1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to labor and industry; making housekeeping changes to the Office of 
1.3 	Combative Sports and Construction Codes and Licensing Division; removing 
1.4 	obsolete, redundant, and unnecessary laws and rules; making conforming 
1.5 	changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 181.171, subdivision 
1.6 	1; 182.6553, subdivisions 1, 2; 184.21, subdivision 4; 184.24, subdivision 1; 
1.7 	184.41; 326B.092, subdivisions 3, 7; 326B.094, subdivisions 2, 3; 326B.106, 
1.8 	subdivisions 4, 7; 326B.109, subdivision 2; 326B.135, subdivision 4; 326B.139; 
1.9 	326B.194; 326B.37, subdivision 11; 326B.46, subdivision 1b; 326B.805, 
1.10 	subdivision 4; 326B.811, subdivision 1; 326B.84; 326B.99, subdivision 2; 
1.11 	341.21, subdivisions 2a, 4, 4f, by adding a subdivision; 341.28, subdivision 3; 
1.12 	341.30, subdivisions 1, 2; 341.32, subdivision 1; 341.33; Minnesota Statutes 2013 
1.13 	Supplement, sections 177.27, subdivision 4; 326B.184, subdivision 2; 326B.49, 
1.14 	subdivision 3; 341.29; 341.30, subdivision 4; 341.32, subdivision 2; 341.321; 
1.15 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 175.006, subdivision 1; 175.08; 
1.16 	175.14; 175.26; 181.12; 181.9435, subdivision 2; 184.22, subdivision 1; 184.25; 
1.17 	184.26; 184.27; 184.28; 184.29; 184.30, subdivision 1; 184.32; 184.33; 184.34; 
1.18 	184.35; 184.36; 184.38, subdivisions 2, 16, 17; 184.40; 326B.091, subdivision 
1.19 	6; 326B.106, subdivision 10; 326B.169; 326B.181; 471.465; 471.466; 471.467; 
1.20 	471.468; 609B.137; Minnesota Rules, parts 5200.0510; 5200.0520; 5200.0530; 
1.21 	5200.0540; 5200.0550; 5200.0560; 5200.0570; 5200.0750; 5200.0760.
1.22 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.23 	ARTICLE 1
1.24 	OFFICE OF COMBATIVE SPORTS

1.25 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.21, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
1.26 		Subd. 2a.Combatant. "Combatant" means an individual who employs the act of 
1.27 	attack and defense as a boxer, tough person, martial artist, or mixed martial artist while 
1.28 	engaged in a combative sport.

1.29 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.21, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
2.1 		Subd. 4.Combative sports contest. "Combative sports contest" means a 
2.2 	professional boxing, a professional or amateur tough person, or a professional or amateur 
2.3 	martial art contest or mixed martial art arts contest, bout, competition, match, or exhibition.

2.4 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.21, subdivision 4f, is amended to read:
2.5 		Subd. 4f.Mixed martial arts contest. "Mixed martial arts contest" means a combat 
2.6 	sport in which combatants are permitted to use a wide range of fighting techniques and is a 
2.7 	contest between two or more individuals consisting of any combination of two or more 
2.8 	full contact martial art including, but not limited to, Muay Thai and karate, kickboxing, 
2.9 	wrestling, grappling, or other recognized martial art disciplines.

2.10 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.21, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.11 	to read:
2.12 		Subd. 4h.Martial art. "Martial art" means a variety of weaponless disciplines of 
2.13 	combat or self-defense that utilize physical skill and coordination, and are practiced as 
2.14 	combat sports, including, but not limited to, kickboxing, tae kwon do, karate, Muay Thai, 
2.15 	judo, kung fu, jiujitsu, wrestling, and tai chi.

2.16 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.28, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.17 		Subd. 3.Regulatory authority; mixed martial arts contests; similar sporting 
2.18 	events. All professional and amateur mixed martial arts contests, martial art contests, 
2.19 	ultimate fight contests, and similar sporting events are subject to this chapter and all 
2.20 	officials at these events must be licensed under this chapter.

2.21 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 341.29, is amended to read:
2.22 	341.29 JURISDICTION OF COMMISSIONER.
2.23 	The commissioner shall:
2.24 	(1) have sole direction, supervision, regulation, control, and jurisdiction over all 
2.25 	combative sport contests that are held within this state unless a contest is exempt from the 
2.26 	application of this chapter under federal law;
2.27 	(2) have sole control, authority, and jurisdiction over all licenses required by this 
2.28 	chapter;
2.29 	(3) grant a license to an applicant if, in the judgment of the commissioner, the 
2.30 	financial responsibility, experience, character, and general fitness of the applicant are 
2.31 	consistent with the public interest, convenience, or necessity and the best interests of 
2.32 	combative sports and conforms with this chapter and the commissioner's rules; and
3.1 	(4) deny, suspend, or revoke a license using the enforcement provisions of section 
3.2 	326B.082., but the licensing reapplication time frames remain within the sole discretion 
3.3 	of the commissioner; and
3.4 	(5) serve final nonlicensing orders in performing the duties of this chapter which are 
3.5 	subject to the contested case procedures provided in sections 14.57 to 14.69.

3.6 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.7 		Subdivision 1.Licensure; individuals. All referees, judges, promoters, trainers, 
3.8 	ring announcers, timekeepers, ringside physicians, combatants, managers, and seconds are 
3.9 	required to be licensed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall not permit any of 
3.10 	these persons to participate in the holding or conduct of any matter with any combative 
3.11 	sport contest unless the commissioner has first issued the person a license.

3.12 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.13 		Subd. 2.Entity licensure. Before participating in the holding, promoting, or 
3.14 	conduct conducting of any combative sport contest, a corporation, partnership, limited 
3.15 	liability company, or other business entity organized and existing under law, its officers 
3.16 	and directors, and any person holding 25 percent or more of the ownership of the 
3.17 	corporation shall obtain a license from the commissioner and must be authorized to do 
3.18 	business under the laws of this state.

3.19 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 341.30, subdivision 4, is 
3.20 	amended to read:
3.21 		Subd. 4.Prelicensure requirements. (a) Before the commissioner issues a 
3.22 	promoter's license to a promoter an individual, corporation, or other business entity, the 
3.23 	applicant shall, a minimum of six weeks before the combative sport contest is scheduled 
3.24 	to occur, complete a licensing application on the Office of Combative Sports Web site or 
3.25 	on forms furnished or approved by the commissioner and shall:
3.26 	(1) provide the commissioner with a copy of any agreement between a combatant 
3.27 	and the applicant that binds the applicant to pay the combatant a certain fixed fee or 
3.28 	percentage of the gate receipts;
3.29 	(2) show on the licensing application the owner or owners of the applicant entity 
3.30 	and the percentage of interest held by each owner holding a 25 percent or more interest in 
3.31 	the applicant;
3.32 	(3) provide the commissioner with a copy of the latest financial statement of the 
3.33 	entity applicant; and
4.1 	(4) provide the commissioner with a copy or other proof acceptable to the 
4.2 	commissioner of the insurance contract or policy required by this chapter.;
4.3 	(5) provide proof, where applicable, of authorization to do business in the state 
4.4 	of Minnesota; and
4.5 	(b) Before the commissioner issues a license to a promoter, the applicant shall
4.6 	 (6) deposit with the commissioner a cash bond or surety bond in an amount set by the 
4.7 	commissioner, which must not be less than $10,000. The bond shall be executed in favor 
4.8 	of this state and shall be conditioned on the faithful performance by the promoter of the 
4.9 	promoter's obligations under this chapter and the rules adopted under it. An applicant for a 
4.10 	license as a promoter and licensed promoters shall submit an application for each event a 
4.11 	minimum of six weeks before the combative sport contest is scheduled to occur.
4.12 	(c) (b) Before the commissioner issues a license to a combatant, the applicant shall 
4.13 	submit to the commissioner:
4.14 	(1) a mixed martial arts combatant national identification number or federal boxing 
4.15 	identification number that is unique to the applicant, or both; and
4.16 	(2) the results of a current medical examination on forms furnished or approved 
4.17 	by the commissioner. The medical examination must include an ophthalmological and 
4.18 	neurological examination, and documentation of test results for HBV, HCV, and HIV, and 
4.19 	any other blood test as the commissioner by rule may require. The ophthalmological 
4.20 	examination must be designed to detect any retinal defects or other damage or condition 
4.21 	of the eye that could be aggravated by combative sports. The neurological examination 
4.22 	must include an electroencephalogram or medically superior test if the combatant has 
4.23 	been knocked unconscious in a previous contest. The commissioner may also order an 
4.24 	electroencephalogram or other appropriate neurological or physical examination before 
4.25 	any contest if it determines that the examination is desirable to protect the health of the 
4.26 	combatant. The commissioner shall not issue a license to an applicant submitting positive 
4.27 	test results for HBV, HCV, or HIV.; and
4.28 	(3) a complete licensing application on the Office of Combative Sports Web site or 
4.29 	on forms furnished or approved by the commissioner.

