<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>of the State Building Code; modifying continuing education course content for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>residential contractors and remodelers; requiring commercial general liability <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>insurance for licensees; authorizing Duluth Entertainment and Convention <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>Center Authority to enter contract for construction work on entertainment <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>and convention center;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16B.616, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>subdivision 4; 16B.62; 16B.71; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>16B.61, subdivision 3; 16B.735; 326.87, subdivision 5; 326.94, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>repealing Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 16B.72; 16B.73.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 16B.61, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Special requirements.</b> (a) <b>Space for commuter vans.</b> The code must <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>require that any parking ramp or other parking facility constructed in accordance with the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>code include an appropriate number of spaces suitable for the parking of motor vehicles <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>having a capacity of seven to 16 persons and which are principally used to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>prearranged commuter transportation of employees to or from their place of employment <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>or to or from a transit stop authorized by a local transit authority. <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>    (b)  <b>Smoke detection devices.</b> The code must require that all dwellings, lodging <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>houses, apartment houses, and hotels as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>299F.362</statute_ref> comply with the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>299F.362</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>    (c)  <b>Doors in nursing homes and hospitals.</b> The State Building Code may not <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>require that each door entering a sleeping or patient's room from a corridor in a nursing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>home or hospital with an approved complete standard automatic fire extinguishing system <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>be constructed or maintained as self-closing or automatically closing. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    (d)  <b>Child care facilities in churches; ground level exit.</b> A licensed day care center <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>serving fewer than 30 preschool age persons and which is located in a belowground space <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>in a church building is exempt from the State Building Code requirement for a ground <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>level exit when the center has more than two stairways to the ground level and its exit. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>    (e) <b>Family and group family day care.</b> Until the legislature enacts legislation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>specifying appropriate standards, the definition of dwellings constructed in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>with the International Residential Code as adopted as part of the State Building Code <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>applies to family and group family day care homes licensed by the Department of Human <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>Services under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>    (f) <b>Enclosed stairways.</b> No provision of the code or any appendix chapter of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>code may require stairways of existing multiple dwelling buildings of two stories or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>less to be enclosed. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>    (g) <b>Double cylinder dead bolt locks.</b> No provision of the code or appendix chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>of the code may prohibit double cylinder dead bolt locks in existing single-family homes, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>townhouses, and first floor duplexes used exclusively as a residential dwelling. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>recommendation or promotion of double cylinder dead bolt locks must include a warning <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>about their potential fire danger and procedures to minimize the danger. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>    (h) <b>Relocated residential buildings.</b> A residential building relocated within or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>into a political subdivision of the state need not comply with the State Energy Code or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326.371</statute_ref> provided that, where available, an energy audit is conducted on the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>relocated building. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>    (i) <b>Automatic garage door opening systems.</b> The code must require all residential <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>buildings as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>325F.82</statute_ref> to comply with the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>325F.82</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>and 
         <statute_ref>325F.83</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>    (j) <b>Exit sign illumination.</b> For a new building on which construction is begun <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>on or after October 1, 1993, or an existing building on which remodeling affecting 50 <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>percent or more of the enclosed space is begun on or after October 1, 1993, the code must <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>prohibit the use of internally illuminated exit signs whose electrical consumption during <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>nonemergency operation exceeds 20 watts of resistive power. All other requirements in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>the code for exit signs must be complied with. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>    (k) <b>Exterior wood decks, patios, and balconies.</b> The code must permit the decking <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>surface and upper portions of exterior wood decks, patios, and balconies to be constructed <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>of (1) heartwood from species of wood having natural resistance to decay or termites, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>including redwood and cedars, (2) grades of lumber which contain sapwood from species <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>of wood having natural resistance to decay or termites, including redwood and cedars, or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>(3) treated wood. The species and grades of wood products used to construct the decking <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>surface and upper portions of exterior decks, patios, and balconies must be made available <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>to the building official on request before final construction approval. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>    (l) <b>Bioprocess piping and equipment.</b> No permit fee for bioprocess piping may be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>imposed by municipalities under the State Building Code, except as required under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>326.47, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. Permits for bioprocess piping shall be according to section 
