for Independent Living by March 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>each year.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>(g) $5,940,000 the first year and $5,940,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>the second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>state services for the blind activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>(h) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>the second year are from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>and $175,000 the first year and $175,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>the second year are from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>development fund for grants under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>Statutes, section 268A.03, to Rise, Inc. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>for the Minnesota Employment Center for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>People Who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>Money not expended the first year is <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>available the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>(i) $9,021,000 the first year and $9,021,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>the second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>the state's vocational rehabilitation program <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>for people with significant disabilities to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>assist with employment, under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>Statutes, chapter 268A.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>(j) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>the second year are from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>development fund for grants to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>interpreters for a regional transition program <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>that specializes in providing culturally <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>appropriate transition services leading to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>employment for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>deaf-blind students. This amount must be <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>added to the department's base.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>(k) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>second year are for a grant to Advocating <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>Change Together for training, technical <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>assistance, and resources materials to persons <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>with developmental and mental illness <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>disabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>(l) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>the second year are from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>development fund and $150,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>year and $100,000 the second year are from <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>the general fund for a grant to Lifetrack <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>Resources for its immigrant and refugee <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>collaborative programs, including those <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>related to job-seeking skills and workplace <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>orientation, intensive job development, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>functional work English, and on-site job <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>coaching. $50,000 of the first year general <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>fund appropriation is for a onetime pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>Lifetrack project in Rochester.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>(m) $575,000 the first year and $575,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>the second year are from the general fund <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>and $500,000 the first year and $500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>the second year are from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>development fund for the youthbuild <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>116L.361 to 116L.366. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>may be used for:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>(1) restoring the three youthbuild programs <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>that were eliminated due to budget reductions <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>and adding seven more youthbuild programs <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>statewide;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>(2) restoring funding levels for all youthbuild <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>programs plus an inflationary increase for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>each program;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>(3) increasing the number of at-risk youth <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>served by the youthbuild programs from 260 <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>youth per year to 500 youth per year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>(4) restoring the youthbuild focus on careers <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>in technology and adding a youthbuild focus <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>on careers in the medical field.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>(n) $1,325,000 each year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>workforce development fund for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>to fund summer youth employment in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>Minneapolis. The grants shall be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>fund up to 500 jobs for youth each summer. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>Of this appropriation, $325,000 each year is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>for a grant to the learn-to-earn summer youth <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>employment program. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>shall establish criteria for awarding the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>grants. This appropriation is available in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>either year of the biennium and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>until spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>(o) $600,000 the first year and $600,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>the second year are from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>development fund for a grant to the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>St. Paul for grants to fund summer youth <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>employment in St. Paul. The grants shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>used to fund up to 500 jobs for youth each <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>summer. The commissioner shall establish <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>criteria for awarding the grants within the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>city of St. Paul. This appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>available in either year of the biennium and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>is available until spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>(p) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>grants to Northern Connections in Perham <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>to implement and operate a pilot workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>program that provides one-stop supportive <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>services to individuals as they transition into <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>the workforce.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>(q) $100,000 each year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>Ramsey County Workforce Investment Board <br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>for the development of the building lives <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>program. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>(r) $150,000 each year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>Hennepin-Carver Workforce Investment <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>Board (WIB) to coordinate with the Partners <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>for Progress Regional Skills Consortium <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>to provide employment and training as <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>demonstrated by the Twin Cities regional <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>health care training partnership project.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>(s) $160,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>grant to Workforce Development, Inc., for <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>a pilot project to provide demand-driven <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>employment and training services to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>welfare recipients and other economically <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>disadvantaged populations in Mower, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>Freeborn, Dodge, and Steele Counties.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>(t) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>a grant to HIRED to operate its industry <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>sector training initiatives, which provide <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>employee training developed in collaboration <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>with employers in specific, high-demand <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>industries.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>(u) $100,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>grant to a nonprofit organization. The <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>nonprofit organization must work on behalf <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>of all licensed vendors to coordinate their <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>efforts to respond to solicitations or other <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>requests from private and governmental units <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>471.59, subdivision 1, in order to increase <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>employment opportunities for persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>disabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>(v) $3,500,000 each year from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>development fund is for the Minnesota youth <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>116L.56 and 116L.561.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>(w) $1,000,000 each year from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>development fund is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>Clubs to administer a statewide project <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>of youth job skills development. This <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>project, which may have career guidance <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>components, including health and life skills, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>is to encourage, train, and assist youth in <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>job-seeking skills, workplace orientation, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>and job site knowledge through coaching. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>This grant requires a 25 percent match from <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>nonstate resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>(x) $10,000 the first year is for a study on <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>ways to promote employment opportunities <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>for minorities, with a particular focus on <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>opportunities for African Americans, in <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>the state of Minnesota. The study should <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>focus on how to significantly expand the job <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>training available to minorities and promote <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>substantial increases in the wages paid to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>minorities, at least to a rate well above living <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>wage, and within several years, to equality. <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>The commissioner must report on the study <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>to the governor and the chair of the finance <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>committee in each house of the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>that has jurisdiction over employment by <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>January 15, 2008, with recommendations for <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>implementing the findings.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>(y) The commissioner must provide funding <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>for the Minnesota Conservation Corps to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>provide learning stipends for deaf students <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>and wages for interpreters participating in <br/>
<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>the MCC summer youth program.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>State-Funded Administration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,009,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,042,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>The first $1,450,000 deposited in each <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>year of the biennium and in each year of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>subsequent bienniums into the contingent <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>account created under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>section 268.196, subdivision 3, shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>transferred by June 30 of each fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>to the workforce development fund created <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.20. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>Deposits in excess of $1,450,000 shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>transferred by June 30 of each fiscal year to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>the general fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">11,178,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">11,130,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>(a) To develop maximum private sector <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>involvement in tourism, $500,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>year and $500,000 the second year must <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>be matched by Explore Minnesota Tourism <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>from nonstate sources. Each $1 of state <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>incentive must be matched with $3 of private <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>sector funding. Cash match is defined as <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>revenue to the state or documented cash <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>expenditures directly expended to support <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>Explore Minnesota Tourism programs. Up <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>to one-half of the private sector contribution <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>may be in-kind or soft match. The incentive <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>in the first year shall be based on fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>year 2007 private sector contributions as <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>prescribed in Laws 2005, First Special <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>Session chapter 1, article 3, section 6. The <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>incentive increase in the second year will <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>be based on fiscal year 2008 private sector <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>contributions. This incentive is ongoing.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>Funding for the marketing grants is available <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>either year of the biennium. Unexpended <br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>grant funds from the first year are available <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>in the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>Any unexpended money from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>fund appropriations made under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>does not cancel but must be placed in a <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>special marketing account for use by Explore <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>Minnesota Tourism for additional marketing <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>(b) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>second year are for the Minnesota Film and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>TV Board. The appropriation in each year <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>is available only upon receipt by the board <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>of $1 in matching contributions of money or <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>in-kind contributions from nonstate sources <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>for every $3 provided by this appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>(c) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>the second year are appropriated for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>to the Minnesota Film and TV Board for <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>the film jobs production program under <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116U.26. These <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>appropriations are available in either year <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>of the biennium and are available until <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>(d) $150,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>grant to St. Louis County to be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>feasibility studies and planning activities <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>concerning additional uses for the St. Louis <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>County Heritage and Arts Center at the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>Duluth depot. The studies and planning <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>activities must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>(1) examining the costs and benefits of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>relocating the Northeast Minnesota Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>Tourism to the Duluth depot;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>(2) establishing a heritage tourism center at <br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>the Duluth depot;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>(3) developing a multimodal operational plan <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>integrating railroad and bus service; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>(4) identifying additional services and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>activities that would contribute toward <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>returning the Duluth depot to being a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>working railroad station and cultural gateway <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>to Duluth and St. Louis County.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>This appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>expended.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">69,323,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">45,234,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>This appropriation is for transfer to the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>housing development fund for the programs <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>specified. Except as otherwise indicated, this <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>transfer is part of the agency's permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>budget base.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Challenge Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">24,622,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">9,622,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>For the economic development and housing <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>challenge program under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>section 
<statute_ref>462A.33</statute_ref>, for housing that:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>(1) conserves energy and utilizes sustainable, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>healthy building materials;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>(2) preserves sensitive natural areas and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>open spaces and minimizes the need for new <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>infrastructure;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>(3) is accessible to jobs and services through <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>integration with transportation or transit <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>systems; and<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>(4) expands the mix of housing choices in <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>a community by diversifying the levels of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>housing affordability.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>The agency may fund demonstration projects <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>that have unique approaches to achieving the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>housing described in clauses (1) to (4).<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Housing Trust Fund</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">13,555,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,555,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>For deposit in the housing trust fund account <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>created under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>462A.201, and used for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>provided in that section.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,638,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,638,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>For a rental housing assistance program for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>persons with a mental illness or families with <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>an adult member with a mental illness under <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>462A.2097</statute_ref>. The <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>agency must not reduce the funding under <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>this subdivision.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Family Homeless Prevention</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,465,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,465,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>For family homeless prevention and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>assistance programs under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>462A.204</statute_ref>. Any balance in <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>the first year does not cancel but is available <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>in the second year.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Home Ownership Assistance Fund</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">885,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">885,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>For the home ownership assistance program <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>subdivision 8.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Affordable Rental Investment Fund</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">11,496,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,996,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>For the affordable rental investment fund <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var><statute_ref>462A.21, subdivision 8b</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>This appropriation is to finance the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>acquisition, rehabilitation, and debt <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>restructuring of federally assisted rental <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>property and for making equity take-out <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>loans under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var><statute_ref>462A.05</statute_ref>, subdivision 39.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>The owner of the federally assisted rental <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>property must agree to participate in <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>the applicable federally assisted housing <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>program and to extend any existing <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>low-income affordability restrictions on the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>housing for the maximum term permitted. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>The owner must also enter into an agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>that gives local units of government, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>housing and redevelopment authorities, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>and nonprofit housing organizations the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>right of first refusal if the rental property <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>is offered for sale. Priority must be given <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>among comparable federally assisted rental <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>properties to properties with the longest <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>remaining term under an agreement for <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>federal rental assistance. Priority must also <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>be given among comparable rental housing <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>developments to developments that are or <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>will be owned by local government units, a <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>housing and redevelopment authority, or a <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>nonprofit housing organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>This appropriation also may be used to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>debt restructuring of existing supportive <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>housing properties. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>subdivision, "supportive housing" means <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>affordable rental housing with links to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>services necessary for individuals, youth, and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>families with children to maintain housing <br/>
<a id="pl.23.36"></a><var>23.36</var>stability.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>Of this amount, $2,500,000 is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>for the purposes of financing the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>rehabilitation and operating costs to preserve <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>public housing. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>subdivision, "public housing" is housing for <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>low-income persons and households financed <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>by the federal government and owned and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>operated by public housing authorities and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>agencies. Eligible public housing authorities <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>must have a public housing assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>system rating of standard or above. Priority <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>among comparable proposals must be given <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>to proposals that maximize federal or local <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>resources to finance the capital and operating <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>costs.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var><br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>Housing Rehabilitation and </b><br/>
<b>Accessibility</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,587,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,287,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>For the housing rehabilitation and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>accessibility program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>462A.05</statute_ref>, subdivisions 14a <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>and 15a.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 9.<b>Urban Indian Housing Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">187,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">187,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>For the urban Indian housing program <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.07, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>subdivision 15. The base is reduced by <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>$7,000 each year in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 10.<b>Tribal Indian Housing Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,683,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,394,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>For the tribal Indian housing program <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.07, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>subdivision 14. The base is reduced by <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>$179,000 each year in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var><br/>
<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 11.<b>Home Ownership Education, </b><br/>
<b>Counseling, and Training</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">865,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">865,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>For the home ownership education, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>counseling, and training program under <br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>462A.209</statute_ref>.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 12.<b>Capacity Building Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">340,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">340,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>For nonprofit capacity building grants <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>462A.21</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>subdivision 3b. The base is reduced by <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>$90,000 each year in fiscal year 2010 and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>fiscal year 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>LABOR AND INDUSTRY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">22,909,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">23,174,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2008<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2009<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,069,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,024,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' <br/>
Compensation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">21,076,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">21,371,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br/>
Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">764,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">779,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd.  2.<b>Workers' Compensation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,360,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,617,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>compensation fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>Up to $200,000 the first year and up to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>$200,000 the second year are for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>to the Vinland Center for rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>services. The grants shall be distributed as <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>the department refers injured workers to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>the Vinland Center to receive rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>services.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Safety Codes and Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,685,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,773,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>compensation fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>$500,000 the first year and $500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>the second year are from the workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>compensation fund for patient safe handling <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>grants under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>182.6553. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>and is available until expended.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Labor Standards/Apprenticeship</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,833,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,803,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,069,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,024,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var><br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br/>
Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">764,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">779,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>The appropriation from the workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>development fund is for the apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>178, and includes $100,000 each year for <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>labor education and advancement program <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>grants.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>$360,000 the first year and $300,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>second year from the general fund are for <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>prevailing wage enforcement of which <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>$60,000 in the first year is for outreach and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>survey participation improvements.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>General Support</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,031,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,981,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>compensation fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>BUREAU OF MEDIATION </b><br/>
<b>SERVICES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,864,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,904,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Mediation Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,714,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,754,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Labor Management Cooperation </b><br/>
<b>Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">150,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">150,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>$150,000 the first year and $150,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>the second year are for grants to area <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>labor-management committees. Grants may <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>be awarded for a 12-month period beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>July 1 of each year. Any unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>balance remaining at the end of the first <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>year does not cancel but is available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>second year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 8. <b>WORKERS' COMPENSATION </b><br/>
<b>COURT OF APPEALS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,660,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,703,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>compensation fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 9. <b>MINNESOTA HISTORICAL </b><br/>
<b>SOCIETY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">25,994,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">24,504,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>subdivisions. Of the appropriations, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>second year are for increased building lease <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>costs. These amounts are added to the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>department's base.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Education and Outreach</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">14,875,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">13,862,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>(a) Of this amount, $750,000 the first year is <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>a onetime appropriation for the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>Sesquicentennial Commission. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>appropriation, $325,000 is for competitive <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>matching grants for local events and projects; <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>$325,000 is for planning and support of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>statewide activities, and up to $100,000 may <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>be used for administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>The Minnesota Historical Society, the State <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>Arts Board, and Explore Minnesota Tourism <br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>may assist the commission in designing and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>implementing the grants program.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>The commission shall encourage private <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>contributions to match the state funds to the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>greatest extent possible. Any gifts, pledges, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>membership fees, or contributions received <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>by the commission are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>(b) $500,000 the first year is for a grant-in-aid <br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>program for county and local historical <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>societies. The Minnesota Historical Society <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>shall establish program guidelines and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>grant evaluation and award criteria for the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>program. Each dollar of state funds awarded <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>to a grantee must be matched with nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>funds on a dollar-for-dollar basis by a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>grantee. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>section 138.668, the Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>Society may not charge a fee for its general <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>tours at the Capitol, but may charge fees for <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>special programs other than general tours.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Preservation and Access</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,607,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,396,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>(a) $250,000 the first year is to conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>a conservation survey and for restoration, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>treatment, moving, and storage of the 1905 <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>historic furnishings and works of art in the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>Minnesota State Capitol. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>appropriation and is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>(b) $150,000 the first year is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>preservation of battle flags. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>appropriation and is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>(c) Funds may be reallocated between <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>paragraphs (a) and (b) for the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>maximizing federal funds.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Fiscal Agent</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(a) Minnesota International Center<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">43,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">43,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">16,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(c) Minnesota Military Museum<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(d) Farmamerica<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">128,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">128,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">(e) Balances Forward<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>Any unencumbered balance remaining in <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>this subdivision the first year does not cancel <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>but is available for the second year of the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>biennium.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>(f) $75,000 the first year is for a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>grant to the Nicollet County Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>Society for renovation of the center exhibit <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>gallery in the Treaty Site History Center in <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>St. Peter, including additions to the center's <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>infrastructure and state-of-the-art interpretive <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>elements. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>(g) $75,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>the Hmong Studies Center at Concordia <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>University in St. Paul, Minnesota, to be <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>used for preservation of Hmong historical <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>artifacts and documents. Any part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>appropriation not used in fiscal year 2008 is <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>available for use in fiscal year 2009. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>a onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>(h) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>second year are for a grant to the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>Eveleth to be used for the support of the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>Hockey Hall of Fame Museum provided <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>that it continues to operate in the city. This <br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>grant is in addition to and must not be <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>used to supplant funding under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>Statutes, section 298.28, subdivision 9c. This <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>appropriation is added to the society's base <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>budget.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Fund Transfer</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>The Minnesota Historical Society may <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>reallocate funds appropriated in and between <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>subdivisions 2 and 3 for any program <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>purposes.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Minnesota River Valley Study Group</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>The Minnesota Historical Society in <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>cooperation with Explore Minnesota Tourism <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>shall establish and coordinate a Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>River Valley study group. The Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>River Valley study group shall be comprised <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>of representatives of the Minnesota Valley <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>Scenic Byway Alliance, the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>of Natural Resources, the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>of Transportation, the Minnesota Indian <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>Affairs Council, the Region 6 West, Region <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>6 East, Region 8 and Region 9 Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>Development Commissions, the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>Historical Society, Explore Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>Tourism, State Arts Board, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>interested parties. The study group must <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>develop a plan for coordinated activities <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>among organizations represented on the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>study group to enhance and promote historic <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>sites, and historic, scenic, and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>features of the Minnesota River Valley <br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>area. Study topics shall include, but are <br/>
<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>not limited to, historic sites related to the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>Dakota Conflict of 1862 and the state and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>local preparations for the sesquicentennial of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>this event. The Minnesota Historical Society <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>and Explore Minnesota Tourism shall report <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>on the findings and recommendations of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>the Minnesota River Valley study group to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>the standing committees of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>representatives and senate with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>over historic sites and tourism by March 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>2008. The Minnesota River Valley study <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>group shall serve without compensation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 10. <b>BOARD OF THE ARTS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,215,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,227,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>If the appropriation for either year is <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>year is available.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd.  2.<b>Operations and Services</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">641,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">651,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Grants Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,617,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,617,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>The base for this program is $6,477,000 each <br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>year in the 2010-2011 biennium.<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd.  4.<b>Regional Arts Councils</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,957,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,959,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 11. <b>BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">496,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">505,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 12. <b>BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE, </b><br/>
<b>ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, </b><br/>
<b>LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, </b><br/>
<b>GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">800,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">815,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 13. <b>BOARD OF BARBER AND </b><br/>
<b>COSMETOLOGIST EXAMINERS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">829,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">749,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 14. <b>MINNESOTA BOXING </b><br/>
<b>COMMISSION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">50,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>This is a onetime appropriation to transition <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>the commission to being a self-funded entity.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var><br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 15. <b>MINNESOTA HUMANITIES </b><br/>
<b>COMMISSION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>Of this amount, ten percent each year is <br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>for lifelong learning programs in greater <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>Minnesota communities that do not <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>receive financial support from other large <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>educational institutions. The base budget <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>for the Minnesota Humanities Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>is $250,000 each year in the 2010-2011 <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>biennium.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 16. <b>TRANSFERS</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>The commissioner of labor and industry shall <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>transfer $1,627,000 by June 30, 2008, and <br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>$1,515,000 by June 30, 2009, and each year <br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>thereafter, from the construction code fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>Of the balance remaining in Laws 2005, First <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>2, subdivision 2, for the methamphetamine <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>laboratory cleanup revolving loan fund, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>$100,000 is for transfer to the small <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>community wastewater treatment account <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>446A.075, subdivision 1.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.7931, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Data from safety and education programs for loggers.</b> The following <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>data collected from persons who attend safety and education programs or seminars for <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>loggers established or approved by the commissioner under section 176.130, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>11, is public data:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>    (1) the names of the individuals attending the program or seminar;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>    (2) the names of each attendee's employer;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>    (3) the city where the employer is located;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>    (4) the date the program or seminar was held; and<br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>    (5) a description of the seminar or program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.61, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Administration by commissioner.</b> The commissioner shall administer <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>and enforce the State Building Code as a municipality with respect to public buildings and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>state licensed facilities in the state. The commissioner shall establish appropriate permit, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>plan review, and inspection fees, and surcharges for public buildings and state licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>facilities. Fees and surcharges for public buildings and state licensed facilities must be <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>remitted to the commissioner, who shall deposit them in the state treasury for credit to <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>the special revenue fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>    Municipalities other than the state having an agreement with the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>for code administration and enforcement service for public buildings and state licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>facilities shall charge their customary fees, including surcharge, to be paid directly to the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>jurisdiction by the applicant seeking authorization to construct a public building or a state <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>licensed facility. The commissioner shall sign an agreement with a municipality other than <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>the state for plan review, code administration, and code enforcement service for public <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>buildings and state licensed facilities in the jurisdiction if the building officials of the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>municipality meet the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>16B.65</statute_ref> and wish to provide those services <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>and if the commissioner determines that the municipality has enough adequately trained <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>and qualified building inspectors to provide those services for the construction project. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>    The commissioner may direct the state building official to assist a community that <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>has been affected by a natural disaster with building evaluation and other activities related <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>to building codes.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>    Administration and enforcement in a municipality under this section must apply <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>any optional provisions of the State Building Code adopted by the municipality. A <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>municipality adopting any optional code provision shall notify the state building official <br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>within 30 days of its adoption.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>    The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of the code relating to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>elevators statewide, except as provided for under section 
