1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1049 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3"ARTICLE 1
1.4JOBS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND HOUSING APPROPRIATIONS

1.5
1.6
 Section 1. JOBS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND HOUSING
APPROPRIATIONS.
1.7    The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made
1.8in this article.
1.9
 2012
 2013
 Total
1.10
 General
 $
 80,090,000
 $
 77,758,000
 $
 157,848,000
1.11
 Workforce Development
 14,151,000
 14,151,000
 28,302,000
1.12
 Remediation
 700,000
 700,000
 1,400,000
1.13
 Workers' Compensation
22,574,000
 22,574,000
 45,148,000
1.14
 Total
 $
 117,515,000
 $
 115,183,000
 $
 232,698,000

1.15
 Sec. 2. JOBS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND HOUSING.
1.16    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
1.17agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
1.18general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
1.19for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the
1.20appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or
1.21June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal
1.22year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
1.23
 APPROPRIATIONS
1.24
 Available for the Year
1.25
 Ending June 30
1.26
 2012
 2013

2.1
2.2
 Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2.3
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 53,044,000
 $
 50,819,000
2.4
 Appropriations by Fund
2.5
 2012
 2013
2.6
 General
 38,850,000
 36,625,000
2.7
 Remediation
 700,000
 700,000
2.8
2.9
 Workforce
Development
 13,494,000
 13,494,000
2.10The amounts that may be spent for each
2.11purpose are specified in the following
2.12subdivisions.
2.13
2.14
 Subd. 2.Business and Community
Development
 9,166,000
 6,941,000
2.15
 Appropriations by Fund
2.16
 General
 8,186,000
 5,961,000
2.17
 Remediation
 700,000
 700,000
2.18
2.19
 Workforce
Development
 280,000
 280,000
2.20(a) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
2.21second year are from the remediation fund for
2.22contaminated site cleanup and development
2.23grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.24116J.554. This appropriation is available
2.25until expended.
2.26(b) $970,000 the first year and $970,000 the
2.27second year are from the general fund for
2.28the contamination cleanup and development
2.29grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.30116J.554.
2.31(c) $1,086,000 the first year and $1,086,000
2.32the second year are from the general fund for
2.33the Minnesota Trade Office.
2.34(d) $150,000 each year is from the general
2.35fund for a grant to WomenVenture for
2.36women's business development programs
3.1and for programs that encourage and assist
3.2women to enter nontraditional careers in the
3.3trades; manual and technical occupations;
3.4science, technology, engineering, and
3.5mathematics-related occupations; and green
3.6jobs. This appropriation may be matched
3.7dollar for dollar with any resources available
3.8from the federal government for these
3.9purposes with priority given to initiatives
3.10that have a goal of increasing by at least ten
3.11percent the number of women in occupations
3.12where women currently comprise less than
3.1325 percent of the workforce.
3.14(e) $75,000 each year is from the general
3.15fund and $40,000 each year is from the
3.16workforce development fund for a grant to
3.17the Metropolitan Economic Development
3.18Association for continuing minority business
3.19development programs in the metropolitan
3.20area. This appropriation must be used for the
3.21sole purpose of providing free or reduced
3.22fee business consulting services to minority
3.23entrepreneurs and contractors.
3.24(f)(1) $425,000 the first year is a onetime
3.25appropriation from the general fund for a
3.26grant to BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota
3.27for bioscience business development
3.28programs to promote and position the state
3.29as a global leader in bioscience business
3.30activities. These funds may be used to create,
3.31recruit, retain, and expand biobusiness
3.32activity in Minnesota; implement the
3.33destination 2025 statewide plan; update
3.34a statewide assessment of the bioscience
3.35industry and the competitive position of
3.36Minnesota-based bioscience businesses
4.1relative to other states and other nations;
4.2and develop and implement business and
4.3scenario-planning models to create, recruit,
4.4retain, and expand biobusiness activity in
4.5Minnesota.
4.6(2) The BioBusiness Alliance must report
4.7each year by February 15 to the committees
4.8of the house of representatives and the senate
4.9having jurisdiction over bioscience industry
4.10activity in Minnesota on the use of funds;
4.11the number of bioscience businesses and
4.12jobs created, recruited, retained, or expanded
4.13in the state since the last reporting period;
4.14the competitive position of the biobusiness
4.15industry; and utilization rates and results of
4.16the business and scenario-planning models
4.17and outcomes resulting from utilization of
4.18the business and scenario-planning models.
4.19(g) $50,000 in the first year is from the
4.20general fund for a grant to the Minnesota
4.21Inventors Congress, of which at least $5,000
4.22must be used for youth inventors. This is a
4.23onetime appropriation.
4.24(h)(1) $90,000 each year is from the
4.25workforce development fund for a grant
4.26under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.421,
4.27to the Rural Policy and Development
4.28Center at St. Peter, Minnesota. The grant
4.29shall be used for research and policy
4.30analysis on emerging economic and social
4.31issues in rural Minnesota, to serve as a
4.32policy resource center for rural Minnesota
4.33communities, to encourage collaboration
4.34across higher education institutions, to
4.35provide interdisciplinary team approaches
5.1to research and problem-solving in rural
5.2communities, and to administer overall
5.3operations of the center.
5.4(2) The grant shall be provided upon the
5.5condition that each state-appropriated
5.6dollar be matched with a nonstate dollar.
5.7Acceptable matching funds are nonstate
5.8contributions that the center has received and
5.9have not been used to match previous state
5.10grants. Any funds not spent the first year are
5.11available the second year.
5.12(i)(1) $150,000 each year is appropriated
5.13from the workforce development fund for
5.14grants of $50,000 to eligible organizations
5.15each year to assist in the development of
5.16entrepreneurs and small businesses. Each
5.17state grant dollar must be matched with $1
5.18of nonstate funds. Any balance in the first
5.19year does not cancel but is available in the
5.20second year.
5.21(2) Three grants must be awarded to
5.22continue or to develop a program. One
5.23grant must be awarded to the Riverbend
5.24Center for Entrepreneurial Facilitation
5.25in Blue Earth County, and two to other
5.26organizations serving Faribault and Martin
5.27Counties. Grant recipients must report to the
5.28commissioner by February 1 of each year
5.29that the organization receives a grant with the
5.30number of customers served; the number of
5.31businesses started, stabilized, or expanded;
5.32the number of jobs created and retained; and
5.33business success rates. The commissioner
5.34must report to the house of representatives
5.35and senate committees with jurisdiction
6.1over economic development finance on the
6.2effectiveness of these programs for assisting
6.3in the development of entrepreneurs and
6.4small businesses.
6.5(j) $1,000,000 the first year is from the
6.6general fund for the Minnesota Investment
6.7Fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
6.8116J.8731. The appropriation is available
6.9until spent. This is a onetime appropriation
6.10and is not added to the agency's base.
6.11(k) $750,000 the first year is from the general
6.12fund for the redevelopment account under
6.13Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.571. This
6.14is a onetime appropriation and is available
6.15until spent.
6.16
 Subd. 3.Workforce Development
 43,020,000
 43,020,000
6.17
 Appropriations by Fund
6.18
 General
 29,806,000
 29,806,000
6.19
6.20
 Workforce
Development
 13,214,000
 13,214,000
6.21(a) $3,728,000 each year is from the general
6.22fund for the Minnesota job skills partnership
6.23program under Minnesota Statutes, sections
6.24116L.01 to 116L.17. If the appropriation for
6.25either year is insufficient, the appropriation
6.26for the other year is available. This
6.27appropriation is available until spent.
6.28(b) $10,800,000 each year is from the general
6.29fund for the state's vocational rehabilitation
6.30program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
6.31268A.
6.32(c) $5,928,000 each year is from the general
6.33fund for the state services for the blind
6.34activities.
7.1(d) $2,150,000 each year is from the general
7.2fund for grants to centers for independent
7.3living under Minnesota Statutes, section
7.4268A.11.
7.5(e) $315,000 each year is from the general
7.6fund and $105,000 each year is from the
7.7workforce development fund for a grant
7.8under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747,
7.9to Twin Cities RISE! to provide training to
7.10hard-to-train individuals. Funds unexpended
7.11in the first year are available for expenditure
7.12in the second year.
7.13(f) $100,000 each year is from the general
7.14fund for a grant to Northern Connections
7.15in Perham to implement and operate a
7.16workforce program that provides one-stop
7.17supportive services to individuals as they
7.18transition into the workforce.
7.19(g) $5,091,000 each year is from the general
7.20fund and $6,527,000 each year is from the
7.21workforce development fund for extended
7.22employment services for persons with severe
7.23disabilities or related conditions under
7.24Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.15. Of
7.25the general fund appropriation, $125,000
7.26each year is to supplement funds paid for
7.27wage incentives for the community support
7.28fund established in Minnesota Rules, part
7.293300.2045.
7.30(h) $1,479,000 each year is from the general
7.31fund for grants to programs that provide
7.32employment support services to persons with
7.33mental illness under Minnesota Statutes,
7.34sections 268A.13 and 268A.14. Grants
7.35may be used for special projects for young
8.1people with mental illness transitioning from
8.2school to work and people with serious
8.3mental illness receiving services through
8.4a mental health court or civil commitment
8.5court. Special projects must demonstrate
8.6interagency collaboration.
8.7(i) $135,000 each year is from the general
8.8fund and $163,000 each year is from the
8.9workforce development fund for a grant
8.10under Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.03,
8.11to Rise, Inc. for the Minnesota Employment
8.12Center for People Who are Deaf or Hard of
8.13Hearing. Money not expended the first year
8.14is available the second year.
8.15(j) $80,000 each year is from the general fund
8.16and $160,000 each year is from the workforce
8.17development fund for a grant to Lifetrack
8.18Resources for its immigrant and refugee
8.19collaborative program, including those
8.20related to job-seeking skills and workplace
8.21orientation, intensive job development,
8.22functional work English, and on-site job
8.23coaching. This appropriation may also be
8.24used in Rochester.
8.25(k) $1,100,000 each year is from the
8.26workforce development fund for the
8.27Opportunities Industrialization Center
8.28programs. The OIC state council must
8.29not be colocated with the Department of
8.30Employment and Economic Development.
8.31(l) $2,450,000 the first year is a onetime
8.32appropriation from the workforce
8.33development fund for the Minnesota youth
8.34program under Minnesota Statutes, sections
8.35116L.56 and 116L.561.
9.1(m) $630,000 the first year is a onetime
9.2appropriation from the workforce
9.3development fund for grants for the
9.4Minneapolis summer youth employment
9.5program. The commissioner shall establish
9.6criteria for awarding the grant.
9.7(n) $750,000 the first year is a onetime
9.8appropriation from the workforce
9.9development fund for a grant to the
9.10Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls
9.11Clubs to administer a statewide project
9.12of youth jobs skills development. This
9.13project, which may have career guidance
9.14components, including health and life skills,
9.15is to encourage, train, and assist youth in
9.16job-seeking skills, workplace orientation,
9.17and job-site knowledge through coaching.
9.18This grant requires a 25 percent match
9.19from nonstate resources. The Alliance may
9.20work collaboratively with the Minneapolis
9.21Park Board for summer youth employment
9.22programming.
9.23(o) $391,000 the first year is a onetime
9.24appropriation from the workforce
9.25development fund for grants to fund summer
9.26youth employment in St. Paul. The
9.27commissioner shall establish criteria for
9.28awarding the grant.
9.29(p) $700,000 the first year is a onetime
9.30appropriation from the workforce
9.31development fund for the youthbuild
9.32program under Minnesota Statutes, sections
9.33116L.361 to 116L.366.
9.34(q) $238,000 the first year is a onetime
9.35appropriation from the workforce
10.1development fund for grants to provide
10.2interpreters for a regional transition program
10.3that specializes in providing culturally
10.4appropriate transition services leading to
10.5employment for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and
10.6deaf-blind students.
10.7(r) $5,159,000 the second year is for the
10.8youth workforce development competitive
10.9grant pilot program. The commissioner
10.10shall develop and implement a competitive
10.11grant program to provide workforce
10.12training services to youth in Minnesota.
10.13Of this amount, up to five percent is for
10.14administering and monitoring this program.
10.15The commissioner shall report by October
10.1615, 2011, to the standing committees of the
10.17senate and house of representatives having
10.18jurisdiction over workforce development
10.19issues on program parameters and criteria
10.20developed for the competitive grants under
10.21this paragraph. This appropriation is added
10.22to the agency's base.
10.23
 Subd. 4.State-Funded Administration
 858,000
 858,000

