1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to construction professions; modifying provisions relating to the 
1.3 	electrical, plumbing, water conditioning, boiler, residential contractor and 
1.4 	remodeler, and high-pressure piping professions; modifying manufactured home 
1.5 	provisions;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 299F.011, subdivision 
1.6 	3; 326.244, subdivision 1; 327.32, subdivision 1; 327.33, as amended; 327A.04, 
1.7 	subdivision 2; 327A.07; 327B.06, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2007 
1.8 	Supplement, sections 16B.64, subdivision 8; 183.60, subdivision 2; 326.01, 
1.9 	subdivisions 4b, 5; 326.2415, subdivisions 2, 6; 326.242, subdivisions 2, 3d, 
1.10 	5, 12, by adding subdivisions; 326.244, subdivision 5; 326.37, subdivision 
1.11 	1a; 326.3705, subdivision 1; 326.40, subdivisions 2, 3; 326.47, subdivision 2; 
1.12 	326.48, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 5; 326.50; 326.505, subdivisions 1, 2, 8; 
1.13 	326.62; 326.84, subdivision 1; 326.86, subdivision 1; 326.87, subdivision 5; 
1.14 	326.93, subdivision 4; 326.94, subdivision 2; 326.97, subdivision 1a; 326B.082, 
1.15 	subdivisions 8, 10, 11, 12, 13; 326B.083, subdivision 3; 326B.89, subdivisions 5, 
1.16 	6, 12, 14; 327B.04, subdivision 4; Laws 2007, chapter 140, article 4, section 12; 
1.17 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B; repealing 
1.18 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.69; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, 
1.19 	sections 326.2411; 326.372; 326.471; Laws 2007, chapter 9, section 1; Laws 
1.20 	2007, chapter 135, article 4, sections 2; 8; article 6, section 3; Laws 2007, chapter 
1.21 	140, article 12, section 9; Minnesota Rules, part 3800.3510.
1.22 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.23 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 16B.64, subdivision 8, is 
1.24 	amended to read:
1.25 		Subd. 8.Effective date of rules. A rule to adopt or amend the state's building code 
1.26 	is effective 180 days after the filing of the rule with the secretary of state under section 
1.27 	14.16 or 14.26. The rule may provide for a different later effective date. The rule may 
1.28 	provide for an earlier effective date if the commissioner or board proposing the rule finds 
1.29 	that a different an earlier effective date is necessary to protect public health and safety 
1.30 	after considering, among other things, the need for time for training of individuals to 
1.31 	comply with and enforce the rule.

2.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 183.60, subdivision 2, is 
2.2 	amended to read:
2.3 		Subd. 2.Repair violation. No A person who repairs a boiler or pressure vessel by 
2.4 	welding or riveting so as not to must meet the minimum requirements established by the 
2.5 	current edition of the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors inspection 
2.6 	code and the rules of the department.

2.7 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299F.011, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.8 		Subd. 3.Rules for code administration and enforcement. The commissioner 
2.9 	of public safety shall adopt rules as may be necessary to administer and enforce the 
2.10 	code, specifically including but not limited to rules for inspection of buildings and other 
2.11 	structures covered by the code and conforming the code to the governmental organization 
2.12 	of Minnesota state agencies, political subdivisions and local governments.

2.13 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.01, subdivision 4b, is 
2.14 	amended to read:
2.15 		Subd. 4b.Elevator contractor. "Elevator contractor" means a licensed contractor 
2.16 	whose responsible licensed individual is a licensed master elevator constructor. An 
2.17 	elevator contractor license does not itself qualify its holder to perform or supervise the 
2.18 	electrical or elevator work authorized by holding any othera personal license issued by 
2.19 	the commissioner.

2.20 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.01, subdivision 5, is 
2.21 	amended to read:
2.22 		Subd. 5.Contractor.  "Contractor" means a person who performs or offers to 
2.23 	perform any electrical work, with or without compensation, who is licensed as a contractor 
2.24 	by the commissioner. A contractor's license does not of itself qualify its holder to perform 
2.25 	or supervise the electrical work authorized by holding any class of electrician's or other 
2.26 	personal electrical license. Contractor includes electrical contractors and technology 
2.27 	system contractors.

2.28 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.2415, subdivision 2, is 
2.29 	amended to read:
2.30 		Subd. 2.Powers; duties; administrative support. (a) The board shall have the 
2.31 	power to:
2.32 	(1) elect its chair, vice-chair, and secretary;
3.1 	(2) adopt bylaws that specify the duties of its officers, the meeting dates of the board, 
3.2 	and containing such other provisions as may be useful and necessary for the efficient 
3.3 	conduct of the business of the board;
3.4 	(3) adopt the Minnesota Electrical Code shall, which must be the most current 
3.5 	edition of the National Electrical Code upon its adoption by the board and any amendments 
3.6 	thereto as adopted by the board. The board shall adopt the most current edition of the 
3.7 	National Electrical Code and any amendments thereto pursuant to chapter 14 and as 
3.8 	provided in subdivision 6, paragraphs (b) and (c);
3.9 	(4) review requests for final interpretations and issue final interpretations as provided 
3.10 	in section 16B.63, subdivision 5;
3.11 	(5) adopt rules that regulate the licensure or registration of electrical businesses, 
3.12 	electrical contractors, master electricians, journeyman electricians, Class A installer, 
3.13 	Class B installer, power limited technicians, and other persons who perform electrical 
3.14 	work except for those individuals licensed under section 326.02, subdivisions 2 and 3. 
3.15 	The board shall adopt these rules pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided in subdivision 
3.16 	6, paragraphs (d) and (e);
3.17 	(6) adopt rules that regulate continuing education for individuals licensed or 
3.18 	registered as electrical businesses, electrical contractors, master electricians, journeyman 
3.19 	electricians, Class A installer, Class B installer, power limited technicians, and other 
3.20 	persons who perform electrical work. The board shall adopt these rules pursuant to chapter 
3.21 	14 and as provided in subdivision 6, paragraph paragraphs (d) and (e);
3.22 	(7) advise the commissioner regarding educational requirements for electrical 
3.23 	inspectors;
3.24 	(8) refer complaints or other communications to the commissioner, whether oral or 
3.25 	in writing, as provided in subdivision 8, that alleges allege or implies imply a violation 
3.26 	of a statute, rule, or order that the commissioner has the authority to enforce pertaining 
3.27 	to code compliance, licensure, registration, or an offering to perform or performance 
3.28 	of unlicensed electrical services;
3.29 	(9) approve per diem and expenses deemed necessary for its members as provided in 
3.30 	subdivision 3;
3.31 	(10) approve license reciprocity agreements;
3.32 	(11) select from its members individuals to serve on any other state advisory council, 
3.33 	board, or committee; and
3.34 	(12) recommend the fees for licenses and certifications.
3.35 	Except for the powers granted to the Plumbing Board, Board of Electricity, and 
3.36 	the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems, the commissioner of labor and industry 
4.1 	shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules promulgated 
4.2 	pursuant thereto.
4.3 	(b) The board shall comply with section 15.0597, subdivisions 2 and 4.
4.4 	(c) The commissioner shall coordinate the board's rulemaking and recommendations 
4.5 	with the recommendations and rulemaking conducted by all of the other boards created 
4.6 	pursuant to chapter 326B. The commissioner shall provide staff support to the board. The 
4.7 	support includes professional, legal, technical, and clerical staff necessary to perform 
4.8 	rulemaking and other duties assigned to the board. The commissioner of labor and 
4.9 	industry shall supply necessary office space and supplies to assist the board in its duties.

4.10 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.2415, subdivision 6, is 
4.11 	amended to read:
4.12 		Subd. 6.Officers, quorum, voting. (a) The board shall elect annually from its 
4.13 	members a chair, vice-chair, and secretary. A quorum of the board shall consist of a 
4.14 	majority of members of the board qualified to vote on the matter in question. All questions 
4.15 	concerning the manner in which a meeting is conducted or called that is not covered 
4.16 	by statute shall be determined by Robert's Rules of Order (revised) unless otherwise 
4.17 	specified by the bylaws.
4.18 	(b) Each electrical code amendment considered by the board that receives an 
4.19 	affirmative two-thirds or more majority vote of all of the voting members of the board 
4.20 	shall be included in the next electrical code rulemaking proceeding initiated by the board. 
4.21 	If an electrical code amendment considered, or reconsidered, by the board receives less 
4.22 	than a two-thirds majority vote of all of the voting members of the board, the electrical 
4.23 	code amendment shall not be included in the next electrical code rulemaking proceeding 
4.24 	initiated by the board.
4.25 	(c) The board may reconsider electrical code amendments during an active electrical 
4.26 	code rulemaking proceeding in which the amendment previously failed to receive a 
4.27 	two-thirds majority vote or more of all of the voting members of the board only if new 
4.28 	or updated information that affects the electrical code amendment is presented to the 
4.29 	board. The board may also reconsider failed electrical code amendments in subsequent 
4.30 	electrical code rulemaking proceedings.
4.31 	(d) Each proposed rule and rule amendment considered by the board pursuant to the 
4.32 	rulemaking authority specified in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (5) and (6), that 
4.33 	receives an affirmative majority vote of all of the voting members of the board shall be 
4.34 	included in the next rulemaking proceeding initiated by the board. If a proposed rule or 
4.35 	rule amendment considered, or reconsidered, by the board receives less than an affirmative 
5.1 	majority vote of all of the voting members of the board, the proposed rule or rule 
5.2 	amendment shall not be included in the next rulemaking proceeding initiated by the board.
5.3 	(e) The board may reconsider proposed rule rules or rule amendment amendments
5.4 	during an active rulemaking proceeding in which the amendment previously failed to 
5.5 	receive an affirmative majority vote of all of the voting members of the board only if new 
5.6 	or updated information that affects the proposed rule or rule amendment is presented to 
5.7 	the board. The board may also reconsider failed proposed rule rules or rule amendment
5.8 	amendments in subsequent rulemaking proceedings.

5.9 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.242, subdivision 2, is 
5.10 	amended to read:
5.11 		Subd. 2.Journeyman electrician. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, no 
5.12 	individual shall perform and supervise any electrical work except for planning or laying 
5.13 	out of electrical work unless:
5.14 	(1) the individual is licensed by the commissioner as a journeyman electrician; and
5.15 	(2) the electrical work is:
5.16 	(i) for a contractor and the individual is an employee, partner, or officer of the 
5.17 	licensed contractor; or
5.18 	(ii) performed under the supervision of a master electrician also employed by 
5.19 	the individual's employer on electrical wiring, apparatus, equipment, or facilities that 
5.20 	are owned or leased by the employer and that are located within the limits of property 
5.21 	operated, maintained, and either owned or leased by the employer.
5.22 	(b) An applicant for a Class A journeyman electrician license shall have had at 
5.23 	least four years of experience, acceptable to the commissioner, in wiring for, installing, 
5.24 	and repairing electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment, provided however, that the 
5.25 	commissioner may by rule allow one year of experience credit for the successful 
5.26 	completion of a two-year post high school electrical course approved by the commissioner
5.27 	may be allowed.
5.28 	(c) As of August 1, 1985, no new Class B journeyman electrician licenses shall be 
5.29 	issued. An individual who holds a Class B journeyman electrician license as of August 1, 
5.30 	1985, may retain and renew the license and exercise the privileges it grants, which include 
5.31 	electrical work limited to single phase systems, not over 200 amperes in capacity, on 
5.32 	farmsteads or on single-family dwellings located in towns or municipalities with fewer 
5.33 	than 2,500 inhabitants.

6.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.242, subdivision 3d, is 
6.2 	amended to read:
6.3 		Subd. 3d.Power limited technician. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, no 
6.4 	individual shall install, alter, repair, plan, lay out, or supervise the installing, altering, 
6.5 	repairing, planning, or laying out of electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment for 
6.6 	technology circuits or systems unless:
6.7 	(1) the individual is licensed by the commissioner as a power limited technician; and
6.8 	(2) the electrical work is:
6.9 	(i) for a licensed contractor and the individual is an employee, partner, or officer of, 
6.10 	or is the licensed contractor; or
6.11 	(ii) performed under the direct supervision of a master electrician or power limited 
6.12 	technician also employed by the individual's employer on technology circuits, systems, 
6.13 	apparatus, equipment, or facilities that are owned or leased by the employer and that are 
6.14 	located within the limits of property operated, maintained, and either owned or leased by 
6.15 	the employer.
6.16 	(b) An applicant for a power limited technician's license shall (1) be a graduate of 
6.17 	a four-year electrical course offered by an accredited college or university; or (2) have 
6.18 	had at least 36 months' experience, acceptable to the board commissioner, in planning for, 
6.19 	laying out, supervising, installing, altering, and repairing wiring, apparatus, or equipment 
6.20 	for power limited systems, provided however, that the board may by rule provide for the 
6.21 	allowance of up to 12 months (2,000 hours) of experience credit for successful completion 
6.22 	of a two-year post high school electrical course or other technical training approved by 
6.23 	the board commissioner may be allowed.
6.24 	(c) Licensees must attain 16 hours of continuing education acceptable to the board 
6.25 	every renewal period.
6.26 	(d) A company holding an alarm and communication license as of June 30, 2003, 
6.27 	may designate one individual who may obtain a power limited technician license without 
6.28 	passing an examination administered by the commissioner by submitting an application 
6.29 	and license fee of $30.
6.30 	(e) A person who has submitted an application by December 30, 2007, to take the 
6.31 	power limited technician examination administered by the department is not required to 
6.32 	meet the qualifications set forth in paragraph (b).

