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This bill, known as the Paid Youth Trades Employment Opportunity Act, aims to modify employment regulations for 16- and 17-year-olds working in construction or building projects. The legislation would allow minors in this age group to legally work in or around construction sites, with a mandatory requirement that they complete OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) 10 training before beginning employment. The bill requires the commissioner of labor and industry to amend existing rules, specifically removing the current prohibition on 16- and 17-year-olds working in construction settings and updating rules to clarify that employment for individuals under 16 remains prohibited. The commissioner is authorized to use a good cause exemption to make these rule changes, and the bill emphasizes that it does not affect other existing laws and regulations regarding youth employment, such as federal workplace safety standards for minors. By introducing this legislation, the state aims to provide expanded employment opportunities for young workers in the trades while ensuring basic safety training is completed.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1229&ssn=0&y=2025