1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to labor and industry; making housekeeping changes; modifying 
1.3 	employment agents and construction codes and licensing; regulating combative 
1.4 	sports; modifying OSHA regulations;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 
1.5 	181A.04, subdivision 6; 182.653, subdivision 9; 182.67, subdivision 1; 184.38, 
1.6 	subdivision 17; 184.41; 326B.095; 326B.127, subdivision 5; 326B.133, subdivision 
1.7 	8; 326B.164, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, 7; 326B.439; 326B.46, subdivision 2; 326B.91, 
1.8 	subdivisions 3, 6; 326B.92, subdivision 2; 326B.921, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
1.9 	7; 326B.922; 326B.925, subdivision 1; 341.25; 341.27; 341.321; repealing 
1.10 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.37, subdivision 15; Minnesota Rules, parts 
1.11 	5200.0780; 5226.0100; 5226.0200; 5226.0300.
1.12 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.13 	ARTICLE 1
1.14 	HOUSEKEEPING

1.15 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 181A.04, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.16 		Subd. 6.Time of day, under 18 high school students. A high school student under the 
1.17 	age of 18 must not be permitted to work after 11:00 p.m. on an evening before a school day 
1.18 	or before 5:00 a.m. on a school day, except:
1.19 	(1) as permitted by section 181A.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; or
1.20 	(2) for a high school student age 18 or older, if the student provides a written request to 
1.21 	the employer to work during the restricted hours. If a high school student under the age of 
1.22 	18 has supplied the employer with a note signed by the parent or guardian of the student, 
1.23 	the student may be permitted to work until 11:30 p.m. on the evening before a school day 
1.24 	and beginning at 4:30 a.m. on a school day.
2.1 	For the purpose of this subdivision, a high school student does not include a student 
2.2 	enrolled in an alternative education program approved by the commissioner of education 
2.3 	or an area learning center, including area learning centers under sections 123A.05 to 123A.08
2.4 	or according to section 122A.163.

2.5 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 184.38, subdivision 17, is amended to read:
2.6 		Subd. 17.Applicant information restrictions; agency shutdown requirements. Except 
2.7 	for applicant information given in the course of normal agency operations, no employment 
2.8 	agent shall voluntarily sell, give, or otherwise transfer any files, records, or other information 
2.9 	relating to its employment agency applicants and employers to any person other than a 
2.10 	licensed an employment agent or a person who agrees to obtain an employment agency 
2.11 	license. Every employment agent who ceases to engage in the business of or act as an 
2.12 	employment agent shall notify the department of such fact within 30 days thereof, and shall 
2.13 	advise the department as to the disposition of all files and other records relating to its 
2.14 	employment agency business.

2.15 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 184.41, is amended to read:
2.16 	184.41 VIOLATIONS.
2.17 	Any person who engages in the business of or acts as an employment agent or counselor 
2.18 	and any (a) An employment agent, manager, or counselor who violates the provisions of 
2.19 	this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2.20 	(b) In addition to the penalties for commission of a misdemeanor, the department may 
2.21 	bring an action for an injunction against any employment agent, manager, or counselor who 
2.22 	violates the applicable provisions of this chapter.

2.23 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.095, is amended to read:
2.24 	326B.095 INCOMPLETE LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
2.25 	This section applies to both applications for initial licenses and license renewal 
2.26 	applications. If the department determines that an application is incomplete, the department 
2.27 	must notify the applicant of the deficiencies that must be corrected in order to complete the 
2.28 	application. If the applicant wishes to complete the application, The department must receive 
2.29 	the completed corrected application within 90 30 days after the date the department mailed 
2.30 	or delivered the incomplete application to the applicant. If the department does not receive 
2.31 	the completed application by this deadline, the commissioner must deny the application and 
2.32 	the applicant will forfeit all fees except as provided in section 326B.092, subdivision 6
3.1 	notified the applicant of the deficiencies that must be corrected. If the application is for 
3.2 	license renewal and the department receives the corrected application after the license has 
3.3 	expired, then the corrected application must be accompanied by the late fee.

3.4 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.127, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
3.5 		Subd. 5.Interpretative authority. To achieve uniform and consistent application of 
3.6 	the State Building Code, the commissioner has final interpretative authority applicable to 
3.7 	all codes adopted as part of the State Building Code except for the Plumbing Code and, the 
3.8 	Electrical Code, and the High Pressure Piping Code. A final interpretative committee 
3.9 	composed of seven members, consisting of three building officials, two inspectors from the 
3.10 	affected field, and two construction industry representatives, shall review requests for final 
3.11 	interpretations relating to that field for which the commissioner has final interpretative 
3.12 	authority. The Plumbing Board has final interpretative authority applicable to the State 
3.13 	Plumbing Code and shall review requests for final interpretation made to the board that 
3.14 	relate to the State Plumbing Code. The Board of Electricity has final interpretative authority 
3.15 	applicable to the State Electrical Code and shall review requests for final interpretation 
3.16 	made to the board that relate to the State Electrical Code. The Board of High Pressure Piping 
3.17 	Systems has final interpretative authority applicable to the State High Pressure Piping Code 
3.18 	and shall review requests for final interpretation made to the board that relate to the State 
3.19 	High Pressure Piping Code. Except for requests for final interpretations that relate to the 
3.20 	State Plumbing Code, the State Electrical Code, and the State High Pressure Piping Code, 
3.21 	requests for final interpretation must come from a local or state level building code board 
3.22 	of appeals. The commissioner must establish procedures for membership of the final 
3.23 	interpretative committees. The appropriate committee shall review the request and make a 
3.24 	recommendation to the commissioner for the final interpretation within 30 days of the 
3.25 	request. The commissioner must issue a final interpretation within ten business days after 
3.26 	the receipt of the recommendation from the final interpretative committee. The Plumbing 
3.27 	Board, the Board of Electricity, or the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems shall review 
3.28 	a request and issue a final interpretation within 30 days of the request. Any person aggrieved 
3.29 	by a final interpretation may appeal the interpretation within 30 days of its issuance by the 
3.30 	commissioner or the board in accordance with chapter 14. The final interpretation must be 
3.31 	published within ten business days of its issuance and made available to the public. Municipal 
3.32 	building officials shall administer all final interpretations issued by the commissioner, the 
3.33 	Plumbing Board, the Board of Electricity, or the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems 
3.34 	until the final interpretations are considered by the commissioner, the Plumbing Board, the 
3.35 	Board of Electricity, or the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems for adoption as part of 
4.1 	the State Building Code, State Plumbing Code, State Electrical Code, and the State High 
4.2 	Pressure Piping Code.

