1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; modifying laws governing certain executive branch 
1.3 	advisory groups;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3.922, subdivision 
1.4 	8; 15B.11, subdivision 2; 16B.055, subdivision 1; 16C.137, subdivision 2; 
1.5 	28A.21, subdivision 6; 43A.316, subdivisions 2, 3, 6; 62J.495, subdivision 2; 
1.6 	79A.02, subdivision 1; 85.0146, subdivision 1; 89A.03, subdivision 5; 89A.08, 
1.7 	subdivision 1; 92.35; 93.0015, subdivision 3; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 103F.518, 
1.8 	subdivision 1; 115.55, subdivision 12; 115.741, by adding a subdivision; 116U.25; 
1.9 	134.31, subdivision 6; 144.1255, subdivision 1; 144.1481, subdivision 1; 144.608, 
1.10 	subdivision 2; 144G.06; 145A.10, subdivision 10; 148.7805, subdivision 2; 
1.11 	153A.20, subdivision 2; 162.07, subdivision 5; 162.13, subdivision 3; 174.52, 
1.12 	subdivision 3; 175.007, subdivision 1; 182.656, subdivision 3; 206.805; 214.13, 
1.13 	subdivision 4; 216B.813, subdivision 2; 216B.815; 216C.02, subdivision 1; 
1.14 	240.18, subdivision 4; 243.1606, subdivision 4; 252.30; 256B.0625, subdivision 
1.15 	13i; 256B.27, subdivision 3; 256C.28, subdivision 1; 270C.12, subdivision 5; 
1.16 	298.2213, subdivision 5; 298.2214, subdivision 1; 298.297; 299A.62, subdivision 
1.17 	2; 299A.63, subdivision 2; 299E.04, subdivision 5; 326B.07, subdivision 1; 
1.18 	611A.32, subdivision 2; 611A.33; 611A.35; 629.342, subdivision 2; Minnesota 
1.19 	Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 103I.105; 125A.28; 136A.031, subdivision 
1.20 	3; 144.98, subdivision 10; 256B.064, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for 
1.21 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162; repealing Minnesota Statutes 
1.22 	2012, sections 6.81; 15.059, subdivision 5; 15B.32, subdivision 7; 16E.0475; 
1.23 	43A.316, subdivision 4; 43A.317, subdivision 4; 62U.09; 82B.021, subdivision 
1.24 	10; 82B.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7; 82B.06; 84.964; 103F.518, subdivision 11; 
1.25 	116C.711; 116L.361, subdivision 2; 116L.363; 124D.94; 127A.70, subdivision 
1.26 	3; 136A.031, subdivision 5; 144.011, subdivision 2; 145.98, subdivisions 1, 3; 
1.27 	147E.35, subdivision 4; 162.02, subdivisions 2, 3; 162.09, subdivisions 2, 3; 
1.28 	174.86, subdivision 5; 196.30; 197.585, subdivision 4; 216C.265, subdivision 
1.29 	4; 241.021, subdivision 4c; 243.93; 245.97, subdivision 7; 252.31; 270C.991, 
1.30 	subdivision 4; 299C.156; 299M.02; 402A.15; 611A.34; Minnesota Statutes 2013 
1.31 	Supplement, sections 15.059, subdivision 5b; 197.585, subdivision 2.
1.32 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.1 	ARTICLE 1
2.2 	STATE GOVERNMENT

2.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.137, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.4 		Subd. 2.SmartFleet Committee. (a) The commissioner of administration, or the 
2.5 	commissioner's designee, shall chair a SmartFleet Committee consisting of representatives 
2.6 	designated by the commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency, the Departments of 
2.7 	Agriculture and Commerce, and other state departments that wish to participate. To 
2.8 	ensure effective and efficient state participation, the SmartFleet Committee must assist 
2.9 	state departments in implementing the requirements of this section, including providing 
2.10 	information, guidance, sample policies and procedures, and technical and planning 
2.11 	assistance.
2.12 	(b) The SmartFleet Committee must evaluate the goals and directives established 
2.13 	in this section by December 2006 and periodically thereafter. The committee may make 
2.14 	recommendations to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature for new or 
2.15 	adjusted goals and directives, in light of the progress the state has made implementing this 
2.16 	section, and of the availability of new or improved technologies.
2.17 	(c) For the systematic and efficient monitoring of progress in implementing this 
2.18 	section by the SmartFleet Committee, The Department of Administration shall implement 
2.19 	a fleet reporting and information management system. Each department will use this 
2.20 	management system to demonstrate its progress in complying with this section.

