MN HF2087

Changes apprenticeship training provisions to remove age restrictions, opening opportunities to "all people" regardless of age while maintaining minimum age requirements for hazardous occupations under federal or state law.

Replaces terminology throughout apprenticeship statutes from "apprentice agreement" to "apprenticeship agreement" and updates references from "journeyman" to "journeyworker" for consistency.

Expands apprenticeship training methods to include competency-based and hybrid approaches in addition to the existing time-based approach, with competency-based methods referencing Code of Federal Regulations standards.

Updates federal agency references from "Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training" to "Office of Apprenticeship" within the United States Department of Labor for reciprocity approval purposes.

Modifies plumbing licensing provisions to change terminology from "plumber's apprentice" to "unlicensed individual" and removes the requirement for contractors to have determined qualifications before the contractor recovery fund fee is due.