4.3 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.133, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
4.4 		Subd. 8.Continuing education requirements; extension of time. (a) This subdivision 
4.5 	establishes the number of continuing education units hours required within each two-year 
4.6 	certification period.
4.7 	A certified building official shall accumulate 16 38 hours of continuing education units
4.8 	in any education program that is approved under Minnesota Rules, part 1301.1000.
4.9 	A certified building official-limited shall, in each year of the initial two-year certification 
4.10 	period, accumulate eight 38 hours of continuing education units in any education program 
4.11 	that is approved under Minnesota Rules, part 1301.1000. Continuing education units shall 
4.12 	be reported annually during the initial two-year certification period by the method established 
4.13 	in rule. A certified building official-limited shall accumulate 16 continuing education units 
4.14 	for each two-year certification period thereafter in any education program that is approved 
4.15 	under Minnesota Rules, part 1301.1000.
4.16 	An accessibility specialist must accumulate four nine hours of approved continuing 
4.17 	education units hours in any of the education programs described in that are provided under 
4.18 	Minnesota Rules, part 1301.1000, subpart 1 or 2. The four units nine hours must be for in
4.19 	courses relating to building accessibility, plan review, field inspection, or building code 
4.20 	administration.
4.21 	Continuing education programs may be approved as established in rule.
4.22 	(b) Subject to sections 326B.101 to 326B.194, the commissioner may by rule establish 
4.23 	or approve continuing education programs for certified building officials dealing with 
4.24 	matters of building code administration, inspection, and enforcement.
4.25 	Each person certified as a building official for the state must satisfactorily complete 
4.26 	applicable educational programs established or approved by the commissioner to renew 
4.27 	certification.
4.28 	(c) The state building official may grant an extension of time to comply with continuing 
4.29 	education requirements if the certificate holder requesting the extension of time shows cause 
4.30 	for the extension. The request for the extension must be in writing. For purposes of this 
4.31 	section, the certificate holder's current certification effective dates shall remain the same. 
4.32 	The extension does not relieve the certificate holder from complying with the continuing 
4.33 	education requirements for the next two-year period.

5.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.164, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.2 		Subdivision 1.Master elevator constructor. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, 
5.3 	no individual shall perform or supervise elevator work, unless:
5.4 	(1) the individual is licensed by the commissioner as a master elevator constructor; and
5.5 	(2) the elevator work is for a licensed elevator contractor and the individual is an 
5.6 	employee, partner, or officer of, or is the licensed contractor.
5.7 	(b) An applicant for a master elevator constructor license shall:
5.8 	(1) have at least one year of experience, acceptable to the commissioner, as a licensed 
5.9 	journeyman elevator constructor; or
5.10 	(2) have at least six years' experience, acceptable to the commissioner, in planning for, 
5.11 	laying out, supervising, and installing apparatus, equipment, and wiring for elevators.
5.12 	(c) Individuals licensed as master elevator constructors under section 326B.33, 
5.13 	subdivision 11, as of December 31, 2013, shall not be required to pass an examination under 
5.14 	this section but, effective January 1, 2014, shall be subject to the requirements of sections 
5.15 	326B.163 to 326B.191.
5.16 	(d) (c) Except for the initial license term, as a condition of license renewal, master 
5.17 	elevator constructors must attain a minimum of 16 hours of continuing education credit 
5.18 	approved by the commissioner every renewal period. Not less than 12 hours shall be based 
5.19 	on the Minnesota Elevator Code or elevator technology, and not less than four hours shall 
5.20 	be based on the National Electrical Code.

5.21 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.164, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
5.22 		Subd. 3.Journeyman elevator constructor. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, 
5.23 	no individual shall perform and supervise elevator work except for planning or laying out 
5.24 	of elevator work, unless:
5.25 	(1) the individual is licensed by the commissioner as a journeyman elevator constructor; 
5.26 	and
5.27 	(2) the elevator work is for an elevator contractor, and the individual is an employee, 
5.28 	partner, or officer of the licensed elevator contractor.
5.29 	(b) An applicant for a journeyman elevator constructor license shall have completed a 
5.30 	four-year elevator mechanics apprenticeship registered with the United States Department 
5.31 	of Labor or worked at least 9,000 hours in five consecutive years for a licensed elevator 
6.1 	contractor, acceptable to the commissioner, installing, maintaining, modernizing, testing, 
6.2 	wiring, and repairing elevators.
6.3 	(c) Individuals licensed as journeyman elevator constructors under section 326B.33, 
6.4 	subdivision 8, as of December 31, 2013, shall not be required to pass an examination under 
6.5 	this section but, effective January 1, 2014, shall be subject to the requirements of sections 
6.6 	326B.163 to 326B.191.
6.7 	(d) (c) As a condition of license renewal, journeyman elevator constructors must attain 
6.8 	a minimum of 16 hours of continuing education credit approved by the commissioner every 
6.9 	renewal period. Not less than 12 hours shall be based on the Minnesota Elevator Code or 
6.10 	elevator technology, and not less than four hours shall be based on the National Electrical 
6.11 	Code.