6.33 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.242, is amended by adding 
6.34 	a subdivision to read:
7.1 		Subd. 3e.Elevator constructor. (a) An individual licensed as an elevator 
7.2 	constructor may install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment 
7.3 	for elevators and escalators while in the employ of an elevator contractor or Class A 
7.4 	electrical contractor.
7.5 	(b) An applicant for an elevator constructor's license shall have at least 36 months' 
7.6 	experience, acceptable to the commissioner, in wiring for, installing, and repairing 
7.7 	electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment for elevators and escalators, provided, however, 
7.8 	that the board may by rule allow one year of experience credit for the completion of a 
7.9 	two-year post-high school electrical course approved by the commissioner.

7.10 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.242, is amended by adding 
7.11 	a subdivision to read:
7.12 		Subd. 3f.Lineman. (a) An individual licensed as a lineman may install, maintain, 
7.13 	and repair transmission and distribution systems that are or will be owned or leased by an 
7.14 	electric utility.
7.15 	(b) An applicant for a lineman's license shall have at least 48 months' experience, 
7.16 	acceptable to the commissioner, in wiring for, installing, and repairing electrical wiring, 
7.17 	apparatus, or equipment for an electrical utility.

7.18 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.242, is amended by adding 
7.19 	a subdivision to read:
7.20 		Subd. 3g.Maintenance electrician. (a) An individual licensed as a maintenance 
7.21 	electrician may maintain and repair electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment while in 
7.22 	the employ of a contractor, or as a full-time employee of a single employer while engaged 
7.23 	in the maintenance and repair of electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment owned or 
7.24 	leased by the employer and located within the limits of property owned or leased by 
7.25 	the employer.
7.26 	(b) An applicant for a maintenance electrician's license shall have at least 48 months' 
7.27 	experience, acceptable to the commissioner, in wiring for, installing, and repairing 
7.28 	electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment, provided, however, that the board may by rule 
7.29 	allow one year of experience credit for the completion of a two-year post-high school 
7.30 	electrical course approved by the commissioner.

7.31 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.242, is amended by adding 
7.32 	a subdivision to read:
8.1 		Subd. 3h.Master elevator constructor. (a) An individual licensed as a master 
8.2 	elevator constructor may, while licensed as an elevator electrical contractor or while 
8.3 	in the employ of an elevator contractor or Class A electrical contractor, plan, lay out, 
8.4 	supervise and install, maintain, and repair wiring, apparatus, and equipment for elevators 
8.5 	and escalators.
8.6 	(b) An applicant for a master elevator constructor's license shall have at least 60 
8.7 	months' experience, acceptable to the commissioner, in wiring for, installing, and repairing 
8.8 	electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment for elevators and escalators, provided, however, 
8.9 	that the board may by rule allow one year of experience credit for the completion of a 
8.10 	two-year post-high school electrical course approved by the commissioner.

8.11 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.242, subdivision 5, is 
8.12 	amended to read:
8.13 		Subd. 5.Unlicensed individuals. (a) An unlicensed individual means an individual 
8.14 	who has not been licensed by the department to perform specific electrical work. An 
8.15 	unlicensed individual shall not perform electrical work required to be performed by a 
8.16 	licensed individual unless the individual has first registered with the department as an 
8.17 	unlicensed individual. Thereafter, an unlicensed individual shall not perform electrical 
8.18 	work required to be performed by a licensed individual unless the work is performed 
8.19 	under the direct supervision of an individual actually licensed to perform such work. The 
8.20 	licensed individual and unlicensed individual must be employed by the same employer. 
8.21 	Licensed individuals shall not permit unlicensed individuals to perform electrical work 
8.22 	except under the direct supervision of an individual actually licensed to perform such 
8.23 	work. Unlicensed individuals shall not supervise the performance of electrical work or 
8.24 	make assignments of electrical work to unlicensed individuals. Except for technology 
8.25 	circuit circuits or system systems work, licensed individuals shall supervise no more 
8.26 	than two unlicensed individuals. For technology circuit circuits or system systems work, 
8.27 	licensed individuals shall supervise no more than three unlicensed individuals.
8.28 	(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no individual other than a 
8.29 	master electrician or power limited technician shall plan or lay out electrical wiring, 
8.30 	apparatus, or equipment for light, heat, power, or other purposes, except circuits or 
8.31 	systems exempted from personal licensing by subdivision 12, paragraph (b).
8.32 	(c) Contractors employing unlicensed individuals to perform electrical work shall 
8.33 	maintain records establishing compliance with this subdivision that shall identify all 
8.34 	unlicensed individuals performing electrical work, except for individuals working on 
9.1 	circuits or systems exempted from personal licensing by subdivision 12, paragraph (b), 
9.2 	and shall permit the department to examine and copy all such records.
9.3 	(d) When a licensed individual supervises the electrical work of an unlicensed 
9.4 	individual, the licensed individual is responsible for ensuring that the electrical work 
9.5 	complies with the Minnesota Electrical Act and all rules adopted under the act.

9.6 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.242, subdivision 12, 
9.7 	is amended to read:
9.8 		Subd. 12.Exemptions from licensing. (a) An individual who is a maintenance 
9.9 	electrician is not required to hold or obtain a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399
9.10 	if:
9.11 	(1) the individual is engaged in the maintenance and repair of electrical equipment, 
9.12 	apparatus, and facilities that are owned or leased by the individual's employer and that are 
9.13 	located within the limits of property operated, maintained, and either owned or leased by 
9.14 	the individual's employer;
9.15 	(2) the individual is supervised by:
9.16 	(i) the responsible master electrician for a contractor who has contracted with the 
9.17 	individual's employer to provide services for which a contractor's license is required; or
9.18 	(ii) a licensed master electrician, a licensed maintenance electrician, an electrical 
9.19 	engineer, or, if the maintenance and repair work is limited to technology circuit and system
9.20 	circuits or systems work, a licensed power limited technician; and
9.21 	(3) the individual's employer has filed with the commissioner a certificate of 
9.22 	responsible person, signed by the responsible master electrician of the contractor, the 
9.23 	licensed master electrician, the licensed maintenance electrician, the electrical engineer, or 
9.24 	the licensed power limited technician, and stating that the person signing the certificate is 
9.25 	responsible for ensuring that the maintenance and repair work performed by the employer's 
9.26 	employees complies with the Minnesota Electrical Act and the rules adopted under that act.
9.27 	(b) Employees of a licensed electrical or technology systems contractor or other 
9.28 	employer where provided with supervision by a master electrician in accordance with 
9.29 	subdivision 1, or power limited technician in accordance with subdivision 3d, paragraph 
9.30 	(a), clause (1), are not required to hold a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399
9.31 	for the planning, laying out, installing, altering, and repairing of technology circuits or 
9.32 	systems except planning, laying out, or installing: 
9.33 	(1) in other than residential dwellings, class 2 or class 3 remote control circuits that 
9.34 	control circuits or systems other than class 2 or class 3, except circuits that interconnect 
10.1 	these systems through communication, alarm, and security systems are exempted from 
10.2 	this paragraph;
10.3 	(2) class 2 or class 3 circuits in electrical cabinets, enclosures, or devices containing 
10.4 	physically unprotected circuits other than class 2 or class 3; or
10.5 	(3) technology circuits and or systems in hazardous classified locations as covered 
10.6 	by chapter 5 of the National Electrical Code.
10.7 	(c) Companies and their employees that plan, lay out, install, alter, or repair class 
10.8 	2 and class 3 remote control wiring associated with plug or cord and plug connected 
10.9 	appliances other than security or fire alarm systems installed in a residential dwelling are 
10.10 	not required to hold a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399. 
10.11 	(d) Heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration contractors and their 
10.12 	employees are not required to hold or obtain a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399
10.13 	when performing heating, ventilating, air conditioning, or refrigeration work as described 
10.14 	in section 326.245. 
10.15 	(e) Employees of any electrical, communications, or railway utility, cable 
10.16 	communications company as defined in section 238.02, or a telephone company as defined 
10.17 	under section 237.01 or its employees, or of any independent contractor performing work 
10.18 	on behalf of any such utility, cable communications company, or telephone company, shall 
10.19 	not be required to hold a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399: 
10.20 	(1) while performing work on installations, materials, or equipment which are owned 
10.21 	or leased, and operated and maintained by such utility, cable communications company, or 
10.22 	telephone company in the exercise of its utility, antenna, or telephone function, and which
10.23 	(i) are used exclusively for the generation, transformation, distribution, transmission, 
10.24 	or metering of electric current, or the operation of railway signals, or the transmission 
10.25 	of intelligence and do not have as a principal function the consumption or use of electric 
10.26 	current or provided service by or for the benefit of any person other than such utility, cable 
10.27 	communications company, or telephone company, and
10.28 	(ii) are generally accessible only to employees of such utility, cable communications 
10.29 	company, or telephone company or persons acting under its control or direction, and
10.30 	(iii) are not on the load side of the service point or point of entrance for 
10.31 	communication systems;
10.32 	(2) while performing work on installations, materials, or equipment which are a part 
10.33 	of the street lighting operations of such utility; or
10.34 	(3) while installing or performing work on outdoor area lights which are directly 
10.35 	connected to a utility's distribution system and located upon the utility's distribution poles, 
11.1 	and which are generally accessible only to employees of such utility or persons acting 
11.2 	under its control or direction.
11.3 	(f) An owner shall not be required to hold or obtain a license under sections 326B.31
11.4 	to 326B.399. 

11.5 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 326.244, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.6 		Subdivision 1.Required inspection. Except where any political subdivision has by 
11.7 	ordinance provided for electrical inspection similar to that herein provided, every new 
11.8 	electrical installation in any construction, remodeling, replacement, or repair, except 
11.9 	minor repair work as the same is defined by the board by rule, shall be inspected by the 
11.10 	board commissioner for compliance with accepted standards of construction for safety 
11.11 	to life and property.

11.12 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.244, subdivision 5, is 
11.13 	amended to read:
11.14 		Subd. 5.Exemptions from inspections. Installations, materials, or equipment shall 
11.15 	not be subject to inspection under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399: 
11.16 	(1) when owned or leased, operated and maintained by any employer whose 
11.17 	maintenance electricians are exempt from licensing under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399, 
11.18 	while performing electrical maintenance work only as defined by board rule; 
11.19 	(2) when owned or leased, and operated and maintained by any electrical, 
11.20 	communications, or railway utility, cable communications company as defined in section 
11.21 	238.02, or telephone company as defined under section 237.01, in the exercise of its 
11.22 	utility, antenna, or telephone function; and 
11.23 	(i) are used exclusively for the generations, transformation, distribution, 
11.24 	transmission, or metering of electric current, or the operation of railway signals, or the 
11.25 	transmission of intelligence, and do not have as a principal function the consumption or 
11.26 	use of electric current by or for the benefit of any person other than such utility, cable 
11.27 	communications company, or telephone company; and
11.28 	(ii) are generally accessible only to employees of such utility, cable communications 
11.29 	company, or telephone company or persons acting under its control or direction; and
11.30 	(iii) are not on the load side of the service point or point of entrance for 
11.31 	communication systems;
11.32 	(3) when used in the street lighting operations of an electrical utility;
11.33 	(4) when used as outdoor area lights which are owned and operated by an electrical 
11.34 	utility and which are connected directly to its distribution system and located upon the 
12.1 	utility's distribution poles, and which are generally accessible only to employees of such 
12.2 	utility or persons acting under its control or direction;
12.3 	(5) when the installation, material, and equipment are in facilities subject to the 
12.4 	jurisdiction of the federal Mine Safety and Health Act; or
12.5 	(6) when the installation, material, and equipment is part of an elevator installation 
12.6 	for which the elevator contractor, licensed under section 326.242, is required to obtain 
12.7 	a permit from the authority having jurisdiction as provided by section 16B.747, and the 
12.8 	inspection has been or will be performed by an elevator inspector certified and licensed 
12.9 	by the department. This exemption shall apply only to installations, material, and 
12.10 	equipment permitted or required to be connected on the load side of the disconnecting 
12.11 	means required for elevator equipment under National Electrical Code Article 620, and 
12.12 	elevator communications and alarm systems within the machine room, car, hoistway, or 
12.13 	elevator lobby. 