4.30 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.31 		Subdivision 1.Annual licensure. The commissioner may establish and issue annual 
4.32 	licenses subject to the collection of advance fees by the commissioner for promoters, 
4.33 	managers, judges, referees, ring announcers, ringside physicians, timekeepers, combatants, 
4.34 	trainers, and seconds, business entities filing for a license to participate in the holding of 
4.35 	any contest, and officers, directors, or other persons affiliated with the business entity.

5.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 341.32, subdivision 2, is 
5.2 	amended to read:
5.3 		Subd. 2.Expiration and renewal. Licenses expire annually on December 31, and 
5.4 	may be renewed by filing an application for renewal with the commissioner, satisfying 
5.5 	all licensure requirements established in section 341.30, and payment of the license fees 
5.6 	established in section 341.321. An application for a license and renewal of a license 
5.7 	must be on a form provided by the commissioner. There is a 30-day grace period during 
5.8 	which a license may be renewed if a late filing penalty fee equal to the license fee is 
5.9 	submitted with the regular license fee. A licensee that files late shall not conduct any 
5.10 	activity regulated by this chapter until the commissioner has renewed the license. If the 
5.11 	licensee fails to apply to the commissioner within the 30-day grace period, the licensee 
5.12 	must apply for a new license under subdivision 1.

5.13 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 341.321, is amended to read:
5.14 	341.321 FEE SCHEDULE.
5.15 	(a) The fee schedule for professional and amateur licenses issued by the 
5.16 	commissioner is as follows:
5.17 	(1) referees, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
5.18 	(2) promoters, $700 for each initial license and each renewal;
5.19 	(3) judges and knockdown judges, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
5.20 	(4) trainers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
5.21 	(5) ring announcers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
5.22 	(6) seconds, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
5.23 	(7) timekeepers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
5.24 	(8) professional combatants, $100 for each initial license and each renewal;
5.25 	(9) amateur combatants, $60;
5.26 	(9) (10) managers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal; and
5.27 	(10) (11) ringside physicians, $80 for each initial license and each renewal.
5.28 	In addition to the license fee and the late filing penalty fee in section 341.32, subdivision 
5.29 	2, if applicable, an individual who applies for a professional license on the same day
5.30 	 within the 48 hours preceding when the combative sporting event is held shall pay a late 
5.31 	fee of $100 plus the original license fee of $120 at the time the application is submitted.
5.32 	(b) The fee schedule for amateur licenses issued by the commissioner is as follows:
5.33 	(1) referees, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
5.34 	(2) promoters, $700 for each initial license and each renewal;
5.35 	(3) judges and knockdown judges, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
6.1 	(4) trainers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
6.2 	(5) ring announcers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
6.3 	(6) seconds, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
6.4 	(7) timekeepers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
6.5 	(8) combatant, $60 for each initial license and each renewal;
6.6 	(9) managers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal; and
6.7 	(10) ringside physicians, $80 for each initial license and each renewal.
6.8 	(c) (b) The commissioner shall establish a contest fee for each combative sport 
6.9 	contest and shall consider the size and type of venue when establishing a contest fee. The 
6.10 	professional combative sport contest fee is $1,500 per event or not more than four percent 
6.11 	of the gross ticket sales, whichever is greater, as determined by the commissioner when 
6.12 	the combative sport contest is scheduled,. The amateur combative sport contest fee shall 
6.13 	be $1,500 or not more than four percent of the gross ticket sales, whichever is greater. 
6.14 	The commissioner shall consider the size and type of venue when establishing a contest 
6.15 	fee. The commissioner may establish the maximum number of complimentary tickets 
6.16 	allowed for each event by rule.
6.17 	(c) A professional or amateur combative sport contest fee is nonrefundable. and 
6.18 	shall be paid as follows:
6.19 	(1) $500 at the time the combative sport contest is scheduled; and
6.20 	(2) $1,000 at the weigh-in prior to the contest.
6.21 	If four percent of the gross ticket sales is greater than $1,500, the balance shall be due to 
6.22 	the commissioner within 24 hours of the completed contest.
6.23 	(d) The commissioner may establish the maximum number of complimentary tickets 
6.24 	allowed for each event by rule.
6.25 	(d) (e) All fees and penalties collected by the commissioner must be deposited in the 
6.26 	commissioner account in the special revenue fund.

6.27 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 341.33, is amended to read:
6.28 	341.33 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED; FEES.
6.29 		Subdivision 1.Examination by physician. All combatants must be examined 
6.30 	by a physician licensed by this state within 36 hours before entering the ring, and the 
6.31 	examining physician shall immediately file with the commissioner a written report of the 
6.32 	examination. The physician's examination may report on the condition of the combatant's 
6.33 	heart and general physical and general neurological condition. The physician's report 
6.34 	may record the condition of the combatant's nervous system and brain as required by the 
6.35 	commissioner. The physician may prohibit the combatant from entering the ring if, in 
7.1 	the physician's professional opinion, it is in the best interest of the combatant's health. 
7.2 	The cost of the examination is payable by the person or entity promoter conducting the 
7.3 	contest or exhibition.
7.4 		Subd. 2.Attendance of physician. A person promoter holding or sponsoring a 
7.5 	combative sport contest shall have in attendance a physician licensed by this state. The 
7.6 	commissioner may establish a schedule of fees to be paid to each attending physician by 
7.7 	the person promoter holding or sponsoring the contest.

7.8 	Sec. 14. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 7.9 	The revisor shall renumber the subdivisions in Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.10 	341.21, so that the definitions appear in alphabetical order. The revisor shall make any 
7.11 	cross-reference changes necessary as a result of the renumbering.

7.12 	ARTICLE 2
7.13 	CONSTRUCTION CODES AND LICENSING

7.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.094, subdivision 2, is amended to 
7.15 	read:
7.16 		Subd. 2.Availability of renewal. A licensee may apply to renew a license no later 
7.17 	than two years after the expiration of the license. If the department receives a complete 
7.18 	renewal application no later than two years after the expiration of the license, then the 
7.19 	department must approve or deny the renewal application within 60 days of receiving the 
7.20 	complete renewal application. If the department receives a renewal application more than 
7.21 	two years after the expiration of the license, the department must return the renewal license 
7.22 	fee to the applicant without approving or denying the application. If the licensee wishes 
7.23 	to obtain a valid license more than two years after expiration of the license, the licensee 
7.24 	must apply for a new license. This section does not apply to a holder of a certificate of 
7.25 	exemption issued under section 326B.805, subdivision 6, unlicensed individuals who 
7.26 	register with the department under section 326B.33, subdivision 12, or 326B.47, or a 
7.27 	mechanical contractor that files a bond with the department under section 326B.197.

7.28 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 326B.184, subdivision 2, is 
7.29 	amended to read:
7.30 		Subd. 2. Operating permits and fees; periodic inspections. (a) No person may 
7.31 	operate an elevator without first obtaining an annual operating permit from the department 
7.32 	or a municipality authorized by subdivision 4 to issue annual operating permits. A $100 
7.33 	annual operating permit fee must be paid to the department for each annual operating 
8.1 	permit issued by the department, except that the original annual operating permit must 
8.2 	be included in the permit fee for the initial installation of the elevator. Annual operating 
8.3 	permits must be issued at 12-month intervals from the date of the initial annual operating 
8.4 	permit. For each subsequent year, an owner must be granted an annual operating permit 
8.5 	for the elevator upon the owner's or owner's agent's submission of a form prescribed by 
8.6 	the commissioner and payment of the $100 fee. Each form must include the location of 
8.7 	the elevator, the results of any periodic test required by the code, and any other criteria 
8.8 	established by rule. An annual operating permit may be revoked by the commissioner 
8.9 	upon an audit of the periodic testing results submitted with the application or a failure to 
8.10 	comply with elevator code requirements, inspections, or any other law related to elevators. 
8.11 	Except for an initial operating permit fee, elevators in residential dwellings, hand-powered 
8.12 	manlifts and electric endless belt manlifts, and vertical reciprocating conveyors are not 
8.13 	subject to a subsequent operating permit fee.
8.14 	(b) All elevators are subject to periodic inspections by the department or a 
8.15 	municipality authorized by subdivision 4 to perform periodic inspections, except that 
8.16 	hand-powered manlifts and electric endless belt manlifts are exempt from periodic 
8.17 	inspections. Periodic inspections by the department shall be performed at the following 
8.18 	intervals:
8.19 	(1) a special purpose personnel elevator is subject to inspection not more than once 
8.20 	every five years;
8.21 	(2) an elevator located within a house of worship that does not have attached school 
8.22 	facilities is subject to inspection not more than once every three years; and
8.23 	(3) all other elevators are subject to inspection not more than once each year.

