<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>making federal conformity changes to the apprenticeship program; exempting <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>certain resort owners from plumbing licenses; exempting a sawmill from a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>boiler requirement; modifying municipal building code enforcement for certain <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>public buildings; modifying the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>board of directors;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 116V.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>subdivision 2; 178.02; 178.03; 178.041, subdivision 2; 178.07; 178.09; 178.10; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>181.723, subdivisions 4, 4a, 5, 7, 8a; 326B.106, subdivision 2, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>subdivisions; 326B.46, subdivision 1a; 326B.988; proposing coding for new law <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 178; 326B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>sections 178.03, subdivision 2; 178.05; 178.06; 178.08; Minnesota Rules, parts <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>5200.0300; 5200.0310; 5200.0320, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>15; 5200.0340; 5200.0360; 5200.0390.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116V.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Board of directors.</b> The board of directors of the Agricultural Utilization <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>Research Institute is comprised of:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>(1) the chairs of the senate and the house of representatives standing committees <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>with jurisdiction over agriculture finance or the chair's designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(2) two representatives of statewide farm organizations one member appointed by and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>serving at the pleasure of the Minnesota Farm Bureau, or its successor, and one member <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Minnesota Farmers Union, or its successor;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>(3) two representatives of agribusiness; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>(4) three representatives of the commodity promotion councils.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[178.011] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> The terms defined in this section have the meanings given <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>and apply to this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Apprentice.</b> "Apprentice" means a worker who is at least 16 years of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>age who is employed to learn an apprenticeable trade or occupation in a registered <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>apprenticeship program under this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Apprenticeship Advisory Board.</b> "Apprenticeship Advisory Board" or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>"board" means the Apprenticeship Advisory Board established under section 178.02 and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>as an advisory State Apprenticeship Council as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>title 29, section 29.2.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Apprenticeship program.</b> "Apprenticeship program" means a program <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>registered under this chapter that includes standards containing all terms and conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>as required under Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, parts 29 and 30, and a written <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>apprenticeship agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>industry or a duly designated representative of the commissioner who is an employee <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>of the department.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Department.</b> "Department" means the Department of Labor and Industry <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>established under section 175.001.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Division.</b> "Division" means the department's Labor Standards and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>Apprenticeship Division, established under sections 175.16 and 178.03, and the State <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>Apprenticeship Agency as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 29, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>section 29.2.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Employer.</b> "Employer" means any person or organization employing <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>an apprentice whether or not the person or organization is a party to an apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>agreement with the apprentice.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Journeyworker.</b> "Journeyworker" means a person who has attained a level <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>of skill, abilities, and competencies recognized within an industry as having mastered the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>skills and competencies required for the trade or occupation.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Registered apprenticeship agreement.</b> "Registered apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>agreement" or "apprenticeship agreement" means a written agreement, complying with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>section 178.07, between the division, sponsor, and apprentice, and, if the apprentice is <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>a minor, the minor's parent or guardian, which contains the terms and conditions of the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>employment and training of the apprentice.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Related instruction.</b> "Related instruction" means an organized and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>systematic form of instruction designed to provide the apprentice with the knowledge of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>the theoretical and technical subjects related to the apprentice's trade or occupation. The <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>instruction may be given in a classroom through trade, occupational, or industrial courses <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>or, when of equivalent value, by correspondence, electronic media, or other forms of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>self-study approved by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Sponsor.</b> "Sponsor" means an employer, employer association, or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>apprenticeship committee as defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 29, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>section 29.2, that operates an apprenticeship program and in whose name the program is <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>or is to be registered or approved.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>    Sec. 3. <b>[178.012] UNIFORMITY WITH FEDERAL LAW.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Apprenticeship rules.</b> Federal regulations governing apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>in effect on July 1, 2013, as provided by Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 29, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>sections 29.1 to 29.6 and 29.11, are the apprenticeship rules in this state, subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>amendment by this chapter or by rule under section 178.041.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>State Apprenticeship Agency.</b> The commissioner shall take all necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>steps as permitted by law to obtain and maintain the status of the division as a State <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the United States Department of Labor under Code <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 29, section 29.13.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 178.02, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var><b>178.02 APPRENTICESHIP </b><b>ADVISORY </b><b>BOARD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Members.</b> The commissioner of labor and industry, hereinafter <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>called the commissioner, shall appoint an Apprenticeship Board, hereinafter referred <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>to as the board, composed of three representatives each from employer and employee <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>organizations, and two representatives of the general public. The director A designee of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>the commissioner of education responsible for career and technical education or designee <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>shall be an ex officio member of the board and shall serve in an advisory capacity only.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Terms.</b> The board shall not expire. The terms, compensation, and removal <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>of appointed members shall be as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Duties.</b> The board shall meet at the call of the commissioner and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>shall advise the commissioner about matters relating to this chapter. It shall propose <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>occupational classifications for apprenticeship programs; propose minimum standards for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>apprenticeship programs and agreements; and advise on the establishment of such policies, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>procedures, and rules as the board or commissioner deems necessary in implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>the intent of this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 178.03, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var><b>178.03 DIVISION OF LABOR STANDARDS AND APPRENTICESHIP.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment of division.</b> There is established a Division of Labor <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>Standards and Apprenticeship in the Department of Labor and Industry. This division <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>shall be administered by a director, and be under the supervision of the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>labor and industry, hereinafter referred to as the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Director of labor standards and apprenticeship.</b> The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>shall appoint a director of the Division of Labor Standards and Apprenticeship, hereinafter <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>referred to as the director, and may appoint and employ such clerical, technical, and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>professional help as is necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The director <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>and division staff shall be appointed and shall serve in the classified service pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>civil service law and rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Duties and functions.