         <statute_ref>16B.747, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.65, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Designation.</b> By January 1, 2002, Each municipality shall designate <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>a building official to administer the code. A municipality may designate no more than one <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>building official responsible for code administration defined by each certification category <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>established in rule. Two or more municipalities may combine in the designation of a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>building official for the purpose of administering the provisions of the code within their <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>communities. In those municipalities for which no building officials have been designated, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>the state building official may use whichever state employees are necessary to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>the duties of the building official until the municipality makes a temporary or permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>designation. All costs incurred by virtue of these services rendered by state employees <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>must be borne by the involved municipality and receipts arising from these services must <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>be paid into the state treasury and credited to the special revenue fund to the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.65, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Administrative action and penalties.</b> The commissioner shall, by rule, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>establish a graduated schedule of administrative actions for violations of sections 
         <statute_ref>16B.59</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>to 
         <statute_ref>16B.75</statute_ref> and rules adopted under those sections. The schedule must be based on and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>reflect the culpability, frequency, and severity of the violator's actions. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>may impose a penalty from the schedule on a certification holder for a violation of sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>16B.59
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16B.75</statute_ref> and rules adopted under those sections. The penalty is in addition to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>any criminal penalty imposed for the same violation. Administrative monetary penalties <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>imposed by the commissioner must be paid to the special revenue fund. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.70, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Collection and reports.</b> All permit surcharges must be collected by each <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>municipality and a portion of them remitted to the state. Each municipality having a <br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>population greater than 20,000 people shall prepare and submit to the commissioner once <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>a month a report of fees and surcharges on fees collected during the previous month <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>but shall retain the greater of two percent or that amount collected up to $25 to apply <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>against the administrative expenses the municipality incurs in collecting the surcharges. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>All other municipalities shall submit the report and surcharges on fees once a quarter <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>but shall retain the greater of four percent or that amount collected up to $25 to apply <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>against the administrative expenses the municipalities incur in collecting the surcharges. <br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>The report, which must be in a form prescribed by the commissioner, must be submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>together with a remittance covering the surcharges collected by the 15th day following <br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>the month or quarter in which the surcharges are collected. All money collected by the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>commissioner through surcharges and other fees prescribed by sections 
<statute_ref>16B.59</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>16B.75</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>shall be deposited in the state government special revenue fund and is appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>commissioner for the purpose of administering and enforcing the State Building Code <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>under sections 
<statute_ref>16B.59</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>16B.75</statute_ref>. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.551, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Grant account.</b> A contaminated site cleanup and development <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>grant account is created in the general fund. Money in the account may be used, as <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>appropriated by law, to make grants as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>116J.554</statute_ref> and to pay for the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>commissioner's costs in reviewing applications and making grants. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16A.28</statute_ref>, money appropriated to the account for this program from any source is <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>available for four years until spent.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.554, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Qualifying sites.</b> A site qualifies for a grant under this section, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>following criteria are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>    (1) the site is not scheduled for funding during the current or next fiscal year under <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, United <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>States Code, title 42, section 9601, et seq. or under the Environmental Response, and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>Liability Act under sections 
         <statute_ref>115B.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115B.20</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>    (2) the appraised value of the site after adjusting for the effect on the value of the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>presence or possible presence of contaminants using accepted appraisal methodology, or <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>the current market value of the site as issued under section 
<statute_ref>273.121</statute_ref>, separately taking into <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>account the effect of the contaminants on the market value, (i) is less than 75 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>the estimated project costs for the site or (ii) is less than or equal to the estimated cleanup <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>costs for the site and the cleanup costs equal or exceed $3 per square foot for the site; and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>    (3) (2) if the proposed cleanup is completed, it is expected that the site will be <br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>improved with buildings or other improvements and these improvements will provide a <br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>substantial increase in the property tax base within a reasonable period of time or the site <br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>will be used for an important publicly owned or tax-exempt facility.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.555, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Priorities.</b> (a) The legislature expects that applications for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>will exceed the available appropriations and the agency will be able to provide grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>only some of the applicant development authorities.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>    (b) If applications for grants for qualified sites exceed the available appropriations, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>the agency shall make grants for sites that, in the commissioner's judgment, provide <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>the highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred and that meet all the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>requirements provided by law. In making this judgment, the commissioner shall consider <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>the following factors:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>    (1) the recommendations or ranking of projects by the commissioner of the Pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>Control Agency regarding the potential threat to public health and the environment that <br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>would be reduced or eliminated by completion of each of the response action plans;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>    (2) the potential increase in the property tax base of the local taxing jurisdictions, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>considered relative to the fiscal needs of the jurisdictions, that will result from <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>developments that will occur because of completion of each of the response action plans;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>    (3) the social value to the community of the cleanup and redevelopment of the site, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>including the importance of development of the proposed public facilities on each of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>the sites;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>    (4) the probability that each site will be cleaned up without use of government <br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>money in the reasonably foreseeable future by considering but not limited to the current <br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>market value of the site versus the cleanup cost;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>    (5) the amount of cleanup costs for each site; and<br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>    (6) the amount of the commitment of municipal or other local resources to pay for <br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>the cleanup costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>    The factors are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>considers appropriate. The commissioner may consider other factors that affect the net <br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>return of public benefits for completion of the response action plan. The commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>notwithstanding the listing of priorities and the goal of maximizing the return of public <br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>benefits, shall make grants that distribute available money to sites both within and outside <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>of the metropolitan area. The commissioner shall provide a written statement of the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>supporting reasons for each grant. Unless sufficient applications are not received for <br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>qualifying sites outside of the metropolitan area, at least 25 percent of the money provided <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>as grants must be made for sites located outside of the metropolitan area.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.575, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Commissioner discretion.</b> The commissioner may make a grant for <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>up to 50 percent of the eligible costs of a project. The determination of whether to make a <br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>grant for a site is within the discretion of the commissioner, subject to this section and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>116J.571</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116J.574</statute_ref> and available unencumbered money in the redevelopment <br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>account.  If the commissioner determines that the applications for grants for projects in <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>greater Minnesota are less than the amount of grant funds available, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>may make grants for projects anywhere in Minnesota. The commissioner's decisions and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>application of the priorities under this section are not subject to judicial review, except <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>for abuse of discretion.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.575, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Priorities.</b> (a) If applications for grants exceed the available <br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>appropriations, grants shall be made for sites that, in the commissioner's judgment, provide <br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>the highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred. "Public benefits" include <br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>job creation, bioscience development, environmental benefits to the state and region, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>efficient use of public transportation, efficient use of existing infrastructure, provision of <br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>affordable housing, multiuse development that constitutes community rebuilding rather <br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>than single-use development, crime reduction, blight reduction, community stabilization, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>and property tax base maintenance or improvement. In making this judgment, the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>commissioner shall give priority to redevelopment projects with one or more of the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>following characteristics:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>    (1) the need for redevelopment in conjunction with contamination remediation needs;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>    (2) the redevelopment project meets current tax increment financing requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>for a redevelopment district and tax increments will contribute to the project;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>    (3) the redevelopment potential within the municipality;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>    (4) proximity to public transit if located in the metropolitan area; and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>    (5) redevelopment costs related to expansion of a bioscience business in Minnesota; <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>    (5) (6) multijurisdictional projects that take into account the need for affordable <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>housing, transportation, and environmental impact.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>    (b) The factors in paragraph (a) are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather, the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>commissioner may weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as <br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>the commissioner considers appropriate. The commissioner may consider other factors <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>that affect the net return of public benefits for completion of the redevelopment plan. The <br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>commissioner, notwithstanding the listing of priorities and the goal of maximizing the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>return of public benefits, shall make grants that distribute available money to sites both <br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>within and outside of the metropolitan area. Unless sufficient applications are not received <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>for qualifying sites outside of the metropolitan area, at least 50 percent of the money <br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>provided as grants must be made for sites located outside of the metropolitan area.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116J.966, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Generally.</b> (a) The commissioner shall promote, develop, and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>facilitate trade and foreign investment in Minnesota. In furtherance of these goals, and in <br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>addition to the powers granted by section 
         <statute_ref>116J.035</statute_ref>, the commissioner may: <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>    (1) locate, develop, and promote international markets for Minnesota products <br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>and services;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>    (2) arrange and lead trade missions to countries with promising international markets <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>for Minnesota goods, technology, services, and agricultural products;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>    (3) promote Minnesota products and services at domestic and international trade <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>shows;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>    (4) organize, promote, and present domestic and international trade shows featuring <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>Minnesota products and services;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>    (5) host trade delegations and assist foreign traders in contacting appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>Minnesota businesses and investments;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>    (6) develop contacts with Minnesota businesses and gather and provide information <br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>to assist them in locating and communicating with international trading or joint venture <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>counterparts;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>    (7) provide information, education, and counseling services to Minnesota businesses <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>regarding the economic, commercial, legal, and cultural contexts of international trade;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>    (8) provide Minnesota businesses with international trade leads and information <br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>about the availability and sources of services relating to international trade, such as <br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>export financing, licensing, freight forwarding, international advertising, translation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>custom brokering;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>    (9) locate, attract, and promote foreign direct investment and business development <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>in Minnesota to enhance employment opportunities in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>    (10) provide foreign businesses and investors desiring to locate facilities in <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>Minnesota information regarding sources of governmental, legal, real estate, financial, and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>business services;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>    (11) enter into contracts or other agreements with private persons and public entities, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>including agreements to establish and maintain offices and other types of representation in <br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>foreign countries, to carry out the purposes of promoting international trade and attracting <br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>investment from foreign countries to Minnesota and to carry out this section, without <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>regard to section 
         <statute_ref>16C.06</statute_ref>; and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>    (12) market trade-related materials to businesses and organizations, and the proceeds <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>of which must be placed in a special revolving account and are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>commissioner to prepare and distribute trade-related materials.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>    (b) The programs and activities of the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>development and the Minnesota Trade Division may not duplicate programs and activities <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>of the commissioner of agriculture.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>    (c) The commissioner shall notify the chairs of the senate Finance and house Ways <br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>and Means Committees of each agreement under this subdivision to establish and maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>an office or other type of representation in a foreign country.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>    (d) The Minnesota Trade Office shall serve as the state's office of protocol providing <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>assistance to official visits by foreign government representatives and shall serve as liaison <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>to the foreign diplomatic corps in Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Workforce development intermediaries.</b> "Workforce development <br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>intermediaries" means public, private, or nonprofit entities that provide employment <br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>services to low-income individuals and have a demonstrated track record bringing together <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>employers and workers, private and public funding streams, and other stakeholders to <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>implement pathways to career advancement for low-income individuals. Entities may <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>include, but are not limited to, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>administrative entity of a local workforce service area.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.04, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Pathways program.</b> The pathways program may provide grants-in-aid <br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>for developing programs which assist in the transition of persons from welfare to work and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>assist individuals at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. The program <br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>is to be operated by the board. The board shall consult and coordinate with program <br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>administrators at the Department of Employment and Economic Development to design <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>and provide services for temporary assistance for needy families recipients.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>    Pathways grants-in-aid may be awarded to educational or other nonprofit training <br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>institutions or to workforce development intermediaries for education and training <br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>programs and services supporting education and training programs that serve eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>recipients.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>    Preference shall be given to projects that:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>    (1) provide employment with benefits paid to employees;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>    (2) provide employment where there are defined career paths for trainees;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>    (3) pilot the development of an educational pathway that can be used on a continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>basis for transitioning persons from welfare to work; and<br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>    (4) demonstrate the active participation of Department of Employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>Economic Development workforce centers, Minnesota State College and University <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>institutions and other educational institutions, and local welfare agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>    Pathways projects must demonstrate the active involvement and financial <br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>commitment of private business. Pathways projects must be matched with cash or in-kind <br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>contributions on at least a one-to-one one-half-to-one ratio by participating private <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>business.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>    A single grant to any one institution shall not exceed $400,000. A portion of a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>may be used for preemployment training.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>have the meanings given them in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>    (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>development.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>    (c) "Dislocated worker" means an individual who is a resident of Minnesota at the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>time employment ceased or was working in the state at the time employment ceased and:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>    (1) has been permanently separated or has received a notice of permanent separation <br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>from public or private sector employment and is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement <br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>to unemployment benefits, and is unlikely to return to the previous industry or occupation;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>    (2) has been long-term unemployed and has limited opportunities for employment <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>or reemployment in the same or a similar occupation in the area in which the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>resides, including older individuals who may have substantial barriers to employment by <br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>reason of age;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>    (3) has been terminated or has received a notice of termination of employment as a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>result of a plant closing or a substantial layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>    (4) has been self-employed, including farmers and ranchers, and is unemployed as a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>result of general economic conditions in the community in which the individual resides or <br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>because of natural disasters; or<br/>
<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>    (4) (5) is a displaced homemaker. A "displaced homemaker" is an individual who <br/>
<a id="pl.40.35"></a><var>40.35</var>has spent a substantial number of years in the home providing homemaking service and <br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>(i) has been dependent upon the financial support of another; and now due to divorce, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>separation, death, or disability of that person, must find employment to self support; or (ii) <br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>derived the substantial share of support from public assistance on account of dependents <br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>in the home and no longer receives such support.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>    To be eligible under this clause, the support must have ceased while the worker <br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>resided in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>    (d) "Eligible organization" means a state or local government unit, nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>organization, community action agency, business organization or association, or labor <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>organization.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>    (e) "Plant closing" means the announced or actual permanent shutdown of a single <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>site of employment, or one or more facilities or operating units within a single site of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>    (f) "Substantial layoff" means a permanent reduction in the workforce, which is <br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>not a result of a plant closing, and which results in an employment loss at a single site <br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>of employment during any 30-day period for at least 50 employees excluding those <br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>employees that work less than 20 hours per week.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Determination and collection of special assessment.</b> (a) In addition <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>to amounts due from an employer under the Minnesota unemployment insurance program, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>each employer, except an employer making reimbursements is liable for a special <br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>assessment levied at the rate of .10 percent per year for calendar years 2006 and 2007 on <br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>all taxable wages, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>268.035, subdivision 24</statute_ref>. Beginning January 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>2008, the special assessment shall be levied at a rate of .085 percent per year on all taxable <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>wages. The assessment shall become due and be paid by each employer on the same <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>schedule and in the same manner as other amounts due from an employer under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>268.051, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>    (b) The special assessment levied under this section shall be subject to the same <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>requirements and collection procedures as any amounts due from an employer under the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>Minnesota unemployment insurance program.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116L.666, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Designation of workforce service areas.</b> For the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>administering federal, state, and local employment and training services, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>shall designate the geographic boundaries for workforce service areas in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>    The commissioner shall approve a request to be a workforce service area from:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>    (1) a home rule charter or statutory city with a population of 200,000 or more or a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>county with a population of 200,000 or more; or<br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>    (2) a consortium of contiguous home rule charter or statutory cities or counties <br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>with an aggregate population of 200,000 or more that serves a substantial part of one or <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>more labor markets.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>    The commissioner may approve a request to be a workforce service area from a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>home rule charter or statutory city or a county or a consortium of contiguous home <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>rule charter or statutory cities or counties, without regard to population, that serves a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>substantial portion of a labor market area.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>    The commissioner shall make a final designation of workforce service areas within <br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>the state after consulting with local elected officials and the governor's Workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>Development Council. Existing service delivery areas designated under the federal Job <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>Training Partnership Act shall be initially designated as workforce service areas providing <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>that no other petitions are submitted by local elected officials.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>    The commissioner may redesignate workforce service areas, upon the advice of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>the affected local elected officials, no more frequently than every two years. These <br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>redesignations must be made not later than four months before the beginning of a program <br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>year.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116M.18, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Nonprofit corporation loans.</b> The board may make loans to a nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>corporation with which it has entered into an agreement under subdivision 1. These <br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>loans must be used to support a new or expanding business. This support may include <br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>such forms of financing as the sale of goods to the business on installment or deferred <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>payments, lease purchase agreements, or royalty investments in the business. The interest <br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>rate charged by a nonprofit corporation for a loan under this subdivision must not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus four percent. For a loan under this subdivision, the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>nonprofit corporation may charge a loan origination fee equal to or less than one percent <br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>of the loan value. The nonprofit corporation may retain the amount of the origination fee. <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>The nonprofit corporation must provide at least an equal match to the loan received by the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>board. The maximum loan available to the nonprofit corporation under this subdivision is <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>$50,000. Loans made to the nonprofit corporation under this subdivision may be made <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>without interest. Repayments made by the nonprofit corporation must be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>revolving fund created for urban initiative grants.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>    Sec. 18. <b>[116O.115] SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH ACCELERATION </b><br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; purpose.</b> The small business growth acceleration <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>program is established. The purpose of the program is to (1) help qualified companies <br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>implement technology and business improvements; and (2) bridge the gap between <br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>standard market pricing for technology and business improvements and what qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>companies can afford to pay.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Qualified company.</b> A company is qualified to receive assistance under <br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>the small business growth acceleration program if it is a manufacturing company or a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>manufacturing-related service company that employs 100 or fewer full-time equivalent <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>employees.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Applications for assistance.</b> A company seeking assistance under the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>small business growth acceleration program must file an application according to the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>requirements of the corporation. A company's application for small business growth <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>acceleration program assistance must include documentation of the company's overall plan <br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>for technology and business improvement and prioritize the components of the overall <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>plan. The application must also document the company's need for small business growth <br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>acceleration program funds in order to carry forward the highest priority components of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>the plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Fund awards; use of funds.</b> (a) The corporation shall establish <br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>procedures for determining which applicants for assistance under the small business <br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>growth acceleration program will receive program funding. Funding shall be awarded <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>only to accelerate a qualified company's adoption of needed technology or business <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>improvements when the corporation concludes that it is unlikely the improvements could <br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>be accomplished in any other way.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>    (b) The maximum amount of funds awarded to a qualified company under the small <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>business growth acceleration program for a particular project must not exceed 50 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>of the total cost of a project and must not under any circumstances exceed $25,000 during <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>a calendar year. The corporation shall not award to a qualified company small business <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>growth acceleration program funds in excess of $50,000 per year.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>    (c) Any funds awarded to a qualified company under the small business growth <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>acceleration program must be used for business services and products that will enhance the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>operation of the company. These business services and products must come either directly <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>from the corporation or from a network of expert providers identified and approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>the corporation. No company receiving small business growth acceleration program <br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>funds may use the funds for refinancing, overhead costs, new construction, renovation, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>equipment, or computer hardware.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>    (d) Any funds awarded must be disbursed to the qualified company as reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>documented according to requirements of the corporation.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Service agreements.</b> The corporation shall enter a written service <br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>agreement with each company awarded funds under the small business growth acceleration <br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>program. Each service agreement shall clearly articulate the company's need for service, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>state the cost of the service, identify who will provide the service, and define the scope of <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>the service that will be provided. The service agreement must also include an estimate <br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>of the financial impact of the service on the company and require the company to report <br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>the actual financial impact of the service to the corporation 24 months after the service is <br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>provided.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Reporting.</b> The corporation shall report annually to the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>committees with fiscal jurisdiction over the Department of Employment and Economic <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>Development:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>    (1) the funds awarded under the small business growth acceleration program during <br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>the past 12 months;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>    (2) the estimated financial impact of the funds awarded to each company receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>service under the program; and<br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>    (3) the actual financial impact of funds awarded during the past 24 months.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>    Sec. 19. <b>[179.86] PACKINGHOUSE WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> For the purpose of this section, "employer" means an <br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>employer in the meatpacking industry.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Right to adequate equipment.</b> An employer must furnish its employees <br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>with equipment to safely perform their jobs under OSHA standards.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Information provided to employee by employer.</b> (a) An employer <br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>must provide an explanation in an employee's native language of the employee's rights <br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>and duties as an employee either person to person or through written materials that, at a <br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>minimum, include:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>    (1) a complete description of the salary and benefits plans as they relate to the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>employee;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>    (2) a job description for the employee's position;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>    (3) a description of leave policies;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>    (4) a description of the work hours and work hours policy; and<br/>
<a id="pl.44.35"></a><var>44.35</var>    (5) a description of the occupational hazards known to exist for the position.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>    (b) The explanation must also include information on the following employee rights <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>as protected by state or federal law and a description of where additional information <br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>about those rights may be obtained:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>    (1) the right to organize and bargain collectively and refrain from organizing and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>bargaining collectively;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>    (2) the right to a safe workplace; and<br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>    (3) the right to be free from discrimination.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Commissioner duties.</b> The commissioner of labor and industry in <br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>consultation with the commissioner of human rights must develop and implement a <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>strategy to assist employers in providing adequate notice and education to employees of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>their rights under this section. The commissioner shall assign the duty to implement <br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>the strategy to a specific identified position in the department. The position, along with <br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>contact information, must be included on printed materials the department prepares and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>distributes to carry out the commissioner's duties under this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 179A.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Other duties.</b> (a) The commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>    (1) provide mediation services as requested by the parties until the parties reach <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>agreement, and may continue to assist parties after they have submitted their final <br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>positions for interest arbitration;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>    (2) issue notices, subpoenas, and orders required by law to carry out duties under <br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>179A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>179A.25</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>    (3) assist the parties in formulating petitions, notices, and other papers required to <br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>be filed with the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>    (4) conduct elections;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>    (5) certify the final results of any election or other voting procedure conducted <br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>179A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>179A.25</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>    (6) adopt rules relating to the administration of this chapter and the conduct of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>hearings and elections;<br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>    (7) receive, catalogue, file, and make available to the public all decisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>arbitrators and panels authorized by sections 
         <statute_ref>179A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>179A.25</statute_ref>, all grievance arbitration <br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>decisions, and the commissioner's orders and decisions; <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>    (8) adopt, subject to chapter 14, a grievance procedure that fulfills the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>section 
         <statute_ref>179A.20, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, that is available to any employee in a unit not covered by <br/>
<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>a contractual grievance procedure; <br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>    (9) maintain a schedule of state employee classifications or positions assigned to <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>each unit established in section 
         <statute_ref>179A.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>    (10) collect fees established by rule for empanelment of persons on the labor <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>arbitrator roster maintained by the commissioner or in conjunction with fair share fee <br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>challenges. Arbitrator application fees will be $100 per year for initial applications and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>renewals effective July 1, 2007;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>    (11) provide technical support and assistance to voluntary joint labor-management <br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>committees established for the purpose of improving relationships between exclusive <br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>representatives and employers, at the discretion of the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>    (12) provide to the parties a list of arbitrators as required by section 
         <statute_ref>179A.16, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>; and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>    (13) maintain a list of up to 60 arbitrators for referral to employers and exclusive <br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>representatives for the resolution of grievance or interest disputes. Each person on the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>list must be knowledgeable about collective bargaining and labor relations in the public <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>sector, well versed in state and federal labor law, and experienced in and knowledgeable <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>about labor arbitration. To the extent practicable, the commissioner shall appoint members <br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>to the list so that the list is gender and racially diverse.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>    (b) From the names provided by representative organizations, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>shall maintain a list of arbitrators to conduct teacher discharge or termination hearings <br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>122A.41</statute_ref>. The persons on the list must meet at least <br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>one of the following requirements: <br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>    (1) be a former or retired judge;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>    (2) be a qualified arbitrator on the list maintained by the bureau;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>    (3) be a present, former, or retired administrative law judge; or<br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>    (4) be a neutral individual who is learned in the law and admitted to practice in <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>Minnesota, who is qualified by experience to conduct these hearings, and who is without <br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>bias to either party.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>    Each year, education Minnesota shall provide a list of up to 14 names and the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>Minnesota School Boards Association a list of up to 14 names of persons to be on the list. <br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>The commissioner may adopt rules about maintaining and updating the list.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>    Sec. 21. <b>[181A.115] PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT RELATING TO THE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var><b>PRESENCE OF LIQUOR.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>    No minor under the age of 18 shall be employed in any rooms constituting the place <br/>
<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>in which intoxicating liquors or 3.2 percent malt liquors are served or consumed or in any <br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>tasks involving the serving, dispensing, or handling of such liquors that are consumed on <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>the premises except that:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>    (1) minors who have reached the age of 16 may be employed to perform busing, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>dishwashing, or hosting services in those rooms or areas of a restaurant, hotel, motel, or <br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>resort where the presence of intoxicating liquor is incidental to food service or preparation; <br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>    (2) minors who have reached the age of 16 may be employed to perform busing, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>dishwashing, or hosting services or to provide waiter or waitress service in rooms or areas <br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>where the presence of 3.2 percent malt liquor is incidental to food service or preparation;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>    (3) minors who have reached the age of 16 may be employed to provide musical <br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>entertainment in those rooms or areas where the presence of intoxicating liquor and 
<statute_ref>3.2</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>percent malt liquor is incidental to food service or preparation; and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>    (4) minors are not prevented from working at tasks which are not prohibited by law <br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>in establishments where liquor is sold, served, dispensed, or handled in those rooms or <br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>areas where no liquor is consumed or served.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 182.65, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Legislative findings and purpose.</b> The legislature finds that the burden on <br/>
<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>employers and employees of this state resulting from personal injuries and illnesses arising <br/>
<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>out of work situations is substantial; that the prevention of these injuries and illnesses is an <br/>
<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>important objective of the government of this state; that the greatest hope of attaining this <br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>objective lies in programs of research and education, and in the earnest cooperation of <br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>government, employers and employees; and that a program of regulation and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>is a necessary supplement to these more basic programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>    The legislature declares it to be its purpose and policy through the exercise of its <br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>powers to assure so far as possible every worker in the state of Minnesota safe and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources by:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>    (a) authorizing the Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Council to advise, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>consult with or recommend on any matters relating to the Minnesota occupational <br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>safety and health plan to the commissioner of labor and industry and by authorizing the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>commissioner of labor and industry to promulgate and enforce mandatory occupational <br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>safety and health standards applicable to employers and employees in the state of <br/>
<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>    (b) encouraging employers and employees to increase their efforts to reduce the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>number of occupational safety and health hazards at their places of employment, and to <br/>
<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>stimulate employers and employees to institute new and to perfect existing programs for <br/>
<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>providing safe and healthful working conditions;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>    (c) providing that employers and employees have separate but dependent <br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>responsibilities and rights with respect to achieving safe and healthful working conditions;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>    (d) providing for research in the field of occupational safety and health; including <br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>the psychological factors involved, and by developing innovative methods, techniques, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>and approaches for dealing with occupational safety and health problems;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>    (e) exploring ways to discover latent diseases, establishing causal connections <br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>between diseases and work in environmental conditions, and conducting other research <br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>relating to health problems, in recognition of the fact that occupational health standards <br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>present problems often different from those involved in occupational safety;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>    (f) utilizing advances already made by federal laws and regulations providing safe <br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>and healthful working conditions;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>    (g) providing criteria which will assure insofar as practicable that no employee <br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>will suffer diminished health, functional capacity, or life expectancy as a result of work <br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>experience;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>    (h) providing an effective enforcement program which shall include locating <br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>enforcement personnel in areas of the state with a higher incidence of workplace fatalities, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>injuries, and complaints and a prohibition against giving advance notice of an inspection <br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>and sanctions for any individual violating this prohibition;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>    (i) providing for appropriate reporting procedures with respect to occupational <br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>safety and health, which procedures will help achieve the objectives of this chapter and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>accurately describe the nature of the occupational safety and health problem;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>    (j) encouraging joint labor-management efforts to reduce injuries and diseases <br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>arising out of employment;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>    (k) providing consultation to employees and employers which will aid them in <br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>complying with their responsibilities under this chapter where such consultation does not <br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>interfere with the effective enforcement of this chapter; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>    (l) providing for training programs to increase the number and competence of <br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>personnel engaged in the field of occupational safety and health.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>    Sec. 23. <b>[182.6551] CITATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>    Sections 182.6551 to 182.6553 may be cited as the "Safe Patient Handling Act."<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>    Sec. 24. <b>[182.6552] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Direct patient care worker.</b> "Direct patient care worker" means an <br/>
