<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>and loan programs; modifying duties; making technical charges; defining <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>terms; creating the Minnesota Science and Technology Authority; modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>licensing provisions; imposing and modifying fees; modifying construction <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>codes; requesting a study; requiring reports; appropriating money;amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 116J.435, as amended; 116J.437, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>1; 116J.8731, subdivisions 1, 4; 116J.996; 116L.665, subdivisions 3, 6, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>adding a subdivision; 136F.06, by adding a subdivision; 268.035, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>subdivisions; 268.085, subdivision 16; 268.095, subdivision 5; 268.101, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>adding a subdivision; 268.184, subdivision 1; 326B.133, subdivisions 1, 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>8, 11, by adding subdivisions; 326B.197; 326B.33, subdivisions 18, 20, 21; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>326B.42, by adding subdivisions; 326B.44; 326B.46, as amended; 326B.47; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>326B.475, subdivision 2; 326B.50, by adding subdivisions; 326B.54; 326B.55, as <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>amended; 326B.56, as amended; 326B.805, subdivision 6; 326B.83, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>1, 3, 6; 326B.865; 326B.921, subdivisions 2, 4, 7; 326B.922; 326B.978, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 327.31, subdivision 17, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>subdivisions; 327.32, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 327.34, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>1; 327B.04, subdivision 2; 471.59, subdivision 10; Minnesota Statutes 2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>Supplement, sections 116J.8731, subdivision 3; 268.035, subdivision 23a; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>268.095, subdivisions 2, 6; 268.105, subdivision 1; 326B.33, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>19; 326B.475, subdivision 4; 326B.49, subdivision 1; 326B.58; 326B.815, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>subdivision 1; 326B.86, subdivision 1; 326B.94, subdivision 4; 326B.986, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>subdivision 5; 327B.04, subdivisions 7, 7a, 8; 327B.041; Laws 2009, chapter 78, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>article 1, section 3, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>Statutes, chapters 116L; 326B; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>Statutes, chapter 116W; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 116J.657; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>326B.133, subdivisions 9, 10; 326B.37, subdivision 13; 326B.475, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>5, 6; 326B.56, subdivision 3; 326B.885, subdivisions 3, 4; 326B.976; 327.32, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>subdivision 4; 327C.07, subdivisions 3a, 8; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>section 326B.56, subdivision 4; Minnesota Rules, parts 1301.0500; 1301.0900; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>1301.1100, subparts 2, 3, 4; 1350.7200, subpart 3; 1350.8000, subpart 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.435, as amended by Laws 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>chapter 35, sections 1, 2; and Laws 2009, chapter 78, article 2, section 12, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><b>116J.435 BIOSCIENCE </b><b> AND CLEAN ENERGY </b><b>BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><b>PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Creation of account.</b> A bioscience and clean energy business <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>development public infrastructure account is created in the bond proceeds fund. Money <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>in the account may only be used for capital costs of public infrastructure for eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>bioscience and clean energy business development projects.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>(1) "local governmental unit" means a county, city, town, special district, public <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>higher education institution, or other political subdivision or public corporation;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>(2) "governing body" means the council, board of commissioners, board of trustees, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>board of regents, or other body charged with governing a local governmental unit; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>(3) "public infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure in this state, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>including, but not limited to, wastewater collection and treatment systems, drinking water <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>systems, storm sewers, utility extensions, telecommunications infrastructure, streets, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>roads, bridges, parking ramps, facilities that support basic science and clinical research, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>and research infrastructure; and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>(4) "eligible project" means: <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>(i) a bioscience business development capital improvement project in this state, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>including: manufacturing; technology; warehousing and distribution; research and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>development; bioscience business incubator; agricultural bioprocessing; or industrial, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>office, or research park development that would be used by a bioscience-based business.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>(ii) a clean energy business development capital improvement project in this state;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>(5) "clean energy business" means a business that furthers the development of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>Minnesota's green economy; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>(6) "green economy" has the meaning given in section 116J.437.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Grant program established.</b> (a) The commissioner shall make <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>competitive grants to local governmental units to acquire and prepare land on which <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>public infrastructure required to support an eligible project will be located, including <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>demolition of structures and remediation of any hazardous conditions on the land, or to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>predesign, design, acquire, construct, furnish, and equip public infrastructure required to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>support an eligible project. The local governmental unit receiving a grant must provide for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>the remainder of the public infrastructure costs from other sources. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>may waive the requirements related to an eligible project under subdivision 2 if a project <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>would be eligible under this section but for the fact that its location requires infrastructure <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>improvements to residential development.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(b) The amount of a grant may not exceed the lesser of the cost of the public <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>infrastructure or 50 percent of the sum of the cost of the public infrastructure plus the cost <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>of the completed eligible project.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>(c) The purpose of the program is to keep or enhance jobs in the area, increase the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>tax base, or to expand or create new economic development through the growth of new <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>bioscience businesses and organizations.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Application.</b> (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>for soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>local governmental unit must include the following information in its application:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>(1) a resolution of its governing body certifying that the money required to be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>supplied by the local governmental unit to complete the public infrastructure is available <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>and committed; <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>(2) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>development costs for the public infrastructure and eligible project;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>(3) an assessment of the potential or likely use of the site for bioscience or clean <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>energy activities after completion of the public infrastructure and eligible project; <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>(4) a timeline indicating the major milestones of the public infrastructure and eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>project and their anticipated completion dates; <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>(5) a commitment from the governing body to repay the grant if the milestones are <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>not realized by the completion date identified in clause (4); and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>(6) any additional information or material the commissioner prescribes.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>(b) The determination of whether to make a grant under subdivision 3 is within the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>discretion of the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>application of the priorities are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Priorities.</b> (a) If applications for grants exceed the available appropriations, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>grants must be made for public infrastructure that, in the commissioner's judgment, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>provides the highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred. "Public benefits" <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>include job creation, environmental benefits to the state and region, efficient use of public <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>transportation, efficient use of existing infrastructure, provision of affordable housing, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>multiuse development that constitutes community rebuilding rather than single-use <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>development, crime reduction, blight reduction, community stabilization, and property tax <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>base maintenance or improvement. In making this judgment, the commissioner shall give <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>priority to eligible projects with one or more of the following characteristics:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(1) the potential of the local governmental unit to attract viable bioscience or clean <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>energy businesses; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>(2) proximity to public transit if located in a metropolitan county, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>473.121</statute_ref>, subdivision 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>(3) multijurisdictional eligible projects that take into account the need for affordable <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>housing, transportation, and environmental impact; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>(4) the eligible project is not relocating substantially the same operation from another <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>location in the state, unless the commissioner determines the eligible project cannot be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>reasonably accommodated within the local governmental unit in which the business is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>currently located, or the business would otherwise relocate to another state or country; and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>(5) the number of jobs that will be created. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>(b) The factors in paragraph (a) are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather, the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>commissioner may weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>the commissioner considers appropriate. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Cancellation of grant.</b> If a grant is awarded to a local governmental unit <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>and funds are not encumbered for the grant within four years after the award date, the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>grant must be canceled. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Repayment of grant.</b> If an eligible project supported by public <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>infrastructure funded with a grant awarded under this section is not occupied by a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>bioscience or clean energy business in accordance with the grant application under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>subdivision 4 within five years after the date of the last grant payment, the grant recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>must repay the amount of the grant received. The commissioner must deposit all money <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>received under this subdivision into the state treasury and credit it to the debt service <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>account in the state bond fund.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.437, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purpose of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>(b) "Green economy" means products, processes, methods, technologies, or services <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>intended to do one or more of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>    (1) increase the use of energy from renewable sources, including through achieving <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>the renewable energy standard established in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1691</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>    (2) achieve the statewide energy-savings goal established in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.2401</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>including energy savings achieved by the conservation investment program under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>216B.241
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>    (3) achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals of section 
         <statute_ref>216H.02</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>subdivision 1, including through reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>216H.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, or mitigation of the greenhouse gas emissions through, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>but not limited to, carbon capture, storage, or sequestration;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>    (4) monitor, protect, restore, and preserve the quality of surface waters, including <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>actions to further the purposes of the Clean Water Legacy Act as provided in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>114D.10, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>    (5) expand the use of biofuels, including by expanding the feasibility or reducing the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>cost of producing biofuels or the types of equipment, machinery, and vehicles that can <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>use biofuels, including activities to achieve the biofuels 25 by 2025 initiative in sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>41A.10, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>41A.11</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>(6) increase the use of green chemistry, as defined in section 116.9401.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>For the purpose of clause (3), "green economy" includes strategies that reduce carbon <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>emissions, such as utilizing existing buildings and other infrastructure, and utilizing mass <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>transit or otherwise reducing commuting for employees.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.8731, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Purpose.</b> The Minnesota investment fund is created to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>financial and technical assistance, through partnership with communities, for the creation <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>of new employment or to maintain existing employment, and for business start-up, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>expansions, and retention. It shall accomplish these goals by the following means:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>(1) creation or retention of permanent private-sector jobs in order to create <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>above-average economic growth consistent with environmental protection, which includes <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>investments in technology and equipment that increase productivity and provide for a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>higher wage;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>(2) stimulation or leverage of private investment to ensure economic renewal and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>competitiveness;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>(3) increasing the local tax base, based on demonstrated measurable outcomes, to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>guarantee a diversified industry mix;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>(4) improving the quality of existing jobs, based on increases in wages or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>improvements in the job duties, training, or education associated with those jobs;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>(5) improvement of employment and economic opportunity for citizens in the region <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>to create a reasonable standard of living, consistent with federal and state guidelines <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>on low- to moderate-income persons; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(6) stimulation of productivity growth through improved manufacturing or new <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>technologies, including cold weather testing.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 116J.8731, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligible expenditures.</b> The money appropriated for this section may be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>used to fund:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>(1) fund grants for infrastructure, loans, loan guarantees, interest buy-downs, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>other forms of participation with private sources of financing, provided that a loan to a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>private enterprise must be for a principal amount not to exceed one-half of the cost of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>project for which financing is sought; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>(2) fund strategic investments in renewable energy market development, such as <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>low interest loans for renewable energy equipment manufacturing, training grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>support renewable energy workforce, development of a renewable energy supply chain <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>that represents and strengthens the industry throughout the state, and external marketing <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>to garner more national and international investment into Minnesota's renewable sector. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>Expenditures in external marketing for renewable energy market development are not <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>subject to the limitations in clause (1).; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>(3) provide private entrepreneurs with training, other technical assistance, and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>financial assistance as provided in the small cities development block grant program.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.8731, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Eligible projects.</b> Assistance must be evaluated on the existence of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>following conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>    (1) creation of new jobs, retention of existing jobs, or improvements in the quality of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>existing jobs as measured by the wages, skills, or education associated with those jobs;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>    (2) increase in the tax base;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>    (3) the project can demonstrate that investment of public dollars induces private <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>funds;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>    (4) the project can demonstrate an excessive public infrastructure or improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>cost beyond the means of the affected community and private participants in the project;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>    (5) the project provides higher wage levels to the community or will add value to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>current workforce skills;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>(6) the project supports the development of microenterprises, as defined by federal <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>statutes, through financial assistance, technical assistance, advice, or business services;<br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>    (6) (7) whether assistance is necessary to retain existing business;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>    (7) (8) whether assistance is necessary to attract out-of-state business; and<br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>    (8) (9) the project promotes or advances the green economy as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>116J.437
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>    A grant or loan cannot be made based solely on a finding that the conditions in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>clause (6) (7) or (7) (8) exist. A finding must be made that a condition in clause (1), (2), <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>(3), (4), or (5), or (6) also exists.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>    Applications recommended for funding shall be submitted to the commissioner.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.996, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var><b>116J.996 MILITARY RESERVIST ECONOMIC INJURY </b><b>AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var><b>VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS </b><b>LOANS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>section.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>    (b) "Active service" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>190.05</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>    (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>development.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>    (d) "Eligible business" means a small business, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>645.445</statute_ref>, that <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>was operating in Minnesota on the date a military reservist received orders for active <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>service.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>    (e) "Essential employee" means a military reservist who is an owner or employee <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>of an eligible business and whose managerial or technical expertise is critical to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>day-to-day operation of the eligible business.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>    (f) "Military reservist" means a member of the reserve component of the armed <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>forces.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>    (g) "Reserve component of the armed forces" has the meaning given it in United <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>States Code, title 10, section 101(c).<br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>    (h) "Substantial economic injury" means an economic harm to an eligible business <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>that results in the inability of the eligible business to:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>    (1) meet its obligations as they mature;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>    (2) pay its ordinary and necessary operating expenses; or<br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>    (3) manufacture, produce, market, or provide a product or service ordinarily <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>manufactured, produced, marketed, or provided by the eligible business.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>(i) "Veteran-owned small business" means a small business, as defined in section <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>645.445, that is majority-owned and operated by a recently separated veteran.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Loan program.</b> The commissioner may make onetime, interest-free <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>loans of up to $20,000 per borrower to:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>(1) eligible businesses that have sustained or are likely to sustain substantial <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>economic injury as a result of the call to active service for 180 days or more of an essential <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>employee; or<br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>(2) recently separated veterans who are veterans as defined in section 197.447, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>and have served in active military service, at any time on or after September 11, 2001, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>to start a veteran-owned small business. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>Loans for economic injury must be made for the purpose of preventing, remedying, or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>ameliorating the substantial economic injury.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Revolving loan account.</b> The commissioner shall use money appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>for the purpose to establish a revolving loan account. All repayments of loans made <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>under this section must be deposited into this account. Interest earned on money in the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>account accrues to the account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>for purposes of the loan program created in this section, including costs incurred by the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>commissioner to establish and administer the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Rules.</b> Using the expedited rulemaking procedures of section 
         <statute_ref>14.389</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>commissioner shall develop and publish expedited rules for loan applications, use of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>funds, needed collateral, terms of loans, and other details of military reservist economic <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>injury and veteran-owned small business loans.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116L.665, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Purpose; duties.</b> The governor's Workforce Development Council shall <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>replace the governor's Job Training Council and assume all of its requirements, duties, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>and responsibilities under the Workforce Investment Act. Additionally, the Workforce <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>Development Council shall assume the following duties and responsibilities:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>(a) Review the provision of services and the use of funds and resources under <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>applicable federal human resource programs and advise the governor on methods of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>coordinating the provision of services and the use of funds and resources consistent with <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>the laws and regulations governing the programs. For purposes of this section, applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>federal and state human resource programs mean the:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>(1) Workforce Investment Act, United States Code, title 29, section 2911, et seq.;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>(2) Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, United <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>States Code, title 20, section 2301, et seq.;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>(3) Adult Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1201, et seq.;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>(4) Wagner-Peyser Act, United States Code, title 29, section 49;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>(5) Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Act of 1996 (TANF);<br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(6) Food Stamp Act of 1977, United States Code, title 7, section 6(d)(4), Food Stamp <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>Employment and Training Program, United States Code, title 7, section 2015(d)(4); and<br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>(7) programs defined in section 
         <statute_ref>116L.19, subdivision 5</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>Additional federal and state programs and resources can be included within the scope <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>of the council's duties if recommended by the governor after consultation with the council.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>(b) Review federal, state, and local education, postsecondary, job skills training, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>and youth employment programs, and make recommendations to the governor and the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>legislature for establishing an integrated seamless system for providing education and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>work skills development services to learners and workers of all ages.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>(c) Advise the governor on the development and implementation of statewide and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>local performance standards and measures relating to applicable federal human resource <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>programs and the coordination of performance standards and measures among programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>(d) Promote education and employment transitions programs and knowledge and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>skills of entrepreneurship among employers, workers, youth, and educators, and encourage <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>employers to provide meaningful work-based learning opportunities;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>(e) Evaluate and identify exemplary education and employment transitions programs <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>and provide technical assistance to local partnerships to replicate the programs throughout <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>(f) Advise the governor on methods to evaluate applicable federal human resource <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>(g) Sponsor appropriate studies to identify human investment needs in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>and recommend to the governor goals and methods for meeting those needs.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>(h) Recommend to the governor goals and methods for the development and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>coordination of a human resource system in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>(i) Examine federal and state laws, rules, and regulations to assess whether they <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>present barriers to achieving the development of a coordinated human resource system.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>(j) Recommend to the governor and to the federal government changes in state or <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>federal laws, rules, or regulations concerning employment and training programs that <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>present barriers to achieving the development of a coordinated human resource system.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>(k) Recommend to the governor and to the federal government waivers of laws and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>regulations to promote coordinated service delivery.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>(l) Sponsor appropriate studies and prepare and recommend to the governor a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>strategic plan which details methods for meeting Minnesota's human investment needs <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>and for developing and coordinating a state human resource system.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(m) Provide the commissioner of employment and economic development and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>the committees of the legislature with responsibility for economic development with <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>recommendations provided to the governor under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>(n) In consultation with local workforce councils and the Department of Employment <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>and Economic Development, develop an ongoing process to identify and address local <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>gaps in workforce services.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116L.665, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Staffing.</b> The Department of Employment and Economic Development <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>must provide staff support, including but not limited to professional, technical, and clerical <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>staff necessary to perform the duties assigned to the Minnesota Workforce Development <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>Council. The support includes professional, technical, and clerical staff necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>perform the duties assigned to the Workforce Development Council.  All staff report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>commissioner. The council may ask for assistance from other units of state government as <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>it requires in order to fulfill its duties and responsibilities.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116L.665, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Funding.</b> The commissioner shall develop recommendations on a funding <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>formula for allocating Workforce Investment Act funds to the council with a minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>allocation of $350,000 per year. The commissioner shall report the funding formula <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>recommendations to the legislature by January 15, 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>    Sec. 10. <b>[116L.98] WORKFORCE PROGRAM OUTCOMES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>The commissioner shall develop and implement a set of standard approaches <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>for assessing the outcomes of workforce programs under this chapter. The outcomes <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>assessed must include, but are not limited to, periodic comparisons of workforce program <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>participants and nonparticipants. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>The commissioner shall also monitor the activities and outcomes of programs and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>services funded by legislative appropriations and administered by the department on a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>pass-through basis and develop a consistent and equitable method of assessing recipients <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>for the costs of its monitoring activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>    Sec. 11. <b>[116W.01] MINNESOTA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var><b>ACT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Science and Technology Authority Act."<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>    Sec. 12. <b>[116W.02] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability.</b> For the purposes of this chapter, the terms in this <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>section have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Authority.</b> "Authority" means the Minnesota Science and Technology <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>Authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligible recipient.</b> "Eligible recipient" means an entity primarily operating <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>to create and retain jobs in the state's industrial base and maximize the economic growth <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>of the state through:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>(1) high-technology research and development capabilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>(2) product and process innovation and commercialization;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>(3) high-technology manufacturing capabilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>(4) science and technology business environment; or<br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>(5) science and technology workforce preparation.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Advisory commission.</b> "Advisory commission" means the advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>commission under section 116W.051.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>    Sec. 13. <b>[116W.03] MINNESOTA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var><b>AUTHORITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Membership.</b> The Minnesota Science and Technology Authority <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>consists of the commissioner of employment and economic development, the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>commissioner of management and budget, the commissioner of revenue, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>of commerce, and the commissioner of agriculture.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Chair; other officers.