         <statute_ref>326.47</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>administered by the Department of Labor and Industry. All data regarding the material <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>production processes, including the bioprocess system's structural design and layout, are <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>nonpublic data as provided by section 
         <statute_ref>13.7911</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>    (m) <b>Use of ungraded lumber.</b> The code must allow the use of ungraded lumber in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>geographic areas of the state where the code did not generally apply as of April 1, 2008, to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>the same extent that ungraded lumber could be used in that area before April 1, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>and the use of ungraded lumber is allowed under paragraph (m) on and after that date <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>regardless of whether the code is amended to conform with paragraph (m).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.616, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Enforcement.</b> (a) A statutory or home rule charter city that is not covered <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>by the code because of action taken under section 
<statute_ref>16B.72</statute_ref> or 
<statute_ref>16B.73</statute_ref> does not have in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>effect an ordinance adopting the State Building Code is responsible for enforcement in the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>city of the code's requirements for bleacher safety. In all other areas where the code does <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>not apply because of action taken under section 
<statute_ref>16B.72</statute_ref> or 
<statute_ref>16B.73</statute_ref> there is no ordinance <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>in effect adopting the State Building Code, the county is responsible for enforcement of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>those the code's requirements for bleacher safety. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>(b) Municipalities that have not adopted the code may enforce the code requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>for bleacher safety by either entering into a joint powers agreement for enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>with another municipality that has adopted the code or contracting for enforcement with <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>a qualified and certified building official or state licensed design professional to enforce <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>the code.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>(c) Municipalities, school districts, organizations, individuals, and other persons <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>operating or owning places of public accommodation with bleachers that are subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>safety requirements in subdivision 3 shall provide a signed certification of compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>to the commissioner by January 1, 2002. For bleachers subject to the exception in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>subdivision 3, clause (1), entities covered by this paragraph must have on file a bleacher <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>safety management plan and amortization schedule. The certification shall be prepared by <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>a qualified and certified building official or state licensed design professional and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>certify that the bleachers have been inspected and are in compliance with the requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>of this section and are structurally sound. For bleachers owned by a school district or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>nonpublic school, the person the district or nonpublic school designates to be responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>for buildings and grounds may make the certification.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.62, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var><b>16B.62 STATE BUILDING CODE; APPLICATION</b><b> AND ENFORCEMENT</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Municipal enforcement.</b> The State Building Code applies statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>and supersedes the building code of any municipality. A municipality must not by <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>ordinance or through development agreement require building code provisions regulating <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>components or systems of any residential structure that are different from any provision <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>of the State Building Code. A municipality may, with the approval of the state building <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>official, adopt an ordinance that is more restrictive than the State Building Code where <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>geological conditions warrant a more restrictive ordinance. A municipality may appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>the disapproval of a more restrictive ordinance to the commissioner. An appeal under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>this subdivision is subject to the schedule, fee, procedures, cost provisions, and appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>rights set out in section 
<statute_ref>16B.67</statute_ref>. The State Building Code does not apply to agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>buildings except with respect to state inspections required or rulemaking authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>by sections 
<statute_ref>103F.141</statute_ref>, 
<statute_ref>216C.19, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, and 
<statute_ref>326.244</statute_ref>. All municipalities shall <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>adopt and enforce the State Building Code with respect to new construction within their <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>respective jurisdictions. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>If a city has adopted or is enforcing the State Building Code on June 3, 1977, or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>determines by ordinance after that date to undertake enforcement, it shall enforce the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>code within the city. A city may by ordinance and with permission of the township <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>board extend the enforcement of the code to contiguous unincorporated territory not <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>more than two miles distant from its corporate limits in any direction if the code is not <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>in effect in the territory. Where two or more noncontiguous cities which have elected to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>enforce the code have boundaries less than four miles apart, each is authorized to enforce <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>the code on its side of a line equidistant between them. Once enforcement authority is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>extended extraterritorially by ordinance, the authority may continue to be exercised in the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>designated territory even though another city less than four miles distant later elects to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>enforce the code. After the extension, the city may enforce the code in the designated area <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>to the same extent as if the property were situated within its corporate limits.