<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>individual doing the job of directly providing physical care to patients including nurses, as <br/>
<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>defined by section 148.171, who provide physical care to patients.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Health care facility.</b> "Health care facility" means a hospital as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>section 144.50, subdivision 2; an outpatient surgical center as defined in section 144.55, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>subdivision 2; and a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Safe patient handling.</b> "Safe patient handling" means a process, based on <br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>scientific evidence on causes of injuries, that uses safe patient handling equipment rather <br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>than people to transfer, move, and reposition patients in all health care facilities to reduce <br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>workplace injuries. This process also reduces the risk of injury to patients.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Safe patient handling equipment.</b> "Safe patient handling equipment" <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>means engineering controls, lifting and transfer aids, or mechanical assistive devices used <br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>by nurses and other direct patient care workers instead of manual lifting to perform the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>acts of lifting, transferring, and repositioning health care facility patients and residents.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>    Sec. 25. <b>[182.6553] SAFE PATIENT HANDLING PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Safe patient handling program required.</b> (a) By July 1, 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>every licensed health care facility in the state shall adopt a written safe patient handling <br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>policy establishing the facility's plan to achieve by January 1, 2011, the goal of minimizing <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>manual lifting of patients by nurses and other direct patient care workers by utilizing <br/>
<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>safe patient handling equipment.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>    (b) The program shall address:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>    (1) assessment of hazards with regard to patient handling;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>    (2) the acquisition of an adequate supply of appropriate safe patient handling <br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>equipment;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>    (3) initial and ongoing training of nurses and other direct patient care workers on <br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>the use of this equipment;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>    (4) procedures to ensure that physical plant modifications and major construction <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>projects are consistent with program goals; and <br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>    (5) periodic evaluations of the safe patient handling program.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Safe patient handling committee.</b> (a) By July 1, 2008, every licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>health care facility in the state shall establish a safe patient handling committee either by <br/>
<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>creating a new committee or assigning the functions of a safe patient handling committee <br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>to an existing committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>    (b) Membership of a safe patient handling committee or an existing committee must <br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>meet the following requirements: <br/>
<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>    (1) at least half the members shall be nonmanagerial nurses and other direct patient <br/>
<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>care workers; and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>    (2) in a health care facility where nurses and other direct patient care workers <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the union shall select the committee <br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>members proportionate to its representation of nonmanagerial workers, nurses, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>direct patient care workers.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>    (c) A health care organization with more than one covered health care facility may <br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>establish a committee at each facility or one committee to serve this function for all the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>facilities. If the organization chooses to have one overall committee for multiple facilities, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>at least half of the members of the overall committee must be nonmanagerial nurses and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>other direct patient care workers and each facility must be represented on the committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>    (d) Employees who serve on a safe patient handling committee must be compensated <br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>by their employer for all hours spent on committee business.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Facilities with existing programs.</b> A facility that has already adopted a <br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>safe patient handling policy that satisfies the requirements of subdivision 1, and established <br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>a safe patient handling committee by July 1, 2008, is considered to be in compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>with those requirements. The committee must continue to satisfy the requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>subdivision 2, paragraph (b), on an ongoing basis. <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Committee duties.</b> A safe patient handling committee shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>    (1) complete a patient handling hazard assessment that: <br/>
<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>    (i) considers patient handling tasks, types of nursing units, patient populations, and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>the physical environment of patient care areas; <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>    (ii) identifies problems and solutions; <br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>    (iii) identifies areas of highest risk for lifting injuries; and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>    (iv) recommends a mechanism to report, track, and analyze injury trends;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>    (2) make recommendations on the purchase, use, and maintenance of an adequate <br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>supply of appropriate safe patient handling equipment;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>    (3) make recommendations on training of nurses and other direct patient care <br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>workers on use of safe patient handling equipment, initially when the equipment arrives at <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>the facility and periodically afterwards;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>    (4) conduct annual evaluations of the safe patient handling implementation plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>progress toward goals established in the safe patient handling policy; and<br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>    (5) recommend procedures to ensure that, when remodeling of patient care areas <br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>occurs, the plans incorporate safe patient handling equipment or the physical space and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>construction design needed to accommodate safe patient handling equipment at a later date.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Training materials.</b> The commissioner shall make training materials on <br/>
<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var>implementation of this section available to all health care facilities at no cost as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.36"></a><var>50.36</var>training and education duties of the commissioner under section 182.673.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Enforcement.</b> This section shall be enforced by the commissioner under <br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>section 182.661. A violation of this section is subject to the penalties provided under <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>section 182.666.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Grant program.</b> The commissioner may make grants to health care <br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>facilities to acquire safe patient handling equipment and for training on safe patient <br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>handling and safe patient handling equipment. Grants to any one facility may not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>$40,000. A grant must be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the grantee. The <br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>commissioner shall establish a grant application process. The commissioner may give <br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>priority for grants to facilities that demonstrate that acquiring safe patient handling <br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>equipment will impose a financial hardship on the facility. For health care facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>that provide evidence of hardship, the commissioner may waive the 50 percent match <br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>requirement and may grant such a facility more than $40,000. Health care facilities that <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>the commissioner determines are experiencing hardship shall not be required to meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>safe patient handling requirements until July 1, 2012.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268.196, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Unemployment insurance benefits telephone system.</b> The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>must ensure that the telephone system used for unemployment insurance benefits provides <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>an option for any caller to speak to an unemployment insurance specialist. An individual <br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>who calls any of the publicized telephone numbers seeking information about applying for <br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>benefits or on the status of a claim must have the option to speak on the telephone to a <br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>specialist who can provide direct assistance or can direct the caller to the person or office <br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>that is able to respond to the caller's needs.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268A.01, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Supported employment.</b> (a) "Supported employment" means <br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>employment of a person with a disability so severe that the person needs ongoing training <br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>and support to get and keep a job in which:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>    (1) the person engages in paid work in a position removed from the service vendor's <br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>site where individuals without disabilities who do not require public subsidies also may <br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>be employed;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>    (2) public funds are necessary to provide ongoing training and support services <br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>throughout the period of the person's employment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>    (3) the person has the opportunity for social interaction with individuals who do not <br/>
<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>have disabilities and who are not paid caregivers.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>    (b) If the commissioner has certified a rehabilitation facility setting as integrated, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>then employment at that site may be considered supported employment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268A.01, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Affirmative business enterprise employment.</b> "Affirmative business <br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>enterprise employment" means employment which provides paid work on the premises of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>an affirmative business enterprise as certified by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>    Affirmative business enterprise employment is considered community employment <br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>for purposes of funding under Minnesota Rules, parts 3300.1000 to 3300.2055, provided <br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>that the wages for individuals reported must be at or above customary wages for the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>same employer. The employer must also provide one benefit package that is available to <br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>all employees.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268A.085, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Appointment; membership.</b> Every city, town, county, nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>corporation, or combination thereof establishing a rehabilitation facility shall appoint a <br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>rehabilitation facility board of no fewer than nine seven voting members before becoming <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>eligible for the assistance provided by sections 
         <statute_ref>268A.06</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>268A.15</statute_ref>. When any city, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>town, or county singly establishes such a rehabilitation facility, the board shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>appointed by the chief executive officer of the city or the chair of the governing board <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>of the county or town. When any combination of cities, towns, counties, or nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>corporations establishes a rehabilitation facility, the chief executive officers of the cities, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>nonprofit corporations, and the chairs of the governing bodies of the counties or towns <br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>shall appoint the board. If a nonprofit corporation singly establishes a rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>facility, the corporation shall appoint the board of directors. Membership on a board <br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>shall be representative of the community served and shall include a person with a <br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>disability. One-third to one-half of the board shall be representative of industry or <br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>business. The remaining members should be representative of lay associations for persons <br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>with a disability, labor, the general public, and education, welfare, medical, and health <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>professions. Nothing in sections 
<statute_ref>268A.06</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>268A.15</statute_ref> shall be construed to preclude <br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>the appointment of elected or appointed public officials or members of the board of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>directors of the sponsoring nonprofit corporation to the board, so long as the representation <br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>described above is preserved. If a county establishes an extended employment program <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>and manages the program with county employees, the governing board shall be the county <br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>board of commissioners, and other provisions of this chapter pertaining to membership on <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>the governing board do not apply. <br/>
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<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268A.15, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Integrated setting.</b> At the commissioner's discretion, paid work on the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>premises of a rehabilitation facility may be certified as an integrated setting after a site <br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>review by the department.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>    Sec. 31. <b>[325E.60] RESTROOM ACCESS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Short title.</b> This section may be cited as the Restroom Access Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>    (a) "Customer" means an individual who is lawfully on the premises of a retail <br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>establishment.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>    (b) "Eligible medical condition" means Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, any other <br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, or any other medical condition <br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>that requires immediate access to a restroom facility.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>    (c) "Retail establishment" means a place of business open to the general public for <br/>
<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>the sale of goods or services. Retail establishment does not include a filling station or <br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>service station with a structure of 800 square feet or less that has an employee restroom <br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>facility located within that structure.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Retail establishment; customer access to restroom facilities.</b> A retail <br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>establishment that has a restroom facility for its employees shall allow a customer to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>use that facility during normal business hours if the restroom facility is reasonably safe <br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>and all of the following conditions are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>    (1) the customer requesting the use of the employee restroom facility suffers from an <br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>eligible medical condition or uses an ostomy device, provided that the existence of the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>condition or device is documented in writing by the customer's physician or a nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>organization whose purpose includes serving individuals who suffer from the condition;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>    (2) three or more employees of the retail establishment are working at the time the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>customer requests use of the employee restroom facility;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>    (3) the retail establishment does not normally make a restroom available to the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>public;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>    (4) the employee restroom facility is not located in an area where providing access <br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>would create an obvious health or safety risk to the customer or an obvious security risk <br/>
<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>to the establishment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>    (5) a public restroom is not immediately accessible to the customer.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Liability.</b> (a) A retail establishment or an employee of a retail <br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>establishment is not civilly liable for an act or omission in allowing a customer who <br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>claims to have an eligible medical condition to use an employee restroom facility that is <br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>not a public restroom if the act or omission:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>    (1) is not negligent;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>    (2) occurs in an area of the retail establishment that is not accessible to the public; and<br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>    (3) results in an injury to or death of the customer or an individual other than an <br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>employee accompanying the customer.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>    (b) This section does not require a retail establishment to make any physical changes <br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>to an employee restroom facility.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Violation.</b> For a first violation of this section, the city or county attorney <br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>shall issue a warning letter to the retail establishment or employee informing the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>establishment or employee of the requirements of this section. A retail establishment or an <br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>employee of a retail establishment that violates this section after receiving a warning letter <br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. The fine for a first offense must not exceed $50.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462.39, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Local planning assistance.</b> A regional development commission or, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>in regions not served by regional development commissions, a regional organization <br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>selected by the commissioner of employment and economic development, may develop a <br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>program to support planning on behalf of local units of government. The local planning <br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>must be related to issues of regional or statewide significance and may include, but is not <br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>limited to, the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>    (1) local planning and development assistance, which may include local zoning <br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>ordinances and land use plans;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>    (2) community or economic development plans, which may include workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>development plans, housing development plans and market analysis, JOBZ administration, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>grant writing assistance, and grant administration;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>    (3) environment and natural resources plans, which may include solid waste <br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>management plans, wastewater management plans, and renewable energy development <br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>plans;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>    (4) rural community health services; and<br/>
<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>    (5) development of geographical information systems to serve regional needs, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>including hardware and software purchases and related labor costs.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>    Each regional development commission or organization shall submit to the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>commissioner of employment and economic development an annual work program <br/>
<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>that outlines the work items for the upcoming year and establishes the relationship of <br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>the work items to development issues of regional or statewide significance. The entity <br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>completing the annual work program and identifying the statewide development issues <br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>shall consider input from the Departments of Employment and Economic Development, <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>Natural Resources, Transportation, Agriculture, Commerce, and other state agencies as <br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>appropriate to the issues.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 469.334, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var><b>469.334 DESIGNATION OF ZONE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Commissioner to designate.</b> (a) The commissioner, in consultation <br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>with the commissioner of revenue and the director of the Office of Strategic and <br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>Long-Range Planning, shall may designate  one or more biotechnology and health sciences <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>industry zones. Priority must be given to applicants with a development plan that links a <br/>
<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>higher education/research institution with a biotechnology and health sciences industry <br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>facility.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>    (b) The commissioner may consult with the applicant prior to the designation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>zone. The commissioner may modify the development plan, including the boundaries <br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>of the zone or subzones, if in the commissioner's opinion a modified plan would better <br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>meet the objectives of the biotechnology and health sciences industry zone program. The <br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>commissioner shall notify the applicant of the modifications and provide a statement of <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>the reasons for the modifications.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Need indicators.</b> (a) In evaluating applications to determine the need for <br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>designation of a biotechnology and health sciences industry zone, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>consider the following factors as indicators of need:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>    (1) the extent to which land in proximity to a significant scientific research institution <br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>could be developed as a higher and better use for biotechnology and health sciences <br/>
<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>industry facilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>    (2) the amount of property in or near the zone that is deteriorated or underutilized; <br/>
<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>    (3) the extent to which property in the area would remain underdeveloped or <br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>nonperforming due to physical characteristics.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>    (b) The commissioner may require applicants to provide data to demonstrate how <br/>
<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>the area meets one or more of the indicators of need.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Success indicators.</b> In determining the likelihood of success of a proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>zone, the commissioner shall consider:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>    (1) applicants that show a viable link between a higher education/research institution, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>the biotechnology and/or medical devices business sectors, and one or more units of <br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>local government with a development plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>    (2) the extent to which the area has substantial real property with adequate <br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>infrastructure and energy to support new or expanded development;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>    (3) the strength and viability of the proposed development goals, objectives, and <br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>strategies in the development plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>    (4) whether the development plan is creative and innovative in comparison to <br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>other applications;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>    (5) local public and private commitment to development of a biotechnology and <br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>health sciences industry facility or facilities in the proposed zone and the potential <br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>cooperation of surrounding communities;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>    (6) existing resources available to the proposed zone;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>    (7) how the designation of the zone would relate to other economic and community <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>development projects and to regional initiatives or programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>    (8) how the regulatory burden will be eased for biotechnology and health sciences <br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>industry facilities located in the proposed zone;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>    (9) proposals to establish and link job creation and job training in the biotechnology <br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>and health sciences industry with research/educational institutions; and<br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>    (10) the extent to which the development is directed at encouraging, and that <br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>designation of the zone is likely to result in, the creation of high-paying jobs.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Designation schedule.</b> (a) The schedule in paragraphs (b) to (e) applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>the designation of the first biotechnology and health sciences industry zone.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>    (b) The commissioner shall publish the form for applications and any procedural, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>form, or content requirements for applications by no later than August 1, 2003. The <br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>commissioner may publish these requirements on the Internet, in the State Register, or by <br/>
<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>any other means the commissioner determines appropriate to disseminate the information <br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>to potential applicants for designation.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>    (c) Applications must be submitted by October 15, 2003.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>    (d) The commissioner shall designate the zones by no later than December 31, 2003.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>    (e) The designation of the zones takes effect January 1, 2004.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>    (f) Additional zones may be designated in later years, following substantially the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var>same application and designation process as provided in paragraphs (b) to (e) only after <br/>
<a id="pl.56.36"></a><var>56.36</var>the commissioner of employment and economic development has established criteria for <br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>expanding the number of zones. The criteria must limit designating a new zone to a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>community that has adequate resources and infrastructure to support bioindustry, including <br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>postsecondary institutions, strong health care systems, and existing bioscience companies. <br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>It must also require that a new zone be located on a transportation corridor.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>    Sec. 34. <b>WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT FEE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>    If the commissioner of employment and economic development determines that <br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>the need for services under the dislocated worker program substantially exceeds the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>resources that will be available for the program, the commissioner may increase the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>special assessment levied under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.20, subdivision 1, to no <br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>more than .12 percent of taxable wages.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>    Sec. 35. <b>WORKING GROUP ON STATE ROLE IN TRADE POLICY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Work group members.</b> The Department of Employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>Economic Development must convene a working group to develop recommendations for <br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>establishing policies and procedures regarding the role of the state in federal trade policy <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>and trade agreements. The working group must be comprised of 17 members as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>    (1) the governor or his designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>    (2) the commissioner of the Department of Employment and Economic Development <br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>or his designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>    (3) the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture or his designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>    (4) the commissioner of the Department of Administration or his designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>    (5) the attorney general or her designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>    (6) two members of the Minnesota senate one of whom is appointed by the senate <br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>majority leader and one appointed by the minority leader;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>    (7) two members of the Minnesota house of representatives, one of whom is <br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>appointed by the speaker and one appointed by the minority leader;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>    (8) two members designated by the Minnesota AFL-CIO;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>    (9) two members representing labor organizations other than the AFL-CIO with one <br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>to be appointed by the speaker of the Minnesota house of representatives and one to be <br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>appointed by the majority leader of the Minnesota senate;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>    (10) two members designated by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce; and<br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>    (11) two members representing business organizations other than the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>Chamber of Commerce appointed by the governor.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>    The Department of Employment and Economic Development must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>administrative support to the working group. <br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Duties; responsibilities.</b> The working group may obtain input from other <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>state and federal agencies as appropriate and may conduct public hearings to allow input <br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>from interested stakeholders. The working group must:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>    (1) determine the state's jurisdiction regarding federal trade policy and trade <br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>agreements;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>    (2) assess the state's current policies, procedures, roles and responsibilities for <br/>
<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>providing advice and consent on federal trade policy and trade agreements;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>    (3) review the current means through which the state interacts with the Office of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and Congress regarding trade policy and <br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>trade agreements;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>    (4) inventory the federal trade policies and trade agreements that the state of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>Minnesota has formally approved or signed on to;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>    (5) examine trade policy models established by other states;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>    (6) develop recommendations for defining responsibilities and procedures for the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>state's role in federal trade policy and trade agreements; and<br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>    (7) prepare legislative recommendations to implement the recommendations of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>the working group.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>    The working group must report its findings and recommendations to the governor <br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>and the legislature by December 1, 2007.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>    Sec. 36. <b>STUDY; SAFE PATIENT HANDLING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>    (a) The commissioner of labor and industry shall study ways to require workers' <br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>compensation insurers to recognize compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>182.6553, in the workers' compensation premiums of health care and long-term care <br/>
<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>facilities. The commissioner shall report by January 15, 2008, the results of the study <br/>
<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>to the chairs of the policy committees of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>workers' compensation issues.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>    (b) By January 15, 2008, the commissioner must make recommendations to the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>legislature regarding funding sources available to health care facilities for safe patient <br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>handling programs and equipment, including, but not limited to, low interest loans, interest <br/>
<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>free loans, and federal, state, or county grants.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>    Sec. 37. <b>WORK GROUP; SAFE PATIENT HANDLING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>    The Minnesota State Council on Disability shall convene a work group comprised <br/>
<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>of representatives from the Minnesota Medical Association and other organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>representing clinics, disability advocates, and direct care workers, to do the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>    (1) assess the current options for and use of safe patient handling equipment in <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>unlicensed outpatient clinics, physician offices, and dental settings;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>    (2) identify barriers to the use of safe patient handling equipment in these settings; <br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>    (3) define clinical settings that move patients to determine applicability of the Safe <br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>Patient Handling Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>    The work group must report to the legislature by January 15, 2008, including <br/>
<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>reports to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees on workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>development.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>    Sec. 38. <b>EFFECT ON RULES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>    The commissioner of labor and industry shall amend Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var><statute_ref>5200.0910</statute_ref>, to conform to Minnesota Statutes, section 181A.115. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>may use the good cause exemption in Minnesota Statutes, section 
<statute_ref>14.388</statute_ref>, in adopting <br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>the amendment required by this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>    Sec. 39. <b>PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY FUNDING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>    To the greatest practical extent, projects on the Public Facilities Authority's 2007 <br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>intended use plan, the listings for which were based on the Pollution Control Agency's <br/>
<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>2006 project priority list, shall be carried over to the 2008 intended use plan. Projects that <br/>
<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>qualified for funding from the Public Facilities Authority under Laws 2006, chapter 258, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>section 21, that could not be certified by the Pollution Control Agency by the applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>deadline shall have until May 1, 2008, or six months after the Minnesota Supreme Court <br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>issues an opinion in the cities of Maple Lake and Annandale matter, whichever is later, to <br/>
<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>obtain the required certification from the Pollution Control Agency.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>    Sec. 40. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16B.747, subdivision 4; 16C.18, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>2; 183.375, subdivision 5; 183.545, subdivision 9; 326.241; 326.44; 326.52; and 326.64, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.975, is repealed effective December <br/>
<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>1, 2007.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.63, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Interpretative authority.</b> To achieve uniform and consistent application <br/>
<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>of the State Building Code, the state building official commissioner has final interpretative <br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>authority applicable to all codes adopted as part of the State Building Code except <br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>for the Plumbing Code and the Electrical Code when enforced by the State Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>Electricity. A final interpretative committee composed of seven members, consisting <br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>of three building officials, two inspectors from the affected field, and two construction <br/>
<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>industry representatives, shall review requests for final interpretations relating to that field <br/>
<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>for which the commissioner has final interpretative authority. A request The Plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>Board has final interpretative authority applicable to the state Plumbing Code and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>review requests for final interpretation made to the board that relate to the state plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>code. The Board of Electricity has final interpretative authority applicable to the state <br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>Electrical Code and shall review requests for final interpretation made to the board that <br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>relate to the state Electrical Code.  The Board of High Pressure Piping Systems has final <br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>interpretative authority applicable to the state High Pressure Piping Code and shall review <br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>requests for final interpretation made to the board that relate to the state high pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>piping code. Except for requests for final interpretations that relate to the state plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>code, the state Electrical Code, and the state High Pressure Piping Code, requests for final <br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>interpretation must come from a local or state level building code board of appeals. The <br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>state building official commissioner must establish procedures for membership of the final <br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>interpretative committees. The appropriate committee shall review the request and make <br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>a recommendation to the state building official commissioner for the final interpretation <br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>within 30 days of the request. The state building official commissioner must issue an a final <br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>interpretation within ten business days from after the receipt of the recommendation from <br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>the review final interpretative committee. A The Plumbing Board, the Board of Electricity, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>or the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems shall review a request and issue a final <br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>interpretation within 30 days of the request. Any person aggrieved by final interpretation <br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>may be appealed appeal within 30 days of its issuance to by the commissioner under <br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>section 
<statute_ref>16B.67</statute_ref> or the board in accordance with chapter 14. The final interpretation <br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>must be published within ten business days of its issuance and made available to the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>public. Municipal building officials shall administer all final interpretations issued by <br/>
<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>the state building official commissioner until the final interpretations are considered by <br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>the commissioner, the Plumbing Board, the Board of Electricity, or the Board of High <br/>
<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>Pressure Piping Systems for adoption as part of the State Building Code, state Plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>Code, state Electrical Code, or the High Pressure Piping Code. <br/>
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<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 154.003, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var><b>154.003 FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>    (a) The fees collected, as required in this chapter, chapter 214, and the rules of the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>board, shall be paid to the executive secretary of the board. The executive secretary shall <br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>deposit the fees in the general fund in the state treasury.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>    (b) The board shall charge the following fees:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>    (1) examination and certificate, registered barber, $65;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>    (2) examination and certificate, apprentice, $60;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>    (3) examination, instructor, $160;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>    (4) certificate, instructor, $45;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>    (5) temporary teacher or apprentice permit, $50;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>    (6) renewal of license, registered barber, $50;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>    (7) renewal of license, apprentice, $45;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>    (8) renewal of license, instructor, $60;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>    (9) renewal of temporary teacher permit, $35;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>    (10) student permit, $25;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>    (11) initial shop registration, $60;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>    (12) initial school registration, $1,010;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>    (13) renewal shop registration, $60;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>    (14) renewal school registration, $260;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>    (15) restoration of registered barber license, $75;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>    (16) restoration of apprentice license, $70;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>    (17) restoration of shop registration, $85;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>    (18) change of ownership or location, $35;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>    (19) duplicate license, $20; and<br/>
<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>    (20) home study course, $75; and<br/>
<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>    (21) registration of hair braiders, $20 per year.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>    Sec. 3. <b>[154.465] HAIR BRAIDING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Registration.</b> Any person engaged in hair braiding solely for <br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>compensation as a profession, except persons licensed as cosmetologists, shall register <br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>with the Minnesota Board of Barber and Cosmetology Examiners in a form determined <br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definition.</b> "Hair braiding" means a natural form of hair manipulation that <br/>
<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>results in tension on hair strands by beading, braiding, cornrowing, extending, lacing, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.35"></a><var>61.35</var>locking, sewing, twisting, weaving, or wrapping human hair, natural fibers, synthetic <br/>
<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>fibers, and hair extensions into a variety of shapes, patterns, and textures predominantly by <br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>hand and by only using simple braiding devices, and maintenance thereof. Hair braiding <br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>includes what is commonly known as "African-style hair braiding" or "natural hair care" <br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>but is not limited to any particular cultural, ethnic, racial, or religious forms of hair styles. <br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>Hair braiding includes the making of customized wigs from natural hair, natural fibers, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>synthetic fibers, and hair extensions. Hair braiding includes the use of topical agents such <br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>as conditioners, gels, moisturizers, oils, pomades, and shampoos. Hair braiding does not <br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>involve the use of penetrating chemical hair treatments, chemical hair coloring agents, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>chemical hair straightening agents, chemical hair joining agents, permanent wave styles, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>or chemical hair bleaching agents applied to growing human hair. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>section, "simple hair braiding devices" means clips, combs, curlers, curling irons, hairpins, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>rollers, scissors, needles, thread, and hair binders including adhesives, if necessary, that <br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>are required solely for hair braiding.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Requirements.</b> In order to qualify for initial registration, any person <br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>engaged in hair braiding solely for compensation as a profession, except persons licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>as cosmetologists, shall satisfactorily complete instruction at either an accredited school, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>professional association, or by an individual approved by the board. Instruction includes <br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>coursework covering the topics of health, safety, sanitation, and state laws related to <br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>cosmetology not to exceed 30 hours. The coursework is encouraged to be provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>a foreign language format and such availability shall be reported to and posted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>Minnesota Board of Barber and Cosmetology Examiners.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Curriculum.</b> An accredited school, professional association, or an <br/>
<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>individual approved by the board desiring to provide the coursework required under <br/>
<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>subdivision 3 shall have curriculum in place by January 1, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008, except subdivision 4 is <br/>
<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Examination of records.</b> The commissioner may enter during <br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>reasonable office hours or upon request and inspect the place of business or employment of <br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>any employer of employees working in the state, to examine and inspect books, registers, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>payrolls, and other records of any employer that in any way relate to wages, hours, and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>other conditions of employment of any employees. The commissioner may transcribe any <br/>
<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>or all of the books, registers, payrolls, and other records as the commissioner deems <br/>
<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>necessary or appropriate and may question the employees to ascertain compliance with <br/>
<a id="pl.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35 177.435</statute_ref>. The commissioner may investigate wage claims or <br/>
<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>complaints by an employee against an employer if the failure to pay a wage may violate <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>Minnesota law or an order or rule of the department. <br/>