</b> The commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>development shall serve as the chair and chief executive officer of the authority. The <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>authority shall rotate the position of vice chair annually among its members. The <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>commissioner of employment and economic development shall convene the first meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>of the authority no later than July 1, 2010. In the absence of the chair or vice chair at <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>meetings of the authority members may elect a chair for the meeting, and may elect other <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>officers as necessary from its members.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Delegation.</b> In addition to any powers to delegate that members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>authority have as commissioners, they may delegate to the chair, vice chair, or executive <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>director their responsibilities as members of the authority for reviewing and approving <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>financing of eligible projects, projects that have been authorized by law, or programs <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>specifically authorized by resolution of the authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Actions.</b> (a) A majority of the authority, excluding vacancies, constitutes a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>quorum to conduct its business, to exercise its powers, and for all other purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>(b) The authority may conduct its business by any technological means available, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>including teleconference calls or interactive video, that allows for an interaction between <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>members. If a meeting is conducted under this paragraph, a specific location must be <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>available for the public to attend the meeting and at least one member must be present at <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>that location.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Executive director; staffing.</b> The authority shall employ an executive <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>director in the unclassified service. The initial executive director must be the individual in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>the position of director of the Office of Science and Technology as of January 1, 2010, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>under section 116J.657. The executive director is responsible for hiring staff necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>assist the executive director to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the authority. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>The executive director shall perform duties that the authority may require in carrying out <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>its responsibilities to manage and implement the funds and programs in this chapter, and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>comply with all state and federal program requirements, and state and federal securities <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>and tax laws and regulations. The executive director shall assist the advisory board in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>fulfilling its duties under this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Administrative services.</b> The authority shall enter into agreements for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>administrative and professional services and technical support.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Expiration.</b> The authority is permanent and the provisions of section <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>15.059, subdivision 5, do not apply.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>    Sec. 14. <b>[116W.04] POWERS AND DUTIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Duties.</b> The Science and Technology Authority shall: <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>    (1) coordinate public and private efforts to procure federal funding for collaborative <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>research and development projects of primary benefit to small-sized and medium-sized <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>businesses;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>    (2) promote contractual relationships between Minnesota businesses that are <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>recipients of federal grants and prime contractors, and Minnesota-based subcontractors; <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>    (3) work with Minnesota nonprofit institutions including the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>Minnesota, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and the Mayo Clinic in promoting <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>collaborative efforts to respond to federal funding opportunities;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>    (4) develop a framework for Minnesota companies to establish sole-source <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>relationships with federal agencies; <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>(5) provide grants or other forms of financial assistance to eligible recipients for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>purposes of this chapter;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>    (6) coordinate workshops, assistance with business proposals, licensing, intellectual <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>property protection, commercialization, and government auditing with the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>(7) develop and implement a comprehensive science and technology economic <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>development strategy for the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Technology matchmaking.</b> The authority must assist businesses in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>identifying qualified suppliers and vendors through a program to serve as a conduit for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>Minnesota-based companies to network with firms able to support their success. Firms <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>outside Minnesota can participate in the technology matchmaking network if one of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>participating companies is located in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Commercialization assistance.</b> The authority must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>commercialization assistance to Minnesota firms that have received a Phase I Small <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or a Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>(STTR) award and are submitting a Phase II proposal. Local service providers must assist <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>the applicant with developing and reviewing the required commercialization plan prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>Phase II submission. The authority may provide SBIR Phase I proposal technical review.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Power to sue; enter contracts.</b> The authority may sue and be sued. The <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>authority may make and enter into contracts, leases, and agreements necessary to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>its duties and exercise its powers.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Gifts; grants.</b> The authority may apply for, accept, and disburse gifts, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>grants, loans, or other property from the United States, the state, private sources, or <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>any other source for any of its purposes. Money received by the authority under this <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>subdivision must be deposited in the state treasury and is appropriated to the authority to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>carry out its duties.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Contract for services.</b> The authority may retain or contract for the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>services of accountants, financial advisors, and other consultants or agents needed to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>perform its duties and exercise its powers.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Fees.</b> The authority may set and collect fees for costs incurred by the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>authority, the Department of Employment and Economic Development, the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>Management and Budget, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Commerce, the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>Department of Labor and Industry, and the Department of Agriculture, including costs <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>for personnel, professional, and administrative services. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Reports.</b> (a) The authority shall report by February 1 each year to the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>jurisdiction over finance and economic development on its progress to design, coordinate, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>and administer a strategic science and technology program for the state to promote the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>welfare of the people of the state, maximize the economic growth of the state, and create <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>and retain jobs in the state's industrial base through enhancement of Minnesota's:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>(1) high-technology research and development capabilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>(2) product and process innovation and commercialization;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>(3) high-technology manufacturing capabilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>(4) science and technology business environment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>(5) science and technology workforce preparation.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>(b) The report must include a complete operating and financial statement covering <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>the authority's operations during the year, including amounts of income from all sources. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>Books and records of the authority are subject to audit by the legislative auditor in the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>manner prescribed for state agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Consultative and technical services.</b> The authority may provide general <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>consultative and technical services to assist eligible projects and enter into agreements or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>other transactions concerning the receipt or provision of those services.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Financial information.</b> Financial information, including credit reports, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>financial statements, and net worth calculations, received or prepared by the authority <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>regarding financial assistance, is private data with regard to data on individuals as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>in section 
<statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 12</statute_ref>, and nonpublic data with regard to data not on individuals <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>as defined in section 
<statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 9</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>    Subd. 11. <b>General.</b> The authority shall have all powers necessary and appropriate to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>fulfill its responsibilities under this chapter. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>    Sec. 15. <b>[116W.05] PROJECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>    Subdivision 1.  <b>Determination of financial assistance. </b> The authority shall assist <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>eligible  recipients in identifying grants or other sources of financial assistance available to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>finance projects and may assist eligible recipients in applying for and obtaining grants and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>other forms of assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Financial feasibility review.</b> (a) The authority shall review the proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>financing for each project submitted to the authority to determine whether: (1) the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>proposed project and financing plan is an eligible use of the money; and (2) the proposal is <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>in compliance with applicable state and federal tax and securities laws and regulations. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>Grants in excess of $50,000 must be approved by the authority. Grants of $50,000 or less <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>may be authorized by the executive director. All grant approvals or disapprovals must <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>be completed within 30 days of submission to the authority. Grants approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>executive director must be reviewed by the authority each month.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>(b) Unless a project is specifically authorized by law, the authority may reject the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>proposed financing for a project meeting the requirements in paragraph (a) if there are not <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>sufficient funds available or if a majority of members believe the financing of the project <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>would not be in the best interests of the state or would be detrimental to the authority's <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>funds or programs. A determination to reject a proposed project must not be made in <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>an arbitrary and capricious manner and must be supported by substantive evidence and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>documented by a resolution of the authority stating its findings.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>    Sec. 16. <b>[116W.051] ADVISORY COMMISSION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Advisory commission membership.</b> A Science and Technology <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>Initiative Advisory Commission of 17 members is established and is comprised of:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>(1) two representatives of the University of Minnesota, selected by the president of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>the university, including a faculty member actively involved in science and technology <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>research;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>(2) a representative of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, selected by the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>chancellor;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>(3) the chief executive officer of the Mayo Clinic or a designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>(4) six chief executive officers or designees from science-oriented or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>technology-oriented companies;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>(5) four representatives from science-oriented and technology-oriented <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>organizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>(6) one representative of organized labor;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>(7) a venture capital representative; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>(8) a representative of angel investors.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>A member must have experience in science or technology in order to serve on <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>the commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>Members of the commission listed in clauses (4) to (8) shall be appointed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Advisory commission duties.</b> The advisory commission must assist the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>authority in developing a comprehensive science and technology economic development <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>plan to be presented to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction over economic development by January <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>15, 2011. The plan must include recommendations in strategic areas for science and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>technology investments, recommendations on additional programs to support science and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>technology focused economic development activities in the state, selection of specific <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>programs and grantees for support from program funds authorized by the advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>commission and ongoing assessment of the effectiveness of programmatic elements <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>according to metrics to be developed by the authority in consultation with the advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>commission. The advisory commission may also advise and assist the authority in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>fulfilling its duties under section 116W.04.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Membership terms; vacancies; compensation.</b> The membership terms, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>removal of members, filling of vacancies and compensation of members are as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>under section 15.059. The compensation required under this section must be paid by <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>the authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Expiration.</b> The advisory commission expires June 30, 2013.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Convening of meetings; staffing. </b> The executive director of the authority <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>must convene the first meeting of the commission by August 1, 2010. The executive <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>director must provide administrative support and staff to the commission.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>    Sec. 17. <b>[116W.20] MONEY OF THE AUTHORITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Functions of commissioner of management and budget.</b> Except <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>as otherwise provided in this section, money of the authority must be paid to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>commissioner of management and budget as agent of the authority and the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>shall not commingle the money with other money. The money in the accounts of the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>authority must be paid out only on warrants drawn by the commissioner of management <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>and budget on requisition of the executive director of the authority or of another officer or <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>employee as the authority authorizes. Deposits of the authority's money must, if required <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>by the commissioner or the authority, be secured by obligations of the United States or of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>the state of a market value equal at all times to the amount of the deposit and all banks and <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>trust companies are authorized to give security for the deposits. All money paid to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>commissioner as agent of the authority is appropriated to the authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>System of accounts.</b> The commissioner of management and budget shall <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>prescribe a system of accounts.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>    Sec. 18. <b>[116W.21] NONLIABILITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Nonliability of individuals.</b> No member of the authority, staff of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>the authority, or other person executing other agreements or contracts of the authority is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>liable personally or is subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of their <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>issuance, execution, delivery, or performance.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Nonliability of state.</b> The state is not liable on loans or other agreements <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>or contracts of the authority issued or entered into under this chapter and the loans or <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>other agreements or contracts of the authority are not a debt of the state. The loans or <br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>other agreements or contracts of the authority must contain on their face a statement <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>to that effect.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>    Sec. 19. <b>[116W.23] STATE PLEDGE AGAINST IMPAIRMENT OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var><b>CONTRACTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>The state pledges and agrees with parties to any loans or other agreements or <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>contracts of the authority that the state will not: (1) limit or alter the rights vested in the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>authority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the parties to any loans or other <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>agreements or contracts of the authority; or (2) in any way impair the rights and remedies <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>of the parties to any loans or other agreements or contracts of the authority. The authority <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>may include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the parties in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>any loans or other agreements or contracts of the authority. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.20.0"></a><a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>    Sec. 20. <b>[116W.24] RESERVES; FUNDS; ACCOUNTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>The authority may establish reserves, funds, or accounts necessary to carry out the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>purposes of the authority or to comply with any agreement made by or any resolution <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>passed by the authority.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.21.0"></a><a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136F.06, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Workforce focus.</b> The board must identify colleges offering flexible <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>academic programs that accommodate the needs of laid-off workers and assist its other <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>institutions in determining whether to offer similar programs. Colleges must increase the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>number of certificate programs available to meet the needs of unemployed Minnesotans.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.22.0"></a><a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 268.035, subdivision 23a, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>    Subd. 23a. <b>Suitable employment.</b> (a) Suitable employment means employment in <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>the applicant's labor market area that is reasonably related to the applicant's qualifications. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>In determining whether any employment is suitable for an applicant, the degree of risk <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>involved to the health and safety, physical fitness, prior training, experience, length <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>of unemployment, prospects for securing employment in the applicant's customary <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>occupation, and the distance of the employment from the applicant's residence is <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>considered.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>    (b) In determining what is suitable employment, primary consideration is given to the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>temporary or permanent nature of the applicant's separation from employment and whether <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>the applicant has favorable prospects of finding employment in the applicant's usual or <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>customary occupation at the applicant's past wage level within a reasonable period of time.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>    If prospects are unfavorable, employment at lower skill or wage levels is suitable <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>if the applicant is reasonably suited for the employment considering the applicant's <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>education, training, work experience, and current physical and mental ability.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>    The total compensation must be considered, including the wage rate, hours of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>employment, method of payment, overtime practices, bonuses, incentive payments, and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>fringe benefits.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>    (c) When potential employment is at a rate of pay lower than the applicant's former <br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>rate, consideration must be given to the length of the applicant's unemployment and the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>proportion of difference in the rates. Employment that may not be suitable because of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>lower wages during the early weeks of the applicant's unemployment may become suitable <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>as the duration of unemployment lengthens.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>    (d) For an applicant seasonally unemployed, suitable employment includes <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>temporary work in a lower skilled occupation that pays average gross weekly wages equal <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>to or more than 150 percent of the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>    (e) If a majority of the applicant's weeks of employment in the base period includes <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>part-time employment, part-time employment in a position with comparable skills and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>comparable hours that pays comparable wages is considered suitable employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>    Full-time employment is not considered suitable employment for an applicant if a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>majority of the applicant's weeks of employment in the base period includes part-time <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>    (f) To determine suitability of employment in terms of shifts, the arrangement of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>hours in addition to the total number of hours is to be considered. Employment on a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>second, third, rotating, or split shift is suitable employment if it is customary in the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>occupation in the labor market area.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>    (g) Employment is not considered suitable if:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>    (1) the position offered is vacant because of a labor dispute;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>    (2) the wages, hours, or other conditions of employment are substantially less <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>favorable than those prevailing for similar employment in the labor market area; or<br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>    (3) as a condition of becoming employed, the applicant would be required to join a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>company union or to resign from or refrain from joining any bona fide labor organization; <br/>
<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>or<br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>(4) the employment is with a staffing service and less than 75 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>applicant's wage credits are from a job assignment with the client of a staffing service.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.23.0"></a><a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.035, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>    Subd. 23b. <b>Staffing service.</b> A "staffing service" is an employer whose business <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>involves employing individuals directly for the purpose of furnishing temporary <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>assignment workers to clients of the staffing service.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.24.0"></a><a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.035, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>    Subd. 23c. <b>Suitable job assignment.</b> A job assignment with a staffing service is <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>considered suitable only if it independently meets the definition of suitable employment as <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>defined in subdivision 23b.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.25.0"></a><a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.085, subdivision 16, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>    Subd. 16. <b>Actively seeking suitable employment defined.</b> (a) "Actively seeking <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>suitable employment" means those reasonable, diligent efforts an individual in similar <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>circumstances would make if genuinely interested in obtaining suitable employment under <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>the existing conditions in the labor market area. Limiting the search to positions that are <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>not available or are above the applicant's training, experience, and qualifications is not <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>"actively seeking suitable employment."<br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>    (b) To be considered "actively seeking suitable employment" an applicant must, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>when reasonable, contact those employers from whom the applicant was laid off because <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>of lack of work and request suitable employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>    (c) If reasonable prospects of suitable employment in the applicant's usual or <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>customary occupation do not exist, the applicant must actively seek other suitable <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>employment to be considered "actively seeking suitable employment." This applies to an <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>applicant who is seasonally unemployed.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>    (d) Actively seeking a suitable job assignment or other employment with a staffing <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>service is considered actively seeking suitable employment. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>(e) An applicant who is seeking employment only through a union is considered <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>actively seeking suitable employment if the applicant is in an occupation where hiring <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>in that locality is done through the union. If the applicant is a union member who is <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>restricted to obtaining employment among signatory contractors in the construction <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>industry, seeking employment only with those signatory contractors is considered actively <br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>seeking employment. The applicant must be a union member in good standing, registered <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>with the union for employment, and in compliance with other union rules to be considered <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>"actively seeking suitable employment."<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.26.0"></a><a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 268.095, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Quit defined.</b> (a) A quit from employment occurs when the decision to end <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>the employment was, at the time the employment ended, the employee's.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>    (b) An employee who has been notified that the employee will be discharged in the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>future, who chooses to end the employment while employment in any capacity is still <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>available, is considered to have quit the employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>    (c) An employee who seeks to withdraw a previously submitted notice of quitting is <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>considered to have quit the employment if the employer does not agree that the notice <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>may be withdrawn.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>    (d) An applicant who, within five calendar days after completion of a suitable <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>temporary job assignment from a staffing service employer, (1) fails without good cause to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>affirmatively request an additional suitable job assignment, (2) refuses without good cause <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>an additional suitable job assignment offered, or (3) accepts employment with the client <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>of the staffing service, is considered to have quit employment with the staffing service. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>Accepting employment with the client of the staffing service meets the requirements of the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>exception to ineligibility under subdivision 1, clause (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>    This paragraph applies only if, at the time of beginning of employment with the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>staffing service employer, the applicant signed and was provided a copy of a separate <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>document written in clear and concise language that informed the applicant of this <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>paragraph and that unemployment benefits may be affected.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>    For purposes of this paragraph, "good cause" is a reason that is significant and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>would compel an average, reasonable worker, who would otherwise want an additional <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>temporary suitable  job assignment with the staffing service employer, (1) to fail to contact <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>the staffing service employer, or (2) to refuse an offered assignment.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>    For purposes of this paragraph, a "staffing service employer" is an employer whose <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>business involves employing individuals directly for the purpose of furnishing temporary <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>job assignment workers to clients of the staffing service.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.27.0"></a><a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.095, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Discharge defined.</b> (a) A discharge from employment occurs when any <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>words or actions by an employer would lead a reasonable employee to believe that the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>employer will no longer allow the employee to work for the employer in any capacity. A <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>layoff because of lack of work is considered a discharge. A suspension from employment <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>without pay of more than 30 calendar days is considered a discharge.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>    (b) An employee who gives notice of intention to quit the employment and is not <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>allowed by the employer to work the entire notice period is considered discharged from <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>the employment as of the date the employer will no longer allow the employee to work. If <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>the discharge occurs within 30 calendar days before the intended date of quitting, then, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>as of the intended date of quitting, the separation from employment is considered a quit <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>from employment subject to subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>(c) The end of a job assignment with the client of a staffing service is considered a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>discharge from employment with the staffing service unless section 268.095, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>2, paragraph (d), applies.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.28.0"></a><a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 268.095, subdivision 6, is <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Employment misconduct defined.</b> (a) Employment misconduct means <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>any intentional, negligent, or indifferent conduct, on the job or off the job that displays <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>clearly:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>(1) a serious is an egregious violation of the standards of behavior the employer has <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>the right to reasonably expect of the employee; or and displays clearly <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>(2) a substantial lack of concern for the employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>(b) Regardless of paragraph (a), the following is not employment misconduct:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>(1) conduct that was a consequence of the applicant's mental illness or impairment;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>    (2) conduct that was a consequence of the applicant's inefficiency or inadvertence;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>(3) simple unsatisfactory conduct;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>(4) conduct an average reasonable employee would have engaged in under the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>circumstances;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>(5) poor performance because of conduct that was a consequence of the applicant's <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var> inability or incapacity;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>(6) good faith errors in judgment if judgment was required;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>(7) absence because of illness or injury of the applicant, with proper notice to the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>employer;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>(8) absence, with proper notice to the employer, in order to provide necessary care <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>because of the illness, injury, or disability of an immediate family member of the applicant;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>    (9) conduct that was a direct result consequence of the applicant's chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>dependency, unless the applicant was previously diagnosed chemically dependent or had <br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>treatment for chemical dependency, and since that diagnosis or treatment has failed to <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>make consistent efforts to control the chemical dependency; or<br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>    (10) conduct that was a result consequence of the applicant, or an immediate family <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>member of the applicant, being a victim of domestic abuse as defined under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>518B.01