</b> The director, under the supervision of the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>commissioner, and with the advice and consultation of the Apprenticeship Board, is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>authorized: to administer the provisions of this chapter; to promote apprenticeship and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>other forms of on-the-job learning; to establish, in cooperation and consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>Apprenticeship Board and with the apprenticeship committees, conditions, training, and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>learning standards for the approval of apprenticeship programs and agreements, which <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>conditions and standards shall in no case be lower than those (1) prescribed by this chapter, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>and (2) established under The division shall be administered as prescribed by this chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>and in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 29; to promote equal <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>employment opportunity in apprenticeship and other on-the-job learning and to establish <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>a Minnesota plan for equal employment opportunity in apprenticeship which shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>consistent with standards established under Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>as amended; to issue certificates of registration to sponsors of approved apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>programs; to act as secretary of the Apprenticeship Board; to approve, if of the opinion <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>that approval is for the best interest of the apprentice, any apprenticeship agreement which <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>meets the standards established hereunder; to terminate any apprenticeship agreement in <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>accordance with the provisions of such agreement; to keep a record of apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>agreements and their disposition; to issue certificates of completion of apprenticeship; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>and to perform such other duties as the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>intent of this chapter; provided, that the administration and supervision of supplementary <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>instruction in related subjects for apprentices; coordination of instruction on a concurrent <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>basis with job experiences, and the selection and training of teachers and coordinators <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>for such instruction shall be the function of state and local boards responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>vocational education. The director division shall have the authority to make wage <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>determinations applicable to the graduated schedule of wages and journeyworker wage <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>rate for apprenticeship agreements, giving consideration to the existing wage rates <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>prevailing throughout the state, except that no wage determination by the director shall <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>alter an existing wage provision for apprentices or journeyworkers that is contained in a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>bargaining agreement in effect between an employer and an organization of employees, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>nor shall the director make any determination for the beginning rate for an apprentice that <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>is below the wage minimum established by federal or state law.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Reciprocity approval.</b> The director commissioner, if requested by a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>sponsoring entity program sponsor, shall grant reciprocity approval to apprentices, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>apprenticeship programs of employers and unions who jointly form a sponsoring entity <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>on a multistate basis in other than the building construction industry if such programs <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>are in conformity with this chapter and have been registered in compliance with Code <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 29, by a state apprenticeship council recognized <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>by or registered with the United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>when such approval is necessary for federal purposes under Code of Federal Regulations, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>title 29, section 
<statute_ref>29.13</statute_ref>(a) or 
<statute_ref>29.13</statute_ref>(b)(7), and standards that are registered in other states. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>Program sponsors seeking reciprocal approval must meet the requirements of this chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>including the wage and hour provisions and apprentice ratio standards.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>    Sec. 6. <b>[178.035] REGISTRATION OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> To apply for the registration of an apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>program, a sponsor shall submit a completed application to the division on a form provided <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>by the commissioner, which shall include standards of apprenticeship that comply with the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 29, section 29.5, and this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Provisional approval.</b> The division shall grant a provisional approval <br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>period of one year to an applicant demonstrating that the standards submitted meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>requirements of this chapter. The division may review each program granted provisional <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>approval for quality and for conformity with the requirements of this section and section <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>178.036 at any time, but not less than biannually, during the provisional approval period. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>After review:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>(1) a program that conforms with the requirements of this chapter:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>(i) may be approved; or<br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>(ii) may continue to be provisionally approved through the first full training cycle; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>(2) a program not in operation or not conforming with the requirements of this <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>chapter during the provisional approval period shall be deregistered.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>The division shall inform the applicant of the results of its review in writing at least 30 <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>days prior to the expiration of the provisional approval period.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Review.</b> The division shall review all programs for quality and for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>conformity with the requirements of this chapter at the end of the first full training <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>cycle. Subsequent review of a registered program must be conducted at least annually. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>Programs not in operation or not conforming to this chapter at the time of review may be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>recommended for deregistration.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Program modification.</b> To apply for modification of or change to a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>registered program, a sponsor shall submit a written request for modification to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>division. The division shall approve or disapprove a modification request within 90 days <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>from the date of receipt. If approved, the modification or change must be recorded and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>acknowledged within 90 days of its approval as an amendment to the registered program. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>If not approved, the division shall notify the sponsor in writing of the disapproval and the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>reasons for the disapproval. The division may provide technical assistance to a sponsor <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>seeking to modify or change a registered program.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Notice.</b> When an application is submitted under subdivision 1 by an <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>employer or employers' association, and where the standards, collective bargaining <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>agreement, or other instrument provides for participation by a union in any manner in the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>operation of the substantive matters of the apprenticeship program, and the participation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>is exercised, a written acknowledgment of the union's agreement or a written statement <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>specifying that the union has no objection to the registration is required. Where no union <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>participation is evidenced and practiced, the employer or employers' association shall <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>simultaneously furnish to the union, if any, which functions as the collective bargaining <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>agent of the employees to be trained, a copy of its application for registration and the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>apprenticeship program. The commissioner shall provide a reasonable time of not less <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>than 30 days nor more than 60 days for receipt of union comments, if any, before final <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>action on the application for registration is taken. Union comments must be submitted to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>the division during the time period specified by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Certificate.</b> Upon registration of a program, the commissioner shall issue a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>certificate of registration to the sponsor. Within 30 days after the certificate is mailed or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>otherwise delivered to the sponsor, the sponsor must submit to the commissioner a copy of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>at least one executed apprenticeship agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Policy requirement.</b> It must be the policy of the employer and sponsor <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>that the recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices during their <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>apprenticeship must be without discrimination due to race, color, creed, religion, national <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, receipt of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>public assistance, or age. The employer and sponsor must take affirmative action to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and must operate the apprenticeship program <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>as required under Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 30, and under the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>plan for equal opportunity in apprenticeship.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>    Sec. 7. <b>[178.036] STANDARDS OF APPRENTICESHIP.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Federal uniformity.</b> Each program must have an organized, written <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>plan of program standards embodying the terms and conditions of employment, training, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>and supervision of one or more apprentices in an apprenticeable trade or occupation, as <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 29, section 29.4, and subscribed to by <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>a sponsor and employer who has undertaken to carry out the apprentice training program. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>The program standards must contain the provisions that address each item identified in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, part 29, section 29.5(b).<br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Standards.</b> (a) In addition to the requirements in subdivision 1, the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>program standards must also contain provisions in compliance with paragraphs (b) to (k):<br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>(b) <b>Related instruction. </b>A minimum of 144 hours of related instruction is required <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>in each training cycle. At least 50 hours of related safety instruction is required during the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>term of apprenticeship. Time spent in related instruction cannot be considered as hours of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>work as required by the job process schedule. Every apprenticeship instructor must meet <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>the Department of Education's requirements for a vocational-technical instructor or be a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>subject matter expert, which is an individual such as a journeyworker who is recognized <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>within an industry as having expertise in a specific trade or occupation.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>(c) <b>Job process schedule. </b>Each time-based apprenticeship program must include <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>not less than 2,000 hours of reasonably continuous employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>(d) <b>Ratios. </b>If the apprentice is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>employer must follow the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement regarding the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>maximum number of apprentices to be employed at the work site for each journeyworker <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>employed at the same work site. In the absence of a collective bargaining agreement, for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>the purposes of direct supervision and the safety and instruction of the apprentice, the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>ratio shall be:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>(1) one apprentice for the first journeyworker employed at the work site plus one <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>apprentice for each additional three journeyworkers employed at the work site;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>(2) the work site ratio utilized by the majority of registered apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>agreements in the same trade or occupation; or<br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>(3) a program-specific ratio that has been approved by the Apprenticeship Advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>Board.