6.12 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.164, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
6.13 		Subd. 6.Registration of unlicensed individuals. (a) Unlicensed individuals performing 
6.14 	elevator work for a contractor shall register with the department in the manner prescribed 
6.15 	by the commissioner. Experience credit for elevator work performed in Minnesota after 
6.16 	January 1, 2009, by an applicant for a license identified in this section shall not be granted 
6.17 	where the applicant has not registered with the department or is not licensed by the 
6.18 	department.
6.19 	(b) As a condition of renewal of registration, unlicensed individuals shall attain a 
6.20 	minimum of two hours of continuing education credit, approved by the commissioner, every 
6.21 	renewal period. The continuing education course shall be based on the Minnesota Elevator 
6.22 	Code or elevator technology.
6.23 	(c) Individuals registered under section 326B.33, subdivision 13, whose registration 
6.24 	expires after July 31, 2013, shall be subject to the registration requirements of this subdivision 
6.25 	and the requirements of sections 326B.163 to 326B.191.

6.26 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.164, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
6.27 		Subd. 7.Contractor's license required. (a) No individual, other than an employee, 
6.28 	partner, or officer of a licensed contractor, as defined by section 326B.163, subdivision 10, 
6.29 	shall perform or offer to perform elevator work with or without compensation, unless the 
6.30 	individual obtains a contractor's license. A contractor's license does not of itself qualify its 
6.31 	holder to perform or supervise the elevator work authorized by holding any class of personal 
6.32 	license.
7.1 	(b) Companies licensed under section 326B.33, subdivision 14, as of July 31, 2013, shall 
7.2 	not be required to comply with this subdivision.

7.3 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.439, is amended to read:
7.4 	326B.439 BAN ON LEAD IN PLUMBING.
7.5 	Solders and flux containing not more than 0.2 percent lead, and pipes and pipe fittings 
7.6 	containing not more than a weighted average of 0.25 percent lead when used with respect 
7.7 	to the wetted surfaces of pipes, pipe fittings, plumbing fittings, and fixtures shall be used 
7.8 	in any plumbing installation which conveys a potable water supply. A Minnesota seller of 
7.9 	lead solder, except for a seller whose primary business is contracting in plumbing, heating, 
7.10 	and air conditioning, shall not sell any solder containing 0.2 percent lead unless the seller 
7.11 	displays a sign which states,

7.12	"Contains Lead
	
7.13	Minnesota law prohibits the use of this solder in any
	
7.14	plumbing installation which is connected to a potable water
	
7.15	supply."

7.16 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.46, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.17 		Subd. 2.Bond; insurance. (a) The bond and insurance requirements of paragraphs (b) 
7.18 	and (c) apply to each person who performs or offers to perform plumbing work within the 
7.19 	state, including any person who offers to perform or performs sewer or water service 
7.20 	installation without a contractor's license. If the person performs or offers to perform any 
7.21 	plumbing work other than sewer or water service installation, then the person must meet 
7.22 	the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) as a condition of holding a contractor's license.
7.23 	(b) Each person who performs or offers to perform plumbing work within the state shall 
7.24 	give and maintain bond to the state in the penal sum of at least $25,000 for (1) all plumbing 
7.25 	work entered into within the state or (2) all plumbing work and subsurface sewage treatment 
7.26 	work entered into within the state. The bond must comply with section 326B.0921. If the 
7.27 	bond is for both plumbing work and subsurface sewage treatment work, the bond must 
7.28 	comply with the requirements of this section and, section 115.56, subdivision 2, paragraph 
7.29 	(e). The bond must comply with section 326B.0921.
7.30 	(c) Each person who performs or offers to perform plumbing work within the state shall 
7.31 	have and maintain in effect public liability insurance, including products liability insurance 
7.32 	with limits of at least $50,000 per person and $100,000 per occurrence and property damage 
7.33 	insurance with limits of at least $10,000. The insurance shall be written by an insurer licensed 
8.1 	to do business in the state of Minnesota. Each person who performs or offers to perform 
8.2 	plumbing work within the state shall maintain on file with the commissioner a certificate 
8.3 	evidencing the insurance. In the event of a policy cancellation, the insurer shall send written 
8.4 	notice to the commissioner at the same time that a cancellation request is received from or 
8.5 	a notice is sent to the insured.

8.6 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.91, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.7 		Subd. 3.Contracting Master high pressure pipefitter. "Contracting Master high 
8.8 	pressure pipefitter" means an individual, such as a steamfitter, engaged in the planning, 
8.9 	superintending, and practical installation of high pressure piping and appurtenances, and 
8.10 	otherwise lawfully qualified to construct high pressure piping installations and make 
8.11 	replacements to existing plants, who is also qualified to conduct the business of high pressure 
8.12 	piping installations and who is familiar with the laws, rules, and minimum standards 
8.13 	governing them.

8.14 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.91, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
8.15 		Subd. 6.Journeyman high pressure pipefitter.  "Journeyman high pressure pipefitter" 
8.16 	means an individual, such as a steamfitter, who is not a contracting master high pressure 
8.17 	pipefitter and who is engaged in the practical installation of high pressure piping and 
8.18 	appurtenances in the employ of a contracting master high pressure pipefitter.