8.24 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.37, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
8.25 		Subd. 11.Inspection of transitory project. (a) For inspection of transitory projects 
8.26 	including, but not limited to, festivals, fairs, carnivals, circuses, shows, production sites, 
8.27 	and portable road construction plants, the inspection procedures and fees are as specified 
8.28 	in paragraphs (b) to (i).
8.29 	(b) The fee for inspection of each generator or other source of supply is that specified 
8.30 	in subdivision 3. A like fee is required at each engagement or setup.
8.31 	(c) In addition to the fee for generators or other sources of supply, there must be an 
8.32 	inspection of all installed feeders, circuits, and equipment at each engagement or setup at 
8.33 	the hourly rate specified in subdivision 10, with a one-hour minimum.
8.34 	(d) An owner, operator, or appointed representative of a transitory enterprise 
8.35 	including, but not limited to, festivals, fairs, carnivals, circuses, production companies, 
9.1 	shows, portable road construction plants, and similar enterprises shall notify the 
9.2 	commissioner of its itinerary or schedule and make application for initial inspection 
9.3 	a minimum of 14 days before its first engagement or setup. An owner, operator, or 
9.4 	appointed representative of a transitory enterprise who fails to notify the commissioner 14 
9.5 	days before its first engagement or setup may be subject to the investigation fees specified 
9.6 	in subdivision 7. The owner, operator, or appointed representative shall request inspection 
9.7 	and pay the inspection fee for each subsequent engagement or setup at the time of the 
9.8 	initial inspection. For subsequent engagements or setups not listed on the itinerary or 
9.9 	schedule submitted to the commissioner and where the commissioner is not notified at 
9.10 	least 48 hours in advance, a charge of $100 may be made in addition to all required fees.
9.11 	(e) Amusement rides, devices, concessions, attractions, or other units must be 
9.12 	inspected at their first appearance of the year. The inspection fee is $35 per unit with a 
9.13 	supply of up to 60 amperes and $40 per unit with a supply above 60 amperes.
9.14 	(f) An additional fee at the hourly rate specified in subdivision 10 must be charged 
9.15 	for additional time spent by each inspector if equipment is not ready or available for 
9.16 	inspection at the time and date specified on the application for initial inspection or the 
9.17 	request for electrical inspection form.
9.18 	(g) In addition to the fees specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) and (c), a fee of one 
9.19 	hour at the hourly rate specified in subdivision 10 must be charged for inspections required 
9.20 	to be performed on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or after regular business hours.
9.21 	(h) The fee for reinspection of corrections or supplemental inspections where an 
9.22 	additional trip is necessary may be assessed as specified in subdivision 8.
9.23 	(i) The commissioner shall retain the inspection fee when an owner, operator, or 
9.24 	appointed representative of a transitory enterprise fails to notify the commissioner at least 
9.25 	48 hours in advance of a scheduled inspection that is canceled.

9.26 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.46, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
9.27 		Subd. 1b.Employment of master plumber or restricted master plumber. (a) 
9.28 	Each contractor must designate a responsible licensed plumber, who shall be responsible 
9.29 	for the performance of all plumbing work in accordance with sections 326B.41 to 326B.49, 
9.30 	all rules adopted under these sections and sections 326B.50 to 326B.59, and all orders 
9.31 	issued under section 326B.082. A plumbing contractor's responsible individual must be 
9.32 	a master plumber. A restricted plumbing contractor's responsible individual must be a 
9.33 	master plumber or a restricted master plumber. A plumbing contractor license authorizes 
9.34 	the contractor to offer to perform and, through licensed and registered individuals, 
9.35 	to perform plumbing work in all areas of the state. A restricted plumbing contractor 
10.1 	license authorizes the contractor to offer to perform and, through licensed and registered 
10.2 	individuals, to perform plumbing work in all areas of the state except in cities and towns 
10.3 	with a population of more than 5,000 according to the last federal census.
10.4 	(b) If the contractor is an individual or sole proprietorship, the responsible licensed 
10.5 	individual must be the individual, proprietor, or managing employee. If the contractor 
10.6 	is a partnership, the responsible licensed individual must be a general partner or 
10.7 	managing employee. If the contractor is a limited liability company, the responsible 
10.8 	licensed individual must be a chief manager or managing employee. If the contractor is a 
10.9 	corporation, the responsible licensed individual must be an officer or managing employee. 
10.10 	If the responsible licensed individual is a managing employee, the responsible licensed 
10.11 	individual must be actively engaged in performing plumbing work on behalf of the 
10.12 	contractor, and cannot be employed in any capacity as a plumber for any other contractor. 
10.13 	An individual may be the responsible licensed individual for only one contractor.
10.14 	(c) All applications and renewals for contractor licenses shall include a verified 
10.15 	statement that the applicant or licensee has complied with this subdivision.
10.16 	(d) Upon the departure or disqualification of a licensee's responsible licensed 
10.17 	individual because of death, disability, retirement, position change, or other reason, the 
10.18 	licensee must notify the commissioner within 15 business days. The licensee shall have 60 
10.19 	days from the departure of the responsible licensed individual to obtain a new responsible 
10.20 	licensed individual. Failure to secure a new responsible licensed individual within 60 days 
10.21 	will, with or without notice, result in the voluntary termination of the license.

10.22 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 326B.49, subdivision 3, is 
10.23 	amended to read:
10.24 		Subd. 3.Permits; fees. (a) Before commencement of a plumbing installation to be 
10.25 	inspected by the commissioner, the plumbing contractor or registered plumbing employer 
10.26 	performing the plumbing work must submit to the commissioner an application for a 
10.27 	permit and the permit and inspection fees in paragraphs (b) to (f).
10.28 	(b) The permit fee is $100.
10.29 	(c) The residential inspection fee is $50 for each inspection trip.
10.30 	(d) The public, commercial, and industrial inspection fees are as follows:
10.31 	(1) for systems with water distribution, drain, waste, and vent system connection:
10.32 	(i) $25 for each fixture, permanently connected appliance, floor drain, or other 
10.33 	appurtenance;
10.34 	(ii) $25 for each water conditioning, water treatment, or water filtration system; and
10.35 	(iii) $25 for each interceptor, separator, catch basin, or manhole;
11.1 	(2) roof drains, $25 for each drain;
11.2 	(3) building sewer service only, $100;
11.3 	(4) building water service only, $100;
11.4 	(5) building water distribution system only, no drainage system, $5 for each fixture 
11.5 	supplied;
11.6 	(6) storm drainage system, a minimum fee of $25 for each drain opening, interceptor, 
11.7 	separator, or catch basin;
11.8 	(7) manufactured home park or campground, $25 for each site;
11.9 	(8) reinspection fee to verify corrections, regardless of the total fee submitted, $100 
11.10 	for each reinspection; and
11.11 	(9) each $100 in fees paid covers one inspection trip.
11.12 	(e) In addition to the fees in paragraph (c) (d), the fee submitter must pay an hourly 
11.13 	rate of $80 during regular business hours, or $120 when inspections are requested to be 
11.14 	performed outside of normal work hours or on weekends and holidays, with a two-hour 
11.15 	minimum where the fee submitter requests inspections of installations as systems are 
11.16 	being installed.
11.17 	(f) The fee submitter must pay a fee equal to two hours at the hourly rate of $80 
11.18 	when inspections scheduled by the submitter are not able to be completed because the 
11.19 	work is not complete.

11.20 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.805, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
11.21 		Subd. 4.Licensing criteria. The examination and education requirements for 
11.22 	licensure under sections 326B.805 to 326B.885 must be fulfilled by a qualifying person 
11.23 	designated by the potential licensee and registered with the commissioner. If the 
11.24 	qualifying person is a managing employee, the qualifying person must be an employee 
11.25 	who is regularly employed by the licensee and is actively engaged in the business of 
11.26 	residential contracting or residential remodeling on behalf of the licensee. For a sole 
11.27 	proprietorship, the qualifying person must be the proprietor or managing employee. For a 
11.28 	partnership, the qualifying person must be a general partner or managing employee. For a 
11.29 	limited liability company, the qualifying person must be a chief manager or managing 
11.30 	employee. For a corporation, the qualifying person must be an owner, officer, or managing 
11.31 	employee. A qualifying person for a corporation or limited liability company may act as 
11.32 	the qualifying person for more than one corporation or limited liability company if there 
11.33 	is common ownership of at least 25 percent among each of the licensed corporations or 
11.34 	limited liability companies for which the person acts in the capacity of qualifying person.