12.14 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.37, subdivision 1a, is 
12.15 	amended to read:
12.16 		Subd. 1a.Agreements with municipalities. The commissioner may enter into an 
12.17 	agreement with a municipality, in which the municipality agrees to perform plan and 
12.18 	specification reviews required to be performed by the commissioner under Minnesota 
12.19 	Rules, part 4715.3130, if:
12.20 	(a) the municipality has adopted:
12.21 	(1) the plumbing code;
12.22 	(2) an ordinance that requires plumbing plans and specifications to be submitted to, 
12.23 	reviewed, and approved by the municipality, except as provided in paragraph (h) (n); 
12.24 	(3) an ordinance that authorizes the municipality to perform inspections required by 
12.25 	the plumbing code; and
12.26 	(4) an ordinance that authorizes the municipality to enforce the plumbing code in its 
12.27 	entirety, except as provided in paragraph (p);
12.28 	(b) the municipality agrees to review plumbing plans and specifications for all 
12.29 	construction for which the plumbing code requires the review of plumbing plans and 
12.30 	specifications, except as provided in paragraph (n);
12.31 	(c) the municipality agrees that, when it reviews plumbing plans and specifications 
12.32 	under paragraph (b), the review will:
12.33 	(1) reflect the degree to which the plans and specifications affect the public health 
12.34 	and conform to the provisions of the plumbing code;
13.1 	(2) ensure that there is no physical connection between water supply systems that 
13.2 	are safe for domestic use and those that are unsafe for domestic use; and
13.3 	(3) ensure that there is no apparatus through which unsafe water may be discharged 
13.4 	or drawn into a safe water supply system;
13.5 	(d) the municipality agrees to perform all inspections required by the plumbing 
13.6 	code in connection with projects for which the municipality reviews plumbing plans and 
13.7 	specifications under paragraph (b);
13.8 	(e) the commissioner determines that the individuals who will conduct the 
13.9 	inspections and the plumbing plan and specification reviews for the municipality do not 
13.10 	have any conflict of interest in conducting the inspections and the plan and specification 
13.11 	reviews;
13.12 	(f) individuals who will conduct the plumbing plan and specification reviews for 
13.13 	the municipality are: 
13.14 	(1) licensed master plumbers;
13.15 	(2) licensed professional engineers; or
13.16 	(3) individuals who are working under the supervision of a licensed professional 
13.17 	engineer or licensed master plumber and who are licensed master or journeyman plumbers 
13.18 	or hold a postsecondary degree in engineering;
13.19 	(g) individuals who will conduct the plumbing plan and specification reviews for 
13.20 	the municipality have passed a competency assessment required by the commissioner to 
13.21 	assess the individual's competency at reviewing plumbing plans and specifications;
13.22 	(h) individuals who will conduct the plumbing inspections for the municipality 
13.23 	are licensed master or journeyman plumbers, or inspectors meeting the competency 
13.24 	requirements established in rules adopted under section 16B.655;
13.25 	(i) the municipality agrees to enforce in its entirety the plumbing code on all 
13.26 	projects, except as provided in paragraph (p); 
13.27 	(j) the municipality agrees to keep official records of all documents received, 
13.28 	including plans, specifications, surveys, and plot plans, and of all plan reviews, permits 
13.29 	and certificates issued, reports of inspections, and notices issued in connection with 
13.30 	plumbing inspections and the review of plumbing plans and specifications;
13.31 	(k) the municipality agrees to maintain the records described in paragraph (j) in the 
13.32 	official records of the municipality for the period required for the retention of public 
13.33 	records under section 138.17, and shall make these records readily available for review at 
13.34 	the request of the commissioner;
13.35 	(l) the municipality and the commissioner agree that if at any time during the 
13.36 	agreement the municipality does not have in effect the plumbing code or any of ordinances 
14.1 	described in item paragraph (a), or if the commissioner determines that the municipality 
14.2 	is not properly administering and enforcing the plumbing code or is otherwise not 
14.3 	complying with the agreement:
14.4 	(1) the commissioner may, effective 14 days after the municipality's receipt of 
14.5 	written notice, terminate the agreement;
14.6 	(2) the municipality may challenge the termination in a contested case before the 
14.7 	commissioner pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act; and
14.8 	(3) while any challenge is pending under item clause (2), the commissioner shall 
14.9 	perform plan and specification reviews within the municipality under Minnesota Rules, 
14.10 	part 4715.3130;
14.11 	(m) the municipality and the commissioner agree that the municipality may terminate 
14.12 	the agreement with or without cause on 90 days' written notice to the commissioner;
14.13 	(n) the municipality and the commissioner agree that the municipality shall forward 
14.14 	to the state for review all plumbing plans and specifications for the following types of 
14.15 	projects within the municipality:
14.16 	(1) hospitals, nursing homes, supervised living facilities, and similar 
14.17 	health-care-related facilities regulated by the Minnesota Department of Health;
14.18 	(2) buildings owned by the federal or state government; and
14.19 	(3) projects of a special nature for which department review is requested by either 
14.20 	the municipality or the state;
14.21 	(o) where the municipality forwards to the state for review plumbing plans and 
14.22 	specifications, as provided in paragraph (n), the municipality shall not collect any fee for 
14.23 	plan review, and the commissioner shall collect all applicable fees for plan review; and
14.24 	(p) no municipality shall revoke, suspend, or place restrictions on any plumbing 
14.25 	license issued by the state.

14.26 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.3705, subdivision 1, 
14.27 	is amended to read:
14.28 		Subdivision 1.Composition. (a) The Plumbing Board shall consist of 14 members. 
14.29 	Twelve members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the 
14.30 	senate and shall be voting members. Appointments of members by the governor shall be 
14.31 	made in accordance with section 15.066. If the senate votes to refuse to consent to an 
14.32 	appointment of a member made by the governor, the governor shall appoint a new member 
14.33 	with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be the commissioner of 
14.34 	labor and industry or the commissioner of labor and industry's designee, who shall be a 
14.35 	voting member. One member shall be the commissioner of health or the commissioner of 
15.1 	health's designee, who shall not be a voting member. Of the 12 appointed members, the 
15.2 	composition shall be as follows:
15.3 	(1) two members shall be municipal plumbing inspectors, one from the metropolitan 
15.4 	area and one from greater Minnesota;
15.5 	(2) one member shall be a licensed professional engineer specializing in plumbing 
15.6 	designs or systems;
15.7 	(3) two members shall be commercial/industrial plumbing contractors, one from the 
15.8 	metropolitan area and one from greater Minnesota;
15.9 	(4) one member shall be a residential plumbing contractor;
15.10 	(5) two members shall be commercial/industrial journeymen, one from the 
15.11 	metropolitan area and one from greater Minnesota;
15.12 	(6) one member shall be a residential plumbing journeyman;
15.13 	(7) one member shall be a water conditioning contractor; 
15.14 	(8) one member shall be a municipal public water supply system operator or 
15.15 	superintendent; and
15.16 	(9) one member shall be a public member as defined by section 214.02.
15.17 	One of the municipal plumbing inspectors shall be appointed for an initial term to end on 
15.18 	December 31, 2010. The other municipal plumbing inspector shall be appointed for an 
15.19 	initial term to end on December 31, 2011. The professional engineer shall be appointed for 
15.20 	an initial term to end on December 31, 2011. One of the commercial/industrial plumbing 
15.21 	contractors shall be appointed for an initial term to end on December 31, 2010. The other 
15.22 	commercial/industrial plumbing contractor shall be appointed for an initial term to end 
15.23 	on December 31, 2011. The residential plumbing contractor shall be appointed for an 
15.24 	initial term to end on December 31, 2010. One of the commercial/industrial plumbing 
15.25 	journeymen shall be appointed for an initial term to end on December 31, 2011. The 
15.26 	other commercial/industrial plumbing journeyman shall be appointed for an initial term 
15.27 	to end on December 31, 2010. The residential plumbing journeyman shall be appointed 
15.28 	for an initial term to end on December 31, 2011. The water conditioning contractor shall 
15.29 	be appointed for an initial term to end on December 31, 2011. The municipal public 
15.30 	water supply system operator or superintendent shall be appointed for an initial term to 
15.31 	end on December 31, 2010. The public member shall be appointed for a term to end 
15.32 	December 31, 2010.
15.33 	(b) The licensed professional engineer must possess a current Minnesota professional 
15.34 	engineering license and maintain the license for the duration of their term. All other 
15.35 	appointed members, except for the water conditioning contractor, the public member, and 
15.36 	the municipal public water supply system operator or superintendent, must possess a 
16.1 	current plumbing license issued by the Department of Labor and Industry and maintain 
16.2 	that license for the duration of their term. The water conditioning contractor must be 
16.3 	licensed as a water conditioning contractor by the Department of Labor and Industry and 
16.4 	maintain the license for the duration of the term on the board. All appointed members 
16.5 	must be residents of Minnesota at the time of and throughout the member's appointment. 
16.6 	The term of any appointed member that does not maintain membership qualification status 
16.7 	shall end on the date of the status change and the governor shall appoint a new member. It 
16.8 	is the responsibility of the member to notify the board of the member's status change.
16.9 	(c) For appointed members, except the initial terms designated in paragraph (a), each 
16.10 	term shall be three years with the terms ending on December 31. Members appointed by 
16.11 	the governor shall be limited to three consecutive terms. The governor shall, all or in part, 
16.12 	reappoint the current members or appoint replacement members with the advice and 
16.13 	consent of the senate. Midterm vacancies shall be filled for the remaining portion of the 
16.14 	term. Vacancies occurring with less than six months time remaining in the term shall be 
16.15 	filled for the existing term and the following three-year term. Members may serve until 
16.16 	their successors are appointed but in no case later than July 1 in a year in which the term 
16.17 	expires unless reappointed.

16.18 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.40, subdivision 2, is 
16.19 	amended to read:
16.20 		Subd. 2.Bond; insurance. Any person contracting to do plumbing work must give 
16.21 	bond to the state in the amount of $25,000 for all work entered into within the state. The 
16.22 	bond shall be for the benefit of persons injured or suffering financial loss by reason of 
16.23 	failure to comply with the requirements of the State Plumbing Code. The bond shall 
16.24 	be filed with the commissioner and shall be written by a corporate surety licensed to 
16.25 	do business in the state.
16.26 	In addition, each applicant for a master plumber license or restricted master plumber 
16.27 	license,  or renewal thereof, shall provide evidence of public liability insurance, including 
16.28 	products liability insurance with limits of at least $50,000 per person and $100,000 per 
16.29 	occurrence and property damage insurance with limits of at least $10,000. The insurance 
16.30 	shall be written by an insurer licensed to do business in the state of Minnesota and 
16.31 	each licensed master plumber shall maintain on file with the commissioner a certificate 
16.32 	evidencing the insurance providing that the insurance shall not be canceled without the 
16.33 	insurer first giving 15 days written notice to the commissioner. The term of the insurance 
16.34 	shall be concurrent with the term of the license. 

17.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.40, subdivision 3, is 
17.2 	amended to read:
17.3 		Subd. 3.Bond and insurance exemption. If a master plumber or restricted master 
17.4 	plumber who is in compliance with the bond and insurance requirements of subdivision 2 
17.5 	employs another master a licensed plumber, the employee master plumber shall not be 
17.6 	required to meet the bond and insurance requirements of subdivision 2. A master plumber
17.7 	An individual who is an employee working on the maintenance and repair of plumbing 
17.8 	equipment, apparatus, or facilities owned or leased by their the individual's employer and 
17.9 	which is within the limits of property owned or leased, and operated or maintained by 
17.10 	their the individual's employer, shall not be required to meet the bond and insurance 
17.11 	requirements of subdivision 2.

17.12 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.47, subdivision 2, is 
17.13 	amended to read:
17.14 		Subd. 2.Permissive municipal regulation.  The commissioner may enter into an 
17.15 	agreement with a municipality, in which the municipality agrees to perform inspections 
17.16 	and issue permits for the construction and installation of high pressure piping systems 
17.17 	within the municipality's geographical area of jurisdiction, if:
17.18 	(a) The municipality has adopted:
17.19 	(1) the code for power piping systems, Minnesota Rules, parts 5230.0250 to 
17.20 	5230.6200;
17.21 	(2) an ordinance that authorizes the municipality to issue permits to persons holding 
17.22 	a high pressure piping business license issued by the department and only for construction 
17.23 	or installation that would, if performed properly, fully comply with all Minnesota Statutes 
17.24 	and Minnesota Rules;
17.25 	(3) an ordinance that authorizes the municipality to perform the inspections that are 
17.26 	required under Minnesota Statutes or Minnesota Rules of governing the construction and 
17.27 	installation of high pressure piping systems; and
17.28 	(4) an ordinance that authorizes the municipality to enforce the code for power 
17.29 	piping systems in its entirety.
17.30 	(b) The municipality agrees to issue permits only to persons holding a high pressure 
17.31 	piping business license as required by law at the time of the permit issuance, and only for 
17.32 	construction or installation that would, if performed properly, comply with all Minnesota 
17.33 	Statutes and Minnesota Rules governing the construction or installation of high pressure 
17.34 	piping systems.
18.1 	(c) The municipality agrees to issue permits only on forms approved by the 
18.2 	department.
18.3 	(d) The municipality agrees that, for each permit issued by the municipality, the 
18.4 	municipality shall perform one or more inspections of the construction or installation to 
18.5 	determine whether the construction or installation complies with all Minnesota Statutes 
18.6 	and Minnesota Rules governing the construction or installation of high pressure piping 
18.7 	systems, and shall prepare a written report of each inspection.
18.8 	(e) The municipality agrees to notify the commissioner within 24 hours after the 
18.9 	municipality discovers any violation of the licensing laws related to high pressure piping.
18.10 	(f) The municipality agrees to notify the commissioner immediately if the 
18.11 	municipality discovers that any entity has failed to meet a deadline set by the municipality 
18.12 	for correction of a violation of the high pressure piping laws.
18.13 	(g) The commissioner determines that the individuals who will conduct the 
18.14 	inspections for the municipality do not have any conflict of interest in conducting the 
18.15 	inspections.
18.16 	(h) Individuals who will conduct the inspections for the municipality are permanent 
18.17 	employees of the municipality and are licensed contracting high pressure pipefitters or 
18.18 	licensed journeyman high pressure pipefitters.
18.19 	(i) The municipality agrees to notify the commissioner within ten days of any 
18.20 	changes in the names or qualifications of the individuals who conduct the inspections 
18.21 	for the municipality.
18.22 	(j) The municipality agrees to enforce in its entirety the code for power piping 
18.23 	systems on all projects.
18.24 	(k) The municipality shall not approve any piping installation unless the installation 
18.25 	conforms to all applicable provisions of the high pressure piping laws in effect at the 
18.26 	time of the installation.
18.27 	(l) The municipality agrees to promptly require compliance or revoke a permit that 
18.28 	it has issued if there is noncompliance with any of the applicable provisions of the high 
18.29 	pressure piping laws in connection with the work covered by the permit. The municipality 
18.30 	agrees to revoke the permit if any laws regulating the licensing of pipefitters have been 
18.31 	violated.
18.32 	(m) The municipality agrees to keep official records of all documents received, 
18.33 	including permit applications, and of all permits issued, reports of inspections, and notices 
18.34 	issued in connection with inspections.
18.35 	(n) The municipality agrees to maintain the records described in paragraph (m) in 
18.36 	the official records of the municipality for the period required for the retention of public 
19.1 	records under section 138.17, and shall make these records readily available for review 
19.2 	according to section 13.37.
19.3 	(o) Not later than the tenth day of each month, the municipality shall submit to the 
19.4 	commissioner a report of all high pressure piping permits issued by the municipality during 
19.5 	the preceding month. This report shall be in a format approved by the commissioner 
19.6 	and shall include:
19.7 	(1) the name of the contractor;
19.8 	(2) the license number of the contractor's license issued by the commissioner;
19.9 	(3) the permit number;
19.10 	(4) the address of the job;
19.11 	(5) the date the permit was issued;
19.12 	(6) a brief description of the work; and
19.13 	(7) the amount of the inspection fee.
19.14 	(p) Not later than the 31st day of January of each year, the municipality shall submit 
19.15 	a summary report to the commissioner identifying the status of each high pressure piping 
19.16 	project for which the municipality issued a permit during the preceding year, and the 
19.17 	status of high pressure piping projects for which the municipality issued a permit during a 
19.18 	prior year where no final inspection had occurred by the first day of the preceding year. 
19.19 	This summary report shall include:
19.20 	(1) the permit number;
19.21 	(2) the date of any final inspection; and
19.22 	(3) identification of any violation of high pressure piping laws related to work 
19.23 	covered by the permit.
19.24 	(q) The municipality and the commissioner agree that if at any time during the 
19.25 	agreement the municipality does not have in effect the code for high pressure piping 
19.26 	systems or any of the ordinances described in paragraph (a), or if the commissioner 
19.27 	determines that the municipality is not properly administering and enforcing the code for 
19.28 	high pressure piping or is otherwise not complying with the agreement:
19.29 	(1) the commissioner may, effective 14 days after the municipality's receipt of 
19.30 	written notice, terminate the agreement and have the administration and enforcement of 
19.31 	the high pressure piping code in the involved municipality undertaken by the department; 
19.32 	(2) the municipality may challenge the termination in a contested case before the 
19.33 	commissioner pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act; and
19.34 	(3) while any challenge under clause (2) is pending, the commissioner may exercise 
19.35 	oversight of the municipality to the extent needed to ensure that high pressure piping 
20.1 	inspections are performed and permits are issued in accordance with the high pressure 
20.2 	piping laws.
20.3 	(r) The municipality and the commissioner agree that the municipality may terminate 
20.4 	the agreement with or without cause on 90 days' written notice to the commissioner.
20.5 	(s) The municipality and the commissioner agree that no municipality shall 
20.6 	revoke, suspend, or place restrictions on any high pressure piping license issued by the 
20.7 	commissioner. If the municipality identifies during an inspection any violation that 
20.8 	may warrant revocation, suspension, or placement of restrictions on a high pressure 
20.9 	piping license issued by the commissioner, the municipality shall promptly notify the 
20.10 	commissioner of the violation and the commissioner shall determine whether revocation, 
20.11 	suspension, or placement of restrictions on any high pressure piping license issued by 
20.12 	the commissioner is appropriate.