         </statute_ref>. Domestic abuse must be shown as provided for in
         <statute_ref> subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (9). <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>    (c) Regardless of paragraph (b), clause (9), conduct in violation of sections 
         <statute_ref>169A.20</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>169A.31
         </statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>169A.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169A.53</statute_ref> that interferes with or adversely affects the employment <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>is employment misconduct. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>(d) If the conduct for which the applicant was discharged involved only a single <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>incident, that is an important fact that must be considered in deciding whether the conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>rises to the level of employment misconduct under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>    (e) The definition of employment misconduct provided by this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>is exclusive and no other definition applies. The term "egregious," as used in this <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>subdivision, sets a high threshold and application of the term must take into consideration <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>section 268.031, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for determinations under section <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>268.101, subdivision 2, and appeal decisions under section 268.105, subdivision 1, issued <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>on and after the Sunday following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.29.0"></a><a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.101, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Telephone number.</b> Every determination issued under subdivision 2 <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>must include a prominently displayed telephone number that an applicant or involved <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>employer can call to speak with an unemployment insurance specialist and obtain further <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>explanation about the determination and have any questions answered. The specialist <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>must, when appropriate, issue an amended determination as provided for in subdivision 4. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>The listed telephone number must be unique to a specialized call group trained to handle <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>calls involving determinations.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 3, 2010, and expires <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>September 30, 2012.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.30.0"></a><a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 268.105, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Evidentiary hearing by unemployment law judge.</b> (a) Upon <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>a timely appeal having been filed, the department must send, by mail or electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>transmission, a notice of appeal to all involved parties that an appeal has been filed, and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>that a de novo due process evidentiary hearing will be scheduled. The notice must set out <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>the parties' rights and responsibilities regarding the hearing. The notice must explain that <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>the facts will be determined by the unemployment law judge based upon a preponderance <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>of the evidence. The notice must explain in clear and simple language the meaning of the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>term "preponderance of the evidence." The department must set a time and place for a <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>de novo due process evidentiary hearing and send notice to any involved applicant and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>any involved employer, by mail or electronic transmission, not less than ten calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>days before the date of the hearing.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>    (b) The evidentiary hearing is conducted by an unemployment law judge as an <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>evidence gathering inquiry. At the beginning of the hearing the unemployment law judge <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>must fully explain how the hearing will be conducted, that the applicant has the right to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>request that the hearing be rescheduled so that documents or witnesses can be subpoenaed, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>that the facts will be determined based on a preponderance of the evidence, and, in <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>clear and simple language, the meaning of the term "preponderance of the evidence." <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>The unemployment law judge must ensure that all relevant facts are clearly and fully <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>developed. The department may adopt rules on evidentiary hearings. The rules need <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>not conform to common law or statutory rules of evidence and other technical rules of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>procedure. The department has discretion regarding the method by which the evidentiary <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>hearing is conducted. A report of any employee of the department, except a determination, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>made in the regular course of the employee's duties, is competent evidence of the facts <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>contained in it. An affidavit or written statement based on personal knowledge and signed <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>under penalty of perjury is competent evidence of the facts contained in it; however, the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>veracity of statements contained within the document or the credibility of the witness <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>making the statement may be disputed with other documents or testimony and production <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>of such documents or testimony may be compelled by subpoena.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>    (c) After the conclusion of the hearing, upon the evidence obtained, the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>unemployment law judge must make findings of fact and decision and send those, by mail <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>or electronic transmission, to all involved parties. When the credibility of an involved <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>party or witness testifying in an evidentiary hearing has a significant effect on the outcome <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>of a decision, the unemployment law judge must set out the reason for crediting or <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>discrediting that testimony. The unemployment law judge's decision is final unless a <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>request for reconsideration is filed under subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>    (d) Regardless of paragraph (c), if the appealing party fails to participate in the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>evidentiary hearing, the unemployment law judge has the discretion to dismiss the appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.23.36"></a><var>23.36</var>by summary order. By failing to participate, the appealing party is considered to have <br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>failed to exhaust available administrative remedies unless the appealing party files a <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>request for reconsideration under subdivision 2 and establishes good cause for failing to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>participate in the evidentiary hearing under subdivision 2, paragraph (d). Submission <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>of a written statement does not constitute participation. The applicant must participate <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>personally and appearance solely by a representative does not constitute participation.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>    (e) Only employees of the department who are attorneys licensed to practice law <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>in Minnesota may serve as the chief unemployment law judge, senior unemployment <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>law judges who are supervisors, or unemployment law judges. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>must designate a chief unemployment law judge. The chief unemployment law judge <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>may transfer to another unemployment law judge any proceedings pending before an <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>unemployment law judge.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>(f) A full-time unemployment law judge must be paid a salary of a minimum of 55 <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>percent and a maximum of 75 percent of the salary set under section 15A.083, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>7, for a workers' compensation judge. The salary paid within that range to any single <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>unemployment law judge is based on experience and performance.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010, and applies to all new <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>unemployment law judges hired on or after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.31.0"></a><a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.184, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Administrative penalties.</b> (a) The commissioner  shall penalize <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>an employer if that employer or any employee, officer, or agent of  that employer, is <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>in collusion with any applicant for the purpose of assisting the applicant to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>unemployment benefits fraudulently. The penalty is $500 or the amount of unemployment <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>benefits determined to be overpaid, whichever is greater.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>    (b) The commissioner  shall penalize an employer if that employer or any employee, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>officer, or agent of  that employer  (1) made a false statement or representation knowing <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>it to be false, (2) made a false statement or representation without a good faith belief as <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>to correctness of the statement or representation, or (3) knowingly failed to disclose a <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>material fact;, or (4) made an offer of employment to an applicant when, in fact, the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>employer had no employment available,  but only if the employer's action:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>     (i) was taken to prevent or reduce the payment of unemployment benefits to any <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>applicant;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>    (ii) was taken to reduce or avoid any payment required from an employer under <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>this chapter or section 
         <statute_ref>116L.20</statute_ref>; or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>    (iii) caused an overpayment of unemployment benefits to an applicant.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>    The penalty is $500, or 50 percent of the overpaid or reduced unemployment benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>or payment required, whichever is greater.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>    (c) The commissioner shall penalize an employer if that employer failed or refused <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>to honor a subpoena issued under section 
         <statute_ref>268.105, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, or section 
         <statute_ref>268.188</statute_ref>. The <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>penalty is $500 and any costs of enforcing the subpoena, including attorney fees.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>    (d) Penalties under this subdivision  are in addition to any other penalties and subject <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>to the same collection procedures that apply to past due taxes. Penalties  must be paid <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>within 30 calendar days of assessment and credited to the contingent account.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>    (e) The assessment of the penalty  is final unless the employer files an appeal within  <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>20 calendar days after the sending of notice of the penalty to the employer by mail or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>electronic transmission. Proceedings on the appeal  are conducted in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.105</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.32.0"></a><a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>    Sec. 32. <b>[326B.091] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability.</b> For purposes of sections 326B.091 to 326B.098, the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Applicant.</b> "Applicant" means a person who has submitted to the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>department an application for a license.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>License.</b> "License" means any registration, certification, or other form <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>of approval authorized by chapters 326B and 327B to be issued by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>or department as a condition of doing business or conducting a trade, profession, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>or occupation in Minnesota. License includes specifically but not exclusively an <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>authorization issued by the commissioner or department: to perform electrical work, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>plumbing or water conditioning work, high pressure piping work, or residential building <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>work of a residential contractor, residential remodeler, or residential roofer; to install <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>manufactured housing; to serve as a building official; or to operate a boiler or boat.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Licensee.</b> "Licensee" means the person named on the license as the person <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>authorized to do business or conduct the trade, profession, or occupation in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Notification date.</b> "Notification date" means the date of the written <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>notification from the department to an applicant that the applicant is qualified to take the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>examination required for licensure.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Renewal deadline.</b> "Renewal deadline," when used with respect to a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>license, means 30 days before the date that the license expires.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.33.0"></a><a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>    Sec. 33. <b>[326B.092] FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Licenses requiring examination administered by commissioner.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>(a) If the applicant for a license must pass an examination administered by the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>commissioner in order to obtain the license, then the application for the initial license <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>must be accompanied by an application and examination fee of $50, which is separate <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>from the license fee. The license fee is due after the applicant passes the examination <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>and before the license is issued.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>(b) If the applicant for a Minnesota license holds a license in another state and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>is seeking Minnesota licensure without examination based on reciprocity, then the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>application for the Minnesota license must be accompanied by the application and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>examination fee of $50, which is separate from the license fee. If the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>approves the application, then the license fee is due before the license is issued.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Licenses not requiring examination administered by commissioner.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>If the applicant for a license is not required to pass an examination in order to obtain the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>license, or is required to pass an examination that is not administered by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>then the license fee must accompany the application for the license. If the application is <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>for a license issued under sections 326B.802 to 326B.885 and is not an application for <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>license renewal, then the contractor recovery fund fee required under section 326B.89, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>subdivision 3, is due after the department has determined that the applicant meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>qualifications for licensing and before the license is issued.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Late fee.</b> The department must receive a complete application for license <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>renewal by the renewal deadline but not more than 90 days before the renewal deadline. If <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>the department receives a renewal application after the expiration of the license, then the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>renewal application must be accompanied by a late fee equal to one-half of the license <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>renewal fee; except that, for the purpose of calculating the late fee only, the license <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>renewal fee shall not include any contractor recovery fund fee required by section <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>326B.89, subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Lapsed licensed fee.</b> If the department receives a renewal application <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>within two years after expiration of the license, the renewal application must be <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>accompanied by all license renewal fees to cover the period that the license was expired, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>plus the late fee described in subdivision 3 and the license renewal fee for the current <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>renewal period.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Insufficient fees.</b> If the applicant does not include all required fees with <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>the application, then the application will be incomplete and the department will notify the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>applicant of the amount of the deficiency.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Fees nonrefundable.</b> Application and examination fees, license fees, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.36"></a><var>26.36</var>license renewal fees, and late fees are nonrefundable except for:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>(1) license renewal fees received more than two years after expiration of the license, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>as described in section 326B.094, subdivision 2;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>(2) any overpayment of fees; and<br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>(3) if the license is not renewed, the contractor recovery fund fee and any additional <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>assessment paid under subdivision 7, paragraph (e).<br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>    Subd. 7. <b>License fees and license renewal fees.</b> (a) The license fee for each license <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>except a renewed license shall be the base license fee plus any applicable board fee, as <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>set forth in this subdivision. The license renewal fee for each renewed license is the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>base license fee plus any applicable board fee, continuing education fee, and contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>recovery fund fee and additional assessment, as set forth in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>(b) For purposes of this section, "license duration" means the number of years for <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>which the license is issued except that:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>(1) if the initial license is not issued for a whole number of years, the license duration <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>shall be rounded up to the next whole number; and<br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>(2) if the department receives an application for license renewal after the renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>deadline, license duration means the number of years for which the renewed license would <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>have been issued if the renewal application had been submitted on time and all other <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>requirements for renewal had been met.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>(c) The base license fee shall depend on whether the license is classified as an entry <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>level, master, journeyman, or business license, and on the license duration.  The base <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>license fee shall be: <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td>License Classification<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="2">License Duration <br/>
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>1 Year<br/>
</td>
<td>2 Years<br/>
</td>
<td>3 Years<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Entry level<br/>
</td>
<td>$10<br/>
</td>
<td>$20<br/>
</td>
<td>$30<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Journeyman<br/>
</td>
<td>$20<br/>
</td>
<td>$40<br/>
</td>
<td>$60<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Master<br/>
</td>
<td>$40<br/>
</td>
<td>$80<br/>
</td>
<td>$120<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Business<br/>
</td>
<td>$90<br/>
</td>
<td>$180<br/>
</td>
<td>$270<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>(d) If there is a continuing education requirement for renewal of the license, then <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>a continuing education fee must be included in the renewal license fee.  The continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>education fee for all license classifications shall be: $10 if the renewal license duration is <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>one year; $20 if the renewal license duration is two years; and $30 if the renewal license <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>duration is three years.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>(e) If the license is issued under sections 326B.31 to 326B.59 or 326B.90 to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>326B.93, then a board fee must be included in the license fee and the renewal license fee. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>The board fee for all license classifications shall be: $4 if the license duration is one year; <br/>
<a id="pl.27.36"></a><var>27.36</var>$8 if the license duration is two years; and $12 if the license duration is three years.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>(f) If the application is for the renewal of a license issued under sections 326B.802 <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>to 326B.885, then the contractor recovery fund fee required under section 326B.89, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>subdivision 3, and any additional assessment required under section 326B.89, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>16, must be included in the license renewal fee.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.34.0"></a><a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>    Sec. 34. <b>[326B.093] LICENSES REQUIRING EXAMINATION </b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var><b>ADMINISTERED BY COMMISSIONER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Qualifications for examination.</b> If the applicant for a license must <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>pass an examination administered by the commissioner in order to obtain the license, then <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>the applicant's complete application must demonstrate that the applicant is qualified to <br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>take the examination. The applicant is qualified to take the examination if the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>meets all requirements for the license except for passing the examination.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Not qualified for examination.</b> If the applicant is not qualified to take <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>the examination, then the commissioner must deny the application. The applicant may <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>subsequently submit another application, accompanied by the required fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Taking the examination.</b> If the applicant is qualified to take the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>examination, then the department must notify the applicant, and the applicant may <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>schedule a time to take the examination within one year after the notification date. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>applicant does not take the examination at the scheduled time, the applicant may, one <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>time only, reschedule a time to take the examination on a date within one year after the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>notification date. If the applicant fails to take the examination within one year after the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>notification date, the commissioner must deny the application and the applicant forfeits the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>application/examination fee. The applicant may subsequently submit another application, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>accompanied by the required application/examination fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Examination results.</b> If the applicant receives a passing score on the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>examination and meets all other requirements for licensure, the commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>approve the application and notify the applicant of the approval within 60 days of the date <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>of the passing score. The applicant must, within 90 days after the notification of approval, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>pay the license fee. Upon receipt of the license fee, the commissioner must issue the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>license. If the applicant does not pay the license fee within 90 days after the notification <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>of approval, the commissioner will rescind the approval and must deny the application. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>If the applicant does not receive a passing score on the examination, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>must deny the application. If the application is denied because of the applicant's failure <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>to receive a passing score on the examination, then the applicant cannot submit a new <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>application for the license until at least 30 days after the notification of denial.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.35.0"></a><a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>    Sec. 35. <b>[326B.094] RENEWAL OF LICENSES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Expiration of licenses.</b> Unless and until the department or <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>commissioner issues a renewal of a license, the license expires on the expiration date <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>printed on the license. While the license is expired, the licensee cannot perform the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>activities authorized by the license.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Availability of renewal.</b> A licensee may apply to renew a license no later <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>than two years after the expiration of the license. If the department receives a complete <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>renewal application no later than two years after the expiration of the license, then the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>department must approve or deny the renewal application within 60 days of receiving the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>complete renewal application. If the department receives a renewal application more than <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>two years after the expiration of the license, the department must return the renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>license fee to the applicant without approving or denying the application. If the licensee <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>wishes to obtain a valid license more than two years after expiration of the license, the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>licensee must apply for a new license.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Deadline for avoiding license expiration.</b> The department must receive <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>a complete application to renew a license no later than the renewal deadline. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>department does not receive a complete application by the renewal deadline, the license <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>may expire before the department has either approved or denied the renewal application.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.36.0"></a><a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>    Sec. 36. <b>[326B.095] INCOMPLETE LICENSE APPLICATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>This section applies to both applications for initial licenses and license renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>applications. If the department determines that an application is incomplete, the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>department must notify the applicant of the deficiencies that must be corrected in <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>order to complete the application. If the applicant wishes to complete the application, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>the department must receive the completed application within 90 days after the date <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>the department mailed or delivered the incomplete application to the applicant. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>department does not receive the completed application by this deadline, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>must deny the application and the applicant will forfeit all fees except as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>in section 326B.092, subdivision 6. If the application is for license renewal and the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>department receives the corrected application after the license has expired, then the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>corrected application must be accompanied by the late fee.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.37.0"></a><a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>    Sec. 37. <b>[326B.096] REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Reinstatement after revocation.</b> (a) If a license is revoked under <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>this chapter and if an applicant for a license needs to pass an examination administered by <br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>the commissioner before becoming licensed, then, in order to have the license reinstated, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>the person who holds the revoked license must:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>(1) retake the examination and achieve a passing score; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>(2) meet all other requirements for an initial license, including payment of the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>application and examination fee and the license fee. The person holding the revoked <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>license is not eligible for Minnesota licensure without examination based on reciprocity.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>(b) If a license is revoked under a chapter other than this chapter, then, in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>have the license reinstated, the person who holds the revoked license must:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>(1) apply for reinstatement to the commissioner no later than two years after the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>effective date of the revocation;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>(2) pay a $100 reinstatement application fee and any applicable renewal license <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>fee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>(3) meet all applicable requirements for licensure, except that, unless required by the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>order revoking the license, the applicant does not need to retake any examination and does <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>not need to repay a license fee that was paid before the revocation.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Reinstatement after suspension.</b> If a license is suspended, then, in order <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>to have the license reinstated, the person who holds the suspended license must:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>(1) apply for reinstatement to the commissioner no later than two years after the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>completion of the suspension period;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>(2) pay a $100 reinstatement application fee and any applicable renewal license <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>fee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>(3) meet all applicable requirements for licensure, except that, unless required by the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>order suspending the license, the applicant does not need to retake any examination and <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>does not need to repay a license fee that was paid before the suspension.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Reinstatement after voluntary termination.</b> A licensee who is not an <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>individual may voluntarily terminate a license issued to the person under this chapter. If a <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>licensee has voluntarily terminated a license under this subdivision, then, in order to have <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>the license reinstated, the person who holds the terminated license must:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>(1) apply for reinstatement to the commissioner no later than the date that the license <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>would have expired if it had not been terminated;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>(2) pay a $100 reinstatement application fee and any applicable renewal license <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>fee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>(3) meet all applicable requirements for licensure, except that the applicant does not <br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>need to repay a license fee that was paid before the termination.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.38.0"></a><a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>    Sec. 38. <b>[326B.097] PROHIBITION OF TRANSFER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>A licensee shall not transfer or sell any license.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.39.0"></a><a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>    Sec. 39. <b>[326B.098] CONTINUING EDUCATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability.</b> This section applies to seminars offered by <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>the department for the purpose of allowing licensees to meet continuing education <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>requirements for license renewal.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Rescheduling.</b>  An individual who is registered with the department to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>attend a seminar may reschedule one time only, to attend the same seminar on a date <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>within one year after the date of the seminar the individual was registered to attend.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Fees nonrefundable.</b> All seminar fees paid to the department are <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>nonrefundable except for any overpayment of fees.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.40.0"></a><a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.133, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>    Subdivision 1.  <b>Designation.