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>(e) <b>Graduated schedule of wages. </b>The graduated schedule of wages for an <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>apprenticeship program shall be calculated as a percentage of the journeyworker rate in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>the majority of registered apprenticeship agreements in the same trade or occupation in the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>state. If there are no registered apprenticeship agreements in the same trade or occupation, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>the graduated schedule of wages may be determined by the sponsor.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>(f) <b>Probationary period. </b>The standards must provide a period of probation of not <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>more than 500 hours of employment and instruction extending over not more than four <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>months, during which time the apprenticeship agreement shall be terminated by the director <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>upon written request of either party, and providing that after such probationary period the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>apprenticeship agreement may be terminated by the director by mutual agreement of all <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>parties thereto, or terminated by the director for good and sufficient reason.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>(g) <b>Dispute resolution. </b>The program standards must include a provision that <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>controversies or differences concerning the terms of the apprenticeship agreement which <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>cannot be resolved by the parties thereto, or which are not covered by a collective <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>bargaining agreement, may be submitted to the commissioner for determination as <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>provided for in section 178.09.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>(h) <b>Term of apprenticeship. </b>The term of apprenticeship may be measured either <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>through:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>(1) the time-based approach, which requires completion of at least 2,000 work <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>hours of on-the-job training; <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>(2) the competency-based approach, which requires the attainment of competency; or<br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>(3) the hybrid approach, which is a blend of the time-based and competency-based <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>approaches.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>(i) <b>Training cycle. </b>The training cycle for related instruction must be designated in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>hours, days, or months for each individual trade or occupation included in the standards.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>(j) <b>Responsibilities of the apprentice. </b>An apprentice employed under the program <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>standards shall agree to be punctual and regular in attendance, and to endeavor to the best <br/>
<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>of the apprentice's ability to perfect the required skills for the trade or occupation.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(k) <b>Coordination of apprentices. </b>The sponsor shall designate a qualified individual <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>as a coordinator of apprentices who shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>(1) maintain an adequate record of progress in training each apprentice;<br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>(2) be responsible for assuring that the requirements of the applicable learning <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>program are met during the prescribed training term; and<br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>(3) perform other duties as may be assigned by the sponsor relative to the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>development and operation of an effective program of apprenticeship.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 178.041, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Chapter 14 applies.</b> Rules, modifications, amendments, and repeals <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>thereof which may be issued by the commissioner under this section chapter shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>adopted in accordance with chapter 14 and shall have the force and effect of law.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>    Sec. 9. <b>[178.044] DETERMINATION OF APPRENTICE WAGES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Maximum hours.</b> The maximum number of hours of work per week <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>shall not exceed either the number prescribed by law or the customary regular number of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>hours per week for the employees of the company by which the apprentice is employed. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>Time spent in related and supplemental instruction for any apprentice shall not be included <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>in the maximum number of hours of work per workweek.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Overtime.</b> An apprentice may be allowed to work overtime provided that <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>the overtime work does not conflict with related instruction course attendance. All time <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>in excess of the number of hours of work per week as specified in the apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>agreement shall be considered overtime. For overtime, the apprentice's rate of pay shall <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>be increased by the same percentage as the journeyworker's rate of pay for overtime is <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>increased in the same industry or establishment.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Journeyworker wage rate.</b> If the apprentice is not covered by a collective <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>bargaining agreement, the journeyworker wage rate upon which the apprentice agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>graduated schedule of wages is calculated shall be:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>(1) the most current Minnesota state prevailing wage rate determination for the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>same trade or occupation in the county in which the apprentice's employer is located. If <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>an apprenticeship agreement entered into after January 1, 2015, does not specify fringe <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>benefits, the journeyworker wage rate upon which the apprentice wage rate is calculated <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>must be the total rate listed in the wage determination; or<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(2) if there is no Minnesota prevailing wage rate determination for the same trade or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>occupation in the county in which the apprentice's employer is located, the journeyworker <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>wage may be determined by the sponsor with the approval of the division.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 178.07, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var><b>178.07 </b><b>REGISTERED </b><b>APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Approval required.</b> All terminations, cancellations, and transfers of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>apprenticeship agreements shall be approved by the division in writing. The division must <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>be notified in writing by the sponsor within 45 days of all terminations, cancellations, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>or transfer of apprenticeship agreements.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Signatures required.</b> Apprenticeship agreements shall be signed by <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>the sponsor, and by the apprentice, and if the apprentice is a minor, by a parent or legal <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>guardian. When a minor enters into an apprenticeship agreement under this chapter for a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>period of learning extending into majority, the apprenticeship agreement shall likewise be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>binding for such a period as may be covered during the apprentice's majority.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Contents.</b> Every apprenticeship agreement entered into under this chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>shall contain:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>(1) the names of the contracting parties, and the signatures required by subdivision 1;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>(2) the date of birth, and information as to the race and sex of the apprentice, and, on <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>a voluntary basis, the apprentice's Social Security number;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>(3) a statement of the trade, craft, occupation, or business which the apprentice is to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>be taught, and the time at which the apprenticeship will begin and end;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>(3) contact information of the sponsor and the division;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>(4) a statement showing of the trade or occupation which the apprentice is to be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>taught, the date on which the apprenticeship will begin, and the number of hours to be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>spent by the apprentice in work and the number of hours to be spent in concurrent, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>supplementary instruction in related subjects, which instruction shall be not less than 144 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>hours during each year of the apprenticeship term. The maximum number of hours of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>work per week not including time spent in related and supplemental instruction for any <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>apprentice shall not exceed either the number prescribed by law or the customary regular <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>number of hours per week for the employees of the company by which the apprentice is <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>employed. An apprentice may be allowed to work overtime provided that the overtime <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>work does not conflict with supplementary instruction course attendance. All time in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>excess of the number of hours of work per week as specified in the apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>agreement shall be considered overtime. For overtime, the apprentice's rate of pay shall <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>be increased by the same percentage as the journeyworker's rate of pay for overtime is <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>increased in the same industry or establishment related instruction;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>(5) a statement setting forth a schedule of the processes in the trade, occupation, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>or industry divisions in which the apprentice is to be taught and the approximate time to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>be spent at each process;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>(6) (5) a statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>and whether the required school time shall be compensated under sections 178.036, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>subdivision 2, paragraph (e), and 178.044, as applicable;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>(7) (6) a statement providing for a period of probation of not more than 500 hours <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>of employment and instruction extending over not more than four months, during which <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>time the apprenticeship agreement shall be terminated by the director upon written request <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>of either party, and providing that after such probationary period the apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>agreement may be terminated by the director by mutual agreement of all parties thereto, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>or terminated by the director for good and sufficient reason listing any fringe benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>to be provided to the apprentice;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>(8) a provision that controversies or differences concerning the terms of the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>apprenticeship agreement which cannot be resolved by the parties thereto, or which are <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, may be submitted to the director for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>determination as provided for in section 