2.21 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.22 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the terms defined in this 
2.23 	subdivision have the meaning given them.
2.24 	(a) Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of management and 
2.25 	budget.
2.26 	(b) Employee. "Employee" means:
2.27 	(1) a person who is a public employee within the definition of section 179A.03, 
2.28 	subdivision 14, who is insurance eligible and is employed by an eligible employer;
2.29 	(2) an elected public official of an eligible employer who is insurance eligible;
2.30 	(3) a person employed by a labor organization or employee association certified as 
2.31 	an exclusive representative of employees of an eligible employer or by another public 
2.32 	employer approved by the commissioner, so long as the plan meets the requirements of a 
2.33 	governmental plan under United States Code, title 29, section 1002(32); or
2.34 	(4) a person employed by a county or municipal hospital.
3.1 	(c) Eligible employer. "Eligible employer" means:
3.2 	(1) a public employer within the definition of section 179A.03, subdivision 15, that 
3.3 	is a town, county, city, school district as defined in section 120A.05, service cooperative 
3.4 	as defined in section 123A.21, intermediate district as defined in section 136D.01, 
3.5 	Cooperative Center for Vocational Education as defined in section 123A.22, regional 
3.6 	management information center as defined in section 123A.23, or an education unit 
3.7 	organized under the joint powers action, section 471.59; or
3.8 	(2) an exclusive representative of employees, as defined in paragraph (b);
3.9 	(3) a county or municipal hospital; or
3.10 	(4) another public employer approved by the commissioner.
3.11 	(d) Exclusive representative. "Exclusive representative" means an exclusive 
3.12 	representative as defined in section 179A.03, subdivision 8.
3.13 	(e) Labor-Management Committee. "Labor-Management Committee" means the 
3.14 	committee established by subdivision 4.
3.15 	(f) (e)Program. "Program" means the statewide public employees insurance 
3.16 	program created by subdivision 3.

3.17 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.18 		Subd. 3.Public employee insurance program. The commissioner shall be the 
3.19 	administrator of the public employee insurance program and may determine its funding 
3.20 	arrangements. The commissioner shall model the program after the plan established 
3.21 	in section 43A.18, subdivision 2, but may modify that plan, in consultation with the 
3.22 	Labor-Management Committee.

3.23 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.316, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
3.24 		Subd. 6.Coverage. (a) By January 1, 1989, the commissioner shall announce the 
3.25 	benefits of the program. The program shall include employee hospital, medical, dental, 
3.26 	and life insurance for employees and hospital and medical benefits for dependents. Health 
3.27 	maintenance organization options and other delivery system options may be provided if 
3.28 	they are available, cost-effective, and capable of servicing the number of people covered 
3.29 	in the program. Participation in optional coverages may be provided by collective 
3.30 	bargaining agreements. For employees not represented by an exclusive representative, the 
3.31 	employer may offer the optional coverages to eligible employees and their dependents 
3.32 	provided in the program.
3.33 	(b) The commissioner, with the assistance of the Labor-Management Committee,
3.34 	 shall periodically assess whether it is financially feasible for the program to offer or to 
4.1 	continue an individual retiree program that has competitive premium rates and benefits. 
4.2 	If the commissioner determines it to be feasible to offer an individual retiree program, 
4.3 	the commissioner shall announce the applicable benefits, premium rates, and terms of 
4.4 	participation. Eligibility to participate in the individual retiree program is governed by 
4.5 	subdivision 8, but applies to retirees of eligible employers that do not participate in the 
4.6 	program and to those retirees' dependents and surviving spouses.