8.19 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.92, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
8.20 		Subd. 2.Permissive municipal regulation.  The commissioner may enter into an 
8.21 	agreement with a municipality, in which the municipality agrees to perform inspections and 
8.22 	issue permits for the construction and installation of high pressure piping systems within 
8.23 	the municipality's geographical area of jurisdiction, if:
8.24 	(a) The municipality has adopted:
8.25 	(1) the code for power piping systems, Minnesota Rules, parts 5230.0250 to 5230.5920
8.26 	5230.5920;
8.27 	(2) an ordinance that authorizes the municipality to issue permits to persons holding a 
8.28 	high pressure piping business contractor license issued by the department and only for 
8.29 	construction or installation that would, if performed properly, fully comply with all Minnesota 
8.30 	Statutes and Minnesota Rules;
9.1 	(3) an ordinance that authorizes the municipality to perform the inspections that are 
9.2 	required under Minnesota Statutes or Minnesota Rules governing the construction and 
9.3 	installation of high pressure piping systems; and
9.4 	(4) an ordinance that authorizes the municipality to enforce the code for power piping 
9.5 	systems in its entirety.
9.6 	(b) The municipality agrees to issue permits only to persons holding a high pressure 
9.7 	piping business contractor license as required by law at the time of the permit issuance, and 
9.8 	only for construction or installation that would, if performed properly, comply with all 
9.9 	Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules governing the construction or installation of high 
9.10 	pressure piping systems.
9.11 	(c) The municipality agrees to issue permits only on forms approved by the department.
9.12 	(d) The municipality agrees that, for each permit issued by the municipality, the 
9.13 	municipality shall perform one or more inspections of the construction or installation to 
9.14 	determine whether the construction or installation complies with all Minnesota Statutes and 
9.15 	Minnesota Rules governing the construction or installation of high pressure piping systems, 
9.16 	and shall prepare a written report of each inspection.
9.17 	(e) The municipality agrees to notify the commissioner within 24 hours after the 
9.18 	municipality discovers any violation of the licensing laws related to high pressure piping.
9.19 	(f) The municipality agrees to notify the commissioner immediately if the municipality 
9.20 	discovers that any entity has failed to meet a deadline set by the municipality for correction 
9.21 	of a violation of the high pressure piping laws.
9.22 	(g) The commissioner determines that the individuals who will conduct the inspections 
9.23 	for the municipality do not have any conflict of interest in conducting the inspections.
9.24 	(h) Individuals who will conduct the inspections for the municipality are permanent 
9.25 	employees of the municipality and are licensed contracting master high pressure pipefitters 
9.26 	or licensed journeyman high pressure pipefitters.
9.27 	(i) The municipality agrees to notify the commissioner within ten days of any changes 
9.28 	in the names or qualifications of the individuals who conduct the inspections for the 
9.29 	municipality.
9.30 	(j) The municipality agrees to enforce in its entirety the code for power piping systems 
9.31 	on all projects.
10.1 	(k) The municipality shall not approve any piping installation unless the installation 
10.2 	conforms to all applicable provisions of the high pressure piping laws in effect at the time 
10.3 	of the installation.
10.4 	(l) The municipality agrees to promptly require compliance or revoke a permit that it 
10.5 	has issued if there is noncompliance with any of the applicable provisions of the high pressure 
10.6 	piping laws in connection with the work covered by the permit. The municipality agrees to 
10.7 	revoke the permit if any laws regulating the licensing of pipefitters have been violated.
10.8 	(m) The municipality agrees to keep official records of all documents received, including 
10.9 	permit applications, and of all permits issued, reports of inspections, and notices issued in 
10.10 	connection with inspections.
10.11 	(n) The municipality agrees to maintain the records described in paragraph (m) in the 
10.12 	official records of the municipality for the period required for the retention of public records 
10.13 	under section 138.17, and shall make these records readily available for review according 
10.14 	to section 13.37.
10.15 	(o) Not later than the tenth day of each month, the municipality shall submit to the 
10.16 	commissioner a report of all high pressure piping permits issued by the municipality during 
10.17 	the preceding month. This report shall be in a format approved by the commissioner and 
10.18 	shall include:
10.19 	(1) the name of the contractor;
10.20 	(2) the license number of the contractor's license issued by the commissioner;
10.21 	(3) the permit number;
10.22 	(4) the address of the job;
10.23 	(5) the date the permit was issued;
10.24 	(6) a brief description of the work; and
10.25 	(7) the amount of the inspection fee.
10.26 	(p) Not later than the 31st day of January of each year, the municipality shall submit a 
10.27 	summary report to the commissioner identifying the status of each high pressure piping 
10.28 	project for which the municipality issued a permit during the preceding year, and the status 
10.29 	of high pressure piping projects for which the municipality issued a permit during a prior 
10.30 	year where no final inspection had occurred by the first day of the preceding year. This 
10.31 	summary report shall include:
10.32 	(1) the permit number;
11.1 	(2) the date of any final inspection; and
11.2 	(3) identification of any violation of high pressure piping laws related to work covered 
11.3 	by the permit.
11.4 	(q) The municipality and the commissioner agree that if at any time during the agreement 
11.5 	the municipality does not have in effect the code for high pressure piping systems or any 
11.6 	of the ordinances described in paragraph (a), or if the commissioner determines that the 
11.7 	municipality is not properly administering and enforcing the code for high pressure piping 
11.8 	or is otherwise not complying with the agreement:
11.9 	(1) the commissioner may, effective 14 days after the municipality's receipt of written 
11.10 	notice, terminate the agreement and have the administration and enforcement of the high 
11.11 	pressure piping code in the involved municipality undertaken by the department;
11.12 	(2) the municipality may challenge the termination in a contested case before the 
11.13 	commissioner pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act; and
11.14 	(3) while any challenge under clause (2) is pending, the commissioner may exercise 
11.15 	oversight of the municipality to the extent needed to ensure that high pressure piping 
11.16 	inspections are performed and permits are issued in accordance with the high pressure piping 
11.17 	laws.
11.18 	(r) The municipality and the commissioner agree that the municipality may terminate 
11.19 	the agreement with or without cause on 90 days' written notice to the commissioner.
11.20 	(s) The municipality and the commissioner agree that no municipality shall revoke, 
11.21 	suspend, or place restrictions on any high pressure piping license issued by the commissioner. 
11.22 	If the municipality identifies during an inspection any violation that may warrant revocation, 
11.23 	suspension, or placement of restrictions on a high pressure piping license issued by the 
11.24 	commissioner, the municipality shall promptly notify the commissioner of the violation and 
11.25 	the commissioner shall determine whether revocation, suspension, or placement of restrictions 
11.26 	on any high pressure piping license issued by the commissioner is appropriate.