12.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.811, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
12.2 		Subdivision 1.Required. A person who has entered into a written contract with 
12.3 	a residential building contractor, residential remodeler, or residential roofer or a siding 
12.4 	contractor registered under section 326B.802, subdivision 15, to provide goods and 
12.5 	services to be paid by the insured from the proceeds of a property or casualty insurance 
12.6 	policy has the right to cancel the contract within 72 hours after the insured has been 
12.7 	notified by the insurer that the claim has been denied. Cancellation is evidenced by the 
12.8 	insured giving written notice of cancellation to the contractor at the address stated in the 
12.9 	contract. Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is effective upon deposit in a mailbox, 
12.10 	properly addressed to the contractor and postage prepaid. Notice of cancellation need not 
12.11 	take a particular form and is sufficient if it indicates, by any form of written expression, 
12.12 	the intention of the insured not to be bound by the contract.

12.13 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.84, is amended to read:
12.14 	326B.84 GROUNDS FOR SANCTIONS.
12.15 	 The commissioner may use any enforcement provision in section 326B.082 against 
12.16 	an applicant for, qualifying person of, or holder of a license or certificate of exemption, 
12.17 	if the applicant, licensee, certificate of exemption holder, qualifying person, or owner, 
12.18 	officer, member, managing employee, or affiliate of the applicant, licensee, or certificate 
12.19 	of exemption holder:
12.20 	(1) has filed an application for licensure or a certificate of exemption which is 
12.21 	incomplete in any material respect or contains any statement which, in light of the 
12.22 	circumstances under which it is made, is false or misleading with respect to any material 
12.23 	fact;
12.24 	(2) has engaged in a fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest practice;
12.25 	(3) is permanently or temporarily enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction 
12.26 	from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice involving any aspect of the business;
12.27 	(4) has failed to reasonably supervise employees, agents, subcontractors, or 
12.28 	salespersons, or has performed negligently or in breach of contract, so as to cause injury 
12.29 	or harm to the public;
12.30 	(5) has violated or failed to comply with any provision of sections 326B.802 to 
12.31 	326B.885, any rule or order under sections 326B.802 to 326B.885, or any other law, rule, 
12.32 	or order related to the duties and responsibilities entrusted to the commissioner;
12.33 	(6) has been convicted of a violation of the State Building Code or has refused to 
12.34 	comply with a notice of violation or stop correction order issued by a certified building 
12.35 	official, or in local jurisdictions that have not adopted the State Building Code has refused 
13.1 	to correct a violation of the State Building Code when the violation has been documented or 
13.2 	a notice of violation or stop order issued by a certified building official has been received;
13.3 	(7) has failed to use the proceeds of any payment made to the licensee for the 
13.4 	construction of, or any improvement to, residential real estate, as defined in section 
13.5 	326B.802, subdivision 13, for the payment of labor, skill, material, and machinery 
13.6 	contributed to the construction or improvement, knowing that the cost of any labor 
13.7 	performed, or skill, material, or machinery furnished for the improvement remains unpaid;
13.8 	(8) has not furnished to the person making payment either a valid lien waiver as to 
13.9 	any unpaid labor performed, or skill, material, or machinery furnished for an improvement, 
13.10 	or a payment bond in the basic amount of the contract price for the improvement 
13.11 	conditioned for the prompt payment to any person or persons entitled to payment;
13.12 	(9) has engaged in an act or practice that results in compensation to an aggrieved 
13.13 	owner or lessee from the contractor recovery fund pursuant to section 326B.89, unless:
13.14 	(i) the applicant or licensee has repaid the fund twice the amount paid from the fund, 
13.15 	plus interest at the rate of 12 percent per year; and
13.16 	(ii) the applicant or licensee has obtained a surety bond in the amount of at least 
13.17 	$40,000, issued by an insurer authorized to transact business in this state;
13.18 	(10) has engaged in bad faith, unreasonable delays, or frivolous claims in defense 
13.19 	of a civil lawsuit or arbitration arising out of their activities as a licensee or certificate 
13.20 	of exemption holder under this chapter;
13.21 	(11) has had a judgment entered against them for failure to make payments to 
13.22 	employees, subcontractors, or suppliers, that the licensee has failed to satisfy and all 
13.23 	appeals of the judgment have been exhausted or the period for appeal has expired;
13.24 	(12) if unlicensed, has obtained a building permit by the fraudulent use of a fictitious 
13.25 	license number or the license number of another, or, if licensed, has knowingly allowed 
13.26 	an unlicensed person to use the licensee's license number for the purpose of fraudulently 
13.27 	obtaining a building permit; or has applied for or obtained a building permit for an 
13.28 	unlicensed person;
13.29 	(13) has made use of a forged mechanic's lien waiver under chapter 514;
13.30 	(14) has provided false, misleading, or incomplete information to the commissioner 
13.31 	or has refused to allow a reasonable inspection of records or premises;
13.32 	(15) has engaged in an act or practice whether or not the act or practice directly 
13.33 	involves the business for which the person is licensed, that demonstrates that the applicant 
13.34 	or licensee is untrustworthy, financially irresponsible, or otherwise incompetent or 
13.35 	unqualified to act under the license granted by the commissioner; or
14.1 	(16) has failed to comply with requests for information, documents, or other requests 
14.2 	from the department within the time specified in the request or, if no time is specified, 
14.3 	within 30 days of the mailing of the request by the department.

14.4 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.99, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.5 		Subd. 2.Exemption. Every boiler or pressure vessel as to which any insurance 
14.6 	company authorized to do business in this state has issued a policy of insurance, after the 
14.7 	inspection thereof, is exempt from inspection by the department made under sections 
14.8 	326B.93 to 326B.998, except the initial inspection by the department under section 
14.9 	326B.96 326B.958, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), as long as:
14.10 	(1) the boiler or pressure vessel continues to be insured;
14.11 	(2) the boiler or pressure vessel continues to be inspected in accordance with the 
14.12 	inspection schedule in sections 326B.958 and 326B.96; and
14.13 	(3) the person owning or operating the boiler or pressure vessel has an unexpired 
14.14 	certificate of registration.

14.15 	ARTICLE 3
14.16 	OBSOLETE AND REDUNDANT STATUTES

14.17 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 182.6553, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.18 		Subdivision 1.Safe patient handling program required. (a) By July 1, 2008,
14.19 	 Every licensed health care facility in the state shall adopt a written safe patient handling 
14.20 	policy establishing the facility's plan to achieve by January 1, 2011, the goal of minimizing 
14.21 	manual lifting of patients by nurses and other direct patient care workers by utilizing 
14.22 	safe patient handling equipment.
14.23 	(b) The program shall address:
14.24 	(1) assessment of hazards with regard to patient handling;
14.25 	(2) the acquisition of an adequate supply of appropriate safe patient handling 
14.26 	equipment;
14.27 	(3) initial and ongoing training of nurses and other direct patient care workers on 
14.28 	the use of this equipment;
14.29 	(4) procedures to ensure that physical plant modifications and major construction 
14.30 	projects are consistent with program goals; and
14.31 	(5) periodic evaluations of the safe patient handling program.

14.32 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 182.6553, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.1 		Subd. 2.Safe patient handling committee. (a) By July 1, 2008, Every licensed 
15.2 	health care facility in the state shall establish a safe patient handling committee either by 
15.3 	creating a new committee or assigning the functions of a safe patient handling committee 
15.4 	to an existing committee.
15.5 	(b) Membership of a safe patient handling committee or an existing committee must 
15.6 	meet the following requirements:
15.7 	(1) at least half the members shall be nonmanagerial nurses and other direct patient 
15.8 	care workers; and
15.9 	(2) in a health care facility where nurses and other direct patient care workers 
15.10 	are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the union shall select the committee 
15.11 	members proportionate to its representation of nonmanagerial workers, nurses, and other 
15.12 	direct patient care workers.
15.13 	(c) A health care organization with more than one covered health care facility may 
15.14 	establish a committee at each facility or one committee to serve this function for all the 
15.15 	facilities. If the organization chooses to have one overall committee for multiple facilities, 
15.16 	at least half of the members of the overall committee must be nonmanagerial nurses and 
15.17 	other direct patient care workers and each facility must be represented on the committee.
15.18 	(d) Employees who serve on a safe patient handling committee must be compensated 
15.19 	by their employer for all hours spent on committee business.

15.20 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 184.21, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
15.21 		Subd. 4.Applicant. The term "applicant," except when used to describe an 
15.22 	applicant for an employment agency or counselor's license, means any person, whether 
15.23 	employed or unemployed, seeking or entering into any arrangement for employment or 
15.24 	change of employment through the medium or service of an employment agency.