20.13 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.48, subdivision 1, is 
20.14 	amended to read:
20.15 		Subdivision 1.License required; rules; time credit. No individual shall engage in 
20.16 	or work at the business of a contracting high pressure pipefitter unless issued an individual
20.17 	a contracting high pressure pipefitter license to do so by the department under rules 
20.18 	adopted by the board. No license shall be required for repairs on existing installations. No 
20.19 	individual shall engage in or work at the business of journeyman high pressure pipefitter 
20.20 	unless issued an individual a journeyman high pressure pipefitter competency license to do 
20.21 	so by the department under rules adopted by the board. A person An individual possessing 
20.22 	an individual a contracting high pressure pipefitter competency license may also work 
20.23 	as a journeyman high pressure pipefitter.
20.24 	No person shall construct or install high pressure piping, nor install high pressure 
20.25 	piping in connection with the dealing in and selling of high pressure pipe material and 
20.26 	supplies, unless, at all times, an individual possessing a contracting high pressure pipefitter 
20.27 	individual competency license or a journeyman high pressure pipefitter individual
20.28 	competency license is responsible for ensuring that the high pressure pipefitting work is in 
20.29 	conformity with Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.
20.30 	The board shall prescribe rules, not inconsistent herewith, for the examination and 
20.31 	individual competency licensing of contracting high pressure pipefitters and journeyman 
20.32 	high pressure pipefitters and for issuance of permits by the department and municipalities 
20.33 	for the installation of high pressure piping.
21.1 	An employee performing the duties of inspector for the department in regulating 
21.2 	pipefitting shall not receive time credit for the inspection duties when making an 
21.3 	application for a license required by this section.

21.4 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.48, subdivision 2, is 
21.5 	amended to read:
21.6 		Subd. 2.High pressure pipefitting business license. Before obtaining a permit 
21.7 	for high pressure piping work, a person must obtain or utilize a business with a high 
21.8 	pressure piping business license.
21.9 	A person must have at all times as a full-time employee at least one individual 
21.10 	holding an individual a contracting high pressure pipefitter competency license. Only 
21.11 	full-time employees who hold individual contracting high pressure pipefitter licenses 
21.12 	are authorized to obtain high pressure piping permits in the name of the business. The 
21.13 	individual contracting high pressure pipefitter competency license holder can be the 
21.14 	employee of only one high pressure piping business at a time.
21.15 	To retain its business license without reapplication, a person holding a high pressure 
21.16 	piping business license that ceases to employ an individual holding an individual a
21.17 	contracting high pressure pipefitter competency license shall have 60 days from the last 
21.18 	day of employment of its previous individual contracting pipefitter competency license 
21.19 	holder to employ another license holder. The department must be notified no later than 
21.20 	five days after the last day of employment of the previous license holder.
21.21 	No high pressure pipefitting work may be performed during any period when the 
21.22 	high pressure pipefitting business does not have an individual a contracting high pressure 
21.23 	pipefitter competency license holder on staff. If a license holder is not employed within 
21.24 	60 days after the last day of employment of the previous license holder, the pipefitting 
21.25 	business license shall lapse.
21.26 	The board shall prescribe by rule procedures for application for and issuance of 
21.27 	business licenses.

21.28 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.48, subdivision 2a, is 
21.29 	amended to read:
21.30 		Subd. 2a.Registration requirement. All unlicensed individuals, other than 
21.31 	pipefitter apprentices, must be registered under subdivision 2b. No licensed high pressure 
21.32 	piping business shall employ an unlicensed individual to assist in the practical construction 
21.33 	and installation of high pressure piping and appurtenances unless the unlicensed individual 
21.34 	is registered with the department. A pipefitter apprentice or registered unlicensed 
22.1 	individual employed by a high pressure piping business may assist in the practical 
22.2 	construction and installation of high pressure piping and appurtenances only while under 
22.3 	direct supervision of a licensed individual contracting high pressure pipefitter or licensed 
22.4 	journeyman high pressure pipefitter employed by the same high pressure piping business. 
22.5 	The licensed individual contracting high pressure pipefitter or licensed journeyman high 
22.6 	pressure pipefitter shall supervise no more than two pipefitter apprentices or registered 
22.7 	unlicensed individuals. The licensed individual contracting high pressure pipefitter or 
22.8 	journeyman high pressure pipefitter is responsible for ensuring that all high pressure 
22.9 	piping work performed by the pipefitter apprentice or registered unlicensed individual 
22.10 	complies with Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.
22.11 	The board shall make recommendations by October 1, 2008, to the chairs of 
22.12 	the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives having jurisdiction 
22.13 	over high pressure piping regulation on the ratio of licensed individual contracting 
22.14 	high pressure pipefitters or licensed journeyman high pressure pipefitters to pipefitter 
22.15 	apprentices or registered unlicensed individuals for purposes of supervision.

22.16 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.48, subdivision 2b, is 
22.17 	amended to read:
22.18 		Subd. 2b.Registration with commissioner. An unlicensed individual may 
22.19 	register to assist in the practical construction and installation of high pressure piping 
22.20 	and appurtenances while in the employ of a licensed high pressure piping business by 
22.21 	completing and submitting to the commissioner a registration form provided by the 
22.22 	commissioner. The board of High Pressure Piping Systems may prescribe rules, not 
22.23 	inconsistent with this section, for the registration of unlicensed individuals. 
22.24 	An unlicensed individual applying for initial registration shall pay the department an 
22.25 	application fee of $50. Applications for initial registration may be submitted at any time. 
22.26 	Registration must be renewed annually and shall be valid for one calendar year beginning 
22.27 	January 1. Applications for renewal registration must be submitted to the commissioner 
22.28 	before December 31 of each registration period on forms provided by the commissioner, 
22.29 	and must be accompanied by a fee of $50. There shall be no refund of fees paid.

22.30 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.48, subdivision 5, is 
22.31 	amended to read:
22.32 		Subd. 5.License fee. The department shall charge the following license fees:
22.33 	(a) application for journeyman high pressure piping pipefitter competency license, 
22.34 	$120;
23.1 	(b) renewal of journeyman high pressure piping pipefitter competency license, $80;
23.2 	(c) application for contracting high pressure piping pipefitter competency license, 
23.3 	$270;
23.4 	(d) renewal of contracting high pressure piping pipefitter competency license, $240;
23.5 	(e) application for high pressure piping business license, $450;
23.6 	(f) application to inactivate a contracting high pressure piping pipefitter competency 
23.7 	license or inactivate a journeyman high pressure piping pipefitter competency license, 
23.8 	$40; and
23.9 	(g) renewal of an inactive contracting high pressure piping pipefitter competency 
23.10 	license or inactive journeyman high pressure piping pipefitter competency license, $40.
23.11 	If an application for renewal of an active or inactive journeyman high pressure 
23.12 	piping pipefitter competency license or active or inactive contracting high pressure piping
23.13 	pipefitter competency license is received by the department after the date of expiration of 
23.14 	the license, a $30 late renewal fee shall be added to the license renewal fee.
23.15 	Payment must accompany the application for a license or renewal of a license. There 
23.16 	shall be no refund of fees paid.

23.17 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.50, is amended to read:
23.18 	326.50 LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL.
23.19 	Application for an individual a contracting high pressure pipefitter competency or an 
23.20 	individual a journeyman high pressure pipefitter competency license shall be made to the 
23.21 	department, with fees. The applicant shall be licensed only after passing an examination 
23.22 	developed and administered by the department in accordance with rules adopted by the 
23.23 	board. A competency license issued by the department shall expire on December 31 of 
23.24 	each year. A renewal application must be received by the department within one year 
23.25 	after expiration of the competency license. A license that has been expired for more 
23.26 	than one year cannot be renewed, and can only be reissued if the applicant submits a 
23.27 	new application for the competency license, pays a new application fee, and retakes and 
23.28 	passes the applicable license examination.

23.29 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.505, subdivision 1, is 
23.30 	amended to read:
23.31 		Subdivision 1.Composition. (a) The Board of High Pressure Piping Systems 
23.32 	shall consist of 13 members. Twelve members shall be appointed by the governor with 
23.33 	the advice and consent of the senate and shall be voting members. Appointments of 
23.34 	members by the governor shall be made in accordance with section 15.066. If the senate 
24.1 	votes to refuse to consent to an appointment of a member made by the governor, the 
24.2 	governor shall appoint a new member with the advice and consent of the senate. One 
24.3 	member shall be the commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner of labor and 
24.4 	industry's designee, who shall be a voting member. Of the 12 appointed members, the 
24.5 	composition shall be as follows:
24.6 	(1) one member shall be a high pressure piping inspector;
24.7 	(2) one member shall be a licensed mechanical engineer;
24.8 	(3) one member shall be a representative of the high pressure piping industry;
24.9 	(4) four members shall be contracting high pressure piping contractors pipefitters
24.10 	engaged in the scope business of high pressure piping, two from the metropolitan area 
24.11 	and two from greater Minnesota;
24.12 	(5) two members shall be journeyman high pressure piping journeymen pipefitters
24.13 	engaged in the scope business of high pressure piping systems installation, one from the 
24.14 	metropolitan area and one from greater Minnesota;
24.15 	(6) one member shall be a representative of industrial companies that use high 
24.16 	pressure piping systems in their industrial process; 
24.17 	(7) one member shall be a representative from utility companies in Minnesota; and
24.18 	(8) one member shall be a public member as defined by section 214.02.
24.19 	The high pressure piping inspector shall be appointed for a term to end December 
24.20 	31, 2011. The professional mechanical engineer shall be appointed for a term to end 
24.21 	December 31, 2010. The representative of the high pressure piping industry shall be 
24.22 	appointed for a term to end December 31, 2011. Two of the contracting high pressure 
24.23 	piping contractors pipefitters shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2011. The 
24.24 	other two contracting high pressure piping contractors pipefitters shall be appointed for a 
24.25 	term to end December 31, 2010. One of the journeyman high pressure piping journeymen
24.26 	pipefitters shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2011. The other journeyman 
24.27 	high pressure piping journeyman pipefitter shall be appointed for a term to end December 
24.28 	31, 2010. The one representative of industrial companies that use high pressure piping 
24.29 	systems in their industrial process shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 
24.30 	2010. The one representative of a utility company in Minnesota shall be appointed for 
24.31 	a term to end December 31, 2010. The public member shall be appointed for a term to 
24.32 	end December 31, 2010.
24.33 	(b) The licensed professional mechanical engineer must possess a current Minnesota 
24.34 	professional engineering license and maintain the license for the duration of their term. 
24.35 	All other appointed members, except for the representative of the piping industry, the 
24.36 	representative of industrial companies that use high pressure piping systems, the public 
25.1 	member, and the representative of public utility companies in Minnesota, must possess 
25.2 	a current high pressure piping license issued by the Department of Labor and Industry 
25.3 	and maintain that license for the duration of their term. All appointed members must be 
25.4 	residents of Minnesota at the time of and throughout the member's appointment. The term 
25.5 	of any appointed member that does not maintain membership qualification status shall 
25.6 	end on the date of status change and the governor shall appoint a new member. It is the 
25.7 	responsibility of the member to notify the board of the member's status change.
25.8 	(c) For appointed members, except the initial terms designated in paragraph (a), each 
25.9 	term shall be three years with the terms ending on December 31. Members appointed by 
25.10 	the governor shall be limited to three consecutive terms. The governor shall, all or in part, 
25.11 	reappoint the current members or appoint replacement members with the advice and 
25.12 	consent of the senate. Midterm vacancies shall be filled for the remaining portion of the 
25.13 	term. Vacancies occurring with less than six months time remaining in the term shall be 
25.14 	filled for the existing term and the following three-year term. Members may serve until 
25.15 	their successors are appointed but in no case later than July 1 in a year in which the term 
25.16 	expires unless reappointed.