4.7 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 206.805, is amended to read:
4.8 	206.805 STATE VOTING SYSTEMS CONTRACTS.
4.9 		Subdivision 1.Contracts required. (a) The secretary of state, with the assistance 
4.10 	of the commissioner of administration, shall establish one or more state voting systems 
4.11 	contracts. The contracts should, if practical, include provisions for maintenance of the 
4.12 	equipment purchased. The voting systems contracts must address precinct-based optical 
4.13 	scan voting equipment, and ballot marking equipment for persons with disabilities and 
4.14 	other voters. The contracts must give the state a perpetual license to use and modify the 
4.15 	software. The contracts must include provisions to escrow the software source code, as 
4.16 	provided in subdivision 2. Bids for voting systems and related election services must be 
4.17 	solicited from each vendor selling or leasing voting systems that have been certified for 
4.18 	use by the secretary of state. The contracts must be renewed from time to time.
4.19 	(b) The secretary of state shall appoint an advisory committee, including 
4.20 	representatives of the state chief information officer, county auditors, municipal clerks who 
4.21 	have had operational experience with the use of electronic voting systems, and members 
4.22 	of the disabilities community to advise the secretary of state in reviewing and evaluating 
4.23 	the merits of proposals submitted from voting equipment vendors for the state contracts.
4.24 	(c)(b) Counties and municipalities may purchase or lease voting systems and obtain 
4.25 	related election services from the state contracts. All counties and municipalities are 
4.26 	members of the cooperative purchasing venture of the Department of Administration for 
4.27 	the purpose of this section. For the purpose of township elections, counties must aggregate 
4.28 	orders under contracts negotiated under this section for products and services and may 
4.29 	apportion the costs of those products and services proportionally among the townships 
4.30 	receiving the products and services. The county is not liable for the timely or accurate 
4.31 	delivery of those products or services.

4.32 	Sec. 6.  REPEALER.
 5.1 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 6.81; 15.059, subdivision 5; 16E.0475; 
5.2 	43A.316, subdivision 4; 43A.317, subdivision 4; 196.30; 197.585, subdivision 4; and 
5.3 	270C.991, subdivision 4, are repealed.
5.4 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 15.059, subdivision 5b; and 
5.5 	197.585, subdivision 2, are repealed.

5.6 	ARTICLE 2
5.7 	ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND AGRICULTURE

5.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 92.35, is amended to read:
5.9 	92.35 DUTIES AND POWERS.
5.10 	The commissioner of natural resources must classify all public and private lands in 
5.11 	the state by the use to which the lands are adapted, but principally as to adaptability to 
5.12 	present known uses, such as agriculture and forestry. This classification must be based on 
5.13 	consideration of the known physical and economic factors affecting use of the land. The 
5.14 	commissioner must consult private, state, and federal agencies concerned with land use. 
5.15 	The commissioner may appoint advisory committees of residents of the state concerned 
5.16 	with and interested in land use. The advisory committees shall serve without pay, at the 
5.17 	pleasure of the commissioner. The advisory committee must consider and report on land 
5.18 	use problems submitted by the commissioner. The classification must be done first in the 
5.19 	counties having land classification committees. In determining the land classification, the 
5.20 	commissioner must consult and cooperate with the land classification committee. The 
5.21 	determination of the land classification committee is final.

5.22 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103F.518, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.23 		Subdivision 1.Establishment of program. (a) The board, in consultation with the 
5.24 	technical committee established in subdivision 11, shall establish and administer a reinvest 
5.25 	in Minnesota (RIM) clean energy program that is in addition to the program under section 
5.26 	103F.515. Selection of land for the clean energy program must be based on its potential 
5.27 	benefits for bioenergy crop production, water quality, soil health, reduction of chemical 
5.28 	inputs, soil carbon storage, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat.
5.29 	(b) For the purposes of this section, "diverse native prairie" means a prairie planted 
5.30 	from a mix of local Minnesota native prairie species. A selection from all available native 
5.31 	prairie species may be made so as to match species appropriate to local site conditions.

5.32 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115.55, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
6.1 		Subd. 12.Advisory committee; county subsurface sewage treatment system 
6.2 	management plan. (a) A county may adopt a subsurface sewage treatment system 
6.3 	management plan that describes how the county plans on carrying out subsurface sewage 
6.4 	treatment system needs. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall form an 
6.5 	advisory committee to determine what the plans should address. The advisory committee 
6.6 	shall be made up of representatives of the Association of Minnesota Counties, Pollution 
6.7 	Control Agency, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Department of Health, and other 
6.8 	public agencies or local units of government that have an interest in subsurface sewage 
6.9 	treatment systems.
6.10 	(b) The advisory committee shall advise the agency on the standards, management, 
6.11 	monitoring, and reporting requirements for performance-based systems.