</b>  Each municipality shall designate a building official to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>administer the code. A municipality may designate no more than one building official <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>responsible for code administration defined by each certification category established in <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>rule created by statute or rule. Two or more municipalities may combine in the designation <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>of a building official for the purpose of administering the provisions of the code within <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>their communities. In those municipalities for which no building officials have been <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>designated, the state building official may use whichever state employees are necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>perform the duties of the building official until the municipality makes a temporary or <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>permanent designation. All costs incurred by virtue of these services rendered by state <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>employees must be borne by the involved municipality and receipts arising from these <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>services must be paid to the commissioner. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.41.0"></a><a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.133, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Application; renewal; fees; expiration.</b> (a) An applicant for certification <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>shall submit a completed application on a form approved by the commissioner to the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>department. The commissioner shall review applications for compliance with the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>requirements established by rule.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>(b) Application for initial certification or renewal certification as a building official, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>building official-limited, or accessibility specialist shall be according to this section and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>sections 326B.092 to 326B.095.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>(c) Fees shall be paid to the department according to section 326B.092.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>(d) Unless revoked or suspended under this chapter, all certifications issued or <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>renewed under this section expire two years from the date of original issuance and every <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>two years thereafter.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.42.0"></a><a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.133, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>    Subd. 3.  <b>Certification</b><b> criteria</b><b>.</b> The commissioner shall by rule establish <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>certification criteria as proof of qualification pursuant to subdivision 2. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>may: <br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>    (1) develop and administer written and practical examinations to determine if a <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>person is qualified pursuant to subdivision 2 to be a building official; <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>    (2) accept documentation of successful completion of testing programs developed <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>and administered by nationally recognized testing agencies, as proof of qualification <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>pursuant to subdivision 2; or <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>    (3) determine qualifications by satisfactory completion of clause (2) and a mandatory <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>training program developed or approved by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>    Upon a determination of qualification under clause (1), (2), or (3), the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>shall issue a certificate to the building official stating that the official is certified. Each <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>person applying for examination and certification pursuant to this section shall pay a <br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>nonrefundable fee of $70. The commissioner or a designee may establish categories of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>certification that will recognize the varying complexities of code enforcement in the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>municipalities within the state. The commissioner shall provide educational programs <br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>designed to train and assist building officials in carrying out their responsibilities. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.43.0"></a><a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.133, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Certification categories.</b> (a) If a municipality has adopted or adopts <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>the State Building Code, the responsibilities for code administration and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>are under the authority of its designated building official or the certified building <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>official-limited.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>(b) Certified building official. This certification is identified as "certified building <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>official" on the certificate card. This certification is granted to an individual who has met <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>the certified building official requirements established by rule and passed the written <br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>examination prepared by the state. A person with this certification may serve as the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>designated building official for any municipality. For the purposes of calculating fees <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>under section 326B.092, certification as a building official is a master license.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>(c) Certified building official-limited. This certification is identified as "certified <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>building official-limited" on the certification card. This certification is granted to an <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>individual who has met the certified building official-limited requirements established by <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>rule and passed the written examination prepared by the state. An individual with this <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>certification may perform code administration for one- and two-family dwellings, their <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>accessory structures, and "exempt classes of buildings" as provided in Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>part 1800.5000, of the Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design, and "facilities for persons with physical <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>disabilities" that are governed by the State Building Code. Subject to the limitations of the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>building official-limited certification, an individual with this certification may serve as <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>the designated building official for any municipality. Code administration for all other <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>buildings must be performed by a certified building official as defined in paragraph (a). A <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>certified building official-limited may conduct inspections for other structures regulated <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>by the State Building Code under the direction of a designated certified building official or <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>the state building official.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>Subject to all other certification requirements, as of January 1, 2012, valid Class I <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>certifications shall be included in the certified building official-limited category upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>next immediate renewal. For the purposes of calculating fees under section 326B.092, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>certification as a building official-limited is a journeyman license.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>(d) Accessibility specialist. This certification is identified as accessibility specialist <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>on the certification card. This certification is granted to an individual who has met <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>the "accessibility specialist" requirements established by rule and passed the written <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>examination prepared by the state. An individual with this classification is limited to the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>administration of those provisions of the State Building Code that provide access for <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>persons with disabilities. For the purposes of calculating fees under section 326B.092, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>certification as an accessibility specialist is a journeyman license.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.44.0"></a><a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.133, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>    Subd. 8.  <b>Continuing education</b><b> requirements; extension of time</b><b>.</b> (a) This <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>subdivision establishes the number of continuing education units required within each <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>two-year certification period.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>A certified building official shall accumulate 16 continuing education units in any <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>education program that is approved under Minnesota Rules, part 1301.1000.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>A certified building official-limited shall, in each year of the initial two-year <br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>certification period, accumulate eight continuing education units in any education program <br/>
<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>that is approved under Minnesota Rules, part 1301.1000. Continuing education units <br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>shall be reported annually during the initial two-year certification period by the method <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>established in rule. A certified building official-limited shall accumulate 16 continuing <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>education units for each two-year certification period thereafter in any education program <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>that is approved under Minnesota Rules, part 1301.1000.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>An accessibility specialist must accumulate four continuing education units in any <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>of the programs described in Minnesota Rules, part 1301.1000, subpart 1 or 2. The four <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>units must be for courses relating to building accessibility, plan review, field inspection, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>or building code administration.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>Continuing education programs may be approved as established in rule.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>    (b) Subject to sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.101</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.194</statute_ref>, the commissioner may by rule <br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>establish or approve continuing education programs for certified building officials dealing <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>with matters of building code administration, inspection, and enforcement. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>    Each person certified as a building official for the state must satisfactorily complete <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>applicable educational programs established or approved by the commissioner to retain <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>renew certification.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>(c) The state building official may grant an extension of time to comply with <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>continuing education requirements if the certificate holder requesting the extension of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>time shows cause for the extension. The request for the extension must be in writing. For <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>purposes of this section, the certificate holder's current certification effective dates shall <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>remain the same. The extension does not relieve the certificate holder from complying <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>with the continuing education requirements for the next two-year period.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.45.0"></a><a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.133, subdivision 11, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>    Subd. 11.  <b>Failure to renew.</b> An individual who has failed to make a timely <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>application for renewal of a certificate is not certified and must not serve as the designated <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>building official for any municipality, or a certified building official, a certified building <br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>official-limited, or an accessibility specialist until a renewed certificate has been issued by <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>the commissioner. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.46.0"></a><a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.197, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var><b>326B.197 BOND REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTORS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>    (a) A person contracting to do gas, heating, ventilation, cooling, air conditioning, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>fuel burning, or refrigeration work must give and maintain bond to the state in the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>of $25,000 for all work entered into within the state. The bond must be for the benefit of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>persons suffering financial loss by reason of the contractor's failure to comply with the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>requirements of the State Mechanical Code. A bond given to the state must be filed with <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>the commissioner of labor and industry and is in lieu of all other bonds to any political <br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>subdivision required for work covered by this section. The bond must be written by a <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>corporate surety licensed to do business in the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>    (b) The commissioner of labor and industry may charge each person giving bond <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>under this section an annual a biennial bond filing fee of $15 $100. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.47.0"></a><a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.33, subdivision 18, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>    Subd. 18. <b>Examination.</b> In addition to the other requirements described in this <br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>section and sections 326B.091 to 326B.098, and except as provided in subdivision 20, as a <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>precondition to issuance of a personal license, each applicant must pass a written or oral <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>examination developed and administered by the commissioner to ensure the competence of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>each applicant for license. An oral examination shall be administered only to an applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>who furnishes a written statement from a certified teacher or other professional, trained in <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>the area of reading disabilities stating that the applicant has a specific reading disability <br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>which would prevent the applicant from performing satisfactorily on a written test. The <br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>oral examination shall be structured so that an applicant who passes the examination <br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>will not impair the applicant's own safety or that of others while acting as a licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>individual. No individual failing an examination may retake it for six months thereafter, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>but within such six months the individual may take an examination for a lesser grade of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>license. Any individual failing to renew a personal license for two years or more after its <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>expiration, and any licensee whose personal license is revoked under this chapter, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>be required to retake the examination before being issued a new license. An individual <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>whose personal license is revoked under any other chapter is not required to retake the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>examination before being issued a new license, unless the personal license was revoked <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>two years or more before the commissioner received the completed application for a new <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>license. A licensee whose personal license is suspended for any reason is not required to <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>retake the examination before the personal license is reinstated, unless the personal license <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>has not been reinstated within two years after the suspension began.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>    An applicant for a personal license shall submit to the commissioner an application <br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>and examination fee at the time of application. Upon approval of the application, the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>commissioner shall schedule the applicant for the next available examination, which shall <br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>be held within 60 days. The applicant shall be allowed one opportunity to reschedule <br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>an examination without being required to submit another application and examination <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>fee. Additionally, an applicant who fails an examination, or whose application was not <br/>
<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>approved, shall submit another application and examination fee.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.48.0"></a><a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 326B.33, subdivision 19, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>    Subd. 19. <b>License, registration, and renewal fees; expiration.</b>  (a) Unless <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>revoked or suspended under this chapter, all licenses issued or renewed under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>expire on the date specified in this subdivision. Master licenses expire March 1 of each <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>odd-numbered year after issuance or renewal. Electrical contractor licenses expire March <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>1 of each even-numbered year after issuance or renewal. Technology system contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>licenses expire August 1 of each even-numbered year after issuance or renewal. All <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>other personal licenses expire two years from the date of original issuance and every two <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>years thereafter. Registrations of unlicensed individuals expire one year from the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>original issuance and every year thereafter.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>    (b) Fees for application and examination, and for the original issuance and each <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>subsequent renewal, are:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>    (1) For each personal license application and examination: $35;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>    (2) For original issuance and each subsequent renewal of:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>    Class A Master or master special electrician, including master elevator constructor: <br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>$40 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>    Class B Master: $25 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>    Power Limited Technician: $15 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>    Class A Journeyman, Class B Journeyman, Installer, Elevator Constructor, Lineman, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>or Maintenance Electrician other than master special electrician: $15 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>    Contractor: $100 per year;<br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>    Unlicensed individual registration: $15 per year.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>    (c) If any new license is issued in accordance with this subdivision for less than two <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>years, the fee for the license shall be prorated on an annual basis.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>    (d) A license fee may not be refunded after a license is issued or renewed. However, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>if the fee paid for a license was not prorated in accordance with this subdivision, the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>amount of the overpayment shall be refunded.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>    (e) Any contractor who seeks reissuance of a license after it has been revoked or <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>suspended under this chapter shall submit a reissuance fee of $100 before the license is <br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>reinstated.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>    (f) An individual or contractor who fails to renew a license before 30 days after the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>expiration or registration of the license must submit a late fee equal to one year's license <br/>
<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>fee in addition to the full renewal fee. Fees for renewed licenses or registrations are not <br/>
<a id="pl.36.35"></a><var>36.35</var>prorated. An individual or contractor that fails to renew a license or registration by the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.36"></a><var>36.36</var>expiration date is unlicensed until the license or registration is renewed.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>(b) For purposes of calculating license fees and renewal license fees required under <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>section 326B.092:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>(1) the registration of an unlicensed individual under subdivision 12 shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>considered an entry level license;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>(2) the following licenses shall be considered journeyman licenses: Class A <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>journeyman electrician, Class B journeyman electrician, Class A installer, Class B installer, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>elevator constructor, lineman, maintenance electrician, and power limited technician;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>(3) the following licenses shall be considered master licenses: Class A master <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>electrician, Class B master electrician, and master elevator constructor; and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>(4) the following licenses shall be considered business licenses: Class A electrical <br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>contractor, Class B electrical contractor, elevator contractor, and technology systems <br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>contractor.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>(c) For each filing of a certificate of responsible person by an employer, the fee is <br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>$100.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.49.0"></a><a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.33, subdivision 20, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>    Subd. 20. <b>Reciprocity.</b>  The commissioner may enter into reciprocity agreements <br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>for personal licenses with another state if approved by the board. Once approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>board, the commissioner may issue a personal license without requiring the applicant to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>pass an examination provided the applicant:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>    (a) submits an application under this section;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>    (b) pays the application and examination fee and license fee required under this <br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>section 326B.092; and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>    (c) holds a valid comparable license in the state participating in the agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>    Agreements are subject to the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>    (1) The parties to the agreement must administer a statewide licensing program that <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>includes examination and qualifying experience or training comparable to Minnesota's.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>    (2) The experience and training requirements under which an individual applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>qualified for examination in the qualifying state must be deemed equal to or greater than <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>required for an applicant making application in Minnesota at the time the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>acquired the license in the qualifying state.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>    (3) The applicant must have acquired the license in the qualifying state through an <br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>examination deemed equivalent to the same class of license examination in Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>A lesser class of license may be granted where the applicant has acquired a greater <br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>class of license in the qualifying state and the applicant otherwise meets the conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>    (4) At the time of application, the applicant must hold a valid license in the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>qualifying state and have held the license continuously for at least one year before making <br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>application in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>    (5) An applicant is not eligible for a license under this subdivision if the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>has failed the same or greater class of license examination in Minnesota, or if the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>applicant's license of the same or greater class has been revoked or suspended.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>    (6) An applicant who has failed to renew a personal license for two years or more <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>after its expiration is not eligible for a license under this subdivision.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.50.0"></a><a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.33, subdivision 21, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>    Subd. 21.  <b>Exemptions from licensing.</b> (a) An individual who is a maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>electrician is not required to hold or obtain a license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.399 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>if: <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>    (1) the individual is engaged in the maintenance and repair of electrical equipment, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>apparatus, and facilities that are owned or leased by the individual's employer and that are <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>located within the limits of property operated, maintained, and either owned or leased by <br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>the individual's employer; <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>    (2) the individual is supervised by: <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>    (i) the responsible master electrician for a contractor who has contracted with the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>individual's employer to provide services for which a contractor's license is required; or <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>    (ii) a licensed master electrician, a licensed maintenance electrician, an electrical <br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>engineer, or, if the maintenance and repair work is limited to technology circuits or <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>systems work, a licensed power limited technician; and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>    (3) the individual's employer has filed on file with the commissioner a current <br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>certificate of responsible person, signed by the responsible master electrician of the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>contractor, the licensed master electrician, the licensed maintenance electrician, the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>electrical engineer, or the licensed power limited technician, and stating that the person <br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>signing the certificate is responsible for ensuring that the maintenance and repair work <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>performed by the employer's employees complies with the Minnesota Electrical Act and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>the rules adopted under that act. The employer must pay a filing fee to file a certificate of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>responsible person with the commissioner. The certificate shall expire two years from the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>date of filing. In order to maintain a current certificate of responsible person, the employer <br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>must resubmit a certificate of responsible person, with a filing fee, no later than two years <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>from the date of the previous submittal.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>    (b) Employees of a licensed electrical or technology systems contractor or other <br/>
<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>employer where provided with supervision by a master electrician in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>subdivision 1, or power limited technician in accordance with subdivision 7, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>(a), clause (1), are not required to hold a license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.399 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>for the planning, laying out, installing, altering, and repairing of technology circuits or <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>systems except planning, laying out, or installing: <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>    (1) in other than residential dwellings, class 2 or class 3 remote control circuits that <br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>control circuits or systems other than class 2 or class 3, except circuits that interconnect <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>these systems through communication, alarm, and security systems are exempted from <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>this paragraph; <br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>    (2) class 2 or class 3 circuits in electrical cabinets, enclosures, or devices containing <br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>physically unprotected circuits other than class 2 or class 3; or <br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>    (3) technology circuits or systems in hazardous classified locations as covered by <br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>chapter 5 of the National Electrical Code. <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>    (c) Companies and their employees that plan, lay out, install, alter, or repair class <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>2 and class 3 remote control wiring associated with plug or cord and plug connected <br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>appliances other than security or fire alarm systems installed in a residential dwelling are <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>not required to hold a license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.399</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>    (d) Heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration contractors and their <br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>employees are not required to hold or obtain a license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.399 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>when performing heating, ventilating, air conditioning, or refrigeration work as described <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>326B.38</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>    (e) Employees of any electrical, communications, or railway utility, cable <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>communications company as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>238.02</statute_ref>, or a telephone company as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>237.01</statute_ref> or its employees, or of any independent contractor performing work <br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>on behalf of any such utility, cable communications company, or telephone company, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>not be required to hold a license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.399</statute_ref>: <br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>    (1) while performing work on installations, materials, or equipment which are owned <br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>or leased, and operated and maintained by such utility, cable communications company, or <br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>telephone company in the exercise of its utility, antenna, or telephone function, and which <br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>    (i) are used exclusively for the generation, transformation, distribution, transmission, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>or metering of electric current, or the operation of railway signals, or the transmission <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>of intelligence and do not have as a principal function the consumption or use of electric <br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>current or provided service by or for the benefit of any person other than such utility, cable <br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>communications company, or telephone company, and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>    (ii) are generally accessible only to employees of such utility, cable communications <br/>
<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>company, or telephone company or persons acting under its control or direction, and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>    (iii) are not on the load side of the service point or point of entrance for <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>communication systems; <br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>    (2) while performing work on installations, materials, or equipment which are a part <br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>of the street lighting operations of such utility; or <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>    (3) while installing or performing work on outdoor area lights which are directly <br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>connected to a utility's distribution system and located upon the utility's distribution poles, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>and which are generally accessible only to employees of such utility or persons acting <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>under its control or direction. <br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>    (f) An owner shall not be required to hold or obtain a license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.31 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>to 
         <statute_ref>326B.399</statute_ref>. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.51.0"></a><a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.42, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Contractor.</b> "Contractor" means a person who performs or offers <br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>to perform any plumbing work, with or without compensation, who is licensed as a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>contractor by the commissioner. Contractor includes plumbing contractors and restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>plumbing contractors.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.52.0"></a><a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.42, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Plumbing contractor.</b> "Plumbing contractor" means a licensed contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>whose responsible licensed plumber is a licensed master plumber.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.53.0"></a><a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.42, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Responsible licensed plumber.</b> A contractor's "responsible licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>plumber" means the licensed master plumber or licensed restricted master plumber <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>designated in writing by the contractor in the contractor's license application, or in another <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>manner acceptable to the commissioner, as the individual responsible for the contractor's <br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>compliance with sections 326B.41 to 326B.49, all rules adopted under these sections and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>sections 326B.50 to 326B.59, and all orders issued under section 326B.082.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.54.0"></a><a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.42, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Restricted plumbing contractor.</b> "Restricted plumbing contractor" <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>means a licensed contractor whose responsible licensed plumber is a licensed restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>master plumber.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.55.0"></a><a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.44, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var><b>326B.44 LOCAL REGULATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>     Any of the following entities may, by ordinance, adopt local regulations providing <br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>for plumbing permits, approval of plans and specifications, and inspections of plumbing, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>which regulations are not in conflict with the plumbing code: any city having a system <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>of waterworks or sewerage, regardless of population; any town having a population of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>5,000 or more according to the last federal census, exclusive of any statutory cities <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>located therein; and the Metropolitan Airports Commission. No such entity shall prohibit <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>plumbers plumbing contractors licensed by the commissioner from engaging in or working <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>at the business of plumbing, except cities and statutory cities which, prior to April 21, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>1933, by ordinance required the licensing of plumbers. No such entity shall require any <br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>person who engages in the business of plumbing to post a bond as a prerequisite for <br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>engaging in the business of plumbing, except the bond to the state required under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>326B.46
