2007 Minnesota Statutes

326.401 PLUMBER'S APPRENTICES.
    Subdivision 1. Registration. All plumber's apprentices must be registered. To be a registered
plumber's apprentice, an individual must either:
    (1) be an individual employed in the trade of plumbing under an apprenticeship agreement
approved by the department under Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0300; or
    (2) be an unlicensed individual registered with the commissioner under subdivision 3. A
plumber's apprentice is authorized to assist in the installation of plumbing only while under the
direct supervision of a master, restricted master, journeyman, or restricted journeyman plumber.
The master, restricted master, journeyman, or restricted journeyman plumber is responsible
for ensuring that all plumbing work performed by the plumber's apprentice complies with the
plumbing code.
    Subd. 2. Journeyman exam. A plumber's apprentice who has completed four years of
practical plumbing experience is eligible to take the journeyman plumbing examination. Up to 24
months of practical plumbing experience prior to becoming a plumber's apprentice may be applied
to the four-year experience requirement. However, none of this practical plumbing experience
may be applied if the individual did not have any practical plumbing experience in the 12-month
period immediately prior to becoming a plumber's apprentice. The Plumbing Board may adopt
rules to evaluate whether the individual's past practical plumbing experience is applicable in
preparing for the journeyman's examination. If two years after completing the training the
individual has not taken the examination, the four years of experience shall be forfeited.
    The commissioner may allow an extension of the two-year period for taking the exam for
cases of hardship or other appropriate circumstances.
    Subd. 3. Registration, rules, applications, renewals, and fees. An unlicensed individual
may register by completing and submitting to the commissioner a registration form provided
by the commissioner. A completed registration form must state the date the individual began
training, the individual's age, schooling, previous experience, and employer, and other information
required by the commissioner. The board may prescribe rules, not inconsistent with this section,
for the registration of unlicensed individuals. Each applicant for initial registration as a plumber's
apprentice shall pay the department an application fee of $25. Applications for initial registration
may be submitted at any time. Registration must be renewed annually and shall be for the period
from July 1 of each year to June 30 of the following year. Applications for renewal registration
must be received by the commissioner by June 30 of each registration period on forms provided
by the commissioner, and must be accompanied by a fee of $25. An application for renewal
registration received on or after July 1 in any year but no more than three months after expiration
of the previously issued registration must pay the past due renewal fee plus a late fee of $25. No
applications for renewal registration will be accepted more than three months after expiration of
the previously issued registration.
History: 1986 c 402 s 2; 1986 c 444; 2007 c 135 art 3 s 24; 2007 c 140 art 6 s 9