6.12 	Sec. 4.  REPEALER.
 6.13 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84.964; 103F.518, subdivision 11; 116C.711; 
6.14 	and 216C.265, subdivision 4, are repealed.

6.15 	ARTICLE 3
6.16 	EDUCATION

6.17 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 136A.031, subdivision 3, 
6.18 	is amended to read:
6.19 		Subd. 3.Student Advisory Council. (a) A Student Advisory Council (SAC) to the 
6.20 	Minnesota Office of Higher Education is established. The members of SAC shall include: 
6.21 	the chair of the University of Minnesota student senate; the state chair of the Minnesota 
6.22 	State University Student Association; the president of the Minnesota State College 
6.23 	Student Association and an officer of the Minnesota State College Student Association, 
6.24 	one in a community college course of study and one in a technical college course of 
6.25 	study; the president of the Minnesota Association of Private College Students a student 
6.26 	who is enrolled in a private nonprofit postsecondary institution, to be appointed by the 
6.27 	Minnesota Private College Council; and a student who is enrolled in a private vocational 
6.28 	school for-profit postsecondary institution, to be appointed by the Minnesota Career 
6.29 	College Association. A member may be represented by a student designee who attends 
6.30 	an institution from the same system that the absent member represents. The SAC shall 
6.31 	select one of its members to serve as chair.
6.32 	(b) The Minnesota Office of Higher Education shall inform the SAC of all matters 
6.33 	related to student issues under consideration. The SAC shall report to the Minnesota 
6.34 	Office of Higher Education quarterly and at other times that the SAC considers desirable. 
7.1 	The SAC shall determine its meeting times, but it shall also meet with the office within 
7.2 	30 days after the commissioner's request for a meeting.
7.3 	(c) The SAC shall:
7.4 	(1) bring to the attention of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education any matter 
7.5 	that the SAC believes needs the attention of the office;
7.6 	(2) make recommendations to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education as it finds 
7.7 	appropriate; and
7.8 	(3) approve student appointments by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for 
7.9 	each advisory group as provided in subdivision 4.

7.10 	Sec. 2.  REPEALER.
 7.11 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.94, is repealed.

7.12 	ARTICLE 4
7.13 	TRANSPORTATION

7.14 	Section 1. [162.152] RULES; ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
7.15 		Subdivision 1.Advisory committee membership. The rules referenced in sections 
7.16 	162.02, subdivision 1, and 162.09, subdivision 1, shall be made and promulgated by the 
7.17 	commissioner acting with the advice of a committee selected as follows:
7.18 	(1) nine members must be selected by the county boards acting through the officers 
7.19 	of the statewide association of county commissioners. The committee members shall be 
7.20 	selected so that each member is from a different state highway construction district. Not 
7.21 	more than five of the nine members shall be county commissioners, and the remaining 
7.22 	members shall be county highway engineers; and
7.23 	(2) 12 members must be selected by the governing bodies of cities, acting through 
7.24 	the officers of the statewide association of municipal officials. The committee members 
7.25 	shall be selected so that there is one member from each state highway construction district 
7.26 	and one member from each city of the first class. Not more than six of the 12 members 
7.27 	shall be elected officials of the cities, and the remaining members shall be city engineers.
7.28 		Subd. 2.Commissioner's determination. If agreement cannot be reached on a 
7.29 	rule, the commissioner's determination on what rule will be proposed for adoption is final.
7.30 		Subd. 3.Rules have force of law. The rules have the force and effect of law as 
7.31 	provided in chapter 14.
7.32 		Subd. 4.No expiration. The committee created in this section does not expire.

7.33 	Sec. 2.  REPEALER.
 8.1 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 162.02, subdivisions 2 and 3; 162.09, subdivisions 
8.2 	2 and 3; and 174.86, subdivision 5, are repealed.