15.25 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 184.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.26 		Subdivision 1.Generally. It is the duty of the department to administer the 
15.27 	provisions of sections 184.21 to 184.40. The commissioner shall have power to compel 
15.28 	the attendance of witnesses by the issuance of subpoenas, administer oaths, and to take 
15.29 	testimony and proofs concerning all matters within its jurisdiction. The department shall 
15.30 	affix an official seal to all certificates or licenses granted, and shall make all rules not 
15.31 	inconsistent with law needed in performing its duties.

15.32 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 184.41, is amended to read:
15.33 	184.41 VIOLATIONS.
16.1 	Any person who engages in the business of or acts as an employment agent or 
16.2 	counselor without first procuring a license as required by section 184.22, and any 
16.3 	employment agent, manager, or counselor who violates the provisions of this chapter is 
16.4 	guilty of a misdemeanor.
16.5 	In addition to the penalties for commission of a misdemeanor, the department may 
16.6 	bring an action for an injunction against any person who engages in the business of or 
16.7 	acts as an employment agent or counselor without first procuring the license required 
16.8 	under section 184.22, and against any employment agent, manager, or counselor who 
16.9 	violates the applicable provisions of this chapter. If an agency, manager, or counselor is 
16.10 	found guilty of a misdemeanor in any action relevant to the operation of an agency, the 
16.11 	department may suspend or revoke the license of the agency, manager, or counselor.

16.12 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.092, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
16.13 		Subd. 3.Late fee. The department must receive a complete application for license 
16.14 	renewal by the renewal deadline but not more than 90 days before the renewal deadline
16.15 	 prior to the license expiration date. If the department receives a renewal application after 
16.16 	the expiration of the license, then the renewal application must be accompanied by a late 
16.17 	fee equal to one-half of the license renewal fee; except that, for the purpose of calculating 
16.18 	the late fee only, the license renewal fee shall not include any contractor recovery fund fee 
16.19 	required by section 326B.89, subdivision 3.

16.20 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.092, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
16.21 		Subd. 7.License fees and license renewal fees. (a) The license fee for each 
16.22 	license is the base license fee plus any applicable board fee, continuing education fee, and 
16.23 	contractor recovery fund fee and additional assessment, as set forth in this subdivision.
16.24 	(b) For purposes of this section, "license duration" means the number of years for 
16.25 	which the license is issued except that:
16.26 	(1) if the initial license is not issued for a whole number of years, the license duration 
16.27 	shall be rounded up to the next whole number; and.
16.28 	(2) if the department receives an application for license renewal after the renewal 
16.29 	deadline, license duration means the number of years for which the renewed license would 
16.30 	have been issued if the renewal application had been submitted on time and all other 
16.31 	requirements for renewal had been met.
16.32 	(c) The base license fee shall depend on whether the license is classified as an entry 
16.33 	level, master, journeyman, or business license, and on the license duration. The base 
16.34 	license fee shall be:

17.1	License Classification
	License Duration 
		
17.2		1 Year
	2 Years
	3 Years
	
17.3	Entry level
	$10
	$20
	$30
	
17.4	Journeyman
	$20
	$40
	$60
	
17.5	Master
	$40
	$80
	$120
	
17.6	Business
	$90
	$180
	$270
	
17.7 	(d) If there is a continuing education requirement for renewal of the license, then 
17.8 	a continuing education fee must be included in the renewal license fee. The continuing 
17.9 	education fee for all license classifications shall be: $10 if the renewal license duration is 
17.10 	one year; $20 if the renewal license duration is two years; and $30 if the renewal license 
17.11 	duration is three years.
17.12 	(e) If the license is issued under sections 326B.31 to 326B.59 or 326B.90 to 
17.13 	326B.93, then a board fee must be included in the license fee and the renewal license fee. 
17.14 	The board fee for all license classifications shall be: $4 if the license duration is one year; 
17.15 	$8 if the license duration is two years; and $12 if the license duration is three years.
17.16 	(f) If the application is for the renewal of a license issued under sections 326B.802 
17.17 	to 326B.885, then the contractor recovery fund fee required under section 326B.89, 
17.18 	subdivision 3, and any additional assessment required under section 326B.89, subdivision 
17.19 	16, must be included in the license renewal fee.

17.20 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.094, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.21 		Subd. 3.Deadline for avoiding license expiration. The department must receive 
17.22 	a complete application to renew a license no later than the renewal deadline license 
17.23 	expiration date. If the department does not receive a complete application by the renewal 
17.24 	deadline license expiration date, the license may expire before the department has either 
17.25 	approved or denied the renewal application.

17.26 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.106, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
17.27 		Subd. 4.Special requirements. (a) Space for commuter vans. The code must 
17.28 	require that any parking ramp or other parking facility constructed in accordance with the 
17.29 	code include an appropriate number of spaces suitable for the parking of motor vehicles 
17.30 	having a capacity of seven to 16 persons and which are principally used to provide 
17.31 	prearranged commuter transportation of employees to or from their place of employment 
17.32 	or to or from a transit stop authorized by a local transit authority.
17.33 	(b) Smoke detection devices. The code must require that all dwellings, lodging 
17.34 	houses, apartment houses, and hotels as defined in section 299F.362 comply with the 
17.35 	provisions of section 299F.362.
18.1 	(c) Doors in nursing homes and hospitals. The State Building Code may not 
18.2 	require that each door entering a sleeping or patient's room from a corridor in a nursing 
18.3 	home or hospital with an approved complete standard automatic fire extinguishing system 
18.4 	be constructed or maintained as self-closing or automatically closing.
18.5 	(d) Child care facilities in churches; ground level exit. A licensed day care center 
18.6 	serving fewer than 30 preschool age persons and which is located in a belowground space 
18.7 	in a church building is exempt from the State Building Code requirement for a ground 
18.8 	level exit when the center has more than two stairways to the ground level and its exit.
18.9 	(e) Family and group family day care. Until the legislature enacts legislation 
18.10 	specifying appropriate standards, the definition of dwellings constructed in accordance 
18.11 	with the International Residential Code as adopted as part of the State Building Code 
18.12 	applies to family and group family day care homes licensed by the Department of Human 
18.13 	Services under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502.
18.14 	(f) Enclosed stairways. No provision of the code or any appendix chapter of the 
18.15 	code may require stairways of existing multiple dwelling buildings of two stories or 
18.16 	less to be enclosed.
18.17 	(g) Double cylinder dead bolt locks. No provision of the code or appendix chapter 
18.18 	of the code may prohibit double cylinder dead bolt locks in existing single-family homes, 
18.19 	townhouses, and first floor duplexes used exclusively as a residential dwelling. Any 
18.20 	recommendation or promotion of double cylinder dead bolt locks must include a warning 
18.21 	about their potential fire danger and procedures to minimize the danger.
18.22 	(h) Relocated residential buildings. A residential building relocated within or 
18.23 	into a political subdivision of the state need not comply with the State Energy Code or 
18.24 	section 326B.439 provided that, where available, an energy audit is conducted on the 
18.25 	relocated building.
18.26 	(i) Automatic garage door opening systems. The code must require all residential 
18.27 	buildings as defined in section 325F.82 to comply with the provisions of sections 325F.82 
18.28 	and 325F.83.
18.29 	(j) Exit sign illumination. For a new building on which construction is begun 
18.30 	on or after October 1, 1993, or an existing building on which remodeling affecting 50 
18.31 	percent or more of the enclosed space is begun on or after October 1, 1993, the code must 
18.32 	prohibit the use of internally illuminated exit signs whose electrical consumption during 
18.33 	nonemergency operation exceeds 20 watts of resistive power. All other requirements in 
18.34 	the code for exit signs must be complied with.
18.35 	(k) (j)Exterior wood decks, patios, and balconies. The code must permit the 
18.36 	decking surface and upper portions of exterior wood decks, patios, and balconies to be 
19.1 	constructed of (1) heartwood from species of wood having natural resistance to decay or 
19.2 	termites, including redwood and cedars, (2) grades of lumber which contain sapwood from 
19.3 	species of wood having natural resistance to decay or termites, including redwood and 
19.4 	cedars, or (3) treated wood. The species and grades of wood products used to construct the 
19.5 	decking surface and upper portions of exterior decks, patios, and balconies must be made 
19.6 	available to the building official on request before final construction approval.
19.7 	(l) (k)Bioprocess piping and equipment. No permit fee for bioprocess piping may 
19.8 	be imposed by municipalities under the State Building Code, except as required under 
19.9 	section 326B.92 subdivision 1. Permits for bioprocess piping shall be according to section 
19.10 	326B.92 administered by the Department of Labor and Industry. All data regarding the 
19.11 	material production processes, including the bioprocess system's structural design and 
19.12 	layout, are nonpublic data as provided by section 13.7911.
19.13 	(m) (l)Use of ungraded lumber. The code must allow the use of ungraded lumber 
19.14 	in geographic areas of the state where the code did not generally apply as of April 1, 2008, 
19.15 	to the same extent that ungraded lumber could be used in that area before April 1, 2008.
19.16 	(n) (m)Window cleaning safety. The code must require the installation of dedicated 
19.17 	anchorages for the purpose of suspended window cleaning on (1) new buildings four 
19.18 	stories or greater; and (2) buildings four stories or greater, only on those areas undergoing 
19.19 	reconstruction, alteration, or repair that includes the exposure of primary structural 
19.20 	components of the roof.
19.21 	The commissioner may waive all or a portion of the requirements of this paragraph 
19.22 	related to reconstruction, alteration, or repair, if the installation of dedicated anchorages 
19.23 	would not result in significant safety improvements due to limits on the size of the project, 
19.24 	or other factors as determined by the commissioner.