11.27 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.921, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
11.28 		Subdivision 1.License required; rules; time credit. No individual shall engage in or 
11.29 	work at the business of a contracting master high pressure pipefitter unless issued a 
11.30 	contracting master high pressure pipefitter license to do so by the department under rules 
11.31 	adopted by the board. No license shall be required for repairs on existing installations. No 
11.32 	individual shall engage in or work at the business of journeyman high pressure pipefitter 
11.33 	unless issued a journeyman high pressure pipefitter competency license to do so by the 
12.1 	department under rules adopted by the board. An individual possessing a contracting master
12.2 	high pressure pipefitter competency license may also work as a journeyman high pressure 
12.3 	pipefitter.
12.4 	No person shall construct or install high pressure piping, nor install high pressure piping 
12.5 	in connection with the dealing in and selling of high pressure pipe material and supplies, 
12.6 	unless, at all times, an individual possessing a contracting master high pressure pipefitter 
12.7 	competency license or a journeyman high pressure pipefitter competency license is 
12.8 	responsible for ensuring that the high pressure pipefitting work is in conformity with 
12.9 	Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.
12.10 	The board shall prescribe rules, not inconsistent herewith, for the examination and 
12.11 	competency licensing of contracting master high pressure pipefitters and journeyman high 
12.12 	pressure pipefitters.
12.13 	An employee performing the duties of inspector for the department in regulating 
12.14 	pipefitting shall not receive time credit for the inspection duties when making an application 
12.15 	for a license required by this section.

12.16 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.921, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
12.17 		Subd. 2.High pressure pipefitting business contractor license. Before obtaining a 
12.18 	permit for high pressure piping work, a person must obtain or utilize a business contractor 
12.19 	with a high pressure piping business contractor license.
12.20 	A person must have at all times as a full-time employee at least one individual holding 
12.21 	a contracting master high pressure pipefitter competency license. Only full-time employees 
12.22 	who hold contracting master high pressure pipefitter licenses are authorized to obtain high 
12.23 	pressure piping permits in the name of the business contractor. The contracting master high 
12.24 	pressure pipefitter competency license holder can be the employee of only one high pressure 
12.25 	piping business contractor at a time. An application for a high pressure piping business
12.26 	contractor license shall include a verified statement that the applicant or licensee has complied 
12.27 	with this subdivision.
12.28 	To retain its business contractor license without reapplication, a person holding a high 
12.29 	pressure piping business contractor license that ceases to employ an individual holding a 
12.30 	contracting master high pressure pipefitter competency license shall have 60 days from the 
12.31 	last day of employment of its previous contracting master pipefitter competency license 
12.32 	holder to employ another license holder. The department must be notified no later than five 
12.33 	days after the last day of employment of the previous license holder.
13.1 	No high pressure pipefitting work may be performed during any period when the high 
13.2 	pressure pipefitting business contractor does not have a contracting master high pressure 
13.3 	pipefitter competency license holder on staff. If a license holder is not employed within 60 
13.4 	days after the last day of employment of the previous license holder, the pipefitting business
13.5 	contractor license shall lapse.
13.6 	The board shall prescribe by rule procedures for application for and issuance of business
13.7 	contractor licenses.

13.8 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.921, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
13.9 		Subd. 3.Registration requirement. All unlicensed individuals, other than pipefitter 
13.10 	apprentices, must be registered under subdivision 4. No licensed high pressure piping 
13.11 	business contractor shall employ an unlicensed individual to assist in the practical 
13.12 	construction and installation of high pressure piping and appurtenances unless the unlicensed 
13.13 	individual is registered with the department. A pipefitter apprentice or registered unlicensed 
13.14 	individual employed by a high pressure piping business contractor may assist in the practical 
13.15 	construction and installation of high pressure piping and appurtenances only while under 
13.16 	direct supervision of a licensed contracting master high pressure pipefitter or licensed 
13.17 	journeyman high pressure pipefitter employed by the same high pressure piping business
13.18 	contractor. The licensed contracting master high pressure pipefitter or licensed journeyman 
13.19 	high pressure pipefitter shall supervise no more than two pipefitter apprentices or registered 
13.20 	unlicensed individuals. The licensed contracting master high pressure pipefitter or 
13.21 	journeyman high pressure pipefitter is responsible for ensuring that all high pressure piping 
13.22 	work performed by the pipefitter apprentice or registered unlicensed individual complies 
13.23 	with Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.