<statute_ref>178.09</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>(9) a provision that an employer who is unable to fulfill an obligation under the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>apprenticeship agreement may, with the approval of the director, transfer such contract to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>any other employer, provided that the apprentice consents and that such other employer <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>agrees to assume the obligations of the apprenticeship agreement; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>(7) a statement incorporating as part of the agreement the registered standards of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>the apprenticeship program on the date of the agreement and as they may be amended <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>during the period of the agreement;<br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>(8) a statement that the apprentice will be accorded equal opportunity in all phases <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>of apprenticeship employment and training, without discrimination due to race, color, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>disability, receipt of public assistance, or age; and<br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>(10) (9) such additional terms and conditions as may be prescribed or approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>the director commissioner not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 178.09, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var><b>178.09 INVESTIGATIONS </b><b>BY DIRECTOR</b><b> AND ENFORCEMENT OF </b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var><b>APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Complaint.</b> Upon the complaint of any interested person or upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>director's division's own initiative, the director division may investigate to determine if <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>there has been a violation of the terms of an apprenticeship agreement made under this <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>chapter. Complaints must be made in writing within 60 days of the events giving rise to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>complaint and must set forth the specific matters complained of together with relevant facts <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>and circumstances. Copies of pertinent documents and correspondence must accompany <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>the complaint. The director division may conduct such proceedings as are necessary for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>that investigation and determination. All such proceedings shall be on a fair and impartial <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>basis and shall be conducted according to rules promulgated under section 
<statute_ref>178.041</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Determination; appeal.</b> Within 90 days after the receipt of a complaint, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>the division must issue a determination. The determination of the director division shall <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>be filed with the commissioner and written notice shall be served on all parties affected <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>by it. Any person aggrieved by any determination or action of the director may appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>to the commissioner. If no appeal is filed with the commissioner within ten days of the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>date of service, the director's division's determination shall become the final order of the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>commissioner. If an appeal is filed, the commissioner shall appoint and convene a hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>board to be composed of three members of the Apprenticeship Advisory Board appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>178.02</statute_ref>, one member being a representative of an employer organization, one <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>representative being a member of an employee organization, and one member representing <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>the general public. The board shall hold a hearing on the appeal after due notice to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>interested parties and shall submit to the commissioner findings of fact and a recommended <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>decision accompanied by a memorandum of the reasons for it. Within 30 days after <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>submission, the commissioner may adopt the recommended decision of the board, or <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>disregard the recommended decision of the board and prepare a decision based on the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>findings of fact and accompanied by a memorandum of reasons for that decision. Written <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>notice of the commissioner's determination and order shall be served on all parties affected <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>by it. Any person aggrieved or affected by any the commissioner's determination or order <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>of the commissioner may appeal from it to the district court having jurisdiction at any time <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>within 30 days after the date of the order by service of a written notice of appeal on the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>commissioner. Upon service of the notice of appeal, the commissioner shall file with the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>court administrator of the district court to which the appeal is taken a certified copy of the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>order appealed from, together with findings of fact on which it is based. The person serving <br/>
<a id="pl.12.36"></a><var>12.36</var>a notice of appeal shall, within five days after its service, file it, with proof of service, with <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>the court administrator of the court to which the appeal is taken. The district court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>then have jurisdiction over the appeal and it shall be entered in the records of the district <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>court and tried de novo according to the applicable rules. Any person aggrieved or affected <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>by any determination, order, or decision of the district court may appeal as in other civil <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>cases and order under this section is entitled to judicial review under sections 14.63 to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>14.68 in the same manner that a person aggrieved by a final decision in a contested case is <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>entitled to judicial review. The commissioner's determination and order under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>shall be a final decision and order of the department for purposes of sections 14.63 to 14.68.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Service.</b> Service under this chapter may be by certified first class mail, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>personal service, or in accordance with any consent to service filed with the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>Service by mail shall be accomplished in the manner provided in Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>1400.5550, subpart 2. Personal service shall be accomplished in the manner provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>Minnesota Rules, part 1400.5550, subpart 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>    Sec. 12. <b>[178.091] INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var><b>APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND STANDARDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Investigations.</b> In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>the commissioner may investigate registered apprenticeship programs and applicants <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>for program registration to determine whether there are any grounds for deregistration <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>of a registered program or for the denial of an application. Persons requested by the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>commissioner to provide information or produce documents shall respond within 30 days <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>of the commissioner's service of the request.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Grounds.</b> (a) The commissioner may deregister a registered apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>program or deny an application for registration if:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>(1) the program does not comply with any requirement of Code of Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>Regulations, title 29, part 29 or 32, this chapter, or any rule adopted pursuant to section <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>178.041;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>(2) the program does not have at least one registered apprentice in each trade or <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>occupation, except for the following specified periods of time:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>(i) within the first 30 days after the date a program is registered; or<br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>(ii) within one year of the date that a program graduates an apprentice in a trade or <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>occupation and the date of registration for the next apprentice in that trade or occupation; or<br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>(3) the program is not conducted, operated, or administered in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>the program's registered standards or with the requirements of this chapter, including <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>but not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>(i) failure to provide on-the-job learning;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>(ii) failure to provide related instruction;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>(iii) failure of an employer to pay the apprentice a progressively increasing schedule <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>of wages consistent with the apprentice's skills acquired; or<br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>(iv) persistent and significant failure to perform successfully.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>(b) The commissioner may deregister an apprenticeship program at the written <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>request of the sponsor in a manner consistent with the provisions of Code of Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>Regulations, title 29, part 29, section 29.8(a).<br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Reinstatement.</b> If the commissioner deregisters a registered apprenticeship <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>program, the sponsor may request reinstatement not before one year after the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>date of the deregistration. The commissioner may, as a condition of reinstatement, require <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>the sponsor to comply with reasonable conditions the commissioner considers necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Orders; hearings related to orders.</b> (a) If the commissioner determines <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>that a registered apprenticeship program should be deregistered or that an application for <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>registration should be denied, the commissioner shall issue to and serve on the sponsor an <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>order deregistering the program's registration or denying the application for registration.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>(b) An order issued under this subdivision must specify:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>(1) the deficiency and the required remedy or corrective action;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>(2) the time period to effectuate the required remedy or corrective action, which <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>shall be no more than 90 days; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>(3) any other requirement consistent with Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>part 29, section 29.8(b).<br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>(c) The sponsor to whom the commissioner issues an order under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>may appeal to a hearing board appointed consistent with section 178.09, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 178.10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var><b>178.10 LIMITATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>(a) The provisions of this chapter shall have no application to those infants<br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var> individuals who are apprenticed by the commissioner of corrections pursuant to sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>242.43