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>Enforcement of the code in an extended area outside a city's corporate limits includes <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>all rules, laws, and ordinances associated with administration of the code.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>A city which, on June 3, 1977, had not adopted the code may not commence <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>enforcement of the code within or outside of its jurisdiction until it has provided written <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>notice to the commissioner, the county auditor, and the town clerk of each town in which <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>it intends to enforce the code. A public hearing on the proposed enforcement must be <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>held not less than 30 days after the notice has been provided. Enforcement of the code <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>by the city outside of its jurisdiction commences on the first day of January in the year <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>following the notice and hearing.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>Municipalities may provide for the issuance of permits, inspection, and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>within their jurisdictions by means which are convenient, and lawful, including by means <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>of contracts with other municipalities pursuant to section 
<statute_ref>471.59</statute_ref>, and with qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>individuals. The other municipalities or qualified individuals may be reimbursed by <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>retention or remission of some or all of the building permit fee collected or by other means. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>In areas of the state where inspection and enforcement is unavailable from qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>employees of municipalities, the commissioner shall train and designate individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>available to carry out inspection and enforcement on a fee basis. Nothing in this section <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>prohibits a municipality from adopting ordinances relating to zoning, subdivision, or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>planning unless the ordinance conflicts with a provision of the State Building Code that <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>regulates components or systems of any residential structure. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Application.</b> The State Building Code is the standard that applies <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>statewide for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, and repair of buildings and other <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>structures of the type governed by the code. The State Building Code supersedes the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>building code of any municipality. The State Building Code does not apply to agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>buildings except with respect to state inspections required or rulemaking authorized by <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>sections 103F.141; 216C.19, subdivision 9; and 326.244.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>    Subd. 1b. <b>Municipal enforcement.</b> (a) If, as of January 1, 2008, a municipality <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>has in effect an ordinance adopting the State Building Code, that municipality must <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>continue to administer and enforce the State Building Code within its jurisdiction. The <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>municipality is prohibited from repealing its ordinance adopting the State Building Code. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>This paragraph does not apply to municipalities with a population of less than 2,500 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>according to the last federal census that are located outside of a metropolitan county, as <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>(b) If a municipality is not required by paragraph (a) to administer and enforce the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>State Building Code, the municipality may choose to administer and enforce the State <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>Building Code within its jurisdiction by adopting the code by ordinance.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>(c) A municipality must not by ordinance, or through development agreement, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>require building code provisions regulating components or systems of any structure that <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>are different from any provision of the State Building Code. A municipality may, with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>the approval of the state building official, adopt an ordinance that is more restrictive <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>than the State Building Code where geological conditions warrant a more restrictive <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>ordinance. A municipality may appeal the disapproval of a more restrictive ordinance <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>to the commissioner. An appeal under this subdivision is subject to the schedule, fee, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>procedures, cost provisions, and appeal rights set out in section 16B.67.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>(d) A city may by ordinance and with permission of the township board extend the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>administration and enforcement of the code to contiguous unincorporated territory not <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>more than two miles distant from its corporate limits in any direction if the code is not <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>already administered and enforced in the territory. Where two or more noncontiguous <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>cities, which have elected to administer and enforce the code, have boundaries less than <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>four miles apart, each is authorized to enforce the code on its side of a line equidistant <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>between them. Once enforcement authority is extended extraterritorially by ordinance, the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>authority may continue to be exercised in the designated territory even though another <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>city less than four miles distant later elects to enforce the code. After the extension, the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>city may enforce the code in the designated area to the same extent as if the property <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>were situated within its corporate limits. Enforcement of the code in an extended area <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>outside a city's corporate limits includes all rules, laws, and ordinances associated with <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>administration of the code.