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<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.27, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Compliance orders.</b> The commissioner may issue an order requiring an <br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>employer to comply with sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35 177.435</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.02</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.03</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.031</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>181.032
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.101</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.11</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.12</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.13</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.14</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.145</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>181.15</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>181.79</statute_ref>, or with <br/>
<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>any rule promulgated under section 
         <statute_ref>177.28</statute_ref>. The department shall serve the order upon <br/>
<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>the employer or the employer's authorized representative in person or by certified mail <br/>
<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>at the employer's place of business. An employer who wishes to contest the order must <br/>
<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>file written notice of objection to the order with the commissioner within 15 calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>days after being served with the order. A contested case proceeding must then be held <br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>in accordance with sections 
         <statute_ref>14.57</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>14.69</statute_ref>. If, within 15 calendar days after being <br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>served with the order, the employer fails to file a written notice of objection with the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>commissioner, the order becomes a final order of the commissioner. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.27, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Court actions; suits brought by private parties.</b> An employee may bring <br/>
<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>a civil action seeking redress for a violation or violations of sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>177.44 directly to district court. An employer who pays an employee less than the wages <br/>
<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>and overtime compensation to which the employee is entitled under sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>177.35
</statute_ref> 177.44 is liable to the employee for the full amount of the wages, gratuities, and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>overtime compensation, less any amount the employer is able to establish was actually <br/>
<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>paid to the employee and for an additional equal amount as liquidated damages. In <br/>
<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>addition, in an action under this subdivision the employee may seek damages and other <br/>
<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>appropriate relief provided by subdivision 7 and otherwise provided by law. An agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>between the employee and the employer to work for less than the applicable wage is not <br/>
<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>a defense to the action. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.27, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>    Subd. 9. <b>District court jurisdiction.</b> Any action brought under subdivision 8 may <br/>
<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>be filed in the district court of the county wherein a violation or violations of sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>177.21
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.44 are alleged to have been committed, where the respondent resides <br/>
<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>or has a principal place of business, or any other court of competent jurisdiction. The <br/>
<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>action may be brought by one or more employees. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.27, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Attorney fees and costs.</b> In any action brought pursuant to subdivision 8, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>the court shall order an employer who is found to have committed a violation or violations <br/>
<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>of sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.44 to pay to the employee or employees reasonable costs, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>disbursements, witness fees, and attorney fees. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General authority.</b> The commissioner may adopt rules, including <br/>
<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>definitions of terms, to carry out the purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.44, to <br/>
<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>prevent the circumvention or evasion of those sections, and to safeguard the minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>wage and overtime rates established by sections 
         <statute_ref>177.24</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>177.25</statute_ref>. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.30, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var><b>177.30 KEEPING RECORDS; PENALTY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>    Every employer subject to sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.44 must make and keep a <br/>
<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>record of: <br/>
<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>    (1) the name, address, and occupation of each employee;<br/>
<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>    (2) the rate of pay, and the amount paid each pay period to each employee;<br/>
<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>    (3) the hours worked each day and each workweek by the employee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>    (4) for each employer subject to sections 177.41 to 177.44, and while performing <br/>
<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>work on public works projects funded in whole or in part with state funds, the prevailing <br/>
<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>wage master job classification of each employee working on the project for each hour <br/>
<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>worked; and<br/>
<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>    (4) (5) other information the commissioner finds necessary and appropriate to <br/>
<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>enforce sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref>. The records must be kept for three years in or near the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>premises where an employee works except each employer subject to sections 177.41 to <br/>
<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>177.44, and while performing work on public works projects funded in whole or in part <br/>
<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>with state funds, the records must be kept for three years after the contracting authority <br/>
<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>has made final payment on the public works project. <br/>
<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>    The commissioner may fine an employer up to $1,000 for each failure to maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>records as required by this section. This penalty is in addition to any penalties provided <br/>
<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>177.32, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. In determining the amount of a civil penalty under <br/>
<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>this subdivision, the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the employer's business <br/>
<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>and the gravity of the violation shall be considered. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.43, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Contract requirements.</b> The contract must specifically state the prevailing <br/>
<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>wage rates, prevailing hours of labor, and hourly basic rates of pay. The contract must also <br/>
<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>provide that the contracting agency shall demand, and the contractor and subcontractor <br/>
<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>shall furnish to the contracting agency, copies of any or all payrolls not more than 14 days <br/>
<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>after the end of each pay period. The payrolls must contain all the data required by section <br/>
<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>177.30. The contracting authority may examine all records relating to wages paid laborers <br/>
<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>or mechanics on work to which sections 177.41 to 177.44 apply.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.43, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Determination by commissioner</b><b>; posting; petition for reconsideration</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>    The prevailing wage rates, prevailing hours of labor, and hourly basic rates of pay for all <br/>
<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>trades and occupations required in any project must be ascertained before the state asks for <br/>
<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>bids. The commissioner of labor and industry shall investigate as necessary to ascertain <br/>
<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>the information. The commissioner Each contractor and subcontractor performing work <br/>
<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>on a public project shall keep the information posted on the project in at least one <br/>
<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>conspicuous place for the information of the employees working on the project. A person <br/>
<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>aggrieved by a final determination of the commissioner may petition the commissioner for <br/>
<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>reconsideration of findings. A person aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner after <br/>
<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>reconsideration may, within 20 days after the decision, petition the commissioner for a <br/>
<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>public hearing in the manner of a contested case under sections 
         <statute_ref>14.57</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>14.61</statute_ref>. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.43, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Examination of records</b><b>; investigation by the department</b><b>.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>Department of Labor and Industry shall enforce this section. The department may <br/>
<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>demand, and the contractor and subcontractor shall furnish to the department, copies <br/>
<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>of any or all payrolls. The department may examine all records relating to wages paid <br/>
<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>laborers or mechanics on work to which sections 
         <statute_ref>177.41</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.44</statute_ref> apply. The department <br/>
<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>shall employ at least three investigators to perform on-site project reviews, receive and <br/>
<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>investigate complaints of violations of this section, and conduct training and outreach to <br/>
<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>contractors and contracting authorities for public works projects financed in whole or <br/>
<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>in part with state funds.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 177.43, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Prevailing wage violations.</b> Upon issuing a compliance order to an <br/>
<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>employer pursuant to section 177.27, subdivision 4, for violation of sections 177.41 to <br/>
<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>177.44, the commissioner shall issue a withholding order to the contracting authority <br/>
<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>ordering the contracting authority to withhold payment of sufficient sum to the prime <br/>
<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>or general contractor on the project to satisfy the back wages assessed or otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>cure the violation, and the contracting authority must withhold the sum ordered until <br/>
<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>the compliance order has become a final order of the commissioner and has been fully <br/>
<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>paid or otherwise resolved by the employer.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>    During an investigation of a violation of sections 177.41 to 177.44 which the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>commissioner reasonably determines is likely to result in the finding of a violation of <br/>
<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>sections 177.41 to 177.44 and the issuance of a compliance order pursuant to section <br/>
<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>177.27, subdivision 4, the commissioner may notify the contracting authority of the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>determination and the amount expected to be assessed and the contracting authority shall <br/>
<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>give the commissioner 90 days' prior notice of the date the contracting authority intends to <br/>
<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>make final payment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>    Sec. 15. <b>[181.723] INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>    Subdivision 1. <b> Definitions.</b> The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>    (a) "Person" means any individual, limited liability corporation, corporation, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, sole proprietorship, joint stock <br/>
<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>company, or any other legal or commercial entity.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>    (b) "Department" means the Department of Labor and Industry.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>    (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor and industry or a duly <br/>
<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>designated representative of the commissioner who is either an employee of the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>Department of Labor and Industry or person working under contract with the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>of Labor and Industry.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>    (d) "Individual" means a human being.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>    (e) "Day" means calendar day unless otherwise provided.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>    (f) "Knowingly" means knew or could have known with the exercise of reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>diligence.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>    (g) "Document" or "documents" includes papers; books; records; memoranda; data; <br/>
<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>contracts; drawings; graphs; charts; photographs; digital, video, and audio recordings; <br/>
<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>records; accounts; files; statements; letters; e-mails; invoices; bills; notes; and calendars <br/>
<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>maintained in any form or manner.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Limited application.</b> This section only applies to individuals performing <br/>
<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>public or private sector commercial or residential building construction or improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>services.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Employee-employer relationship.</b> Except as provided in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>4, for purposes of chapters 176, 177, 181A, 182, and 268, as of January 1, 2009, an <br/>
<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>individual who performs services for a person that are in the course of the person's trade, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>business, profession, or occupation is an employee of that person and that person is an <br/>
<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>employer of the individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Independent contractor.</b> An individual is an independent contractor and <br/>
<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>not an employee of the person for whom the individual is performing services in the course <br/>
<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>of the person's trade, business, profession, or occupation only if (1) the individual holds <br/>
<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>a current independent contractor exemption certificate issued by the commissioner; and <br/>
<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>(2) the individual is performing services for the person under the independent contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>exemption certificate as provided in subdivision 6. The requirements in clauses (1) and (2) <br/>
<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>must be met in order to qualify as an independent contractor and not as an employee of <br/>
<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>the person for whom the individual is performing services in the course of the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>trade, business, profession, or occupation.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Application.</b> To obtain an independent contractor exemption certificate, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>the individual must submit, in the manner prescribed by the commissioner, a complete <br/>
<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>application and the certificate fee required under subdivision 14.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>    (a) A complete application must include all of the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>    (1) the individual's full name;<br/>
<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>    (2) the individual's residence address and telephone number;<br/>
<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>    (3) the individual's business name, address, and telephone number;<br/>
<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>    (4) the services for which the individual is seeking an independent contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>    (5) the individual's Social Security number;<br/>
<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>    (6) the individual's or the individual's business federal employer identification <br/>
<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>number, if a number has been issued to the individual or the individual's business;<br/>
<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>    (7) any information or documentation that the commissioner requires by rule that <br/>
<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>will assist the department in determining whether to grant or deny the individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>application; and<br/>
<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>    (8) the individual's sworn statement that the individual meets all of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>    (i) maintains a separate business with the individual's own office, equipment, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>materials, and other facilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>    (ii) holds or has applied for a federal employer identification number or has filed <br/>
<a id="pl.67.35"></a><var>67.35</var>business or self-employment income tax returns with the federal Internal Revenue Service <br/>
<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>if the person has performed services in the previous year for which the individual is <br/>
<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>seeking the independent contractor exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>    (iii) operates under contracts to perform specific services for specific amounts of <br/>
<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>money and under which the individual controls the means of performing the services;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>    (iv) incurs the main expenses related to the service that the individual performs <br/>
<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>under contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>    (v) is responsible for the satisfactory completion of services that the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>contracts to perform and is liable for a failure to complete the service;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>    (vi) receives compensation for service performed under a contract on a commission <br/>
<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>or per-job or competitive bid basis and not on any other basis;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>    (vii) may realize a profit or suffer a loss under contracts to perform service;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>    (viii) has continuing or recurring business liabilities or obligations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>    (ix) the success or failure of the individual's business depends on the relationship of <br/>
<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>business receipts to expenditures.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>    (b) Individuals who are applying for or renewing a residential building contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>or residential remodeler license under sections 326.83 to 326.992 and any rules <br/>
<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>promulgated pursuant thereto may simultaneously apply for or renew an independent <br/>
<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>contractor exemption certificate. The commissioner shall create an application form <br/>
<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>that allows for the simultaneous application for both a residential building contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>or residential remodeler license and an independent contractor exemption certificate. <br/>
<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>If individuals simultaneously apply for or renew a residential building contractor or <br/>
<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>residential remodeler license and an independent contractor exemption certificate using <br/>
<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>the form created by the commissioner, individuals shall only be required to provide, in <br/>
<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>addition to the information required by section 326.89 and rules promulgated pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>thereto, the sworn statement required by paragraph (a), clause (8), and any additional <br/>
<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>information required by this subdivision that is not also required by section 326.89 and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>any rules promulgated thereto. When individuals submit a simultaneous application on the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>form created by the commissioner for both a residential building contractor or residential <br/>
<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>remodeler license and an independent contractor exemption certificate, the application <br/>
<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>fee shall be $150. An independent contractor exemption certificate that is in effect <br/>
<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>before March 1, 2009, shall remain in effect until March 1, 2011, unless revoked by the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>commissioner or cancelled by the individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>    (c) Within 30 days of receiving a complete application and the certificate fee, the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>commissioner must either grant or deny the application. The commissioner may deny <br/>
<a id="pl.68.35"></a><var>68.35</var>an application for an independent contractor exemption certificate if the individual has <br/>
<a id="pl.68.36"></a><var>68.36</var>not submitted a complete application and certificate fee or if the individual does not <br/>
<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>meet all of the conditions for holding the independent contractor exemption certificate. <br/>
<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>The commissioner may revoke an independent contractor exemption certificate if the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>commissioner determines that the individual no longer meets all of the conditions for <br/>
<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>holding the independent contractor exemption certificate, commits any of the actions <br/>
<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>set out in subdivision 7, or fails to cooperate with a department investigation into the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>continued validity of the individual's certificate. Once issued, an independent contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>exemption certificate remains in effect for two years unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>    (1) revoked by the commissioner; or<br/>
<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>    (2) canceled by the individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>    (d) If the department denies an individual's original or renewal application for <br/>
<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>an independent contractor exemption certificate or revokes an independent contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>exemption certificate, the commissioner shall issue to the individual an order denying or <br/>
<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>revoking the certificate. The commissioner may issue an administrative penalty order to <br/>
<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>an individual or person who commits any of the actions set out in subdivision 7.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>    (e) An individual or person to whom the commissioner issues an order under <br/>
<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>paragraph (d) shall have 30 days after service of the order to request a hearing. The <br/>
<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>request for hearing must be in writing and must be served on or faxed to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>at the address or facsimile number specified in the order by the 30th day after service of <br/>
<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>the order. If the individual does not request a hearing or if the individual's request for a <br/>
<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>hearing is not served on or faxed to the commissioner by the 30th day after service of the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>order, the order shall become a final order of the commissioner and will not be subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>review by any court or agency. The date on which a request for hearing is served by mail <br/>
<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>shall be the postmark date on the envelope in which the request for hearing is mailed. If <br/>
<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>the individual serves or faxes a timely request for hearing, the hearing shall be a contested <br/>
<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>case hearing and shall be held in accordance with chapter 14.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Performing services under exemption certificate.</b> An individual is <br/>
<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>performing services for a person under an independent contractor exemption certificate if:<br/>
<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>    (a) the individual is performing services listed on the individual's independent <br/>
<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>contractor exemption certificate; and<br/>
<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>    (b) at the time the individual is performing services listed on the individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>independent contractor exemption certificate, the individual meets all of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>    (1) maintains a separate business with the individual's own office, equipment, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>materials, and other facilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.69.35"></a><var>69.35</var>    (2) holds or has applied for a federal employer identification number or has filed <br/>
<a id="pl.69.36"></a><var>69.36</var>business or self-employment income tax returns with the federal Internal Revenue Service <br/>
<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>if the individual performed services in the previous year for which the individual has the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>independent contractor exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>    (3) is operating under contract to perform the specific services for the person <br/>
<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>for specific amounts of money and under which the individual controls the means of <br/>
<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>performing the services;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>    (4) is incurring the main expenses related to the services that the individual is <br/>
<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>performing for the person under the contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>    (5) is responsible for the satisfactory completion of the services that the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>has contracted to perform for the person and is liable for a failure to complete the services;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>    (6) receives compensation from the person for the services performed under the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>contract on a commission or per-job or competitive bid basis and not on any other basis;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>    (7) may realize a profit or suffers a loss under the contract to perform services for <br/>
<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>the person;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>    (8) has continuing or recurring business liabilities or obligations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>    (9) the success or failure of the individual's business depends on the relationship of <br/>
<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>business receipts to expenditures.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Prohibited activities.</b> (a) An individual shall not:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>    (1) perform work as an independent contractor who meets the qualifications under <br/>
<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>subdivision 6 without first obtaining from the department an independent contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>    (2) perform work as an independent contractor when the department has denied or <br/>
<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>revoked the individual's independent contractor exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>    (3) transfer to another individual or allow another individual to use the individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>independent contractor exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>    (4) alter or falsify an independent contractor exemption certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>    (5) misrepresent the individual's status as an independent contractor; or<br/>
<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>    (6) make a false material statement, representation, or certification; omit material <br/>
<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>information; or alter, conceal, or fail to file a document required by this section or any rule <br/>
<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>promulgated by the commissioner under rulemaking authority set out in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>    (b) A person shall not:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>    (1) require an individual through coercion, misrepresentation, or fraudulent means to <br/>
<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>adopt independent contractor status;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>    (2) knowingly misrepresent that an individual who has not been issued an <br/>
<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>independent contractor exemption certificate or is not performing services for the person <br/>
<a id="pl.70.35"></a><var>70.35</var>under an independent contractor exemption certificate is an independent contractor; or<br/>
<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>    (3) make a false material statement, representation, or certification; omit material <br/>
<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>information; or alter, conceal, or fail to file a document required by this section or any rule <br/>
<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>promulgated by the commissioner under rulemaking authority set out in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>    (c) A person for whom an individual is performing services must obtain a copy of the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>individual's independent contractor exemption certificate before services may commence. <br/>
<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>A copy of the independent contractor exemption certificate must be retained for five years <br/>
<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>from the date of receipt by the person for whom an individual is performing services.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Remedies.</b>  An individual or person who violates any provision of <br/>
<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>subdivision 7 is subject to a penalty to be assessed by the department of up to $5,000 for <br/>
<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>each violation. The department shall deposit penalties in the assigned risk safety account.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Commissioner's powers.</b> (a) In order to carry out the purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>section, the commissioner may:<br/>
<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>    (1) administer oaths and affirmations, certify official acts, interview, question, take <br/>
<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>oral or written statements, and take depositions;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>    (2) request, examine, take possession of, photograph, record, and copy any <br/>
<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>documents, equipment, or materials;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>    (3) at a time and place indicated by the commissioner, request persons to appear <br/>
<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>before the commissioner to give testimony and produce documents, equipment, or <br/>
<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>materials;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>    (4) issue subpoenas to compel persons to appear before the commissioner to give <br/>
<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>testimony and produce documents, equipment, or materials; and<br/>
<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>    (5) subject to paragraph (c), with or without notice, enter without delay upon <br/>
<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>any property, public or private, for the purpose of taking any action authorized under <br/>
<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>this subdivision or the applicable law, including obtaining information or conducting <br/>
<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>inspections or investigations.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>    (b) Persons requested by the commissioner to give testimony or produce documents, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>equipment, or materials shall respond within the time and in the manner specified by the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>commissioner. If no time to respond is specified in the request, then a response shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>submitted within 30 days of the commissioner's service of the request.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>    (c) Upon the refusal or anticipated refusal of a property owner, lessee, property <br/>
<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>owner's representative, or lessee's representative to permit the commissioner's entry onto <br/>
<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>property as provided in paragraph (a), the commissioner may apply for an administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>inspection order in the Ramsey County District Court or, at the commissioner's discretion, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>in the district court in the county in which the property is located. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.71.35"></a><var>71.35</var>anticipate that a property owner or lessee will refuse entry if the property owner, lessee, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.36"></a><var>71.36</var>property owner's representative, or lessee's representative has refused to permit entry on a <br/>
<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>prior occasion or has informed the commissioner that entry will be refused. Upon showing <br/>
<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>of administrative probable cause by the commissioner, the district court shall issue an <br/>
<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>administrative inspection order that compels the property owner or lessee to permit the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>commissioner to enter the property for the purposes specified in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>    (d) Upon the application of the commissioner, a district court shall treat the failure of <br/>
<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>any person to obey a subpoena lawfully issued by the commissioner under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>as a contempt of court.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Notice requirements.</b> Unless otherwise specified, service of a document <br/>
<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>on a person under this section may be by mail, by personal service, or in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>any consent to service filed with the commissioner. Service by mail shall be accomplished <br/>
<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>in the manner provided in Minnesota Rules, part 1400.5550, subpart 2. Personal service <br/>
<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>shall be accomplished in the manner provided in Minnesota Rules, part 1400.5550, <br/>
<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>subpart 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Facsimile; timely service.</b> When this section permits a request for <br/>
<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>hearing to be served by facsimile on the commissioner, the facsimile shall not exceed 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>pages in length. The request shall be considered timely served if the facsimile is received <br/>
<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>by the commissioner, at the facsimile number identified by the commissioner in the order, <br/>
<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>no later than 4:30 p.m. central time on the last day permitted for faxing the request. <br/>
<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>Where the quality or authenticity of the faxed request is at issue, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>may require the original request to be filed. Where the commissioner has not identified <br/>
<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>quality or authenticity of the faxed request as an issue and the request has been faxed in <br/>
<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>accordance with this subdivision, the person faxing the request does not need to file the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>original request with the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Time period computation.</b> In computing any period of time prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>or allowed by this section, the day of the act, event, or default from which the designated <br/>
<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed <br/>
<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which event the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>period runs until the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Rulemaking.</b> The commissioner may, in consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>commissioner of revenue and the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>development, adopt, amend, suspend, and repeal rules under the rulemaking provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>of chapter 14 that relate to the commissioner's responsibilities under this section. This <br/>
<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>subdivision is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Fee.</b> The certificate fee for the original application and for the renewal of <br/>
<a id="pl.72.35"></a><var>72.35</var>an independent contractor exemption certificate shall be $150.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Notice to commissioner; review by commissioner of revenue.</b> When <br/>
<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>the commissioner has reason to believe that an individual who holds a certificate has failed <br/>
<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>to maintain all the conditions required by subdivision 6 or is not performing services for a <br/>
<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>person under the independent contractor exemption certificate, the commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>notify the commissioner of revenue and the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>development. Upon receipt of notification from the commissioner that an individual who <br/>
<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>holds a certificate has failed to maintain all the conditions required by subdivision 6 <br/>
<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>or is not performing services for a person under the independent contractor exemption <br/>
<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>certificate, the commissioner of revenue must review the information returns required <br/>
<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>under section 6041A of the Internal Revenue Code. The commissioner of revenue shall <br/>
<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>also review the submitted certification that is applicable to returns audited or investigated <br/>
<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>under section 289A.35.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>    Subd. 16. <b>Data classified.</b> Data in applications for an independent contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>exemption certificate and any required documentation submitted to the commissioner are <br/>
<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02. Data in exemption certificates <br/>
<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>issued by the commissioner are public data. Data that document a revocation or <br/>
<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>cancellation of an exemption certificate are public data. Upon request of the Department <br/>
<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>of Revenue or Department of Employment and Economic Development, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>may release to the requesting department data classified as private under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>or investigative data that are not public under section 13.39 that relate to the issuance or <br/>
<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>denial of applications or revocations of certificates.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 181.932, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibited action.</b> An employer shall not discharge, discipline, <br/>
<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>threaten, otherwise discriminate against, or penalize an employee regarding the employee's <br/>
<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment because:<br/>
<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>    (a) the employee, or a person acting on behalf of an employee, in good faith, reports <br/>
<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>a violation or suspected violation of any federal or state law or rule adopted pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>law to an employer or to any governmental body or law enforcement official;<br/>
<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>    (b) the employee is requested by a public body or office to participate in an <br/>
<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>investigation, hearing, inquiry;<br/>
<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>    (c) the employee refuses an employer's order to perform an action that the employee <br/>
<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>has an objective basis in fact to believe violates any state or federal law or rule or <br/>
<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>regulation adopted pursuant to law, and the employee informs the employer that the order <br/>
<a id="pl.73.35"></a><var>73.35</var>is being refused for that reason; or<br/>
<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>    (d) the employee, in good faith, reports a situation in which the quality of health care <br/>
<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>services provided by a health care facility, organization, or health care provider violates a <br/>
<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>standard established by federal or state law or a professionally recognized national clinical <br/>
<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>or ethical standard and potentially places the public at risk of harm.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>    (e) a public employee communicates the findings of a scientific or technical study <br/>
<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>that the employee, in good faith, believes to be truthful and accurate, including reports to a <br/>
<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>governmental body or law enforcement official.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>The disclosures protected pursuant to this section do not authorize the disclosure of data <br/>
<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>otherwise protected by law.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 181.935, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var><b>181.935 INDIVIDUAL REMEDIES; PENALTY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>    (a) In addition to any remedies otherwise provided by law, an employee injured by <br/>
<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>a violation of section 
         <statute_ref>181.932</statute_ref> may bring a civil action to recover any and all damages <br/>
<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>recoverable at law, together with costs and disbursements, including reasonable attorney's <br/>
<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>fees, and may receive such injunctive and other equitable relief as determined by the court. <br/>
<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>    (b) An employer who failed to notify, as required under section 
         <statute_ref>181.933</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>181.934</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>an employee injured by a violation of section 
         <statute_ref>181.932</statute_ref> is subject to a civil penalty of $25 <br/>
<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>per day per injured employee not to exceed $750 per injured employee. <br/>
<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>    (c) If the district court determines that a violation of section 181.932 occurred, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>the court may order any appropriate relief, including but not limited to reinstatement, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>back-pay, restoration of lost service credit, if appropriate, compensatory damages, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>expungement of any adverse records of an employee who was the subject of the alleged <br/>
<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>acts of misconduct.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325E.37, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Scope; limitations.</b> (a) This section applies to a sales representative who, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>during some part of the period of the sales representative agreement:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>    (1) is a resident of Minnesota or maintains that person's principal place of business <br/>
<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>in Minnesota; or<br/>
<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>    (2) whose geographical territory specified in the sales representative agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>includes part or all of Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>    (b) To be effective, any demand for arbitration under subdivision 5 must be made <br/>
<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>in writing and delivered to the principal on or before one year after the effective date of <br/>
<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>the termination of the agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>    (c) A provision in any contract between a sales representative dealing in plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>equipment or supplies and a principal purporting to waive any provision of this act, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>whether by express waiver or by a provision stipulating that the contract is subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>laws of another state, shall be void.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Rules.</b> The state commissioner of health Plumbing Board may, by <br/>
<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>rule, prescribe minimum standards which shall be uniform, and which standards shall <br/>
<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>thereafter be effective for all new plumbing installations, including additions, extensions, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>alterations, and replacements connected with any water or sewage disposal system owned <br/>
<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>or operated by or for any municipality, institution, factory, office building, hotel, apartment <br/>
<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>building, or any other place of business regardless of location or the population of the city <br/>
<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>or town in which the installation is to be located. Notwithstanding the provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>Minnesota Rules, part 4715.3130, as they apply to review of plans and specifications, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>the commissioner may allow plumbing construction, alteration, or extension to proceed <br/>
<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>without approval of the plans or specifications by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>    Except for powers granted to the Plumbing Board, the commissioner of labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>industry shall administer the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>326.37</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326.45</statute_ref> and for such purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>may employ plumbing inspectors and other assistants.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.37, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Air admittance valves and water-free urinals prohibited.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>Mechanical devices and fittings with internal moving parts are prohibited from installation <br/>
<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>in plumbing venting systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>    (b) All urinals covered under the jurisdiction of the state Plumbing Code must have <br/>
<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>a water flush device with a volume of not more than one gallon per use.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>    Sec. 21. <b>[326.372] PLUMBING BOARD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Composition.</b> (a) The Plumbing Board shall consist of 13 members. <br/>
<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>Eleven members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>senate and shall be voting members. Appointments of members by the governor shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>made in accordance with section 15.066. If the senate votes to refuse to consent to an <br/>
<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>appointment of a member made by the governor, the governor shall appoint a new member <br/>
<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be the commissioner of labor <br/>
<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>and industry or the designee, who shall be a voting member. One member shall be the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>commissioner of health or the designee, who shall not be a voting member. Of the 11 <br/>
<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>appointed members, the composition shall be as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>    (1) two members shall be municipal plumbing inspectors, one from the metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>area and one from greater Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>    (2) one member shall a be licensed professional engineer specializing in plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>designs or systems;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>    (3) two members shall be commercial/industrial plumbing contractors, one from the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>metropolitan area and one from greater Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>    (4) one member shall be a residential plumbing contractor;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>    (5) two members shall be commercial/industrial journeymen, one from the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>metropolitan area and one from greater Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>    (6) one member shall be a residential plumbing journeyman;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>    (7) one member shall be a water conditioning contractor; and<br/>
<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>    (8) one member shall be a municipal public water supply system operator or <br/>
<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>superintendent.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>    One of the municipal plumbing inspectors shall be appointed for an initial term to <br/>
<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>end on December 31, 2010, and one municipal plumbing inspector shall be appointed for <br/>
<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>an initial term to end on December 31, 2011. The professional engineer shall be appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>for an initial term to end on December 31, 2011. One of the commercial/industrial <br/>
<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>plumbing contractors shall be appointed for an initial term to end on December 31, 2010, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>and one commercial/industrial plumbing contractor shall be appointed for an initial term <br/>
<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>to end on December 31, 2011. The residential plumbing contractor shall be appointed for <br/>
<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>an initial term to end on December 31, 2010. One of the commercial/industrial plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>journeymen shall be appointed for an initial term to end on December 31, 2011, and one <br/>
<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>commercial/industrial plumbing journeyman shall be appointed for an initial term to end <br/>
<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>on December 31, 2010. The residential plumbing journeyman shall be appointed for an <br/>
<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>initial term to end on December 31, 2011. The water conditioning contractor shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>appointed for an initial term to end on December 31, 2010. The municipal public water <br/>