         </statute_ref> and except any performance bond required under a contract with the person <br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>for the performance of plumbing work for the entity. No such entity shall require any <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>person who engages in the business of plumbing to maintain public liability insurance <br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>as a prerequisite for engaging in the business of plumbing, except the insurance required <br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.46</statute_ref> and except any public liability insurance required under a contract <br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>with the person for the performance of plumbing work for the entity. No city or town may <br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>require a license for persons performing building sewer or water service installation who <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>have completed pipe laying training as prescribed by the commissioner of labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>industry. Any city by ordinance may prescribe regulations, reasonable standards, and <br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>inspections and grant permits to any person engaged in the business of installing water <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>softeners, who is not licensed as a master plumber or journeyman plumber contractor by <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>the commissioner, to connect water softening and water filtering equipment to private <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>residence water distribution systems, where provision has been previously made therefor <br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>and openings left for that purpose or by use of cold water connections to a domestic <br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>water heater; where it is not necessary to rearrange, make any extension or alteration of, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>or addition to any pipe, fixture or plumbing connected with the water system except to <br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>connect the water softener, and provided the connections so made comply with minimum <br/>
<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>standards prescribed by the Plumbing Board.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.56.0"></a><a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.46, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>78, article 5, section 14, and chapter 109, section 13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var><b>326B.46 LICENSING, BOND AND INSURANCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>License required.</b> (a) No person individual shall engage in or work <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>at the business of a master plumber, restricted master plumber, journeyman plumber, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>and restricted journeyman plumber unless licensed to do so by the state commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>A license is not required for individuals performing building sewer or water service <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>installation who have completed pipe laying training as prescribed by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>of labor and industry. A master plumber may also work as a journeyman plumber, a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>restricted journeyman plumber, and a restricted master plumber. A journeyman plumber <br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>may also work as a restricted journeyman plumber. Anyone not so licensed may do <br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>plumbing work which complies with the provisions of the minimum standards prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>by the Plumbing Board on premises or that part of premises owned and actually occupied <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>by the worker as a residence, unless otherwise forbidden to do so by a local ordinance.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>    (b) No person shall engage in the business of planning, superintending, or installing <br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>plumbing or shall install plumbing in connection with the dealing in and selling of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>plumbing material and supplies unless at all times a licensed master plumber, or in cities <br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>and towns with a population of fewer than 5,000 according to the last federal census, a <br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>restricted master plumber, who shall be responsible for proper installation, is in charge <br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>of the plumbing work of the person, firm, or corporation.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>(c) Except as provided in subdivision 2, no person shall perform or offer to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>plumbing work with or without compensation unless the person obtains a contractor's <br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>license. A contractor's license does not of itself qualify its holder to perform the plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>work authorized by holding a master, journeyman, restricted master, or restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>journeyman license.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Exemptions from licensing.</b> (a) An individual without a contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>license may do plumbing work on the individual's residence in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>(b) An individual who is an employee working on the maintenance and repair of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>plumbing equipment, apparatus, or facilities owned or leased by the individual's employer <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>and which is within the limits of property owned or leased, and operated or maintained by <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>the individual's employer, shall not be required to maintain a contractor license as long <br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>as the employer has on file with the commissioner a current certificate of responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>person.  The certificate must be signed by the responsible master plumber or, in an area of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>the state that is not a city or town with a population of more than 5,000 according to the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.36"></a><var>42.36</var>last federal census, restricted master plumber, and must state that the person signing the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>certificate is responsible for ensuring that the maintenance and repair work performed by <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>the employer's employees comply with sections 326B.41 to 326B.49, all rules adopted <br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>under those sections and sections 326B.50 to 326B.59, and all orders issued under section <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>326B.082. The employer must pay a filing fee to file a certificate of responsible person <br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>with the commissioner. The certificate shall expire two years from the date of filing. In <br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>order to maintain a current certificate of responsible person, the employer must resubmit a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>certificate of responsible person, with a filing fee, no later than two years from the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>the previous submittal. The filing of the certificate of responsible person does not exempt <br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>any employee of the employer from the requirements of this chapter regarding individual <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>licensing as a plumber or registration as a plumber's apprentice.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>(c) If a contractor employs a licensed plumber, the licensed plumber does not need a <br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>separate contractor license to perform plumbing work on behalf of the employer within <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>the scope of the licensed plumber's license.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>    Subd. 1b. <b>Employment of master plumber or restricted master plumber.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>Each contractor must designate a responsible licensed plumber, who shall be responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>for the performance of all plumbing work in accordance with sections 326B.41 to <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>326B.49, all rules adopted under these sections and sections 326B.50 to 326B.59, and all <br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>orders issued under section 326B.082. A plumbing contractor's responsible licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>plumber must be a master plumber. A restricted plumbing contractor's responsible licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>plumber must be a master plumber or a restricted master plumber. A plumbing contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>license authorizes the contractor to offer to perform and, through licensed and registered <br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>individuals, to perform plumbing work in all areas of the state. A restricted plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>contractor license authorizes the contractor to offer to perform and, through licensed and <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>registered individuals, to perform plumbing work in all areas of the state except in cities <br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>and towns with a population of more than 5,000 according to the last federal census.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>(b) If the contractor is an individual or sole proprietorship, the responsible licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>plumber must be the individual, proprietor, or managing employee. If the contractor is <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>a partnership, the responsible licensed plumber must be a general partner or managing <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>employee. If the contractor is a limited liability company, the responsible licensed plumber <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>must be a chief manager or managing employee. If the contractor is a corporation, the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>responsible licensed plumber must be an officer or managing employee. If the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>licensed plumber is a managing employee, the responsible licensed plumber must be <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>actively engaged in performing plumbing work on behalf of the contractor, and cannot be <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>employed in any capacity as a plumber for any other contractor. An individual may be <br/>
<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>the responsible licensed plumber for only one contractor.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>(c) All applications and renewals for contractor licenses shall include a verified <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>statement that the applicant or licensee has complied with this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Bond; insurance.</b> Any person contracting to do plumbing work must give <br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>As a condition of licensing, each contractor shall give and maintain bond to the state in the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>amount of at least $25,000 for (1) all plumbing work entered into within the state or (2) <br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>all plumbing work and subsurface sewage treatment work entered into within the state. <br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>If the bond is for both plumbing work and subsurface sewage treatment work, the bond <br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>must comply with the requirements of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>115.56, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>paragraph (e). The bond shall be for the benefit of persons injured or suffering financial <br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>loss by reason of failure to comply with the requirements of the State Plumbing Code and, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>if the bond is for both plumbing work and subsurface sewage treatment work, financial <br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>loss by reason of failure to comply with the requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>115.55</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>115.56</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>The bond shall be filed with the commissioner and shall be written by a corporate surety <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>licensed to do business in the state. <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>    In addition, each applicant for a master plumber license or restricted master plumber <br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>license, or renewal thereof, shall provide evidence of as a condition of licensing, each <br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>contractor shall have and maintain in effect public liability insurance, including products <br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>liability insurance with limits of at least $50,000 per person and $100,000 per occurrence <br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>and property damage insurance with limits of at least $10,000. The insurance shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>written by an insurer licensed to do business in the state of Minnesota and each licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>master plumber shall maintain on file with the commissioner a certificate evidencing the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>insurance providing that the insurance shall not be canceled without the insurer first giving <br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>15 days written notice to the commissioner. The term of the insurance shall be concurrent <br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>with the term of the license.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>    Subd. 3.  <b>Bond and insurance exemption.</b> If a master plumber or restricted master <br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>plumber who is in compliance with the bond and insurance requirements of subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>employs a licensed plumber, the employee plumber shall not be required to meet the bond <br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>and insurance requirements of subdivision 2. An individual who is an employee working <br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>on the maintenance and repair of plumbing equipment, apparatus, or facilities owned or <br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>leased by the individual's employer and which is within the limits of property owned or <br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>leased, and operated or maintained by the individual's employer, shall not be required to <br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>meet the bond and insurance requirements of subdivision 2. <br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Fee.</b> (a) Each person giving bond to the state under subdivision 2 shall pay <br/>
<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>the department a bond registration fee of $40 for one year or $80 for two years.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.35"></a><var>44.35</var>(b) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without <br/>
<a id="pl.44.36"></a><var>44.36</var>the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the bond registration from one year <br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>to two years so that the expiration of bond registration corresponds with the expiration of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>the license issued under section 
<statute_ref>326B.475</statute_ref> or 
<statute_ref>326B.49, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>    Subd. 5.  <b>Exterior connections.</b> Persons licensed as manufactured home installers <br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>under chapter 327B are not required to be licensed under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.42</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.49 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>when connecting the exterior building drain sewer outlets to the aboveground building <br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>sewer system and when connecting the exterior water line to the aboveground water <br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>system to the manufactured home as described in National Manufactured Housing <br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, United States Code, title 42, section 5401 <br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>et seq. No additional licensure, bond, or insurance related to the scope of work permitted <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>under this subdivision may be required of a licensed manufactured home installer by <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>any unit of government. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.57.0"></a><a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>    Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.47, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var><b>326B.47 PLUMBER'S APPRENTICES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Registration</b><b>; supervision; records</b><b>.</b> (a) All plumber's apprentices <br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>must be registered. To be a registered plumber's apprentice, an individual must either:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>    (1) be an individual employed in the trade of plumbing under an apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>agreement approved by the department under Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0300; or<br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>    (2) be an unlicensed individual registered with the commissioner under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>3.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>(b) A plumber's apprentice is authorized to assist in the installation of plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>only while under the direct supervision of a master, restricted master, journeyman, or <br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>restricted journeyman plumber. The master, restricted master, journeyman, or restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>journeyman plumber is responsible for ensuring that all plumbing work performed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>plumber's apprentice complies with the plumbing code. The supervising master, restricted <br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>master, journeyman, or restricted journeyman must be licensed and must be employed <br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>by the same employer as the plumber's apprentice. Licensed individuals shall not permit <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>plumber's apprentices to perform plumbing work except under the direct supervision of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>an individual actually licensed to perform such work. Plumber's apprentices shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>supervise the performance of plumbing work or make assignments of plumbing work <br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>to unlicensed individuals.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>(c) Contractors employing plumber's apprentices to perform plumbing work shall <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>maintain records establishing compliance with this subdivision that shall identify all <br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>plumber's apprentices performing plumbing work, and shall permit the department to <br/>
<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>examine and copy all such records.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Journeyman exam.</b> A plumber's apprentice who has completed four <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>years of practical plumbing experience is eligible to take the journeyman plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>examination. Up to 24 months of practical plumbing experience prior to becoming a <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>plumber's apprentice may be applied to the four-year experience requirement. However, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>none of this practical plumbing experience may be applied if the individual did not have <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>any practical plumbing experience in the 12-month period immediately prior to becoming <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>a plumber's apprentice. The Plumbing Board may adopt rules to evaluate whether <br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>the individual's past practical plumbing experience is applicable in preparing for the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>journeyman's examination. If two years after completing the training the individual has <br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>not taken the examination, the four years of experience shall be forfeited.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>    The commissioner may allow an extension of the two-year period for taking the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>exam for cases of hardship or other appropriate circumstances.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Registration, rules, applications, renewals, and fees.</b>  An unlicensed <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>individual may register by completing and submitting to the commissioner a registration <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>an application form provided by the commissioner, with all fees required by section <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>326B.092. A completed registration application form must state the date the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>began training, the individual's age, schooling, previous experience, and employer, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>and other information required by the commissioner. The board may prescribe rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>not inconsistent with this section, for the registration of unlicensed individuals. Each <br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>applicant for initial registration as a plumber's apprentice shall pay the department an <br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>application fee of $25. Applications for initial registration may be submitted at any time. <br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>Registration must be renewed annually and shall be for the period from July 1 of each year <br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>to June 30 of the following year. Applications for renewal registration must be received <br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>by the commissioner by June 30 of each registration period on forms provided by the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>commissioner, and must be accompanied by a fee of $25. An application for renewal <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>registration received on or after July 1 in any year but no more than three months after <br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>expiration of the previously issued registration must pay the past due renewal fee plus a <br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>late fee of $25. No applications for renewal registration will be accepted more than three <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>months after expiration of the previously issued registration.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.58.0"></a><a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Use of license.</b> A restricted master plumber and restricted journeyman <br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>plumber may engage in the plumbing trade in all areas of the state except in cities and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>towns with a population of more than 5,000 according to the last federal census.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.59.0"></a><a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>    Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 326B.475, subdivision 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Renewal; use period for license.</b> (a) A restricted master plumber and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>restricted journeyman plumber license must be renewed for as long as that licensee <br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>engages in the plumbing trade. Notwithstanding section 326B.094, failure to renew a <br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>restricted master plumber and restricted journeyman plumber license within 12 months <br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>after the expiration date will result in permanent forfeiture of the restricted master plumber <br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>and restricted journeyman plumber license.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>(b) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without <br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of restricted master <br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>plumber and restricted journeyman plumber licenses from one year to two years. By <br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>June 30, 2011, all restricted master plumber and restricted journeyman plumber licenses <br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>shall be two-year licenses.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.60.0"></a><a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>    Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 326B.49, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Application, examination, and license fees.</b> (a) Applications for <br/>
<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>master and journeyman plumber's license licenses shall be made to the commissioner, with <br/>
<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>fee all fees required by section 326B.092. Unless the applicant is entitled to a renewal, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>the applicant shall be licensed by the commissioner only after passing a satisfactory <br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>examination developed and administered by the commissioner, based upon rules adopted <br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>by the Plumbing Board, showing fitness. Examination fees for both journeyman and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>master plumbers shall be $50 for each examination. Upon being notified of having <br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>successfully passed the examination for original license the applicant shall submit an <br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>application, with the license fee herein provided. The license fee for each initial master <br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>plumber's license shall be $240. The license fee for each initial journeyman plumber's <br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>license shall be $110.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>(b) All initial master and journeyman plumber's licenses shall be effective for more <br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>than one calendar year and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which <br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>the application is made. The license fee for each renewal master plumber's license shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>$120 for one year or $240 for two years. The license fee for each renewal journeyman <br/>
<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>plumber's license shall be $55 for one year or $110 for two years. All master plumber's <br/>
<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>licenses shall expire on December 31 of each even-numbered year after issuance or <br/>
<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>renewal. The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without <br/>
<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of master and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>journeyman plumber's licenses from one year to two years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed <br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>master and journeyman plumber's licenses shall be two-year licenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>(c) Any licensee who does not renew a license within two years after the license <br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>expires is no longer eligible for renewal. Such an individual must retake and pass the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>examination before a new license will be issued. A journeyman or master plumber who <br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>submits a license renewal application after the time specified in rule but within two <br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>years after the license expired must pay all past due renewal fees plus a late fee of $25. <br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>Applications for contractor licenses shall be made to the commissioner, with all fees <br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>required by section 326B.092. All contractor licenses shall expire on December 31 of each <br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>odd-numbered year after issuance or renewal.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>(d) For purposes of calculating license fees and renewal license fees required under <br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>section 326B.092:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>(1) the following licenses shall be considered business licenses: plumbing contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>and restricted plumbing contractor;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>(2) the following licenses shall be considered master licenses: master plumber and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>restricted master plumber;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>(3) the following licenses shall be considered journeyman licenses: journeyman <br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>plumber and restricted journeyman plumber; and<br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>(4) the registration of a plumber's apprentice under section 326B.47, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>shall be considered an entry level license.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>(e) For each filing of a certificate of responsible person by an employer, the fee is <br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>$100.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.61.0"></a><a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>    Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.50, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Responsible licensed master.</b> "Responsible licensed master" means the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>licensed water conditioning master or licensed master plumber designated in writing by <br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>the water conditioning contractor in the water conditioning contractor's license application, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>or in another manner acceptable to the commissioner, as the individual responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>the water conditioning contractor's compliance with sections 326B.50 to 326B.59, all <br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>rules adopted under these sections, the Minnesota Plumbing Code, and all orders issued <br/>
<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>under section 326B.082. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.62.0"></a><a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>    Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.50, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Water conditioning contractor.</b> "Water conditioning contractor" <br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>means a person who performs or offers to perform any water conditioning installation or <br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>water conditioning servicing, with or without compensation, who is licensed as a water <br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>conditioning contractor by the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.63.0"></a><a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>    Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.50, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Water conditioning journeyman.</b> "Water conditioning journeyman" <br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>means an individual, other than a water conditioning master, who has demonstrated <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>practical knowledge of water conditioning installation and servicing, and who is licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>by the commissioner as a water conditioning journeyman.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.64.0"></a><a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>    Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.50, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>    Subd. 3b. <b>Water conditioning master.</b> "Water conditioning master" means <br/>
<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>an individual who has demonstrated skill in planning, superintending, installing, and <br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>servicing water conditioning installations, and who is licensed by the commissioner as a <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>water conditioning master.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.65.0"></a><a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>    Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.54, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var><b>326B.54 VIOLATIONS TO BE REPORTED TO COMMISSIONER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>    Such local authority as may be designated by any such ordinance for the issuance <br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>of such water conditioning installation and servicing permits and approval of such plans <br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>shall report to the commissioner persistent or willful violations of the same and any <br/>
<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>incompetence of a licensed water conditioning contractor, licensed water conditioning <br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>master, or licensed water conditioning installer journeyman observed by the local authority.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.66.0"></a><a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>    Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.55, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>183, section 13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var><b>326B.55 LICENSING IN CERTAIN CITIES; QUALIFICATIONS; RULES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Licensing.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (d), no individual <br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>shall perform water conditioning installation or water conditioning servicing unless <br/>
<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>licensed by the commissioner as a master plumber, journeyman plumber, water <br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>conditioning master, or water conditioning journeyman, or, in all areas of the state except <br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>in cities and towns with a population of more than 5,000 according to the last federal <br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>census, as a restricted master plumber or restricted journeyman plumber.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>(b) Except as provided in paragraph (e), no person shall perform or offer to <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>perform water conditioning installation or water conditioning servicing with or without <br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>compensation unless the person obtains a water conditioning contractor's license. A water <br/>
<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>conditioning contractor's license does not of itself qualify its holder to perform the water <br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>conditioning installation or water conditioning servicing authorized by holding a water <br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>conditioning master or water conditioning journeyman license.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d),  no person shall engage in or work at the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>business of water conditioning installation or servicing anywhere in the state unless (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>at all times an individual licensed as a master plumber or water conditioning contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>master by the commissioner shall be, who is responsible for the proper installation and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>servicing, is in charge of the water conditioning installation and servicing work of such <br/>
<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>person, and (2) all installations, other than.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>If a water conditioning contractor employs a licensed master, restricted master, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>journeyman or restricted journeyman plumber, or a licensed water conditioning master <br/>