13.24 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.921, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
13.25 		Subd. 4.Registration with commissioner. An unlicensed individual may register to 
13.26 	assist in the practical construction and installation of high pressure piping and appurtenances 
13.27 	while in the employ of a licensed high pressure piping business contractor by completing 
13.28 	and submitting to the commissioner a registration form provided by the commissioner, with 
13.29 	all fees required by section 326B.092. The board may prescribe rules, not inconsistent with 
13.30 	this section, for the registration of unlicensed individuals.
13.31 	Applications for initial registration may be submitted at any time. Registration must be 
13.32 	renewed annually and shall be valid for one calendar year beginning January 1.

14.1 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.921, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
14.2 		Subd. 5.Bond.  As a condition of licensing, each applicant for a high pressure piping 
14.3 	business contractor license shall give and maintain a bond to the state in the total sum of 
14.4 	$15,000 conditioned upon the faithful and lawful performance of all work contracted for 
14.5 	or performed within the state. The bond shall run to and be for the benefit of persons injured 
14.6 	or suffering financial loss by reason of failure of payment or performance. Claims and 
14.7 	actions on the bond may be brought according to sections 574.26 to 574.38.
14.8 	The term of the bond must be concurrent with the term of the high pressure pipefitting 
14.9 	business contractor license and run without interruption from the date of the issuance of the 
14.10 	license to the end of the calendar year. All high pressure pipefitting business contractor
14.11 	licenses must be annually renewed on a calendar year basis.
14.12 	The bond must be filed with the department and shall be in lieu of any other business 
14.13 	contractor license bonds required by any political subdivision for high pressure pipefitting. 
14.14 	The bond must be written by a corporate surety licensed to do business in the state.

14.15 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.921, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
14.16 		Subd. 6.Insurance. In addition to the bond described in subdivision 5, each applicant 
14.17 	for a high pressure pipefitting business contractor license or renewal shall have in force 
14.18 	public liability insurance, including products liability insurance, with limits of at least 
14.19 	$100,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence and property damage insurance with 
14.20 	limits of at least $50,000.
14.21 	The insurance must be kept in force for the entire term of the high pressure pipefitting 
14.22 	business contractor license, and the license shall be suspended by the department if at any 
14.23 	time the insurance is not in force.
14.24 	The insurance must be written by an insurer licensed to do business in the state and shall 
14.25 	be in lieu of any other insurance required by any subdivision of government for high pressure 
14.26 	pipefitting. Each person holding a high pressure pipefitting business contractor license shall 
14.27 	maintain on file with the department a certificate evidencing the insurance. In the event of 
14.28 	a policy cancellation, the insurer shall send written notice to the commissioner at the same 
14.29 	time that a cancellation request is received from or a notice is sent to the insured.

14.30 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.921, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
14.31 		Subd. 7.License, registration, and renewal fees. For purposes of calculating license, 
14.32 	registration, and renewal fees required under section 326B.092:
15.1 	(1) the registration of an unlicensed individual under subdivision 4 is an entry level 
15.2 	license;
15.3 	(2) a journeyman high pressure pipefitter license is a journeyman license;
15.4 	(3) a contracting master high pressure pipefitter license is a master license; and
15.5 	(4) a high pressure piping business contractor license is a business license.

15.6 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.922, is amended to read:
15.7 	326B.922 LICENSE APPLICATION AND RENEWAL.
15.8 	(a) Application for a contracting master high pressure pipefitter, a journeyman high 
15.9 	pressure pipefitter, or a high pressure piping businesscontractor license shall be made to 
15.10 	the department, with all fees required by section 326B.092.
15.11 	(b) The applicant for a contracting master high pressure pipefitter or a journeyman high 
15.12 	pressure pipefitter license shall be licensed only after passing an examination developed 
15.13 	and administered by the department in accordance with rules adopted by the board.
15.14 	(c) All initial contracting master high pressure pipefitter licenses, journeyman high 
15.15 	pressure pipefitter licenses, and high pressure piping business contractor licenses are effective 
15.16 	for more than one calendar year and expire on December 31 of the year after the year in 
15.17 	which the application is made. The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the 
15.18 	commissioner, without the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal 
15.19 	of contracting master high pressure pipefitter, journeyman high pressure pipefitter, and high 
15.20 	pressure piping business contractor licenses from one year to two years. By June 30, 2012, 
15.21 	all such licenses shall be two-year licenses.