<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>supply system operator or superintendent shall be appointed for an initial term to end <br/>
<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>on December 31, 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>    (b) The licensed professional engineer must possess a current Minnesota professional <br/>
<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>engineering license and maintain the license for the duration of the term served on the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>board. All other appointed members, except the water conditioning contractor and the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>municipal public water supply system operator or superintendent, must possess a current <br/>
<a id="pl.76.35"></a><var>76.35</var>plumbing license issued by the Department of Labor and Industry and maintain that <br/>
<a id="pl.76.36"></a><var>76.36</var>license for the duration of their terms. The water conditioning contractor must be licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>as a water conditioning contractor by the department and maintain the license for the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>duration of the term served on the board. All appointed members must be residents of <br/>
<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>Minnesota at the time of and throughout their terms. The term of any appointed member <br/>
<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>who does not maintain membership qualification status shall end on the date of status <br/>
<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>change and the governor shall appoint a replacement member. It is the responsibility of <br/>
<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>the member to notify the board of a change in the member's status.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>    (c) For appointed members, except the initial terms designated in paragraph (a), each <br/>
<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>term shall be three years with the terms ending on the first Monday in January. Members <br/>
<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>appointed by the governor shall be limited to three consecutive terms. The governor shall, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>all or in part, reappoint the current members or appoint replacement members with the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>advice and consent of the senate. Midterm vacancies shall be filled for the remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>portion of the term. Vacancies occurring with less than six months time remaining in the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>term shall be filled for the existing term and the following three-year term. Members may <br/>
<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>serve until successors are appointed but in no case later than July 1 in a year in which the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>term expires unless reappointed.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Powers; duties; administrative support.</b> (a) The board shall have the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>power to:<br/>
<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>    (1) elect its chair, vice-chair, and secretary;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>    (2) adopt bylaws that specify the duties of its officers, the meeting dates of the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>board, and contain such other provisions as may be useful and necessary for the efficient <br/>
<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>conduct of the business of the board;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>    (3) adopt the Plumbing Code that must be followed in this state and any Plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>Code amendments thereto. The board shall adopt the Plumbing Code and any amendments <br/>
<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>thereto pursuant to chapter 14, and as provided in subdivision 6, paragraphs (b), (c), <br/>
<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>and (d);<br/>
<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>    (4) review requests for final interpretations and issue final interpretations as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>in section 16B.63, subdivision 5;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>    (5) except for rules regulating continuing education, adopt rules that regulate the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>licensure or registration of plumbing contractors, journeymen, apprentices, master <br/>
<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>plumbers, restricted master plumbers, and restricted journeymen and other persons <br/>
<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>engaged in the design, installation, and alteration of plumbing systems, except for those <br/>
<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>individuals licensed under section 326.02, subdivisions 2 and 3. The board shall adopt <br/>
<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>these rules pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided in subdivision 6, paragraphs (e) and (f);<br/>
<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>    (6) advise the commissioner regarding educational requirements for plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>inspectors;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>    (7) refer complaints or other communications, whether oral or written, that allege <br/>
<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>or imply a violation of a statute, rule, or order that the commissioner has the authority to <br/>
<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>enforce pertaining to code compliance, licensure, or an offering to perform or performance <br/>
<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>of unlicensed plumbing services to the commissioner under subdivision 8;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>    (8) approve per diem and expenses deemed necessary for its members as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>subdivision 3;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>    (9) approve license reciprocity agreements;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>    (10) select from its members individuals to serve on any other state advisory council, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>board, or committee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>    (11) recommend the fees for licenses and certifications.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>    Except for the powers granted to the Plumbing Board, the commissioner of labor <br/>
<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>and industry shall administer and enforce the provisions of sections 326.37 to 326.45 and <br/>
<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>any rules promulgated pursuant thereto.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>    (b) The board shall comply with section 15.0597, subdivisions 2 and 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>    (c) The commissioner shall coordinate the board's rulemaking and recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>with the recommendations and rulemaking conducted by the other boards. The <br/>
<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>commissioner shall provide staff support to the board. The support includes professional, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>legal, technical, and clerical staff necessary to perform rulemaking and other duties <br/>
<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>assigned to the board. The commissioner of labor and industry shall supply necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>office space and supplies to assist the board in its duties.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Compensation.</b> (a) Members of the board may be compensated at the rate <br/>
<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>of $55 a day spent on board activities, when authorized by the board, plus expenses in <br/>
<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under <br/>
<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>section 43A.18, subdivision 2. Members who, as a result of time spent attending board <br/>
<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>meetings, incur child care expenses that would not otherwise have been incurred, may be <br/>
<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>reimbursed for those expenses upon board authorization.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>    (b) Members who are state employees or employees of the political subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>of the state must not receive the daily payment for activities that occur during working <br/>
<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>hours for which they are compensated by the state or political subdivision. However, a <br/>
<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>state or political subdivision employee may receive the daily payment if the employee <br/>
<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>uses vacation time or compensatory time accumulated in accordance with a collective <br/>
<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>bargaining agreement or compensation plan for board activities. Members who are state <br/>
<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>employees or employees of the political subdivisions of the state may receive the expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var>provided for in this subdivision unless the expenses are reimbursed by another source. <br/>
<a id="pl.78.35"></a><var>78.35</var>Members who are state employees or employees of political subdivisions of the state <br/>
<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>may be reimbursed for child care expenses only for time spent on board activities that <br/>
<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>are outside their working hours.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>    (c) The board shall adopt internal standards prescribing what constitutes a day spent <br/>
<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>on  board activities for purposes of making daily payments under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Removal; vacancies.</b> (a) An appointed member of the board may be <br/>
<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>removed by the governor at any time (1) for cause, after notice and hearing, or (2) after <br/>
<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>missing three consecutive meetings. The chair of the board shall inform the governor of <br/>
<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>an appointed member missing three consecutive meetings. After the second consecutive <br/>
<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>missed meeting and before the next meeting, the secretary of the board shall notify the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>appointed member in writing that the member may be removed for missing the next <br/>
<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>meeting. In the case of a vacancy on the board, the governor shall, with the advice <br/>
<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>and consent of the senate, appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>unexpired term.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>    (b) Vacancies shall be filled pursuant to section 15.0597, subdivisions 5 and 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Membership vacancies within three months of appointment.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>    Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, when a seat on the board becomes vacant within <br/>
<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>three months after being filled through the appointment process, the governor may, <br/>
<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>upon notification to the Office of the Secretary of State, choose a new member from the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>applications on hand and need not repeat the process.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Officers, quorum, voting.</b> (a) The board shall elect annually from its <br/>
<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>members a chair, vice-chair, and secretary. A quorum of the board shall consist of a <br/>
<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>majority of members of the board qualified to vote on the matter in question. All questions <br/>
<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>concerning the manner in which a meeting is conducted or called that are not covered <br/>
<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>by statute shall be determined by Robert's Rules of Order (revised) unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>specified by the bylaws.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), each Plumbing Code amendment considered <br/>
<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>by the board that receives an affirmative two-thirds or more majority vote of all of the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>voting members of the board shall be included in the next Plumbing Code rulemaking <br/>
<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>proceeding initiated by the board.  If a Plumbing Code amendment considered, or <br/>
<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>reconsidered, by the board receives less than a two-thirds majority vote of all of the voting <br/>
<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>members of the board, the Plumbing Code amendment shall not be included in the next <br/>
<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>Plumbing Code rulemaking proceeding initiated by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>    (c) If the Plumbing Code amendment considered by the board is to replace the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>Minnesota Plumbing Code with a model Plumbing Code, then the amendment may only <br/>
<a id="pl.79.35"></a><var>79.35</var>be included in the next Plumbing Code rulemaking proceeding if it receives an affirmative <br/>
<a id="pl.79.36"></a><var>79.36</var>two-thirds or more majority vote of all of the voting members of the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>    (d) The board may reconsider Plumbing Code amendments during an active <br/>
<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>Plumbing Code rulemaking proceeding in which the amendment previously failed to <br/>
<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>receive a two-thirds majority vote or more of all of the voting members of the board only if <br/>
<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>new or updated information that affects the Plumbing Code amendment is presented to the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>board. The board may also reconsider failed Plumbing Code amendments in subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>Plumbing Code rulemaking proceedings.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>    (e) Except as provided in paragraph (f), each proposed rule and rule amendment <br/>
<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>considered by the board pursuant to the rulemaking authority specified in subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>paragraph (a), clauses (5) and (6), that receives an affirmative majority vote of all of the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>voting members of the board shall be included in the next rulemaking proceeding initiated <br/>
<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>by the board. If a proposed rule or rule amendment considered, or reconsidered, by the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>board receives less than an affirmative majority vote of all of the voting members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>board, the proposed rule or rule amendment shall not be included in the next rulemaking <br/>
<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>proceeding initiated by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>    (f) The board may reconsider a proposed rule or rule amendment during an <br/>
<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>active rulemaking proceeding in which the amendment previously failed to receive an <br/>
<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>affirmative majority vote of all of the voting members of the board only if new or updated <br/>
<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>information that affects the proposed rule or rule amendment is presented to the board. <br/>
<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>The board may also reconsider a failed proposed rule or rule amendment in subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>rulemaking proceedings. <br/>
<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Board meetings.</b> (a) The board shall hold meetings at such times as the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>board shall specify. Notice and conduct of all meetings shall be pursuant to chapter 13D <br/>
<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>and in such a manner as the bylaws may provide.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>    (b) If compliance with section 13D.02 is impractical, the board may conduct a <br/>
<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following <br/>
<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>conditions are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>    (1) all members of the board participating in the meeting, wherever their physical <br/>
<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>    (2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the board can <br/>
<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the board and, if <br/>
<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>needed, receive those services required by sections 15.44 and 15.441;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>    (3) at least one member of the board is physically present at the regular meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>location; and<br/>
<a id="pl.80.34"></a><var>80.34</var>    (4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be <br/>
<a id="pl.80.35"></a><var>80.35</var>identified and recorded.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>    Each member of the board participating in a meeting by telephone or other electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and <br/>
<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>participating in all proceedings.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>    If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or <br/>
<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>emergency meeting, the board, to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor <br/>
<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>the meeting electronically from a remote location. The board may require the person <br/>
<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>making such a connection to pay for documented costs that the board incurs as a result of <br/>
<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>the additional connection.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>    If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or <br/>
<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>emergency meeting, the board shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and that a <br/>
<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>person may monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. The timing and <br/>
<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Complaints.</b> (a) The board shall promptly forward to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>the substance of any complaint or communication it receives, whether written or oral, <br/>
<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>that alleges or implies a violation of a statute, rule, or order that the commissioner has <br/>
<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>the authority to enforce pertaining to the license or registration of any person authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>by the department to provide plumbing services, the performance or offering to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>plumbing services requiring licensure by an unlicensed person, or Plumbing Code <br/>
<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>compliance. Each complaint or communication that is forwarded to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>shall be submitted on a form provided by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>    (b) The commissioner shall advise the board of the status of a complaint within 90 <br/>
<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>days after the board's written submission is received, or within 90 days after the board <br/>
<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>is provided with a written request for additional information or documentation from the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>commissioner or the commissioner's designee, whichever is later. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>advise the board of the disposition of a complaint referred by the board within 180 days <br/>
<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>after the board's written submission is received. The commissioner shall annually report to <br/>
<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>the board a summary of the actions taken in response to complaints referred by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Data Practices Act.</b> The board is subject to chapter 13, the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>Government Data Practices Act, and shall protect from unlawful disclosure data classified <br/>
<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>as not public.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Official records.</b> The board shall make and preserve all records  necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>to a full and accurate knowledge of its official activities in accordance with section 15.17.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.38, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.81.35"></a><var>81.35</var><b>326.38 LOCAL REGULATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>    Any city having a system of waterworks or sewerage, or any town in which reside <br/>
<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>over 5,000 people exclusive of any statutory cities located therein, or the metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>airports commission, may, by ordinance, adopt local regulations providing for plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>permits, bonds, approval of plans, and inspections of plumbing, which regulations are <br/>
<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>not in conflict with the plumbing standards on the same subject prescribed by the state <br/>
<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>commissioner of health Plumbing Board. No city or such town shall prohibit plumbers <br/>
<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>licensed by the state commissioner of health labor and industry from engaging in or <br/>
<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>working at the business, except cities and statutory cities which, prior to April 21, 1933, <br/>
<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>by ordinance required the licensing of plumbers. No city or town may require a license <br/>
<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>for persons performing building sewer or water service installation who have completed <br/>
<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>pipe laying training as prescribed by the commissioner of labor and industry. Any city <br/>
<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>by ordinance may prescribe regulations, reasonable standards, and inspections and grant <br/>
<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>permits to any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of installing water <br/>
<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>softeners, who is not licensed as a master plumber or journeyman plumber by the state <br/>
<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>commissioner of health labor and industry, to connect water softening and water filtering <br/>
<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>equipment to private residence water distribution systems, where provision has been <br/>
<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>previously made therefor and openings left for that purpose or by use of cold water <br/>
<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>connections to a domestic water heater; where it is not necessary to rearrange, make any <br/>
<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>extension or alteration of, or addition to any pipe, fixture or plumbing connected with <br/>
<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>the water system except to connect the water softener, and provided the connections so <br/>
<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>made comply with minimum standards prescribed by the state commissioner of health <br/>
<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>Plumbing Board.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>License required</b><b>; master and journeyman plumbers</b><b>.</b> In any city <br/>
<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>now or hereafter having 5,000 or more population, according to the last federal census, <br/>
<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>and having a system of waterworks or sewerage, (a) No person, firm, or corporation shall <br/>
<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>engage in or work at the business of a master plumber or, restricted master plumber, <br/>
<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>journeyman plumber, and restricted journeyman plumber unless licensed to do so by the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>state commissioner of health labor and industry. A license is not required for persons <br/>
<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>performing building sewer or water service installation who have completed pipe laying <br/>
<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>training as prescribed by the commissioner of labor and industry. A master plumber may <br/>
<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>also work as a journeyman plumber, a restricted journeyman plumber, and a restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>master plumber. A journeyman plumber may also work as a restricted journeyman <br/>
<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var>plumber. Anyone not so licensed may do plumbing work which complies with the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.35"></a><var>82.35</var>provisions of the minimum standard standards prescribed by the state commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>health Plumbing Board on premises or that part of premises owned and actually occupied <br/>
<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>by the worker as a residence, unless otherwise forbidden to do so by a local ordinance.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>    In any such city (b) No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the business of <br/>
<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>installing plumbing nor install plumbing in connection with the dealing in and selling <br/>
<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>of plumbing material and supplies unless at all times a licensed master plumber, or in <br/>
<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>cities and towns with a population of fewer than 5,000 according to the federal census a <br/>
<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>restricted master plumber, who shall be responsible for proper installation, is in charge <br/>
<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>of the plumbing work of the person, firm, or corporation.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>    The Department of Health Plumbing Board shall prescribe rules, not inconsistent <br/>
<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>herewith, for the examination and licensing of plumbers.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.24.0"></a><a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.401, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Journeyman exam.</b> A plumber's apprentice who has completed four years <br/>
<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>of practical plumbing experience is eligible to take the journeyman plumbing examination. <br/>
<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>Up to 24 months of practical plumbing experience prior to registration as an apprentice <br/>
<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>may be applied to the four-year experience requirement. However, none of this practical <br/>
<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>plumbing experience may be applied if the person did not have any practical plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>experience in the 12-month period immediately prior to registration. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>Plumbing Board may adopt rules to evaluate whether the person's past practical plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>experience is applicable in preparing for the journeyman's examination. If two years <br/>
<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>after completing the training the person has not taken the examination, the four years <br/>
<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>of experience shall be forfeited.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>    The commissioner may allow an extension of the two-year period for taking the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>exam for cases of hardship or other appropriate circumstances.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.25.0"></a><a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>    Sec. 25. <b>[326.402] RESTRICTED PLUMBER LICENSE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Licensure.</b> The commissioner of labor and industry shall grant a <br/>
<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>restricted journeyman or restricted master plumber license to an individual if:<br/>
<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>    (1) the individual completes an application with information required by the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>commissioner of labor and industry;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>    (2) the completed application is accompanied by a fee of $30;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>    (3) the commissioner of labor and industry receives the completed application and <br/>
<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>fee before January 1, 2008;<br/>
<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>    (4) the completed application demonstrates that the applicant has had at least two <br/>
<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>years for a restricted journeyman plumber license or four years for a restricted master <br/>
<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>plumber license of practical plumbing experience in the plumbing trade prior to the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>application; and<br/>
<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>    (5) during the entire time for which the applicant is claiming experience in <br/>
<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>contracting for plumbing work under clause (4), the applicant was in compliance with all <br/>
<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>applicable requirements of section 326.40.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Use of license.</b> A restricted master plumber and restricted journeyman <br/>
<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>plumber may engage in the plumbing trade in all areas of the state except in cities and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>towns with a population of more than 5,000 according to the federal census.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Application period.</b> Applications for restricted master plumber and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>restricted journeyman plumber licenses must be submitted to the commissioner prior <br/>
<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>to January 1, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Renewal; use period for license.</b> A restricted master plumber and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>restricted journeyman plumber license must be renewed annually for as long as that <br/>
<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>licensee engages in the plumbing trade. Failure to renew a restricted master plumber and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>restricted journeyman plumber license within 12 months after the expiration date will <br/>
<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>result in permanent forfeiture of the restricted master plumber and restricted journeyman <br/>
<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>plumber license.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Prohibition of transference.</b> A restricted master plumber and restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>journeyman plumber license may not be transferred or sold to any other person.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Bond; insurance.</b> A restricted master plumber licensee is subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>bond and insurance requirements of section 326.40, subdivision 2, unless the exemption <br/>
<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>provided by section 326.40, subdivision 3, applies.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Fee.</b> The annual fee for the restricted master plumber and restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>journeyman plumber licenses is the same fee as for a master or journeyman plumber <br/>
<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>license, respectively.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.26.0"></a><a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.405, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var><b>326.405 RECIPROCITY WITH OTHER STATES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>    The commissioner of health may license without examination, upon payment of the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>required fee, nonresident applicants who are licensed under the laws of a state having <br/>
<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>standards for licensing plumbers which the commissioner determines are substantially <br/>
<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>equivalent to the standards of this state if the other state grants similar privileges to <br/>
<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>Minnesota residents duly licensed in this state. The commissioner may enter into <br/>
<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>reciprocity agreements for personal licenses with another state if approved by the board. <br/>
<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>Once approved by the board, the commissioner may issue a plumber's license without <br/>
<a id="pl.84.35"></a><var>84.35</var>requiring the applicant to pass an examination provided the applicant:<br/>
<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>    (a) submits an application under section 326.42;<br/>
<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>    (b) pays the fee required under section 326.42; and<br/>
<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>    (c) holds a valid comparable license in the state participating in the agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>    Agreements are subject to the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>    (1) The parties to the agreement must administer a statewide licensing program that <br/>
<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>includes examination and qualifying experience or training comparable to Minnesota's.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>    (2) The experience and training requirements under which an individual applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>qualified for examination in the qualifying state must be deemed equal to or greater than <br/>
<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>required for an applicant making application in Minnesota at the time the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>acquired the license in the qualifying state.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>    (3) The applicant must have acquired the license in the qualifying state through an <br/>
<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>examination deemed equivalent to the same class of license examination in Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>A lesser class of license may be granted where the applicant has acquired a greater <br/>
<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>class of license in the qualifying state and the applicant otherwise meets the conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>    (4) At the time of application, the applicant must hold a valid license in the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>qualifying state and have held the license continuously for at least one year before making <br/>
<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>application in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>    (5) An applicant is not eligible for a license under this subdivision if the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>has failed the same or greater class of license examination in Minnesota, or if the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>applicant's license of the same or greater class has been revoked or suspended.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>    (6) An applicant who has failed to renew a plumber's license for two years or more <br/>
<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>after its expiration is not eligible for a license under this subdivision.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.27.0"></a><a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.42, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> Applications for plumber's license shall be made to the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>state commissioner of health labor and industry, with fee. Unless the applicant is entitled <br/>
<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>to a renewal, the applicant shall be licensed by the state commissioner of health labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>industry only after passing a satisfactory examination developed and administered by the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>examiners commissioner of labor and industry, based upon rules adopted by the Plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>Board showing fitness. Examination fees for both journeyman and master plumbers <br/>
<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>shall be in an amount prescribed by the state commissioner of health labor and industry <br/>
<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>144.122</statute_ref>. Upon being notified that of having successfully passed <br/>
<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>the examination for original license the applicant shall submit an application, with the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.34"></a><var>85.34</var>license fee herein provided. License fees shall be in an amount prescribed by the state <br/>
<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>commissioner of health labor and industry pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>144.122</statute_ref>. Licenses shall <br/>
<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>expire and be renewed as prescribed by the commissioner pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>144.122</statute_ref>. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.28.0"></a><a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>    Sec. 28. <b>[326B.04] DEPOSIT OF MONEY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Construction code fund.</b> There is created in the state treasury <br/>
<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>a construction code fund as a special revenue fund for the purpose of administering this <br/>
<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>chapter, sections 327.31 to 327.36, and chapter 327B. All money collected under those <br/>
<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>sections, except penalties, is credited to the construction code fund unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>specifically designated by law. Any interest or profit accruing from investment of these <br/>
<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>sums is credited to the construction code fund. All money collected in the construction <br/>
<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>code fund is appropriated to the commissioner of labor and industry to administer and <br/>
<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>enforce the provisions of the laws identified in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>    Unless otherwise provided by law, all penalties assessed under this chapter, section <br/>
<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>327.35, and chapter 327B are credited to the assigned risk safety account established <br/>
<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>by section 79.253.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Deposits.</b> All remaining balances as of June 30, 2007, in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>government special revenue fund and special revenue fund accounts maintained for <br/>
<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>the Building Codes and Standards Division, Board of Electricity, and plumbing and <br/>
<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>engineering unit are transferred to the construction code fund. Unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>specifically designated by law: (1) all money collected under chapter 183 and sections <br/>
<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>16B.59 to 16B.76; 144.122, paragraph (f); 181.723; 326.241 to 326.248; 326.37 to <br/>
<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>326.521; 326.57 to 326.65; 326.83 to 326.992; 327.31 to 327.36; and 327B.01 to <br/>
<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>327B.12, except penalties, is credited to the construction code fund; (2) all fees collected <br/>
<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>under section 45.23 in connection with continuing education for residential contractors, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>residential remodelers, and residential roofers are credited to the construction code fund; <br/>
<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>and (3) all penalties assessed under the sections set forth in clauses (1) and (2) and all <br/>
<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>penalties assessed under sections 144.99 to 144.993 in connection with any violation of <br/>
<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>sections 326.37 to 326.45 or 326.57 to 327.65 or the rules adopted under those sections <br/>
<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>are credited to the assigned risk safety account established by section 79.253.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.29.0"></a><a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>    Sec. 29. <b>[326B.89] CONTRACTOR RECOVERY FUND.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>    (b) "Gross annual receipts" means the total amount derived from residential <br/>
<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>contracting or residential remodeling activities, regardless of where the activities are <br/>
<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>performed, and must not be reduced by costs of goods sold, expenses, losses, or any <br/>
<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>other amount.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>    (c) "Licensee" means a person licensed as a residential contractor or residential <br/>
<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>remodeler.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>    (d) "Residential real estate" means a new or existing building constructed for <br/>
<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>habitation by one to four families, and includes detached garages.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>    (e) "Fund" means the contractor recovery fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Generally.</b> The contractor recovery fund is created in the state treasury <br/>
<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>and shall be administered by the commissioner for the purposes described in this section. <br/>
<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>Any interest or profit accruing from investment of money in the fund shall be credited <br/>
<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>to the contractor recovery fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Fund fees.</b> In addition to any other fees, a person who applies for or <br/>
<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>renews a license under sections 326.83 to 326.98 shall pay a fee to the fund. The person <br/>
<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>shall pay, in addition to the appropriate application or renewal fee, the following additional <br/>
<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>fee that shall be deposited in the fund. The amount of the fee shall be based on the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>gross annual receipts for the person's most recent fiscal year preceding the application or <br/>
<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>renewal, on the following scale:<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Fee<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Gross Annual Receipts<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">$160<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">under $1,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">$210<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,000,000 to $5,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">$260<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">over $5,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Purpose of fund.</b> The purpose of this fund is to:<br/>
<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>    (1) compensate owners or lessees of residential real estate who meet the requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>of this section;<br/>
<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>    (2) reimburse the department for all legal and administrative expenses, <br/>
<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>disbursements, and costs, including staffing costs, incurred in administering and defending <br/>
<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>the fund;<br/>
<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>    (3) pay for educational or research projects in the field of residential contracting to <br/>
<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>further the purposes of sections 326B.801 to 326B.825; and<br/>
<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>    (4) provide information to the public on residential contracting issues.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Payment limitations.</b> Except as otherwise provided in this section, <br/>
<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>the commissioner shall not pay compensation from the fund to an owner or a lessee <br/>
<a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>in an amount greater than $75,000. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.34"></a><var>87.34</var>commissioner shall not pay compensation from the fund to owners and lessees in an <br/>
<a id="pl.87.35"></a><var>87.35</var>amount that totals more than $150,000 per licensee. The commissioner shall not pay <br/>
<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>compensation from the fund for a final judgment based on a cause of action that arose <br/>
<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>before the commissioner's receipt of the licensee's fee required by subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Verified application.</b> To be eligible for compensation from the fund, an <br/>
<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>owner or lessee shall serve on the commissioner a verified application for compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>on a form approved by the commissioner. The application shall verify the following <br/>
<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>information:<br/>
<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>    (1) the specific grounds upon which the owner or lessee seeks to recover from <br/>
<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>the fund:<br/>
<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>    (2) that the owner or the lessee has obtained a final judgment in a court of competent <br/>
<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>jurisdiction against a licensee licensed under section 326B.803;<br/>
<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>    (3) that the final judgment was obtained against the licensee on the grounds of <br/>
<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest practices, conversion of funds, or failure of performance <br/>
<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>that arose directly out of a transaction that occurred when the licensee was licensed and <br/>
<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>performing any of the special skills enumerated under section 326B.802, subdivision 19;<br/>
<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>    (4) the amount of the owner's or the lessee's actual and direct out-of-pocket loss on <br/>
<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>the owner's residential real estate, on residential real estate leased by the lessee, or on new <br/>
<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>residential real estate that has never been occupied or that was occupied by the licensee <br/>
<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>for less than one year prior to purchase by the owner;<br/>
<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>    (5) that the residential real estate is located in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>    (6) that the owner or the lessee is not the spouse of the licensee or the personal <br/>
<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>representative of the licensee;<br/>
<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>    (7) the amount of the final judgment, any amount paid in satisfaction of the final <br/>
<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>judgment, and the amount owing on the final judgment as of the date of the verified <br/>
<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>application; and<br/>
<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>    (8) that the verified application is being served within two years after the judgment <br/>
<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>became final.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>    The owner's and the lessee's actual and direct out-of-pocket loss shall not include <br/>
<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>attorney fees, interest on the loss, and interest on the final judgment obtained as a result of <br/>
<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>the loss. An owner or lessee may serve a verified application regardless of whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>final judgment has been discharged by a bankruptcy court. A judgment issued by a court is <br/>
<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>final if all proceedings on the judgment have either been pursued and concluded or been <br/>
<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>forgone, including all reviews and appeals. For purposes of this section, owners who are <br/>
<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>joint tenants or tenants in common are deemed to be a single owner. For purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var>section, owners and lessees eligible for payment of compensation from the fund shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.88.35"></a><var>88.35</var>include government agencies, political subdivisions, financial institutions, and any other <br/>
<a id="pl.88.36"></a><var>88.36</var>entity that purchases, guarantees, or insures a loan secured by real estate.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Commissioner review.</b> The commissioner shall within 120 days after <br/>
<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>receipt of the verified application:<br/>
<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>    (1) enter into an agreement with an owner or a lessee that resolves the verified <br/>
<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>application for compensation from the fund; or<br/>
<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>    (2) issue an order to the owner or the lessee accepting, modifying, or denying the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>verified application for compensation from the fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>    Upon receipt of an order issued under clause (2), the owner or the lessee shall have <br/>
<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>30 days to serve upon the commissioner a written request for a hearing. If the owner or <br/>
<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>the lessee does not serve upon the commissioner a timely written request for hearing, the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>order issued under clause (2) shall become a final order of the commissioner that may not <br/>
<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>be reviewed by any court or agency. The commissioner shall order compensation from <br/>
<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>the fund only if the owner or the lessee has filed a verified application that complies with <br/>
<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>subdivision 6 and if the commissioner determines based on review of the application that <br/>
<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>compensation should be paid from the fund. The commissioner shall not be bound by any <br/>
<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>prior settlement, compromise, or stipulation between the owner or the lessee and the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>licensee.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Administrative hearing.</b> If an owner or a lessee timely serves a request <br/>
<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>for hearing under subdivision 7, the commissioner shall request that an administrative law <br/>
<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>judge be assigned and that a hearing be conducted under the contested case provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>of chapter 14 within 30 days after the service of the request for hearing upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>commissioner. Upon petition of the commissioner, the administrative law judge shall <br/>
<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>continue the hearing up to 60 days and upon a showing of good cause may continue the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>hearing for such additional period as the administrative law judge deems appropriate. <br/>
<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>At the hearing the owner or the lessee shall have the burden of proving by substantial <br/>
<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>evidence under subdivision 6, clauses (1) to (8). The administrative law judge shall issue <br/>
<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order. If the administrative law judge finds that <br/>
<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>compensation should be paid to the owner or the lessee, the administrative law judge <br/>
<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>shall order the commissioner to make payment from the fund of the amount it finds to be <br/>
<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>payable pursuant to the provisions of and in accordance with the limitations contained in <br/>
<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>this section. The order of the administrative law judge shall constitute the final decision of <br/>
<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>the agency in the contested case. Judicial review of the administrative law judge's findings <br/>
<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>of fact, conclusions of law, and order shall be in accordance with sections 14.63 to 14.69.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Satisfaction of applications for compensation.</b> The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.89.34"></a><var>89.34</var>pay compensation from the fund to an owner or a lessee pursuant to the terms of an <br/>
<a id="pl.89.35"></a><var>89.35</var>agreement that has been entered into under subdivision 7, clause (1), or pursuant to a final <br/>
<a id="pl.89.36"></a><var>89.36</var>order that has been issued under subdivision 7, clause (2), or subdivision 8 by December 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>of the fiscal year following the fiscal year during which the agreement was entered into or <br/>
<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>during which the order became final, subject to the limitations of this section. At the end <br/>
<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>of each fiscal year the commissioner shall calculate the amount of compensation to be <br/>
<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>paid from the fund pursuant to agreements that have been entered into under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>7, clause (1), and final orders that have been issued under subdivision 7, clause (2), or <br/>
<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>subdivision 8. If the calculated amount exceeds the amount available for payment, then <br/>
<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>the commissioner shall allocate the amount available among the owners and the lessees <br/>
