1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to occupations and professions; extending time for applying for restricted 
1.3 	plumber's license;amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 
1.4 	326.402, subdivisions 1, 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.402, subdivision 1, 
1.7 	is amended to read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Licensure. The commissioner of labor and industry shall grant a 
1.9 	restricted journeyman or restricted master plumber license to an individual if:
1.10 	(1) the individual completes an application with information required by the 
1.11 	commissioner of labor and industry;
1.12 	(2) the completed application is accompanied by a fee of $30;
1.13 	(3) the commissioner of labor and industry receives the completed application and 
1.14 	fee before January 1, 2008 2009;
1.15 	(4) the completed application demonstrates that the applicant has had at least two 
1.16 	years for a restricted journeyman plumber license or four years for a restricted master 
1.17 	plumber license of practical plumbing experience in the plumbing trade prior to the 
1.18 	application; and
1.19 	(5) during the entire time for which the applicant is claiming experience in 
1.20 	contracting for plumbing work under clause (4), the applicant was in compliance with all 
1.21 	applicable bond requirements of section 326.40.

1.22 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.402, subdivision 3, is 
1.23 	amended to read:
2.1 		Subd. 3.Application period. Applications for restricted master plumber and 
2.2 	restricted journeyman plumber licenses must be submitted to the commissioner prior 
2.3 	to January 1, 2008 2009.

2.4 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.5 	Sections 1 and 2 are effective retroactively from January 1, 2008.