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>(e) A city cannot commence administration and enforcement of the code outside of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>its jurisdiction until it has provided written notice to the commissioner, the county auditor, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>and the town clerk of each town in which it intends to administer and enforce the code. A <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>public hearing on the proposed administration and enforcement must be held not less than <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>30 days after the notice has been provided. Administration and enforcement of the code <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>by the city outside of its jurisdiction commences on a date determined by the city that is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>no less than 90 days nor more than one year after the public hearing.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>(f) A municipality may enforce the State Building Code by any means that are <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>convenient and lawful, including entering into contracts with other municipalities under <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>section 471.59 and with qualified individuals. The other municipalities or qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>individuals may be reimbursed by retention or remission of some or all of the building <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>permit fee collected or by other means. If a municipality has no qualified employees <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>of the municipality or other municipalities or qualified individuals available to carry <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>out inspection and enforcement, the commissioner shall train and designate individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>available to carry out inspection and enforcement. The commissioner may be reimbursed <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>for the inspection by retention or remission of some or all of the building permit fee <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>collected or by other means.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(g) Nothing in this subdivision prohibits a municipality from adopting ordinances <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>relating to zoning, subdivision, or planning unless the ordinance conflicts with a provision <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>of the State Building Code that regulates components or systems of any structure.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Enforcement by state building official.</b> If the commissioner determines <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>that a municipality that has adopted the State Building Code  is not properly administering <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>and enforcing the State Building Code as provided in section 
<statute_ref>16B.71</statute_ref> code, or if the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>commissioner determines that any municipality that is required by subdivision 1b <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>to enforce any provision of the State Building Code is not properly enforcing that <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>provision, the commissioner may have the administration and enforcement in the involved <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>municipality undertaken by the state building official or by another building official <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>certified by the state. The commissioner shall notify the affected municipality in writing <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>immediately upon making the determination, and the municipality may challenge the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>determination as a contested case before the commissioner pursuant to the Administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>Procedure Act. In municipalities not properly administering and enforcing the State <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>Building Code, and in municipalities who determine not to administer and enforce the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>State Building Code, the commissioner shall have administration and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>undertaken by the state building official or by another inspector certified by the state. In <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>carrying out administration and enforcement under this subdivision, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>shall apply any optional provision of the State Building Code adopted by the municipality. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>A municipality adopting any optional code provision shall notify the state building official <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>within 30 days of its adoption. The commissioner shall determine appropriate fees to be <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>charged for the administration and enforcement service rendered. Any cost to the state <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>arising from the state administration and enforcement of the State Building Code shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>borne by the subject municipality where a fee has been collected by the municipality. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.71, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var><b>16B.71 PERMIT FEES, TO WHOM APPLICABLE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>Municipal building officials If a municipality is enforcing the State Building Code, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>the municipality's building official shall administer and enforce the State Building <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>Code with respect to all subject structures constructed within their the municipality's <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>jurisdiction, including all buildings constructed by municipalities other than the state, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>as defined in section 
<statute_ref>16B.60</statute_ref>, and the University of Minnesota. These governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>bodies shall pay the building permit fees and surcharges that the inspecting municipality <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>customarily imposes for its administration and enforcement of the code. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 16B.735, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var><b>16B.735 ENFORCEMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR </b><b>DISABLED </b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var><b>PERSONS  </b><b>WITH DISABILITIES</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>    A statutory or home rule charter city that is not covered by does not have in effect <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>an ordinance adopting the State Building Code because of action taken under section <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var><statute_ref>16B.72</statute_ref> or 
<statute_ref>16B.73</statute_ref> is responsible for enforcement in the city of the State Building Code's <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>requirements for disabled persons with disabilities. In all other areas where there is no <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>ordinance in effect adopting the State Building Code does not apply because of action <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>taken under section 
<statute_ref>16B.72</statute_ref> or 
<statute_ref>16B.73</statute_ref>, the county is responsible for enforcement of those <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>the State Building Code's requirements for disabled persons. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.87, subdivision 5, is <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Content.</b> (a) Continuing education consists of approved courses that <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>impart appropriate and related knowledge in the regulated industries pursuant to sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>326.83