<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>in the ratio that the amount agreed to or ordered to be paid to each owner or lessee <br/>
<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>bears to the amount calculated. The commissioner shall mail notice of the allocation to <br/>
<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>all owners and lessees not less than 45 days following the end of the fiscal year. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>compensation paid by the commissioner in accordance with this subdivision shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>deemed to satisfy and extinguish any right to compensation from the fund based upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>verified application of the owner or lessee.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Right of subrogation.</b> If the commissioner pays compensation from the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>fund to an owner or a lessee pursuant to an agreement under subdivision 7, clause (1), or a <br/>
<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>final order issued under subdivision 7, clause (2), or subdivision 8, then the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>shall be subrogated to all of the rights, title, and interest in the owner's or lessee's final <br/>
<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>judgment in the amount of compensation paid from the fund and the owner or the lessee <br/>
<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>shall assign to the commissioner all rights, title, and interest in the final judgment in <br/>
<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>the amount of compensation paid. The commissioner shall deposit in the fund money <br/>
<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>recovered under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Effect of section on commissioner's authority.</b> Nothing contained <br/>
<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>in this section shall limit the authority of the commissioner to take disciplinary action <br/>
<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>against a licensee under the provisions of this chapter. A licensee's repayment in full of <br/>
<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>obligations to the fund shall not nullify or modify the effect of any other disciplinary <br/>
<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>proceeding brought under the provisions of this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Limitation.</b> Nothing may obligate the fund to compensate:<br/>
<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>    (1) insurers or sureties under subrogation or similar theories; or<br/>
<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>    (2) owner of residential property for final judgments against a prior owner of the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>residential property unless the claim is brought and judgment is rendered for breach of the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>statutory warranty set forth in chapter 327A.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Condominiums or townhouses.</b> For purposes of this section, the owner <br/>
<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>or the lessee of a condominium or townhouse is considered an owner or a lessee of <br/>
<a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>residential property regardless of the number of residential units per building.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.35"></a><var>90.35</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Accelerated compensation.</b> (a) Payments made from the fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.90.36"></a><var>90.36</var>compensate owners and lessees that do not exceed the jurisdiction limits for conciliation <br/>
<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>court matters as specified in section 491A.01 may be paid on an accelerated basis if all of <br/>
<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>the requirements in paragraphs (b) and (c) have been satisfied.<br/>
<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>    (b) The owner or the lessee has served upon the commissioner a verified application <br/>
<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>for compensation that complies with the requirements set out in subdivision 6 and the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var>commissioner determines based on review of the application that compensation should be <br/>
<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>paid from the fund. The commissioner shall calculate the actual and direct out-of-pocket <br/>
<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>loss in the transaction, minus attorney fees, interest on the loss and on the judgment <br/>
<a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>obtained as a result of the loss, and any satisfaction of the judgment, and make payment <br/>
<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>to the owner or the lessee up to the conciliation court jurisdiction limits within 15 days <br/>
<a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>after the owner or lessee serves the verified application.<br/>
<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>    (c) The commissioner may pay compensation to owners or lessees that totals not <br/>
<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>more than $50,000 per licensee per fiscal year under this accelerated process. The <br/>
<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>commissioner may prorate the amount of compensation paid to owners or lessees under <br/>
<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>this subdivision if applications submitted by owners and lessees seek compensation in <br/>
<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>excess of $50,000 against a licensee. Any unpaid portion of a verified application that <br/>
<a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>has been prorated under this subdivision shall be satisfied in the manner set forth in <br/>
<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>subdivision 9.<br/>
<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Appropriation.</b> Money in the fund is appropriated to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>for the purposes of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>    Subd. 16. <b>Additional assessment.</b> If the balance in the fund is at any time less than <br/>
<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>the commissioner determines is necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, every <br/>
<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>licensee, when renewing a license, shall pay, in addition to the annual renewal fee and <br/>
<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>the fee set forth in subdivision 3 an assessment not to exceed $100. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>shall set the amount of assessment based on a reasonable determination of the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>that is necessary to restore a balance in the fund that is adequate to carry out the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var>of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective December 1, 2007, except that <br/>
<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>subdivisions 1, 3, and 15 are effective July 1, 2007.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.30.0"></a><a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.21, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Mixed martial arts.</b> "Mixed martial arts" means any combination of <br/>
<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>boxing, kick boxing, wrestling, grappling, or other recognized martial arts.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.31.0"></a><a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.22, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var><b>341.22 BOXING COMMISSION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>    There is hereby created the Minnesota Boxing Commission consisting of five nine <br/>
<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>members who are citizens of this state. The members must be appointed by the governor. <br/>
<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>One member of the commission must be a retired judge of the Minnesota district court, <br/>
<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>Minnesota Court of Appeals, Minnesota Supreme Court, the United States District Court <br/>
<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>for the District of Minnesota, or the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and at least three <br/>
<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>members must have knowledge of the boxing industry. At least four members must have <br/>
<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>knowledge of the mixed martial arts industry. The governor shall make serious efforts to <br/>
<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>appoint qualified women to serve on the commission. Membership terms, compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>of members, removal of members, the filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and <br/>
<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>reporting requirements must be as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>214.07</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>214.09</statute_ref>. The provision of <br/>
<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>staff, administrative services, and office space; the review and processing of complaints; <br/>
<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>the setting of fees; and other provisions relating to commission operations must be as <br/>
<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>provided in chapter 214. The purpose of the commission is to protect health, promote <br/>
<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>safety, and ensure fair events. <br/>
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<a id="bill.3.32.0"></a><a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.25, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var><b>341.25 RULES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>    (a) The commission may adopt rules that include standards for the physical <br/>
<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>examination and condition of boxers and referees.<br/>
<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>    (b) The commission may adopt other rules necessary to carry out the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>this chapter, including, but not limited to, the conduct of boxing exhibitions, bouts, and <br/>
<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>fights, and their manner, supervision, time, and place.<br/>
<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>    (c) The commission must adopt unified rules for mixed martial arts.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.33.0"></a><a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.27, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var><b>341.27 COMMISSION DUTIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>    The commission shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>    (1) issue, deny, renew, suspend, or revoke licenses;<br/>
<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>    (2) make and maintain records of its acts and proceedings including the issuance, <br/>
<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of licenses;<br/>
<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>    (3) keep public records of the commission open to inspection at all reasonable times;<br/>
<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>    (4) assist the director in the development of rules to be implemented under this <br/>
<a id="pl.92.33"></a><var>92.33</var>chapter; and<br/>
<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>    (5) conform to the rules adopted under this chapter; and<br/>
<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>    (6) develop policies and procedures for regulating mixed martial arts.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.34.0"></a><a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.28, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Regulatory authority; tough person contests.</b> All tough person contests, <br/>
<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>including amateur tough person contests, are subject to this chapter. All tough person <br/>
<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>contests are subject to American Boxing Commission (ABC) rules. Every contestant <br/>
<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>in a tough person contest shall have a physical examination prior to their bouts. Every <br/>
<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>contestant in a tough person contest shall wear padded gloves that weigh at least 12 <br/>
<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>ounces. All tough person bouts are limited to two-minute rounds and a maximum of four <br/>
<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>total rounds. Officials at tough person bouts shall be licensed under this chapter.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.35.0"></a><a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.28, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Regulatory authority; similar sporting events.</b> All mixed martial arts, <br/>
<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>ultimate fight contests, and similar sporting events are subject to this chapter.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.36.0"></a><a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Expiration and renewal.</b> A license expires December 31 at midnight in <br/>
<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>the year of its issuance issued after the effective date of this act is valid for one year from <br/>
<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>the date it is issued and may be renewed by filing an application for renewal with the <br/>
<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>commission and payment of the license fee. An application for a license and renewal of a <br/>
<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>license must be on a form provided by the commission. There is a 30-day grace period <br/>
<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>during which a license may be renewed if a late filing penalty fee equal to the license fee <br/>
<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>is submitted with the regular license fee. A licensee that files late shall not conduct any <br/>
<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>activity regulated by this chapter until the commission has renewed the license. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>licensee fails to apply to the commission within the 30-day grace period, the licensee must <br/>
<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>apply for a new license under subdivision 1.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.37.0"></a><a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 341.321, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var><b>341.321 FEE SCHEDULE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>    (a) The fee schedule for licenses issued by the Minnesota Boxing Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var>is as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>    (1) referees, $35 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; <br/>
<a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>    (2) promoters, $400 for each initial license and each renewal; <br/>
<a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>    (3) judges and knockdown judges, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>    (4) trainers, $35 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>    (5) ring announcers, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>    (6) boxers' seconds, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>    (7) timekeepers, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; and <br/>
<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>    (8) boxers, $35 $45 for each initial license and each renewal.; <br/>
<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>    (9) managers, $45 for each initial license and each renewal; and<br/>
<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>    (10) ringside physicians, $45 for each initial license and each renewal.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>    (b) The commission shall establish and assess an event fee for each sporting event. <br/>
<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>The event fee is set at a minimum of $1,500 per event or a percentage of the ticket sales as <br/>
<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>determined by the commission when the sporting event is scheduled.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>    (c) All fees collected by the Minnesota Boxing Commission must be deposited in <br/>
<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>the Boxing Commission account in the special revenue fund. <br/>
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<a id="bill.3.38.0"></a><a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 471.471, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Application process.</b> A person seeking a waiver shall apply to the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>Building Code and Standards Division of the Department of Administration Labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>Industry on a form prescribed by the board and pay a $70 fee to the construction code <br/>
<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>fund. The division shall review the application to determine whether it appears to be <br/>
<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>meritorious, using the standards set out in subdivision 3. The division shall forward <br/>
<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>applications it considers meritorious to the board, along with a list and summary of <br/>
<a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>applications considered not to be meritorious. The board may require the division to <br/>
<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>forward to it an application the division has considered not to be meritorious. The board <br/>
<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>shall issue a decision on an application within 90 days of its receipt. A board decision <br/>
<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>to approve an application must be unanimous. An application that contains false or <br/>
<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>misleading information must be rejected.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.39.0"></a><a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>    Sec. 39. <b>WHISTLE-BLOWER PROTECTION ADMINISTRATIVE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var><b>PROCEDURES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>    By January 15, 2008, the commissioner of labor and industry shall report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>legislature its recommendations for implementing an administrative review procedure to <br/>
<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>address whistle-blower protection complaints under section 181.932.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.40.0"></a><a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>    Sec. 40. <b>TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY; PLUMBING BOARD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>    The commissioner of administration may not use the authority under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>Statutes, section 16B.37, to modify the transfers of authority in this act.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.41.0"></a><a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>    Sec. 41. <b>FIRST MEETING; APPOINTMENTS FOR PLUMBING BOARD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>    The governor must complete the appointments required by Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>section 326.372, no later than July 1, 2007. The commissioner of labor and industry shall <br/>
<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>convene the first meeting of the Plumbing Board no later than September 1, 2007.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.42.0"></a><a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>    Sec. 42. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 176.042; 268.035, subdivision 9; and 326.45, are <br/>
<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Sections 176.042 and 286.035, subdivision 9, are repealed <br/>
<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>effective January 1, 2009.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.46, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var><b>326.46 </b><b>SUPERVISION OF</b><b> DEPARTMENT TO SUPERVISE</b><b> HIGH </b><br/>
<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var><b>PRESSURE PIPING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>    The department of Labor and Industry shall supervise all high pressure piping used <br/>
<a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>on all projects in this state, and may prescribe minimum standards which shall be uniform.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>    The department shall employ inspectors and other assistants to carry out the <br/>
<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>326.46</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326.52</statute_ref>. <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.47, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Permissive municipal regulation.</b> A municipality may, by ordinance, <br/>
<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>provide for the inspection of high pressure piping system materials and construction, and <br/>
<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>provide that it shall not be constructed or installed except in accordance with minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>state standards. The authority designated by the ordinance for issuing high pressure piping <br/>
<a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>permits and assuring compliance with state standards must report to the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>Labor and Industry all violations of state high pressure piping standards.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var>    A municipality may not adopt an ordinance with high pressure piping standards that <br/>
<a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var>does not conform to the uniform standards prescribed by the Department of Labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var>Industry board. The Department of Labor and Industry board shall specify by rule the <br/>
<a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var>minimum qualifications for municipal inspectors.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>    Sec. 3. <b>[326.471] BOARD OF HIGH PRESSURE PIPING SYSTEMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Composition.</b> (a) The Board of High Pressure Piping Systems shall <br/>
<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>consist of 12 members. Eleven members shall be appointed by the governor with the <br/>
<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>advice and consent of the senate and shall be voting members. Appointments of members <br/>
<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>by the governor shall be made in accordance with section 15.066. If the senate votes to <br/>
<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>refuse to consent to an appointment of a member made by the governor, the governor shall <br/>
<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>appoint a new member with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>the commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner's designee, who shall be a <br/>
<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>voting member. Of the 11 appointed members, the composition shall be as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>    (1) one member shall be a high pressure piping inspector;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>    (2) one member shall be a licensed professional mechanical engineer;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>    (3) one member shall be a representative of the high pressure piping industry;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var>    (4) four members shall be high pressure piping contractors engaged in the scope of <br/>
<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>high pressure piping, two from the metropolitan area and two from greater Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>    (5) two members shall be high pressure piping journeymen engaged in the scope <br/>
<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>of high pressure piping systems installation, one from the metropolitan area and one <br/>
<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>from greater Minnesota; and<br/>
<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>    (6) two members shall be representatives of industrial companies which use high <br/>
<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>pressure piping systems in their industrial processes.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>    (b) The high pressure piping inspector shall be appointed for a term to end December <br/>
<a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var>31, 2011. The professional mechanical engineer shall be appointed for a term to end <br/>
<a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>December 31, 2010. The representative of the high pressure piping industry shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>appointed for a term to end December 31, 2011. Two of the high pressure piping <br/>
<a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>contractors shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2011, and two high pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var>piping contractors shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2010. One of the <br/>
<a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>high pressure piping journeymen shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2011, <br/>
<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>and one high pressure piping journeyman shall be appointed for a term to end December <br/>
<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>31, 2010. The two representatives of industrial companies that use high pressure piping <br/>
<a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>systems in their industrial process shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var>    (c) The licensed professional mechanical engineer must possess a current Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var>professional engineering license and maintain the license for the duration of the term <br/>
<a id="pl.96.31"></a><var>96.31</var>served on the board. All other appointed members, except for the representative of the <br/>
<a id="pl.96.32"></a><var>96.32</var>piping industry and the representatives of industrial companies that use high pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.96.33"></a><var>96.33</var>piping systems in their industrial processes must possess a current high pressure piping <br/>
<a id="pl.96.34"></a><var>96.34</var>license issued by the Department of Labor and Industry and maintain that license for the <br/>
<a id="pl.96.35"></a><var>96.35</var>duration of their terms. All appointed members must be residents of Minnesota at the time <br/>
<a id="pl.96.36"></a><var>96.36</var>of and throughout their terms. The term of any appointed member who does not maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>membership qualification status shall end on the date of status change and the governor <br/>
<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>shall appoint a replacement member. It is the responsibility of the member to notify the <br/>
<a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>board of a change in the member's status.<br/>
<a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var>    (d) For appointed members, except for the initial terms designated in paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>each term shall be three years with the terms ending on the first Monday in January. <br/>
<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>Members appointed by the governor shall be limited to three consecutive terms. The <br/>
<a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>governor shall, all or in part, reappoint the current members or appoint replacement <br/>
<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>members with the advice and consent of the senate. Midterm vacancies shall be filled for <br/>
<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>the remaining portion of the term. Vacancies occurring with less than six months time <br/>
<a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>remaining in the term shall be filled for the existing term and the following three-year <br/>
<a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>term. Members may serve until their successors are appointed but in no case later than <br/>
<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>July 1 in a year in which the term expires unless reappointed.<br/>
<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Powers; duties; administrative support.</b> (a) The board shall have the <br/>
<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>power to:<br/>
<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>    (1) elect its chair, vice-chair, and secretary;<br/>
<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var>    (2) adopt bylaws that specify the duties of its officers, the meeting dates of the <br/>
<a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>board, and contain such other provisions as may be useful and necessary for the efficient <br/>
<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>conduct of the business of the board;<br/>
<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>    (3) adopt the High Pressure Piping Code that must be followed in this state and any <br/>
<a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>High Pressure Piping Code amendments thereto pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>subdivision 6, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d);<br/>
<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var>    (4) review requests for final interpretations and issue final interpretations as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>in section 16B.63, subdivision 5;<br/>
<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>    (5) adopt rules that regulate the licensure or registration of high pressure piping <br/>
<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>contractors, journeymen, and other persons engaged in the design, installation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>alteration of high pressure piping systems, except for those individuals licensed under <br/>
<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>section 326.02, subdivisions 2 and 3. The board shall adopt these rules pursuant to chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>14 and as provided in subdivision 6, paragraph (e);<br/>
<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>    (6) adopt rules that regulate continuing education for individuals licensed or <br/>
<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>registered as high pressure piping contractors, journeymen, or other persons engaged in <br/>
<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>the design, installation, and alteration of high pressure piping systems. The board shall <br/>
<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>adopt these rules pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided in subdivision 6, paragraph (e);<br/>
<a id="pl.97.33"></a><var>97.33</var>    (7) advise the commissioner regarding educational requirements for high pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.97.34"></a><var>97.34</var>piping inspectors;<br/>
<a id="pl.97.35"></a><var>97.35</var>    (8) refer complaints or other communications, whether orally or in writing, that <br/>
<a id="pl.97.36"></a><var>97.36</var>allege or imply a violation of a statute, rule, or order that the commissioner has the <br/>
<a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>authority to enforce pertaining to code compliance, licensure, or an offering to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>or performance of unlicensed high pressure piping services to the commissioner under <br/>
<a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>subdivision 8;<br/>
<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>    (9) approve per diem and expenses deemed necessary for its members as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>subdivision 3;<br/>
<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>    (10) select from its members individuals to serve on any other state advisory council, <br/>
<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>board, or committee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>    (11) recommend the fees for licenses and certifications.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>    Except for the powers granted to the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems, the <br/>
<a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>commissioner of labor and industry shall administer and enforce the provisions of sections <br/>
<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>326.46 to 326.521 and any rules promulgated pursuant thereto.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>    (b) The board shall comply with section 15.0597, subdivisions 2 and 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>    (c) The commissioner shall coordinate the board's rulemaking and recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>with the recommendations and rulemaking conducted by the other boards. The <br/>
<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>commissioner shall provide staff support to the board. The support includes professional, <br/>
<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>legal, technical, and clerical staff necessary to perform rulemaking and other duties <br/>
<a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>assigned to the board. The commissioner of labor and industry shall supply necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>office space and supplies to assist the board in its duties.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Compensation.</b> (a) Members of the board may be compensated at the rate <br/>
<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>of $55 per day spent on board activities, when authorized by the board, plus expenses in <br/>
<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under <br/>
<a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>section 43A.18, subdivision 2. Members who, as a result of time spent attending board <br/>
<a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var>meetings, incur child care expenses that would not otherwise have been incurred, may be <br/>
<a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var>reimbursed for those expenses upon board authorization.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>    (b) Members who are state employees or employees of political subdivisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var>the state must not receive the daily payment for activities that occur during working <br/>
<a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>hours for which they are compensated by the state or political subdivision. However, a <br/>
<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>state or political subdivision employee may receive the daily payment if the employee <br/>
<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>uses vacation time or compensatory time accumulated in accordance with a collective <br/>
<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var>bargaining agreement or compensation plan for board activities. Members who are state <br/>
<a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>employees or employees of the political subdivisions of the state may receive the expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var>provided for in this subdivision unless the expenses are reimbursed by another source. <br/>
<a id="pl.98.33"></a><var>98.33</var>Members who are state employees or employees of political subdivisions of the state <br/>
<a id="pl.98.34"></a><var>98.34</var>may be reimbursed for child care expenses only for time spent on board activities that <br/>
<a id="pl.98.35"></a><var>98.35</var>are outside their working hours.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var>    (c) The board shall adopt internal standards prescribing what constitutes a day spent <br/>
<a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>on  board activities for purposes of making daily payments under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Removal; vacancies.</b> (a) An appointed member of the board may be <br/>
<a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>removed by the governor at any time (1) for cause, after notice and hearing, or (2) after <br/>
<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var>missing three consecutive meetings. The chair of the board shall inform the governor of <br/>
<a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var>an appointed member missing three consecutive meetings. After the second consecutive <br/>
<a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>missed meeting and before the next meeting, the secretary of the board shall notify the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>appointed member in writing that the member may be removed for missing the next <br/>
<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>meeting. In the case of a vacancy on the board, the governor shall, with the advice <br/>
<a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>and consent of the senate, appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>unexpired term.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>    (b) Vacancies shall be filled pursuant to section 15.0597, subdivisions 5 and 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Membership vacancies within three months of appointment.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>    Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, when a seat on the board becomes vacant within <br/>
<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var>three months after being filled through the appointment process, the governor may, <br/>
<a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var>upon notification to the Office of the Secretary of State, choose a new member from the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var>applications on hand and need not repeat the process.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Officers, quorum, voting.</b> (a) The board shall elect annually from its <br/>
<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>members a chair, vice-chair, and secretary. A quorum of the board shall consist of a <br/>
<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>majority of members of the board qualified to vote on the matter in question. All questions <br/>
<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>concerning the manner in which a meeting is conducted or called that are not covered <br/>
<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>by statute shall be determined by Robert's Rules of Order (revised) unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>specified by the bylaws.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), each High Pressure Piping Code amendment <br/>
<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>considered by the board that receives an affirmative two-thirds or more majority vote <br/>
<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>of all of the voting members of the board shall be included in the next High Pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>Piping Code rulemaking proceeding initiated by the board. If a High Pressure Piping Code <br/>
<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>amendment considered, or reconsidered, by the board receives less than a two-thirds <br/>
<a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var>majority vote of all of the voting members of the board, the High Pressure Piping Code <br/>
<a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>amendment shall not be included in the next High Pressure Piping Code rulemaking <br/>
<a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var>proceeding initiated by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var>    (c) If the High Pressure Piping Code amendment considered by the board is to <br/>
<a id="pl.99.33"></a><var>99.33</var>replace the Minnesota High Pressure Piping Code with a model High Pressure Piping <br/>
<a id="pl.99.34"></a><var>99.34</var>Code, then the amendment may only be included in the next High Pressure Piping Code <br/>
<a id="pl.99.35"></a><var>99.35</var>rulemaking proceeding if it receives an affirmative two-thirds or more majority vote <br/>
<a id="pl.99.36"></a><var>99.36</var>of all of the voting members of the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var>    (d) The board may reconsider High Pressure Piping Code amendments during <br/>
<a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var>an active High Pressure Piping Code rulemaking proceeding in which the amendment <br/>
<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var>previously failed to receive a two-thirds or more majority vote of all of the voting <br/>
<a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var>members of the board only if new or updated information that affects the High Pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>Piping Code amendment is presented to the board. The board may also reconsider failed <br/>
<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>High Pressure Piping Code amendments in subsequent High Pressure Piping Code <br/>
<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>rulemaking proceedings.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>    (e) Except as provided in paragraph (f), each proposed rule and rule amendment <br/>
<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>considered by the board pursuant to the rulemaking authority specified in subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>paragraph (a), clauses (5) and (6), that receives an affirmative majority vote of all of the <br/>
<a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>voting members of the board shall be included in the next rulemaking proceeding initiated <br/>
<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>by the board. If a proposed rule or rule amendment considered, or reconsidered, by the <br/>
<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var>board receives less than an affirmative majority vote of all of the voting members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>board, the proposed rule or rule amendment shall not be included in the next rulemaking <br/>
<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>proceeding initiated by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>    (f) The board may reconsider a proposed rule or rule amendment during an <br/>
<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>active rulemaking proceeding in which the amendment previously failed to receive an <br/>
<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>affirmative majority vote of all of the voting members of the board only if new or updated <br/>
<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>information that affects the proposed rule or rule amendment is presented to the board. <br/>
<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>The board may also reconsider a failed proposed rule or rule amendment in subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var>rulemaking proceedings. <br/>
<a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Board meetings.</b> (a) The board shall hold meetings at such times as the <br/>
<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>board shall specify. Notice and conduct of all meetings shall be pursuant to chapter 13D <br/>
<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>and in such a manner as the bylaws may provide.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>    (b) If compliance with section 13D.02 is impractical, the board may conduct a <br/>
<a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following <br/>
<a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var>conditions are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var>    (1) all members of the board participating in the meeting, wherever their physical <br/>
<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;<br/>
<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>    (2)	members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the board can <br/>
<a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the board and, if <br/>
<a id="pl.100.32"></a><var>100.32</var>needed, receive those services required by sections 15.44 and 15.441;<br/>
<a id="pl.100.33"></a><var>100.33</var>    (3) at least one member of the board is physically present at the regular meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.100.34"></a><var>100.34</var>location; and<br/>
<a id="pl.100.35"></a><var>100.35</var>    (4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be <br/>
<a id="pl.100.36"></a><var>100.36</var>identified and recorded.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>    Each member of the board participating in a meeting by telephone or other electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and <br/>
<a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>participating in all proceedings.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>    If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or <br/>
<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var>emergency meeting, the board, to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor <br/>
<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>the meeting electronically from a remote location. The board may require the person <br/>
<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>making such a connection to pay for documented costs that the board incurs as a result of <br/>
<a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>the additional connection.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var>    If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or <br/>
<a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>emergency meeting, the board shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the <br/>
<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and that a <br/>
<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>person may monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. The timing and <br/>
<a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Complaints.</b> (a) The board shall promptly forward to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>the substance of any complaint or communication it receives, whether in writing or orally, <br/>
<a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>that alleges or implies a violation of a statute, rule, or order that the commissioner has <br/>
<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>the authority to enforce pertaining to the license or registration of any person authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>by the department to provide high pressure piping services, the performance or offering <br/>
<a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>to perform high pressure piping services requiring licensure by an unlicensed person, or <br/>
<a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>high pressure code compliance. Each complaint or communication that is forwarded to the <br/>
<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>commissioner shall be submitted on a form provided by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>    (b) The commissioner shall advise the board of the status of a complaint within 90 <br/>
<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>days after the board's written submission is received, or within 90 days after the board <br/>
<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var>is provided with a written request for additional information or documentation from the <br/>
<a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var>commissioner or the commissioner's designee, whichever is later. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>advise the board of the disposition of a complaint referred by the board within 180 days <br/>
<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>after the board's written submission is received. The commissioner shall annually report to <br/>
<a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>the board a summary of the actions taken in response to complaints referred by the board. <br/>
<a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Data Practices Act.</b> The board is subject to chapter 13, the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var>Government Data Practices Act, and shall protect from unlawful disclosure data classified <br/>
<a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var>as not public.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.32"></a><var>101.32</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Official records.</b> The board shall make and preserve all records  necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.101.33"></a><var>101.33</var>to a full and accurate knowledge of its official activities in accordance with section 15.17.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.101.34"></a><var>101.34</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.48, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>License required; rules; time credit.</b> No person individual shall <br/>
<a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>engage in or work at the business of a contracting high pressure pipefitter unless issued an <br/>
<a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>individual contracting pipefitter license to do so by the department of Labor and Industry <br/>
<a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var>under rules adopted by the board. No license shall be required for repairs on existing <br/>
<a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>installations. No person individual shall engage in or work at the business of journeyman <br/>
<a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>high pressure pipefitter unless issued an individual journeyman pipefitter competency <br/>
<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var>license to do so by the department of Labor and Industry under rules adopted by the board. <br/>
<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>A person possessing an individual contracting pipefitter competency license may also <br/>
<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>work as a journeyman high pressure pipefitter.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var>    No person, partnership, firm, or corporation shall construct or install high pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var>piping, nor install high pressure piping in connection with the dealing in and selling of high <br/>
<a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var>pressure pipe material and supplies, unless, at all times, a person individual possessing a <br/>
<a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>contracting high pressure pipefitter individual competency license or a journeyman high <br/>
<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var>pressure pipefitter individual competency license is responsible for ensuring that the high <br/>
<a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>pressure pipefitting work conducted by the person, partnership, firm, or corporation being <br/>
<a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var>is in conformity with Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>    The Department of Labor and Industry board shall prescribe rules, not inconsistent <br/>
<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>herewith, for the examination and individual competency licensing of contracting high <br/>
<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>pressure pipefitters and journeyman high pressure pipefitters and for issuance of permits <br/>
<a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>by the department and municipalities for the installation of high pressure piping.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var>    An employee performing the duties of inspector for the Department of Labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var>Industry in regulating pipefitting shall not receive time credit for the inspection duties <br/>
<a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var>when making an application for a license required by this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.48, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>High pressure pipefitting business license.</b> Before obtaining a permit <br/>
<a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var>for high pressure piping work, a person, partnership, firm, or corporation must obtain or <br/>
<a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var>utilize a business with a high pressure piping business license.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>    A person, partnership, firm, or corporation must have at all times as a full-time <br/>
<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>employee at least one individual holding an individual contracting high pressure pipefitter <br/>
<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>competency license. Only full-time employees who hold individual contracting high <br/>
<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>pressure pipefitter licenses are authorized to obtain high pressure piping permits in the <br/>
<a id="pl.102.32"></a><var>102.32</var>name of the business. The individual contracting high pressure pipefitter competency <br/>
<a id="pl.102.33"></a><var>102.33</var>license holder can be the employee of only one high pressure piping business at a time.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.34"></a><var>102.34</var>    To retain its business license without reapplication, a person, partnership, firm, or <br/>
<a id="pl.102.35"></a><var>102.35</var>corporation holding a high pressure piping business license that ceases to employ a person <br/>
<a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var>an individual holding an individual contracting high pressure pipefitter competency <br/>
<a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>license shall have 60 days from the last day of employment of its previous individual <br/>
<a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>contracting pipefitter competency license holder to employ another license holder. The <br/>
<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>department of Labor and Industry must be notified no later than five days after the last day <br/>
<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var>of employment of the previous license holder.<br/>
<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>    No high pressure pipefitting work may be performed during any period when the <br/>
<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var>high pressure pipefitting business does not have an individual contracting high pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>pipefitter competency license holder on staff. If a license holder is not employed within <br/>
<a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>60 days after the last day of employment of the previous license holder, the pipefitting <br/>
<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>business license shall lapse.<br/>
<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>    The Department of Labor and Industry board shall prescribe by rule procedures for <br/>
<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>application for and issuance of business licenses and fees.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.48, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Reciprocity with other states.</b> The commissioner may issue a temporary <br/>
<a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var>license without examination, upon payment of the required fee, nonresident applicants <br/>
<a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var>who are licensed under the laws of a state having standards for licensing which the <br/>
<a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>commissioner determines are substantially equivalent to the standards of this state if <br/>
<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>the other state grants similar privileges to Minnesota residents duly licensed in this <br/>
<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>state. Applicants who receive a temporary license under this section may acquire an <br/>
<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>aggregate of 24 months of experience before they have to apply and pass the licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var>examination. Applicants must register with the commissioner of labor and industry and <br/>
<a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>the commissioner shall set a fee for a temporary license. Applicants have five years in <br/>
<a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>which to comply with this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.50, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var><b>326.50 </b><b>LICENSE </b><b>APPLICATION</b><b>; FEES</b><b> AND RENEWAL</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>    Application for an individual contracting high pressure pipefitter competency or an <br/>
<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>individual journeyman high pressure pipefitter competency license shall be made to the <br/>
<a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>department of Labor and Industry, with fees. The applicant shall be licensed only after <br/>
<a id="pl.103.30"></a><var>103.30</var>passing an examination developed and administered by the department of Labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.103.31"></a><var>103.31</var>Industry in accordance with rules adopted by the board. A competency license issued by <br/>
<a id="pl.103.32"></a><var>103.32</var>the department shall expire on December 31 of each year. A renewal application must be <br/>
<a id="pl.103.33"></a><var>103.33</var>received by the department within one year after expiration of the competency license. A <br/>