19.25 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.106, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
19.26 		Subd. 7.Window fall prevention device code. The commissioner of labor and 
19.27 	industry shall adopt rules for window fall prevention devices as part of the State Building 
19.28 	Code. Window fall prevention devices include, but are not limited to, safety screens, 
19.29 	hardware, guards, and other devices that comply with the standards established by the 
19.30 	commissioner of labor and industry. The rules shall require compliance with standards 
19.31 	for window fall prevention devices developed by ASTM International, contained in the 
19.32 	International Building Code as the model language with amendments deemed necessary to 
19.33 	coordinate with the other adopted building codes in Minnesota. The rules shall establish a 
19.34 	scope that includes the applicable building occupancies, and the types, locations, and sizes 
19.35 	of windows that will require the installation of fall devices. The rules will be effective July 
20.1 	1, 2009. The commissioner shall report to the legislature on the status of the rulemaking 
20.2 	on or before February 15, 2008.

20.3 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.109, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
20.4 		Subd. 2.Application. This section applies only to a place of public accommodation 
20.5 	for which construction, or alterations exceeding 50 percent of the estimated replacement 
20.6 	value of the existing facility, begins after July 1, 1995 occurs.

20.7 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.135, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
20.8 		Subd. 4.Effective date. Effective January 1, 2008, All construction inspectors 
20.9 	hired on or after January 1, 2008, shall, within one year of hire, be in compliance with the 
20.10 	competency criteria established according to subdivision 1.

