Latest Action: 05/04/2007 - HF substituted on General Orders HF1409

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Increasing the surety bond requirement for well contractors licenses and setting
the fee for multiple licenses
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to education ARTICLE 1 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS Modifying Indian scholarship provisions relating to student eligibility, scholarship use, costs of attendance and award amounts; allowing the ACHIEVE scholarship program to request additional student documentation, modifying student eligibility requirements, application deadline and scholarship disbursement ARTICLE 2 - PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS Specifying nondegree program requirements; limiting use of the terms academy and institute to degree granting schools; permitting conditional approval for degrees or names for new schools; prohibiting certain school advertising or representation; clarifying school fees for programs degree and nondegree programs; requiring surety bonds from certain schools with a private career school license ARTICLE 3 - MINNESOTA GI BILL Modifying the cost of attendance for [...]

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Latest Action: 05/16/2007 - Committee report: To pass as amended

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3E Relating to construction codes ARTICLE 1 - REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION Providing an instruction to the revisor of statutes for certain Minnesota rules ARTICLE 2 - CONSTRUCTION CODES AND LICENSING Transferring the responsibilities of the commissioner of administration relating to the state building code, construction of low cost manufactured home park storm shelters, manufactured homes and statutory warranties of dwelling and home improvements to the commissioner of labor and industry, the responsibilities of the commissioner of health relating to the state plumbing code and licensing and water conditioning contractors and installers to the commissioner of labor and industry, the responsibilities of the commissioner of commerce relating to residential contractors, remodelers, residential roofers, manufactured home installers and the contractors recovery fund to the commissioner of labor and

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Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Committee report: To pass as amended

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2E Regulating the business of credit counseling and debt management services; clarifying debt management services providers under commissioner of commerce regulatory authority; defining certain terms; requiring debt management service providers to be registered after a certain date, requiring current licensed debt proraters to renew licenses as debt management service providers, allowing continuance for certain unlicensed debt proraters; requiring registration application to the commissioner of commerce in writing, providing for term and scope of registration, fees, surety bond, condition of bond, right of action on bond and a registrant list; requiring commissioner consent for registration transfers and assignments; requiring annual registration renewal and prescribing registrant duties; specifying registration denial conditions; authorizing the commissioner to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew registrations under certain

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Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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2E Relating to construction professions; modifying provisions relating to electrical, plumbing, water conditioning, boiler, residential contractor and remodeler and high-pressure piping professions; modifying manufactured home provisions; making clarifying and technical modifications to department of administration administrative procedure act, construction professions, employments licensed by the state and state fire code; allowing licensed elevator constructors to install, maintain and repair elevator electrical wiring and apparatus; allowing licensed lineman to install, maintain and repair transmission and distribution systems; allowing licensed maintenance electricians to maintain and repair electrical wiring and apparatus; allowing licensed master elevator constructors to supervise and work on elevators and specifying requirements; modifying certain inspection requirements; modifying plumber licensing requirements [...]

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Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Governor's action Approval 04/21/08

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Debt management services regulated, and obsolete criminal provision repealed.

Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) release process on surety
bonds for auction timber permits
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Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to occupations and professions; specifying standards for sign
installers, specifying requirements for licensure, authorizing the department of
labor and industry to determine experience requirements, requiring surety bond
and liability insurance filing with the department, requiring examination and
application with the department; authorizing the department to expire fees,
specifying certain fees
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Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Returned from Senate with amendment

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HF 3034 FOURTH ENGROSSMENT Electrical, plumbing, water conditioning, boiler, and high-pressure piping professional provisions modified. Section 1: Effective date of rules language is modified Section 2: Limited application language is modified. Section 3: Repair violation language is modified. Section 4: Rules for code administration and enforcement language is modified. Section 5: Elevator contractor language is modified. Section 6: Contractor language is modified. Section 7: Powers; duties; administrative support language is modified. Section 8: Officers, quorum, voting language is modified. Section 9: Journeyman electrician language is modified. Section 10: Power limited technician language is modified. Section 11: Elevator constructor language is added. Section 12: Lineman language is added. [...]

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Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - Returned from Senate

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Well contractor's license provisions modified.

Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Conference committee report

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HF 1208 SIXTH ENGROSSMENT Construction code and licensing provisions modified, penalties and enforcement provided, statutes recodified, and money appropriated. ARTICLE 1: REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION Section 1: Revisor's instruction language provided. ARTICLE 2: CONSTRUCTION CODES AND LICENSING Section 1: State fire code rulemaking authority language modified. Section 2: Definitions provided. Section 3: Powers language provided. Section 4: Deposit of money language provided. Section 5: Bonds language provided. Section 6: Commissioner not subject to subpoena language provided. Section 7: Appointment and first meeting of boards language provided. ARTICLE 3: ENFORCEMENT Section 1: Definitions provided. Section 2: Enforcement language provided. Section 3: Amount of penalty; contents of administrative [...]

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