<a id="pl.103.34"></a><var>103.34</var>license that has been expired for more than one year cannot be renewed, and can only be <br/>
<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>reissued if the applicant submits a new application for the competency license, pays a new <br/>
<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>application fee, and retakes and passes the applicable license examination.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.975, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Generally.</b> (a) In addition to any other fees, each applicant for a <br/>
<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326.83</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326.98</statute_ref> shall pay a fee to the contractor's recovery fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>The contractor's recovery fund is created in the state treasury and must be administered <br/>
<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>by the commissioner in the manner and subject to all the requirements and limitations <br/>
<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>provided by section 
         <statute_ref>82.43</statute_ref> with the following exceptions:.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var>    (1) each licensee who renews a license shall pay in addition to the appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>renewal fee an additional fee which shall be credited to the contractor's recovery fund. The <br/>
<a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>amount of the fee shall be based on the licensee's gross annual receipts for the licensee's <br/>
<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>most recent fiscal year preceding the renewal, on the following scale:<br/>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Fee<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Gross Receipts<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">$100<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">under $1,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">$150<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,000,000 to $5,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">$200<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">over $5,000,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>Any person who receives a new license shall pay a fee based on the same scale;<br/>
<a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var>    (2) (b) The purpose of this fund is:<br/>
<a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>    (i) (1) to compensate any aggrieved owner or lessee of residential property located <br/>
<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>within this state who obtains a final judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var>against a licensee licensed under section 
         <statute_ref>326.84</statute_ref>, on grounds of fraudulent, deceptive, or <br/>
<a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var>dishonest practices, conversion of funds, or failure of performance arising directly out <br/>
<a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var>of any transaction when the judgment debtor was licensed and performed any of the <br/>
<a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var>activities enumerated under section 
         <statute_ref>326.83, subdivision 19</statute_ref>, on the owner's residential <br/>
<a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var>property or on residential property rented by the lessee, or on new residential construction <br/>
<a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>which was never occupied prior to purchase by the owner, or which was occupied by the <br/>
<a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>licensee for less than one year prior to purchase by the owner, and which cause of action <br/>
<a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>arose on or after April 1, 1994; and<br/>
<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>    (ii) (2) to reimburse the Department of Commerce Labor and Industry for all legal <br/>
<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>and administrative expenses, including staffing costs, incurred in administering the fund;.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>    (3) Nothing may obligate the fund for more than $50,000 per claimant, nor more <br/>
<a id="pl.104.32"></a><var>104.32</var>than $75,000 per licensee; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.33"></a><var>104.33</var>    (4) Nothing may obligate the fund for claims based on a cause of action that arose <br/>
<a id="pl.104.34"></a><var>104.34</var>before the licensee paid the recovery fund fee set in clause (1), or as provided in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.104.35"></a><var>104.35</var>326.945, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>    (b) (c) Should the commissioner pay from the contractor's recovery fund any amount <br/>
<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var>in settlement of a claim or toward satisfaction of a judgment against a licensee, the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>license shall be automatically suspended upon the effective date of an order by the court <br/>
<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>authorizing payment from the fund. No licensee shall be granted reinstatement until the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>licensee has repaid in full, plus interest at the rate of 12 percent a year, twice the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>paid from the fund on the licensee's account, and has obtained a surety bond issued by an <br/>
<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>insurer authorized to transact business in this state in the amount of at least $40,000.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.992, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var><b>326.992 BOND REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTORS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>    (a) A person contracting to do gas, heating, ventilation, cooling, air conditioning, <br/>
<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>fuel burning, or refrigeration work must give bond to the state in the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var>$25,000 for all work entered into within the state. The bond must be for the benefit of <br/>
<a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var>persons suffering financial loss by reason of the contractor's failure to comply with the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var>requirements of the State Mechanical Code. A bond given to the state must be filed with <br/>
<a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>the commissioner of administration labor and industry and is in lieu of all other bonds to <br/>
<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>any political subdivision required for work covered by this section. The bond must be <br/>
<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>written by a corporate surety licensed to do business in the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var>    (b) The commissioner of administration labor and industry may charge each person <br/>
<a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>giving bond under this section an annual bond filing fee of $15. The money must be <br/>
<a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>deposited in a special revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner to cover the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>cost of administering the bond program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>    Sec. 10. <b>TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY; BOARD OF HIGH PRESSURE PIPING </b><br/>
<a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var><b>SYSTEMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var>    The commissioner of administration may not use the authority under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var>Statutes, section 16B.37, to modify transfers of authority in this act.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var>    Sec. 11. <b>FIRST MEETING; APPOINTMENTS FOR BOARD OF HIGH </b><br/>
<a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var><b>PRESSURE PIPING SYSTEMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>    The governor must complete the appointments required by Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>section 326.471, no later than July 1, 2007. The commissioner of labor and industry <br/>
<a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>shall convene the first meeting of the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems no later <br/>
<a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var>than September 1, 2007.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 298.227, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var><b>298.227 TACONITE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>    An amount equal to that distributed pursuant to each taconite producer's taxable <br/>
<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>production and qualifying sales under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 9a</statute_ref>, shall be held by <br/>
<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board in a separate taconite economic <br/>
<a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>development fund for each taconite and direct reduced ore producer. Money from the <br/>
<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var>fund for each producer shall be released by the commissioner after review by a joint <br/>
<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var>committee consisting of an equal number of representatives of the salaried employees and <br/>
<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>the nonsalaried production and maintenance employees of that producer. The District 11 <br/>
<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>director of the United States Steelworkers of America, on advice of each local employee <br/>
<a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>president, shall select the employee members. In nonorganized operations, the employee <br/>
<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>committee shall be elected by the nonsalaried production and maintenance employees. <br/>
<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>The review must be completed no later than six months after the producer presents a <br/>
<a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>proposal for expenditure of the funds to the committee. The funds held pursuant to this <br/>
<a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var>section may be released only for acquisition of plant and stationary mining equipment and <br/>
<a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var>facilities for the producer or for research and development in Minnesota on new mining, or <br/>
<a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var>taconite, iron, or steel production technology, but only if the producer provides a matching <br/>
<a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>expenditure to be used for the same purpose of at least 50 percent of the distribution based <br/>
<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>on 
         <statute_ref>14.7</statute_ref> cents per ton beginning with distributions in 2002. Effective for proposals for <br/>
<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var>expenditures of money from the fund beginning the day following final enactment, the <br/>
<a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var>commissioner may not release the funds before the next scheduled meeting of the board. <br/>
<a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var>If the board rejects a proposed expenditure, the funds must be deposited in the Taconite <br/>
<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var>Environmental Protection Fund under sections 298.222 to 298.225. If a producer uses <br/>
<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>money which has been released from the fund prior to the day following final enactment to <br/>
<a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var>procure haulage trucks, mobile equipment, or mining shovels, and the producer removes <br/>
<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var>the piece of equipment from the taconite tax relief area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.134</statute_ref> within <br/>
<a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>ten years from the date of receipt of the money from the fund, a portion of the money <br/>
<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>granted from the fund must be repaid to the taconite economic development fund. The <br/>
<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>portion of the money to be repaid is 100 percent of the grant if the equipment is removed <br/>
<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>from the taconite tax relief area within 12 months after receipt of the money from the fund, <br/>
<a id="pl.106.33"></a><var>106.33</var>declining by ten percent for each of the subsequent nine years during which the equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.106.34"></a><var>106.34</var>remains within the taconite tax relief area. If a taconite production facility is sold after <br/>
<a id="pl.106.35"></a><var>106.35</var>operations at the facility had ceased, any money remaining in the fund for the former <br/>
<a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>producer may be released to the purchaser of the facility on the terms otherwise applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var>to the former producer under this section. If a producer fails to provide matching funds <br/>
<a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>for a proposed expenditure within six months after the commissioner approves release <br/>
<a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var>of the funds, the funds are available for release to another producer in proportion to the <br/>
<a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var>distribution provided and under the conditions of this section. Any portion of the fund <br/>
<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var>which is not released by the commissioner within two years of its deposit in the fund shall <br/>
<a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>be divided between the taconite environmental protection fund created in section 
         <statute_ref>298.223</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>and the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund created in section 
         <statute_ref>298.292</statute_ref> for <br/>
<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>placement in their respective special accounts. Two-thirds of the unreleased funds shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>distributed to the taconite environmental protection fund and one-third to the Douglas J. <br/>
<a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>Johnson economic protection trust fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for proposals for expenditures of <br/>
<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>money from the fund the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>    Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATION; IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var><b>REHABILITATION BOARD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>    (a) $575,000 is appropriated from the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>Board fund for fiscal year 2008 for allocation in this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var>    (1) $225,000 is for Aitkin County Growth, Inc. to extend electric service and other <br/>
<a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var>infrastructure to a peat project in Spencer Township in Aitkin County;<br/>
<a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var>    (2) $75,000 is for a nonprofit organization for the preservation of the B'nai Abraham <br/>
<a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var>Synagogue in Virginia, of which $50,000 is for renovation and $25,000 is for a permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var>endowment for the preservation;<br/>
<a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var>    (3) $150,000 is for a grant to the Iron Range youth in action program to assist the <br/>
<a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var>organization to employ youth for the construction of community centers;<br/>
<a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>    (4) $50,000 is for a grant to the Iron Range retriever club for pond and field <br/>
<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var>construction; and<br/>
<a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>    (5) $75,000 is for a grant to the city of Chisholm to improve infrastructure at the <br/>
<a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var>city-owned baseball field.<br/>
<a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var>    These are onetime appropriations.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var>    Sec. 3. <b>IRRRB BUILDING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>    The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board office building in Eveleth, <br/>
<a id="pl.107.32"></a><var>107.32</var>Minnesota is designated and named the Joe Begich Building and shall be signed as such <br/>
<a id="pl.107.33"></a><var>107.33</var>at every entrance.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.6.1.0"></a><a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.01, subdivision 6g, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>    Subd. 6g. <b>Personal</b><b> </b><b>Direct </b><b>supervision.</b> The term "personal "Direct supervision" <br/>
<a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var>means that a person licensed to perform electrical work oversees and directs the electrical <br/>
<a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var>work performed by an unlicensed person such that:<br/>
<a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var>    (1) the licensed person actually reviews the electrical work performed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var>unlicensed person an unlicensed individual is being supervised by an individual licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var>to perform the electrical work being supervised;<br/>
<a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var>    (2) during the entire working day of the unlicensed individual, the licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</var>individual is physically present at the location where the unlicensed individual is <br/>
<a id="pl.108.12"></a><var>108.12</var>preforming electrical work and immediately available to the unlicensed individual;<br/>
<a id="pl.108.13"></a><var>108.13</var>    (3) the licensed person individual is physically present and immediately available to <br/>
<a id="pl.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>the unlicensed person individual at all times for assistance and direction; and<br/>
<a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var>    (4) electronic supervision does not meet the requirement of physically present and <br/>
<a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var>immediately available;<br/>
<a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var>    (5) the licensed individual shall review the electrical work performed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var>unlicensed individual before the electrical work is operated; and<br/>
<a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>    (3) (6) the licensed person individual is able to and does determine that all electrical <br/>
<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>work performed by the unlicensed person individual is performed in compliance with <br/>
<a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326.243</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var>    The licensed person individual is responsible for the compliance with section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var>326.243
         </statute_ref> of all electrical work performed by the unlicensed person individual. <br/>
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<a id="bill.6.2.0"></a><a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[326.2411] BOARD OF ELECTRICITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Composition.</b> (a) The Board of Electricity shall consist of 12 <br/>
<a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var>members. Eleven members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent <br/>
<a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var>of the senate and shall be voting members. Appointments of members by the governor <br/>
<a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var>shall be made in accordance with section 15.066. If the senate votes to refuse to consent <br/>
<a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</var>to an appointment of a member made by the governor, the governor shall appoint a new <br/>
<a id="pl.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>member with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>of labor and industry or the commissioner's designee, who shall be a voting member. Of <br/>
<a id="pl.108.32"></a><var>108.32</var>the 11 appointed members, the composition shall be as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.108.33"></a><var>108.33</var>    (1) one member shall be an electrical inspector;<br/>
<a id="pl.108.34"></a><var>108.34</var>    (2) two members shall be representatives of the electrical suppliers in rural areas;<br/>
<a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var>    (3) two members shall be master electricians, who shall be contractors;<br/>
<a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var>    (4) two members shall be journeyman electricians;<br/>
<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var>    (5) one member shall be a registered consulting electrical engineer;<br/>
<a id="pl.109.4"></a><var>109.4</var>    (6) two members shall be power limited technicians, who shall be technology <br/>
<a id="pl.109.5"></a><var>109.5</var>system contractors primarily engaged in the business of installing technology circuits <br/>
<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var>or systems; and<br/>
<a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var>    (7) one member shall be a public member as defined by section 214.02.<br/>
<a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>    The electrical inspector shall be appointed to a term to end December 31, 2011. One <br/>
<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>of the rural electrical suppliers shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2011, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>and one rural electrical supplier shall serve for a term to end December 31, 2010. The <br/>
<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>consulting electrical engineer shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2011. <br/>
<a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var>One of the master electrician contractors shall be appointed for a term to end December <br/>
<a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var>31, 2011, and one master electrician contractor shall be appointed for a term to end <br/>
<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var>December 31, 2010. One of the journeyman electricians shall be appointed for a term to <br/>
<a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>end December 31, 2011, and one journeyman electrician shall be appointed for a term to <br/>
<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>end December 31, 2010. One of the power limited technicians shall be appointed for a <br/>
<a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var>term to end December 31, 2011, and one power limited technician shall be appointed for <br/>
<a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>a term to end December 31, 2010. The public member shall be appointed for a term to <br/>
<a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>end December 31, 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>    (b) The consulting electrical engineer must possess a current Minnesota professional <br/>
<a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>engineering license and maintain the license for the duration of the term served on the <br/>
<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>board. All other appointed members, except the public member and the representatives of <br/>
<a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var>electrical suppliers in rural areas,  must possess a current electrical license issued by the <br/>
<a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var>Department of Labor and Industry and maintain that license for the duration of their terms. <br/>
<a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var>All appointed members must be residents of Minnesota at the time of and throughout <br/>
<a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>their terms. The term of any appointed member who does not maintain membership <br/>
<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>qualification status shall end on the date of status change and the governor shall appoint <br/>
<a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var>a replacement member. It is the responsibility of the member to notify the board of a <br/>
<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>change in the member's status.<br/>
<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>    (c) For appointed members, except the initial terms designated in paragraph (a), each <br/>
<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var>term shall be three years with the terms ending on the first Monday in January. Members <br/>
<a id="pl.109.32"></a><var>109.32</var>appointed by the governor shall be limited to three consecutive terms. The governor shall, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.33"></a><var>109.33</var>all or in part, reappoint the current members or appoint replacement members with the <br/>
<a id="pl.109.34"></a><var>109.34</var>advice and consent of the senate. Midterm vacancies shall be filled for the remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.109.35"></a><var>109.35</var>portion of the term. Vacancies occurring with less than six months time remaining in the <br/>
<a id="pl.109.36"></a><var>109.36</var>term shall be filled for the existing term and the following three-year term. Members may <br/>
<a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var>serve until their successors are appointed but in no case later than July 1 in a year in <br/>
<a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var>which the term expires unless reappointed.<br/>
<a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Powers; duties; administrative support.</b> (a) The board shall have the <br/>
<a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var>power to:<br/>
<a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var>    (1) elect its chair, vice-chair, and secretary;<br/>
<a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var>    (2) adopt bylaws that specify the duties of its officers, the meeting dates of the <br/>
<a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var>board, and contain such other provisions as may be useful and necessary for the efficient <br/>
<a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var>conduct of the business of the board;<br/>
<a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var>    (3) the Minnesota Electrical Code shall be the most current edition of the National <br/>
<a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var>Electrical Code upon its adoption by the board and any amendments thereto as adopted <br/>
<a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var>by the board. The board shall adopt the most current edition of the National Electrical <br/>
<a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var>Code and any amendments thereto pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var>6, paragraphs (b) and (c);<br/>
<a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var>    (4) review requests for final interpretations and issue final interpretations as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var>in section 16B.63, subdivision 5;<br/>
<a id="pl.110.16"></a><var>110.16</var>    (5) adopt rules that regulate the licensure or registration of electrical businesses, <br/>
<a id="pl.110.17"></a><var>110.17</var>electrical contractors, master electricians, journeyman electricians, class A installer, class <br/>
<a id="pl.110.18"></a><var>110.18</var>B installer, power limited technicians, and other persons who perform electrical work. <br/>
<a id="pl.110.19"></a><var>110.19</var>The board shall adopt these rules pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.110.20"></a><var>110.20</var>6, paragraphs (d) and (e);<br/>
<a id="pl.110.21"></a><var>110.21</var>    (6) adopt rules that regulate continuing education for individuals licensed or <br/>
<a id="pl.110.22"></a><var>110.22</var>registered as electrical businesses, electrical contractors, master electricians, journeyman <br/>
<a id="pl.110.23"></a><var>110.23</var>electricians, class A installer, class B installer, power limited technicians, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.110.24"></a><var>110.24</var>persons who perform electrical work. The board shall adopt these rules pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.110.25"></a><var>110.25</var>chapter 14 and as provided in subdivision 6, paragraph (e);<br/>
<a id="pl.110.26"></a><var>110.26</var>    (7) advise the commissioner regarding educational requirements for electrical <br/>
<a id="pl.110.27"></a><var>110.27</var>inspectors;<br/>
<a id="pl.110.28"></a><var>110.28</var>    (8) refer complaints or other communications, whether orally or in writing, that <br/>
<a id="pl.110.29"></a><var>110.29</var>allege or imply a violation of a statute, rule, or order that the commissioner has the <br/>
<a id="pl.110.30"></a><var>110.30</var>authority to enforce pertaining to code compliance, licensure, or an offering to perform or <br/>
<a id="pl.110.31"></a><var>110.31</var>performance of unlicensed electrical services to the commissioner under subdivision 8;<br/>
<a id="pl.110.32"></a><var>110.32</var>    (9) approve per diem and expenses deemed necessary for its members as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.110.33"></a><var>110.33</var>subdivision 3;<br/>
<a id="pl.110.34"></a><var>110.34</var>    (10) approve license reciprocity agreements;<br/>
<a id="pl.110.35"></a><var>110.35</var>    (11) select from its members individuals to serve on any other state advisory council, <br/>
<a id="pl.110.36"></a><var>110.36</var>board, or committee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.111.1"></a><var>111.1</var>    (12) recommend the fees for licenses and certifications.<br/>
<a id="pl.111.2"></a><var>111.2</var>    Except for the powers granted to the Board of Electricity, the commissioner of labor <br/>
<a id="pl.111.3"></a><var>111.3</var>and industry shall administer and enforce the provisions of sections 326.241 to 326.248 <br/>
<a id="pl.111.4"></a><var>111.4</var>and any rules promulgated pursuant thereto.<br/>
<a id="pl.111.5"></a><var>111.5</var>    (b) The board shall comply with section 15.0597, subdivisions 2 and 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.111.6"></a><var>111.6</var>    (c) The commissioner shall coordinate the board's rulemaking and recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.111.7"></a><var>111.7</var>with the recommendations and rulemaking conducted by the other boards. The <br/>
<a id="pl.111.8"></a><var>111.8</var>commissioner shall provide staff support to the board. The support includes professional, <br/>
<a id="pl.111.9"></a><var>111.9</var>legal, technical, and clerical staff necessary to perform rulemaking and other duties <br/>
<a id="pl.111.10"></a><var>111.10</var>assigned to the board. The commissioner of labor and industry shall supply necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.111.11"></a><var>111.11</var>office space and supplies to assist the board in its duties.<br/>
<a id="pl.111.12"></a><var>111.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Compensation.</b> (a) Members of the board may be compensated at the rate <br/>
<a id="pl.111.13"></a><var>111.13</var>of $55 per day spent on board activities, when authorized by the board, plus expenses, in <br/>
<a id="pl.111.14"></a><var>111.14</var>the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under <br/>
<a id="pl.111.15"></a><var>111.15</var>section 43A.18, subdivision 2. Members who, as a result of time spent attending board <br/>
<a id="pl.111.16"></a><var>111.16</var>meetings, incur child care expenses that would not otherwise have been incurred, may be <br/>
<a id="pl.111.17"></a><var>111.17</var>reimbursed for those expenses upon board authorization.<br/>
<a id="pl.111.18"></a><var>111.18</var>    (b) Members who are state employees or employees of political subdivisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.111.19"></a><var>111.19</var>the state must not receive the daily payment for activities that occur during working <br/>
<a id="pl.111.20"></a><var>111.20</var>hours for which they are compensated by the state or political subdivision. However, a <br/>
<a id="pl.111.21"></a><var>111.21</var>state or political subdivision employee may receive the daily payment if the employee <br/>
<a id="pl.111.22"></a><var>111.22</var>uses vacation time or compensatory time accumulated in accordance with a collective <br/>
<a id="pl.111.23"></a><var>111.23</var>bargaining agreement or compensation plan for board activities. Members who are state <br/>
<a id="pl.111.24"></a><var>111.24</var>employees or employees of the political subdivisions of the state may receive the expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.111.25"></a><var>111.25</var>provided for in this subdivision unless the expenses are reimbursed by another source. <br/>
<a id="pl.111.26"></a><var>111.26</var>Members who are state employees or employees of political subdivisions of the state <br/>
<a id="pl.111.27"></a><var>111.27</var>may be reimbursed for child care expenses only for time spent on board activities that <br/>
<a id="pl.111.28"></a><var>111.28</var>are outside their working hours.<br/>
<a id="pl.111.29"></a><var>111.29</var>    (c) The board shall adopt internal standards prescribing what constitutes a day spent <br/>
<a id="pl.111.30"></a><var>111.30</var>on  board activities for purposes of making daily payments under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.111.31"></a><var>111.31</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Removal; vacancies.</b> (a) An appointed member of the board may be <br/>
<a id="pl.111.32"></a><var>111.32</var>removed by the governor at any time (1) for cause, after notice and hearing, or (2) after <br/>
<a id="pl.111.33"></a><var>111.33</var>missing three consecutive meetings. The chair of the board shall inform the governor of <br/>
<a id="pl.111.34"></a><var>111.34</var>an appointed member missing three consecutive meetings. After the second consecutive <br/>
<a id="pl.111.35"></a><var>111.35</var>missed meeting and before the next meeting, the secretary of the board shall notify the <br/>
<a id="pl.111.36"></a><var>111.36</var>appointed member in writing that the member may be removed for missing the next <br/>
<a id="pl.112.1"></a><var>112.1</var>meeting. In the case of a vacancy on the board, the governor shall, with the advice <br/>
<a id="pl.112.2"></a><var>112.2</var>and consent of the senate, appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the <br/>
<a id="pl.112.3"></a><var>112.3</var>unexpired term.<br/>
<a id="pl.112.4"></a><var>112.4</var>    (b) Vacancies shall be filled pursuant to section 15.0597, subdivisions 5 and 6.<br/>
<a id="pl.112.5"></a><var>112.5</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Membership vacancies within three months of appointment.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.112.6"></a><var>112.6</var>    Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, when a seat on the board becomes vacant within <br/>
<a id="pl.112.7"></a><var>112.7</var>three months after being filled through the appointment process, the governor may, <br/>
<a id="pl.112.8"></a><var>112.8</var>upon notification to the Office of the Secretary of State, choose a new member from the <br/>
<a id="pl.112.9"></a><var>112.9</var>applications on hand and need not repeat the process.<br/>
<a id="pl.112.10"></a><var>112.10</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Officers, quorum, voting.</b> (a) The board shall elect annually from its <br/>
<a id="pl.112.11"></a><var>112.11</var>members a chair, vice-chair, and secretary. A quorum of the board shall consist of a <br/>
<a id="pl.112.12"></a><var>112.12</var>majority of members of the board qualified to vote on the matter in question. All questions <br/>
<a id="pl.112.13"></a><var>112.13</var>concerning the manner in which a meeting is conducted or called that are not covered <br/>
<a id="pl.112.14"></a><var>112.14</var>by statute shall be determined by Robert's Rules of Order (revised) unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.112.15"></a><var>112.15</var>specified by the bylaws.<br/>
<a id="pl.112.16"></a><var>112.16</var>    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), each Electrical Code amendment considered <br/>
<a id="pl.112.17"></a><var>112.17</var>by the board that receives an affirmative two-thirds or more majority vote of all of the <br/>
<a id="pl.112.18"></a><var>112.18</var>voting members of the board shall be included in the next Electrical Code rulemaking <br/>
<a id="pl.112.19"></a><var>112.19</var>proceeding initiated by the board.  If an Electrical Code amendment considered, or <br/>
<a id="pl.112.20"></a><var>112.20</var>reconsidered, by the board receives less than a two-thirds majority vote of all of the voting <br/>
<a id="pl.112.21"></a><var>112.21</var>members of the board, the Electrical Code amendment shall not be included in the next <br/>
<a id="pl.112.22"></a><var>112.22</var>Electrical Code rulemaking proceeding initiated by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.112.23"></a><var>112.23</var>    (c) The board may reconsider Electrical Code amendments during an active <br/>
<a id="pl.112.24"></a><var>112.24</var>Electrical Code rulemaking proceeding in which the amendment previously failed to <br/>
<a id="pl.112.25"></a><var>112.25</var>receive a two-thirds or more majority vote of all of the voting members of the board only if <br/>
<a id="pl.112.26"></a><var>112.26</var>new or updated information that affects the Electrical Code amendment is presented to the <br/>
<a id="pl.112.27"></a><var>112.27</var>board. The board may also reconsider failed Electrical Code amendments in subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.112.28"></a><var>112.28</var>Electrical Code rulemaking proceedings. <br/>
<a id="pl.112.29"></a><var>112.29</var>    (d) Except as provided in paragraph (e), each proposed rule and rule amendment <br/>
<a id="pl.112.30"></a><var>112.30</var>considered by the board pursuant to the rulemaking authority specified in subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.112.31"></a><var>112.31</var>paragraph (a), clauses (5) and (6), that receives an affirmative majority vote of the all the <br/>
<a id="pl.112.32"></a><var>112.32</var>voting members of the board shall be included in the next rulemaking proceeding initiated <br/>
<a id="pl.112.33"></a><var>112.33</var>by the board. If a proposed rule or rule amendment considered, or reconsidered, by the <br/>
<a id="pl.112.34"></a><var>112.34</var>board receives less than an affirmative majority vote of all of the voting members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.112.35"></a><var>112.35</var>board, the proposed rule or rule amendment shall not be included in the next rulemaking <br/>
<a id="pl.112.36"></a><var>112.36</var>proceeding initiated by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.113.1"></a><var>113.1</var>    (e) The board may reconsider a proposed rule or rule amendment during an <br/>
<a id="pl.113.2"></a><var>113.2</var>active rulemaking proceeding in which the amendment previously failed to receive an <br/>
<a id="pl.113.3"></a><var>113.3</var>affirmative majority vote of all of the voting members of the board only if new or updated <br/>
<a id="pl.113.4"></a><var>113.4</var>information that affects the proposed rule or rule amendment is presented to the board. <br/>
<a id="pl.113.5"></a><var>113.5</var>The board may also reconsider a failed proposed rule or rule amendment in subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.113.6"></a><var>113.6</var>rulemaking proceedings. <br/>
<a id="pl.113.7"></a><var>113.7</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Board meetings.</b> (a) The board shall hold meetings at such times as the <br/>
<a id="pl.113.8"></a><var>113.8</var>board shall specify. Notice and conduct of all meetings shall be pursuant to chapter 13D <br/>
<a id="pl.113.9"></a><var>113.9</var>and in such a manner as the bylaws may provide.<br/>
<a id="pl.113.10"></a><var>113.10</var>    (b) If compliance with section 13D.02 is impractical, the board may conduct a <br/>
<a id="pl.113.11"></a><var>113.11</var>meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following <br/>
<a id="pl.113.12"></a><var>113.12</var>conditions are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.113.13"></a><var>113.13</var>    (1) all members of the board participating in the meeting, wherever their physical <br/>
<a id="pl.113.14"></a><var>113.14</var>location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;<br/>
<a id="pl.113.15"></a><var>113.15</var>    (2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the board can <br/>
<a id="pl.113.16"></a><var>113.16</var>hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the board and, if <br/>
<a id="pl.113.17"></a><var>113.17</var>needed, receive those services required by sections 15.44 and 15.441;<br/>
<a id="pl.113.18"></a><var>113.18</var>    (3) at least one member of the board is physically present at the regular meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.113.19"></a><var>113.19</var>location; and<br/>
<a id="pl.113.20"></a><var>113.20</var>    (4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be <br/>
<a id="pl.113.21"></a><var>113.21</var>identified and recorded.<br/>
<a id="pl.113.22"></a><var>113.22</var>    Each member of the board participating in a meeting by telephone or other electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.113.23"></a><var>113.23</var>means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and <br/>
<a id="pl.113.24"></a><var>113.24</var>participating in all proceedings.<br/>
<a id="pl.113.25"></a><var>113.25</var>    If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or <br/>
<a id="pl.113.26"></a><var>113.26</var>emergency meeting, the board, to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor <br/>
<a id="pl.113.27"></a><var>113.27</var>the meeting electronically from a remote location. The board may require the person <br/>
<a id="pl.113.28"></a><var>113.28</var>making such a connection to pay for documented costs that the board incurs as a result of <br/>
<a id="pl.113.29"></a><var>113.29</var>the additional connection.<br/>
<a id="pl.113.30"></a><var>113.30</var>    If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or <br/>
<a id="pl.113.31"></a><var>113.31</var>emergency meeting, the board shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the <br/>
<a id="pl.113.32"></a><var>113.32</var>fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and that a <br/>
<a id="pl.113.33"></a><var>113.33</var>person may monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. The timing and <br/>
<a id="pl.113.34"></a><var>113.34</var>method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04.<br/>
<a id="pl.113.35"></a><var>113.35</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Complaints.</b> (a) The board shall promptly forward to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.113.36"></a><var>113.36</var>the substance of any complaint or communication it receives, whether in writing or orally, <br/>
<a id="pl.114.1"></a><var>114.1</var>that alleges or implies a violation of a statute, rule, or order that the commissioner has the <br/>
<a id="pl.114.2"></a><var>114.2</var>authority to enforce pertaining to the license or registration of any person authorized by the <br/>
<a id="pl.114.3"></a><var>114.3</var>department to provide electrical services, the performance or offering to perform electrical <br/>
<a id="pl.114.4"></a><var>114.4</var>services requiring licensure by an unlicensed person, or Electrical Code compliance. Each <br/>
<a id="pl.114.5"></a><var>114.5</var>complaint or communication that is forwarded to the commissioner shall be submitted <br/>
<a id="pl.114.6"></a><var>114.6</var>on a form provided by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.114.7"></a><var>114.7</var>    (b) The commissioner shall advise the board of the status of a complaint within 90 <br/>
<a id="pl.114.8"></a><var>114.8</var>days after the board's written submission is received, or within 90 days after the board <br/>
<a id="pl.114.9"></a><var>114.9</var>is provided with a written request for additional information or documentation from the <br/>
<a id="pl.114.10"></a><var>114.10</var>commissioner or the commissioner's designee, whichever is later. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.114.11"></a><var>114.11</var>advise the board of the disposition of a complaint referred by the board within 180 days <br/>
<a id="pl.114.12"></a><var>114.12</var>after the board's written submission is received. The commissioner shall annually report to <br/>
<a id="pl.114.13"></a><var>114.13</var>the board a summary of the actions taken in response to complaints referred by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.114.14"></a><var>114.14</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Data Practices Act.</b> The board is subject to chapter 13, the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.114.15"></a><var>114.15</var>Government Data Practices Act, and shall protect from unlawful disclosure data classified <br/>
<a id="pl.114.16"></a><var>114.16</var>as not public.<br/>
<a id="pl.114.17"></a><var>114.17</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Official records.</b> The board shall make and preserve all records  necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.114.18"></a><var>114.18</var>to a full and accurate knowledge of its official activities in accordance with section 15.17.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.3.0"></a><a id="pl.114.19"></a><var>114.19</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.242, subdivision 3d, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.114.20"></a><var>114.20</var>    Subd. 3d. <b>Power limited technician.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, <br/>
<a id="pl.114.21"></a><var>114.21</var>no person individual shall install, alter, repair, plan, lay out, or supervise the installing, <br/>
<a id="pl.114.22"></a><var>114.22</var>altering, or repairing, planning, or laying out of electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.114.23"></a><var>114.23</var>for technology circuits or systems unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.114.24"></a><var>114.24</var>    (1) the person individual is licensed by the board commissioner as a power limited <br/>
<a id="pl.114.25"></a><var>114.25</var>technician; and<br/>
<a id="pl.114.26"></a><var>114.26</var>    (2) the electrical work is:<br/>
<a id="pl.114.27"></a><var>114.27</var>    (i) for a licensed contractor and the person individual is an employee, partner, or <br/>
<a id="pl.114.28"></a><var>114.28</var>officer of, or is the licensed contractor; or<br/>
<a id="pl.114.29"></a><var>114.29</var>    (ii) performed under the direct supervision of a master electrician or power limited <br/>
<a id="pl.114.30"></a><var>114.30</var>technician also employed by the person's individual's employer on technology circuits, <br/>
<a id="pl.114.31"></a><var>114.31</var>systems, apparatus, equipment, or facilities that are owned or leased by the employer that <br/>
<a id="pl.114.32"></a><var>114.32</var>are located within the limits of property operated, maintained, and either owned or leased, <br/>
<a id="pl.114.33"></a><var>114.33</var>operated, and maintained by the employer.<br/>
<a id="pl.114.34"></a><var>114.34</var>    (b) An applicant for a power limited technician's license shall (1) be a graduate <br/>
<a id="pl.114.35"></a><var>114.35</var>of a four-year electrical course in offered by an accredited college or university; or (2) <br/>
<a id="pl.115.1"></a><var>115.1</var>have had at least 36 months' experience, acceptable to the board, in planning for, laying <br/>
<a id="pl.115.2"></a><var>115.2</var>out, supervising, and installing, altering and repairing wiring, apparatus, or equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.115.3"></a><var>115.3</var>for power limited systems, provided however, that the board may by rule provide for the <br/>
<a id="pl.115.4"></a><var>115.4</var>allowance of up to 12 months (2,000 hours) of experience credit for successful completion <br/>
<a id="pl.115.5"></a><var>115.5</var>of a two-year post high school electrical course or other technical training approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.115.6"></a><var>115.6</var>the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.115.7"></a><var>115.7</var>    (c) The board may initially set experience requirements without rulemaking, but <br/>
<a id="pl.115.8"></a><var>115.8</var>must adopt rules before July 1, 2004.<br/>
<a id="pl.115.9"></a><var>115.9</var>    (d) Licensees must attain eight 16 hours of continuing education acceptable to <br/>
<a id="pl.115.10"></a><var>115.10</var>the board every renewal period.<br/>
<a id="pl.115.11"></a><var>115.11</var>    (e) A person who has submitted an application by June 30, 2003, to take the alarm <br/>
<a id="pl.115.12"></a><var>115.12</var>and communications examination administered by the board, and who has achieved a <br/>
<a id="pl.115.13"></a><var>115.13</var>minimal score of 70 percent on the examination by September 30, 2003, may obtain a <br/>
<a id="pl.115.14"></a><var>115.14</var>power limited technician license without further examination by submitting an application <br/>
<a id="pl.115.15"></a><var>115.15</var>and a license fee of $30.<br/>
<a id="pl.115.16"></a><var>115.16</var>    (f) (d) A company holding an alarm and communication license as of June 30, 2003, <br/>
<a id="pl.115.17"></a><var>115.17</var>may designate one person individual who may obtain a power limited technician license <br/>
<a id="pl.115.18"></a><var>115.18</var>without passing an examination administered by the board commissioner by submitting an <br/>
<a id="pl.115.19"></a><var>115.19</var>application and license fee of $30.<br/>
<a id="pl.115.20"></a><var>115.20</var>    (g) (e) A person who has submitted an application by September 30, 2005 December <br/>
<a id="pl.115.21"></a><var>115.21</var>31, 2007, to take the power limited technician examination administered by the board <br/>
<a id="pl.115.22"></a><var>115.22</var>department is not required to meet the qualifications set forth in paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.115.23"></a><var>115.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.4.0"></a><a id="pl.115.24"></a><var>115.24</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.242, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.115.25"></a><var>115.25</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Unlicensed </b><b>persons</b><b> individuals</b><b>.</b> (a) An unlicensed person individual <br/>
<a id="pl.115.26"></a><var>115.26</var>means an individual who has not been licensed by the department to perform specific <br/>
<a id="pl.115.27"></a><var>115.27</var>electrical work. An unlicensed individual shall not perform electrical work required to <br/>
<a id="pl.115.28"></a><var>115.28</var>be performed by a licensed individual unless the individual has first registered with the <br/>
<a id="pl.115.29"></a><var>115.29</var>department as an unlicensed individual. Thereafter, an unlicensed individual shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.115.30"></a><var>115.30</var>perform electrical work required to be performed by a licensed individual unless the work <br/>
<a id="pl.115.31"></a><var>115.31</var>is performed under the personal direct supervision of a person an individual actually <br/>
<a id="pl.115.32"></a><var>115.32</var>licensed to perform such work and. The licensed electrician individual and unlicensed <br/>
<a id="pl.115.33"></a><var>115.33</var>persons are individual must be employed by the same employer. Licensed persons <br/>
<a id="pl.115.34"></a><var>115.34</var>individuals shall not permit unlicensed persons individuals to perform electrical work <br/>
<a id="pl.115.35"></a><var>115.35</var>except under the personal direct supervision of a person an individual actually licensed to <br/>
<a id="pl.116.1"></a><var>116.1</var>perform such work. Unlicensed persons individuals shall not supervise the performance of <br/>
<a id="pl.116.2"></a><var>116.2</var>electrical work or make assignments of electrical work to unlicensed persons individuals. <br/>
<a id="pl.116.3"></a><var>116.3</var>Except for technology circuit or system work, licensed persons individuals shall supervise <br/>
<a id="pl.116.4"></a><var>116.4</var>no more than two unlicensed persons individuals. For technology circuit or system <br/>
<a id="pl.116.5"></a><var>116.5</var>work, licensed persons individuals shall supervise no more than three unlicensed persons <br/>
<a id="pl.116.6"></a><var>116.6</var>individuals.<br/>
<a id="pl.116.7"></a><var>116.7</var>    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no person individual other <br/>
<a id="pl.116.8"></a><var>116.8</var>than a master electrician or power limited technician shall plan or lay out electrical wiring, <br/>
<a id="pl.116.9"></a><var>116.9</var>apparatus, or equipment for light, heat, power, or other purposes, except circuits or <br/>
<a id="pl.116.10"></a><var>116.10</var>systems exempted from personal licensing by subdivision 12, paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.116.11"></a><var>116.11</var>    (c) Contractors employing unlicensed persons performing individuals to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.116.12"></a><var>116.12</var>electrical work shall maintain records establishing compliance with this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.116.13"></a><var>116.13</var>which that shall designate identify all unlicensed persons individuals performing electrical <br/>
<a id="pl.116.14"></a><var>116.14</var>work, except for persons working on circuits or systems exempted from personal licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.116.15"></a><var>116.15</var>by subdivision 12, paragraph (b), and shall permit the board department to examine and <br/>
<a id="pl.116.16"></a><var>116.16</var>copy all such records as provided for in section 
<statute_ref>326.244, subdivision 6</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.116.17"></a><var>116.17</var>    (d) When a licensed individual supervises the electrical work of an unlicensed <br/>
<a id="pl.116.18"></a><var>116.18</var>individual, the licensed individual is responsible for ensuring that the electrical work <br/>
<a id="pl.116.19"></a><var>116.19</var>complies with the Minnesota Electrical Act and rules adopted under the act.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.5.0"></a><a id="pl.116.20"></a><var>116.20</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.242, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.116.21"></a><var>116.21</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.116.22"></a><var>116.22</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Registration of unlicensed individuals.</b> Unlicensed individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.116.23"></a><var>116.23</var>performing electrical work for a contractor or employer shall register with the department <br/>
<a id="pl.116.24"></a><var>116.24</var>in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. Experience credit for electrical work <br/>
<a id="pl.116.25"></a><var>116.25</var>performed in Minnesota after January 1, 2008, by an applicant for a license identified in <br/>
<a id="pl.116.26"></a><var>116.26</var>this section shall not be granted where the applicant has not registered with or is not <br/>
<a id="pl.116.27"></a><var>116.27</var>licensed by the department.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.6.0"></a><a id="pl.116.28"></a><var>116.28</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.242, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.116.29"></a><var>116.29</var>    Subd. 8. <b>License</b><b>, registration,</b><b> and renewal fees</b><b>; expiration</b><b>.</b> All licenses issued <br/>
<a id="pl.116.30"></a><var>116.30</var>hereunder shall expire in a manner as provided by the board. (a) Unless revoked or <br/>
<a id="pl.116.31"></a><var>116.31</var>suspended under this chapter, all licenses issued or renewed under this section expire <br/>
<a id="pl.116.32"></a><var>116.32</var>on the date specified in this subdivision. Master licenses expire March 1 of each <br/>
<a id="pl.116.33"></a><var>116.33</var>odd-numbered year after issuance or renewal. Electrical contractor licenses expire March <br/>
<a id="pl.116.34"></a><var>116.34</var>1 of each even-numbered year after issuance or renewal. Technology system contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.117.1"></a><var>117.1</var>licenses expire August 1 of each even-numbered year after issuance or renewal. All <br/>
<a id="pl.117.2"></a><var>117.2</var>other personal licenses expire two years from the date of original issuance and every two <br/>
<a id="pl.117.3"></a><var>117.3</var>years thereafter. Registrations of unlicensed individuals expire one year from the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.117.4"></a><var>117.4</var>original issuance and every year thereafter.<br/>
<a id="pl.117.5"></a><var>117.5</var>    (b) Fees, as set by the board, shall be payable for application and examination, and <br/>
<a id="pl.117.6"></a><var>117.6</var>for the original issuance and each subsequent renewal of the following, are:<br/>
<a id="pl.117.7"></a><var>117.7</var>    (1) For each personal license application and examination: $35;<br/>
<a id="pl.117.8"></a><var>117.8</var>    Class A Master.<br/>
<a id="pl.117.9"></a><var>117.9</var>    Class B Master.<br/>
<a id="pl.117.10"></a><var>117.10</var>    Class A Journeyman, Class B Journeyman, Installer, Power Limited Technician, or <br/>
<a id="pl.117.11"></a><var>117.11</var>Special Electrician.<br/>
<a id="pl.117.12"></a><var>117.12</var>    (2) For original issuance of original license and each subsequent renewal of:<br/>
<a id="pl.117.13"></a><var>117.13</var>    Class A Master. or master special electrician, including master elevator constructor: <br/>