<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>or journeyman, then the licensed individual does not need a separate water conditioning <br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>contractor license to perform water conditioning installation or servicing on behalf of the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>employer within the scope of the individual's plumber license.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>(d) No water conditioning contractor, water conditioning master, or water <br/>
<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>conditioning journeyman license is required:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>(1) for exchanges of portable water conditioning equipment, are performed by a <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>licensed water conditioning contractor or licensed water conditioning installer. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>individual not so licensed may; or<br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>(2) for an individual to perform water conditioning work that complies with the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>minimum standards prescribed by the Plumbing Board on premises or that part of premises <br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>owned and occupied by the worker individual as a residence, unless otherwise prohibited <br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>by a local ordinance. The scope of work that a master plumber, restricted master plumber, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>journeyman plumber, or restricted journeyman plumber is authorized to perform as an <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>employee of a licensed water conditioning contractor shall be limited to the scope of work <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>that the licensed water conditioning contractor is licensed to perform.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Qualifications for licensing.</b> (a) A water conditioning contractor master <br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>license shall be issued only to an individual who has demonstrated skill in planning, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>superintending, and servicing water conditioning installations, and has successfully passed <br/>
<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>the examination for water conditioning contractors masters. A water conditioning installer <br/>
<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>journeyman license shall only be issued to an individual other than a water conditioning <br/>
<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var>contractor master who has demonstrated practical knowledge of water conditioning <br/>
<a id="pl.50.36"></a><var>50.36</var>installation, and has successfully passed the examination for water conditioning installers <br/>
<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>journeymen. A water conditioning installer journeyman must successfully pass the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>examination for water conditioning contractors masters before being licensed as a water <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>conditioning contractor master.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>(b) Each water conditioning contractor must designate a responsible licensed master <br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>plumber or a responsible licensed water conditioning master, who shall be responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>the performance of all water conditioning installation and servicing in accordance with the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>requirements of sections 326B.50 to 326B.59, all rules adopted under sections 326B.50 to <br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>326B.59, the Minnesota Plumbing Code, and all orders issued under section 326B.082. If <br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>the water conditioning contractor is an individual or sole proprietorship, the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>licensed master must be the individual, proprietor, or managing employee. If the water <br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>conditioning contractor is a partnership, the responsible licensed master must be a general <br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>partner or managing employee. If the water conditioning contractor is a limited liability <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>company, the responsible licensed master must be a chief manager or managing employee. <br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>If the water conditioning contractor is a corporation, the responsible licensed master must <br/>
<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>be an officer or managing employee. If the responsible licensed master is a managing <br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>employee, the responsible licensed master must be actively engaged in performing water <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>conditioning work on behalf of the water conditioning contractor and cannot be employed <br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>in any capacity as a water conditioning master or water conditioning journeyman for any <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>other water conditioning contractor. An individual must not be the responsible licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>master for more than one water conditioning contractor.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>(c) All applications and renewals for water conditioning contractor licenses shall <br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>include a verified statement that the applicant or licensee has complied with paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>(d) Each application and renewal for a water conditioning master license, water <br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>conditioning journeyman license, or a water conditioning contractor license shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>accompanied by all fees required by section 326B.092.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Commissioner.</b> The commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>    (1) license water conditioning contractors, water conditioning masters, and installers <br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>water conditioning journeymen; and<br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>    (2) collect an examination fee from each examinee for a license as a water <br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>conditioning contractor and an examination fee from each examinee for a license as a <br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>water conditioning installer in an amount set forth in section 
<statute_ref>326B.58</statute_ref> the fees required by <br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>section 326B.092. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.67.0"></a><a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>    Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.56, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>78, article 5, section 18, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var><b>326B.56 </b><b>ALTERNATIVE STATE</b><b> BONDING AND INSURANCE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var><b>REGULATION</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Bonds.</b> (a) An applicant for a water conditioning contractor or <br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>installer license or renewal thereof who is required by any political subdivision to give a <br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>bond to obtain or maintain the license, may comply with any political subdivision bonding <br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>requirement by giving As a condition of licensing, each water conditioning contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>shall give and maintain a bond to the state as described in paragraph (b). No applicant for a <br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>water conditioning contractor or installer license who maintains the bond under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>(b) shall be otherwise required to meet the bond requirements of any political subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>    (b) Each bond given to the state under this subdivision shall be in the total sum of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>$3,000 conditioned upon the faithful and lawful performance of all water conditioning <br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>contracting or installing work installation or servicing done within the state. The bond <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>shall be for the benefit of persons suffering injuries or damages due to the work. The bond <br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>shall be filed with the commissioner and shall be written by a corporate surety licensed to <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>do business in this state. The bond must remain in effect at all times while the application <br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>is pending and while the license is in effect.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Insurance.</b> (a) Each applicant for a water conditioning contractor or <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>installer license or renewal thereof who is required by any political subdivision to maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>insurance to obtain or maintain the license may comply with any political subdivision's <br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>insurance requirement by maintaining As a condition of licensing, each water conditioning <br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>contractor shall have and maintain in effect the insurance described in paragraph (b). <br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>No applicant for a water conditioning contractor or installer license who maintains the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>insurance described in paragraph (b) shall be otherwise required to meet the insurance <br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>requirements of any political subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>    (b) The insurance shall provide coverage, including products liability coverage, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>for all damages in connection with licensed work for which the licensee is liable, with <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>personal damage limits of at least $50,000 per person and $100,000 per occurrence and <br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>property damage insurance with limits of at least $10,000. The insurance shall be written <br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>by an insurer licensed to do business in this state and a certificate evidencing the insurance <br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>shall be filed with the commissioner. The insurance must remain in effect at all times <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>while the application is pending and while the license is in effect. The insurance shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>be canceled without the insurer first giving 15 days' written notice to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Bond and insurance exemption.</b> A water conditioning contractor or <br/>
<a id="pl.52.36"></a><var>52.36</var>installer who is an employee of a water conditioning contractor or installer, including <br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>an employee engaged in the maintenance and repair of water conditioning equipment, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>apparatus, or facilities owned, leased and operated, or maintained by the employer, is <br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>not required to meet the bond and insurance requirements of subdivisions 1 and 2 or of <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>any political subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Fee.</b> (a) The commissioner shall collect a $40 bond registration fee for <br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>one year or $80 for two years from each applicant for issuance or renewal of a water <br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>conditioning contractor or installer license who elects to proceed under subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>1 and 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>(b) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without <br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the bond registration from one year <br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>to two years so that the expiration of bond registration corresponds with the expiration of <br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>the license issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.55</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.68.0"></a><a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>    Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 326B.58, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var><b>326B.58 FEES</b><b>; RENEWAL</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>    (a) Examination fees for both water conditioning contractors and water conditioning <br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>installers shall be $50 for each examination. Each initial water conditioning contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>and installer master and water conditioning journeyman license shall be effective for more <br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>than one calendar year and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which <br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>the application is made. The license fee for each initial water conditioning contractor's <br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>license shall be $140, except that the license fee shall be $105 if the application is <br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>submitted during the last three months of the calendar year. The license fee for each <br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>renewal water conditioning contractor's license shall be $70 for one year or $140 for two <br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>years. The license fee for each initial water conditioning installer license shall be $70, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>except that the license fee shall be $52.50 if the application is submitted during the last <br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>three months of the calendar year. The license fee for each renewal water conditioning <br/>
<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>installer license shall be $35 for one year or $70 for two years.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>(b) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without <br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of water conditioning <br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>contractor and installer master and journeyman licenses from one year to two years. By <br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>June 30, 2011, all renewed water conditioning contractor and installer licenses shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>two-year licenses. The commissioner Plumbing Board may by rule prescribe for the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>expiration and renewal of licenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>(c) Any licensee who does not renew a license within two years after the license <br/>
<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>expires is no longer eligible for renewal. Such an individual must retake and pass the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>examination before a new license will be issued. A water conditioning contractor or water <br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>conditioning installer who submits a license renewal application after the time specified <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>in rule but within two years after the license expired must pay all past due renewal fees <br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>plus a late fee of $25 All water conditioning contractor licenses shall expire on December <br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>31 of the year after issuance or renewal.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>(d) For purposes of calculating license fees and renewal fees required under section <br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>326B.092:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>(1) a water conditioning journeyman license shall be considered a journeyman <br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>license;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>(2) a water conditioning master license shall be considered a master license; and<br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>(3) a water conditioning contractor license shall be considered a business license.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.69.0"></a><a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>    Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.805, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Exemptions.</b> The license requirement does not apply to:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>    (1) an employee of a licensee performing work for the licensee;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>    (2) a material person, manufacturer, or retailer furnishing finished products, <br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>materials, or articles of merchandise who does not install or attach the items;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>    (3) an owner of residential real estate who builds or improves any structure on <br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>residential real estate, if the building or improving is performed by the owner's bona fide <br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>employees or by individual owners personally. This exemption does not apply to an <br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>owner who constructs or improves property for purposes of speculation if the building <br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>or improving is performed by the owner's bona fide employees or by individual owners <br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>personally. A residential building contractor or residential remodeler will be presumed <br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>to be building or improving for purposes of speculation if the contractor or remodeler <br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>constructs or improves more than one property within any 24-month period;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>    (4) an architect or professional engineer engaging in professional practice as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>by section 
         <statute_ref>326.02, subdivisions 2</statute_ref> and 3;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>    (5) a person whose total gross annual receipts for performing specialty skills for <br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>which licensure would be required under this section do not exceed $15,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>    (6) a mechanical contractor;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>    (7) a plumber, electrician, or other person whose profession is otherwise subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>statewide licensing, when engaged in the activity which is the subject of that licensure;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>    (8) specialty contractors who provide only one special skill as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>326B.802
         </statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>    (9) a school district, or a technical college governed under chapter 136F; and<br/>
<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>    (10) Habitat for Humanity and Builders Outreach Foundation, and their individual <br/>
<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>volunteers when engaged in activities on their behalf.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>To qualify for the exemption in clause (5), a person must obtain a certificate of exemption <br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>from licensure from the commissioner. A certificate of exemption will be issued upon <br/>
<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>the applicant's filing with the commissioner, an affidavit stating that the applicant does <br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>not expect to exceed $15,000 in gross annual receipts derived from performing services <br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>which require licensure under this section during the calendar year in which the affidavit <br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>is received. For the purposes of calculating fees under section 326B.092, a certificate of <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>exemption is an entry level license. To renew the exemption in clause (5), the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>must file an affidavit stating that the applicant did not exceed $15,000 in gross annual <br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>receipts during the past calendar year. If a person, operating under the exemption in <br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>clause (5), exceeds $15,000 in gross receipts during any calendar year, the person <br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>must immediately surrender the exemption certificate of exemption and apply for the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>appropriate license. The person must remain licensed until such time as the person's gross <br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>annual receipts during a calendar year fall below $15,000. The person may then apply for <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>an exemption for the next calendar year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.70.0"></a><a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>    Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 326B.815, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Licensing fee</b><b> Fees</b><b>.</b> (a) The licensing fee for persons licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>pursuant to sections 
<statute_ref>326B.802</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>326B.885</statute_ref>, except for manufactured home installers, <br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>is $200 for a two-year period. The For the purposes of calculating fees under section <br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>326B.092, an initial or renewed residential contractor, residential remodeler, or residential <br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>roofer license is a business license. Notwithstanding section 326B.092, the licensing fee <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>for manufactured home installers under section 
         <statute_ref>327B.041</statute_ref> is $300 for a three-year period.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>(b) All initial and renewal licenses, except for manufactured home installer licenses, <br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>shall be effective for two years and shall expire on March 31 of the year after the year in <br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>which the application is made. The license fee for each renewal of a residential contractor, <br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>residential remodeler, or residential roofer license shall be $100 for one year and $200 <br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>for two years.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>(c) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without <br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of residential <br/>
<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>contractor, residential remodeler, and residential roofer licenses from one year to two <br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed residential contractor, residential remodeler, and <br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>residential roofer licenses shall be two-year licenses.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.71.0"></a><a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>    Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.83, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Form.</b> (a) An applicant for a license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.802</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>326B.885
         </statute_ref> must submit an application, under oath and accompanied by the license fee fees <br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>required by section 
         <statute_ref>326B.815</statute_ref> 326B.092, on a form prescribed by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>Within 30 business days of receiving all required information, the commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>act on the license request.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>(b) If one of the categories in the application does not apply, the applicant must <br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>identify the category and state the reason the category does not apply. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>may refuse to issue a license if the application is not complete or contains unsatisfactory <br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>information. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.72.0"></a><a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>    Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.83, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Examination.</b> (a) Each qualifying person must satisfactorily complete pass <br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>a written examination for the type of license requested. The commissioner may establish <br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>the examination qualifications, including related education experience and education, the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>examination procedure, and the examination for each licensing group. The examination <br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>must include at a minimum the following areas:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>    (1) appropriate knowledge of technical terms commonly used and the knowledge of <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>reference materials and code books to be used for technical information; and<br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>    (2) understanding of the general principles of business management and other <br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>pertinent state laws.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>    (b) Each examination must be designed for the specified type of license requested. <br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>    (c) An individual's passing examination results expire two years from the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>examination date. An individual who passes the examination but does not choose to apply <br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>to act as a qualifying person for a licensee within two years from the examination date, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>must, upon application provide:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>    (1) passing examination results within two years from the date of application; or<br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>    (2) proof that the person has fulfilled the continuing education requirements in <br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>section 
<statute_ref>326B.821</statute_ref> in the manner required for a qualifying person of a licensee for each <br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>license period after the expiration of the examination results. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.73.0"></a><a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>    Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.83, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>    Subd. 6. <b>License.</b> A nonresident of Minnesota may be licensed as a residential <br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>building contractor, residential remodeler, residential roofer, or manufactured home <br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>installer upon compliance with all the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.092 to 326B.098 and <br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>326B.802
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.885</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.74.0"></a><a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>    Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 326B.86, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Bond.</b> (a) Licensed manufactured home installers and licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>residential roofers must post a biennial surety bond in the name of the licensee with the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>commissioner, conditioned that the applicant shall faithfully perform the duties and in <br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>all things comply with all laws, ordinances, and rules pertaining to the license or permit <br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>applied for and all contracts entered into. The biennial bond must be continuous and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>maintained for so long as the licensee remains licensed. The aggregate liability of the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>surety on the bond to any and all persons, regardless of the number of claims made <br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>against the bond, may not exceed the amount of the bond. The bond may be canceled as <br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>to future liability by the surety upon 30 days' written notice mailed to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>by regular mail.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>    (b) A licensed residential roofer must post a bond of at least $15,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>    (c) A licensed manufactured home installer must post a bond of at least $2,500.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>    Bonds issued under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.802</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.885</statute_ref> are not state bonds or contracts <br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>for purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>8.05</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>16C.05, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.75.0"></a><a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>    Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.865, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var><b>326B.865 SIGN CONTRACTOR; BOND.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>    (a) A sign contractor may post a compliance bond with the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>conditioned that the sign contractor shall faithfully perform duties and comply with <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>laws, ordinances, rules, and contracts entered into for the installation of signs. The bond <br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>must be renewed annually biennially and maintained for so long as determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>commissioner. The aggregate liability of the surety on the bond to any and all persons, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>regardless of the number of claims made against the bond, may not exceed the annual <br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>amount of the bond. The bond may be canceled as to future liability by the surety upon 30 <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>days' written notice mailed to the commissioner by United States mail.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>    (b) The amount of the bond shall be $8,000. The bond may be drawn upon only by a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>local unit of government that requires sign contractors to post a compliance bond. The <br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>bond is in lieu of any compliance bond required by a local unit of government.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>    (c) For purposes of this section, "sign" means a device, structure, fixture, or <br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>placard using graphics, symbols, or written copy that is erected on the premises of an <br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>establishment including the name of the establishment or identifying the merchandise, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>services, activities, or entertainment available on the premises.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.76.0"></a><a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>    Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.921, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>High pressure pipefitting business license.</b> Before obtaining a permit <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>for high pressure piping work, a person must obtain or utilize a business with a high <br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>pressure piping business license. <br/>
<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>    A person must have at all times as a full-time employee at least one individual <br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>holding a contracting high pressure pipefitter competency license. Only full-time <br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>employees who hold contracting high pressure pipefitter licenses are authorized to obtain <br/>
<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>high pressure piping permits in the name of the business. The contracting high pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>pipefitter competency license holder can be the employee of only one high pressure piping <br/>
<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>business at a time. An application for a high pressure piping business license shall include <br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>a verified statement that the applicant or licensee has complied with this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>    To retain its business license without reapplication, a person holding a high pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>piping business license that ceases to employ an individual holding a contracting high <br/>
<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>pressure pipefitter competency license shall have 60 days from the last day of employment <br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>of its previous contracting pipefitter competency license holder to employ another license <br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>holder. The department must be notified no later than five days after the last day of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>employment of the previous license holder. <br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>    No high pressure pipefitting work may be performed during any period when the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>high pressure pipefitting business does not have a contracting high pressure pipefitter <br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>competency license holder on staff. If a license holder is not employed within 60 days <br/>
<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>after the last day of employment of the previous license holder, the pipefitting business <br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>license shall lapse. <br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>    The board shall prescribe by rule procedures for application for and issuance of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>business licenses. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.77.0"></a><a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>    Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.921, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>    Subd. 4.  <b>Registration with commissioner.</b> An unlicensed individual may <br/>
<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>register to assist in the practical construction and installation of high pressure piping <br/>
<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>and appurtenances while in the employ of a licensed high pressure piping business by <br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>completing and submitting to the commissioner a registration form provided by the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>commissioner, with all fees required by section 326B.092. The board may prescribe rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>not inconsistent with this section, for the registration of unlicensed individuals. <br/>
<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>    An unlicensed individual applying for initial registration shall pay the department an <br/>
<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>application fee of $50. Applications for initial registration may be submitted at any time. <br/>
<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>Registration must be renewed annually and shall be valid for one calendar year beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>January 1. Applications for renewal registration must be submitted to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>before December 31 of each registration period on forms provided by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>and must be accompanied by a fee of $50. There shall be no refund of fees paid. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.78.0"></a><a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>    Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.921, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>    Subd. 7.  <b>License </b><b>fee</b><b>, registration, and renewal fees</b><b>.</b> The department shall charge <br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>the following license fees: <br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>    (a) application for journeyman high pressure pipefitter competency license, $120; <br/>
<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>    (b) renewal of journeyman high pressure pipefitter competency license, $80; <br/>
<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>    (c) application for contracting high pressure pipefitter competency license, $270; <br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>    (d) renewal of contracting high pressure pipefitter competency license, $240; <br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>    (e) application for high pressure piping business license, $450; <br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>    (f) application to inactivate a contracting high pressure pipefitter competency license <br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>or inactivate a journeyman high pressure pipefitter competency license, $40; and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>    (g) renewal of an inactive contracting high pressure pipefitter competency license or <br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>inactive journeyman high pressure pipefitter competency license, $40. <br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>    If an application for renewal of an active or inactive journeyman high pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>pipefitter competency license or active or inactive contracting high pressure pipefitter <br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>competency license is received by the department after the date of expiration of the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>license, a $30 late renewal fee shall be added to the license renewal fee. <br/>