25.17 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.505, subdivision 2, is 
25.18 	amended to read:
25.19 		Subd. 2.Powers; duties; administrative support. (a) The board shall have the 
25.20 	power to:
25.21 	(1) elect its chair, vice-chair, and secretary;
25.22 	(2) adopt bylaws that specify the duties of its officers, the meeting dates of the board, 
25.23 	and containing such other provisions as may be useful and necessary for the efficient 
25.24 	conduct of the business of the board;
25.25 	(3) adopt the high pressure piping code that must be followed in this state and any 
25.26 	high pressure piping code amendments thereto. The board shall adopt the high pressure 
25.27 	piping code and any amendments thereto pursuant to chapter 14, and as provided in 
25.28 	subdivision 6, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d);
25.29 	(4) review requests for final interpretations and issue final interpretations as provided 
25.30 	in section 16B.63, subdivision 5;
25.31 	(5) except for rules regulating continuing education, adopt rules that regulate the 
25.32 	licensure or registration of high pressure piping contractors, journeymen, and other 
25.33 	persons engaged in the design, installation, and alteration of high pressure piping systems, 
25.34 	except for those individuals licensed under section 326.02, subdivisions 2 and 3. The 
26.1 	board shall adopt these rules pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided in subdivision 
26.2 	6, paragraphs (e) and (f);
26.3 	(6) advise the commissioner regarding educational requirements for high pressure 
26.4 	piping inspectors;
26.5 	(7) refer complaints or other communications to the commissioner, whether oral or 
26.6 	written, as provided in subdivision 7 8 that alleges allege or implies imply a violation of 
26.7 	a statute, rule, or order that the commissioner has the authority to enforce pertaining to 
26.8 	code compliance, licensure, or an offering to perform or performance of unlicensed high 
26.9 	pressure piping services;
26.10 	(8) approve per diem and expenses deemed necessary for its members as provided in 
26.11 	subdivision 3;
26.12 	(9) select from its members individuals to serve on any other state advisory council, 
26.13 	board, or committee;
26.14 	(10) recommend the fees for licenses and certifications registrations; and
26.15 	(11) approve license reciprocity agreements.
26.16 	Except for the powers granted to the Plumbing Board, Board of Electricity, and 
26.17 	the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems, the commissioner of labor and industry 
26.18 	shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules promulgated 
26.19 	pursuant thereto.
26.20 	(b) The board shall comply with section 15.0597, subdivisions 2 and 4.
26.21 	(c) The commissioner shall coordinate the board's rulemaking and recommendations 
26.22 	with the recommendations and rulemaking conducted by the other boards created pursuant 
26.23 	to chapter 326B. The commissioner shall provide staff support to the board. The support 
26.24 	includes professional, legal, technical, and clerical staff necessary to perform rulemaking 
26.25 	and other duties assigned to the board. The commissioner of labor and industry shall 
26.26 	supply necessary office space and supplies to assist the board in its duties.

26.27 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.505, subdivision 8, is 
26.28 	amended to read:
26.29 		Subd. 8.Complaints. (a) The board shall promptly forward to the commissioner 
26.30 	the substance of any complaint or communication it receives, whether written or oral, that 
26.31 	alleges or implies a violation of a statute, rule, or order that the commissioner has the 
26.32 	authority to enforce pertaining to the license or registration of any person authorized by 
26.33 	the department to provide high pressure piping services, the performance or offering to 
26.34 	perform high pressure piping services requiring licensure by an unlicensed person, or high 
27.1 	pressure piping code compliance. Each complaint or communication that is forwarded to 
27.2 	the commissioner shall be submitted on a form provided by the commissioner.
27.3 	(b) The commissioner shall advise the board of the status of the complaint within 90 
27.4 	days after the board's written submission is received, or within 90 days after the board 
27.5 	is provided with a written request for additional information or documentation from the 
27.6 	commissioner or the commissioner's designee, whichever is later. The commissioner shall 
27.7 	advise the board of the disposition of a complaint referred by the board within 180 days 
27.8 	after the board's written submission is received. The commissioner shall annually report to 
27.9 	the board a summary of the actions taken in response to complaints referred by the board.

27.10 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.62, is amended to read:
27.11 	326.62 FEES.
27.12 	 Unless examination fees have been set by a contract under section 326B.05,
27.13 	Examination fees for both water conditioning contractors and water conditioning installers 
27.14 	shall be $50 for each examination. Each water conditioning contractor and installer 
27.15 	license shall expire on December 31 of the year for which it was issued. The license 
27.16 	fee for each initial water conditioning contractor's license shall be $70, except that the 
27.17 	license fee shall be $35 if the application is submitted during the last three months of the 
27.18 	calendar year. The license fee for each renewal water conditioning contractor's license 
27.19 	shall be $70. The license fee for each initial water conditioning installer license shall be 
27.20 	$35, except that the license fee shall be $17.50 if the application is submitted during the 
27.21 	last three months of the calendar year. The license fee for each renewal water conditioning 
27.22 	installer license shall be $35. The commissioner may by rule prescribe for the expiration 
27.23 	and renewal of licenses. Any licensee who does not renew a license within two years after 
27.24 	the license expires is no longer eligible for renewal. Such an individual must retake and 
27.25 	pass the examination before a new license will be issued. A water conditioning contractor 
27.26 	or water conditioning installer who submits a license renewal application after the time 
27.27 	specified in rule but within two years after the license expired must pay all past due 
27.28 	renewal fees plus a late fee of $25.

27.29 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.84, subdivision 1, is 
27.30 	amended to read:
27.31 		Subdivision 1.Persons required to be licensed. A person who meets the definition 
27.32 	of a residential building contractor as defined in section 326.83, subdivision 15, must be 
27.33 	licensed as a residential building contractor by the commissioner. A person who meets the 
27.34 	definition of a residential remodeler as defined in section 326.83, subdivision 16, must be 
28.1 	licensed by the commissioner as a residential remodeler or residential building contractor. 
28.2 	A person who meets the definition of a residential roofer as defined in section 326.83, 
28.3 	subdivision 18, must be licensed by the commissioner as a residential roofer, residential 
28.4 	building contractor, or residential remodeler. A person who meets the definition of a 
28.5 	manufactured home installer as defined in section 327.31, subdivision 6 11, must be 
28.6 	licensed as a manufactured home installer by the commissioner.

28.7 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.86, subdivision 1, is 
28.8 	amended to read:
28.9 		Subdivision 1.Licensing fee. The licensing fee for persons licensed pursuant to 
28.10 	sections 326.83 to 326.98, except for manufactured home installers, is $100 per year. 
28.11 	The licensing fee for manufactured home installers under section 326.841 is $300 for a 
28.12 	three-year period.

28.13 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.87, subdivision 5, is 
28.14 	amended to read:
28.15 		Subd. 5.Content. (a) Continuing education consists of approved courses that 
28.16 	impart appropriate and related knowledge in the regulated industries pursuant to sections 
28.17 	326.83 to 326.98. Courses may include relevant materials that are included in licensing 
28.18 	exams subject to the limitations imposed in paragraph (e). The burden of demonstrating 
28.19 	that courses impart appropriate and related knowledge is upon the person seeking approval 
28.20 	or credit.
28.21 	(b) Course examinations will not be required for continuing education courses 
28.22 	unless they are required by the sponsor.
28.23 	(c) Textbooks are not required to be used for continuing education courses. If 
28.24 	textbooks are not used, the coordinator must provide students with a syllabus containing, 
28.25 	at a minimum, the course title, the times and dates of the course offering, the names and 
28.26 	addresses or telephone numbers of the course coordinator and instructor, and a detailed 
28.27 	outline of the subject materials to be covered. Any written or printed material given to 
28.28 	students must be of readable quality and contain accurate and current information.
28.29 	(d) Upon completion of an approved course, licensees shall earn one hour of 
28.30 	continuing education credit for each hour approved by the commissioner. Each continuing 
28.31 	education course must be attended in its entirety in order to receive credit for the number 
28.32 	of approved hours. Courses may be approved for full or partial credit, and for more than 
28.33 	one regulated industry.
29.1 	Continuing education credit in an approved course shall be awarded to presenting 
29.2 	instructors on the basis of one credit for each hour of preparation for the initial presentation, 
29.3 	which may not exceed three hours total credit for each approved course. Continuing 
29.4 	education credit may not be earned if the licensee has previously obtained credit for the 
29.5 	same course as a licensee or as an instructor within the three years immediately prior.
29.6 	(e) The following courses will not be approved for credit:
29.7 	(1) courses designed solely to prepare students for a license examination;
29.8 	(2) courses in mechanical office or business skills, including typing, speed reading, 
29.9 	or other machines or equipment. Computer courses are allowed, if appropriate and related 
29.10 	to the regulated industry of the licensee;
29.11 	(3) courses in sales promotion, including meetings held in conjunction with the 
29.12 	general business of the licensee;
29.13 	(4) courses in motivation, salesmanship, psychology, time management, or 
29.14 	communication; or
29.15 	(5) courses that are primarily intended to impart knowledge of specific products of 
29.16 	specific companies, if the use of the product or products relates to the sales promotion or 
29.17 	marketing of one or more of the products discussed.

29.18 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.93, subdivision 4, is 
29.19 	amended to read:
29.20 		Subd. 4.Service on commissioner. (a) When a person, including any nonresident 
29.21 	of this state, engages in conduct prohibited or made actionable by sections 326.83 to 
29.22 	326.98, or any rule or order under those sections, and the person has not consented to 
29.23 	service of process under subdivision 3, that conduct is equivalent to an appointment of the 
29.24 	commissioner and successors in office as the person's agent to receive service of process in 
29.25 	any noncriminal suit, action, or proceeding against the person that is based on that conduct 
29.26 	and is brought under sections 326.83 to 326.98, or any rule or order under those sections, 
29.27 	with the same force and validity as if served personally on the person consenting to the 
29.28 	appointment of the commissioner and successors in office. Service under this section shall 
29.29 	be made in compliance with subdivision 5.
29.30 	(b) Subdivision 5 applies in all other cases in which a person, including a nonresident 
29.31 	of this state, has filed a consent to service of process. This paragraph supersedes any 
29.32 	inconsistent provision of law.
29.33 	(c) Subdivision 5 applies in all cases in which service of process is allowed to be 
29.34 	made on the commissioner.
30.1 	(d) Subdivision 5 applies to any document served by the commissioner or the 
30.2 	department under section 326B.08.

30.3 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.94, subdivision 2, is 
30.4 	amended to read:
30.5 		Subd. 2.Insurance. Licensees must have public liability insurance with limits of 
30.6 	at least $300,000 per occurrence, which must include at least $10,000 property damage 
30.7 	coverage. Each licensee shall have and maintain in effect commercial general liability 
30.8 	insurance, which includes premises and operations insurance and products and completed 
30.9 	operations insurance, with limits of at least $100,000 per occurrence, $300,000 aggregate 
30.10 	limit for bodily injury, and property damage insurance with limits of at least $25,000 
30.11 	or a policy with a single limit for bodily injury and property damage of $300,000 per 
30.12 	occurrence and $300,000 aggregate limits. The insurance must be written by an insurer 
30.13 	licensed to do business in this state. Each licensee shall maintain on file with the 
30.14 	commissioner a certificate evidencing the insurance which provides that the insurance 
30.15 	shall not be canceled without the insurer first giving 15 days' written notice of cancellation 
30.16 	to the commissioner. The commissioner may increase the minimum amount of insurance 
30.17 	required for any licensee or class of licensees if the commissioner considers it to be in the 
30.18 	public interest and necessary to protect the interests of Minnesota consumers.

30.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2007.

30.20 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.97, subdivision 1a, is 
30.21 	amended to read:
30.22 		Subd. 1a.Annual renewal. Any license issued or renewed after August 1, 1993, 
30.23 	must be renewed annually except for a manufactured home installers license which shall 
30.24 	have a renewal period of three years, effective for all renewals and new licenses issued 
30.25 	after December 31, 2008.