10.24
 Sec. 4. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
10.25
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 36,251,000
 $
 36,251,000
10.26The amounts that may be spent for each
10.27purpose are specified in the following
10.28subdivisions.
10.29This appropriation is for transfer to the
10.30housing development fund for the programs
10.31specified. Except as otherwise indicated, this
10.32transfer is part of the agency's permanent
10.33budget base.
10.34
 Subd. 2.Challenge Program
 7,059,000
 7,059,000
11.1For the economic development and housing
11.2challenge program under Minnesota
11.3Statutes, section 462A.33. Of this amount,
11.4$1,208,000 each year shall be made available
11.5during the first eight months of the fiscal
11.6year exclusively for housing projects for
11.7American Indians. Any funds not committed
11.8to housing projects for American Indians in
11.9the first eight months of the fiscal year shall
11.10be available for any eligible activity under
11.11Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33.
11.12
 Subd. 3.Housing Trust Fund
 8,305,000
 8,305,000
11.13For deposit in the housing trust fund account,
11.14for the purposes provided under Minnesota
11.15Statutes, section 462A.201.
11.16
 Subd. 4.Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill
 2,638,000
 2,638,000
11.17For the rental housing assistance program for
11.18persons with a mental illness or families with
11.19an adult member with a mental illness under
11.20Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.2097.
11.21
 Subd. 5.Family Homeless Prevention
 7,465,000
 7,465,000
11.22For the family homeless prevention and
11.23assistance programs under Minnesota
11.24Statutes, section 462A.204.
11.25
 Subd. 6.Home Ownership Assistance Fund
 797,000
 797,000
11.26For the home ownership assistance program
11.27under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21,
11.28subdivision 8. The annual interest rate
11.29on loans provided under section 462A.21,
11.30subdivision 8, must equal two percent.
11.31
 Subd. 7.Affordable Rental Investment Fund
 6,813,000
 6,813,000
11.32(a) For the affordable rental investment fund
11.33program under Minnesota Statutes, section
12.1462A.21, subdivision 8b. The appropriation
12.2is to finance the acquisition, rehabilitation,
12.3and debt restructuring of federally assisted
12.4rental property and for making equity
12.5take-out loans under Minnesota Statutes,
12.6section 462A.05, subdivision 39.
12.7(b) The owner of federally assisted rental
12.8property must agree to participate in
12.9the applicable federally assisted housing
12.10program and to extend any existing
12.11low-income affordability restrictions on the
12.12housing for the maximum term permitted.
12.13The owner must also enter into an agreement
12.14that gives local units of government,
12.15housing and redevelopment authorities,
12.16and nonprofit housing organizations the
12.17right of first refusal if the rental property
12.18is offered for sale. Priority must be given
12.19among comparable federally assisted rental
12.20properties to properties with the longest
12.21remaining term under an agreement for
12.22federal assistance. Priority must also be
12.23given among comparable rental housing
12.24developments to developments that are or
12.25will be owned by local government units, a
12.26housing and redevelopment authority, or a
12.27nonprofit housing organization.
12.28(c) The appropriation also may be used to
12.29finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, and
12.30debt restructuring of existing supportive
12.31housing properties. For purposes of this
12.32subdivision, "supportive housing" means
12.33affordable rental housing with links to
12.34services necessary for individuals, youth, and
12.35families with children to maintain housing
12.36stability.
13.1
 Subd. 8.Housing Rehabilitation
 2,449,000
 2,449,000
13.2For the housing rehabilitation program
13.3under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.05,
13.4subdivision 14, for rental housing
13.5developments.
13.6
13.7
 Subd. 9.Homeownership Education,
Counseling, and Training
 600,000
 600,000
13.8For the homeownership education,
13.9counseling, and training program under
13.10Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.209.
13.11Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
13.12462A.209, subdivision 7, paragraph (b),
13.13more than one-half of the funds awarded
13.14for foreclosure prevention and assistance
13.15activities may be used for mortgage or
13.16financial counseling services.
13.17
 Subd. 10.Capacity-Building Grants
 125,000
 125,000
13.18For nonprofit capacity-building grants
13.19under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21,
13.20subdivision 3b,

13.21
13.22
 Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
INDUSTRY
13.23
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 22,328,000
 $
 22,328,000
13.24
 Appropriations by Fund
13.25
 2012
 2013
13.26
 General
 800,000
 800,000
13.27
13.28
 Workers'
Compensation
 20,871,000
 20,871,000
13.29
13.30
 Workforce
Development
 657,000
 657,000
13.31The amounts that may be spent for each
13.32purpose are specified in the following
13.33subdivisions.
13.34
 Subd. 2.Workers' Compensation
 14,832,000
 14,832,000
14.1This appropriation is from the workers'
14.2compensation fund.
14.3$200,000 each year is for grants to the
14.4Vinland Center for rehabilitation services.
14.5Grants shall be distributed as the department
14.6refers injured workers to the Vinland Center
14.7for rehabilitation services.
14.8
 Subd. 3.Labor Standards/Apprenticeship
 1,457,000
 1,457,000
14.9
 Appropriations by Fund
14.10
 General
 800,000
 800,000
14.11
14.12
 Workforce
Development
 657,000
 657,000
14.13$657,000 each year is appropriated from
14.14the workforce development fund for the
14.15apprenticeship program under Minnesota
14.16Statutes, chapter 178.
14.17
 Subd. 4.General Support
 6,039,000
 6,039,000
14.18This appropriation is from the workers'
14.19compensation fund.

14.20
14.21
 Sec. 6. BUREAU OF MEDIATION
SERVICES
14.22
 Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 $
 1,525,000
 $
 1,525,000
14.23The amounts that may be spent for each
14.24purpose are specified in the following
14.25subdivisions.
14.26
 Subd. 2.Mediation Services
 1,471,000
 1,471,000
14.27
14.28
 Subd. 3.Labor Management Cooperation
Grants
 54,000
 54,000
14.29$54,000 each year is for grants to area labor
14.30management committees. Grants may be
14.31awarded for a 12-month period beginning
14.32July 1 each year. Any unencumbered balance
14.33remaining at the end of the first year does not
14.34cancel but is available for the second year.

15.1
15.2
 Sec. 7. WORKERS' COMPENSATION
COURT OF APPEALS
 $
 1,703,000
 $
 1,703,000
15.3This appropriation is from the workers'
15.4compensation fund.

15.5
 Sec. 8. BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
 $
 480,000
 $
 480,000

15.6
15.7
15.8
15.9
 Sec. 9. BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE,
ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING,
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE,
GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN
 $
 774,000
 $
 774,000

15.10
15.11
 Sec. 10. BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST
EXAMINERS
 $
 1,046,000
 $
 1,046,000

15.12
 Sec. 11. BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
 $
 257,000
 $
 257,000

15.13
15.14
 Sec. 12. MINNESOTA SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY
 $
 107,000
 $
 0
15.15This is a onetime appropriation.

15.16
 Sec. 13. TRANSFERS
15.17Prior to June 30, 2012, the commissioner
15.18of Iron Range Resources shall transfer
15.19$60,000,000 from the Douglas J. Johnson
15.20Economic Protection Trust to the general
15.21fund. This is a onetime transfer.
15.22The unexpended balance, estimated to
15.23be $1,575,000, of funds collected for
15.24unemployment insurance state administration
15.25under Minnesota Statutes, section 268.18,
15.26subdivision 2, is transferred to the general
15.27fund.

15.28ARTICLE 2
15.29ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

15.30    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116J.035, is amended by adding a
15.31subdivision to read:
16.1    Subd. 7. Monitoring pass-through grant recipients. The commissioner shall
16.2monitor the activities and outcomes of programs and services funded by legislative
16.3appropriations and administered by the department on a pass-through basis. Unless
16.4amounts are otherwise appropriated for administrative costs, the commissioner may
16.5retain up to five percent of the amount appropriated to the department for grants to
16.6pass-through entities. Amounts retained are deposited to a special revenue account and
16.7are appropriated to the commissioner for costs incurred in administering and monitoring
16.8the pass-through grants.

16.9    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116J.8737, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.10    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms
16.11have the meanings given.
16.12(b) "Qualified small business" means a business that has been certified by the
16.13commissioner under subdivision 2.
16.14(c) "Qualified investor" means an investor who has been certified by the
16.15commissioner under subdivision 3.
16.16(d) "Qualified fund" means a pooled angel investment network fund that has been
16.17certified by the commissioner under subdivision 4.
16.18(e) "Qualified investment" means a cash investment in a qualified small business
16.19of a minimum of:
16.20(1) $10,000 in a calendar year by a qualified investor; or
16.21(2) $30,000 in a calendar year by a qualified fund.
16.22A qualified investment must be made in exchange for common stock, a partnership
16.23or membership interest, preferred stock, debt with mandatory conversion to equity, or an
16.24equivalent ownership interest as determined by the commissioner.
16.25(f) "Family" means a family member within the meaning of the Internal Revenue
16.26Code, section 267(c)(4).
16.27(g) "Pass-through entity" means a corporation that for the applicable taxable year is
16.28treated as an S corporation or a general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
16.29partnership, trust, or limited liability company and which for the applicable taxable year is
16.30not taxed as a corporation under chapter 290.
16.31(h) "Intern" means a student of an accredited institution of higher education, or a
16.32former student who has graduated in the past six months from an accredited institution
16.33of higher education, who is employed by a qualified small business in a nonpermanent
16.34position for a duration of nine months or less that provides training and experience in the
16.35primary business activity of the business.
17.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2011.

17.2    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116J.8737, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.3    Subd. 2. Certification of qualified small businesses. (a) Businesses may apply
17.4to the commissioner for certification as a qualified small business for a calendar year.
17.5The application must be in the form and be made under the procedures specified by the
17.6commissioner, accompanied by an application fee of $150. Application fees are deposited
17.7in the small business investment tax credit administration account in the special revenue
17.8fund. The application for certification for 2010 must be made available on the department's
17.9Web site by August 1, 2010. Applications for subsequent years' certification must be made
17.10available on the department's Web site by November 1 of the preceding year.
17.11(b) Within 30 days of receiving an application for certification under this subdivision,
17.12the commissioner must either certify the business as satisfying the conditions required of a
17.13qualified small business, request additional information from the business, or reject the
17.14application for certification. If the commissioner requests additional information from the
17.15business, the commissioner must either certify the business or reject the application within
17.1630 days of receiving the additional information. If the commissioner neither certifies the
17.17business nor rejects the application within 30 days of receiving the original application or
17.18within 30 days of receiving the additional information requested, whichever is later, then
17.19the application is deemed rejected, and the commissioner must refund the $150 application
17.20fee. A business that applies for certification and is rejected may reapply.
17.21(c) To receive certification, a business must satisfy all of the following conditions:
17.22(1) the business has its headquarters in Minnesota;
17.23(2) at least 51 percent of the business's employees are employed in Minnesota, and
17.2451 percent of the business's total payroll is paid or incurred in the state;
17.25(3) the business is engaged in, or is committed to engage in, innovation in Minnesota
17.26in one of the following as its primary business activity:
17.27(i) using proprietary technology to add value to a product, process, or service in a
17.28qualified high-technology field;
17.29(ii) researching or developing a proprietary product, process, or service in a qualified
17.30high-technology field; or
17.31(iii) researching, developing, or producing a new proprietary technology for use in
17.32the fields of agriculture, tourism, forestry, mining, manufacturing, or transportation;
17.33(4) other than the activities specifically listed in clause (3), the business is not
17.34engaged in real estate development, insurance, banking, lending, lobbying, political
17.35consulting, information technology consulting, wholesale or retail trade, leisure,
18.1hospitality, transportation, construction, ethanol production from corn, or professional
18.2services provided by attorneys, accountants, business consultants, physicians, or health
18.3care consultants;
18.4(5) the business has fewer than 25 employees;
18.5(6) the business must pay its employees annual wages of at least 175 percent of the
18.6federal poverty guideline for the year for a family of four and must pay its interns annual
18.7wages of at least 175 percent of the federal minimum wage used for federally covered
18.8employers, except that this requirement must be reduced proportionately for employees
18.9and interns who work less than full-time, and does not apply to an executive, officer, or
18.10member of the board of the business, or to any employee who owns, controls, or holds
18.11power to vote more than 20 percent of the outstanding securities of the business;
18.12(7) the business has not been in operation for more than ten years;
18.13(8) the business has not previously received private equity investments of more
18.14than $2,000,000 $4,000,000; and
18.15    (9) the business is not an entity disqualified under section 80A.50, paragraph (b),
18.16clause (3).
18.17(d) In applying the limit under paragraph (c), clause (5), the employees in all
18.18members of the unitary business, as defined in section 290.17, subdivision 4, must be
18.19included.
18.20(e) In order for a qualified investment in a business to be eligible for tax credits, the
18.21business must have applied for and received certification for the calendar year in which
18.22the investment was made prior to the date on which the qualified investment was made.
18.23(f) The commissioner must maintain a list of businesses certified under this
18.24subdivision for the calendar year and make the list accessible to the public on the
18.25department's Web site.
18.26(g) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:
18.27(1) "qualified high-technology field" includes aerospace, agricultural processing,
18.28renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation, environmental engineering, food
18.29technology, cellulosic ethanol, information technology, materials science technology,
18.30nanotechnology, telecommunications, biotechnology, medical device products,
18.31pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, biologicals, chemistry, veterinary science, and similar
18.32fields; and
18.33(2) "proprietary technology" means the technical innovations that are unique and
18.34legally owned or licensed by a business and includes, without limitation, those innovations
18.35that are patented, patent pending, a subject of trade secrets, or copyrighted.
18.36EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2011.

19.1    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116J.8737, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
19.2    Subd. 4. Certification of qualified funds. (a) A pass-through entity may apply to
19.3the commissioner for certification as a qualified fund for a calendar year. The application
19.4must be in the form and be made under the procedures specified by the commissioner,
19.5accompanied by an application fee of $1,000. Application fees are deposited in the small
19.6business investment tax credit administration account in the special revenue fund. The
19.7application for certification for 2010 of qualified funds must be made available on the
19.8department's Web site by August 1, 2010. Applications for subsequent years' certification
19.9must be made available by November 1 of the preceding year.
19.10(b) Within 30 days of receiving an application for certification under this subdivision,
19.11the commissioner must either certify the fund as satisfying the conditions required of a
19.12qualified fund, request additional information from the fund, or reject the application
19.13for certification. If the commissioner requests additional information from the fund,
19.14the commissioner must either certify the fund or reject the application within 30 days
19.15of receiving the additional information. If the commissioner neither certifies the fund
19.16nor rejects the application within 30 days of receiving the original application or within
19.1730 days of receiving the additional information requested, whichever is later, then the
19.18application is deemed rejected, and the commissioner must refund the $1,000 application
19.19fee. A fund that applies for certification and is rejected may reapply.
19.20(c) To receive certification, a fund must:
19.21(1) invest or intend to invest in qualified small businesses;
19.22(2) be organized as a pass-through entity; and
19.23(3) have at least three separate investors, all of whom at least three whose investment
19.24is made in the certified business and who seek a tax credit allocation satisfy the conditions
19.25in subdivision 3, paragraph (c).
19.26(d) Investments in the fund may consist of equity investments or notes that pay
19.27interest or other fixed amounts, or any combination of both.
19.28(e) In order for a qualified investment in a qualified small business to be eligible for
19.29tax credits, a qualified fund that makes the investment must have applied for and received
19.30certification for the calendar year prior to making the qualified investment.
19.31EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2011.

19.32    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116L.3625, is amended to read:
19.33116L.3625 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
20.1The commissioner may use up to five percent of the biennial appropriation for
20.2Youthbuild from the general fund to pay costs incurred by the department in administering
20.3Youthbuild during the biennium.

20.4    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116L.62, is amended to read:
20.5116L.62 DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF STATE MONEY.
20.6The commissioner shall distribute the money appropriated for:
20.7(a) comprehensive job training and related services or job opportunities programs
20.8for economically disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed individuals, including
20.9persons of limited English speaking ability, through opportunities industrialization
20.10centers; and
20.11(b) the establishment and operation in Minnesota of these centers.
20.12The commissioner may use up to five percent of the appropriation for opportunities
20.13industrialization center programs to pay costs incurred by the department in administering
20.14the programs.
20.15Comprehensive job training and related services include: recruitment, counseling,
20.16remediation, motivational prejob training, vocational training, job development, job
20.17placement, and other appropriate services enabling individuals to secure and retain
20.18employment at their maximum capacity.