<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>    Payment must accompany the application for a license or renewal of a license. There <br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>shall be no refund of fees paid. <br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>For purposes of calculating license, registration, and renewal fees required under <br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>section 326B.092:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>(1) the registration of an unlicensed individual under subdivision 4 is an entry <br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>level license;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>(2) a journeyman high pressure pipefitter license is a journeyman license;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>(3) a contracting high pressure pipefitter license is a master license; and<br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>(4) a high pressure piping business license is a business license.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.79.0"></a><a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>    Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.922, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var><b>326B.922 LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>    (a) Application for a contracting high pressure pipefitter competency or, a <br/>
<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>journeyman high pressure pipefitter competency, or a high pressure piping business <br/>
<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>license shall be made to the department, with all fees required by section 326B.092.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>(b) The applicant for a contracting high pressure pipefitter or a journeyman high <br/>
<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>pressure pipefitter license shall be licensed only after passing an examination developed <br/>
<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>and administered by the department in accordance with rules adopted by the board. A <br/>
<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>competency license issued by the department shall expire on December 31 of each year. A <br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>renewal application must be received by the department within one year after expiration of <br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>the competency license. A license that has been expired for more than one year cannot <br/>
<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>be renewed, and can only be reissued if the applicant submits a new application for the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>competency license, pays a new application fee, and retakes and passes the applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>license examination. <br/>
<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>(c) All initial contracting high pressure pipefitter licenses, journeyman high pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>pipefitter licenses, and high pressure piping business licenses are effective for more than <br/>
<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>one calendar year and expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>application is made. The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>without the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of contracting <br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>high pressure pipefitter,  journeyman high pressure pipefitter, and high pressure piping <br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>business  licenses from one year to two years. By June 30, 2012, all such licenses shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>two-year licenses.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.80.0"></a><a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>    Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 326B.94, subdivision 4, is <br/>
<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Examinations, licensing.</b> Every individual that operates a boat must <br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>hold a current master's license issued by the commissioner, unless the individual holds <br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>a valid, current charter boat captain's license issued by the United States Coast Guard. <br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>The commissioner shall develop and administer an examination for all masters of boats <br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>carrying passengers for hire on the inland waters of the state as to their qualifications and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>fitness. If found qualified and competent to perform their duties as a master of a boat <br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>carrying passengers for hire, they shall be issued a license authorizing them to act as such <br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>on the inland waters of the state. All initial master's licenses shall be for two years. The <br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without the need for <br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of master's licenses from one year <br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>to two years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed master's licenses shall be two-year licenses. <br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>Fees for the original issue and renewal of the license authorized under this section shall <br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>be pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>326B.986, subdivision 2</statute_ref> 326B.092.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.81.0"></a><a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>    Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.978, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Applications.</b> Any individual who desires an engineer's license shall <br/>
<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>submit an application on a written or electronic form prescribed by the commissioner, at <br/>
<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>least 15 days before the requested exam date. If the commissioner approves the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>for examination, the applicant may take the examination on one occasion within one <br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>year from the date the commissioner receives the application with all fees required by <br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>section 326B.092. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.82.0"></a><a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>    Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.978, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>    Subd. 19. <b>Applicability.</b> This section shall not apply to traction or hobby boiler <br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>engineer's licenses or provisional licenses.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.83.0"></a><a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>    Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 326B.986, subdivision 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Boiler engineer license fees.</b> (a) For the following licenses, the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>nonrefundable license and application fee is:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>(1) chief engineer's license, $70;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>(2) first class engineer's license, $70;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>(3) second class engineer's license, $70;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>(4) special engineer's license, $40;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>(5) traction or hobby boiler engineer's license, $50; and<br/>
<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>(6) provisional license, $50.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>    (b) An engineer's license, except a provisional license, may be renewed upon <br/>
<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>application and payment of a renewal fee of $20 for one year or $40 for two years. If <br/>
<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>the renewal fee is paid later than 30 days after expiration, then a late fee of $15 will be <br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>added to the renewal fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>(a) For purposes of calculating license fees and renewal license fees required under <br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>section 326B.092:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>(1) the boiler special engineer license is an entry level license;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>(2) the following licenses are journeyman licenses: first class engineer, Grade A; <br/>
<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>first class engineer, Grade B; first class engineer, Grade C; second class engineer, Grade <br/>
<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>A; second class engineer, Grade B; second class engineer, Grade C; and provisional <br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>license; and<br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>(3) the following licenses are master licenses: boiler chief engineer, Grade A; boiler <br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>chief engineer, Grade B; boiler chief engineer, Grade C; boiler commissioner inspector; or <br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>traction or hobby boiler engineer.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 326B.092, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), the license <br/>
<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>duration for steam traction and hobby engineer licenses are one year only for the purpose <br/>
<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>of calculating license fees under section 326B.092, subdivision 7, paragraph (b).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.84.0"></a><a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>    Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.31, subdivision 17, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>    Subd. 17. <b>Installation.</b> "Installation" of a manufactured home means assembly <br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>installation or reinstallation, at the site of occupancy, of all portions of a manufactured <br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>home, connection of the manufactured home to existing utility connections and installation <br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>of support and/or anchoring systems.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.85.0"></a><a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>    Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.31, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>    Subd. 21. <b>Used manufactured home.</b> "Used manufactured home" means a home <br/>
<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>being offered for sale not less than 24 months after the first purchaser took legal ownership <br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>or possession of the home.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.86.0"></a><a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>    Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.31, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>    Subd. 22. <b>Seller.</b> "Seller" means either the homeowner, manufactured home retailer <br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>or dealer, broker, or limited dealer or retailer.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.87.0"></a><a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>    Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>    Subdivision 1.  <b>Requirement</b><b>; new manufactured homes</b><b>.</b> No person shall sell, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>or offer for sale, in this state, any new manufactured home manufactured after July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>1972, or manufacture any manufactured home in this state or install for occupancy any <br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>manufactured home manufactured after July 1, 1972, in any manufactured home park in <br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>this state unless the manufactured home complies with the Manufactured Home Building <br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>Code and:  bears a label as required by the secretary. <br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>    (a) bears a seal issued by the commissioner, and is, whenever possible, accompanied <br/>
<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>by a certificate by the manufacturer or dealer, both evidencing that it complies with the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>Manufactured Home Building Code; or <br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>    (b) if manufactured after June 14, 1976, bears a label as required by the secretary. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.88.0"></a><a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>    Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.32, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Requirement; used manufactured homes.</b> No person shall sell or <br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>offer for sale in this state any used manufactured home manufactured after June 14, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>1976, or install for occupancy any used manufactured home manufactured after June <br/>
<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>14, 1976, unless the used manufactured home complies with the Notice of Compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>Form as provided in this subdivision. If manufactured after June 14, 1976, the home <br/>
<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>must bear a label as required by the secretary. The Notice of Compliance Form shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>signed by the seller and purchaser indicating which party is responsible for either making <br/>
<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>or paying for any necessary corrections prior to the sale and transferring ownership of <br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>the manufactured home.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>The Notice of Compliance Form shall be substantially in the following form:<br/>

<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var><b>section 327.32, subdivision 1.</b><br/>

<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>used manufactured home described in the purchase agreement and on the bottom of this <br/>
<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>notice before the parties transfer ownership of a used manufactured home constructed <br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>after June 14, 1976.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>Electric ranges and clothes dryers must have required four-conductor cords and plugs.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Seller ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>Solid fuel-burning fireplaces or stoves must be listed for use in manufactured homes, Code <br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>of Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.709(g), and installed correctly in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>with their listing or standards (i.e., chimney, doors, hearth, combustion, or intake, etc., <br/>
<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.709(g)).<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Complies ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Correction required ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Seller ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>Gas water heaters and furnaces must be listed for manufactured home use, Code of Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>Regulations, title 24, section 3280.709(a) and (d)(1) and (2), and installed correctly, in <br/>
<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>accordance with their listing or standards.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Complies ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Correction required ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Seller ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>Smoke alarms are required to be installed and operational in accordance with Code of <br/>
<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.208.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Complies ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Correction required ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Seller ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>Carbon monoxide alarms or CO detectors that are approved and operational are required <br/>
<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>to be installed within ten feet of each room lawfully used for sleeping purposes.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Complies ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Correction required ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Seller ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>Egress windows are required in every bedroom with at least one operable window with <br/>
<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>a net clear opening of 20 inches wide and 24 inches high, five square feet in area, with <br/>
<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>the bottom of windows opening no more than 36 inches above the floor. Locks, latches, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>operating handles, tabs, or other operational devices shall not be located more than 54 <br/>
<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>inches above the finished floor.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Complies ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Correction required ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Seller ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>The furnace compartment of the home is required to have interior finish with a flame <br/>
<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>spread rating not exceeding 25 feet, as specified in the 1976 United States Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>Housing and Urban Development Code governing manufactured housing construction.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Complies ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Correction required ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Seller ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>The water heater enclosure in this home is required to have interior finish with a flame <br/>
<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>spread rating not exceeding 25 feet, as specified in the 1976 United States Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>Housing and Urban Development Code governing manufactured housing construction.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Complies ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Correction required ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Seller ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>The home complies with the snowload and heat zone requirements for the state of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>Minnesota as indicated by the data plate. <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Complies ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Correction required ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........<br/>
</td>
<td>Seller ..........<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>The parties to this agreement have initialed all required sections and agree by their <br/>
<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>signature to complete any necessary corrections prior to the sale or transfer of ownership <br/>
<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>of the home described below as listed in the purchase agreement. The state of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>or a local building official has the authority to inspect the home in the manner described in <br/>
<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 327.33, prior to or after the sale to ensure compliance was <br/>
<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>properly executed as provided under the Manufactured Home Building Code.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Signature of Purchaser(s) of Home<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td>..............................date..............................<br/>
</td>
<td>..............................date..............................<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td>...................................................................<br/>
</td>
<td>...................................................................<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Print name as appears on purchase <br/>
agreement<br/>
</td>
<td>Print name as appears on purchase <br/>
agreement<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Signature of Seller(s) of Home<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td>..............................date..............................<br/>
</td>
<td>..............................date..............................<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.35"></a><var>64.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td>...................................................................<br/>
</td>
<td>...................................................................<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.36"></a><var>64.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Print name and license number, if applicable<br/>
</td>
<td>Print name and license number, if applicable<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td><b>(Street address of home at time of sale)</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><b>................................................................................................................................</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><b>(City/State/Zip).......................................................................................................</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><b>Name of manufacturer of home............................................................................</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><b>Model and Year.....................................................................................................</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><b>Serial Number........................................................................................................</b>"<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.0.89.0"></a><a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>    Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.32, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>    Subd. 1b. <b>Alternative design plan.</b> An alternative frost-free design slab that is <br/>
<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>submitted to the department, stamped by a licensed professional engineer or architect, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>and is in compliance with either the federal installation standards in effect at the date of <br/>
<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>manufacture or the Minnesota State Building Code, when applicable, shall be issued a <br/>
<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>permit by the department within ten days. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.90.0"></a><a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>    Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.32, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>    Subd. 1c. <b>Manufacturer's installation instructions; new home.</b> All new <br/>
<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>single-section manufactured homes and new multisection manufactured homes shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>installed in compliance with either the manufacturer's installation instructions in effect at <br/>
<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>the date of manufacture or, when applicable, the Minnesota State Building Code.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.91.0"></a><a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>    Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.32, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>    Subd. 1d. <b>Manufacturer's installation instructions; used multisection homes.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>All used multisection manufactured homes shall be installed in compliance with the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>manufacturer's installation instructions in effect at the date of manufacture, approved <br/>
<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>addenda or, when applicable, the Minnesota State Building Code.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.92.0"></a><a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>    Sec. 92. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.32, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>    Subd. 1e. <b>Reinstallation requirements for single-section used manufactured </b><br/>
<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var><b>homes.</b> (a) All single-section used manufactured homes reinstalled less than 24 months <br/>
<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>from the date of installation by the first purchaser must be reinstalled in compliance with <br/>
<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>subdivision 1c. All single-section used manufactured homes reinstalled more than 24 <br/>
<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>months from the date of installation by the first purchaser may be reinstalled without <br/>
<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>a frost-protected foundation if the home is reinstalled in compliance with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>Rules, chapter 1350, for above frost-line installations and the notice requirement of <br/>
<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>subdivision 1f is complied with by the seller and the purchaser of the single-section used <br/>
<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>manufactured home.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>(b) The installer shall affix an installation seal issued by the department to the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>outside of the home as required by the Minnesota State Building Code. The certificate <br/>
<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>of installation issued by the installer of record shall clearly state that the home has been <br/>
<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>reinstalled with an above frost-line foundation. Fees for inspection of a reinstallation and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>for issuance of reinstallation seals shall follow the requirements of sections 326B.802 <br/>
<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>to 326B.885. Fees for review of plans, specifications, and on-site inspections shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>those as specified in section 326B.153, subdivision 1, paragraph (c). Whenever an <br/>
<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>installation certificate for an above frost-line installation is issued to a single-section used <br/>
<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>manufactured home being listed for sale, the purchase agreement must disclose that the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>home is installed on a nonfrost-protected foundation and recommend that the purchaser <br/>
<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>have the home inspected to determine the effects of frost on the home.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.93.0"></a><a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>    Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.32, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>    Subd. 1f. <b>Notice requirement.</b> The seller of the single-section used manufactured <br/>
<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>home being reinstalled under subdivision 1e shall provide the following notice to the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>purchaser and secure signatures of all parties to the purchase agreement on or before <br/>
<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>signing a purchase agreement prior to submitting an application for an installation <br/>
<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>certificate. Whenever a current owner of a manufactured home reinstalls the manufactured <br/>
<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>home under subdivision 1e, the current owner is not required to comply with the notice <br/>
<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>requirement under this subdivision. The notice shall be in at least 14-point font, except the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>heading, "WHICH MAY VOID WARRANTY," must be in capital letters, in 20-point font. <br/>
<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>The notice must be printed on a separate sheet of paper in a color different than the paper <br/>
<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>on which the purchase agreement is printed. The notice becomes a part of the purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>agreement and shall be substantially in the following form:<br/>

<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var><b>Home Above Frost-Line;</b><br/>

<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>follow the instructions in the manufacturer's installation manual. By signing this notice, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>the purchaser(s) are acknowledging they have elected to use footings placed above the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>local frost line in accordance with the Minnesota State Building Code.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>The seller has explained the differences between the manufacturer's installation <br/>
<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>instructions and the installation system selected by the purchaser(s) with respect to <br/>
<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>possible effects of frost on the manufactured home. <br/>
<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>The purchaser(s) acknowledge by signing this notice that there is no manufacturer's <br/>
<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>original warranty remaining on the home and recognize that any other extended or ancillary <br/>
<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>warranty could be adversely affected if any applicable warranty stipulates that the home <br/>
<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation manual to remain effective.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>After the reinstallation of the manufactured home, it is highly recommended that the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>purchaser(s) have a licensed manufactured home installer recheck the home's installation <br/>
<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>for any releveling needs or anchoring system adjustments each freeze-thaw cycle. <br/>
<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>The purchaser(s) of the used manufactured home described below that is being reinstalled <br/>
<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>acknowledge they have read this notice and have been advised to contact the manufacturer <br/>
<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>of the home and/or the Department of Labor and Industry if they desire additional <br/>
<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>information before signing this notice. It is the intent of this notice to inform the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>purchaser(s) that the purchaser(s) elected not to use a frost-protected foundation system <br/>
<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>for the reinstallation of the manufactured home as originally required by the home's <br/>
<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>installation manual.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var><b>Plain language notice.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>I understand that because this home will be installed with footings placed above the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>local frost line, this home may be subject to adverse effects from frost heave that may <br/>
<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>damage this home. Purchaser(s) initials: .......<br/>
<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>I understand that the installation of this home with footings placed above the local <br/>
<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>frost line could affect my ability to obtain a mortgage or mortgage insurance on this <br/>
<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>home. Purchaser(s) initials: .......<br/>
<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>I understand that the installation of this home with footings placed above the local <br/>
<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>frost line could void my warranty on the home if any warranty is still in place on this <br/>
<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>home. Purchaser(s) initials: .......<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Signature of Purchaser(s)<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td>..............................date..............................<br/>
</td>
<td>..............................date..............................<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td>...................................................................<br/>
</td>
<td>...................................................................<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Print name<br/>
</td>
<td>Print name<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td><b>(Street address of location where </b><br/>
<b>manufactured home is being reinstalled)</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><b>..............................................................................................................................</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.35"></a><var>67.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><b>(City/State/Zip)....................................................................................................</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.36"></a><var>67.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><b>Name of manufacturer of home.........................................................................</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><b>Model and year...................................................................................................</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><b>Serial number.....................................................................................................</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>Name of licensed installer and license number or homeowner responsible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>installation of the home as described above.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width=""/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Installer name:...................................................................................................<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td>License number:................................................................................................"<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.0.94.0"></a><a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>    Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Generally.</b> It shall be a misdemeanor for any person,<br/>
<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>(a) to sell, lease, or offer to sell or lease, any manufactured home manufactured <br/>
<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>after July 1, 1972 June 14, 1976, which does not comply with the Manufactured Home <br/>
<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>Building Code or which does not bear a seal or label as required by sections 
         <statute_ref>327.31</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>327.34
         </statute_ref>, unless the action is subject to the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>327.35</statute_ref>;  <br/>
<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>(b) to affix a seal or label, or cause a seal or label to be affixed, to any manufactured <br/>
<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>home which does not comply with the Manufactured Home Building Code unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>action is subject to the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>327.35</statute_ref>;  <br/>
<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>(c) to alter a manufactured home manufactured after July 1, 1972 June 14, 1976, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>in a manner prohibited by sections 
         <statute_ref>327.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>327.34</statute_ref>; or <br/>
<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>(d) to fail to correct a Manufactured Home Building Code violation in a <br/>
<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>manufactured home manufactured after July 1, 1972 June 14, 1976, which is owned, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>manufactured, or sold by that person, within 40 days of being ordered to do so in writing <br/>
<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>by an authorized representative of the commissioner, unless the correction is subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>327.35</statute_ref>; or.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>(e) to interfere with, obstruct, or hinder any authorized representative of the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>commissioner in the performance of duties relating to manufactured homes manufactured <br/>
<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>after July 1, 1972, and prior to June 15, 1976.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.95.0"></a><a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>    Sec. 95. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Subagency licenses.</b> Any dealer who has a place of business at more than <br/>
<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>one location shall designate one location as its principal place of business, one name as its <br/>
<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>principal name, and all other established places of business as subagencies. A subagency <br/>
<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>license shall be required for each subagency. Subagency license renewal must coincide <br/>
<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>with the principal license date. No dealer shall do business as a dealer under any other <br/>
<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>name than the name on its license.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.96.0"></a><a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>    Sec. 96. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 327B.04, subdivision 7, is <br/>
<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>    Subd. 7. <b> Licenses; </b><b>when granted</b><b> renewal</b><b>.</b> In addition to the requirements of this <br/>
<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>section, each application for a license or license renewal must be accompanied by a fee in <br/>
<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>an amount established by subdivision 7a all applicable fees required by section 326B.092. <br/>
<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>The fees shall be set in an amount which over the fiscal biennium will produce revenues <br/>
<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>approximately equal to the expenses which the commissioner expects to incur during that <br/>
<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>fiscal biennium while administering and enforcing sections 
         <statute_ref>327B.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>327B.12</statute_ref>. The <br/>
<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>commissioner shall grant or deny a license application or a renewal application within 60 <br/>
<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>days of its filing. If the license is granted, the commissioner shall license the applicant as a <br/>
<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>dealer or manufacturer for the remainder of the licensure period. Upon application by the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>licensee, the commissioner shall renew the license for a two-year period, if:<br/>
<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>    (1) the renewal application satisfies the requirements of subdivisions 3 and 4;<br/>
<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>    (2) the renewal applicant has made all listings, registrations, notices and reports <br/>