15.22 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.925, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.23 		Subdivision 1.Composition. (a) The Board of High Pressure Piping Systems shall 
15.24 	consist of 13 members. Twelve members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice 
15.25 	and consent of the senate and shall be voting members. Appointments of members by the 
15.26 	governor shall be made in accordance with section 15.066. If the senate votes to refuse to 
15.27 	consent to an appointment of a member made by the governor, the governor shall appoint 
15.28 	a new member with the advice and consent of the senate. One member shall be the 
15.29 	commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner of labor and industry's designee, 
15.30 	who shall be a voting member. Of the 12 appointed members, the composition shall be as 
15.31 	follows:
16.1 	(1) one member shall be a high pressure piping inspector;
16.2 	(2) one member shall be a licensed mechanical engineer;
16.3 	(3) one member shall be a representative of the high pressure piping industry;
16.4 	(4) four members shall be contracting master high pressure pipefitters engaged in the 
16.5 	business of high pressure piping, two from the metropolitan area and two from greater 
16.6 	Minnesota;
16.7 	(5) two members shall be journeyman high pressure pipefitters engaged in the business 
16.8 	of high pressure piping systems installation, one from the metropolitan area and one from 
16.9 	greater Minnesota;
16.10 	(6) one member shall be a representative of industrial companies that use high pressure 
16.11 	piping systems in their industrial process;
16.12 	(7) one member shall be a representative from utility companies in Minnesota; and
16.13 	(8) one member shall be a public member as defined by section 214.02.
16.14 	The high pressure piping inspector shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 
16.15 	2011. The professional mechanical engineer shall be appointed for a term to end December 
16.16 	31, 2010. The representative of the high pressure piping industry shall be appointed for a 
16.17 	term to end December 31, 2011. Two of the contracting master high pressure pipefitters 
16.18 	shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2011. The other two contracting master
16.19 	high pressure pipefitters shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 2010. One of 
16.20 	the journeyman high pressure pipefitters shall be appointed for a term to end December 31, 
16.21 	2011. The other journeyman high pressure pipefitter shall be appointed for a term to end 
16.22 	December 31, 2010. The one representative of industrial companies that use high pressure 
16.23 	piping systems in their industrial process shall be appointed for a term to end December 
16.24 	31, 2010. The one representative of a utility company in Minnesota shall be appointed for 
16.25 	a term to end December 31, 2010. The public member shall be appointed for a term to end 
16.26 	December 31, 2010.
16.27 	(b) The licensed professional mechanical engineer must possess a current Minnesota 
16.28 	professional engineering license and maintain the license for the duration of their term. All 
16.29 	other appointed members, except for the representative of the piping industry, the 
16.30 	representative of industrial companies that use high pressure piping systems, the public 
16.31 	member, and the representative of public utility companies in Minnesota, must possess a 
16.32 	current high pressure piping license issued by the Department of Labor and Industry and 
16.33 	maintain that license for the duration of their term. All appointed members must be residents 
17.1 	of Minnesota at the time of and throughout the member's appointment. The term of any 
17.2 	appointed member that does not maintain membership qualification status shall end on the 
17.3 	date of status change and the governor shall appoint a new member. It is the responsibility 
17.4 	of the member to notify the board of the member's status change.
17.5 	(c) For appointed members, except the initial terms designated in paragraph (a), each 
17.6 	term shall be three years with the terms ending on December 31. Members appointed by 
17.7 	the governor shall be limited to three consecutive terms. The governor shall, all or in part, 
17.8 	reappoint the current members or appoint replacement members with the advice and consent 
17.9 	of the senate. Midterm vacancies shall be filled for the remaining portion of the term. 
17.10 	Vacancies occurring with less than six months time remaining in the term shall be filled for 
17.11 	the existing term and the following three-year term. Members may serve until their successors 
17.12 	are appointed but in no case later than July 1 in a year in which the term expires unless 
17.13 	reappointed.

17.14 	Sec. 25. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 17.15 	The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota Rules, part 4715.3130, to Minnesota 
17.16 	Rules, part 1300.0215, subpart 6, where it appears in Minnesota Statutes, section 326B.43.

17.17 	Sec. 26. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 17.18 	The revisor of statutes shall replace the term "journeyman" or "journeymans" with 
17.19 	"journeyworker" or "journeyworkers" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
17.20 	326B. All journeyman licenses issued under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B, before the 
17.21 	effective date of this act are deemed journeyworker licenses.

17.22 	Sec. 27.  REPEALER.
 17.23 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.37, subdivision 15, is repealed.
17.24 	(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 5200.0780; 5226.0100; 5226.0200; and 5226.0300, are 
17.25 	repealed.

17.26 	ARTICLE 2
17.27 	COMBATIVE SPORTS

17.28 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 341.25, is amended to read:
17.29 	341.25 RULES.
18.1 	(a) The commissioner may adopt rules that include standards for the physical examination 
18.2 	and condition of combatants and referees.
18.3 	(b) The commissioner may adopt other rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
18.4 	chapter, including, but not limited to, the conduct of all combative sport contests and their 
18.5 	manner, supervision, time, and place.
18.6 	(c) The commissioner must adopt unified rules for mixed martial arts contests.
18.7 	(d) The commissioner may adopt the rules of the Association of Boxing Commissions, 
18.8 	with amendments.
18.9 	(e) The Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, as promulgated by the Association of 
18.10 	Boxing Commissions and amended August 2, 2016, are incorporated by reference and made 
18.11 	a part of this chapter except as qualified by this chapter and Minnesota Rules, chapter 2201. 
18.12 	In the event of a conflict between this chapter and the Unified Rules, this chapter must 
18.13 	govern.

18.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 341.27, is amended to read:
18.15 	341.27 COMMISSIONER DUTIES.
18.16 	The commissioner shall:
18.17 	(1) issue, deny, renew, suspend, or revoke licenses;
18.18 	(2) make and maintain records of its acts and proceedings including the issuance, denial, 
18.19 	renewal, suspension, or revocation of licenses;
18.20 	(3) keep public records of the council open to inspection at all reasonable times;
18.21 	(4) develop rules to be implemented under this chapter;
18.22 	(5) conform to the rules adopted under this chapter;
18.23 	(6) develop policies and procedures for regulating boxing and mixed martial arts;
18.24 	(7) immediately suspend an individual license for a medical condition, including but 
18.25 	not limited to a medical condition resulting from an injury sustained during a match, bout, 
18.26 	or contest that has been confirmed by the ringside physician. The medical suspension must 
18.27 	be lifted after the commissioner receives written information from a physician licensed in 
18.28 	the home state of the licensee indicating that the combatant may resume competition, and 
18.29 	any other information that the commissioner may by rule require. Medical suspensions are 
18.30 	not subject to section 326B.082 or the contested case procedures provided in sections 14.57
18.31 	to 14.69; and
19.1 	(8) immediately suspend an individual combatant license for a mandatory rest period, 
19.2 	which must commence at the conclusion of every combative sports contest in which the 
19.3 	license holder competes and does not receive a medical suspension. A rest suspension must 
19.4 	automatically lift after seven 14 calendar days from the date the combative sports contest 
19.5 	passed without notice or additional proceedings. Rest suspensions are not subject to section 
19.6 	326B.082 or the contested case procedures provided in sections 14.57 to 14.69.