20.19    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 154.06, is amended to read:
20.20154.06 WHO MAY RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION AS A
20.21REGISTERED APPRENTICE.
20.22    Subdivision 1. Qualifications; duration or registration. (a) A person is qualified
20.23to receive a certificate of registration as a registered apprentice:
20.24(1) who has completed at least ten grades of an approved school;
20.25(2) who has graduated from a barber school approved by the board; and
20.26(3) who has passed an examination conducted by the board to determine fitness to
20.27practice as a registered apprentice.
20.28(b) An applicant for a certificate of registration to practice as an apprentice who fails
20.29to pass the examination conducted by the board is required to complete a further course
20.30of study of at least 500 hours, of not more than eight hours in any one working day,
20.31in a barber school approved by the board.
20.32(c) A certificate of registration of an apprentice shall be valid for four years from the
20.33date the certificate of registration is issued by the board and shall not be renewed. During
20.34the four-year period the certificate of registration shall remain in full force and effect only
21.1if the apprentice complies with all the provisions of sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003,
21.2154.01 to 154.161, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.26, including the payment of
21.3an annual fee, and the rules of the board.
21.4    Subd. 2. Limited extension of registration. (a) If a registered apprentice, during
21.5the term in which the certificate of registration is in effect, enters full-time active duty in
21.6the armed forces of the United States of America, the expiration date of the certificate
21.7of registration shall be extended by a period of time equal to the period or periods of
21.8active duty.
21.9(b) The expiration date of a certificate issued to a person while incarcerated, shall be
21.10extended once so that it expires four years from the date of first release from a correctional
21.11facility after the person becomes a registered apprentice. This paragraph applies when a
21.12person graduates from a barber school approved by the board and is issued a certificate of
21.13registration while incarcerated by the Department of Corrections of the Federal Bureau
21.14of Prisons.

21.15    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 154.065, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.16    Subd. 2. Qualifications. A person is qualified to receive a certificate of registration
21.17as an instructor of barbering who:
21.18(1) is a graduate from an approved high school, or its equivalent, as determined by
21.19examination by the Department of Education;
21.20(2) has qualified for a teacher's or instructor's vocational certificate; successfully
21.21completed instructor barber training from a board-approved program of not less than
21.2240 clock hours, or completed a college or university program resulting in a technical
21.23or vocational education certificate or its equivalent, issued by an accredited college or
21.24university and approved by the board;
21.25(3) is currently a registered barber in this state and has at least three years experience
21.26as a registered barber in this state, or its equivalent as determined by the board; and
21.27(4) has passed an examination conducted by the board to determine fitness to
21.28instruct in barbering.
21.29A certificate of registration under this section is provisional until a teacher's or
21.30instructor's vocational certificate has been issued by the Department of Education. A
21.31provisional certificate of registration is valid for 30 days and is not renewable.

21.32    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 154.08, is amended to read:
21.33154.08 APPLICATION; FEE.
21.34Each applicant for an examination shall:
22.1(1) make application to the Board of Barber Examiners on blank forms prepared and
22.2furnished by it, the application to contain proof under the applicant's oath of the particular
22.3qualifications and identity of the applicant;
22.4(2) furnish to the board two five-inch x three-inch signed photographs of the
22.5applicant, one to accompany the application and one to be returned to the applicant,
22.6to be presented to the board when the applicant appears for examination; present a
22.7government-issued picture identification as proof of identity when the applicant appears
22.8for examination; and
22.9(3) pay to the board the required fee.

22.10    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 154.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
22.11    Subdivision 1. Examination of nonresidents. A person who meets all of the
22.12requirements for barber registration in sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to
22.13154.161 , 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.26 and either has a license, certificate
22.14of registration, or an equivalent as a practicing barber or instructor of barbering from
22.15another state or country which in the discretion of the board has substantially the same
22.16requirements for registering barbers and instructors of barbering as required by sections
22.17154.001 , 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.161, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.26 or
22.18can prove by sworn affidavits practice as a barber or instructor of barbering in another
22.19state or country for at least five years immediately prior to making application in this state,
22.20shall, upon payment of the required fee, be issued a certificate of registration without
22.21examination, provided that the other state or country grants the same privileges to holders
22.22of Minnesota certificates of registration.

22.23    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 154.12, is amended to read:
22.24154.12 EXAMINATION OF NONRESIDENT APPRENTICES.
22.25A person who meets all of the requirements for registration as a barber in sections
22.26154.001 , 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.161, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.26 and
22.27who has a license, a certificate of registration, or its equivalent as an apprentice in a state
22.28or country which in the discretion of the board has substantially the same requirements for
22.29registration as an apprentice as is provided by sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01
22.30to 154.161, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.26, shall, upon payment of the required
22.31fee, be issued a certificate of registration without examination, provided that the other state
22.32or country grants the same privileges to holders of Minnesota certificates of registration.

22.33    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 268.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.1    Subd. 2. Overpayment because of fraud. (a) Any applicant who receives
23.2unemployment benefits by knowingly misrepresenting, misstating, or failing to disclose
23.3any material fact, or who makes a false statement or representation without a good faith
23.4belief as to the correctness of the statement or representation, has committed fraud. After
23.5the discovery of facts indicating fraud, the commissioner must make a determination
23.6that the applicant obtained unemployment benefits by fraud and that the applicant must
23.7promptly repay the unemployment benefits to the trust fund. In addition, the commissioner
23.8must assess a penalty equal to 40 percent of the amount fraudulently obtained. This
23.9penalty is in addition to penalties under section 268.182.
23.10    (b) Unless the applicant files an appeal within 20 calendar days after the sending
23.11of the determination of overpayment by fraud to the applicant by mail or electronic
23.12transmission, the determination is final. Proceedings on the appeal are conducted in
23.13accordance with section 268.105.
23.14    (c) If the applicant fails to repay the unemployment benefits, penalty, and interest
23.15assessed, the total due may be collected by the methods allowed under state and federal
23.16law. A determination of overpayment by fraud must state the methods of collection the
23.17commissioner may use to recover the overpayment. Money received in repayment of
23.18fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits, penalties, and interest is first applied to the
23.19unemployment benefits overpaid, then to the penalty amount due, then to any interest due.
23.2062.5 percent of the Payments made toward the penalty are credited to the contingent
23.21account and 37.5 percent credited to the administration account.
23.22    (d) If an applicant has been overpaid unemployment benefits under the law of
23.23another state because of fraud and that state certifies that the applicant is liable to repay
23.24the unemployment benefits and requests the commissioner to recover the overpayment,
23.25the commissioner may offset from future unemployment benefits otherwise payable the
23.26amount of overpayment.
23.27    (e) Unemployment benefits paid for weeks more than four years before the date of a
23.28determination of overpayment by fraud issued under this subdivision are not considered
23.29overpaid unemployment benefits.

23.30    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 268.199, is amended to read:
23.31268.199 CONTINGENT ACCOUNT.
23.32    (a) There is created in the state treasury a special account, to be known as the
23.33contingent account, that does not lapse nor revert to any other fund or account. This
23.34account consists of all money collected under this chapter that is required to be placed
23.35in this account and any interest earned on the account. All money in this account is
24.1appropriated and available for administration of the Minnesota unemployment insurance
24.2program unless otherwise appropriated by session law.
24.3    (b) All money in this account must be deposited, administered, and disbursed in the
24.4same manner and under the same conditions and requirements as is provided by law for
24.5the other special accounts in the state treasury.
24.6(c) Beginning in fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter, all money in the
24.7account shall be transferred to the general fund before the closing of the fiscal year.

24.8    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 298.17, is amended to read:
24.9298.17 OCCUPATION TAXES TO BE APPORTIONED.
24.10All occupation taxes paid by persons, copartnerships, companies, joint stock
24.11companies, corporations, and associations, however or for whatever purpose organized,
24.12engaged in the business of mining or producing iron ore or other ores, when collected
24.13shall be apportioned and distributed in accordance with the Constitution of the state of
24.14Minnesota, article X, section 3, in the manner following: 90 percent shall be deposited
24.15in the state treasury and credited to the general fund of which four-ninths shall be used
24.16for the support of elementary and secondary schools; and ten percent of the proceeds of
24.17the tax imposed by this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
24.18general fund for the general support of the university. Of the moneys apportioned to the
24.19general fund by this section there is annually appropriated and credited to the Iron Range
24.20Resources and Rehabilitation Board account in the special revenue fund an amount equal
24.21to that which would have been generated by a 1.5 cent tax imposed by section 298.24 on
24.22each taxable ton produced in the preceding calendar year, to be expended for the purposes
24.23of section 298.22. The money appropriated pursuant to this section shall be used (1)
24.24to provide environmental development grants to local governments located within any
24.25county in region 3 as defined in governor's executive order number 60, issued on June
24.2612, 1970, which does not contain a municipality qualifying pursuant to section 273.134,
24.27paragraph (b) , or (2) to provide economic development loans or grants to businesses
24.28located within any such county, provided that the county board or an advisory group
24.29appointed by the county board to provide recommendations on economic development
24.30shall make recommendations to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board
24.31regarding the loans. Payment to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board
24.32account shall be made by May 15 annually.
24.33Of the money allocated to Koochiching County, one-third must be paid to the
24.34Koochiching County Economic Development Commission.

25.1    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 341.321, is amended to read:
25.2341.321 FEE SCHEDULE.
25.3    (a) The fee schedule for professional licenses issued by the commission is as follows:
25.4    (1) referees, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.5    (2) promoters, $400 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.6    (3) judges and knockdown judges, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.7    (4) trainers, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.8    (5) ring announcers, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.9    (6) seconds, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.10    (7) timekeepers, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.11    (8) combatants, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.12    (9) managers, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; and
25.13    (10) ringside physicians, $25 $45 for each initial license and each renewal.
25.14In addition to the license fee and the late filing penalty fee in section 341.32, subdivision
25.152, if applicable, an individual who applies for a combatant professional license on the
25.16same day the combative sporting event is held shall pay a late fee of $100 plus the original
25.17license fee of $45 at the time the application is submitted.
25.18    (b) The fee schedule for amateur licenses issued by the commission is as follows:
25.19    (1) referees, $10 $45 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.20    (2) promoters, $100 $400 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.21    (3) judges and knockdown judges, $10 $45 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.22    (4) trainers, $10 $45 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.23    (5) ring announcers, $10 $45 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.24    (6) seconds, $10 $45 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.25    (7) timekeepers, $10 $45 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.26    (8) combatant, $10 $25 for each initial license and each renewal;
25.27    (9) managers, $10 $45 for each initial license and each renewal; and
25.28    (10) ringside physicians, $10 $45 for each initial license and each renewal.
25.29    (c) The commission shall establish a contest fee for each combative sport contest.
25.30The professional combative sport contest fee is $1,500 per event or not more than four
25.31percent of the gross ticket sales, whichever is greater, as determined by the commission
25.32when the combative sport contest is scheduled, except that the amateur combative sport
25.33contest fee shall be $150 $500 or not more than four percent of the gross ticket sales,
25.34whichever is greater. The commission shall consider the size and type of venue when
25.35establishing a contest fee. The commission may establish the maximum number of
26.1complimentary tickets allowed for each event by rule. An A professional or amateur
26.2combative sport contest fee is nonrefundable.
26.3    (d) All fees and penalties collected by the commission must be deposited in the
26.4commission account in the special revenue fund.

26.5    Sec. 16. Laws 2009, chapter 78, article 1, section 18, is amended to read:
26.6
26.7
 Sec. 18. COMBATIVE SPORTS
COMMISSION
 $
 80,000
 $
 80,000
26.8This is a onetime appropriation. The
26.9Combative Sports Commission expires on
26.10July 1, 2011, unless the commissioner of
26.11finance determines that the commission's
26.12projected expenditures for the fiscal biennium
26.13ending June 30, 2013, will not exceed the
26.14commission's projected revenues for the
26.15fiscal biennium ending June 30, 2013, from
26.16fees and penalties authorized in Minnesota
26.17Statutes 2008, chapter 341.