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>242.44</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>(b) Nothing in this chapter or any apprenticeship agreement operates to invalidate:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>(1) any apprenticeship provision in any collective bargaining agreement between <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>employers and employees establishing higher apprenticeship standards; or<br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>(2) any special provision for veterans, minority persons, or women, in the standards, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>apprentice qualifications, or operation of the program or in the apprenticeship agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>which is not otherwise prohibited by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 181.723, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Independent contractor.</b> (a) An individual is an independent contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>and not an employee of the person for whom the individual is performing services in the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>course of the person's trade, business, profession, or occupation only if the individual is <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>registered with the Department of Labor and Industry, if required under subdivision 4a, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>and the individual:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>(1) maintains a separate business with the individual's own office, equipment, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>materials, and other facilities;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>(2)(i) holds or has applied for a federal employer identification number or (ii) has <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>filed business or self-employment income tax returns with the federal Internal Revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>Service if the individual has performed services in the previous year;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>(3) is operating under contract to perform the specific services for the person <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>for specific amounts of money and under which the individual controls the means of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>performing the services;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>(4) is incurring the main expenses related to the services that the individual is <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>performing for the person under the contract;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>(5) is responsible for the satisfactory completion of the services that the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>has contracted to perform for the person and is liable for a failure to complete the services;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>(6) receives compensation from the person for the services performed under the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>contract on a commission or per-job or competitive bid basis and not on any other basis;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>(7) may realize a profit or suffer a loss under the contract to perform services for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>the person;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>(8) has continuing or recurring business liabilities or obligations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>(9) the success or failure of the individual's business depends on the relationship of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>business receipts to expenditures.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>An individual who is not registered, if required by section 326B.701, is presumed to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>be an employee of a person for whom the individual performs services in the course of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>the person's trade, business, profession, or occupation. The person for whom the services <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>were performed may rebut this presumption by showing that the unregistered individual <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>met all nine factors in this paragraph at the time the services were performed.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>(b) If an individual is an owner or partial owner of a business entity, the individual is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>an employee of the person for whom the individual is performing services in the course <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>of the person's trade, business, profession, or occupation, and is not an employee of the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>business entity in which the individual has an ownership interest, unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>(1) the business entity meets the nine factors in paragraph (a);<br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>(2) invoices and payments are submitted in the name of the business entity; and<br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>(3) the business entity is registered with the secretary of state, if required; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>(4) the business entity is registered with the Department of Labor and Industry, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>if required under subdivision 4a.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>If the business entity in which the individual has an ownership interest is not <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>registered, if required by section 326B.701, the individual is presumed to be an employee <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>of a person for whom the individual performs services and not an employee of the business <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>entity in which the individual has an ownership interest. The person for whom the services <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>were performed may rebut the presumption by showing that the business entity met the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>requirements of clauses (1) to (3) at the time the services were performed.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 181.723, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Applicability; </b><b>registration </b><b>pilot project</b><b> requirement</b><b>.</b> (a) The <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>commissioner shall implement a pilot project, effective July 1, 2012, for the registration <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>of Persons who perform public or private sector commercial or residential building <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>construction or improvement services as described in subdivision 2 must register with the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>commissioner as provided in this section. The purpose of the pilot project is to evaluate <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>whether the information obtained through registration assists registration is to assist<br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var> the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Employment and Economic <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>Development, and the Department of Revenue to enforce laws related to misclassification <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>of employees. The commissioner shall issue a report to the legislature no later than <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>January 1, 2014, on recommendations for amendments to the registration program, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>including reasonable registration fees to be used to aid in enforcing misclassification laws. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>The commissioner must not charge a fee for registration under the pilot project, but may <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>take the enforcement action specified in subdivision 8a. The pilot project shall expire on <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>June 30, 2014, unless extended by the legislature.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), any person who performs construction <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>services in the state on or after September 15, 2012, must register with the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>as provided in subdivision 5 section 326B.701 before performing construction services for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>another person. The requirements for registration under this subdivision section 326B.701<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var> are not a substitute for, and do not relieve a person from complying with, any other law <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>requiring that the person be licensed, registered, or certified.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>(c) The registration requirements in this subdivision section 326B.701 do not apply to:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>(1) a person who, at the time the person is performing the construction services, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>holds a current license, certificate, or registration under chapter 299M or 326B;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>(2) a person who holds a current independent contractor exemption certificate <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>issued under this section that is in effect on September 15, 2012, except that the person <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>must register under this section 326B.701 no later than the date the exemption certificate <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>expires, is revoked, or is canceled;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>(3) a person who has given a bond to the state under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.197</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>326B.46</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>(4) an employee of the person performing the construction services, if the person <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>was in compliance with laws related to employment of the individual at the time the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>construction services were performed;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>(5) an architect or professional engineer engaging in professional practice as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>326.02, subdivisions 2</statute_ref> and 3;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>(6) a school district or technical college governed under chapter 136F;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>(7) a person providing construction services on a volunteer basis, including but not <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>limited to Habitat for Humanity and Builders Outreach Foundation, and their individual <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>volunteers when engaged in activities on their behalf; or<br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>(8) a person exempt from licensing under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.805, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, clause (5).<br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 181.723, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Registration application.</b> (a) Persons required to register under <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>subdivision 4a section 326B.701 must submit electronically, in the manner prescribed by <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>the commissioner, a complete application according to paragraphs (b) to (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>    (b) A complete application must include all of the following information about any <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>individual who is registering as an individual or a sole proprietor, or who owns 25 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>or more of a business entity being registered:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>    (1) the individual's full legal name and title at the applicant's business;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>    (2) the individual's business address and telephone number;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>    (3) the percentage of the applicant's business owned by the individual; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>    (4) the individual's Social Security number.