20.11 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.194, is amended to read:
20.12 	326B.194 INTERSTATE COMPACT ON INDUSTRIALIZED/MODULAR 
20.13 	BUILDINGS.
20.14 	The state of Minnesota ratifies and approves the following compact: Interstate 
20.15 	Industrialized Buildings Commission's Interstate Compact as amended by Laws 1990, 
20.16 	chapter 458, section 2; Laws 1995, chapter 254, article 4, section 1; and Laws 2007, 
20.17 	chapter 140, article 4, section 61, and article 13, section 4, on industrialized/modular 
20.18 	buildings and incorporates the compact by reference. A copy of the compact must be 
20.19 	available to the public.
20.20 	INTERSTATE COMPACT ON INDUSTRIALIZED/MODULAR BUILDINGS
20.21 	ARTICLE I
20.22 	FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS OF POLICY
20.23 	(1) The compacting states find that:
20.24 	(a) Industrialized/modular buildings are constructed in factories in the various states 
20.25 	and are a growing segment of the nation's affordable housing and commercial building 
20.26 	stock.
20.27 	(b) The regulation of industrialized/modular buildings varies from state to state and 
20.28 	locality to locality, which creates confusion and burdens state and local building officials 
20.29 	and the industrialized/modular building industry.
20.30 	(c) Regulation by multiple jurisdictions imposes additional costs, which are 
20.31 	ultimately borne by the owners and users of industrialized/modular buildings, restricts 
20.32 	market access and discourages the development and incorporation of new technologies.
20.33 	(2) It is the policy of each of the compacting states to:
21.1 	(a) Provide the states which regulate the design and construction of 
21.2 	industrialized/modular buildings with a program to coordinate and uniformly adopt and 
21.3 	administer the states' rules and regulations for such buildings, all in a manner to assure 
21.4 	interstate reciprocity.
21.5 	(b) Provide to the United States Congress assurances that would preclude the need 
21.6 	for a voluntary preemptive federal regulatory system for modular housing, as outlined 
21.7 	in Section 572 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, including 
21.8 	development of model standards for modular housing construction, such that design and 
21.9 	performance will insure quality, durability and safety; will be in accordance with life-cycle 
21.10 	cost-effective energy conservation standards; all to promote the lowest total construction 
21.11 	and operating costs over the life of such housing.
21.12 	ARTICLE II
21.13 	DEFINITIONS
21.14 	As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
21.15 	(1) "Commission" means the Interstate Industrialized/Modular Buildings 
21.16 	Commission.
21.17 	(2) "Industrialized/modular building" means any building which is of closed 
21.18 	construction, i.e. constructed in such a manner that concealed parts or processes of 
21.19 	manufacture cannot be inspected at the site, without disassembly, damage or destruction, 
21.20 	and which is made or assembled in manufacturing facilities, off the building site, for 
21.21 	installation, or assembly and installation, on the building site. "Industrialized/modular 
21.22 	building" includes, but is not limited to, modular housing which is factory-built 
21.23 	single-family and multifamily housing (including closed wall panelized housing) and 
21.24 	other modular, nonresidential buildings. "Industrialized/modular building" does not 
21.25 	include any structure subject to the requirements of the National Manufactured Home 
21.26 	Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.
21.27 	(3) "Interim reciprocal agreement" means a formal reciprocity agreement 
21.28 	between a noncompacting state wherein the noncompacting state agrees that labels 
21.29 	evidencing compliance with the model rules and regulations for industrialized/modular 
21.30 	buildings, as authorized in Article VIII, section (9), shall be accepted by the state and 
21.31 	its subdivisions to permit installation and use of industrialized/modular buildings. 
21.32 	Further, the noncompacting state agrees that by legislation or regulation, and appropriate 
21.33 	enforcement by uniform administrative procedures, the noncompacting state requires all 
21.34 	industrialized/modular building manufacturers within that state to comply with the model 
21.35 	rules and regulations for industrialized/modular buildings.
21.36 	(4) "State" means a state of the United States, territory or possession of the United 
21.37 	States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
22.1 	(5) "Uniform administrative procedures" means the procedures adopted by the 
22.2 	commission (after consideration of any recommendations from the rules development 
22.3 	committee) which state and local officials, and other parties, in one state, will utilize 
22.4 	to assure state and local officials, and other parties, in other states, of the substantial 
22.5 	compliance of industrialized/modular building construction with the construction standard 
22.6 	of requirements of such other states; to assess the adequacy of building systems; and to 
22.7 	verify and assure the competency and performance of evaluation and inspection agencies.
22.8 	(6) "Model rules and regulations for industrialized/modular buildings" means 
22.9 	the construction standards adopted by the commission (after consideration of any 
22.10 	recommendations from the rules development committee) which govern the design, 
22.11 	manufacture, handling, storage, delivery and installation of industrialized/modular 
22.12 	buildings and building components. The construction standards and any amendments 
22.13 	thereof shall conform insofar as practicable to model building codes and referenced 
22.14 	standards generally accepted and in use throughout the United States.
22.15 	ARTICLE III
22.16 	CREATION OF COMMISSION
22.17 	The compacting states hereby create the Interstate Industrialized/Modular Buildings 
22.18 	Commission, hereinafter called commission. Said commission shall be a body corporate 
22.19 	of each compacting state and an agency thereof. The commission shall have all the powers 
22.20 	and duties set forth herein and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by 
22.21 	subsequent action of the respective legislatures of the compacting states.
22.22 	ARTICLE IV
22.23 	SELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS
22.24 	The commission shall be selected as follows. As each state becomes a compacting 
22.25 	state, one resident shall be appointed as commissioner. The commissioner shall be 
22.26 	selected by the governor of the compacting state, being designated from the state agency 
22.27 	charged with regulating industrialized/modular buildings or, if such state agency does not 
22.28 	exist, being designated from among those building officials with the most appropriate 
22.29 	responsibilities in the state. The commissioner may designate another official as an 
22.30 	alternate to act on behalf of the commissioner at commission meetings which the 
22.31 	commissioner is unable to attend.
22.32 	Each state commissioner shall be appointed, suspended, or removed and shall 
22.33 	serve subject to and in accordance with the laws of the state which said commissioner 
22.34 	represents; and each vacancy occurring shall be filled in accordance with the laws of the 
22.35 	state wherein the vacancy exists.
22.36 	For every three state commissioners that have been appointed in the manner 
22.37 	described, those state commissioners shall select one additional commissioner who shall be 
23.1 	a representative of manufacturers of residential- or commercial-use industrialized/modular 
23.2 	buildings. For every six state commissioners that have been appointed in the manner 
23.3 	described, the state commissioners shall select one additional commissioner who shall 
23.4 	be a representative of consumers of industrialized/modular buildings. In the event states 
23.5 	withdraw from the compact or, for any other reason, the number of state commissioners is 
23.6 	reduced, the state commissioners shall remove the last added representative commissioner 
23.7 	as necessary to maintain the ratio of state commissioners to representative commissioners 
23.8 	described herein.
23.9 	Upon a majority vote of the state commissioners, the state commissioners may 
23.10 	remove, fill a vacancy created by, or replace any representative commissioner, provided 
23.11 	that any replacement is made from the same representative group and the ratio described 
23.12 	herein is maintained. Unless provided otherwise, the representative commissioners have 
23.13 	the same authority and responsibility as the state commissioners.
23.14 	In addition, the commission may have as a member one commissioner representing 
23.15 	the United States government if federal law authorizes such representation. Such 
23.16 	commissioner shall not vote on matters before the commission. Such commissioner shall 
23.17 	be appointed by the President of the United States, or in such other manner as may be 
23.18 	provided by Congress.
23.19 	ARTICLE V
23.20 	VOTING
23.21 	Each commissioner (except the commissioner representing the United States 
23.22 	government) shall be entitled to one vote on the commission. A majority of the 
23.23 	commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any business 
23.24 	transacted at any meeting of the commission must be by affirmative vote of a majority of 
23.25 	the quorum present and voting.
23.26 	ARTICLE VI
23.27 	ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
23.28 	The commission shall elect annually, from among its members, a chairman, a vice 
23.29 	chairman and a treasurer. The commission shall also select a secretariat, which shall 
23.30 	provide an individual who shall serve as secretary of the commission. The commission 
23.31 	shall fix and determine the duties and compensation of the secretariat. The commissioners 
23.32 	shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary 
23.33 	expenses from the funds of the commission.
23.34 	The commission shall adopt a seal.
23.35 	The commission shall adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for the conduct of 
23.36 	its business, and shall have the power to amend and rescind these bylaws, rules, and 
23.37 	regulations.
24.1 	The commission shall establish and maintain an office at the same location as the 
24.2 	office maintained by the secretariat for the transaction of its business and may meet at any 
24.3 	time, but in any event must meet at least once a year. The chairman may call additional 
24.4 	meetings and upon the request of a majority of the commissioners of three or more of the 
24.5 	compacting states shall call an additional meeting.
24.6 	The commission annually shall make the governor and legislature of each 
24.7 	compacting state a report covering its activities for the preceding year. Any donation or 
24.8 	grant accepted by the commission or services borrowed shall be reported in the annual 
24.9 	report of the commission and shall include the nature, amount and conditions, if any, of 
24.10 	the donation, gift, grant or services borrowed and the identity of the donor or lender. The 
24.11 	commission may make additional reports as it may deem desirable.
24.12 	ARTICLE VII
24.13 	COMMITTEES
24.14 	The commission will establish such committees as it deems necessary, including, 
24.15 	but not limited to, the following:
24.16 	(1) An executive committee which functions when the full commission is not 
24.17 	meeting, as provided in the bylaws of the commission. The executive committee will 
24.18 	ensure that proper procedures are followed in implementing the commission's programs 
24.19 	and in carrying out the activities of the compact. The executive committee shall be elected 
24.20 	by vote of the commission. It shall be comprised of at least three and no more than nine 
24.21 	commissioners, selected from the state commissioners and one member of the industry 
24.22 	commissioners and one member of the consumer commissioners.
24.23 	(2) A rules development committee appointed by the commission. The committee 
24.24 	shall be consensus-based and consist of not less than seven nor more than 21 members. 
24.25 	Committee members will include state building regulatory officials; manufacturers of 
24.26 	industrialized/modular buildings; private, third-party inspection agencies; and consumers. 
24.27 	This committee may recommend procedures which state and local officials, and other 
24.28 	parties, in one state, may utilize to assure state and local officials, and other parties, in 
24.29 	other states, of the substantial compliance of industrialized/modular building construction 
24.30 	with the construction standard requirements of such other states; to assess the adequacy 
24.31 	of building systems; and to verify and assure the competency and performance of 
24.32 	evaluation and inspection agencies. This committee may also recommend construction 
24.33 	standards for the design, manufacture, handling, storage, delivery and installation of 
24.34 	industrialized/modular buildings and building components. The committee will submit 
24.35 	its recommendations to the commission, for the commission's consideration in adopting 
24.36 	and amending the uniform administrative procedures and the model rules and regulations 
24.37 	for industrialized/modular buildings. The committee may also review the regulatory 
25.1 	programs of the compacting states to determine whether those programs are consistent 
25.2 	with the uniform administrative procedures or the model rules and regulations for 
25.3 	industrialized/modular buildings and may make recommendations concerning the states' 
25.4 	programs to the commission. In carrying out its functions, the rules committee may 
25.5 	conduct public hearings and otherwise solicit public input and comment.
25.6 	(3) Any other advisory, coordinating or technical committees, membership on 
25.7 	which may include private persons, public officials, associations or organizations. Such 
25.8 	committees may consider any matter of concern to the commission.
25.9 	(4) Such additional committees as the commission's bylaws may provide.
25.10 	ARTICLE VIII
25.11 	POWER AND AUTHORITY
25.12 	In addition to the powers conferred elsewhere in this compact, the commission 
25.13 	shall have power to:
25.14 	(1) Collect, analyze and disseminate information relating to industrialized/modular 
25.15 	buildings.
25.16 	(2) Undertake studies of existing laws, codes, rules and regulations, and 
25.17 	administrative practices of the states relating to industrialized/modular buildings.
25.18 	(3) Assist and support committees and organizations which promulgate, maintain 
25.19 	and update model codes or recommendations for uniform administrative procedures or 
25.20 	model rules and regulations for industrialized/modular buildings.
25.21 	(4) Adopt and amend uniform administrative procedures and model rules and 
25.22 	regulations for industrialized/modular buildings.
25.23 	(5) Make recommendations to compacting states for the purpose of bringing such 
25.24 	states' laws, codes, rules and regulations and administrative practices into conformance 
25.25 	with the uniform administrative procedures or the model rules and regulations for 
25.26 	industrialized/modular buildings, provided that such recommendations shall be made to 
25.27 	the appropriate state agency with due consideration for the desirability of uniformity 
25.28 	while also giving appropriate consideration to special circumstances which may justify 
25.29 	variations necessary to meet unique local conditions.
25.30 	(6) Assist and support the compacting states with monitoring of plan review 
25.31 	programs and inspection programs, which will assure that the compacting states have the 
25.32 	benefit of uniform industrialized/modular building plan review and inspection programs.
25.33 	(7) Assist and support organizations which train state and local government and 
25.34 	other program personnel in the use of uniform industrialized/modular building plan 
25.35 	review and inspection programs.
25.36 	(8) Encourage and promote coordination of state regulatory action relating to 
25.37 	manufacturers, public or private inspection programs.
26.1 	(9) Create and sell labels to be affixed to industrialized/modular building units, 
26.2 	constructed in or regulated by compacting states, where such labels will evidence 
26.3 	compliance with the model rules and regulations for industrialized/modular buildings, 
26.4 	enforced in accordance with the uniform administrative procedures. The commission may 
26.5 	use receipts from the sale of labels to help defray the operating expenses of the commission.
26.6 	(10) Assist and support compacting states' investigations into and resolutions of 
26.7 	consumer complaints which relate to industrialized/modular buildings constructed in one 
26.8 	compacting state and sited in another compacting state.
26.9 	(11) Borrow, accept or contract for the services of personnel from any state or the 
26.10 	United States or any subdivision or agency thereof, from any interstate agency, or from 
26.11 	any institution, association, person, firm or corporation.
26.12 	(12) Accept for any of its purposes and functions under this compact any and all 
26.13 	donations, and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services (conditional 
26.14 	or otherwise) from any state or the United States or any subdivision or agency thereof, 
26.15 	from any interstate agency, or from any institution, person, firm or corporation, and may 
26.16 	receive, utilize and dispose of the same.
26.17 	(13) Establish and maintain such facilities as may be necessary for the transacting of 
26.18 	its business. The commission may acquire, hold, and convey real and personal property 
26.19 	and any interest therein.
26.20 	(14) Enter into contracts and agreements, including but not limited to, interim 
26.21 	reciprocal agreements with noncompacting states.
26.22 	ARTICLE IX
26.23 	FINANCE
26.24 	The commission shall submit to the governor or designated officer or officers of each 
26.25 	compacting state a budget of its estimated expenditures for such period as may be required 
26.26 	by the laws of that state for presentation to the legislature thereof.
26.27 	Each of the commission's budgets of estimated expenditures shall contain specific 
26.28 	recommendations of the amounts to be appropriated by each of the compacting states. 
26.29 	The total amount of appropriations requested under any such budget shall be apportioned 
26.30 	among the compacting states as follows: one-half in equal shares; one-fourth among the 
26.31 	compacting states in accordance with the ratio of their populations to the total population 
26.32 	of the compacting states, based on the last decennial federal census; and one-fourth among 
26.33 	the compacting states in accordance with the ratio of industrialized/modular building units 
26.34 	manufactured in each state to the total of all units manufactured in all of the compacting 
26.35 	states.
26.36 	The commission shall not pledge the credit of any compacting state. The commission 
26.37 	may meet any of its obligations in whole or in part with funds available to it by donations, 
27.1 	grants, or sale of labels: provided that the commission takes specific action setting aside 
27.2 	such funds prior to incurring any obligation to be met in whole or in part in such manner. 
27.3 	Except where the commission makes use of funds available to it by donations, grants or 
27.4 	sale of labels, the commission shall not incur any obligation prior to the allotment of funds 
27.5 	by the compacting states adequate to meet the same.
27.6 	The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. 
27.7 	The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit and 
27.8 	accounting procedures established under its bylaws. All receipts and disbursements of 
27.9 	funds handled by the commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public 
27.10 	accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual 
27.11 	report of the commission.
27.12 	The accounts of the commission shall be open at any reasonable time for inspection 
27.13 	by duly constituted officers of the compacting states and any person authorized by the 
27.14 	commission.
27.15 	Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prevent commission 
27.16 	compliance relating to audit or inspection of accounts by or on behalf of any government 
27.17 	contributing to the support of the commission.
27.18 	ARTICLE X
27.19 	ENTRY INTO FORCE AND WITHDRAWAL
27.20 	This compact shall enter into force when enacted into law by any three states. 
27.21 	Thereafter, this compact shall become effective as to any other state upon its enactment 
27.22 	thereof. The commission shall arrange for notification of all compacting states whenever 
27.23 	there is a new enactment of the compact.
27.24 	Any compacting state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute 
27.25 	repealing the same. No withdrawal shall affect any liability already incurred by or 
27.26 	chargeable to a compacting state prior to the time of such withdrawal.
27.27 	ARTICLE XI
27.28 	RECIPROCITY
27.29 	If the commission determines that the standards for industrialized/modular buildings 
27.30 	prescribed by statute, rule or regulation of compacting state are at least equal to the 
27.31 	commission's model rules and regulations for industrialized/modular buildings, and 
27.32 	that such state standards are enforced by the compacting state in accordance with the 
27.33 	uniform administrative procedures, industrialized/modular buildings approved by such a 
27.34 	compacting state shall be deemed to have been approved by all the compacting states for 
27.35 	placement in those states in accordance with procedures prescribed by the commission.
27.36 	ARTICLE XII
27.37 	EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS AND JURISDICTION
28.1 	Nothing in this compact shall be construed to:
28.2 	(1) Withdraw or limit the jurisdiction of any state or local court or administrative 
28.3 	officer or body with respect to any person, corporation or other entity or subject matter, 
28.4 	except to the extent that such jurisdiction pursuant to this compact, is expressly conferred 
28.5 	upon another agency or body.
28.6 	(2) Supersede or limit the jurisdiction of any court of the United States.
28.7 	ARTICLE XIII
28.8 	CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY
28.9 	This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. 
28.10 	The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence 
28.11 	or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any state 
28.12 	or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person 
28.13 	or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the 
28.14 	applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be 
28.15 	affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state 
28.16 	participating therein, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining 
28.17 	party states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.