26.18ARTICLE 3
26.19LABOR AND INDUSTRY

26.20    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 181.723, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
26.21    Subd. 5. Application. To obtain an independent contractor exemption certificate,
26.22the individual must submit, in the manner prescribed by the commissioner, a complete
26.23application and the certificate fee required under subdivision 14.
26.24    (a) A complete application must include all of the following information:
26.25    (1) the individual's full name;
26.26    (2) the individual's residence address and telephone number;
26.27    (3) the individual's business name, address, and telephone number;
26.28    (4) the services for which the individual is seeking an independent contractor
26.29exemption certificate;
26.30    (5) the individual's Social Security number;
26.31    (6) the individual's or the individual's business federal employer identification
26.32number, if a number has been issued to the individual or the individual's business;
27.1    (7) any information or documentation that the commissioner requires by rule that
27.2will assist the department in determining whether to grant or deny the individual's
27.3application; and
27.4    (8) the individual's sworn statement that the individual meets all of the following
27.5conditions:
27.6    (i) maintains a separate business with the individual's own office, equipment,
27.7materials, and other facilities;
27.8    (ii) holds or has applied for a federal employer identification number or has filed
27.9business or self-employment income tax returns with the federal Internal Revenue Service
27.10if the person has performed services in the previous year for which the individual is
27.11seeking the independent contractor exemption certificate;
27.12    (iii) operates under contracts to perform specific services for specific amounts of
27.13money and under which the individual controls the means of performing the services;
27.14    (iv) incurs the main expenses related to the service that the individual performs
27.15under contract;
27.16    (v) is responsible for the satisfactory completion of services that the individual
27.17contracts to perform and is liable for a failure to complete the service;
27.18    (vi) receives compensation for service performed under a contract on a commission
27.19or per-job or competitive bid basis and not on any other basis;
27.20    (vii) may realize a profit or suffer a loss under contracts to perform service;
27.21    (viii) has continuing or recurring business liabilities or obligations; and
27.22    (ix) the success or failure of the individual's business depends on the relationship of
27.23business receipts to expenditures.
27.24    (b) Individuals who are applying for or renewing a residential building contractor or
27.25residential remodeler license under sections 326B.197, 326B.802, 326B.805, 326B.81,
27.26326B.815, 326B.821 to 326B.86, 326B.87 to 326B.885, and 327B.041, and any rules
27.27promulgated pursuant thereto, may simultaneously apply for or renew an independent
27.28contractor exemption certificate. The commissioner shall create an application form
27.29that allows for the simultaneous application for both a residential building contractor
27.30or residential remodeler license and an independent contractor exemption certificate.
27.31If individuals simultaneously apply for or renew a residential building contractor or
27.32residential remodeler license and an independent contractor exemption certificate using
27.33the form created by the commissioner, individuals shall only be required to provide, in
27.34addition to the information required by section 326B.83 and rules promulgated pursuant
27.35thereto, the sworn statement required by paragraph (a), clause (8), and any additional
27.36information required by this subdivision that is not also required by section 326B.83
28.1and any rules promulgated thereto. When individuals submit a simultaneous application
28.2on the form created by the commissioner for both a residential building contractor or
28.3residential remodeler license and an independent contractor exemption certificate, the
28.4application fee shall be $150. An independent contractor exemption certificate that is in
28.5effect before March 1, 2009, shall remain in effect until March 1, 2013, unless revoked by
28.6the commissioner or canceled by the individual.
28.7    (c) Within 30 days of receiving a complete application and the certificate fee, the
28.8commissioner must either grant or deny the application. The commissioner may deny
28.9an application for an independent contractor exemption certificate if the individual has
28.10not submitted a complete application and certificate fee or if the individual does not
28.11meet all of the conditions for holding the independent contractor exemption certificate.
28.12The commissioner may revoke an independent contractor exemption certificate if the
28.13commissioner determines that the individual no longer meets all of the conditions for
28.14holding the independent contractor exemption certificate, commits any of the actions
28.15set out in subdivision 7, or fails to cooperate with a department investigation into the
28.16continued validity of the individual's certificate. Once issued, an independent contractor
28.17exemption certificate remains in effect for four years unless:
28.18    (1) revoked by the commissioner; or
28.19    (2) canceled by the individual.
28.20    (d) If the department denies an individual's original or renewal application for
28.21an independent contractor exemption certificate or revokes an independent contractor
28.22exemption certificate, the commissioner shall issue to the individual an order denying or
28.23revoking the certificate. The commissioner may issue an administrative penalty order to
28.24an individual or person who commits any of the actions set out in subdivision 7. The
28.25commissioner may file and enforce the unpaid portion of a penalty as a judgment in
28.26district court without further notice or additional proceedings.
28.27    (e) An individual or person to whom the commissioner issues an order under
28.28paragraph (d) shall have 30 days after service of the order to request a hearing. The
28.29request for hearing must be in writing and must be served on or faxed to the commissioner
28.30at the address or facsimile number specified in the order by the 30th day after service of
28.31the order. If the individual does not request a hearing or if the individual's request for a
28.32hearing is not served on or faxed to the commissioner by the 30th day after service of the
28.33order, the order shall become a final order of the commissioner and will not be subject to
28.34review by any court or agency. The date on which a request for hearing is served by mail
28.35shall be the postmark date on the envelope in which the request for hearing is mailed. If
29.1the individual serves or faxes a timely request for hearing, the hearing shall be a contested
29.2case hearing and shall be held in accordance with chapter 14.

29.3    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 182.6553, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
29.4    Subd. 6. Enforcement. This section shall be enforced by the commissioner under
29.5section sections 182.66 and 182.661. A violation of this section is subject to the penalties
29.6provided under section 182.666.

29.7    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.8    Subd. 2. Deposits. Unless otherwise specifically designated by law: (1) all money
29.9collected under sections 144.122, paragraph (f); 181.723; 326B.092 to 326B.096;
29.10326B.101 to 326B.194; 326B.197; 326B.32 to 326B.399; 326B.43 to 326B.49; 326B.52
29.11to 326B.59; 326B.802 to 326B.885; 326B.90 to 326B.998; 327.31 to 327.36; and
29.12327B.01 to 327B.12, except penalties, is credited to the construction code fund; (2) all
29.13fees collected under section 45.23 sections 326B.098 to 326B.099 in connection with
29.14continuing education for residential contractors, residential remodelers, and residential
29.15roofers any license, registration, or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter are credited
29.16to the construction code fund; and (3) all penalties assessed under the sections set forth
29.17in clauses (1) and (2) and all penalties assessed under sections 144.99 to 144.993 in
29.18connection with any violation of sections 326B.43 to 326B.49 or 326B.52 to 326B.59 or
29.19the rules adopted under those sections are credited to the assigned risk safety account
29.20established by section 79.253.

29.21    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.091, is amended to read:
29.22326B.091 DEFINITIONS.
29.23    Subdivision 1. Applicability. For purposes of sections 326B.091 to 326B.098
29.24326B.099, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
29.25    Subd. 2. Applicant. "Applicant" means a person who has submitted to the
29.26department an application for a an initial or renewal license.
29.27    Subd. 3. License. "License" means any registration, certification, or other form
29.28of approval authorized by this chapter 326B and chapter 327B to be issued by the
29.29commissioner or department as a condition of doing business or conducting a trade,
29.30profession, or occupation in Minnesota. License includes specifically but not exclusively
29.31an authorization issued by the commissioner or department: to perform electrical work,
29.32plumbing or water conditioning work, high pressure piping work, or residential building
30.1work of a residential contractor, residential remodeler, or residential roofer; to install
30.2manufactured housing; to serve as a building official; or to operate a boiler or boat.
30.3    Subd. 4. Licensee. "Licensee" means the person named on the license as the person
30.4authorized to do business or conduct the trade, profession, or occupation in Minnesota.
30.5    Subd. 5. Notification date. "Notification date" means the date of the written
30.6notification from the department to an applicant that the applicant is qualified to take the
30.7examination required for licensure.
30.8    Subd. 5b. Qualifying individual. "Qualifying individual" means the individual
30.9responsible for obtaining continuing education on behalf of a residential building
30.10contractor, residential remodeler, or residential roofer licensed pursuant to sections
30.11326B.801 to 326B.885.
30.12    Subd. 6. Renewal deadline. "Renewal deadline," when used with respect to a
30.13license, means 30 days before the date that the license expires.

30.14    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.098, is amended to read:
30.15326B.098 CONTINUING EDUCATION.
30.16    Subdivision 1. Applicability Department seminars. This section applies to
30.17seminars offered by the department for the purpose of allowing enabling licensees to meet
30.18continuing education requirements for license renewal.
30.19    Subd. 2. Rescheduling. An individual who is registered with the department to
30.20attend a seminar may reschedule one time only, to attend the same seminar on a date
30.21within one year after the date of the seminar the individual was registered to attend.
30.22    Subd. 3. Fees nonrefundable. All seminar fees paid to the department are
30.23nonrefundable except for any overpayment of fees or if the department cancels the seminar.

30.24    Sec. 6. [326B.0981] CONTINUING EDUCATION; NONDEPARTMENT
30.25SEMINARS.
30.26This section applies to seminars that are offered by an entity other than the
30.27department for the purpose of enabling licensees to meet continuing education
30.28requirements for license renewal.

30.29    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.13, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
30.30    Subd. 8. Effective date of rules. A rule to adopt or amend the State Building Code
30.31is effective 180 days after the filing of the rule with the secretary of state under section
30.3214.16 or 14.26 publication of the rule's notice of adoption in the State Register. The rule
30.33may provide for a later effective date. The rule may provide for an earlier effective date
31.1if the commissioner or board proposing the rule finds that an earlier effective date is
31.2necessary to protect public health and safety after considering, among other things, the
31.3need for time for training of individuals to comply with and enforce the rule.

31.4    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.148, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.5    Subdivision 1. Computation. To defray the costs of administering sections
31.6326B.101 to 326B.194, a surcharge is imposed on all permits issued by municipalities in
31.7connection with the construction of or addition or alteration to buildings and equipment or
31.8appurtenances after June 30, 1971. The commissioner may use any surplus in surcharge
31.9receipts to award grants for code research and development and education.
31.10    If the fee for the permit issued is fixed in amount the surcharge is equivalent to
31.11one-half mill (.0005) of the fee or 50 cents, except that effective July 1, 2010, until June
31.1230, 2011 2013, the permit surcharge is equivalent to one-half mill (.0005) of the fee or $5,
31.13whichever amount is greater. For all other permits, the surcharge is as follows:
31.14    (1) if the valuation of the structure, addition, or alteration is $1,000,000 or less, the
31.15surcharge is equivalent to one-half mill (.0005) of the valuation of the structure, addition,
31.16or alteration;
31.17    (2) if the valuation is greater than $1,000,000, the surcharge is $500 plus two-fifths
31.18mill (.0004) of the value between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000;
31.19    (3) if the valuation is greater than $2,000,000, the surcharge is $900 plus three-tenths
31.20mill (.0003) of the value between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000;
31.21    (4) if the valuation is greater than $3,000,000, the surcharge is $1,200 plus one-fifth
31.22mill (.0002) of the value between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000;
31.23    (5) if the valuation is greater than $4,000,000, the surcharge is $1,400 plus one-tenth
31.24mill (.0001) of the value between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000; and
31.25    (6) if the valuation exceeds $5,000,000, the surcharge is $1,500 plus one-twentieth
31.26mill (.00005) of the value that exceeds $5,000,000.

31.27    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.42, is amended by adding a subdivision
31.28to read:
31.29    Subd. 1b. Backflow prevention rebuilder. A "backflow prevention rebuilder" is an
31.30individual who is qualified by training prescribed by the Plumbing Board and possesses
31.31a master or journeyman plumber's license to engage in the testing, maintenance, and
31.32rebuilding of reduced pressure zone type backflow prevention assemblies as regulated by
31.33the plumbing code.

32.1    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.42, is amended by adding a
32.2subdivision to read:
32.3    Subd. 1c. Backflow prevention tester. A "backflow prevention tester" is an
32.4individual who is qualified by training prescribed by the Plumbing Board to engage in
32.5the testing of reduced pressure zone type backflow prevention assemblies as regulated by
32.6the plumbing code.

32.7    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.42, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
32.8    Subd. 8. Plumbing contractor. "Plumbing contractor" means a licensed contractor
32.9whose responsible licensed plumber individual is a licensed master plumber.

32.10    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.42, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
32.11    Subd. 9. Responsible licensed plumber individual. A contractor's "responsible
32.12licensed plumber individual" means the licensed master plumber or licensed restricted
32.13master plumber designated in writing by the contractor in the contractor's license
32.14application, or in another manner acceptable to the commissioner, as the individual
32.15responsible for the contractor's compliance with sections 326B.41 to 326B.49, all rules
32.16adopted under these sections and sections 326B.50 to 326B.59, and all orders issued
32.17under section 326B.082.

32.18    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.42, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
32.19    Subd. 10. Restricted plumbing contractor. "Restricted plumbing contractor"
32.20means a licensed contractor whose responsible licensed plumber individual is a licensed
32.21restricted master plumber.

32.22    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.435, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.23    Subd. 2. Powers; duties; administrative support. (a) The board shall have the
32.24power to:
32.25    (1) elect its chair, vice-chair, and secretary;
32.26    (2) adopt bylaws that specify the duties of its officers, the meeting dates of the board,
32.27and containing such other provisions as may be useful and necessary for the efficient
32.28conduct of the business of the board;
32.29    (3) adopt the plumbing code that must be followed in this state and any plumbing
32.30code amendments thereto. The plumbing code shall include the minimum standards
32.31described in sections 326B.43, subdivision 1, and 326B.52, subdivision 1. The board
33.1shall adopt the plumbing code and any amendments thereto pursuant to chapter 14 and
33.2as provided in subdivision 6, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d);
33.3    (4) review requests for final interpretations and issue final interpretations as provided
33.4in section 326B.127, subdivision 5;
33.5    (5) adopt rules that regulate the licensure, certification, or registration of plumbing
33.6contractors, journeymen, unlicensed individuals, master plumbers, restricted master
33.7plumbers, restricted journeymen, restricted plumbing contractors, backflow prevention
33.8rebuilders and testers, water conditioning contractors, and water conditioning installers,
33.9and other persons engaged in the design, installation, and alteration of plumbing systems
33.10or engaged in or working at the business of water conditioning installation or service, or
33.11engaged in or working at the business of medical gas system installation, maintenance, or
33.12repair, except for those individuals licensed under section 326.02, subdivisions 2 and 3.
33.13The board shall adopt these rules pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided in subdivision
33.146, paragraphs (e) and (f);
33.15(6) adopt rules that regulate continuing education for individuals licensed as master
33.16plumbers, journeyman plumbers, restricted master plumbers, restricted journeyman
33.17plumbers, water conditioning contractors, and water conditioning installers, and for
33.18individuals certified under sections 326B.437 and 326B.438. The board shall adopt these
33.19rules pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided in subdivision 6, paragraphs (e) and (f);
33.20    (7) refer complaints or other communications to the commissioner, whether oral or
33.21written, as provided in subdivision 8, that allege or imply a violation of a statute, rule, or
33.22order that the commissioner has the authority to enforce pertaining to code compliance,
33.23licensure, or an offering to perform or performance of unlicensed plumbing services;
33.24    (8) approve per diem and expenses deemed necessary for its members as provided in
33.25subdivision 3;
33.26    (9) approve license reciprocity agreements;
33.27    (10) select from its members individuals to serve on any other state advisory council,
33.28board, or committee; and
33.29    (11) recommend the fees for licenses, registrations, and certifications.
33.30Except for the powers granted to the Plumbing Board, the Board of Electricity, and the
33.31Board of High Pressure Piping Systems, the commissioner of labor and industry shall
33.32administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules promulgated pursuant
33.33thereto.
33.34    (b) The board shall comply with section 15.0597, subdivisions 2 and 4.
33.35    (c) The commissioner shall coordinate the board's rulemaking and recommendations
33.36with the recommendations and rulemaking conducted by the other boards created pursuant
34.1to this chapter. The commissioner shall provide staff support to the board. The support
34.2includes professional, legal, technical, and clerical staff necessary to perform rulemaking
34.3and other duties assigned to the board. The commissioner of labor and industry shall
34.4supply necessary office space and supplies to assist the board in its duties.