19.7 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 341.321, is amended to read:
19.8 	341.321 FEE SCHEDULE.
19.9 	(a) The fee schedule for professional and amateur licenses issued by the commissioner 
19.10 	is as follows:
19.11 	(1) referees, $80;
19.12 	(2) promoters, $700;
19.13 	(3) judges and knockdown judges, $80;
19.14 	(4) trainers and seconds, $80;
19.15 	(5) ring announcers, $80;
19.16 	(6) timekeepers, $80;
19.17 	(7) professional combatants, $70;
19.18 	(8) amateur combatants, $50;
19.19 	(9) managers, $80; and
19.20 	(10) ringside physicians, $80.
19.21 	In addition to the license fee, an individual who applies for a license within the 48 hours 
19.22 	preceding when the combative sporting event is held shall pay a late fee of $100 plus the 
19.23 	original license fee. License fees for promoters are due at least six weeks prior to the 
19.24 	combative sport contest. All other license fees shall be paid no later than the weigh-in prior 
19.25 	to the contest. No license may be issued until all prelicensure requirements are satisfied and 
19.26 	fees are paid.
19.27 	(b) The commissioner shall establish a contest fee for each combative sport contest and 
19.28 	shall consider the size and type of venue when establishing a contest fee. The professional
19.29 	combative sport contest fee is $1,500 per event or not more than four percent of the gross 
19.30 	ticket sales, whichever is greater, as determined by the commissioner when the combative 
20.1 	sport contest is scheduled. The amateur combative sport contest fee shall be $1,500 or not 
20.2 	more than four percent of the gross ticket sales, whichever is greater.
20.3 	(c) A professional or amateur combative sport contest fee is nonrefundable and shall be 
20.4 	paid as follows:
20.5 	(1) $500 at the time the combative sport contest is scheduled; and
20.6 	(2) $1,000 at the weigh-in prior to the contest.
20.7 	If four percent of the gross ticket sales is greater than $1,500, the balance is due to the 
20.8 	commissioner within 24 hours seven days of the completed contest.
20.9 	(d) The commissioner may establish the maximum number of complimentary tickets 
20.10 	allowed for each event by rule.
20.11 	(e) All fees and penalties collected by the commissioner must be deposited in the 
20.12 	commissioner account in the special revenue fund.

20.13 	ARTICLE 3
20.14 	OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

20.15 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 182.653, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
20.16 		Subd. 9.Standard industrial classification list. The commissioner shall adopt, in 
20.17 	accordance with section 182.655, a rule specifying a list of either standard industrial 
20.18 	classifications of employers or North American industry classifications of employers who 
20.19 	must comply with subdivision 8. The commissioner shall demonstrate the need to include 
20.20 	each industrial classification on the basis of the safety record or workers' compensation 
20.21 	record of that industry segment. An employer must comply with subdivision 8 six months 
20.22 	following the date the standard industrial classification or North American industry 
20.23 	classification that applies to the employee employer is placed on the list. The list shall be 
20.24 	updated every five years.

20.25 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 182.67, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.26 		Subdivision 1.Department's authority; cooperation with other departments. The 
20.27 	department has sole authority and responsibility for the administration and enforcement of 
20.28 	this chapter. The commissioner will consult with the Department of Health in matters related 
20.29 	to occupational health and will through written agreement determine those reasonably 
20.30 	appropriate services which the Department of Health will provide in order to effectuate the 
20.31 	provisions of this chapter. Any other department or official of this state or political 
21.1 	subdivision thereof which would in any way affect the administration or enforcement of 
21.2 	this chapter shall cooperate and coordinate all such activities with the department to assure 
21.3 	orderly and efficient administration and enforcement of this chapter.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: SF1457-2 

326B.37 INSPECTION FEE SCHEDULE.Subd. 15.Utility interconnected wind generation installations. 
(a) Fees associated with utility interconnected generation installations consisting of one or more generator sources interconnected with a utility power system and not supplying other premises loads are calculated according to paragraph (b) or (c). 

(b) The inspection fee is calculated according to subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 6, paragraphs (d), (f), (j), and (k). A fee must be included for the generators and utility interconnect feeders, but not for a utility service. 

(c) There is a plan review fee and an inspection fee for the entire electrical installation. The plan review fee is based on the valuation of the electrical installation related to one of the generator systems that is part of the overall installation, not to include the supporting tower or other nonelectrical equipment or structures, calculated according to section 326B.153, subdivision 2. The inspection fee is $80 for each individual tower, including any voltage matching transformers located at the tower, and the fee for the feeders interconnecting the individual towers to the utility power system is calculated according to subdivisions 4 and 6, paragraph (k). 

5200.0780
[Repealed, L 2017 c 68 art 1 s 27] 

5226.0100
[Repealed, L 2017 c 68 art 1 s 27] 

5226.0200
[Repealed, L 2017 c 68 art 1 s 27] 

5226.0300
[Repealed, L 2017 c 68 art 1 s 27]