2003 Minnesota Statutes

     326.401 Plumber's apprentices. 

    Subdivision 1.    Registration.  A plumber's apprentice 
 must be registered with the commissioner of health on a 
 registration application form supplied by the commissioner 
 showing the date of beginning training, age, schooling, previous 
 experience, employer, and other information required by the 
 commissioner. 

    Subd. 2.    Journeyman exam.  A plumber's apprentice who 
 has completed four years of practical plumbing experience is 
 eligible to take the journeyman plumbing examination.  Up to 24 
 months of practical plumbing experience prior to registration as 
 an apprentice may be applied to the four-year experience 
 requirement.  However, none of this practical plumbing 
 experience may be applied if the person did not have any 
 practical plumbing experience in the 12-month period immediately 
 prior to registration.  The commissioner may adopt rules to 
 evaluate whether the person's past practical plumbing experience 
 is applicable in preparing for the journeyman's examination.  If 
 two years after completing the training the person has not taken 
 the examination, the four years of experience shall be forfeited.

    The commissioner may allow an extension of the two-year 
 period for taking the exam for cases of hardship or other 
 appropriate circumstances. 

    Subd. 3.    Fees.  The Department of Health may assess 
 fees to pay for the administration of the apprentice 
 registration program. 

    HIST: 1986 c 402 s 2; 1986 c 444