34.5    Sec. 15. [326B.437] REDUCED PRESSURE BACKFLOW PREVENTION
34.6REBUILDERS AND TESTERS.
34.7(a) No person shall perform or offer to perform the installation, maintenance, repair,
34.8replacement, or rebuilding of reduced pressure zone backflow prevention assemblies
34.9unless the person obtains a plumbing contractor license. An individual shall not engage
34.10in the testing, maintenance, repair, or rebuilding of reduced pressure zone backflow
34.11prevention assemblies, as regulated by the plumbing code, unless the individual is certified
34.12by the commissioner as a backflow prevention rebuilder.
34.13(b) An individual shall not engage in testing of a reduced pressure zone backflow
34.14prevention assembly, as regulated by the Plumbing Code, unless the individual possesses a
34.15backflow prevention rebuilder certificate or is certified by the commissioner as a backflow
34.16prevention tester.
34.17(c) Certificates are issued for an initial period of two years and must be renewed
34.18every two years thereafter for as long as the certificate holder installs, maintains, repairs,
34.19rebuilds, or tests reduced pressure zone backflow prevention assemblies. For purposes
34.20of calculating fees under section 326B.092, an initial or renewed backflow prevention
34.21rebuilder or tester certificate shall be considered an entry level license.
34.22(d) The Plumbing Board shall adopt expedited rules under section 14.389 that are
34.23related to the certification of backflow prevention rebuilders and backflow prevention
34.24testers. Section 326B.13, subdivision 8, does not apply to these rules. Notwithstanding the
34.2518-month limitation under section 14.125, this authority expires on December 31, 2014.
34.26(e) The department shall recognize certification programs that are a minimum of 16
34.27contact hours and include the passage of an examination. The examination must consist of
34.28a practical and a written component. This paragraph expires when the Plumbing Board
34.29adopts rules under paragraph (d).

34.30    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.438, is amended to read:
34.31326B.438 MEDICAL GAS SYSTEMS.
34.32    Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in
34.33this subdivision have the meanings given them.
35.1    (b) "Medical gas" means medical gas as defined under the National Fire Protection
35.2Association NFPA 99C Standard on Gas and Vacuum Systems.
35.3    (c) "Medical gas system" means a level 1, 2, or 3 piped medical gas and vacuum
35.4system as defined under the National Fire Protection Association NFPA 99C Standard on
35.5Gas and Vacuum Systems.
35.6    Subd. 2. License and certification required. A No person shall perform or offer
35.7to perform the installation, maintenance, or repair of medical gas systems unless the
35.8person obtains a contractor license. An individual shall not engage in the installation,
35.9maintenance, or repair of a medical gas system unless the person individual possesses
35.10a current Minnesota master or journeyman plumber's license and is certified by the
35.11commissioner under rules adopted by the Minnesota Plumbing Board. The certification
35.12must be renewed annually biennially for as long as the certificate holder engages in the
35.13installation, maintenance, or repair of medical gas and vacuum systems. If a medical gas
35.14and vacuum system certificate is not renewed within 12 months after its expiration the
35.15medical gas and vacuum certificate is permanently forfeited.
35.16    Subd. 3. Exemptions. (a) A person An individual who on August 1, 2010, holds
35.17a valid certificate authorized by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE)
35.18in accordance with standards recommended by the National Fire Protection Association
35.19under NFPA 99C is exempt from the requirements of subdivision 2. This exemption
35.20applies only if the person individual maintains a valid certification authorized by the ASSE.
35.21    (b) A person An individual who on August 1, 2010, possesses a current Minnesota
35.22master or journeyman plumber's license and a valid certificate authorized by the ASSE
35.23in accordance with standards recommended by the National Fire Protection Association
35.24under NFPA 99C is exempt from the requirements of subdivision 2 and may install,
35.25maintain, and repair a medical gas system. This exemption applies only if a person an
35.26individual maintains a valid Minnesota master or journeyman plumber's license and valid
35.27certification authorized by the ASSE.
35.28    Subd. 4. Fees. The fee for a medical gas certificate For the purpose of calculating
35.29fees under section 326B.092, an initial or renewed medical gas certificate issued by the
35.30commissioner according to subdivision 2 is $30 per year shall be considered a journeyman
35.31level license.

35.32    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.46, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
35.33    Subd. 1a. Exemptions from licensing. (a) An individual without a contractor
35.34license may do plumbing work on the individual's residence in accordance with
35.35subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
36.1(b) An individual who is an employee working on the maintenance and repair of
36.2plumbing equipment, apparatus, or facilities owned or leased by the individual's employer
36.3and which is within the limits of property owned or leased, and operated or maintained by
36.4the individual's employer, shall not be required to maintain a contractor license as long
36.5as the employer has on file with the commissioner a current certificate of responsible
36.6person. The certificate must be signed by the responsible individual. The responsible
36.7individual must be a master plumber or, in an area of the state that is not a city or town
36.8with a population of more than 5,000 according to the last federal census, a restricted
36.9master plumber,. The certificate must be signed by the responsible individual and must
36.10state that the person signing the certificate is responsible for ensuring that the maintenance
36.11and repair work performed by the employer's employees comply complies with sections
36.12326B.41 to 326B.49, all rules adopted under those sections and sections 326B.50 to
36.13326B.59 , and all orders issued under section 326B.082. The employer must pay a filing
36.14fee to file a certificate of responsible person individual with the commissioner. The
36.15certificate shall expire two years from the date of filing. In order to maintain a current
36.16certificate of responsible person individual, the employer must resubmit a certificate of
36.17responsible person individual, with a filing fee, no later than two years from the date of the
36.18previous submittal. The filing of the certificate of responsible person individual does not
36.19exempt any employee of the employer from the requirements of this chapter regarding
36.20individual licensing as a plumber or registration as a plumber's apprentice.
36.21(c) If a contractor employs a licensed plumber, the licensed plumber does not need a
36.22separate contractor license to perform plumbing work on behalf of the employer within
36.23the scope of the licensed plumber's license.
36.24(d) A person may perform and offer to perform building sewer or water service
36.25installation without a contractor's license if the person is in compliance with the bond and
36.26insurance requirements of subdivision 2.

36.27    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.46, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
36.28    Subd. 1b. Employment of master plumber or restricted master plumber. (a)
36.29Each contractor must designate a responsible licensed plumber, who shall be responsible
36.30for the performance of all plumbing work in accordance with sections 326B.41 to
36.31326B.49 , all rules adopted under these sections and sections 326B.50 to 326B.59, and all
36.32orders issued under section 326B.082. A plumbing contractor's responsible licensed
36.33plumber individual must be a master plumber. A restricted plumbing contractor's
36.34responsible licensed plumber individual must be a master plumber or a restricted master
36.35plumber. A plumbing contractor license authorizes the contractor to offer to perform
37.1and, through licensed and registered individuals, to perform plumbing work in all areas
37.2of the state. A restricted plumbing contractor license authorizes the contractor to offer
37.3to perform and, through licensed and registered individuals, to perform plumbing work
37.4in all areas of the state except in cities and towns with a population of more than 5,000
37.5according to the last federal census.
37.6(b) If the contractor is an individual or sole proprietorship, the responsible licensed
37.7plumber individual must be the individual, proprietor, or managing employee. If the
37.8contractor is a partnership, the responsible licensed plumber individual must be a general
37.9partner or managing employee. If the contractor is a limited liability company, the
37.10responsible licensed plumber individual must be a chief manager or managing employee.
37.11If the contractor is a corporation, the responsible licensed plumber individual must be
37.12an officer or managing employee. If the responsible licensed plumber individual is a
37.13managing employee, the responsible licensed plumber individual must be actively engaged
37.14in performing plumbing work on behalf of the contractor, and cannot be employed in any
37.15capacity as a plumber for any other contractor. An individual may be the responsible
37.16licensed plumber individual for only one contractor.
37.17(c) All applications and renewals for contractor licenses shall include a verified
37.18statement that the applicant or licensee has complied with this subdivision.

37.19    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.46, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
37.20    Subd. 2. Bond; insurance. As a condition of licensing, each contractor(a) The bond
37.21and insurance requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) apply to each person who performs
37.22or offers to perform plumbing work within the state, including any person who offers to
37.23perform or performs sewer or water service installation without a contractor's license. If
37.24the person performs or offers to perform any plumbing work other than sewer or water
37.25service installation, then the person must meet the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c)
37.26as a condition of holding a contractor's license.
37.27(b) Each person who performs or offers to perform plumbing work within the state
37.28shall give and maintain bond to the state in the amount of at least $25,000 for (1) all
37.29plumbing work entered into within the state or (2) all plumbing work and subsurface
37.30sewage treatment work entered into within the state. If the bond is for both plumbing work
37.31and subsurface sewage treatment work, the bond must comply with the requirements of
37.32this section and section 115.56, subdivision 2, paragraph (e). The bond shall be for the
37.33benefit of persons injured or suffering financial loss by reason of failure to comply with the
37.34requirements of the State Plumbing Code and, if the bond is for both plumbing work and
37.35subsurface sewage treatment work, financial loss by reason of failure to comply with the
38.1requirements of sections 115.55 and 115.56. The bond shall be filed with the commissioner
38.2and shall be written by a corporate surety licensed to do business in the state.
38.3    In addition, as a condition of licensing, each contractor (c) Each person who
38.4performs or offers to perform plumbing work within the state shall have and maintain in
38.5effect public liability insurance, including products liability insurance with limits of at
38.6least $50,000 per person and $100,000 per occurrence and property damage insurance
38.7with limits of at least $10,000. The insurance shall be written by an insurer licensed to
38.8do business in the state of Minnesota and. Each licensed master plumber person who
38.9performs or offers to perform plumbing work within the state shall maintain on file
38.10with the commissioner a certificate evidencing the insurance. In the event of a policy
38.11cancellation, the insurer shall send written notice to the commissioner at the same time
38.12that a cancellation request is received from or a notice is sent to the insured.

38.13    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.46, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
38.14    Subd. 3. Bond and insurance exemption. If a master plumber or restricted master
38.15plumber person who is in compliance with the bond and insurance requirements of
38.16subdivision 2, employs a licensed plumber, the or an individual who has completed pipe
38.17laying training as prescribed by the commissioner, that employee plumber shall not be
38.18required to meet the bond and insurance requirements of subdivision 2. An individual who
38.19is an employee working on the maintenance and repair of plumbing equipment, apparatus,
38.20or facilities owned or leased by the individual's employer and which is within the limits of
38.21property owned or leased, and operated or maintained by the individual's employer, shall
38.22not be required to meet the bond and insurance requirements of subdivision 2.

38.23    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.47, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.24    Subdivision 1. Registration; supervision; records. (a) All unlicensed individuals,
38.25other than plumber's apprentices and individuals who have completed pipe laying training
38.26as prescribed by the commissioner, must be registered under subdivision 3.
38.27(b) A plumber's apprentice or registered unlicensed individual is authorized to
38.28assist in the installation of plumbing only while under the direct supervision of a master,
38.29restricted master, journeyman, or restricted journeyman plumber. The master, restricted
38.30master, journeyman, or restricted journeyman plumber is responsible for ensuring that all
38.31plumbing work performed by the plumber's apprentice or registered unlicensed individual
38.32complies with the plumbing code. The supervising master, restricted master, journeyman,
38.33or restricted journeyman must be licensed and must be employed by the same employer
38.34as the plumber's apprentice or registered unlicensed individual. Licensed individuals
39.1shall not permit plumber's apprentices or registered unlicensed individuals to perform
39.2plumbing work except under the direct supervision of an individual actually licensed to
39.3perform such work. Plumber's apprentices and registered unlicensed individuals shall not
39.4supervise the performance of plumbing work or make assignments of plumbing work
39.5to unlicensed individuals.
39.6(c) Contractors employing plumber's apprentices or registered unlicensed individuals
39.7to perform plumbing work shall maintain records establishing compliance with this
39.8subdivision that shall identify all plumber's apprentices and registered unlicensed
39.9individuals performing plumbing work, and shall permit the department to examine and
39.10copy all such records.

39.11    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.47, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
39.12    Subd. 3. Registration, rules, applications, renewals, and fees. An unlicensed
39.13individual may register by completing and submitting to the commissioner an application
39.14form provided by the commissioner, with all fees required by section 326B.092. A
39.15completed application form must state the date the individual began training, the
39.16individual's age, schooling, previous experience, and employer, and other information
39.17required by the commissioner. The Plumbing Board may prescribe rules, not inconsistent
39.18with this section, for the registration of unlicensed individuals. Applications for initial
39.19registration may be submitted at any time. Registration must be renewed annually and
39.20shall be for the period from July 1 of each year to June 30 of the following year.

39.21    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.49, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
39.22    Subdivision 1. Application, examination, and license fees. (a) Applications for
39.23master and journeyman plumber's licenses shall be made to the commissioner, with
39.24all fees required by section 326B.092. Unless the applicant is entitled to a renewal,
39.25the applicant shall be licensed by the commissioner only after passing a satisfactory
39.26examination developed and administered by the commissioner, based upon rules adopted
39.27by the Plumbing Board, showing fitness.
39.28(b) All initial journeyman plumber's licenses shall be effective for more than one
39.29calendar year and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which the
39.30application is made. All master plumber's licenses shall expire on December 31 of each
39.31even-numbered year after issuance or renewal. The commissioner shall in a manner
39.32determined by the commissioner, without the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14,
39.33phase in the renewal of master and journeyman plumber's licenses from one year to two
40.1years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed master and journeyman plumber's licenses shall be
40.2two-year licenses.
40.3(c) Applications for contractor licenses shall be made to the commissioner, with all
40.4fees required by section 326B.092. All contractor licenses shall expire on December 31 of
40.5each odd-numbered year after issuance or renewal.
40.6(d) For purposes of calculating license fees and renewal license fees required under
40.7section 326B.092:
40.8(1) the following licenses shall be considered business licenses: plumbing contractor
40.9and restricted plumbing contractor;
40.10(2) the following licenses shall be considered master licenses: master plumber and
40.11restricted master plumber;
40.12(3) the following licenses shall be considered journeyman licenses: journeyman
40.13plumber and restricted journeyman plumber; and
40.14(4) the registration of a plumber's apprentice under section 326B.47, subdivision 3,
40.15shall be considered an entry level license.
40.16(e) For each filing of a certificate of responsible person individual by an employer,
40.17the fee is $100.
40.18(f) The commissioner shall charge each person giving bond under section 326B.46,
40.19subdivision 2, paragraph (b), a biennial bond filing fee of $100, unless the person is a
40.20licensed contractor.

40.21    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.56, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
40.22    Subdivision 1. Bonds. (a) As a condition of licensing, each water conditioning
40.23contractor shall give and maintain a bond to the state as described in paragraph (b).
40.24No applicant for a water conditioning contractor or installer license who maintains the
40.25bond under paragraph (b) shall be otherwise required to meet the bond requirements of
40.26any political subdivision.
40.27    (b) Each bond given to the state under this subdivision shall be in the total sum of
40.28$3,000 conditioned upon the faithful and lawful performance of all water conditioning
40.29installation or servicing done within the state. The bond shall be for the benefit of
40.30persons suffering injuries or damages due to the work. The bond shall be filed with the
40.31commissioner and shall be written by a corporate surety licensed to do business in this
40.32state. The bond must remain in effect at all times while the application is pending and
40.33while the license is in effect.

