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Bill to expand youth skills training to construction trades draws DLI opposition and labor concerns
Summary
Representative Ben Baeckberg told the committee House File 2,238 would allow 16‑ and 17‑year‑old students to participate in construction training at central offices or training facilities rather than on active job sites.
Representative Ben Baeckberg introduced House File 2,238 to authorize youth skills training (YST) partnerships that would let 16‑ and 17‑year‑old students work for construction companies at a central location such as an office or training facility. Sponsor and supporters said the bill would expose students to construction‑industry careers—project management, drafting, sales and marketing—without placing minors at hazardous job sites.
Kate Perusek, deputy commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), testified in opposition. She said current YST approvals focus on five industry groups—advanced…
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