8.3 	ARTICLE 5
8.4 	COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

8.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.813, subdivision 2, is amended to 
8.6 	read:
8.7 		Subd. 2.Grants. (a) The commissioner of commerce shall operate a competitive 
8.8 	grant program for projects to assist the state in attaining its renewable hydrogen energy 
8.9 	goals. The commissioner of commerce shall assemble an advisory committee made up of 
8.10 	industry, university, government, and nongovernment organizations to:
8.11 	(1) help identify the most promising technology deployment projects for public 
8.12 	investment;
8.13 	(2) advise on the technical specifications for those projects; and
8.14 	(3) make recommendations on project grants.
8.15 	(b) The commissioner shall give preference to project concepts included in the 
8.16 	department's most recent biennial report: Strategic Demonstration Projects to Accelerate 
8.17 	the Commercialization of Renewable Hydrogen and Related Technologies in Minnesota. 
8.18 	Projects eligible for funding must combine one or more of the hydrogen production 
8.19 	options listed in the department's report with an end use that has significant commercial 
8.20 	potential, preferably high visibility, and relies on fuel cells or related technologies. Each 
8.21 	funded technology deployment must include an explicit education and awareness-raising 
8.22 	component, be compatible with the renewable hydrogen deployment criteria defined in 
8.23 	section 216B.812, and receive 50 percent of its total cost from nonstate sources. The 50 
8.24 	percent requirement does not apply for recipients that are public institutions.

8.25 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.815, is amended to read:
8.26 	216B.815 REGIONAL ENERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 
8.27 	PARTNERSHIP.
8.28 	(a) The state's public research and higher education institutions should work with 
8.29 	one another and with similar institutions in the region to establish Minnesota and the 
8.30 	Upper Midwest as a center of research, education, outreach, and technology transfer for 
8.31 	the production of renewable energy and products, including hydrogen, fuel cells, and 
8.32 	related technologies. The partnership should be designed to create a critical mass of 
9.1 	research and education capability that can compete effectively for federal and private 
9.2 	investment in these areas.
9.3 	(b) The partnership must include an advisory committee comprised of government, 
9.4 	industry, academic, and nonprofit representatives to help focus its research and education 
9.5 	efforts on the most critical issues.
9.6 	(c) (b) Initiatives undertaken by the partnership may include:
9.7 	(1) collaborative and interdisciplinary research, demonstration projects, and 
9.8 	commercialization of market-ready technologies;
9.9 	(2) creation of undergraduate and graduate course offerings and eventually degreed 
9.10 	and vocational programs with reciprocity;
9.11 	(3) establishment of fellows programs at the region's institutes of higher learning 
9.12 	that provide financial incentives for relevant study, research, and exchange; and
9.13 	(4) development and field-testing of relevant curricula, teacher kits for all educational 
9.14 	levels, and widespread teacher training, in collaboration with state energy offices, teachers, 
9.15 	nonprofits, businesses, the United States Department of Energy, and other interested parties.

9.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
9.17 		Subdivision 1.Powers. (a) The commissioner may:
9.18 	(1) apply for, receive, and spend money received from federal, municipal, county, 
9.19 	regional, and other government agencies and private sources;
9.20 	(2) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids from public and private 
9.21 	sources;
9.22 	(3) contract for professional services if work or services required or authorized to 
9.23 	be carried out by the commissioner cannot be satisfactorily performed by employees of 
9.24 	the department or by another state agency;
9.25 	(4) enter into interstate compacts to carry out research and planning jointly with 
9.26 	other states or the federal government when appropriate;
9.27 	(5) upon reasonable request, distribute informational material at no cost to the 
9.28 	public; and
9.29 	(6) enter into contracts for the performance of the commissioner's duties with 
9.30 	federal, state, regional, metropolitan, local, and other agencies or units of government and 
9.31 	educational institutions, including the University of Minnesota, without regard to the 
9.32 	competitive bidding requirements of chapters 16A and 16C.
9.33 	(b) The commissioner shall collect information on conservation and other 
9.34 	energy-related programs carried on by other agencies, by public utilities, by cooperative 
9.35 	electric associations, by municipal power agencies, by other fuel suppliers, by political 
10.1 	subdivisions, and by private organizations. Other agencies, cooperative electric 
10.2 	associations, municipal power agencies, and political subdivisions shall cooperate 
10.3 	with the commissioner by providing information requested by the commissioner. The 
10.4 	commissioner may by rule require the submission of information by other program 
10.5 	operators. The commissioner shall make the information available to other agencies and 
10.6 	to the public and, as necessary, shall recommend to the legislature changes in the laws 
10.7 	governing conservation and other energy-related programs to ensure that:
10.8 	(1) expenditures on the programs are adequate to meet identified needs;
10.9 	(2) the needs of low-income energy users are being adequately addressed;
10.10 	(3) duplication of effort is avoided or eliminated;
10.11 	(4) a program that is ineffective is improved or eliminated; and
10.12 	(5) voluntary efforts are encouraged through incentives for their operators.
10.13 	The commissioner shall appoint an advisory task force to help evaluate the information 
10.14 	collected and formulate recommendations to the legislature. The task force must include 
10.15 	low-income energy users.
10.16 	(c) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner shall report to the legislature on 
10.17 	the projected amount of federal money likely to be available to the state during the next 
10.18 	fiscal year, including grant money and money received by the state as a result of litigation 
10.19 	or settlements of alleged violations of federal petroleum-pricing regulations. The report 
10.20 	must also estimate the amount of money projected as needed during the next fiscal year 
10.21 	to finance a level of conservation and other energy-related programs adequate to meet 
10.22 	projected needs, particularly the needs of low-income persons and households, and must 
10.23 	recommend the amount of state appropriations needed to cover the difference between the 
10.24 	projected availability of federal money and the projected needs.