30.26 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326B.082, subdivision 8, 
30.27 	is amended to read:
30.28 		Subd. 8.Hearings related to administrative orders. (a) Within 30 days after the 
30.29 	commissioner issues an administrative order or within 20 days after the commissioner 
30.30 	issues the notice under section 326B.083, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (3), the 
30.31 	person to whom the administrative order or notice is issued may request an expedited 
30.32 	hearing to review the commissioner's order or notice. The request for hearing must be 
30.33 	in writing and must be served on or faxed to the commissioner at the address or fax 
31.1 	number specified in the order or notice. If the person does not request a hearing or if the 
31.2 	person's written request for hearing is not served on or faxed to the commissioner by the 
31.3 	30th day after the commissioner issues the administrative order or the 20th day after the 
31.4 	commissioner issues the notice under section 326B.083, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), 
31.5 	clause (3), the order will become a final order of the commissioner and will not be subject 
31.6 	to review by any court or agency. The date on which a request for hearing is served by 
31.7 	mail shall be the postmark date on the envelope in which the request for hearing is mailed. 
31.8 	The hearing request must specifically state the reasons for seeking review of the order or 
31.9 	notice. The person to whom the order or notice is issued and the commissioner are the 
31.10 	parties to the expedited hearing. The commissioner must notify the person to whom the 
31.11 	order or notice is issued of the time and place of the hearing at least 15 days before the 
31.12 	hearing. The expedited hearing must be held within 45 days after a request for hearing has 
31.13 	been served on received by the commissioner unless the parties agree to a later date.
31.14 	(b) Parties may submit written arguments if permitted by the administrative law 
31.15 	judge. All written arguments must be submitted within ten days following the close
31.16 	completion of the hearing or the receipt of any late-filed exhibits that the parties and the 
31.17 	administrative law judge have agreed should be received into the record, whichever is later. 
31.18 	The hearing shall be conducted under Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8510 to 1400.8612, as 
31.19 	modified by this subdivision. The Office of Administrative Hearings may, in consultation 
31.20 	with the agency, adopt rules specifically applicable to cases under this section.
31.21 	(c) The administrative law judge shall issue a report making findings of fact, 
31.22 	conclusions of law, and a recommended order to the commissioner within 30 days 
31.23 	following the close of the record completion of the hearing, the receipt of late-filed 
31.24 	exhibits, or the submission of written arguments, whichever is later.
31.25 	(d) If the administrative law judge makes a finding that the hearing was requested 
31.26 	solely for purposes of delay or that the hearing request was frivolous, the commissioner 
31.27 	may add to the amount of the penalty the costs charged to the department by the Office of 
31.28 	Administrative Hearings for the hearing.
31.29 	(e) If a hearing has been held, the commissioner shall not issue a final order until 
31.30 	at least five days after the date of the administrative law judge's report. Any person 
31.31 	aggrieved by the administrative law judge's report may, within those five days, serve 
31.32 	written comments to the commissioner on the report and the commissioner shall consider
31.33 	and enter the comments in the record. The commissioner's final order shall comply with 
31.34 	sections 14.61, subdivision 2, and 14.62, subdivisions 1 and 2, may be appealed in the 
31.35 	manner provided in sections 14.63 to 14.69.

32.1 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326B.082, subdivision 10, 
32.2 	is amended to read:
32.3 		Subd. 10.Stop orders. (a) If the commissioner determines based on an inspection 
32.4 	or investigation that a person has violated or is about to violate the applicable law, the 
32.5 	commissioner may issue to the person a stop order requiring the person to cease and desist 
32.6 	from committing the violation.
32.7 	(b) If the commissioner determines that a condition exists on real property that 
32.8 	violates the applicable law, the commissioner may issue a stop order to the owner or 
32.9 	lessee of the real property to cease and desist from committing the violation and to correct 
32.10 	the condition that is in violation.
32.11 	(c) The commissioner shall issue the stop work order by:
32.12 	(1) serving the order on the person who has committed or is about to commit the 
32.13 	violation;
32.14 	(2) posting the order at the location where the violation was committed or is about to 
32.15 	be committed or at the location where the violating condition exists; or
32.16 	(3) serving the order on any owner or lessee of the real property where the violating 
32.17 	condition exists.
32.18 	(d) A stop order shall:
32.19 	(1) describe the act, conduct, or practice committed or about to be committed, or the 
32.20 	condition, and include a reference to the applicable law that the act, conduct, practice, or 
32.21 	condition violates or would violate; and
32.22 	(2) provide notice that any person aggrieved by the stop order may request a hearing 
32.23 	as provided in paragraph (e).
32.24 	(e) Within 30 days after the commissioner issues a stop order, any person aggrieved 
32.25 	by the order may request an expedited hearing to review the commissioner's action. 
32.26 	The request for hearing must be made in writing and must be served on or faxed to the 
32.27 	commissioner at the address or fax number specified in the order. If the person does not 
32.28 	request a hearing or if the person's written request for hearing is not served on or faxed to 
32.29 	the commissioner on or before the 30th day after the commissioner issued the stop order, 
32.30 	the order will become a final order of the commissioner and will not be subject to review 
32.31 	by any court or agency. The date on which a request for hearing is served by mail is the 
32.32 	postmark date on the envelope in which the request for hearing is mailed. The hearing 
32.33 	request must specifically state the reasons for seeking review of the order. The person who 
32.34 	requested the hearing and the commissioner are the parties to the expedited hearing. The 
32.35 	hearing shall be commenced within ten days after the commissioner receives the request 
32.36 	for hearing. The hearing shall be conducted under Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8510 to 
33.1 	1400.8612, as modified by this subdivision. The administrative law judge shall issue a 
33.2 	report containing findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommended order within 
33.3 	ten days after the conclusion completion of the hearing, the receipt of late-filed exhibits, 
33.4 	or the submission of written arguments, whichever is later. Any party aggrieved by the 
33.5 	administrative law judge's report shall have five days after the date of the administrative 
33.6 	law judge's report to submit written exceptions and argument to the commissioner that 
33.7 	the commissioner shall consider and enter in the record. Within 15 days after receiving 
33.8 	the administrative law judge's report, the commissioner shall issue an order vacating, 
33.9 	modifying, or making permanent the stop order. The commissioner and the person 
33.10 	requesting the hearing may by agreement lengthen any time periods described in this 
33.11 	paragraph. The Office of Administrative Hearings may, in consultation with the agency, 
33.12 	adopt rules specifically applicable to cases under this subdivision.
33.13 	(f) A stop order issued under this subdivision shall be in effect until it is modified or 
33.14 	vacated by the commissioner or an appellate court. The administrative hearing provided 
33.15 	by this subdivision and any appellate judicial review as provided in chapter 14 shall 
33.16 	constitute the exclusive remedy for any person aggrieved by a stop order.
33.17 	(g) Upon the application of the commissioner, a district court shall find the failure of 
33.18 	any person to comply with a final stop order lawfully issued by the commissioner under 
33.19 	this subdivision as a contempt of court.

33.20 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326B.082, subdivision 11, 
33.21 	is amended to read:
33.22 		Subd. 11.Licensing orders; grounds; reapplication. (a) The commissioner may 
33.23 	deny an application for a permit, license, registration, or certificate if the applicant does 
33.24 	not meet or fails to maintain the minimum qualifications for holding the permit, license, 
33.25 	registration, or certificate, or has any unresolved violations or unpaid fees or monetary 
33.26 	penalties related to the activity for which the permit, license, registration, or certificate has 
33.27 	been applied for or was issued.
33.28 	(b) The commissioner may deny, suspend, limit, place conditions on, or revoke a 
33.29 	person's permit, license, registration, or certificate, or censure the person holding the 
33.30 	permit, license, registration, or certificate, if the commissioner finds that the person:
33.31 	(1) committed one or more violations of the applicable law;
33.32 	(2) submitted false or misleading information to the state in connection with 
33.33 	activities for which the permit, license, registration, or certificate was issued, or in 
33.34 	connection with the application for the permit, license, registration, or certificate;
34.1 	(3) allowed the alteration or use of the person's own permit, license, registration, 
34.2 	or certificate by another person;
34.3 	(4) within the previous five years, was convicted of a crime in connection with 
34.4 	activities for which the permit, license, registration, or certificate was issued;
34.5 	(5) violated a final administrative order issued under subdivision 7 or a final stop 
34.6 	order issued under subdivision 10, or injunctive relief issued under subdivision 9;
34.7 	(6) failed to cooperate with a commissioner's request to give testimony, to produce 
34.8 	documents, things, apparatus, devices, equipment, or materials, or to access property 
34.9 	under subdivision 2;
34.10 	(7) retaliated in any manner against any employee or person who is questioned by, 
34.11 	cooperates with, or provides information to the commissioner or an employee or agent 
34.12 	authorized by the commissioner who seeks access to property or things under subdivision 
34.13 	2;
34.14 	(8) engaged in any fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest act or practice; or
34.15 	(9) performed work in connection with the permit, license, registration, or 
34.16 	certificate or conducted the person's affairs in a manner that demonstrates incompetence, 
34.17 	untrustworthiness, or financial irresponsibility.
34.18 	(c) If the commissioner revokes or denies a person's permit, license, registration, 
34.19 	or certificate under paragraph (b), the person is prohibited from reapplying for the same 
34.20 	type of permit, license, registration, or certificate for at least two years after the effective 
34.21 	date of the revocation or denial. The commissioner may, as a condition of reapplication, 
34.22 	require the person to obtain a bond or comply with additional reasonable conditions the 
34.23 	commissioner considers necessary to protect the public. 
34.24 	(d) If a permit, license, registration, or certificate expires, or is surrendered, 
34.25 	withdrawn, or terminated, or otherwise becomes ineffective, the commissioner may 
34.26 	institute a proceeding under this subdivision within two years after the permit, license, 
34.27 	registration, or certificate was last effective and enter a revocation or suspension order as 
34.28 	of the last date on which the permit, license, registration, or certificate was in effect.

34.29 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326B.082, subdivision 12, 
34.30 	is amended to read:
34.31 		Subd. 12.Issuance of licensing orders; hearings related to licensing orders. 
 34.32 	(a) If the commissioner determines that a permit, license, registration, or certificate 
34.33 	should be conditioned, limited, suspended, revoked, or denied under subdivision 11, 
34.34 	or that the permit holder, licensee, registrant, or certificate holder should be censured 
34.35 	under subdivision 11, then the commissioner shall issue to the person an order denying, 
35.1 	conditioning, limiting, suspending, or revoking the person's permit, license, registration, 
35.2 	or certificate, or censuring the permit holder, licensee, registrant, or certificate holder.
35.3 	(b) Any order issued under paragraph (a) may include an assessment of monetary 
35.4 	penalties and may require the person to cease and desist from committing the violation 
35.5 	or committing the act, conduct, or practice set out in subdivision 11, paragraph (b). The 
35.6 	monetary penalty may be up to $10,000 for each violation or act, conduct, or practice 
35.7 	committed by the person. The procedures in section 326B.083 must be followed when 
35.8 	issuing orders under paragraph (a).
35.9 	(c) The permit holder, licensee, registrant, certificate holder, or applicant to whom 
35.10 	the commissioner issues an order under paragraph (a) shall have 30 days after service of 
35.11 	the order to request a hearing. The request for hearing must be in writing and must be 
35.12 	served on or faxed to the commissioner at the address or fax number specified in the order 
35.13 	by the 30th day after service of the order. If the person does not request a hearing or if 
35.14 	the person's written request for hearing is not served on or faxed to the commissioner 
35.15 	by the 30th day after service of the order, the order shall become a final order of the 
35.16 	commissioner and will not be subject to review by any court or agency. The date on which 
35.17 	a request for hearing is served by mail shall be the postmark date on the envelope in which 
35.18 	the request for hearing is mailed. If the person submits to the commissioner a timely 
35.19 	request for hearing, the order is stayed unless the commissioner summarily suspends the 
35.20 	license, registration, certificate, or permit under subdivision 13, and a contested case 
35.21 	hearing shall be held in accordance with chapter 14.
35.22 	(d) Paragraph (c) does not apply to summary suspension under subdivision 13.

35.23 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326B.082, subdivision 13, 
35.24 	is amended to read:
35.25 		Subd. 13.Summary suspension. In any case where the commissioner has 
35.26 	issued an order to revoke, or suspend, or deny a license, registration, certificate, or 
35.27 	permit under subdivision subdivisions 11, paragraph (b), and 12, the commissioner may 
35.28 	summarily suspend the person's permit, license, registration, or certificate before the 
35.29 	order becomes final. The commissioner shall issue a summary suspension order when 
35.30 	the safety of life or property is threatened or to prevent the commission of fraudulent, 
35.31 	deceptive, untrustworthy, or dishonest acts against the public. The summary suspension 
35.32 	shall not affect the deadline for submitting a request for hearing under subdivision 12. 
35.33 	If the commissioner summarily suspends a person's permit, license, registration, or 
35.34 	certificate, a timely request for hearing submitted under subdivision 12 shall also be 
35.35 	considered a timely request for hearing on continuation of the summary suspension. If the 
36.1 	commissioner summarily suspends a person's permit, license, registration, or certificate 
36.2 	under this subdivision and the person submits a timely request for a hearing, then a 
36.3 	hearing on continuation of the summary suspension must be held within ten days after the 
36.4 	commissioner receives the request for hearing unless the parties agree to a later date.

36.5 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326B.083, subdivision 3, 
36.6 	is amended to read:
36.7 		Subd. 3.Penalty. (a) If an administrative order includes a penalty assessment, then 
36.8 	the penalty is due and payable on the date the administrative order becomes final unless 
36.9 	some or all of the penalty is forgivable. If a licensing order includes a penalty assessment, 
36.10 	then the penalty is due and payable on the date the licensing order becomes final.
36.11 	(b) This paragraph applies if an administrative order includes a penalty assessment 
36.12 	and all or a portion of the penalty is forgivable.
36.13 	(1) If any portion of the penalty is not forgivable, that portion of the penalty is due 
36.14 	and payable ten days after the date the administrative order becomes final.
36.15 	(2) The commissioner shall forgive the forgivable portion of the penalty if the 
36.16 	commissioner determines that the violation has been corrected within the time set by 
36.17 	the order or the person to whom the order was issued has developed a correction plan 
36.18 	acceptable to the commissioner within the time set by the order.
36.19 	(3) If the commissioner determines that the person to whom the order was issued has 
36.20 	failed to correct the violation within the time set by the order or has failed to develop a 
36.21 	correction plan acceptable to the commissioner within the time set by the order, then the 
36.22 	forgivable portion of the penalty is due and payable ten 20 days after the commissioner 
36.23 	serves notice of the determination on the person or on the date the administrative order 
36.24 	becomes final, whichever is later.
36.25 	(c) This paragraph applies if an administrative order or a licensing order includes a 
36.26 	penalty assessment and if the person subject to the order has requested a hearing. The 
36.27 	administrative law judge may not recommend a change in the amount of the penalty if 
36.28 	the penalty was assessed in accordance with a plan prepared under section 326B.082, 
36.29 	subdivision 14. If the commissioner has not prepared a plan under section 326B.082, 
36.30 	subdivision 14, then the administrative law judge may not recommend a change in the 
36.31 	amount of the penalty unless the administrative law judge determines that, based on the 
36.32 	factors in section 14.045, subdivision 3, the amount of the penalty is unreasonable.
36.33 	(d) The assessment of a penalty does not preclude the use of other enforcement 
36.34 	provisions, under which penalties are not assessed, in connection with the violation for 
36.35 	which the penalty was assessed.