28.18 	Sec. 14.  REPEALER.
 28.19 		Subdivision 1.Department; administration. Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
28.20 	175.006, subdivision 1; 175.08; 175.14; and 175.26, are repealed.
28.21 		Subd. 2.Labor standards. Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 181.12; and 
28.22 	181.9435, subdivision 2, are repealed.
28.23 		Subd. 3.Fee employment agencies. (a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 184.22, 
28.24 	subdivision 1; 184.25; 184.26; 184.27; 184.28; 184.29; 184.30, subdivision 1; 184.32; 
28.25 	184.33; 184.34; 184.35; 184.36; 184.38, subdivisions 2, 16, and 17; and 184.40, are 
28.26 	repealed.
28.27 	(b) Minnesota Rules, parts 5200.0510; 5200.0520; 5200.0530; 5200.0540; 
28.28 	5200.0550; 5200.0560; 5200.0570; 5200.0750; and 5200.0760, are repealed.
28.29 		Subd. 4.Construction codes and licensing. Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
28.30 	326B.091, subdivision 6; 326B.106, subdivision 10; 326B.169; and 326B.181, are 
28.31 	repealed.
28.32 		Subd. 5.Municipal rights, powers, duties. Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
28.33 	471.465; 471.466; 471.467; and 471.468, are repealed.

29.1 	ARTICLE 4
29.2 	CONFORMING CHANGES

29.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 177.27, subdivision 4, is 
29.4 	amended to read:
29.5 		Subd. 4.Compliance orders. The commissioner may issue an order requiring 
29.6 	an employer to comply with sections 177.21 to 177.435, 181.02, 181.03, 181.031, 
29.7 	181.032, 181.101, 181.11, 181.12,181.13, 181.14, 181.145, 181.15, 181.275, subdivision 
29.8 	2a, 181.722, and 181.79, or with any rule promulgated under section 177.28. The 
29.9 	commissioner shall issue an order requiring an employer to comply with sections 177.41 
29.10 	to 177.435 if the violation is repeated. For purposes of this subdivision only, a violation 
29.11 	is repeated if at any time during the two years that preceded the date of violation, the 
29.12 	commissioner issued an order to the employer for violation of sections 177.41 to 177.435 
29.13 	and the order is final or the commissioner and the employer have entered into a settlement 
29.14 	agreement that required the employer to pay back wages that were required by sections 
29.15 	177.41 to 177.435. The department shall serve the order upon the employer or the 
29.16 	employer's authorized representative in person or by certified mail at the employer's place 
29.17 	of business. An employer who wishes to contest the order must file written notice of 
29.18 	objection to the order with the commissioner within 15 calendar days after being served 
29.19 	with the order. A contested case proceeding must then be held in accordance with sections 
29.20 	14.57 to 14.69. If, within 15 calendar days after being served with the order, the employer 
29.21 	fails to file a written notice of objection with the commissioner, the order becomes a 
29.22 	final order of the commissioner.

29.23 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 181.171, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.24 		Subdivision 1.Civil action; damages. A person may bring a civil action seeking 
29.25 	redress for violations of sections 181.02, 181.03, 181.031, 181.032, 181.08, 181.09, 181.10, 
29.26 	181.101, 181.11, 181.12,181.13, 181.14, 181.145, and 181.15 directly to district court. 
29.27 	An employer who is found to have violated the above sections is liable to the aggrieved 
29.28 	party for the civil penalties or damages provided for in the section violated. An employer 
29.29 	who is found to have violated the above sections shall also be liable for compensatory 
29.30 	damages and other appropriate relief including but not limited to injunctive relief.

29.31 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.139, is amended to read:
29.32 	326B.139 APPEALS.
30.1 	A person aggrieved by the final decision of any local or state level board of appeals as 
30.2 	to the application of the code, including any rules adopted under sections 471.465 to section
30.3 	471.469, may, within 180 days of the decision, appeal to the commissioner. Appellant 
30.4 	shall submit a nonrefundable fee of $70, payable to the commissioner, with the request for 
30.5 	appeal. An appeal must be heard as a contested case under chapter 14. The commissioner 
30.6 	shall submit written findings to the parties. The party not prevailing shall pay the costs of 
30.7 	the contested case hearing, including fees charged by the Office of Administrative Hearings 
30.8 	and the expense of transcript preparation. Costs under this section do not include attorney 
30.9 	fees. Any person aggrieved by a ruling of the commissioner may appeal in accordance with 
30.10 	chapter 14. For the purpose of this section "any person aggrieved" includes the Council on 
30.11 	Disability. No fee or costs shall be required when the council on disability is the appellant.

30.12 	Sec. 4.  REPEALER.
 30.13 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609B.137, is repealed.