10.25 	Sec. 4.  REPEALER.
 10.26 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 82B.021, subdivision 10; 82B.05, subdivisions 1, 
10.27 	3, 5, 6, and 7; 82B.06; 116L.361, subdivision 2; and 116L.363, are repealed.

10.28 	ARTICLE 6
10.29 	PUBLIC SAFETY

10.30 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.62, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
10.31 		Subd. 2.Awarding grant. Grants under this section shall be awarded by the 
10.32 	commissioner of public safety. Before any grants are awarded, a committee consisting 
10.33 	of the attorney general, and representatives from the Minnesota Chiefs of Police 
11.1 	Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, and the Minnesota Police and Peace 
11.2 	Officers Association, shall evaluate the grant applications. Before grants are awarded, 
11.3 	the commissioner shall meet and consult with the committee concerning its evaluation 
11.4 	of and recommendations on grant proposals. A grant under subdivision 1, paragraph 
11.5 	(b), clause (1), may be awarded only to a law enforcement agency that demonstrates in 
11.6 	its application that it currently has a need for an additional officer to be assigned to: (1) 
11.7 	community-oriented policing duties; or (2) the investigation and prevention of juvenile 
11.8 	crime, based on the juvenile crime rate in the area over which the agency has jurisdiction. 
11.9 	More than one grant under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), may be awarded to 
11.10 	an agency; however, each grant may fund only one position. At least 50 percent of the 
11.11 	grants awarded under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), must be awarded to the 
11.12 	cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

11.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.63, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.14 		Subd. 2.Awarding grant. The commissioner of public safety shall act as fiscal 
11.15 	agent for the grant program and shall be responsible for receiving applications for grants 
11.16 	and awarding grants under this section. Before any grants are awarded, a committee 
11.17 	consisting of the attorney general, and representatives from the Minnesota Chiefs of Police 
11.18 	Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, and the Minnesota Police and Peace 
11.19 	Officers Association, shall evaluate the grant applications. Before grants are awarded, the 
11.20 	commissioner shall meet and consult with the committee concerning its evaluation of and 
11.21 	recommendations on grant proposals. At least 50 percent of the grants awarded under this 
11.22 	section must be awarded to the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