37.1 	Sec. 45. [326B.46] LICENSING, BOND, AND INSURANCE.
37.2 	Persons licensed as manufactured home installers under chapter 327B are not 
37.3 	required to be licensed under sections 326B.42 to 326B.46 when connecting the exterior 
37.4 	building drain sewer outlets to the above ground building sewer system and when 
37.5 	connecting the exterior water line to the above ground water system to the manufactured 
37.6 	home as described in National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards 
37.7 	Act of 1974, United States Code, title 42, section 5401 et seq. No additional licensure, 
37.8 	bond, or insurance related to the scope of work permitted under this section may be 
37.9 	required of a licensed manufactured home installer by any unit of government.

37.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

37.11 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326B.89, subdivision 5, is 
37.12 	amended to read:
37.13 		Subd. 5.Payment limitations. Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
37.14 	the commissioner shall not pay compensation from the fund to an owner or a lessee 
37.15 	in an amount greater than $75,000. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
37.16 	commissioner shall not pay compensation from the fund to owners and lessees in an 
37.17 	amount that totals more than $150,000 per licensee. The commissioner shall not pay 
37.18 	compensation from the fund for a final judgment based on a cause of action that arose 
37.19 	before the commissioner's receipt of the licensee's fee required by subdivision 3. The 
37.20 	commissioner shall only pay compensation from the fund for a final judgment that is 
37.21 	based on a contract directly between the licensee and the homeowner or lessee that was 
37.22 	entered into prior to the cause of action and that requires licensure as a residential building 
37.23 	contractor or residential remodeler.

37.24 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326B.89, subdivision 6, is 
37.25 	amended to read:
37.26 		Subd. 6.Verified application. To be eligible for compensation from the fund, an 
37.27 	owner or lessee shall serve on the commissioner a verified application for compensation 
37.28 	on a form approved by the commissioner. The application shall verify the following 
37.29 	information:
37.30 	(1) the specific grounds upon which the owner or lessee seeks to recover from 
37.31 	the fund:
37.32 	(2) that the owner or the lessee has obtained a final judgment in a court of competent 
37.33 	jurisdiction against a licensee licensed under section 326B.803;
38.1 	(3) that the final judgment was obtained against the licensee on the grounds 
38.2 	of fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest practices, conversion of funds, or failure of 
38.3 	performance that arose directly out of a transaction contract directly between the licensee 
38.4 	and the homeowner or lessee that was entered into prior to the cause of action and
38.5 	that occurred when the licensee was licensed and performing any of the special skills 
38.6 	enumerated under section 326B.802, subdivision 19;
38.7 	(4) the amount of the owner's or the lessee's actual and direct out-of-pocket loss on 
38.8 	the owner's residential real estate, on residential real estate leased by the lessee, or on new 
38.9 	residential real estate that has never been occupied or that was occupied by the licensee 
38.10 	for less than one year prior to purchase by the owner;
38.11 	(5) that the residential real estate is located in Minnesota;
38.12 	(6) that the owner or the lessee is not the spouse of the licensee or the personal 
38.13 	representative of the licensee;
38.14 	(7) the amount of the final judgment, any amount paid in satisfaction of the final 
38.15 	judgment, and the amount owing on the final judgment as of the date of the verified 
38.16 	application; and
38.17 	(8) that the owner or lessee has diligently pursued remedies against all the judgment 
38.18 	debtors and all other persons liable to the judgment debtor in the contract for which the 
38.19 	owner or lessee seeks recovery from the fund; and 
38.20 	(8) (9) that the verified application is being served within two years after the 
38.21 	judgment became final.
38.22 	The owner's and the lessee's actual and direct out-of-pocket loss shall not include 
38.23 	attorney fees, litigation costs or fees, interest on the loss, and interest on the final judgment 
38.24 	obtained as a result of the loss. Any amount paid in satisfaction of the final judgment shall 
38.25 	be applied to the owner's or lessee's actual and direct out-of-pocket loss. An owner or 
38.26 	lessee may serve a verified application regardless of whether the final judgment has been 
38.27 	discharged by a bankruptcy court. A judgment issued by a court is final if all proceedings 
38.28 	on the judgment have either been pursued and concluded or been forgone, including all 
38.29 	reviews and appeals. For purposes of this section, owners who are joint tenants or tenants 
38.30 	in common are deemed to be a single owner. For purposes of this section, owners and 
38.31 	lessees eligible for payment of compensation from the fund shall not include government 
38.32 	agencies, political subdivisions, financial institutions, and any other entity that purchases, 
38.33 	guarantees, or insures a loan secured by real estate.

38.34 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326B.89, subdivision 12, 
38.35 	is amended to read:
39.1 		Subd. 12.Limitation. Notwithstanding subdivision 5, nothing may obligate the 
39.2 	fund to compensate for claims brought by:
39.3 	(1) insurers or sureties under subrogation or similar theories; or
39.4 	(2) an owner owners of residential property for final judgments against a prior owner 
39.5 	of the residential propertywhere the contracting activity complained of was the result of 
39.6 	a contract entered into with a prior owner, unless the claim is brought and judgment is 
39.7 	rendered for breach of the statutory warranty set forth in chapter 327A.

39.8 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326B.89, subdivision 14, 
39.9 	is amended to read:
39.10 		Subd. 14.Accelerated compensation. (a) Payments made from the fund to 
39.11 	compensate owners and lessees that do not exceed the jurisdiction limits for conciliation 
39.12 	court matters as specified in section 491A.01 may be paid on an accelerated basis if all of 
39.13 	the following requirements in paragraphs (b) and (c) have been satisfied.
39.14 	(b) The owner or the lessee has served upon the commissioner a verified application 
39.15 	for compensation that complies with the requirements set out in subdivision 6 and the 
39.16 	commissioner determines based on review of the application that compensation should be 
39.17 	paid from the fund. The commissioner shall calculate the actual and direct out-of-pocket 
39.18 	loss in the transaction, minus attorney fees, litigation costs or fees, interest on the loss and 
39.19 	on the judgment obtained as a result of the loss, and any satisfaction of the judgment, and 
39.20 	make payment to the owner or the lessee up to the conciliation court jurisdiction limits 
39.21 	within 15 45 days after the owner or lessee serves the verified application.
39.22 	(c) The commissioner may pay compensation to owners or lessees that totals not 
39.23 	more than $50,000 per licensee per fiscal year under this accelerated process. The 
39.24 	commissioner may prorate the amount of compensation paid to owners or lessees under 
39.25 	this subdivision if applications submitted by owners and lessees seek compensation in 
39.26 	excess of $50,000 against a licensee. Any unpaid portion of a verified application that 
39.27 	has been prorated under this subdivision shall be satisfied in the manner set forth in 
39.28 	subdivision 9.

39.29 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
39.30 		Subdivision 1.Requirement. No person shall sell, or offer for sale, in this state, 
39.31 	any manufactured home manufactured after July 1, 1972, manufacture any manufactured 
39.32 	home in this state or park install for occupancy any manufactured home manufactured 
39.33 	after July 1, 1972, in any manufactured home park in this state unless the manufactured 
39.34 	home complies with the Manufactured Home Building Code and:
40.1 	(a) Bears a seal issued by the commissioner, and is, whenever possible, accompanied 
40.2 	by a certificate by the manufacturer or dealer, both evidencing that it complies with the 
40.3 	Manufactured Home Building Code; or
40.4 	(b) If manufactured after June 14, 1976, bears a label as required by the secretary.

40.5 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327.33, as amended by Laws 2007 chapter 
40.6 	140, article 4, sections 36 to 38, is amended to read:
40.7 	327.33 ADMINISTRATION.
40.8 		Subdivision 1.Inspections. The commissioner shall, through the department's 
40.9 	inspectors or through a designated recognized inspection service acting as authorized 
40.10 	representative of the commissioner perform sufficient inspections of manufacturing 
40.11 	premises and manufactured homes to ensure compliance with sections 327.31 to 327.35. 
40.12 	The commissioner shall have the exclusive right to conduct inspections, except for the 
40.13 	inspections conducted or authorized by the secretary. 
40.14 		Subd. 2.Fees. The commissioner shall by rule establish reasonable fees for seals, 
40.15 	installation seals and inspections which are sufficient to cover all costs incurred in the 
40.16 	administration of sections 327.31 to 327.35. The commissioner shall also establish by 
40.17 	rule a monitoring inspection fee in an amount that will comply with the secretary's fee 
40.18 	distribution program. This monitoring inspection fee shall be an amount paid by the 
40.19 	manufacturer for each manufactured home produced in Minnesota. The monitoring 
40.20 	inspection fee shall be paid by the manufacturer to the secretary. The rules of the 
40.21 	fee distribution program require the secretary to distribute the fees collected from all 
40.22 	manufactured home manufacturers among states approved and conditionally approved 
40.23 	based on the number of new manufactured homes whose first location after leaving the 
40.24 	manufacturer is on the premises of a distributor, dealer or purchaser in that state. 
40.25 		Subd. 2a.Construction seal fees. Replacement manufactured home or accessory 
40.26 	structure construction seal fees, including certificates, are $30 per seal.
40.27 		Subd. 2b.Installation seal fees. Manufactured home installation seal, including 
40.28 	anchoring and support fees, including certificates, are $80.
40.29 		Subd. 2c.Temporary installation certificate fees. A temporary certificate fee 
40.30 	is $2 per certificate.
40.31 		Subd. 2d.Label fee. The United States Department of Housing and Urban 
40.32 	Development label fee shall be paid by the manufacturer to the secretary.
40.33 		Subd. 2e.Seal order shipping and handling fee. The shipping and handling fee 
40.34 	for each order of seals is the current postage rate plus a $3 handling fee.
41.1 		Subd. 3.Administration and enforcement rules. The commissioner may adopt 
41.2 	other rules as may be necessary to administer and enforce sections 327.31 to 327.35. The 
41.3 	rules shall, to the extent practicable, be uniform with those adopted by other states. All 
41.4 	rules shall be adopted in the manner prescribed by sections 14.001 to 14.69. 
41.5 		Subd. 4.Installation rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules governing the 
41.6 	installation of manufactured homes, and shall include them in the State Building Code. The 
41.7 	rules may include a list of specific safety items to be inspected at the time of installation.
41.8 		Subd. 5.Accessory structures rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules governing 
41.9 	the construction and installation of manufactured home accessory structures including, 
41.10 	but not limited to, rules relating to the certification of prefabricated manufactured home 
41.11 	accessory structures. Upon showing that another state provides for certification of 
41.12 	prefabricated manufactured home accessory structures manufactured in compliance with 
41.13 	standards at least equal to those established by the commissioner, the commissioner may 
41.14 	by rule provide that any structure bearing certification affixed under the authority of that 
41.15 	state shall not be required to bear the certification of this state.
41.16 		Subd. 6.Authorization as agency. The commissioner shall apply to the secretary 
41.17 	for approval of the commissioner as the administrative agency for the regulation of 
41.18 	manufactured homes under the rules of the secretary. The commissioner may make 
41.19 	rules for the administration and enforcement of department responsibilities as a state 
41.20 	administrative agency including, but not limited to, rules for the handling of citizen's 
41.21 	complaints. All money received for services provided by the commissioner or the 
41.22 	department's authorized agents as a state administrative agency shall be deposited in the 
41.23 	construction code fund. The commissioner is charged with the adoption, administration, 
41.24 	and enforcement of the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, consistent 
41.25 	with rules and regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Housing 
41.26 	and Urban Development. The commissioner may adopt the rules, codes, and standards 
41.27 	necessary to enforce the standards promulgated under this section. The commissioner is 
41.28 	authorized to conduct hearings and presentations of views consistent with regulations 
41.29 	adopted by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and to 
41.30 	adopt rules in order to carry out this function.
41.31 		Subd. 7.Employees. The commissioner may appoint such employees within the 
41.32 	Department of Labor and Industry as deemed necessary for the administration of sections 
41.33 	327.31 to 327.35.

41.34 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327A.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
42.1 		Subd. 2.Modification. At any time after a contract for the sale of a dwelling is 
42.2 	entered into by and between a vendor and a vendee or a contract for home improvement 
42.3 	work is entered into by and between a home improvement contractor and an owner, any of 
42.4 	the statutory warranties provided for in section 327A.02 may be excluded or modified only 
42.5 	by a written instrument, printed in boldface type of a minimum size of ten points, which is 
42.6 	signed by the vendee or the owner and which sets forth in detail the warranty involved, the 
42.7 	consent of the vendee or the owner, and the terms of the new agreement contained in the 
42.8 	writing. No exclusion or modification shall be effective unless the vendor or the home 
42.9 	improvement contractor provides substitute express warranties offering substantially the 
42.10 	same protections to the vendee or the owner as the statutory warranties set forth in section 
42.11 	327A.02. Any modification or exclusion agreed to by vendee and vendor or the owner and 
42.12 	home improvement contractor pursuant to this subdivision shall not require the approval 
42.13 	of the commissioner of administrationlabor and industry pursuant to section 327A.07. 