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326.98</statute_ref>. Courses may include relevant materials that are included in licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>exams subject to the limitations imposed in paragraph (e). The burden of demonstrating <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>that courses impart appropriate and related knowledge is upon the person seeking approval <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>or credit.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>    (b) Course examinations will not be required for continuing education courses <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>unless they are required by the sponsor.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>    (c) Textbooks are not required to be used for continuing education courses. If <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>textbooks are not used, the coordinator must provide students with a syllabus containing, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>at a minimum, the course title, the times and dates of the course offering, the names and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>addresses or telephone numbers of the course coordinator and instructor, and a detailed <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>outline of the subject materials to be covered. Any written or printed material given to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>students must be of readable quality and contain accurate and current information.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>    (d) Upon completion of an approved course, licensees shall earn one hour of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>continuing education credit for each hour approved by the commissioner. Each continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>education course must be attended in its entirety in order to receive credit for the number <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>of approved hours. Courses may be approved for full or partial credit, and for more than <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>one regulated industry.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>    Continuing education credit in an approved course shall be awarded to presenting <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>instructors on the basis of one credit for each hour of preparation for the initial presentation, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>which may not exceed three hours total credit for each approved course. Continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>education credit may not be earned if the licensee has previously obtained credit for the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>same course as a licensee or as an instructor within the three years immediately prior.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>    (e) The following courses will not be approved for credit:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>    (1) courses designed solely to prepare students for a license examination;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>    (2) courses in mechanical office or business skills, including typing, speed reading, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>or other machines or equipment. Computer courses are allowed, if appropriate and related <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>to the regulated industry of the licensee;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>    (3) courses in sales promotion, including meetings held in conjunction with the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>general business of the licensee;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>    (4) courses in motivation, salesmanship, psychology, time management, or <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>communication; or<br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>    (5) courses that are primarily intended to impart knowledge of specific products of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>specific companies, if the use of the product or products relates to the sales promotion or <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>marketing of one or more of the products discussed.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective September 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.94, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Insurance.</b> Licensees must have public liability insurance with limits of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>at least $300,000 per occurrence, which must include at least $10,000 property damage <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>coverage. Each licensee shall have and maintain in effect commercial general liability <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>insurance, which includes premises and operations insurance and products and completed <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>operations insurance, with limits of at least $100,000 per occurrence, $300,000 aggregate <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>limit for bodily injury, and property damage insurance with limits of at least $25,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>or a policy with a single limit for bodily injury and property damage of $300,000 per <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>occurrence and $300,000 aggregate limits. The insurance must be written by an insurer <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>licensed to do business in this state. Each licensee shall maintain on file with the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>commissioner a certificate evidencing the insurance which provides that the insurance <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>shall not be canceled without the insurer first giving 15 days' written notice of cancellation <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>to the commissioner. The commissioner may increase the minimum amount of insurance <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>required for any licensee or class of licensees if the commissioner considers it to be in the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>public interest and necessary to protect the interests of Minnesota consumers.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2008.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>    Sec. 8. <b>DULUTH ENTERTAINMENT AND CONVENTION CENTER </b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var><b>AUTHORITY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>    The Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center Authority may enter into <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>contracts to design, construct, furnish, equip, and improve the Duluth Entertainment and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>Convention Center, including a new arena, and may enter into contracts that are, in its <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>judgment, in the best interests of the public for these purposes. Notwithstanding any law <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>to the contrary, the authority may adopt a fair and competitive design and construction <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>procurement process determined by the authority to be in the public interest for the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center improvements. The authority may enter <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>into a contract that provides for a construction manager at-risk. This contracting authority <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>applies only to the capital improvements and renovations for which appropriations were <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>made pursuant to Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 21, subdivision 7.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>    Sec. 9. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 16B.72; and 16B.73, are repealed.<br/>