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>(c) A complete application must also include the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>(1) the applicant's legal name; assumed name filed with the secretary of state, if any; <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>designated business address; physical address; telephone number; and e-mail address;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>(2) the applicant's Minnesota tax identification number, if one is required or has <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>been issued;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>(3) the applicant's federal employer identification number, if one is required or <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>has been issued;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>(4) evidence of the active status of the applicant's business filings with the secretary <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>of state, if one is required or has been issued;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>(5) whether the applicant has any employees at the time the application is filed;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>(6) the names of all other persons with an ownership interest in the business entity <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>who are not identified in paragraph (b), and the percentage of the interest owned by each <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>person, except that the names of shareholders with less than ten percent ownership in a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>publicly traded corporation need not be provided;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>(7) information documenting compliance with workers' compensation and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>unemployment insurance laws;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>(8) a certification that the person signing the application has: reviewed it; determined <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>that the information provided is true and accurate; and determined that the person signing <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>is authorized to sign and file the application as an agent of the applicant. The name of the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>person signing, entered on an electronic application, shall constitute a valid signature of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>the agent on behalf of the applicant; and<br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>(9) a signed authorization for the Department of Labor and Industry to verify the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>information provided on or with the application.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>(d) A registered person must notify the commissioner within 15 days after there is a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>change in any of the information on the application as approved. This notification must <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>be provided electronically in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. However, if <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>the business entity structure, legal form of the business entity, or business ownership has <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>changed, the person must submit a new registration application and registration fee, if <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>any, for the new business entity.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>(e) The registered person must remain registered while providing construction <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>services for another person. The provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.091</statute_ref> and,
<statute_ref>326B.094</statute_ref> to, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>326B.095, and
<statute_ref>326B.097</statute_ref> apply to this section 326B.701. A person with an expired <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>registration shall not provide construction services for another person if registration is <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>required under this section. Registration application and expiration time frames are as <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>(1) all registrations issued on or before June 30, 2015, expire on June 30, 2015;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>(2) all registrations issued after June 30, 2015, expire on the following June 30 <br/>
<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>of each odd-numbered year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>(3) a person may submit a registration or renewal application starting April 1 of the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>year the registration expires. If a renewal application is submitted later than May 1 of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>the expiration year, registration may expire before the department has issued or denied <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>the registration.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 181.723, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Prohibited activities</b><b> related to independent contractor status</b><b>.</b> (a) The <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>prohibited activities in this subdivision are in addition to those prohibited in sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>326B.081
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.085</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>    (b) An individual shall not hold himself or herself out as an independent contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>unless the individual meets the requirements of subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>    (c) A person who provides construction services in the course of the person's trade, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>business, occupation, or profession shall not:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>    (1) require an individual through coercion, misrepresentation, or fraudulent means to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>adopt independent contractor status or form a business entity;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>    (2) knowingly misrepresent or misclassify an individual as an independent <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>contractor;.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>    Subd. 7a. <b>Prohibited activities related to registration.</b> (a) The prohibited activities <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>in this subdivision are in addition to those prohibited in sections 326B.081 to 326B.085.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>(b) A person who provides construction services in the course of the person's trade, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>business, occupation, or profession shall not:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>    (3) (1) contract with or perform construction services for another person without first <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>being registered if required by subdivision 4a section 326B.701;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>(4) (2) contract with or pay another person to perform construction services if <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>the other person is not registered if required by subdivision 4a. All payments to an <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>unregistered person for construction services on a single project site shall be considered a <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>single violation. It is not a violation of this clause:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>(i) for a person to contract with or pay an unregistered person if the unregistered <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>person was registered at the time the contract for construction services was entered into; or<br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>(ii) for a homeowner or business to contract with or pay an unregistered person if <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>the homeowner or business is not in the trade, business, profession, or occupation of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>performing building construction or improvement services; or<br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>(5) (3) be penalized for violations of this subdivision that are committed by another <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>person. This clause applies only to violations of this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 181.723, subdivision 8a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>    Subd. 8a. <b>Enforcement; remedies; and penalties.</b> (a) Notwithstanding the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>maximum penalty amount in section 
         <statute_ref>326B.082, subdivisions 7</statute_ref> and 12, the maximum <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>penalty for failure to register is $2,000, but the commissioner shall forgive the penalty if <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>the person registers within 30 days of the date of the penalty order.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>(b) The penalty for contracting with or paying an unregistered person to perform <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>construction services in violation of subdivision 7a, paragraph (b), clause (2), shall be as <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>provided in section 326B.082, subdivisions 7 and 12, but the commissioner shall forgive <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>the penalty for the first violation.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.106, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Public buildings and state-licensed facilities; </b><b>administration by </b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var><b>commissioner.</b> Unless the commissioner has entered into an agreement under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>2a or 2b, the commissioner shall administer and enforce the State Building Code as a <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>municipality with respect to public buildings and state-licensed facilities in the state. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>The commissioner shall establish appropriate permit, plan review, inspection fees, and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>surcharges for public buildings and state-licensed facilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>    Municipalities other than the state having an agreement with the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>for code administration and enforcement service for public buildings and state licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>facilities shall charge their customary fees, including surcharge, to be paid directly to the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>jurisdiction by the applicant seeking authorization to construct a public building or a state <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>licensed facility. The commissioner shall sign an agreement with a municipality other than <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>the state for plan review, code administration, and code enforcement service for public <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>buildings and state licensed facilities in the jurisdiction if the building officials of the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>municipality meet the requirements of section 
<statute_ref>326B.133</statute_ref> and wish to provide those services <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>and if the commissioner determines that the municipality has enough adequately trained <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>and qualified building inspectors to provide those services for the construction project.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>    The commissioner may direct the state building official to assist a community that <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>has been affected by a natural disaster with building evaluation and other activities related <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>to building codes.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>    Administration and enforcement in a municipality under this section must apply <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>any optional provisions of the State Building Code adopted by the municipality. A <br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>municipality adopting any optional code provision shall notify the state building official <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>within 30 days of its adoption.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>    The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of the code relating to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>elevators statewide, except as provided for under section 
