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                            CHAPTER 246-S.F.No. 992 
                  An act relating to health; reinstating certain 
                  advisory councils and a task force; requiring a 
                  report; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 
                  326.41. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 326.41, is 
        amended to read: 
           326.41 [ADVISORY COUNCIL.] 
           The state commissioner of health shall appoint seven nine 
        persons to the advisory council on plumbing code and 
        examinations, one two of whom shall be a practical master 
        plumber, one a practical journeyman plumber, and one a 
        representative of the commissioner plumbers, one who represents 
        greater Minnesota and one who represents the metropolitan area, 
        and two journeyman plumbers, one who represents greater 
        Minnesota and one who represents the metropolitan area.  The 
        council shall expire and the terms, compensation and removal of 
        members of the council shall be as provided in section 15.059, 
        except that the council shall not expire before June 30, 1995. 
           Sec. 2.  [REINSTATEMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCILS.] 
           Notwithstanding Laws 1993, chapters 286, section 1, and 
        337, section 1, the emergency medical services advisory council 
        established in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.8097, the 
        maternal and child health advisory task force established in 
        Minnesota Statutes, section 145.881, and the state community 
        health advisory committee established in section 145A.10, 
        subdivision 10, are reinstated.  These groups are subject to the 
        expiration date in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, 
        subdivision 5. 
           Sec. 3.  [PLUMBING WORK GROUP; REPORT.] 
           The commissioner of health shall establish a work group to 
        study and report to the commissioner by January 1, 1996, 
        recommendations for proposed statutory revisions to Minnesota 
        Statutes, chapter 326, that will ensure public health protection 
        through regulation of plumbing and water conditioning 
        installations.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota 
        Rules, part 4715.3130, as they apply to plan review, until the 
        date the work group is to make its recommendations the 
        commissioner may allow plumbing construction, alteration, or 
        extension to proceed.  The work group shall consist of 
        representatives of plumbers, water conditioners, local and state 
        units of government, and affected statewide trades and 
        organizations. 
           Sec. 4.  [EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL.] 
           The emergency medical services advisory council reinstated 
        in section 2 expires June 30, 1996. 
           Sec. 5.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
           This act is effective on the day following final enactment. 
           Presented to the governor May 30, 1995 
           Signed by the governor June 1, 1995, 11:46 a.m.

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