40.34    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.58, is amended to read:
41.1326B.58 FEES; RENEWAL.
41.2    (a) Each initial water conditioning master and water conditioning journeyman
41.3license shall be effective for more than one calendar year and shall expire on December 31
41.4of the year after the year in which the application is made.
41.5(b) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without
41.6the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of water conditioning
41.7master and journeyman licenses from one year to two years. By June 30, 2011, all
41.8renewed water conditioning contractor and installer licenses shall be two-year licenses.
41.9The Plumbing Board may by rule prescribe for the expiration and renewal of licenses.
41.10(c) All water conditioning contractor licenses shall expire on December 31 of the
41.11year after issuance or renewal.
41.12(d) For purposes of calculating license fees and renewal fees required under section
41.13326B.092 :
41.14(1) a water conditioning journeyman license shall be considered a journeyman
41.15license;
41.16(2) a water conditioning master license shall be considered a master license; and
41.17(3) a water conditioning contractor license shall be considered a business license.

41.18    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.82, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
41.19    Subd. 2. Appropriate and related knowledge. "Appropriate and related
41.20knowledge" means facts, information, or principles that are clearly relevant to the licensee
41.21in performing licensee's responsibilities under a license issued by the commissioner.
41.22These facts, information, or principles must convey substantive and procedural knowledge
41.23as it relates to postlicensing issues and must be relevant to the technical aspects of a
41.24particular area of continuing education regulated industry.

41.25    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.82, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
41.26    Subd. 3. Classroom hour. "Classroom hour" means a 50-minute hour 50 minutes of
41.27educational content.

41.28    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.82, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
41.29    Subd. 7. Medical hardship. "Medical hardship" includes means a documented
41.30physical disability or medical condition.

41.31    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.82, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
42.1    Subd. 9. Regulated industries industry. "Regulated industries industry" means
42.2residential contracting, residential remodeling, or residential roofing. Each of these is a
42.3regulated industry any business, trade, profession, or occupation that requires a license
42.4issued under this chapter or chapter 327B as a condition of doing business in Minnesota.

42.5    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
42.6    Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish standards
42.7for residential building contractor continuing education. The standards must include
42.8requirements for continuing education in the implementation of energy codes or energy
42.9conservation measures applicable to residential buildings.

42.10    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
42.11    Subd. 5. Content. (a) Continuing education consists of approved courses that
42.12impart appropriate and related knowledge in the residential construction industry regulated
42.13industries pursuant to sections 326B.802 to 326B.885 this chapter and other relevant
42.14applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations. Courses may include relevant
42.15materials that are included in licensing exams subject to the limitations imposed in
42.16subdivision 11. The burden of demonstrating that courses impart appropriate and related
42.17knowledge is upon the person seeking approval or credit.
42.18    (b) Except as required for Internet continuing education, course examinations will
42.19not be required for continuing education courses unless they are required by the sponsor.
42.20    (c) Textbooks are not required to be used for continuing education courses. If
42.21textbooks are not used as part of the course, the sponsor must provide students with a
42.22syllabus containing, at a minimum, the course title, the times and dates of the course
42.23offering, the name, address, and telephone number of the course sponsor and, the name
42.24and affiliation of the instructor, and a detailed outline of the subject materials to be
42.25covered. Any written or printed material given to students must be of readable quality and
42.26contain accurate and current information.
42.27    (d) Upon completion of an approved course, licensees shall earn one hour of
42.28continuing education credit for each classroom hour approved by the commissioner. One
42.29credit hour of continuing education is equivalent to 50 minutes of educational content.
42.30Each continuing education course must be attended in its entirety in order to receive credit
42.31for the number of approved hours. Courses may be approved for full or partial credit,
42.32and for more than one regulated industry.
42.33    (e) Continuing education credit in an approved course shall be awarded to presenting
42.34instructors on the basis of one credit for each hour of preparation for the duration of the
43.1initial presentation. Continuing education credit may not be earned if the licensee has
43.2previously obtained credit for the same course as a licensee or as an instructor within the
43.3three years immediately prior credits for completion of an approved course may only be
43.4used once for renewal of a specific license.
43.5    (e) (f) Courses will be approved using the following guidelines:
43.6(1) course content must demonstrate significant intellectual or practical content and
43.7deal with matters directly related to the practice of residential construction in the regulated
43.8industry, workforce safety, or the business of running a residential construction company
43.9in the regulated industry. Courses may also address the professional responsibility or
43.10ethical obligations of residential contractors to homeowners and suppliers a licensee
43.11related to work in the regulated industry;
43.12(2) the following courses may be automatically approved if they are specifically
43.13designed for the residential construction regulated industry and are in compliance with
43.14paragraph (f) (g):
43.15(i) courses approved by the Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education; or
43.16(ii) courses approved by the International Code Council, National Association of
43.17Home Building, or other nationally recognized professional organization of the residential
43.18construction regulated industry; and
43.19(3) courses must be presented and attended in a suitable classroom or construction
43.20setting, except for Internet education courses which must meet the requirements of
43.21subdivision 5a. Courses presented via video recording, simultaneous broadcast, or
43.22teleconference may be approved provided the sponsor is available at all times during the
43.23presentation, except for Internet education courses which must meet the requirements
43.24of subdivision 5a.
43.25(f) (g) The following courses will not be approved for credit:
43.26    (1) courses designed solely to prepare students for a license examination;
43.27    (2) courses in mechanical office skills, including typing, speed reading, or other
43.28machines or equipment. Computer courses are allowed, if appropriate and related to the
43.29residential construction regulated industry;
43.30    (3) courses in sales promotion, including meetings held in conjunction with the
43.31general business of the licensee;
43.32    (4) courses in motivation, salesmanship, psychology, or personal time management;
43.33    (5) courses that are primarily intended to impart knowledge of specific products of
43.34specific companies, if the use of the product or products relates to the sales promotion
43.35or marketing of one or more of the products discussed; or
44.1(6) courses where any of the educational content of the course is the State Building
44.2Code that include code provisions that have not been adopted into the State Building
44.3Code unless the course materials clarify whether or not that the code provisions have
44.4been officially adopted into a future version of the State Building Code and the effective
44.5date of enforcement, if applicable.

44.6    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 5a, is amended to
44.7read:
44.8    Subd. 5a. Internet continuing education. (a) Minnesota state colleges and
44.9universities that are accredited to provide Internet education by the Higher Learning
44.10Commission are exempt from the requirements of this subdivision.
44.11(b) The design and delivery of an Internet continuing education course must be
44.12approved by the International Distance Education Certification Center (IDECC) before
44.13the course is submitted for the commissioner's approval. The IDECC approval must
44.14accompany the course submitted.
44.15(b) (c) An Internet continuing education course must:
44.16(1) specify the minimum computer system requirements;
44.17(2) provide encryption that ensures that all personal information, including the
44.18student's name, address, and credit card number, cannot be read as it passes across the
44.19Internet;
44.20(3) include technology to guarantee seat time;
44.21(4) include a high level of interactivity;
44.22(5) include graphics that reinforce the content;
44.23(6) include the ability for the student to contact an instructor or course sponsor
44.24within a reasonable amount of time;
44.25(7) include the ability for the student to get technical support within a reasonable
44.26amount of time;
44.27(8) include a statement that the student's information will not be sold or distributed
44.28to any third party without prior written consent of the student. Taking the course does not
44.29constitute consent;
44.30(9) be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, excluding minimal downtime
44.31for updating and administration, except that this provision does not apply to live courses
44.32taught by an actual instructor and delivered over the Internet;
44.33(10) provide viewing access to the online course at all times to the commissioner,
44.34excluding minimal downtime for updating and administration;
44.35(11) include a process to authenticate the student's identity;
45.1(12) inform the student and the commissioner how long after its purchase a course
45.2will be accessible;
45.3(13) inform the student that license education credit will not be awarded for taking
45.4the course after it loses its status as an approved course;
45.5(14) provide clear instructions on how to navigate through the course;
45.6(15) provide automatic bookmarking at any point in the course;
45.7(16) provide questions after each unit or chapter that must be answered before the
45.8student can proceed to the next unit or chapter;
45.9(17) include a reinforcement response when a quiz question is answered correctly;
45.10(18) include a response when a quiz question is answered incorrectly;
45.11(19) include a final examination in which the student must correctly answer 70
45.12percent of the questions;
45.13(20) allow the student to go back and review any unit at any time, except during the
45.14final examination;
45.15(21) provide a course evaluation at the end of the course. At a minimum, the
45.16evaluation must ask the student to report any difficulties caused by the online education
45.17delivery method;
45.18(22) provide a completion certificate when the course and exam have been completed
45.19and the provider has verified the completion. Electronic certificates are sufficient and shall
45.20include the name of the provider, date and location of the course, educational program
45.21identification that was provided by the department, hours of instruction or continuing
45.22education hours, and licensee's or attendee's name and license, certification, or registration
45.23number or the last four digits of the licensee's or attendee's Social Security number; and
45.24(23) allow the commissioner the ability to electronically review the class to
45.25determine if credit can be approved.
45.26(c) (d) The final examination must be either an encrypted online examination or a
45.27paper examination that is monitored by a proctor who certifies that the student took the
45.28examination.

45.29    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
45.30    Subd. 6. Course approval. (a) Courses must be approved by the commissioner
45.31in advance and will be approved on the basis of the applicant's compliance with the
45.32provisions of this section relating to continuing education in the regulated industries. The
45.33commissioner shall make the final determination as to the approval and assignment of
45.34credit hours for courses. Courses must be at least one hour in length.
46.1    Licensees requesting credit for continuing education courses that have not been
46.2previously approved by the commissioner shall, on a form prescribed by the commissioner,
46.3submit an application for approval of continuing education credit accompanied by a
46.4nonrefundable fee of $20 for each course to be reviewed. To be approved, courses must be
46.5in compliance with the provisions of this section governing the types of courses that will
46.6and will not be approved.
46.7    Approval will not be granted for time spent on meals or other unrelated activities.
46.8Breaks may not be accumulated in order to dismiss the class early. Classes shall not be
46.9offered by a provider to any one student for longer than eight hours in one day, excluding
46.10meal breaks.
46.11    (b) Application for course approval must be submitted on a form approved by the
46.12commissioner at least 30 days before the course offering.
46.13    (c) Approval must be granted for a subsequent offering of identical continuing
46.14education courses without requiring a new application if a notice of the subsequent
46.15offering is filed with the commissioner at least 30 days in advance of the date the course is
46.16to be held. The commissioner shall deny future offerings of courses if they are found not
46.17to be in compliance with the laws relating to course approval.

46.18    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
46.19    Subd. 7. Courses open to all. All course offerings must be open to any interested
46.20individuals. Access may be restricted by the sponsor based on class size only. Courses
46.21must shall not be approved if attendance is restricted to any particular group of people,
46.22except for company-sponsored courses allowed by applicable law.

46.23    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
46.24    Subd. 8. Course sponsor. (a) Each course of study shall have at least one sponsor,
46.25approved by the commissioner, who is responsible for supervising the program and
46.26ensuring compliance with all relevant law. Sponsors may engage an additional approved
46.27sponsor in order to assist the sponsor or to act as a substitute for the sponsor in the event
46.28of an emergency or illness.
46.29(b) Sponsors must submit an application and sworn statement stating they agree to
46.30abide by the requirements of this section and any other applicable statute or rule pertaining
46.31to residential construction continuing education in the regulated industry.
46.32(c) A sponsor may also be an instructor.
46.33(d) Failure to comply with requirements paragraph (b) may result in loss of sponsor
46.34approval for up to two years in accordance with section 326B.082.

47.1    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
47.2    Subd. 9. Responsibilities. A sponsor is responsible for:
47.3    (1) ensuring compliance with all laws and rules relating to continuing educational
47.4offerings governed by the commissioner;
47.5    (2) ensuring that students are provided with current and accurate information relating
47.6to the laws and rules governing their licensed activity the regulated industry;
47.7    (3) supervising and evaluating courses and instructors. Supervision includes
47.8ensuring that all areas of the curriculum are addressed without redundancy and that
47.9continuity is present throughout the entire course;
47.10    (4) ensuring that instructors are qualified to teach the course offering;
47.11    (5) furnishing the commissioner, upon request, with copies of course and instructor
47.12evaluations and. Evaluations must be completed by students at the time the course is
47.13offered;
47.14(6) furnishing the commissioner, upon request, with copies of the qualifications of
47.15instructors. Evaluations must be completed by students at the time the course is offered
47.16and by sponsors within five days after the course offering;
47.17    (6) (7) investigating complaints related to course offerings or instructors. A copy
47.18of the written complaint must be sent to the commissioner within ten days of receipt of
47.19the complaint and a copy of the complaint resolution must be sent not more than ten
47.20days after resolution is reached;
47.21    (7) (8) maintaining accurate records relating to course offerings, instructors, tests
47.22taken by students if required, and student attendance for a period of three years from the
47.23date on which the course was completed. These records must be made available to the
47.24commissioner upon request. In the event the sponsor ceases operations before termination
47.25of the sponsor application, the sponsor must provide to the commissioner digital copies of
47.26all course and attendance records of courses held for the previous three years;
47.27    (8) (9) attending workshops or instructional programs as reasonably required by
47.28the commissioner;
47.29    (9) (10) providing course completion certificates within ten days of, but not before,
47.30completion of the entire course. A sponsor may require payment of the course tuition as a
47.31condition of receiving the course completion certificate. Course completion certificates
47.32must be completed in their entirety. Course completion certificates must and shall contain
47.33the following:
47.34(i) the statement: "If you have any comments about this course offering, please mail
47.35them to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.";
48.1(ii) the current address of the department must be included. A sponsor may require
48.2payment of the course tuition as a condition for receiving the course completion certificate,
48.3name of the provider, date and location of the course, educational program identification
48.4provided by the department, and hours of instruction or continuing education hours; and
48.5(iii) the licensee's or attendee's name and license, certificate, or registration number
48.6or the last four digits of the licensee's or attendee's Social Security number; and
48.7    (10) (11) notifying the commissioner in writing within ten days of any change in the
48.8information in an application for approval on file with the commissioner.