<a id="pl.117.14"></a><var>117.14</var>$40 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.117.15"></a><var>117.15</var>    Class B Master.: $25 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.117.16"></a><var>117.16</var>    Power Limited Technician.: $15 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.117.17"></a><var>117.17</var>    Class A Journeyman, Class B Journeyman, Installer, or Special Electrician. other <br/>
<a id="pl.117.18"></a><var>117.18</var>than master special electrician: $15 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.117.19"></a><var>117.19</var>    Electrical contractor: $100 per year.<br/>
<a id="pl.117.20"></a><var>117.20</var>    Technology Systems Contractor Unlicensed individual registration: $15 per year.<br/>
<a id="pl.117.21"></a><var>117.21</var>    (c) If any new license is issued in accordance with this subdivision for less than two <br/>
<a id="pl.117.22"></a><var>117.22</var>years, the fee for the license shall be prorated on an annual basis. <br/>
<a id="pl.117.23"></a><var>117.23</var>    (d) A license fee may not be refunded after a license is issued or renewed. However, <br/>
<a id="pl.117.24"></a><var>117.24</var>if the fee paid for a license was not prorated in accordance with this subdivision, the <br/>
<a id="pl.117.25"></a><var>117.25</var>amount of the overpayment shall be refunded.<br/>
<a id="pl.117.26"></a><var>117.26</var>    (e) Any contractor who seeks reissuance of a license after it has been revoked or <br/>
<a id="pl.117.27"></a><var>117.27</var>suspended under this chapter shall submit a reissuance fee of $100 before the license is <br/>
<a id="pl.117.28"></a><var>117.28</var>reinstated.<br/>
<a id="pl.117.29"></a><var>117.29</var>    (f) The fee for the issuance of each duplicate license is $15.<br/>
<a id="pl.117.30"></a><var>117.30</var>    (3) (g) An individual or contractor who fails to renew a license before 30 days after <br/>
<a id="pl.117.31"></a><var>117.31</var>the expiration or registration of the license must submit a late fee equal to one year's <br/>
<a id="pl.117.32"></a><var>117.32</var>license fee in addition to the full renewal fee. Fees for renewed licenses or registrations <br/>
<a id="pl.117.33"></a><var>117.33</var>are not prorated. An individual or contractor that fails to renew a license or registration by <br/>
<a id="pl.117.34"></a><var>117.34</var>the expiration date is unlicensed until the license or registration is renewed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.6.7.0"></a><a id="pl.117.35"></a><var>117.35</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.242, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.118.1"></a><var>118.1</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Reciprocity.</b> To the extent that any other state which provides for the <br/>
<a id="pl.118.2"></a><var>118.2</var>licensing of electricians provides for similar action the board may grant licenses, without <br/>
<a id="pl.118.3"></a><var>118.3</var>examination, of the same grade and class to an electrician who has been licensed by such <br/>
<a id="pl.118.4"></a><var>118.4</var>other state for at least one year, upon payment by the applicant of the required fee and <br/>
<a id="pl.118.5"></a><var>118.5</var>upon the board being furnished with proof that the required fee and upon the board being <br/>
<a id="pl.118.6"></a><var>118.6</var>furnished with proof that the qualifications of the applicant are equal to the qualifications <br/>
<a id="pl.118.7"></a><var>118.7</var>of holders of similar licenses in Minnesota. The commissioner may enter into reciprocity <br/>
<a id="pl.118.8"></a><var>118.8</var>agreements for personal licenses with another state if approved by the board. Once <br/>
<a id="pl.118.9"></a><var>118.9</var>approved by the board, the commissioner may issue a personal license without requiring <br/>
<a id="pl.118.10"></a><var>118.10</var>the applicant to pass an examination provided the applicant:<br/>
<a id="pl.118.11"></a><var>118.11</var>    (a) submits an application under section 326.242;<br/>
<a id="pl.118.12"></a><var>118.12</var>    (b) pays the fee required under section 326.242; and<br/>
<a id="pl.118.13"></a><var>118.13</var>    (c) holds a valid comparable license in the state participating in the agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.118.14"></a><var>118.14</var>    Agreements are subject to the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.118.15"></a><var>118.15</var>    (1) The parties to the agreement must administer a statewide licensing program that <br/>
<a id="pl.118.16"></a><var>118.16</var>includes examination and qualifying experience or training comparable to Minnesota's.<br/>
<a id="pl.118.17"></a><var>118.17</var>    (2) The experience and training requirements under which an individual applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.118.18"></a><var>118.18</var>qualified for examination in the qualifying state must be deemed equal to or greater than <br/>
<a id="pl.118.19"></a><var>118.19</var>required for an applicant making application in Minnesota at the time the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.118.20"></a><var>118.20</var>acquired the license in the qualifying state.<br/>
<a id="pl.118.21"></a><var>118.21</var>    (3) The applicant must have acquired the license in the qualifying state through an <br/>
<a id="pl.118.22"></a><var>118.22</var>examination deemed equivalent to the same class of license examination in Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.118.23"></a><var>118.23</var>A lesser class of license may be granted where the applicant has acquired a greater <br/>
<a id="pl.118.24"></a><var>118.24</var>class of license in the qualifying state and the applicant otherwise meets the conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.118.25"></a><var>118.25</var>of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.118.26"></a><var>118.26</var>    (4) At the time of application, the applicant must hold a valid license in the <br/>
<a id="pl.118.27"></a><var>118.27</var>qualifying state and have held the license continuously for at least one year before making <br/>
<a id="pl.118.28"></a><var>118.28</var>application in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.118.29"></a><var>118.29</var>    (5) An applicant is not eligible for a license under this subdivision if the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.118.30"></a><var>118.30</var>has failed the same or greater class of license examination in Minnesota, or if the <br/>
<a id="pl.118.31"></a><var>118.31</var>applicant's license of the same or greater class has been revoked or suspended.<br/>
<a id="pl.118.32"></a><var>118.32</var>    (6) An applicant who has failed to renew a personal license for two years or more <br/>
<a id="pl.118.33"></a><var>118.33</var>after its expiration is not eligible for a license under this subdivision.<br/>
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<a id="bill.6.8.0"></a><a id="pl.118.34"></a><var>118.34</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.2441, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.118.35"></a><var>118.35</var><b>326.2441 INSPECTION FEE SCHEDULE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.119.1"></a><var>119.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Schedule.</b> State electrical inspection fees shall be paid according <br/>
<a id="pl.119.2"></a><var>119.2</var>to calculated in accordance with subdivisions 2 to 13 15.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.3"></a><var>119.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Fee for each separate inspection.</b> The minimum fee for each separate <br/>
<a id="pl.119.4"></a><var>119.4</var>inspection of an installation, replacement, alteration, or repair is $20. $35. Except as <br/>
<a id="pl.119.5"></a><var>119.5</var>otherwise provided in this section, the maximum number of separate inspections allowed <br/>
<a id="pl.119.6"></a><var>119.6</var>without payment of an additional fee is the whole number resulting from dividing by <br/>
<a id="pl.119.7"></a><var>119.7</var>35 the total fee calculated in accordance with this section. Where additional separate <br/>
<a id="pl.119.8"></a><var>119.8</var>inspections are necessary, additional fees are required to result in a value equal to the total <br/>
<a id="pl.119.9"></a><var>119.9</var>number of separate inspections multiplied by 35. The fee for any inspections needed after <br/>
<a id="pl.119.10"></a><var>119.10</var>a "final inspection" is performed shall be calculated without consideration of any fee <br/>
<a id="pl.119.11"></a><var>119.11</var>paid before the final inspection.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.12"></a><var>119.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Fee for services, generators, other power supply sources</b><b>, or feeders to </b><br/>
<a id="pl.119.13"></a><var>119.13</var><b>separate structures</b><b>.</b> The inspection fee for the installation, addition, alteration, or repair <br/>
<a id="pl.119.14"></a><var>119.14</var>of each service, change of service, temporary service, generator, other power supply <br/>
<a id="pl.119.15"></a><var>119.15</var>source, or feeder to a separate structure is:<br/>
<a id="pl.119.16"></a><var>119.16</var>    (1) 0 ampere to and including 400 ampere capacity, $25 $35;<br/>
<a id="pl.119.17"></a><var>119.17</var>    (2) 401 ampere to and including 800 ampere capacity, $50 $60; and<br/>
<a id="pl.119.18"></a><var>119.18</var>    (3) ampere capacity above 800, $75 $100.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.19"></a><var>119.19</var>    Where multiple disconnects are grouped at a single location and are supplied by a <br/>
<a id="pl.119.20"></a><var>119.20</var>single set of supply conductors the cumulative rating of the overcurrent devices shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.119.21"></a><var>119.21</var>used to determine the supply ampere capacity.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.22"></a><var>119.22</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Fee for circuits, feeders, feeder taps, or </b><b>sets of transformer secondary </b><br/>
<a id="pl.119.23"></a><var>119.23</var><b>conductors.</b> The inspection fee for the installation, addition, alteration, or repair of <br/>
<a id="pl.119.24"></a><var>119.24</var>each circuit, feeder, feeder tap, or set of transformer secondary conductors, including <br/>
<a id="pl.119.25"></a><var>119.25</var>the equipment served, is:<br/>
<a id="pl.119.26"></a><var>119.26</var>    (1) 0 ampere to and including 200 ampere capacity, $5 $6; and<br/>
<a id="pl.119.27"></a><var>119.27</var>    (2) ampere capacity above 200, $10 $15.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.28"></a><var>119.28</var>    Where existing feeders and circuits are reconnected to overcurrent devices installed <br/>
<a id="pl.119.29"></a><var>119.29</var>as part of the replacement of an existing disconnect, switchboard, motor control center, or <br/>
<a id="pl.119.30"></a><var>119.30</var>panelboard, the inspection fee for each circuit or feeder is $2.<br/>
<a id="pl.119.31"></a><var>119.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Limitations to fees of subdivisions 3 and 4</b><b> Inspection fee for dwellings</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.119.32"></a><var>119.32</var>    (a) The inspection fee for a one-family dwelling and each dwelling unit of a two-family <br/>
<a id="pl.119.33"></a><var>119.33</var>dwelling with a supply of up to 500 amperes where a combination of ten or more sources <br/>
<a id="pl.119.34"></a><var>119.34</var>of supply, feeders, or circuits are installed, added, altered, repaired, or extended is $80. is <br/>
<a id="pl.119.35"></a><var>119.35</var>the following: <br/>
<a id="pl.119.36"></a><var>119.36</var>    (1) the fee for each service or other source of power as provided in subdivision 3;<br/>
<a id="pl.120.1"></a><var>120.1</var>    (2) $100 for up to 30 feeders and circuits; and<br/>
<a id="pl.120.2"></a><var>120.2</var>    (3) for each additional feeder or circuit, the fee as provided in subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.120.3"></a><var>120.3</var>This fee applies to each separate installation for new dwellings and additions, alterations, <br/>
<a id="pl.120.4"></a><var>120.4</var>or repairs to existing dwellings and includes not more than two inspections. where 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.120.5"></a><var>120.5</var>or more feeders or circuits are installed or extended in connection with any addition, <br/>
<a id="pl.120.6"></a><var>120.6</var>alteration, or repair to existing dwellings. Where existing feeders and circuits are <br/>
<a id="pl.120.7"></a><var>120.7</var>reconnected to overcurrent devices installed as part of the replacement of an existing <br/>
<a id="pl.120.8"></a><var>120.8</var>panelboard, the fee for each reconnected feeder or circuit is $2. The maximum number <br/>
<a id="pl.120.9"></a><var>120.9</var>of separate inspections shall be determined in accordance with subdivision 2. The <br/>
<a id="pl.120.10"></a><var>120.10</var>fee for additional inspections or other installations is that specified in subdivisions 2 <br/>
<a id="pl.120.11"></a><var>120.11</var>to, 4, 6, and 8. The installer may submit fees for additional inspections when filing the <br/>
<a id="pl.120.12"></a><var>120.12</var>request for electrical inspection. The fee for each detached accessory structure directly <br/>
<a id="pl.120.13"></a><var>120.13</var>associated with a dwelling unit shall be calculated in accordance with subdivisions 3 and <br/>
<a id="pl.120.14"></a><var>120.14</var>4. When included on the same request for electrical inspection form, inspection fees for <br/>
<a id="pl.120.15"></a><var>120.15</var>detached accessory structures directly associated with the dwelling unit may be combined <br/>
<a id="pl.120.16"></a><var>120.16</var>with the dwelling unit fees to determine the maximum number of separate inspections in <br/>
<a id="pl.120.17"></a><var>120.17</var>accordance with subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.120.18"></a><var>120.18</var>    (b) The inspection fee for each dwelling unit of a multifamily dwelling with three <br/>
<a id="pl.120.19"></a><var>120.19</var>to 12 or more dwelling units is $50 and the fee for each additional dwelling unit is $25. <br/>
<a id="pl.120.20"></a><var>120.20</var>$70 for a combination of up to 20 feeders and circuits and $6 for each additional feeder <br/>
<a id="pl.120.21"></a><var>120.21</var>or circuit. This fee applies to each separate installation for each new dwelling unit and <br/>
<a id="pl.120.22"></a><var>120.22</var>where ten or more feeders or circuits are installed or extended in connection with any <br/>
<a id="pl.120.23"></a><var>120.23</var>addition, alteration, or repair to existing dwelling units. Where existing feeders or circuits <br/>
<a id="pl.120.24"></a><var>120.24</var>are reconnected to overcurrent devices installed as part of the replacement of an existing <br/>
<a id="pl.120.25"></a><var>120.25</var>panelboard, the fee for each reconnected feeder or circuit is $2. The maximum number <br/>
<a id="pl.120.26"></a><var>120.26</var>of separate inspections for each dwelling unit shall be determined in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.120.27"></a><var>120.27</var>subdivision 2. The fee for additional inspections or for inspection of other installations <br/>
<a id="pl.120.28"></a><var>120.28</var>is that specified in subdivisions 2, 4, 6, and 8. These fees include only inspection of the <br/>
<a id="pl.120.29"></a><var>120.29</var>wiring within individual dwelling units and the final feeder to that unit. This limitation is <br/>
<a id="pl.120.30"></a><var>120.30</var>subject to the following conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.120.31"></a><var>120.31</var>    (1) where the multifamily dwelling is provided with common service equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.120.32"></a><var>120.32</var>and each dwelling unit is supplied by a separate feeder or feeders extended from common <br/>
<a id="pl.120.33"></a><var>120.33</var>service or distribution equipment. The fee for multifamily dwelling services or other <br/>
<a id="pl.120.34"></a><var>120.34</var>power source supplies and all other circuits is that specified in subdivisions 2 to 4; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.1"></a><var>121.1</var>    (2) this limitation applies only to new installations for multifamily dwellings where <br/>
<a id="pl.121.2"></a><var>121.2</var>the majority of the individual dwelling units are available for inspection during each <br/>
<a id="pl.121.3"></a><var>121.3</var>inspection trip.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.4"></a><var>121.4</var>    (c) A separate request for electrical inspection form must be filed for each dwelling <br/>
<a id="pl.121.5"></a><var>121.5</var>unit that is supplied with an individual set of service entrance conductors. These fees are <br/>
<a id="pl.121.6"></a><var>121.6</var>the one-family dwelling rate specified in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.121.7"></a><var>121.7</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Additions to fees of subdivisions 3 to 5.</b> (a) The fee for the electrical <br/>
<a id="pl.121.8"></a><var>121.8</var>supply for each manufactured home park lot is $25 $35. This fee includes the service or <br/>
<a id="pl.121.9"></a><var>121.9</var>feeder conductors up to and including the service equipment or disconnecting means. <br/>
<a id="pl.121.10"></a><var>121.10</var>The fee for feeders and circuits that extend from the service or disconnecting means is <br/>
<a id="pl.121.11"></a><var>121.11</var>that specified in subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.12"></a><var>121.12</var>    (b) The fee for each recreational vehicle site electrical supply equipment is $5 $6 <br/>
<a id="pl.121.13"></a><var>121.13</var>for each circuit originating within the equipment. The fee for recreational vehicle park <br/>
<a id="pl.121.14"></a><var>121.14</var>services, feeders, and circuits is that specified in subdivisions 3 and 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.15"></a><var>121.15</var>    (c) The fee for each street, parking lot, or outdoor area lighting standard is $1, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.121.16"></a><var>121.16</var>fee for each traffic signal standard is $5. Circuits originating within the standard or traffic <br/>
<a id="pl.121.17"></a><var>121.17</var>signal controller shall not be used when computing calculating the fee for each standard.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.18"></a><var>121.18</var>    (d) The fee for transformers for light, heat, and power is $10 $15 for transformers <br/>
<a id="pl.121.19"></a><var>121.19</var>rated up to ten kilovolt-amperes and $20 $30 for transformers rated in excess of ten <br/>
<a id="pl.121.20"></a><var>121.20</var>kilovolt-amperes. The previous sentence does not apply to Class 1 transformers or power <br/>
<a id="pl.121.21"></a><var>121.21</var>supplies for Class 1 power-limited circuits or to Class 2 or Class 3 transformers or power <br/>
<a id="pl.121.22"></a><var>121.22</var>supplies.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.23"></a><var>121.23</var>    (e) The fee for transformers and electronic power supplies for electric signs and <br/>
<a id="pl.121.24"></a><var>121.24</var>outline lighting is $5 per unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.25"></a><var>121.25</var>    (f) The fee for alarm, communication, remote control, and signaling technology <br/>
<a id="pl.121.26"></a><var>121.26</var>circuits or systems, and circuits of less than 50 volts, is 50 75 cents for each system device <br/>
<a id="pl.121.27"></a><var>121.27</var>or apparatus.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.28"></a><var>121.28</var>    (g) The fee for each separate inspection of the bonding for a swimming pool, spa, <br/>
<a id="pl.121.29"></a><var>121.29</var>fountain, an equipotential plane for an agricultural confinement area, or similar installation <br/>
<a id="pl.121.30"></a><var>121.30</var>shall be $20 is $35. Bonding conductors and connections require an inspection before <br/>
<a id="pl.121.31"></a><var>121.31</var>being concealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.32"></a><var>121.32</var>    (h) The fee for all wiring installed on center pivot irrigation booms is $40 $35 plus <br/>
<a id="pl.121.33"></a><var>121.33</var>$5 for each electrical drive unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.34"></a><var>121.34</var>    (i) The fee for retrofit modifications to existing lighting fixtures is 25 cents per <br/>
<a id="pl.121.35"></a><var>121.35</var>lighting fixture luminaire.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.1"></a><var>122.1</var>    (j) When a separate inspection of a concrete-encased grounding electrode is <br/>
<a id="pl.122.2"></a><var>122.2</var>performed, the fee is $35.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.3"></a><var>122.3</var>    (k) The fees required by subdivisions 3 and 4 are doubled for installations over <br/>
<a id="pl.122.4"></a><var>122.4</var>600 volts.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.5"></a><var>122.5</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Investigation fees: work without a request for electrical inspection.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.122.6"></a><var>122.6</var>    (a) Whenever any work for which a request for electrical inspection is required by the <br/>
<a id="pl.122.7"></a><var>122.7</var>board has begun without the request for electrical inspection form being filed with the <br/>
<a id="pl.122.8"></a><var>122.8</var>board commissioner, a special investigation shall be made before a request for electrical <br/>
<a id="pl.122.9"></a><var>122.9</var>inspection form is accepted by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.10"></a><var>122.10</var>    (b) An investigation fee, in addition to the full fee required by subdivisions 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.122.11"></a><var>122.11</var>to 6, shall be paid before an inspection is made. The investigation fee is two times the <br/>
<a id="pl.122.12"></a><var>122.12</var>hourly rate minimum fee specified in subdivision 10 2 or the inspection fee required <br/>
<a id="pl.122.13"></a><var>122.13</var>by subdivisions 1 to 6, whichever is greater, not to exceed $1,000. The payment of the <br/>
<a id="pl.122.14"></a><var>122.14</var>investigation fee does not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.122.15"></a><var>122.15</var>the board department rules or statutes nor from any penalty prescribed by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.16"></a><var>122.16</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Reinspection fee.</b> Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions 2 and 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.122.17"></a><var>122.17</var>when reinspection is necessary to determine whether unsafe conditions identified during a <br/>
<a id="pl.122.18"></a><var>122.18</var>final inspection have been corrected and the conditions are not the subject of an appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.122.19"></a><var>122.19</var>pending before the board commissioner or any court, a reinspection fee of $20 may $35 <br/>
<a id="pl.122.20"></a><var>122.20</var>shall be assessed in writing by the inspector.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.21"></a><var>122.21</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Supplemental fee.</b> When inspections scheduled by the installer are <br/>
<a id="pl.122.22"></a><var>122.22</var>preempted, obstructed, prevented, or otherwise not able to be completed as scheduled due <br/>
<a id="pl.122.23"></a><var>122.23</var>to circumstances beyond the control of the inspector, a supplemental inspection fee of <br/>
<a id="pl.122.24"></a><var>122.24</var>$20 may $35 shall be assessed in writing by the inspector.<br/>
<a id="pl.122.25"></a><var>122.25</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Special inspection.</b> For inspections not covered in this section, or for <br/>
<a id="pl.122.26"></a><var>122.26</var>requested special inspections or services, the fee shall be $30 is $80 per hour, including <br/>
<a id="pl.122.27"></a><var>122.27</var>travel time, plus 31 cents the standard mileage rate per mile traveled, plus the reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.122.28"></a><var>122.28</var>cost of equipment or material consumed. This provision is applicable to inspection <br/>
<a id="pl.122.29"></a><var>122.29</var>of empty conduits and other jobs as may be determined by the board commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.122.30"></a><var>122.30</var>This fee may also be assessed when installations are not accessible by roadway and <br/>
<a id="pl.122.31"></a><var>122.31</var>require alternate forms of transportation. or are located in the Northwest Angle, or when <br/>
<a id="pl.122.32"></a><var>122.32</var>inspections are performed outside of Minnesota. For purposes of this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.122.33"></a><var>122.33</var>the standard mileage rate is the standard mileage rate effective at the time of travel, <br/>
<a id="pl.122.34"></a><var>122.34</var>as established by the Internal Revenue Service for computing the deductible costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.122.35"></a><var>122.35</var>operating an automobile for business expense purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.1"></a><var>123.1</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Inspection of transitory projects.</b> (a) For inspection of transitory <br/>
<a id="pl.123.2"></a><var>123.2</var>projects including, but not limited to, festivals, fairs, carnivals, circuses, shows, production <br/>
<a id="pl.123.3"></a><var>123.3</var>sites, and portable road construction plants, the inspection procedures and fees are as <br/>
<a id="pl.123.4"></a><var>123.4</var>specified in paragraphs (b) to (i).<br/>
<a id="pl.123.5"></a><var>123.5</var>    (b) The fee for inspection of each generator or other source of supply is that specified <br/>
<a id="pl.123.6"></a><var>123.6</var>in subdivision 3. A like fee is required at each engagement or setup.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.7"></a><var>123.7</var>    (c) In addition to the fee for generators or other sources of supply, there must be an <br/>
<a id="pl.123.8"></a><var>123.8</var>inspection of all installed feeders, circuits, and equipment at each engagement or setup at <br/>
<a id="pl.123.9"></a><var>123.9</var>the hourly rate specified in subdivision 10, with a two-hour one-hour minimum.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.10"></a><var>123.10</var>    (d) An owner, operator, or appointed representative of a transitory enterprise <br/>
<a id="pl.123.11"></a><var>123.11</var>including, but not limited to, festivals, fairs, carnivals, circuses, production companies, <br/>
<a id="pl.123.12"></a><var>123.12</var>shows, portable road construction plants, and similar enterprises shall notify the board <br/>
<a id="pl.123.13"></a><var>123.13</var>commissioner  of its itinerary or schedule and make application for initial inspection a <br/>
<a id="pl.123.14"></a><var>123.14</var>minimum of 14 days before its first engagement or setup. An owner, operator, or appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.123.15"></a><var>123.15</var>representative of a transitory enterprise who fails to notify the board commissioner 14 <br/>
<a id="pl.123.16"></a><var>123.16</var>days before its first engagement or setup may be subject to the investigation fees specified <br/>
<a id="pl.123.17"></a><var>123.17</var>in subdivision 7. The owner, operator, or appointed representative shall request inspection <br/>
<a id="pl.123.18"></a><var>123.18</var>and pay the inspection fee for each subsequent engagement or setup at the time of the initial <br/>
<a id="pl.123.19"></a><var>123.19</var>inspection. For subsequent engagements or setups not listed on the itinerary or schedule <br/>
<a id="pl.123.20"></a><var>123.20</var>submitted to the board commissioner and where the board commissioner is not notified at <br/>
<a id="pl.123.21"></a><var>123.21</var>least 48 hours in advance, a charge of $100 may be made in addition to all required fees.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.22"></a><var>123.22</var>    (e) Amusement rides, devices, concessions, attractions, or other units must be <br/>
<a id="pl.123.23"></a><var>123.23</var>inspected at their first appearance of the year. The inspection fee is $20 $35 per unit with a <br/>
<a id="pl.123.24"></a><var>123.24</var>supply of up to 60 amperes and $30 $40 per unit with a supply above 60 amperes.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.25"></a><var>123.25</var>    (f) An additional fee at the hourly rate specified in subdivision 10 must be charged <br/>
<a id="pl.123.26"></a><var>123.26</var>for additional time spent by each inspector if equipment is not ready or available for <br/>
<a id="pl.123.27"></a><var>123.27</var>inspection at the time and date specified on the application for initial inspection or the <br/>
<a id="pl.123.28"></a><var>123.28</var>request for electrical inspection form.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.29"></a><var>123.29</var>    (g) In addition to the fees specified in paragraphs (a) and (b), a fee of two hours one <br/>
<a id="pl.123.30"></a><var>123.30</var>hour at the hourly rate specified in subdivision 10 must be charged for inspections required <br/>
<a id="pl.123.31"></a><var>123.31</var>to be performed on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or after regular business hours.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.32"></a><var>123.32</var>    (h) The fee for reinspection of corrections or supplemental inspections where an <br/>
<a id="pl.123.33"></a><var>123.33</var>additional trip is necessary may be assessed as specified in subdivision 8.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.34"></a><var>123.34</var>    (i) The board may  commissioner shall retain the inspection fee when an owner, <br/>
<a id="pl.123.35"></a><var>123.35</var>operator, or appointed representative of a transitory enterprise fails to notify the board <br/>
<a id="pl.123.36"></a><var>123.36</var>commissioner at least 48 hours in advance of a scheduled inspection that is canceled.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.1"></a><var>124.1</var>    Subd. 11a. <b>Negotiated fee.</b> When the fee calculated in accordance with subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.124.2"></a><var>124.2</var>2 to 11 results in a total fee that unreasonably exceeds the cost of inspection, the <br/>
<a id="pl.124.3"></a><var>124.3</var>commissioner may negotiate a fee that more reasonably offsets the cost of inspection.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.4"></a><var>124.4</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Handling fee.</b> The handling fee to pay the cost of printing and handling <br/>
<a id="pl.124.5"></a><var>124.5</var>of the paper form requesting an electrical inspection is up to $1.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.6"></a><var>124.6</var>    Subd. 13. <b>National Electrical Code used for interpretation of provisions.</b> For <br/>
<a id="pl.124.7"></a><var>124.7</var>purposes of interpretation of this section and Minnesota Rules, chapter 3800, the most <br/>
<a id="pl.124.8"></a><var>124.8</var>recently adopted edition of the National Electrical Code shall be prima facie evidence of <br/>
<a id="pl.124.9"></a><var>124.9</var>the definitions, interpretations, and scope of words and terms used.<br/>
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<a id="bill.7.1.0"></a><a id="pl.124.12"></a><var>124.12</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 178.01, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.124.13"></a><var>124.13</var><b>178.01 PURPOSES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.124.14"></a><var>124.14</var>    The purposes of this chapter are: to open to young people regardless of race, sex, <br/>
<a id="pl.124.15"></a><var>124.15</var>creed, color or national origin, the opportunity to obtain training that will equip them for <br/>
<a id="pl.124.16"></a><var>124.16</var>profitable employment and citizenship; to establish as a means to this end, a program <br/>
<a id="pl.124.17"></a><var>124.17</var>of voluntary apprenticeship under approved apprentice agreements providing facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.124.18"></a><var>124.18</var>for their training and guidance in the arts, skills, and crafts of industry and trade, with <br/>
<a id="pl.124.19"></a><var>124.19</var>concurrent, supplementary instruction in related subjects; to promote employment <br/>
<a id="pl.124.20"></a><var>124.20</var>opportunities under conditions providing adequate training and reasonable earnings; <br/>
<a id="pl.124.21"></a><var>124.21</var>to relate the supply of skilled workers to employment demands; to establish standards <br/>
<a id="pl.124.22"></a><var>124.22</var>for apprentice training; to establish an Apprenticeship Advisory Council Board and <br/>
<a id="pl.124.23"></a><var>124.23</var>apprenticeship committees to assist in effectuating the purposes of this chapter; to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.124.24"></a><var>124.24</var>for a Division of Labor Standards and Apprenticeship within the Department of Labor <br/>
<a id="pl.124.25"></a><var>124.25</var>and Industry; to provide for reports to the legislature regarding the status of apprentice <br/>
<a id="pl.124.26"></a><var>124.26</var>training in the state; to establish a procedure for the determination of apprentice agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.124.27"></a><var>124.27</var>controversies; and to accomplish related ends.<br/>
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<a id="bill.7.2.0"></a><a id="pl.124.28"></a><var>124.28</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 178.02, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.124.29"></a><var>124.29</var><b>178.02 APPRENTICESHIP </b><b>ADVISORY COUNCIL</b><b> BOARD</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.124.30"></a><var>124.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Members.</b> The commissioner of labor and industry, hereinafter <br/>
<a id="pl.124.31"></a><var>124.31</var>called the commissioner, shall appoint an Apprenticeship Advisory Council Board, <br/>
<a id="pl.124.32"></a><var>124.32</var>hereinafter referred to as the council board, composed of three representatives each from <br/>
<a id="pl.124.33"></a><var>124.33</var>employer and employee organizations, and two representatives of the general public. The <br/>
<a id="pl.125.1"></a><var>125.1</var>director of education responsible for career and technical education or designee shall be an <br/>
<a id="pl.125.2"></a><var>125.2</var>ex officio member of the council board and shall serve in an advisory capacity only.<br/>
<a id="pl.125.3"></a><var>125.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Terms.</b> The council board shall expire and the terms, compensation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.125.4"></a><var>125.4</var>removal of appointed members shall be as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, except that the <br/>
<a id="pl.125.5"></a><var>125.5</var>council shall not expire before June 30, 2003.<br/>
<a id="pl.125.6"></a><var>125.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Duties.</b> The council board shall meet at the call of the commissioner. It <br/>
<a id="pl.125.7"></a><var>125.7</var>shall propose occupational classifications for apprenticeship programs; propose minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.125.8"></a><var>125.8</var>standards for apprenticeship programs and agreements; and advise on the establishment <br/>
<a id="pl.125.9"></a><var>125.9</var>of such policies, procedures, and rules as the commissioner board deems necessary in <br/>
<a id="pl.125.10"></a><var>125.10</var>implementing the intent of this chapter.<br/>
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<a id="bill.7.3.0"></a><a id="pl.125.11"></a><var>125.11</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 178.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.125.12"></a><var>125.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Duties and functions.</b> The director, under the supervision of the <br/>
<a id="pl.125.13"></a><var>125.13</var>commissioner, and with the advice and consultation of the Apprenticeship Advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.125.14"></a><var>125.14</var>Council Board, is authorized: to administer the provisions of this chapter; to promote <br/>
<a id="pl.125.15"></a><var>125.15</var>apprenticeship and other forms of on the job training; to establish, in cooperation and <br/>
<a id="pl.125.16"></a><var>125.16</var>consultation with the Apprenticeship Advisory Council Board and with the apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.125.17"></a><var>125.17</var>committees, conditions and training standards for the approval of apprenticeship programs <br/>
<a id="pl.125.18"></a><var>125.18</var>and agreements, which conditions and standards shall in no case be lower than those <br/>
<a id="pl.125.19"></a><var>125.19</var>prescribed by this chapter; to promote equal employment opportunity in apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.125.20"></a><var>125.20</var>and other on the job training and to establish a Minnesota plan for equal employment <br/>
<a id="pl.125.21"></a><var>125.21</var>opportunity in apprenticeship which shall be consistent with standards established <br/>
<a id="pl.125.22"></a><var>125.22</var>under Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 30, as amended; to issue certificates of <br/>
<a id="pl.125.23"></a><var>125.23</var>registration to sponsors of approved apprenticeship programs; to act as secretary of the <br/>
<a id="pl.125.24"></a><var>125.24</var>Apprenticeship Advisory Council Board; to approve, if of the opinion that approval is <br/>
<a id="pl.125.25"></a><var>125.25</var>for the best interest of the apprentice, any apprenticeship agreement which meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.125.26"></a><var>125.26</var>standards established hereunder; to terminate any apprenticeship agreement in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.125.27"></a><var>125.27</var>with the provisions of such agreement; to keep a record of apprenticeship agreements and <br/>
<a id="pl.125.28"></a><var>125.28</var>their disposition; to issue certificates of completion of apprenticeship; and to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.125.29"></a><var>125.29</var>such other duties as the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the intent of this <br/>
<a id="pl.125.30"></a><var>125.30</var>chapter; provided, that the administration and supervision of supplementary instruction in <br/>
<a id="pl.125.31"></a><var>125.31</var>related subjects for apprentices; coordination of instruction on a concurrent basis with <br/>
<a id="pl.125.32"></a><var>125.32</var>job experiences, and the selection and training of teachers and coordinators for such <br/>
<a id="pl.125.33"></a><var>125.33</var>instruction shall be the function of state and local boards responsible for vocational <br/>
<a id="pl.125.34"></a><var>125.34</var>education. The director shall have the authority to make wage determinations applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.125.35"></a><var>125.35</var>to the graduated schedule of wages and journeyman wage rate for apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.126.1"></a><var>126.1</var>agreements, giving consideration to the existing wage rates prevailing throughout the <br/>
<a id="pl.126.2"></a><var>126.2</var>state, except that no wage determination by the director shall alter an existing wage <br/>
<a id="pl.126.3"></a><var>126.3</var>provision for apprentices or journeymen that is contained in a bargaining agreement in <br/>
<a id="pl.126.4"></a><var>126.4</var>effect between an employer and an organization of employees, nor shall the director <br/>
<a id="pl.126.5"></a><var>126.5</var>make any determination for the beginning rate for an apprentice that is below the wage <br/>
<a id="pl.126.6"></a><var>126.6</var>minimum established by federal or state law.<br/>
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<a id="bill.7.4.0"></a><a id="pl.126.7"></a><var>126.7</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 178.041, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.126.8"></a><var>126.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Rules.</b> The commissioner may, upon receipt of the council's board's <br/>
<a id="pl.126.9"></a><var>126.9</var>proposals, accept, adopt, and issue them by rule with any modifications or amendments <br/>
<a id="pl.126.10"></a><var>126.10</var>the commissioner finds appropriate. The commissioner may refer them back to the <br/>
<a id="pl.126.11"></a><var>126.11</var>council board with recommendations for further study, consideration and revision. If <br/>
<a id="pl.126.12"></a><var>126.12</var>the commissioner refuses to accept, adopt, and issue by rule or other appropriate action <br/>
<a id="pl.126.13"></a><var>126.13</var>a board proposal, the commissioner must provide a written explanation of the reason <br/>
<a id="pl.126.14"></a><var>126.14</var>for the refusal to the board within 30 days after the board submitted the proposal to the <br/>
<a id="pl.126.15"></a><var>126.15</var>commissioner. Additional rules may be issued as the commissioner may deem necessary.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.8.1.0"></a><a id="pl.126.18"></a><var>126.18</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 190.096, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.126.19"></a><var>126.19</var><b>190.096 BATTLE FLAGS; REPAIR.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.126.20"></a><var>126.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Authority to repair.</b> Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.126.21"></a><var>126.21</var>Statutes 1961, chapters 16 and 43, the adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.126.22"></a><var>126.22</var>Society may contract for the repair, restoration, and preservation of regimental battle flags, <br/>
<a id="pl.126.23"></a><var>126.23</var>standards, and guidons with persons or corporations skilled in such repair, restoration, and <br/>
<a id="pl.126.24"></a><var>126.24</var>preservation, upon terms or conditions the adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical <br/>
<a id="pl.126.25"></a><var>126.25</var>Society deems proper, subject to the approval of the commissioner of administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.126.26"></a><var>126.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Surrender.</b> Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.126.27"></a><var>126.27</var>190.09
         </statute_ref>, the adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical Society may, for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.126.28"></a><var>126.28</var>of this section, surrender the immediate custody and control of regimental battle flags, <br/>
<a id="pl.126.29"></a><var>126.29</var>standards, and guidons under conditions and safeguards the adjutant general or the <br/>
<a id="pl.126.30"></a><var>126.30</var>Minnesota Historical Society deems necessary and proper, for such time as is reasonably <br/>
<a id="pl.126.31"></a><var>126.31</var>necessary for their restoration, after which they shall at once be again properly stored <br/>
<a id="pl.126.32"></a><var>126.32</var>or displayed. The adjutant general or the Minnesota Historical Society shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.126.33"></a><var>126.33</var>adequate storage and display space for flags, standards, and guidons which have been <br/>
<a id="pl.126.34"></a><var>126.34</var>repaired and restored. <br/>
<a id="pl.127.1"></a><var>127.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Battle flags; care and control.</b> (a) The flags and colors carried by <br/>
<a id="pl.127.2"></a><var>127.2</var>Minnesota troops in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.127.3"></a><var>127.3</var>preserved under the care and control of the Minnesota Historical Society. They shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.127.4"></a><var>127.4</var>suitably encased and marked, and, so far as the historical society may deem it consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.127.5"></a><var>127.5</var>with the safety of the flags and colors, they shall be publicly displayed in the capitol.<br/>
<a id="pl.127.6"></a><var>127.6</var>    (b) The flags and colors carried by Minnesota troops in subsequent wars shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.127.7"></a><var>127.7</var>preserved under the care and control of the adjutant general. They shall be suitably <br/>
<a id="pl.127.8"></a><var>127.8</var>encased and marked, and, so far as the adjutant general may deem it consistent with the <br/>
<a id="pl.127.9"></a><var>127.9</var>safety of the flags and colors, shall be publicly displayed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.2.0"></a><a id="pl.127.10"></a><var>127.10</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[325E.65] SALE OF AMERICAN FLAGS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.127.11"></a><var>127.11</var>    No person in the business of offering goods at retail may sell or offer for sale in this <br/>
<a id="pl.127.12"></a><var>127.12</var>state an American flag unless the flag was manufactured in the United States of America.<br/>
<a id="pl.127.13"></a><var>127.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2008.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.3.0"></a><a id="pl.127.14"></a><var>127.14</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.127.15"></a><var>127.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Fees.</b> The commissioner shall by rule establish reasonable fees for seals, <br/>
<a id="pl.127.16"></a><var>127.16</var>installation seals and inspections which are sufficient to cover all costs incurred in the <br/>
<a id="pl.127.17"></a><var>127.17</var>administration of sections  
         <statute_ref>327.31</statute_ref> to  
         <statute_ref>327.35</statute_ref>. The commissioner shall also establish by <br/>
<a id="pl.127.18"></a><var>127.18</var>rule a monitoring inspection fee in an amount that will comply with the secretary's fee <br/>
<a id="pl.127.19"></a><var>127.19</var>distribution program. This monitoring inspection fee shall be an amount paid by the <br/>
<a id="pl.127.20"></a><var>127.20</var>manufacturer for each manufactured home produced in Minnesota. The monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.127.21"></a><var>127.21</var>inspection fee shall be paid by the manufacturer to the secretary. The rules of the <br/>
<a id="pl.127.22"></a><var>127.22</var>fee distribution program require the secretary to distribute the fees collected from all <br/>
<a id="pl.127.23"></a><var>127.23</var>manufactured home manufacturers among states approved and conditionally approved <br/>
<a id="pl.127.24"></a><var>127.24</var>based on the number of new manufactured homes whose first location after leaving the <br/>
<a id="pl.127.25"></a><var>127.25</var>manufacturer is on the premises of a distributor, dealer or purchaser in that state. All <br/>
<a id="pl.127.26"></a><var>127.26</var>money collected by the commissioner through fees prescribed by sections  
<statute_ref>327.31</statute_ref> to <br/>
<a id="pl.127.27"></a><var>127.27</var><statute_ref>327.36</statute_ref> shall be deposited in the state government special revenue fund and is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.127.28"></a><var>127.28</var>to the commissioner for the purpose of administering and enforcing the Manufactured <br/>
<a id="pl.127.29"></a><var>127.29</var>Home Building Code under sections  
<statute_ref>327.31</statute_ref> to  
<statute_ref>327.36</statute_ref>. <br/>
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<a id="bill.8.4.0"></a><a id="pl.127.30"></a><var>127.30</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327.33, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.127.31"></a><var>127.31</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Authorization as agency.</b> The commissioner shall apply to the secretary <br/>
<a id="pl.127.32"></a><var>127.32</var>for approval of the commissioner as the administrative agency for the regulation of <br/>
<a id="pl.127.33"></a><var>127.33</var>manufactured homes under the rules of the secretary. The commissioner may make <br/>
<a id="pl.128.1"></a><var>128.1</var>rules for the administration and enforcement of department responsibilities as a state <br/>
<a id="pl.128.2"></a><var>128.2</var>administrative agency including, but not limited to, rules for the handling of citizen's <br/>
<a id="pl.128.3"></a><var>128.3</var>complaints. All money received for services provided by the commissioner or the <br/>
<a id="pl.128.4"></a><var>128.4</var>department's authorized agents as a state administrative agency shall be deposited in <br/>
<a id="pl.128.5"></a><var>128.5</var>the general construction code fund. The commissioner is charged with the adoption, <br/>
<a id="pl.128.6"></a><var>128.6</var>administration, and enforcement of the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety <br/>
<a id="pl.128.7"></a><var>128.7</var>Standards, consistent with rules and regulations promulgated by the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.128.8"></a><var>128.8</var>Department of Housing and Urban Development. The commissioner may adopt the <br/>
<a id="pl.128.9"></a><var>128.9</var>rules, codes, and standards necessary to enforce the standards promulgated under this <br/>
<a id="pl.128.10"></a><var>128.10</var>section. The commissioner is authorized to conduct hearings and presentations of views <br/>
<a id="pl.128.11"></a><var>128.11</var>consistent with regulations adopted by the United States Department of Housing and <br/>
<a id="pl.128.12"></a><var>128.12</var>Urban Development and to adopt rules in order to carry out this function.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.5.0"></a><a id="pl.128.13"></a><var>128.13</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327B.04, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.128.14"></a><var>128.14</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Fees; licenses; when granted.</b> Each application for a license or license <br/>
<a id="pl.128.15"></a><var>128.15</var>renewal must be accompanied by a fee in an amount established by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.128.16"></a><var>128.16</var>by rule pursuant to section  
         <statute_ref>327B.10</statute_ref>. The fees shall be set in an amount which over <br/>
<a id="pl.128.17"></a><var>128.17</var>the fiscal biennium will produce revenues approximately equal to the expenses which <br/>
<a id="pl.128.18"></a><var>128.18</var>the commissioner expects to incur during that fiscal biennium while administering and <br/>
<a id="pl.128.19"></a><var>128.19</var>enforcing sections  
         <statute_ref>327B.01</statute_ref> to  
         <statute_ref>327B.12</statute_ref>. All money collected by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.128.20"></a><var>128.20</var>through fees prescribed in sections  
<statute_ref>327B.01</statute_ref> to  
<statute_ref>327B.12</statute_ref> shall be deposited in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.128.21"></a><var>128.21</var>government special revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner for purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.128.22"></a><var>128.22</var>administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner shall grant <br/>
<a id="pl.128.23"></a><var>128.23</var>or deny a license application or a renewal application within 60 days of its filing. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.128.24"></a><var>128.24</var>license is granted, the commissioner shall license the applicant as a dealer or manufacturer <br/>
<a id="pl.128.25"></a><var>128.25</var>for the remainder of the calendar year. Upon application by the licensee, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.128.26"></a><var>128.26</var>shall renew the license for a two year period, if: <br/>
<a id="pl.128.27"></a><var>128.27</var>    (a) the renewal application satisfies the requirements of subdivisions 3 and 4;<br/>
<a id="pl.128.28"></a><var>128.28</var>    (b) the renewal applicant has made all listings, registrations, notices and reports <br/>
<a id="pl.128.29"></a><var>128.29</var>required by the commissioner during the preceding year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.128.30"></a><var>128.30</var>    (c) the renewal applicant has paid all fees owed pursuant to sections  
         <statute_ref>327B.01</statute_ref> to  <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.128.31"></a><var>128.31</var>327B.12
         </statute_ref> and all taxes, arrearages, and penalties owed to the state. <br/>
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<a id="bill.8.6.0"></a><a id="pl.128.32"></a><var>128.32</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462A.21, subdivision 8b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.128.33"></a><var>128.33</var>    Subd. 8b. <b>Family rental housing.</b> It may establish a family rental housing <br/>
<a id="pl.128.34"></a><var>128.34</var>assistance program to provide loans or direct rental subsidies for housing for families <br/>
<a id="pl.129.1"></a><var>129.1</var>with incomes of up to 80 percent of state median income, or to provide grants for the <br/>
<a id="pl.129.2"></a><var>129.2</var>operating cost of public housing. Priority must be given to those developments with <br/>
<a id="pl.129.3"></a><var>129.3</var>resident families with the lowest income. The development may be financed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.129.4"></a><var>129.4</var>agency or other public or private lenders. Direct rental subsidies must be administered by <br/>
<a id="pl.129.5"></a><var>129.5</var>the agency for the benefit of eligible families. Financial assistance provided under this <br/>
<a id="pl.129.6"></a><var>129.6</var>subdivision to recipients of aid to families with dependent children must be in the form <br/>
<a id="pl.129.7"></a><var>129.7</var>of vendor payments whenever possible. Loans, grants, and direct rental subsidies under <br/>
<a id="pl.129.8"></a><var>129.8</var>this subdivision may be made only with specific appropriations by the legislature. The <br/>
<a id="pl.129.9"></a><var>129.9</var>limitations on eligible mortgagors contained in section 
         <statute_ref>462A.03, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, do not <br/>
<a id="pl.129.10"></a><var>129.10</var>apply to loans for the rehabilitation of existing housing under this subdivision. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.8.7.0"></a><a id="pl.129.11"></a><var>129.11</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462A.33, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.129.12"></a><var>129.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Contribution requirement.</b> Fifty percent of the funds appropriated for <br/>
<a id="pl.129.13"></a><var>129.13</var>this section must be used for challenge grants or loans which meet the requirements of this <br/>
<a id="pl.129.14"></a><var>129.14</var>subdivision for housing proposals with financial or in-kind contributions from nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.129.15"></a><var>129.15</var>resources that reduce the need for deferred loan or grant funds from state resources. These <br/>
<a id="pl.129.16"></a><var>129.16</var>Challenge grants or loans must be used for economically viable homeownership or rental <br/>
<a id="pl.129.17"></a><var>129.17</var>housing proposals that:<br/>
<a id="pl.129.18"></a><var>129.18</var>    (1) include a financial or in-kind contribution from an area employer and either a unit <br/>
<a id="pl.129.19"></a><var>129.19</var>of local government or a private philanthropic, religious, or charitable organization; and<br/>
<a id="pl.129.20"></a><var>129.20</var>    (2) address the housing needs of the local work force.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.21"></a><var>129.21</var>    Among comparable proposals, preference must be given to proposals that include <br/>
<a id="pl.129.22"></a><var>129.22</var>contributions from nonstate resources for the greatest portion of the total development <br/>
<a id="pl.129.23"></a><var>129.23</var>cost. Comparable proposals with contributions from local units of government or private <br/>
<a id="pl.129.24"></a><var>129.24</var>philanthropic, religious, or charitable organizations must be given preference in awarding <br/>
<a id="pl.129.25"></a><var>129.25</var>grants or loans.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.26"></a><var>129.26</var>    For the purpose of this subdivision, an employer a contribution may consist partially <br/>
<a id="pl.129.27"></a><var>129.27</var>or wholly of the premium paid for federal housing tax credits.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.28"></a><var>129.28</var>    Preference for grants and loans shall also be given to comparable proposals that <br/>
<a id="pl.129.29"></a><var>129.29</var>include a financial or in-kind contribution from a unit of local government, an area <br/>
<a id="pl.129.30"></a><var>129.30</var>employer, and a private philanthropic, religious, or charitable organization.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.8.0"></a><a id="pl.129.31"></a><var>129.31</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 469.021, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.129.32"></a><var>129.32</var><b>469.021 PREFERENCES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.129.33"></a><var>129.33</var>    As between applicants equally in need and eligible for occupancy of a dwelling <br/>
<a id="pl.129.34"></a><var>129.34</var>and at the rent involved, preference shall be given to disabled veterans, persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.130.1"></a><var>130.1</var>disabilities, and families of service persons who died in service and to families of veterans. <br/>
<a id="pl.130.2"></a><var>130.2</var>In admitting families of low income to dwelling accommodations in any housing project an <br/>
<a id="pl.130.3"></a><var>130.3</var>authority shall, as far as is reasonably practicable, give consideration to applications from <br/>
<a id="pl.130.4"></a><var>130.4</var>families to which aid for dependent children is payable receiving assistance under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.130.5"></a><var>130.5</var>256J, and to resident families to whom public assistance or supplemental security income <br/>
<a id="pl.130.6"></a><var>130.6</var>for the aged, blind, and disabled is payable, when those families are otherwise eligible.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.9.0"></a><a id="pl.130.7"></a><var>130.7</var>    Sec. 9. <b>WORK GROUP.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.130.8"></a><var>130.8</var>    The commissioner of employment and economic development shall convene a work <br/>
<a id="pl.130.9"></a><var>130.9</var>group to evaluate the impact of the money appropriated for wage incentives and how the <br/>
<a id="pl.130.10"></a><var>130.10</var>wage incentive program works. The work group is to make recommendations to the <br/>
<a id="pl.130.11"></a><var>130.11</var>legislature by January 15, 2008.<br/>
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<a id="bill.8.10.0"></a><a id="pl.130.12"></a><var>130.12</var>    Sec. 10. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.130.13"></a><var>130.13</var>    Unless another effective date is expressly provided, this act is effective July 1, 2007.<br/>