11.23 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.24 		Subd. 2.Applications. Any public or private nonprofit agency may apply to the 
11.25 	commissioner for a grant to provide emergency shelter services to battered women, 
11.26 	support services to domestic abuse victims, or both, to battered women and their children. 
11.27 	The application shall be submitted in a form approved by the commissioner by rule 
11.28 	adopted under chapter 14, after consultation with the advisory council, and shall include:
11.29 	(1) a proposal for the provision of emergency shelter services for battered women, 
11.30 	support services for domestic abuse victims, or both, for battered women and their children;
11.31 	(2) a proposed budget;
11.32 	(3) the agency's overall operating budget, including documentation on the retention 
11.33 	of financial reserves and availability of additional funding sources;
12.1 	(4) evidence of an ability to integrate into the proposed program the uniform method 
12.2 	of data collection and program evaluation established under sections section611A.33 
12.3 	and 611A.34;
12.4 	(5) evidence of an ability to represent the interests of battered women and domestic 
12.5 	abuse victims and their children to local law enforcement agencies and courts, county 
12.6 	welfare agencies, and local boards or departments of health;
12.7 	(6) evidence of an ability to do outreach to unserved and underserved populations 
12.8 	and to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services; and
12.9 	(7) any other content the commissioner may require by rule adopted under chapter 
12.10 	14, after considering the recommendations of the advisory council.
12.11 	Programs which have been approved for grants in prior years may submit materials 
12.12 	which indicate changes in items listed in clauses (1) to (7), in order to qualify for renewal 
12.13 	funding. Nothing in this subdivision may be construed to require programs to submit 
12.14 	complete applications for each year of renewal funding.

12.15 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.33, is amended to read:
12.16 	611A.33 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
12.17 	The commissioner shall:
12.18 	(1) review applications for and award grants to a program pursuant to section 
12.19 	611A.32, subdivision 1, after considering the recommendation of the advisory council;
12.20 	(2) appoint the members of the advisory council created under section 611A.34, and 
12.21 	provide consultative staff and other administrative services to the advisory council;
12.22 	(3) after considering the recommendation of the advisory council, (2) appoint a 
12.23 	program director to perform the duties set forth in section 611A.35;
12.24 	(4) (3) design and implement a uniform method of collecting data on domestic abuse 
12.25 	victims to be used to evaluate the programs funded under section 611A.32;
12.26 	(5) (4) provide technical aid to applicants in the development of grant requests and 
12.27 	provide technical aid to programs in meeting the data collection requirements established 
12.28 	by the commissioner; and
12.29 	(6) (5) adopt, under chapter 14, all rules necessary to implement the provisions 
12.30 	of sections 611A.31 to 611A.36.

12.31 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.35, is amended to read:
12.32 	611A.35 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON BATTERED WOMEN AND DOMESTIC 
12.33 	ABUSE PROGRAM DIRECTOR.
13.1 	The commissioner shall appoint a program director. In appointing the program 
13.2 	director the commissioner shall give due consideration to the list of applicants submitted 
13.3 	to the commissioner pursuant to section 611A.34, subdivision 3, clause (3). The program 
13.4 	director shall administer the funds appropriated for sections 611A.31 to 611A.36, consult 
13.5 	with and provide staff to the advisory council, and perform other duties related to battered 
13.6 	women's and domestic abuse programs as the commissioner may assign. The program 
13.7 	director shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner in the unclassified service.

13.8 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 629.342, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
13.9 		Subd. 2.Policies required. (a) By July 1, 1993, each law enforcement agency 
13.10 	shall develop, adopt, and implement a written policy regarding arrest procedures for 
13.11 	domestic abuse incidents. In the development of a policy, each law enforcement agency 
13.12 	shall consult with domestic abuse advocates, community organizations, and other law 
13.13 	enforcement agencies with expertise in the recognition and handling of domestic abuse 
13.14 	incidents. The policy shall discourage dual arrests, include consideration of whether 
13.15 	one of the parties acted in self defense, and provide guidance to officers concerning 
13.16 	instances in which officers should remain at the scene of a domestic abuse incident until 
13.17 	the likelihood of further imminent violence has been eliminated.
13.18 	(b) The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the Board of Peace Officer Standards 
13.19 	and Training, and the Advisory Council on Battered Women and Domestic Abuse 
13.20 	appointed by the commissioner of corrections under section 611A.34, in consultation with 
13.21 	the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, and the 
13.22 	Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, shall develop a written model policy 
13.23 	regarding arrest procedures for domestic abuse incidents for use by local law enforcement 
13.24 	agencies. Each law enforcement agency may adopt the model policy in lieu of developing 
13.25 	its own policy under the provisions of paragraph (a).
13.26 	(c) Local law enforcement agencies that have already developed a written policy 
13.27 	regarding arrest procedures for domestic abuse incidents before July 1, 1992, are not 
13.28 	required to develop a new policy but must review their policies and consider the written 
13.29 	model policy developed under paragraph (b).