48.9    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 10, is amended to
48.10read:
48.11    Subd. 10. Instructors. (a) Each continuing education course shall have an instructor
48.12who is qualified by education, training, or experience to ensure competent instruction.
48.13Failure to have only qualified instructors teach at an approved course offering will result in
48.14loss of course approval. Sponsors are responsible to ensure that an instructor is qualified
48.15to teach the course offering.
48.16    (b) Qualified continuing education instructors must have one of the following
48.17qualifications:
48.18    (1) four years' practical experience in the subject area being taught;
48.19    (2) a college or graduate degree in the subject area being taught;
48.20(3) direct experience in the development of laws, rules, or regulations related to the
48.21residential construction regulated industry; or
48.22(4) demonstrated expertise in the subject area being taught. Instructors providing
48.23instruction related to electricity, plumbing, or high pressure piping systems must comply
48.24with all applicable continuing education rules adopted by the Board of Electricity, the
48.25Plumbing Board, or the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems.
48.26    (c) Approved Qualified continuing education instructors are responsible for:
48.27    (1) compliance with all laws and rules relating to continuing education;
48.28    (2) providing students with current and accurate information;
48.29    (3) maintaining an atmosphere conducive to learning in the classroom;
48.30    (4) verifying attendance of students, and certifying course completion;
48.31    (5) providing assistance to students and responding to questions relating to course
48.32materials; and
48.33    (6) attending the workshops or instructional programs that are required by the
48.34commissioner.

49.1    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 11, is amended to
49.2read:
49.3    Subd. 11. Prohibited practices for sponsors and instructors. (a) In connection
49.4with an approved continuing education course, sponsors and instructors shall not:
49.5    (1) recommend or, promote, or disparage the specific services, products, processes,
49.6procedures, or practices of a particular business person in the regulated industry;
49.7    (2) encourage or recruit individuals students to engage the services of, or become
49.8associated with, a particular business;
49.9    (3) use materials for the sole purpose of promoting a particular business;
49.10    (4) require students to participate in other programs or services offered by an
49.11instructor or sponsor;
49.12    (5) attempt, either directly or indirectly, to discover questions or answers on an
49.13examination for a license;
49.14    (6) disseminate to any other person specific questions, problems, or information
49.15known or believed to be included in licensing examinations;
49.16    (7) misrepresent any information submitted to the commissioner;
49.17    (8) fail to reasonably cover, or ensure coverage of, all points, issues, and concepts
49.18contained in the course outline approved by the commissioner during the approved
49.19instruction; or
49.20    (9) issue inaccurate course completion certificates.
49.21    (b) Sponsors shall notify the commissioner within ten days of a felony or gross
49.22misdemeanor conviction or of disciplinary action taken against an occupational or
49.23professional license held by the sponsor or an instructor teaching an approved course. The
49.24notification conviction or disciplinary action shall be grounds for the commissioner to
49.25withdraw the approval of the sponsor and to disallow the use of the sponsor or instructor.

49.26    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 12, is amended to
49.27read:
49.28    Subd. 12. Fees Course tuition. Fees Tuition for an approved course of study
49.29and related materials must be clearly identified to students. In the event that a course is
49.30canceled for any reason, all fees tuition must be returned within 15 days from the date of
49.31cancellation. In the event that a course is postponed for any reason, students shall be given
49.32the choice of attending the course at a later date or having their fees tuition refunded in
49.33full within 15 days from the date of postponement. If a student is unable to attend a course
49.34or cancels the registration in a course, sponsor policies regarding refunds shall govern.

50.1    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 15, is amended to
50.2read:
50.3    Subd. 15. Advertising courses. (a) Paragraphs (b) to (g) govern the advertising
50.4of continuing education courses.
50.5    (b) Advertising must be truthful and not deceptive or misleading. Courses may
50.6not be advertised as approved for continuing education credit unless approval has been
50.7granted in writing by the commissioner.
50.8    (c) Once a course is approved, all advertisement, pamphlet, circular, or other similar
50.9materials pertaining to an approved course circulated or distributed in this state, must
50.10prominently display the following statement:
50.11    "This course has been approved by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
50.12for ....... (approved number of hours) hours for residential contractor ....... (regulated
50.13industry) continuing education."
50.14    (d) Advertising of approved courses must be clearly distinguishable from the
50.15advertisement of other nonapproved courses and services.
50.16    (e) Continuing education courses may not be advertised before approval unless the
50.17course is described in any advertising as "approval pending." The sponsor must verbally
50.18notify licensees students before commencement of the course if the course has been
50.19denied credit, has not been approved for credit, or has only been approved for partial
50.20credit by the commissioner.
50.21    (f) The number of hours for which a course has been approved must be prominently
50.22displayed on an advertisement for the course. If the course offering is longer than the
50.23number of hours of credit to be given, it must be clear that credit is not earned for the
50.24entire course.
50.25    (g) The course approval number must not be included in any advertisement.

50.26    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 16, is amended to
50.27read:
50.28    Subd. 16. Notice to students. At the beginning of each approved offering, the
50.29following notice must be handed out in printed form or must be read to students:
50.30    "This educational offering is recognized by the Minnesota Department of Labor and
50.31Industry as satisfying ....... (insert number of hours approved) hours of credit toward
50.32residential contractor (insert regulated industry) continuing education requirements."

50.33    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 18, is amended to
50.34read:
51.1    Subd. 18. Falsification of reports or certificates. A licensee, its qualified person
51.2qualifying individual, or an applicant found to have falsified an education report or
51.3certificate to the commissioner shall be considered to have violated the laws relating to
51.4the regulated industry for which the person has a license and shall be subject to censure,
51.5limitation, condition, suspension, or revocation of the license or denial of the application
51.6for licensure the enforcement provisions of section 326B.082.
51.7    The commissioner reserves the right to audit a licensee's continuing education
51.8records.

51.9    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 19, is amended to
51.10read:
51.11    Subd. 19. Waivers and extensions. If a licensee provides documentation to the
51.12commissioner that the licensee or its qualifying person is unable, and will continue to be
51.13unable, to attend actual classroom course work because of a physical disability, medical
51.14condition, or similar reason, attendance at continuing education courses shall be waived
51.15for a period not to exceed one year. The commissioner shall require that the licensee or
51.16its qualifying person satisfactorily complete a self-study program to include reading a
51.17sufficient number of textbooks, or listening to a sufficient number of tapes, related to the
51.18residential building contractor industry, as would be necessary for the licensee to satisfy
51.19continuing educational credit hour needs. The commissioner shall award the licensee
51.20credit hours for a self-study program by determining how many credit hours would
51.21be granted to a classroom course involving the same material and giving the licensee
51.22the same number of credit hours under this section. The licensee may apply each year
51.23for a new waiver upon the same terms and conditions as were necessary to secure the
51.24original waiver, and must demonstrate that in subsequent years, the licensee was unable to
51.25complete actual classroom course work. The commissioner may request documentation
51.26of the condition upon which the request for waiver is based as is necessary to satisfy
51.27the commissioner of the existence of the condition and that the condition does preclude
51.28attendance at continuing education courses.
51.29    Upon written proof demonstrating a medical hardship, the commissioner shall
51.30extend, for up to 90 days, the time period during which the continuing education must be
51.31successfully completed. Loss of income from either attendance at courses or cancellation
51.32of a license is not a bona fide financial hardship. Requests for extensions must be
51.33submitted to the commissioner in writing no later than 60 days before the education is
51.34due and must include an explanation with verification of the hardship, plus verification of
51.35enrollment at an approved course of study on or before the extension period expires.

52.1    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 20, is amended to
52.2read:
52.3    Subd. 20. Reporting requirements. Required Continuing education credits must
52.4be reported by the sponsor in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. Licensees are
52.5responsible for maintaining copies of course completion certificates.

52.6    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 22, is amended to
52.7read:
52.8    Subd. 22. Continuing education approval. Continuing education courses must be
52.9approved in advance by the commissioner of labor and industry. "Sponsor" means any
52.10person or entity offering approved education.

52.11    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.821, subdivision 23, is amended to
52.12read:
52.13    Subd. 23. Continuing education fees. The following fees shall be paid to the
52.14commissioner:
52.15    (1) initial course approval, $20 for each hour or fraction of one hour of continuing
52.16education course approval sought. Initial course approval expires on the last day of the
52.1724th 36th month after the course is approved;
52.18    (2) renewal of course approval, $20 per course. Renewal of course approval expires
52.19on the last day of the 24th month after the course is renewed;
52.20    (3) (2) initial sponsor approval, $100. Initial sponsor approval expires on the last
52.21day of the 24th month after the sponsor is approved; and
52.22    (4) (3) renewal of sponsor approval, $20 $100. Renewal of sponsor approval expires
52.23on the last day of the 24th month after the sponsor is renewed.

52.24    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.865, is amended to read:
52.25326B.865 SIGN CONTRACTOR; BOND.
52.26    (a) A sign contractor may post a compliance bond with the commissioner,
52.27conditioned that the sign contractor shall faithfully perform duties and comply with laws,
52.28ordinances, rules, and contracts entered into for the installation of signs. The bond must
52.29be renewed biennially and maintained for so long as determined by the commissioner.
52.30The aggregate liability of the surety on the bond to any and all persons, regardless of the
52.31number of claims made against the bond, may not exceed the annual amount of the bond.
52.32The bond may be canceled as to future liability by the surety upon 30 days' written notice
52.33mailed to the commissioner by United States mail.
53.1    (b) The amount of the bond shall be $8,000. The bond may be drawn upon only by a
53.2local unit of government that requires sign contractors to post a compliance bond. The
53.3bond is in lieu of any compliance bond required by a local unit of government.
53.4    (c) For purposes of this section, "sign" means a device, structure, fixture, or
53.5placard using graphics, symbols, or written copy that is erected on the premises of an
53.6establishment including the name of the establishment or identifying the merchandise,
53.7services, activities, or entertainment available on the premises.
53.8(d) Each person giving bond under this section shall pay a biennial bond filing fee of
53.9$100 to the commissioner of labor and industry.
53.10EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2012.

53.11    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.89, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
53.12    Subd. 6. Verified application. To be eligible for compensation from the fund, an
53.13owner or lessee shall serve on the commissioner a verified application for compensation
53.14on a form approved by the commissioner. The application shall verify the following
53.15information:
53.16    (1) the specific grounds upon which the owner or lessee seeks to recover from
53.17the fund:
53.18    (2) that the owner or the lessee has obtained a final judgment in a court of competent
53.19jurisdiction against a licensee licensed under section 326B.83;
53.20    (3) that the final judgment was obtained against the licensee on the grounds
53.21of fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest practices, conversion of funds, or failure of
53.22performance that arose directly out of a contract directly between the licensee and the
53.23homeowner or lessee that was entered into prior to the cause of action and that occurred
53.24when the licensee was licensed and performing any of the special skills enumerated under
53.25section 326B.802, subdivision 15;
53.26    (4) the amount of the owner's or the lessee's actual and direct out-of-pocket loss on
53.27the owner's residential real estate, on residential real estate leased by the lessee, or on new
53.28residential real estate that has never been occupied or that was occupied by the licensee
53.29for less than one year prior to purchase by the owner;
53.30    (5) that the residential real estate is located in Minnesota;
53.31    (6) that the owner or the lessee is not the spouse of the licensee or the personal
53.32representative of the licensee;
53.33    (7) the amount of the final judgment, any amount paid in satisfaction of the final
53.34judgment, and the amount owing on the final judgment as of the date of the verified
53.35application;
54.1    (8) that the owner or lessee has diligently pursued remedies against all the judgment
54.2debtors and all other persons liable to the judgment debtor in the contract for which the
54.3owner or lessee seeks recovery from the fund; and
54.4    (9) that the verified application is being served within two years after the judgment
54.5became final.
54.6    The verified application must include documents evidencing the amount of the
54.7owner's or the lessee's actual and direct out-of-pocket loss. The owner's and the lessee's
54.8actual and direct out-of-pocket loss shall not include any attorney fees, litigation costs
54.9or fees, interest on the loss, and interest on the final judgment obtained as a result of the
54.10loss or any costs not directly related to the value difference between what was contracted
54.11for and what was provided. Any amount paid in satisfaction of the final judgment shall
54.12be applied to the owner's or lessee's actual and direct out-of-pocket loss. An owner or
54.13lessee may serve a verified application regardless of whether the final judgment has been
54.14discharged by a bankruptcy court. A judgment issued by a court is final if all proceedings
54.15on the judgment have either been pursued and concluded or been forgone, including all
54.16reviews and appeals. For purposes of this section, owners who are joint tenants or tenants
54.17in common are deemed to be a single owner. For purposes of this section, owners and
54.18lessees eligible for payment of compensation from the fund shall not include government
54.19agencies, political subdivisions, financial institutions, and any other entity that purchases,
54.20guarantees, or insures a loan secured by real estate.

54.21    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 326B.89, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
54.22    Subd. 8. Administrative hearing. If an owner or a lessee timely serves a request
54.23for hearing under subdivision 7, the commissioner shall request that an administrative law
54.24judge be assigned and that a hearing be conducted under the contested case provisions of
54.25chapter 14 within 45 days after the commissioner received the request for hearing, unless
54.26the parties agree to a later date. The commissioner must notify the owner or lessee of the
54.27time and place of the hearing at least 15 days before the hearing. Upon petition of the
54.28commissioner, the administrative law judge shall continue the hearing up to 60 days and
54.29upon a showing of good cause may continue the hearing for such additional period as the
54.30administrative law judge deems appropriate.
54.31At the hearing the owner or the lessee shall have the burden of proving by substantial
54.32evidence under subdivision 6, clauses (1) to (8). Whenever an applicant's judgment
54.33is by default, stipulation, or consent, or whenever the action against the licensee was
54.34defended by a trustee in bankruptcy, the applicant shall have the burden of proving the
54.35cause of action for fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest practices, conversion of funds, or
55.1failure of performance. Otherwise, the judgment shall create a rebuttable presumption
55.2of the fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest practices, conversion of funds, or failure of
55.3performance. This presumption affects the burden of producing evidence.
55.4The administrative law judge shall issue findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
55.5order. If the administrative law judge finds that compensation should be paid to the owner
55.6or the lessee, the administrative law judge shall order the commissioner to make payment
55.7from the fund of the amount it finds to be payable pursuant to the provisions of and in
55.8accordance with the limitations contained in this section. The order of the administrative
55.9law judge shall constitute the final decision of the agency in the contested case. The
55.10commissioner or the owner or lessee may seek judicial review of the administrative law
55.11judge's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order shall be in accordance with sections
55.1214.63 to 14.69.

