1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; modifying assisted living licensure requirements for new 
1.3 	construction; amending Laws 2020, Seventh Special Session chapter 1, article 6, 
1.4 	section 12, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 2020, Seventh Special Session chapter 1, article 6, section 12, subdivision 
1.7 	2, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 2.New construction; building permit. (a) All prospective assisted living facility 
1.9 	license applicants seeking a license and having new construction who have submitted a 
1.10 	complete building permit application to the appropriate building code jurisdiction on or 
1.11 	before July 31, 2021, may meet construction requirements in effect when the building permit 
1.12 	application was submitted.
1.13 	(b) All prospective assisted living facility license applicants seeking a license for new 
1.14 	construction who submit a complete building permit application to the appropriate building 
1.15 	code jurisdiction on or after August 1, 2021, must meet the requirements of section 144G.45.
1.16 	(c) For the purposes of paragraph (a), in areas of jurisdiction where there is no building 
1.17 	code authority, a complete application for an electrical or plumbing permit is acceptable in 
1.18 	lieu of the building permit application.
1.19 	(d) For the purposes of paragraph (a), in jurisdictions where building plan review 
1.20 	applications are separated from building permit applications, a submitted complete application 
1.21 	for plan review is acceptable in lieu of the building permit application.
2.1 	(e) For the purposes of paragraph (a), an executed development contract between the 
2.2 	license applicant and the building code jurisdiction that confirms the approval of building 
2.3 	plans and to construct on the approved site is acceptable in lieu of the building permit 
2.4 	application.

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