<statute_ref>326B.184, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.20.0"></a><a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.106, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Public buildings and state-licensed facilities; municipal agreement </b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var><b>for all building projects.</b> (a) The commissioner shall enter into an agreement with a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>municipality other than the state for plan review, inspection, code administration, and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>code enforcement on public buildings and state-licensed facilities in the jurisdiction if <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>the municipality requests to provide those services and the commissioner determines <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>that the municipality has enough adequately trained and qualified inspectors to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>those services. In determining whether a municipality has enough adequately trained and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>qualified inspectors to provide the service, the commissioner must consider all inspectors <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>who are employed by the municipality, are under contract with the municipality to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>inspection services, or are obligated to provide inspection services to the municipality <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>under any other lawful agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>(b) The criteria used to make this determination shall be provided in writing to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>the municipality requesting an agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>(c) If the commissioner determines that the municipality lacks enough adequately <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>trained and qualified inspectors to provide the required services, a written explanation of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>the deficiencies shall be provided to the municipality.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>(d) The municipality shall be given an opportunity to remedy any deficiencies <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>and request reconsideration of the commissioner's determination. A request for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>reconsideration must be in writing and accompanied by substantiating documentation. A <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>request for reconsideration must be received by the commissioner within 90 days of the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>determination explanation. The commissioner shall review the information and issue a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>final determination to the municipality within 30 days of the request.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>(e) A municipality aggrieved by a final decision of the commissioner to not enter into <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>an agreement may appeal to be heard as a contested case in accordance with chapter 14.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.21.0"></a><a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.106, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>    Subd. 2b. <b>Public buildings and state-licensed facilities; municipal agreement </b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var><b>for certain building projects.</b> The commissioner shall enter into an agreement with a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>municipality other than the state for inspection, code administration, and code enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>of reserved projects occurring on public buildings and state-licensed facilities in its <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>jurisdiction if the municipality has a designated building official as required by section <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>326B.133 and requests to provide those services.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>For purposes of this subdivision, "reserved projects" includes the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>(1) roof covering replacement that does not add roof load;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>(2) towers requiring special inspection;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>(3) single-level storage buildings not exceeding 5,000 square feet;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>(4) exterior maintenance work, including replacement of siding, windows, and doors;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>(5) HVAC unit replacement that does not add roof load or ventilation capacity;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>(6) accessibility upgrades not involving building additions or structural alterations;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>(7) remodeling that does not change the building's occupancy, structural system, exit <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>access or discharge pattern, or mechanical load; and<br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>(8) other projects determined to be reserved by the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.22.0"></a><a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.106, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>    Subd. 2c. <b>Municipal fees.</b> Municipalities other than the state having an agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>under subdivision 2a with the commissioner for code administration and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>service for public buildings and state-licensed facilities or inspecting under authority of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>subdivision 2b shall charge their customary fees, including surcharge, to be paid directly <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>to the jurisdiction by the applicant seeking authorization to construct a public building or <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>a state-licensed facility.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.23.0"></a><a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.106, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>    Subd. 2d. <b>Public buildings and state-licensed facilities; municipal obligation.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>An agreement with the commissioner under subdivision 2a or 2b must require the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>municipality to attend to applicable  aspects of code administration and enforcement as <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>described in the agreement and established by rule.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.24.0"></a><a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.106, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>    Subd. 2e. <b>Public buildings and state-licensed facilities; applicable code.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>Administration and enforcement in a municipality under subdivisions 2a and 2b must <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>apply any optional provisions of the State Building Code adopted by the municipality. A <br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>municipality adopting any optional code provision shall notify the state building official <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>within 30 days of its adoption.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.25.0"></a><a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.106, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>    Subd. 2f. <b>Natural disasters.</b> The commissioner may direct the state building <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>official to assist a community that has been affected by a natural disaster with building <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>evaluation and other activities related to building codes.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.26.0"></a><a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.106, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>    Subd. 2g. <b>Elevators.</b> The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>of the code relating to elevators statewide, except as provided for under section 
<statute_ref>326B.184, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>subdivision 4
</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.27.0"></a><a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.46, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Exemptions from licensing.</b> (a) An individual without a contractor <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>license may do plumbing work on the individual's residence in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>(b) An individual who is an employee working on the maintenance and repair of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>plumbing equipment, apparatus, or facilities owned or leased by the individual's employer <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>and which is within the limits of property owned or leased, and operated or maintained by <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>the individual's employer, shall not be required to maintain a contractor license as long <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>as the employer has on file with the commissioner a current certificate of responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>individual. The responsible individual must be a master plumber or, in an area of the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>state that is not a city or town with a population of more than 5,000 according to the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>last federal census, a restricted master plumber. The certificate must be signed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>responsible individual and must state that the person signing the certificate is responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>for ensuring that the maintenance and repair work performed by the employer's employees <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>complies with sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.41</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.49</statute_ref>, all rules adopted under those sections and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.59</statute_ref>, and all orders issued under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.082</statute_ref>. The employer <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>must pay a filing fee to file a certificate of responsible individual with the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>The certificate shall expire two years from the date of filing. In order to maintain a <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>current certificate of responsible individual, the employer must resubmit a certificate of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>responsible individual, with a filing fee, no later than two years from the date of the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>previous submittal. The filing of the certificate of responsible individual does not exempt <br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>any employee of the employer from the requirements of this chapter regarding individual <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>licensing as a plumber or registration as an unlicensed individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>(c) If a contractor employs a licensed plumber, the licensed plumber does not need a <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>separate contractor license to perform plumbing work on behalf of the employer within <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>the scope of the licensed plumber's license.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>(d) A person may perform and offer to perform building sewer or water service <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>installation without a contractor's license if the person is in compliance with the bond and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>insurance requirements of subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>(e) Waterproofing contractors licensed under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.801</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.89</statute_ref> may <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>install in existing single-family dwellings a single sump pump, which receives subsurface <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>or seepage water through a subsoil drain and discharges to grade. The Minnesota Plumbing <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>Code applies to this paragraph, including provisions relating to proper installation, use of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>approved materials, and proper support of the materials.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>(f) A person may perform plumbing work without a restricted plumbing contractor's <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>license if the person is performing the work at a resort that is:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>(1) classified either class 1c or class 4c property under section 273.13; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>(2) licensed by the Department of Health under section 157.16.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.28.0"></a><a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>    Sec. 28. <b>[326B.701] CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>The following definition applies to this section: "business entity" means a person <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>other than an individual or a sole proprietor.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.29.0"></a><a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.988, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var><b>326B.988 EXCEPTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>    (a) The provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.93 </statute_ref>to 