55.13    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 327.32, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
55.14    Subd. 1a. Requirement; used manufactured homes. No person shall sell or
55.15offer for sale in this state any used manufactured home manufactured after June 14,
55.161976, or install for occupancy any used manufactured home manufactured after June
55.1714, 1976, unless the used manufactured home complies with the Notice of Compliance
55.18Form as provided in this subdivision. If manufactured after June 14, 1976, the home
55.19must bear a label as required by the secretary. The Notice of Compliance Form shall be
55.20signed by the seller and purchaser indicating which party is responsible for either making
55.21or paying for any necessary corrections prior to the sale and transferring ownership of
55.22the manufactured home.
55.23The Notice of Compliance Form shall be substantially in the following form:
55.24"Notice of Compliance Form as required in Minnesota Statutes,
55.25section 327.32, subdivision 1
55.26This notice must be completed and signed by the purchaser(s) and the seller(s) of the
55.27used manufactured home described in the purchase agreement and on the bottom of this
55.28notice before the parties transfer ownership of a used manufactured home constructed
55.29after June 14, 1976.
55.30Electric ranges and clothes dryers must have required four-conductor cords and plugs. For
55.31the purpose of complying with the requirements of section 327B.06, a licensed retailer or
55.32limited retailer shall retain at least one copy of the form required under this subdivision.
55.33
 Complies ..........
 Correction required ..........
55.34
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
 Seller ..........
56.1Solid fuel-burning fireplaces or stoves must be listed for use in manufactured homes, Code
56.2of Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.709 (g), and installed correctly in accordance
56.3with their listing or standards (i.e., chimney, doors, hearth, combustion, or intake, etc.,
56.4Code of Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.709 (g)).
56.5
 Complies ..........
 Correction required ..........
56.6
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
 Seller ..........
56.7Gas water heaters and furnaces must be listed for manufactured home use, Code of Federal
56.8Regulations, title 24, section 3280.709 (a) and (d)(1) and (2), and installed correctly, in
56.9accordance with their listing or standards.
56.10
 Complies ..........
 Correction required ..........
56.11
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
 Seller ..........
56.12Smoke alarms are required to be installed and operational in accordance with Code of
56.13Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.208.
56.14
 Complies ..........
 Correction required ..........
56.15
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
 Seller ..........
56.16Carbon monoxide alarms or CO detectors that are approved and operational are required
56.17to be installed within ten feet of each room lawfully used for sleeping purposes.
56.18
 Complies ..........
 Correction required ..........
56.19
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
 Seller ..........
56.20Egress windows are required in every bedroom with at least one operable window with
56.21a net clear opening of 20 inches wide and 24 inches high, five square feet in area, with
56.22the bottom of windows opening no more than 36 inches above the floor. Locks, latches,
56.23operating handles, tabs, or other operational devices shall not be located more than 54
56.24inches above the finished floor.
56.25
 Complies ..........
 Correction required ..........
56.26
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
 Seller ..........
56.27The furnace compartment of the home is required to have interior finish with a flame
56.28spread rating not exceeding 25 feet, as specified in the 1976 United States Department of
56.29Housing and Urban Development Code governing manufactured housing construction.
56.30
 Complies ..........
 Correction required ..........
56.31
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
 Seller ..........
56.32The water heater enclosure in this home is required to have interior finish with a flame
56.33spread rating not exceeding 25 feet, as specified in the 1976 United States Department of
56.34Housing and Urban Development Code governing manufactured housing construction.
57.1
 Complies ..........
 Correction required ..........
57.2
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
 Seller ..........
57.3The home complies with the snowload and heat zone requirements for the state of
57.4Minnesota as indicated by the data plate.
57.5
 Complies ..........
 Correction required ..........
57.6
 Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
 Seller ..........
57.7The parties to this agreement have initialed all required sections and agree by their
57.8signature to complete any necessary corrections prior to the sale or transfer of ownership
57.9of the home described below as listed in the purchase agreement. The state of Minnesota
57.10or a local building official has the authority to inspect the home in the manner described in
57.11Minnesota Statutes, section 327.33, prior to or after the sale to ensure compliance was
57.12properly executed as provided under the Manufactured Home Building Code.
57.13
 Signature of Purchaser(s) of Home
57.14
 ..............................date..............................
 ..............................date..............................
57.15
 ...................................................................
 ...................................................................
57.16
57.17
 Print name as appears on purchase
agreement
 Print name as appears on purchase
agreement
57.18
 Signature of Seller(s) of Home
57.19
 ..............................date..............................
 ..............................date..............................
57.20
 ...................................................................
 ...................................................................
57.21
 Print name and license number, if applicable
 Print name and license number, if applicable
57.22
 (Street address of home at time of sale)
57.23
 ................................................................................................................................
57.24
 (City/State/Zip).......................................................................................................
57.25
 Name of manufacturer of home............................................................................
57.26
 Model and year.....................................................................................................
57.27
 Serial number........................................................................................................"
57.28EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

57.29    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 327.32, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
57.30    Subd. 1b. Alternative design plan. An alternative frost-free design slab for a new
57.31or used manufactured home that is submitted to the local building official, third-party
57.32inspector, or the department, stamped by a licensed professional engineer or architect, and
57.33is as being in compliance with either the federal installation standards in effect at the date
57.34of manufacture, the manufacturer's installation manual, or the Minnesota State Building
57.35Code, when applicable, shall be issued a permit by the department within ten days of
57.36being received by the approving authority.
58.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

58.2    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 327.32, subdivision 1e, is amended to read:
58.3    Subd. 1e. Reinstallation requirements for single-section used manufactured
58.4homes. (a) All single-section used manufactured homes reinstalled less than 24 months
58.5from the date of installation by the first purchaser must be reinstalled in compliance with
58.6subdivision 1c. All single-section used manufactured homes reinstalled more than 24
58.7months from the date of installation by the first purchaser may be reinstalled without
58.8a frost-protected foundation if the home is reinstalled in compliance with Minnesota
58.9Rules, chapter 1350, for above frost-line installations and the notice requirement of
58.10subdivision 1f is complied with by the seller and the purchaser of the single-section used
58.11manufactured home.
58.12(b) The installer shall affix an installation seal issued by the department to the
58.13outside of the home as required by the Minnesota State Building Code. The certificate
58.14of installation issued by the installer of record shall clearly state that the home has been
58.15reinstalled with an above frost-line foundation. Fees for inspection of a reinstallation and
58.16for issuance of reinstallation seals shall follow the requirements of sections 326B.802
58.17to 326B.885. Fees for review of plans, specifications, and on-site inspections shall be
58.18those as specified in section 326B.153, subdivision 1, paragraph (c). Whenever an
58.19installation certificate for an above frost-line installation is issued to a single-section used
58.20manufactured home being listed for sale, the purchase agreement must disclose that the
58.21home is installed on a nonfrost-protected foundation and recommend that the purchaser
58.22have the home inspected to determine the effects of frost on the home.
58.23EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

58.24    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 327.32, subdivision 1f, is amended to read:
58.25    Subd. 1f. Notice requirement. The seller of the single-section used manufactured
58.26home being reinstalled under subdivision 1e shall provide the following notice to the
58.27purchaser and secure signatures of all parties to the purchase agreement on or before
58.28signing a purchase agreement prior to submitting an application for an installation
58.29certificate. Whenever a current owner of a manufactured home reinstalls the manufactured
58.30home under subdivision 1e, the current owner is not required to comply with the notice
58.31requirement under this subdivision. The notice shall be in at least 14-point font, except the
58.32heading, "WHICH MAY VOID WARRANTY," must be in capital letters, in 20-point font.
58.33The notice must be printed on a separate sheet of paper in a color different than the paper
59.1on which the purchase agreement is printed. The notice becomes a part of the purchase
59.2agreement and shall be substantially in the following form:
59.3"Notice of Reinstalling of a Single-Section Used Manufactured Home Above Frost-Line;
59.4WHICH MAY VOID WARRANTY
59.5It is recommended that the single-section used manufactured home being reinstalled
59.6follow the instructions in the manufacturer's installation manual. By signing this notice,
59.7the purchaser(s) are acknowledging they have elected to use footings placed above the
59.8local frost line in accordance with the Minnesota State Building Code.
59.9The seller has explained the differences between the manufacturer's installation
59.10instructions and the installation system selected by the purchaser(s) with respect to
59.11possible effects of frost on the manufactured home.
59.12The purchaser(s) acknowledge by signing this notice that there is no manufacturer's
59.13original warranty remaining on the home and recognize that any other extended or ancillary
59.14warranty could be adversely affected if any applicable warranty stipulates that the home
59.15be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation manual to remain effective.
59.16After the reinstallation of the manufactured home, it is highly recommended that the
59.17purchaser(s) have a licensed manufactured home installer recheck the home's installation
59.18for any releveling needs or anchoring system adjustments each freeze-thaw cycle.
59.19The purchaser(s) of the used manufactured home described below that is being reinstalled
59.20acknowledge they have read this notice and have been advised to contact the manufacturer
59.21of the home and/or the Department of Labor and Industry if they desire additional
59.22information before signing this notice. It is the intent of this notice to inform the
59.23purchaser(s) that the purchaser(s) elected not to use a frost-protected foundation system
59.24for the reinstallation of the manufactured home as originally required by the home's
59.25installation manual.
59.26Plain language notice.
59.27I understand that because this home will be installed with footings placed above the
59.28local frost line, this home may be subject to adverse effects from frost heave that may
59.29damage this home. Purchaser(s) initials: .......
59.30I understand that the installation of this home with footings placed above the local
59.31frost line could affect my ability to obtain a mortgage or mortgage insurance on this
59.32home. Purchaser(s) initials: .......
59.33I understand that the installation of this home with footings placed above the local
59.34frost line could void my warranty on the home if any warranty is still in place on this
59.35home. Purchaser(s) initials: .......
60.1
 Signature of Purchaser(s)
60.2
 ..............................date..............................
 ..............................date..............................
60.3
 ...................................................................
 ...................................................................
60.4
 Print name
 Print name
60.5
60.6
 (Street address of location where
manufactured home is being reinstalled)
60.7
 ..............................................................................................................................
60.8
 (City/State/Zip)....................................................................................................
60.9
 Name of manufacturer of home.........................................................................
60.10
 Model and year...................................................................................................
60.11
 Serial number.....................................................................................................
60.12Name of licensed installer and license number or homeowner responsible for the
60.13installation of the home as described above.
60.14
 Installer name:...................................................................................................
60.15
 License number:................................................................................................"
60.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

60.17    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 327.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
60.18    Subdivision 1. Inspections. The commissioner shall, through the department's
60.19inspectors or through a designated recognized inspection service acting as authorized
60.20representative of the commissioner perform sufficient inspections of manufacturing
60.21premises and manufactured homes to ensure compliance with sections 327.31 to 327.35,
60.22except that municipalities which have adopted the state building code may provide
60.23inspection and plan review services in noncode areas of the state. The commissioner shall
60.24have the exclusive right to conduct inspections, except for the inspections conducted or
60.25authorized by the secretary.
60.26EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

60.27    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 327.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
60.28    Subd. 2. Fees. The commissioner shall by rule establish reasonable fees for seals,
60.29installation seals and inspections which are sufficient to cover all costs incurred in the
60.30administration of sections 327.31 to 327.35. The commissioner shall also establish by
60.31rule a monitoring inspection fee in an amount that will comply with the secretary's fee
60.32distribution program. This monitoring inspection fee shall be an amount paid by the
60.33manufacturer for each manufactured home produced in Minnesota. The monitoring
60.34inspection fee shall be paid by the manufacturer to the secretary. The rules of the
60.35fee distribution program require the secretary to distribute the fees collected from all
61.1manufactured home manufacturers among states approved and conditionally approved
61.2based on the number of new manufactured homes whose first location after leaving the
61.3manufacturer is on the premises of a distributor, dealer or purchaser in that state. Fees
61.4for inspections in areas that have not adopted the State Building Code must be equal to
61.5the fees for inspections in code areas of the state. Third party vendors may charge their
61.6usual and normal charge for inspections.
61.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

61.8    Sec. 56. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
61.9The revisor of statutes shall renumber each section of Minnesota Statutes listed in
61.10column A with the number listed in column B. The revisor shall also make necessary
61.11cross-reference changes consistent with the renumbering.
61.12
 Column A
 Column B
61.13
 326B.82, subd. 2
 326B.091, subd. 2a
61.14
 326B.82, subd. 3
 326B.091, subd. 2b
61.15
 326b.82, subd. 5
 326B.091, subd. 2c
61.16
 326B.82, subd. 7
 326B.091, subd. 4a
61.17
 326B.82, subd. 8
 326B.091, subd. 5a
61.18
 326B.82, subd. 9
 326B.091, subd. 5c
61.19
 326B.82, subd. 10
 326B.091, subd. 7
61.20
 326B.821, subd. 4
 326B.0981, subd. 17
61.21
 326B.821, subd. 5
 326B.0981, subd. 3
61.22
 326B.821, subd. 5a
 326B.0981, subd. 4
61.23
 326B.821, subd. 6
 326B.0981, subd. 5
61.24
 326B.821, subd. 7
 326B.0981, subd. 6
61.25
 326B.821, subd. 8
 326B.099, subd. 1
61.26
 326B.821, subd. 9
 326B.099, subd. 2
61.27
 326B.821, subd. 10
 326B.099, subd. 3
61.28
 326B.821, subd. 11
 326B.099, subd. 4
61.29
 326B.821, subd. 12
 326B.0981, subd. 7
61.30
 326B.821, subd. 13
 326B.0981, subd. 8
61.31
 326B.821, subd. 14
 326B.0981, subd. 9
61.32
 326B.821, subd. 15
 326B.0981, subd. 10
61.33
 326B.821, subd. 16
 326B.0981, subd. 11
61.34
 326B.821, subd. 17
 326B.099, subd. 5
61.35
 326B.821, subd. 18
 326B.0981, subd. 12
61.36
 326B.821, subd. 19
 326B.0981, subd. 13
61.37
 326B.821, subd. 20
 326B.0981, subd. 14
61.38
 326B.821, subd. 22
 326B.0981, subd. 2
62.1
 326B.821, subd. 23
 326B.0981, subd. 15
62.2
 326B.821, subd. 24
 326B.0981, subd. 16

62.3    Sec. 57. REPEALER.
62.4Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 326B.82, subdivisions 4 and 6; and 326B.821,
62.5subdivision 3, are repealed.
62.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2012."
62.7Amend the title accordingly