42.14 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327A.07, is amended to read:
42.15 	327A.07 VARIATIONS.
42.16 	The commissioner of administrationlabor and industry may approve pursuant to 
42.17 	sections 14.05 to 14.28, variations from the provisions of sections 327A.02 and 327A.03
42.18 	if the warranty program of the vendor or the home improvement contractor requesting 
42.19 	the variation offers at least substantially the same protections to the vendee or owner as 
42.20 	provided by the statutory warranties set forth in section 327A.02.

42.21 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 327B.04, subdivision 4, is 
42.22 	amended to read:
42.23 		Subd. 4.License prerequisites. No application shall be granted nor license issued 
42.24 	until the applicant proves to the commissioner that:
42.25 	(a) the applicant has a permanent, established place of business at each licensed 
42.26 	location. An "established place of business" means a permanent enclosed building other 
42.27 	than a residence, or a commercial office space, either owned by the applicant or leased by 
42.28 	the applicant for a term of at least one year, located in an area where zoning regulations 
42.29 	allow commercial activity, and where the books, records and files necessary to conduct 
42.30 	the business are kept and maintained. The owner of a licensed manufactured home park 
42.31 	who resides in or adjacent to the park may use the residence as the established place of 
42.32 	business required by this subdivision, unless prohibited by local zoning ordinance.
43.1 	If a license is granted, the licensee may use unimproved lots and premises for sale, 
43.2 	storage, and display of manufactured homes, if the licensee first notifies the commissioner 
43.3 	in writing;
43.4 	(b) if the applicant desires to sell, solicit or advertise the sale of new manufactured 
43.5 	homes, it has a bona fide contract or franchise in effect with a manufacturer or distributor 
43.6 	of the new manufactured home it proposes to deal in;
43.7 	(c) the applicant has secured: (1) a surety bond in the amount of $20,000 for the
43.8 	each agency and each subagency location that bears the applicant's name and the name 
43.9 	under which the applicant will be licensed and do business in this state. Each bond is 
43.10 	for the protection of consumer customers, and must be executed by the applicant as 
43.11 	principal and issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state. Each bond 
43.12 	shall be exclusively for the purpose of reimbursing consumer customers and shall be 
43.13 	conditioned upon the faithful compliance by the applicant with all of the laws and rules 
43.14 	of this state pertaining to the applicant's business as a dealer or manufacturer, including 
43.15 	sections 325D.44, 325F.67 and 325F.69, and upon the applicant's faithful performance of 
43.16 	all its legal obligations to consumer customers; and (2) a certificate of liability insurance 
43.17 	in the amount of $1,000,000 that provides aggregate coverage for the agency and each 
43.18 	subagency location;
43.19 	(d) the applicant has established a trust account as required by section 327B.08, 
43.20 	subdivision 3, unless the applicant states in writing its intention to limit its business to 
43.21 	selling, offering for sale, soliciting or advertising the sale of new manufactured homes; and 
43.22 	(e) the applicant has provided evidence of having had at least two years' prior 
43.23 	experience in the sale of manufactured homes, working for a licensed dealer.

43.24 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 327B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.25 		Subdivision 1.Retention. A dealer shall retain for three five years copies of all 
43.26 	listings, deposit receipts, credit applications, contracts, disclosure forms, canceled checks, 
43.27 	trust account records and other documents reasonably related to carrying on the business 
43.28 	of a dealer. The retention period shall run from the date of the closing of the transaction or 
43.29 	from the date of the listing if the transaction is not consummated.

43.30 	Sec. 56. Laws 2007, chapter 140, article 4, section 12, is amended to read:
43.31 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.65, is amended to read: 
43.32 	16B.65 BUILDING OFFICIALS. 
43.33 		Subdivision 1. Designation.  Each municipality shall designate a building official to 
43.34 	administer the code. A municipality may designate no more than one building official 
44.1 	responsible for code administration defined by each certification category established in 
44.2 	rule. Two or more municipalities may combine in the designation of a building official 
44.3 	for the purpose of administering the provisions of the code within their communities. 
44.4 	In those municipalities for which no building officials have been designated, the state 
44.5 	building official may use whichever state employees are necessary to perform the duties of 
44.6 	the building official until the municipality makes a temporary or permanent designation. 
44.7 	All costs incurred by virtue of these services rendered by state employees must be borne 
44.8 	by the involved municipality and receipts arising from these services must be paid to 
44.9 	the commissioner. 
44.10 		Subd. 2. Qualifications. A building official, to be eligible for designation, must 
44.11 	be certified and have the experience in design, construction, and supervision which 
44.12 	the commissioner deems necessary and must be generally informed on the quality and 
44.13 	strength of building materials, accepted building construction requirements, and the nature 
44.14 	of equipment and needs conducive to the safety, comfort, and convenience of building 
44.15 	occupants. No person may be designated as a building official for a municipality unless 
44.16 	the commissioner determines that the official is qualified as provided in subdivision 3. 
44.17 		Subd. 3. Certification. The commissioner shall by rule establish certification 
44.18 	criteria as proof of qualification pursuant to subdivision 2. The commissioner may: 
44.19 	(1) develop and administer written and practical examinations to determine if a 
44.20 	person is qualified pursuant to subdivision 2 to be a building official; 
44.21 	(2) accept documentation of successful completion of testing programs developed 
44.22 	and administered by nationally recognized testing agencies, as proof of qualification 
44.23 	pursuant to subdivision 2; or 
44.24 	(3) determine qualifications by satisfactory completion of clause (2) and a mandatory 
44.25 	training program developed or approved by the commissioner. 
44.26 	Upon a determination of qualification under clause (1), (2), or (3), the commissioner 
44.27 	shall issue a certificate to the building official stating that the official is certified. Each 
44.28 	person applying for examination and certification pursuant to this section shall pay a 
44.29 	nonrefundable fee of $70. The commissioner or a designee may establish categories of 
44.30 	certification that will recognize the varying complexities of code enforcement in the 
44.31 	municipalities within the state. The commissioner shall provide educational programs 
44.32 	designed to train and assist building officials in carrying out their responsibilities. 
44.33 		Subd. 4. Duties. Building officials shall, in the municipality for which they 
44.34 	are designated, be responsible for all aspects of code administration for which they 
44.35 	are certified, including the issuance of all building permits and the inspection of all 
44.36 	manufactured home installations. The commissioner may direct a municipality with 
45.1 	a building official to perform services for another municipality, and in that event the 
45.2 	municipality being served shall pay the municipality rendering the services the reasonable 
45.3 	costs of the services. The costs may be subject to approval by the commissioner. 
45.4 		Subd. 5. Oversight committee. (a) The commissioner shall establish a Code 
45.5 	Administration Oversight Committee that will, at the commissioner's request, recommend 
45.6 	to the commissioner appropriate action pursuant to section 326B.82, in response to 
45.7 	information received or obtained by the commissioner that supports a finding that: (1) 
45.8 	an individual has engaged in, or is about to engage in, the unauthorized performance of 
45.9 	the duties of a certified building official or the unauthorized use of the certified building 
45.10 	official title; or (2) a certified building official has violated a statute, rule, stipulation, 
45.11 	agreement, settlement, compliance agreement, cease and desist agreement, or order that 
45.12 	the commissioner has adopted, issued, or has the authority to enforce and that is related to 
45.13 	the duties of a certified building official. 
45.14 	(b) The committee shall consist of six members. One member shall be the 
45.15 	commissioner's designee and five members shall be certified building officials who are 
45.16 	appointed by the commissioner. At least two of the appointed certified building officials 
45.17 	must be from nonmetropolitan counties. For the committee members who are not state 
45.18 	officials or employees, their compensation and removal from the oversight committee is 
45.19 	governed by section  15.059. The commissioner's designee shall serve as the chair of 
45.20 	the oversight committee and shall not vote. The terms of the appointed members of the 
45.21 	oversight committee shall be four years. The terms of three of the appointed members 
45.22 	shall be coterminous with the governor and the terms of the remaining two appointed 
45.23 	members shall end on the first Monday in January one year after the terms of the other 
45.24 	appointed members expire. An appointed member may be reappointed. The committee is 
45.25 	not subject to the expiration provisions of section 15.059, subdivision 5. 
45.26 	(c) If the commissioner determines that an individual has engaged in the 
45.27 	unauthorized performance of the duties of a certified building official or the unauthorized 
45.28 	use of the certified building official title, or that a certified building official has violated a 
45.29 	statute, rule, stipulation, agreement, settlement, compliance agreement, cease and desist 
45.30 	agreement, or order that the commissioner has adopted, issued, or is authorized to enforce 
45.31 	that is related to the duties of a certified building official, the commissioner may take 
45.32 	administrative actions against the individual pursuant to section 326B.082, subdivisions 
45.33 	7 and 11. 
45.34 		Subd. 5b. Grounds. In addition to the grounds set forth in section 326B.082, 
45.35 	subdivision 11, the commissioner may deny, suspend, limit, place conditions on, or 
46.1 	revoke a certificate, or may censure an applicant or individual holding a certificate, if the 
46.2 	applicant or individual: 
46.3 	(1) violates a provision of sections  16B.59 to  16B.75 or a rule adopted under those 
46.4 	sections; or 
46.5 	(2) engages in fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation while performing the duties of a 
46.6 	certified building official.
46.7 	 Nothing in this subdivision limits or otherwise affects the authority of a municipality 
46.8 	to dismiss or suspend a building official at its discretion, except as otherwise provided 
46.9 	for by law. 
46.10 		Subd. 5c. Action against unlicensed persons. The commissioner may take any 
46.11 	administrative action provided under section 326B.082, against an individual required 
46.12 	to be certified under subdivision 3, based upon conduct that would provide grounds for 
46.13 	action against a certificate holder under this section. 
46.14 		Subd. 6. Vacancies. In the event that a designated building official position is 
46.15 	vacant within a municipality, that municipality shall designate a certified building official 
46.16 	to fill the vacancy as soon as possible. The commissioner must be notified of any vacancy 
46.17 	or designation in writing within 15 days. If the municipality fails to designate a certified 
46.18 	building official within 15 days of the occurrence of the vacancy, the state building official 
46.19 	may provide state employees to serve that function as provided in subdivision 1 until the 
46.20 	municipality makes a temporary or permanent designation. Municipalities must not issue 
46.21 	permits without a designated certified building official. 
46.22 		Subd. 7. Continuing education. Subject to sections  16B.59 to  16B.75, the 
46.23 	commissioner may by rule establish or approve continuing education programs for 
46.24 	certified building officials dealing with matters of building code administration, inspection, 
46.25 	and enforcement. 
46.26 	Each person certified as a building official for the state must satisfactorily complete 
46.27 	applicable educational programs established or approved by the commissioner to retain 
46.28 	certification. 
46.29 		Subd. 8. Renewal. (a) Subject to sections 16B.59 to 16B.76, the commissioner of 
46.30 	labor and industry may by rule adopt standards dealing with renewal requirements. 
46.31 	(b) If the commissioner has not issued a notice of denial of application for a 
46.32 	certificate holder and if the certificate holder has properly and timely filed a fully completed 
46.33 	renewal application, then the certificate holder may continue to engage in building official 
46.34 	activities whether or not the renewed certificate has been received. Applications must be 
46.35 	made on a form approved by the commissioner. Each application for renewal must be 
46.36 	fully completed, and be accompanied by proof of the satisfactory completion of minimum 
47.1 	continuing education requirements and the certification renewal fee established by the 
47.2 	commissioner. Applications are timely if received prior to the expiration of the most 
47.3 	recently issued certificate. An application for renewal that does not contain all of the 
47.4 	information requested is an incomplete application and will not be accepted. 
47.5 		Subd. 9. Expiration. All certificates expire at 11:59:59 p.m. central time on the 
47.6 	date of expiration if not properly renewed in accordance with subdivision 8, paragraph (b). 
47.7 		Subd. 10. Failure to renew. An individual who has failed to make a timely 
47.8 	application for renewal of a certificate is not certified and must not serve as the designated 
47.9 	building official for any municipality until a renewed certificate has been issued by the 
47.10 	commissioner. 

47.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2007.

47.12 	Sec. 57. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 47.13 	(a) The revisor of statutes shall renumber each section of Minnesota Statutes listed 
47.14 	in column A with the number listed in column B. The revisor shall also make necessary 
47.15 	cross-reference changes consistent with the renumbering.

47.16		Column A
	Column B
	
47.17		16B.655
	326B.135
	
47.18		326.01, subdivision 4a
	326B.31, subdivision 4a
	
47.19		326.01, subdivision 4b
	326B.31, subdivision 4b
	
47.20		326.01, subdivision 4c
	326B.31, subdivision 4c
	
47.21		326.01, subdivision 4d
	326B.31, subdivision 4d
	
47.22		326.01, subdivision 4e
	326B.31, subdivision 4e
	
47.23		326.3705
	326B.435
	
47.24		326.371
	326B.439
	
47.25		326.402
	326B.475
	
47.26		326.505
	326B.925
	
47.27 	(b) Notwithstanding the repeal of Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.76, in Laws 
47.28 	2007, chapter 133, article 2, section 13, the revisor shall give effect to the revisor's 
47.29 	instruction in Laws 2007, chapter 140, article 4, section 61, to renumber Minnesota 
47.30 	Statutes, section 16B.76, as section 326B.07, by including the language of Minnesota 
47.31 	Statutes, section 16B.76, as amended by Laws 2007, chapter 140, article 4, section 27, 
47.32 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 326B.07.

47.33 	Sec. 58.  REPEALER.
 47.34 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.69; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, 
47.35 	sections 326.2411; 326.372; and 326.471; Laws 2007, chapter 9, section 1; Laws 2007, 
48.1 	chapter 135, article 4, sections 2; 8; Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 6, section 3; Laws 
48.2 	2007, chapter 140, article 12, section 9; and Minnesota Rules, part 3800.3510, are repealed.