Minnesota HF 796: 16- and 17-year-olds working in and around a construction or building project requirements modified, and rulemaking required.

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to youth employment; modifying requirements for 16- and 17-year-olds​
1.3 working in or around a construction or building project; requiring rulemaking.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. TITLE.​
1.6 This act shall be known as the "Paid Youth Trades Employment Opportunity Act."​
1.7 Sec. 2. 16- AND 17-YEAR-OLDS PERMITTED TO WORK IN OR AROUND​
1.8 CONSTRUCTION OR BUILDING PROJECTS.​
1.9 (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, 16- and 17-year-olds may lawfully work​
1.10 in or around a construction or building project.​
1.11 (b) The commissioner of labor and industry must amend Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0910,​
1.12 to remove the prohibition of employment of 16- and 17-year-olds in or around a construction​
1.13 or building project under Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0910, item F. The commissioner must​
1.14 also amend Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0920, to clarify that employment of individuals​
1.15 under age 16 years in or around construction sites remains prohibited. The commissioner​
1.16 may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision​
1.17 1, to amend Minnesota Rules, parts 5200.0910 and 5200.0920.​
1.18 (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any existing law or rule regarding​
1.19 work by 16- and 17-year-olds other than the general prohibition under Minnesota Rules,​
1.20 part 5200.0910, item F. These existing rules include but are not limited to the remainder of​
1​Sec. 2.​
REVISOR SS/EH 21-01364​01/26/21 ​
State of Minnesota​
This Document can be made available​
in alternative formats upon request​
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​
H. F. No. 796​
NINETY-SECOND SESSION​
Authored by Theis, Daniels, Kiel, Lucero and Bennett​02/08/2021​
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy​

2.1 Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0910, and the Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, sections​
2.2 570.50 to 570.68.​
2.3 (d) A 16- or 17-year-old must:​
2.4 (1) at a minimum, satisfactorily complete OSHA 10 training before beginning​
2.5 employment in or around a construction or building project; and​
2.6 (2) wear personal protective equipment, including but not limited to a hard hat, safety​
2.7 glasses, hearing protection, and work boots, as necessary at all times when working in or​
2.8 around a construction or building project.​
2.9 (e) A 16- or 17-year-old working in or around a construction or building project is​
2.10 prohibited from conducting the following work in or around a construction or building​
2.11 project:​
2.12 (1) scaffold erection or dismantling;​
2.13 (2) trench work, where a confined space permit is required;​
2.14 (3) roof work;​
2.15 (4) structural steel erection or dismantling;​
2.16 (5) heavy demolition;​
2.17 (6) work on scaffolding above 20 feet high;​
2.18 (7) heavy equipment operation; and​
2.19 (8) work where a personal fall protection safety harness is required by OSHA standards.​
2.20 (f) An employer that employs a 16- or 17-year-old working in or around a construction​
2.21 or building project must:​
2.22 (1) have an experience modification rating of 1.00 or under;​
2.23 (2) certify that a supervisor of a 16- or 17-year-old working in or around a construction​
2.24 or building project has completed OSHA 30 training; and​
2.25 (3) provide a maximum worker ratio of one 16- or 17-year-old employee to ten crew​
2.26 employees.​
2​Sec. 2.​
REVISOR SS/EH 21-01364​01/26/21 ​