<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>required by the commissioner during the preceding licensure period; and<br/>
<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>    (3) the renewal applicant has paid all fees owed pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>327B.01</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>327B.12
         </statute_ref> and all taxes, arrearages, and penalties owed to the state.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.97.0"></a><a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>    Sec. 97. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 327B.04, subdivision 7a, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>    Subd. 7a. <b>Fees.</b> (a) Fees for licenses issued pursuant to this section are as follows: <br/>
<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>shall be calculated pursuant to section 326B.092.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>(1) initial dealer license for principal location, $400. Fee is not refundable;<br/>
<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>(2) initial dealer license for subagency location, $80;<br/>
<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>(3) dealer license biennial renewal, principal location, $400; dealer subagency <br/>
<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>location biennial renewal, $160. Subagency license renewal must coincide with the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>principal license date;<br/>
<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>(4) initial limited dealer license, $200;<br/>
<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>(5) change of bonding company, $10;<br/>
<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>(6) reinstatement of bond after cancellation notice has been received, $10;<br/>
<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>(7) checks returned without payment, $15; and<br/>
<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>(8) change of address, $10.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>(b) All initial limited dealer licenses shall be effective for more than one calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>year and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which the application <br/>
<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>is made.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>(c) The license fee for each renewed limited dealer license shall be $100 for one year <br/>
<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>and $200 for two years. For the purposes of calculating fees under section 326B.092, any <br/>
<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>license issued under this section is a business license, except that a subagency license is a <br/>
<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>master license. The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>without the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of limited <br/>
<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>dealer licenses from one year to two years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed limited dealer <br/>
<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>licenses shall be two-year licenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>(d) All fees are not refundable.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.98.0"></a><a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>    Sec. 98. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 327B.04, subdivision 8, is <br/>
<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Limited dealer's license.</b> The commissioner shall issue a limited dealer's <br/>
<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>license to an owner of a manufactured home park authorizing the licensee as principal <br/>
<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>only to engage in the sale, offering for sale, soliciting, or advertising the sale of used <br/>
<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>manufactured homes located in the owned manufactured home park. The licensee must be <br/>
<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>the title holder of the homes and may engage in no more than ten sales during each year of <br/>
<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>the two-year licensure period. An owner may, upon payment of the applicable fee and <br/>
<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>compliance with this subdivision, obtain a separate license for each owned manufactured <br/>
<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>home park and is entitled to sell up to 20 homes per license period provided that only one <br/>
<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>limited dealer license may be issued for each park. The license shall be issued after:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>    (1) receipt of an application on forms provided by the commissioner containing <br/>
<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>    (i) the identity of the applicant;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>    (ii) the name under which the applicant will be licensed and do business in this state;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>    (iii) the name and address of the owned manufactured home park, including a copy <br/>
<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>of the park license, serving as the basis for the issuance of the license;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>    (iv) the name, home, and business address of the applicant;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>    (v) the name, address, and telephone number of one individual that is designated <br/>
<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>by the applicant to receive all communications and cooperate with all inspections and <br/>
<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>investigations of the commissioner pertaining to the sale of manufactured homes in the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>manufactured home park owned by the applicant;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>    (vi) whether the applicant or its designated individual has been convicted of a crime <br/>
<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>within the previous ten years that is either related directly to the business for which the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>license is sought or involved fraud, misrepresentation or misuse of funds, or has suffered a <br/>
<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>judgment in a civil action involving fraud, misrepresentation, or conversion within the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.35"></a><var>70.35</var>previous five years or has had any government license or permit suspended or revoked <br/>
<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>as a result of an action brought by a federal or state governmental agency in this or any <br/>
<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>other state within the last five years; and<br/>
<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>    (vii) the applicant's qualifications and business history, including whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>applicant or its designated individual has ever been adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or has <br/>
<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>any unsatisfied court judgments outstanding against it or them;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>    (2) payment of the license fee established by subdivision 7a; and<br/>
<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>    (3) provision of a surety bond in the amount of $5,000. A separate surety bond <br/>
<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>must be provided for each limited license.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>    The applicant need not comply with section 
         <statute_ref>327B.04, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (e). <br/>
<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>The holding of a limited dealer's license does not satisfy the requirement contained in <br/>
<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>section 
         <statute_ref>327B.04, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (e), for the licensee or salespersons with respect <br/>
<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>to obtaining a dealer license. The commissioner may, upon application for a renewal of a <br/>
<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>license, require only a verification that copies of sales documents have been retained and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>payment of the renewal fee fees established by subdivision 7a section 326B.092. "Sales <br/>
<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>documents" mean only the safety feature disclosure form defined in section 
         <statute_ref>327C.07, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>subdivision 3a
         </statute_ref>, title of the home, financing agreements, and purchase agreements.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>    The license holder shall, upon request of the commissioner, make available for <br/>
<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>inspection during business hours sales documents required to be retained under this <br/>
<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>subdivision.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.99.0"></a><a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>    Sec. 99. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 327B.041, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var><b>327B.041 MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>    (a) Manufactured home installers are subject to all of the fees in section 326B.092 <br/>
<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>and the requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.802</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.885</statute_ref>, except for the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>    (1) manufactured home installers are not subject to the continuing education <br/>
<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>326B.821</statute_ref>, but are subject to the continuing education requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>established in rules adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>327B.10</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>    (2) the examination requirement of section 
         <statute_ref>326B.83, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, for manufactured <br/>
<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>home installers shall be satisfied by successful completion of a written examination <br/>
<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>administered and developed specifically for the examination of manufactured home <br/>
<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>installers. The examination must be administered and developed by the commissioner. The <br/>
<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>commissioner and the state building official shall seek advice on the grading, monitoring, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>and updating of examinations from the Minnesota Manufactured Housing Association;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>    (3) a local government unit may not place a surcharge on a license fee, and may not <br/>
<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>charge a separate fee to installers;<br/>
<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>    (4) a dealer or distributor who does not install or repair manufactured homes is <br/>
<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>exempt from licensure under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.802</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.885</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>    (5) the exemption under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.805, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, clause (5), does not <br/>
<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>apply; and<br/>
<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>    (6) manufactured home installers are not subject to the contractor recovery fund <br/>
<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>326B.89</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>    (b) The commissioner may waive all or part of the requirements for licensure <br/>
<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>as a manufactured home installer for any individual who holds an unexpired license or <br/>
<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>certificate issued by any other state or other United States jurisdiction if the licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>requirements of that jurisdiction meet or exceed the corresponding licensing requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>of the department and the individual complies with section 326B.092, subdivisions 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>and 3 to 7. For the purposes of calculating fees under section 326B.092, licensure as a <br/>
<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>manufactured home installer is a business license.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.100.0"></a><a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>    Sec. 100. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 471.59, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Services performed by governmental units; commonality of powers.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1 requiring commonality of powers <br/>
<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>between parties to any agreement, the governing body of any governmental unit as <br/>
<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>defined in subdivision 1 may enter into agreements with any other governmental unit <br/>
<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>to perform on behalf of that unit any service or function which the governmental unit <br/>
<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>providing the service or function is authorized to provide for itself. If the agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>has the effect of eliminating or replacing a public employee who is part of a collective <br/>
<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>bargaining agreement represented by an exclusive representative, and there is no provision <br/>
<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>in the collective bargaining agreement detailing the effect of the action on the affected <br/>
<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>public employee, negotiations on the effects to the employee of the job elimination or <br/>
<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>restructuring must be conducted between the exclusive representative and the employer.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.101.0"></a><a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>    Sec. 101. Laws 2009, chapter 78, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Business and Community </b><br/>
<b>Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,980,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,980,000<br/>
 8,873,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,941,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">7,941,000<br/>
 7,834,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var><br/>
<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Workforce <br/>
                  		Development<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">339,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">339,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>(a) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>second year are from the remediation fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>contaminated site cleanup and development <br/>
<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>grants under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>116J.554
         </statute_ref>. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>(b) $200,000 each year is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>fund for a grant to WomenVenture for <br/>
<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>women's business development programs <br/>
<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>and for programs that encourage and assist <br/>
<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>women to enter nontraditional careers in the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>trades; manual and technical occupations; <br/>
<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>science, technology, engineering, and <br/>
<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>mathematics-related occupations; and green <br/>
<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>jobs. This appropriation may be matched <br/>
<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>dollar for dollar with any resources available <br/>
<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>from the federal government for these <br/>
<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>purposes with priority given to initiatives <br/>
<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>that have a goal of increasing by at least ten <br/>
<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>percent the number of women in occupations <br/>
<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>where women currently comprise less than 25 <br/>
<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>percent of the workforce. The appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>(c) $105,000 each year is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>fund and $50,000 each year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>workforce development fund for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>the Metropolitan Economic Development <br/>
<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>Association for continuing minority business <br/>
<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>development programs in the metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>area. This appropriation must be used for the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>sole purpose of providing free or reduced <br/>
<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>fee business consulting services to minority <br/>
<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>entrepreneurs and contractors.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>(d)(1) $500,000 each year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.35"></a><var>73.35</var>general fund for a grant to BioBusiness <br/>
<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>Alliance of Minnesota for bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>business development programs to promote <br/>
<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>and position the state as a global leader <br/>
<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>in bioscience business activities. This <br/>
<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>appropriation is added to the department's <br/>
<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>base. These funds may be used to create, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>recruit, retain, and expand biobusiness <br/>
<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>activity in Minnesota; implement the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>destination 2025 statewide plan; update <br/>
<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>a statewide assessment of the bioscience <br/>
<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>industry and the competitive position of <br/>
<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>Minnesota-based bioscience businesses <br/>
<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>relative to other states and other nations; <br/>
<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>and develop and implement business and <br/>
<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>scenario-planning models to create, recruit, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>retain, and expand biobusiness activity in <br/>
<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>(2) The BioBusiness Alliance must report <br/>
<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>each year by February 15 to the committees <br/>
<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>of the house of representatives and the senate <br/>
<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>having jurisdiction over bioscience industry <br/>
<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>activity in Minnesota on the use of funds; <br/>
<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>the number of bioscience businesses and <br/>
<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>jobs created, recruited, retained, or expanded <br/>
<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>in the state since the last reporting period; <br/>
<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>the competitive position of the biobusiness <br/>
<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>industry; and utilization rates and results of <br/>
<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>the business and scenario-planning models <br/>
<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>and outcomes resulting from utilization of <br/>
<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>the business and scenario-planning models.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>(e)(1) Of the money available in the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>Minnesota Investment Fund, Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.8731</statute_ref>, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var>commissioner of the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.74.35"></a><var>74.35</var>Employment and Economic Development, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.36"></a><var>74.36</var>up to $3,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>2010 for a loan to an aircraft manufacturing <br/>
<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>and assembly company, associated with the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>aerospace industry, for equipment utilized <br/>
<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>to establish an aircraft completion center <br/>
<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International <br/>
<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>Airport. The finishing center must use the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>state's vocational training programs designed <br/>
<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>specifically for aircraft maintenance training, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>and to the extent possible, work to recruit <br/>
<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>employees from these programs. The center <br/>
<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>must create at least 200 new manufacturing <br/>
<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>jobs within 24 months of receiving the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>loan, and create not less than 500 new <br/>
<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>manufacturing jobs over a five-year period <br/>
<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>(2) This loan is not subject to loan limitations <br/>
<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.8731, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>. Any match requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.8731, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, may be made from current <br/>
<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>resources. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>and is effective the day following final <br/>
<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>enactment.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>(f) $65,000 each year is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>fund for a grant to the Minnesota Inventors <br/>
<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>Congress, of which at least $6,500 must be <br/>
<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>used for youth inventors.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>(g) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>second year are for the Office of Science and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>Technology. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>(h) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>second year are for a grant to Enterprise <br/>
<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>Minnesota, Inc., for the small business <br/>
<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>growth acceleration program under <br/>
<a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116O.115</statute_ref>. This <br/>
<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>is a onetime appropriation and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>(i)(1) $100,000 each year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>workforce development fund for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.421</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>to the Rural Policy and Development <br/>
<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>Center at St. Peter, Minnesota. The grant <br/>
<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>shall be used for research and policy <br/>
<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>analysis on emerging economic and social <br/>
<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>issues in rural Minnesota, to serve as a <br/>
<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>policy resource center for rural Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>communities, to encourage collaboration <br/>
<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>across higher education institutions, to <br/>
<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>provide interdisciplinary team approaches <br/>
<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>to research and problem-solving in rural <br/>
<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>communities, and to administer overall <br/>
<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>operations of the center.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>(2) The grant shall be provided upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>condition that each state-appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>dollar be matched with a nonstate dollar. <br/>
<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>Acceptable matching funds are nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>contributions that the center has received and <br/>
<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>have not been used to match previous state <br/>
<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>grants. Any funds not spent the first year are <br/>
<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>available the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>(j) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.18, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, $414,000 of <br/>
<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>funds collected for unemployment insurance <br/>
<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>administration under this subdivision is <br/>
<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>appropriated as follows: $250,000 to Lake <br/>
<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>County for ice storm damage; $64,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>the city of Green Isle for reimbursement of <br/>
<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>fire relief efforts and other expenses incurred <br/>
<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>as a result of the fire in the city of Green Isle; <br/>
<a id="pl.76.35"></a><var>76.35</var>and $100,000 is to develop the construction <br/>
<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>mitigation pilot program to make grants for <br/>
<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>up to five projects statewide available to local <br/>
<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>government units to mitigate the impacts of <br/>
<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>transportation construction on local small <br/>
<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>business. These are onetime appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>and are available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>(k) Up to $10,000,000 is appropriated from <br/>
<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>the commissioner of Iron Range resources <br/>
<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>and rehabilitation to make a grant grants or <br/>
<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>forgivable loan to a manufacturer loans to <br/>
<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>manufacturers of windmill blades at a facility, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>other renewable energy manufacturing, or <br/>
<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>biomass products at facilities to be located <br/>
<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>within the taconite tax relief area defined <br/>
<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>273.134</statute_ref>. No <br/>
<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>match is required for the renewable energy <br/>
<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>manufacturing or biomass projects.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>(l) $1,000,000 is appropriated from the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>Minnesota minerals 21st century fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>State Colleges and Universities for a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>to the Northeast Higher Education District <br/>
<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>for planning, design, and construction of <br/>
<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>classrooms and housing facilities for upper <br/>
<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>division students in the engineering program.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>(m)(1) $189,000 each year is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>from the workforce development fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>grants of $63,000 to eligible organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>each year to assist in the development of <br/>
<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>entrepreneurs and small businesses. Each <br/>
<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>state grant dollar must be matched with $1 <br/>
<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>of nonstate funds. Any balance in the first <br/>
<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>year does not cancel but is available in the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>(2) Three grants must be awarded to <br/>
<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>continue or to develop a program. One <br/>
<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>grant must be awarded to the Riverbend <br/>
<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>Center for Entrepreneurial Facilitation <br/>
<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>in Blue Earth County, and two to other <br/>
<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>organizations serving Faribault and Martin <br/>
<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>Counties. Grant recipients must report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>commissioner by February 1 of each year <br/>
<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>that the organization receives a grant with the <br/>
<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>number of customers served; the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>businesses started, stabilized, or expanded; <br/>
<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>the number of jobs created and retained; and <br/>
<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>business success rates. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>must report to the house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>and senate committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>over economic development finance on the <br/>
<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>effectiveness of these programs for assisting <br/>
<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>in the development of entrepreneurs and <br/>
<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>small businesses.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.102.0"></a><a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>    Sec. 102. <b>CUSTOMER SERVICE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>The commissioner must assign at least one full-time equivalent unemployment <br/>
<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>insurance customer service staff person to each workforce center to assist applicants in <br/>
<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>applying for benefits, accessing resource room resources, searching for jobs, accessing <br/>
<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>training and other services available to unemployed workers, and answer questions about <br/>
<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>unemployment benefits, options, and appeals.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.103.0"></a><a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>    Sec. 103. <b>WORKFORCE SERVICES REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>By January 15, 2011, the governor's Workforce Development Council executive <br/>
<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>committee shall submit a report to the senate and house of representatives committees <br/>
<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>with jurisdiction over workforce development programs on the performance and outcomes <br/>
<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>of the workforce centers, as required by Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.665, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>4. This report must contain recommendations for an ongoing process to identify local gaps <br/>
<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>in workforce services and ways to fill the gaps. The Department of Employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>Economic Development and the workforce councils should be included in the process <br/>
<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var>for identifying service gaps. The governor's Workforce Development Council executive <br/>
<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>committee must submit draft-guiding principles to the legislature for review and feedback <br/>
<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>by August 12, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.104.0"></a><a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>    Sec. 104. <b>DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC </b><br/>
<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var><b>DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>The commissioner of employment and economic development shall study and <br/>
<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and <br/>
<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>senate committees having jurisdiction over economic development and workforce issues <br/>
<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>on the use of block grant funding to be administered by the Workforce Development <br/>
<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>Division and the Business and Community Development Division. The report must <br/>
<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>include recommendations for the use of block grant funding including goals, grant award <br/>
<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>criteria, RFP procedures, priorities for target populations and the services to be provided, <br/>
<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>and inclusion of all pass-through grants administered by the department including those <br/>
<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>receiving direct state appropriations. The recommendations must contain specific <br/>
<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>proposals on providing grant oversight, evaluation, and administration of allocated funds <br/>
<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>in order to maximize services to target populations.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.105.0"></a><a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>    Sec. 105. <b>STUDY OF DIVISION OF GENERAL FUND REVENUE ACCOUNT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>(a) The Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota is requested <br/>
<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>to study: <br/>
<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>(1) the feasibility of dividing the state's general fund revenue account among <br/>
<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>community financial institutions in order to ensure that state money benefits Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>residents; and<br/>
<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>(2) the potential economic benefit to municipalities from an increase in their use of <br/>
<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>community financial institutions as defined in clause (1).<br/>
<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>(b) The results of the study must be reported to the legislature by December 1, 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>For purposes of this section, "community financial institution" means a federally <br/>
<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>insured bank or credit union, chartered as a bank or credit union by the state of <br/>
<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>Minnesota or the United States, that is headquartered in Minnesota and has no more than <br/>
<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>$2,500,000,000 in assets.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.106.0"></a><a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>    Sec. 106. <b>APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>$107,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2011 to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>Science and Technology Authority for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116W.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.107.0"></a><a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>    Sec. 107. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>In Minnesota Rules, the revisor of statutes shall change all references to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>Rules, part 1350.8300, to Minnesota Statutes, section 327B.04.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.108.0"></a><a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>    Sec. 108. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 326B.133, subdivisions 9 and 10; 326B.37, <br/>
<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>subdivision 13; 326B.475, subdivisions 5 and 6; 326B.56, subdivision 3; 326B.885, <br/>
<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>subdivisions 3 and 4; 326B.976; 327.32, subdivision 4; and 327C.07, subdivisions 3a <br/>
<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>and 8, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 326B.56, subdivision 4, is repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>(c) Minnesota Rules, parts 1301.0500; 1301.0900; 1301.1100, subparts 2, 3, and 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>1350.7200, subpart 3; and 1350.8000, subpart 2, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>(d) Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.657, is repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraphs (a) to (c) are effective January 1, 2012, except <br/>
<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>that the repeal of Minnesota Statutes, sections 327.32, subdivision 4, and 327C.07, <br/>
<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>subdivisions 3a and 8, are effective August 1, 2010. Paragraph (d) is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.109.0"></a><a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>    Sec. 109. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>(a) Sections 32 to 83 and 95 to 99 are effective January 1, 2012.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>(b) Sections 11 to 20, 101, and 106 are effective July 1, 2010.<br/>