1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to labor; regulating apprentice fees;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 178.12.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 178.12, is
1.6 	amended to read:
1.7 	178.12 REGISTRATION FEE.
1.8 	The apprenticeship registration account is established in
1.9 	the special revenue fund of the state treasury.  An annual
1.10 	registration fee will be charged to each sponsor for each
1.11 	apprentice registered in the program.  The fee is established at
1.12 	$30 per apprentice. The $30 fee may be charged only once each
1.13 	year, including the first year in which the apprentice is
1.14 	indentured or registered, so that the total fee in any year does
1.15 	not exceed $30 with regard to any apprentice.Subsequent
1.16 	adjustments to this fee will be made pursuant to sections
1.17 	16A.1283 and 16A.1285, subdivision 2.  The fees collected and
1.18 	any interest earned are appropriated to the commissioner for
1.19 	purposes of this chapter.