         <statute_ref>326B.998</statute_ref> shall not apply to:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>    (1) boilers and pressure vessels in buildings occupied solely for residence purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>with accommodations for not more than five families;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>    (2) railroad locomotives operated by railroad companies for transportation purposes;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>    (3) air tanks installed on the right-of-way of railroads and used directly in the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>operation of trains;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>    (4) boilers and pressure vessels under the direct jurisdiction of the United States;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>    (5) unfired pressure vessels having an internal or external working pressure not <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>exceeding 15 psig with no limit on size;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>    (6) pressure vessels used for storage of compressed air not exceeding five cubic feet <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>in volume and equipped with an ASME code stamped safety valve set at a maximum of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>100 psig;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>    (7) pressure vessels having an inside diameter not exceeding six inches;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>    (8) every vessel that contains water under pressure, including those containing air <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>that serves only as a cushion, whose design pressure does not exceed 300 psig and whose <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>design temperature does not exceed 210 degrees Fahrenheit;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>    (9) boiler or pressure vessels located on farms used solely for agricultural or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>horticultural purposes; for purposes of this section, boilers used for mint oil extraction <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>are considered used for agricultural or horticultural purposes, provided that the owner or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>lessee complies with the inspection requirements contained in section 
         <statute_ref>326B.958</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>    (10) tanks or cylinders used for storage or transfer of liquefied petroleum gases;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>    (11) unfired pressure vessels in petroleum refineries;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>    (12) an air tank or pressure vessel which is an integral part of a passenger motor <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>bus, truck, or trailer;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>    (13) hot water heating and other hot liquid boilers not exceeding a heat input of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>750,000 BTU per hour;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>    (14) hot water supply boilers (water heaters) not exceeding a heat input of 500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>BTU per hour, a water temperature of 210 degrees Fahrenheit, a nominal water capacity <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>of 120 gallons, or a pressure of 160 psig;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>    (15) a laundry and dry cleaning press not exceeding five cubic feet of steam volume;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>    (16) pressure vessels operated full of water or other liquid not materially more <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>hazardous than water, if the vessel's contents' temperature does not exceed 210 degrees <br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>Fahrenheit or a pressure of 200 psig;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>    (17) steam-powered turbines at papermaking facilities which are powered by steam <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>generated by steam facilities at a remote location;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>    (18) manually fired boilers for model locomotive, boat, tractor, stationary engine, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>or antique motor vehicles constructed or maintained only as a hobby for exhibition, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>educational or historical purposes and not for commercial use, if the boilers have an <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>inside diameter of 12 inches or less, or a grate area of two square feet or less, and are <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>equipped with an ASME stamped safety valve of adequate size, a water level indicator, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>and a pressure gauge;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>(19) any pressure vessel used as an integral part of an electrical circuit breaker;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>(20) pressure vessels used for the storage of refrigerant if they are built to ASME <br/>
<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>code specifications, registered with the national board, and equipped with an ASME <br/>
<a id="pl.25.36"></a><var>25.36</var>code-stamped pressure-relieving device set no higher than the maximum allowable <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>working pressure of the vessel. This does not include pressure vessels used in ammonia <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>refrigeration systems;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>(21) pressure vessels used for the storage of oxygen, nitrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>argon, nitrous oxide, or other medical gas, provided the vessel is constructed to ASME <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>or Minnesota Department of Transportation specifications and equipped with an ASME <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>code-stamped pressure-relieving device. The owner of the vessels shall perform annual <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>visual inspections and planned maintenance on these vessels to ensure vessel integrity;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>(22) pressure vessels used for the storage of compressed air for self-contained <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>breathing apparatuses;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>(23) hot water heating or other hot liquid boilers vented directly to the atmosphere; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>(24) pressure vessels used for the storage of compressed air not exceeding 1.5 cubic <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>feet (11.22 gallons) in volume with a maximum allowable working pressure of 600 psi or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>less.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>    (b) An engineer's license is not required for hot water supply boilers.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>    (c) An engineer's license and annual inspection by the department is not required <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>for boilers, steam cookers, steam kettles, steam sterilizers or other steam generators not <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>exceeding 100,000 BTU per hour input, 25 kilowatt, and a pressure of 15 psig.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>    (d) Electric boilers not exceeding a maximum working pressure of 50 psig, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>maximum of 30 kilowatt input or three horsepower rating shall be inspected as pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>vessels and shall not require an engineer license to operate.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>(e) Sawmills, located in a county with a population of less than 8,000 according to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>the last federal census and that utilize steam for the drying of lumber, are not required to <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>meet the high pressure boiler attendance requirements set forth in Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>5225.1180, only if all of the following conditions are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>(1) the owner complies with the inspection requirements under section 326B.958, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>and the licensing requirements under section 326B.972; and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>(2) the boiler:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>(i) is equipped with electronic control systems that are remotely operated but which <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>require on site manual reset of system faults;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>(ii) is remotely monitored for log water levels, boiler pressure, and steam flow;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>(iii) has automatic safety mechanisms built into the remote monitoring systems that <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>send an alarm upon detection of a fault condition, and an on site alarm that will sound <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>upon detection of a fault condition and which may be heard at a distance of 500 feet;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>(iv) has a water treatment program that is supervised by a third party water treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.26.36"></a><var>26.36</var>company; and<br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>(v) is attended on site by a licensed boiler operator at least two times in a 24-hour <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>period. If the boiler is not attended more than twice in a 24-hour period, the period <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>between checks must not be less than eight hours.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>This paragraph expires August 1, 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.30.0"></a><a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>    Sec. 30. <b>RULES AND RECOMMENDATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>The commissioner of labor and industry, using money from the construction code <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 326B.04, must update and modernize rules related <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>to high pressure boilers. The commissioner must make recommendations by October <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>1, 2015, to the committees of the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>over construction codes and licensing on changes related to boilers that operate at levels <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>of 15 PSI or higher.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.31.0"></a><a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>    Sec. 31. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>The revisor of statutes shall replace the phrase "Division of Voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>Apprenticeship" with the word "division" in Minnesota Rules, chapter 5200.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.32.0"></a><a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>    Sec. 32. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>The revisor of statutes shall renumber the citations in column A with the citations <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>in column B. The revisor shall correct any cross-references required because of the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>renumbering and may make necessary grammatical and technical changes, including <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>changes to sentence structure, to preserve the meaning of the text.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="27.5"/>
<col width="27.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Column A<br/>
</td>
<td>Column B<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td valign="top">326B.701<br/>
</td>
<td>326B.701, subd. 1, paragraphs (a) <br/>
and (b)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>181.723, subd. 1, paragraph (g)<br/>
</td>
<td>326B.701, subd. 1, paragraph (c)<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>181.723, subd. 4a<br/>
</td>
<td>326B.701, subd. 2<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>181.723, subd. 5<br/>
</td>
<td>326B.701, subd. 3<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>181.723, subd. 5a<br/>
</td>
<td>326B.701, subd. 4<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>181.723, subd. 7a<br/>
</td>
<td>326B.701, subd. 5<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>181.723, subd. 8a<br/>
</td>
<td>326B.701, subd. 6<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>181.723, subd. 10a<br/>
</td>
<td>326B.701, subd. 7<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>181.723, subd. 16<br/>
</td>
<td>326B.701, subd. 8<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.33.0"></a><a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>    Sec. 33. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 178.03, subdivision 2; 178.05; 178.06; and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>178.08, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 5200.0300; 5200.0310; 5200.0320, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15; 5200.0340; 5200.0360; and 5200.0390, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br/>