1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to workforce
development; directing the commissioner to approve youth
1.3 skills training programs in
the construction trades;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.4 2024, section 175.46, by
adding a subdivision.
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes
2024, section 175.46, is amended by adding a subdivision
1.7 to read:
1.8 Subd. 3a.Construction
trades programs. The commissioner must:
1.9 (1) approve youth
skills training programs in the construction trades, if the program is
1.10 restricted to work at a
central location such as a headquarters site or training facility; and
1.11 (2) exempt students in
programs under this subdivision from any conflicting child labor
1.12 laws, as allowed under
section 181A.07, subdivision 7.