13.30 	Sec. 7. CLARIFICATION OF CONTINUED EXISTENCE.
 13.31 	This section clarifies that the groups listed in this section did not expire June 30, 
13.32 	2009. Actions taken by the groups listed in this section and public funds spent on behalf 
13.33 	of these groups since June 30, 2009, are valid:
14.1 	(1) Automobile Theft Prevention Advisory Board, created in Minnesota Statutes, 
14.2 	section 65B.84, subdivision 4; and
14.3 	(2) Fire Service Advisory Committee, created in Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.4 	299F.012, subdivision 2.

14.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
14.6 	and applies retroactively from June 30, 2009.

14.7 	Sec. 8.  REPEALER.
 14.8 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 243.93; 299C.156; 299M.02; and 611A.34, are 
14.9 	repealed.

14.10 	ARTICLE 7
14.11 	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

14.12 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115.741, is amended by adding a 
14.13 	subdivision to read:
14.14 		Subd. 5.Repeal. This section is repealed June 30, 2019.

14.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 144.98, subdivision 10, is 
14.16 	amended to read:
14.17 		Subd. 10.Establishing a selection committee. (a) The commissioner shall 
14.18 	establish a selection committee for the purpose of recommending approval of qualified 
14.19 	laboratory assessors and assessment bodies. Committee members shall demonstrate 
14.20 	competence in assessment practices. The committee shall initially consist of seven 
14.21 	members appointed by the commissioner as follows:
14.22 	(1) one member from a municipal laboratory accredited by the commissioner;
14.23 	(2) one member from an industrial treatment laboratory accredited by the 
14.24 	commissioner;
14.25 	(3) one member from a commercial laboratory located in this state and accredited by 
14.26 	the commissioner;
14.27 	(4) one member from a commercial laboratory located outside the state and 
14.28 	accredited by the commissioner;
14.29 	(5) one member from a nongovernmental client of environmental laboratories;
14.30 	(6) one member from a professional organization with a demonstrated interest in 
14.31 	environmental laboratory data and accreditation; and
15.1 	(7) one employee of the laboratory accreditation program administered by the 
15.2 	department.
15.3 	(b) Committee appointments begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of the 
15.4 	same year.
15.5 	(c) The commissioner shall appoint persons to fill vacant committee positions, 
15.6 	expand the total number of appointed positions, or change the designated positions upon 
15.7 	the advice of the committee.
15.8 	(d) The commissioner shall rescind the appointment of a selection committee 
15.9 	member for sufficient cause as the commissioner determines, such as:
15.10 	(1) neglect of duty;
15.11 	(2) failure to notify the commissioner of a real or perceived conflict of interest;
15.12 	(3) nonconformance with committee procedures;
15.13 	(4) failure to demonstrate competence in assessment practices; or
15.14 	(5) official misconduct.
15.15 	(e) Members of the selection committee shall be compensated according to the 
15.16 	provisions in section 15.059, subdivision 3.
15.17 	(f) The selection committee expires June 30, 2018.

15.18 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144G.06, is amended to read:
15.19 	144G.06 UNIFORM CONSUMER INFORMATION GUIDE.
15.20 	(a) The commissioner of health shall establish an advisory committee consisting 
15.21 	of representatives of consumers, providers, county and state officials, and other 
15.22 	groups the commissioner considers appropriate. The advisory committee shall present 
15.23 	recommendations to the commissioner on:
15.24 	(1) a format for a guide to be used by individual providers of assisted living, as 
15.25 	defined in section 144G.01, that includes information about services offered by that 
15.26 	provider, which services may be covered by Medicare, service costs, and other relevant 
15.27 	provider-specific information, as well as a statement of philosophy and values associated 
15.28 	with assisted living, presented in uniform categories that facilitate comparison with guides 
15.29 	issued by other providers; and
15.30 	(2) requirements for informing assisted living clients, as defined in section 144G.01, 
15.31 	of their applicable legal rights.
15.32 	(b) The commissioner, after reviewing the recommendations of the advisory 
15.33 	committee, shall adopt a uniform format for the guide to be used by individual providers, 
15.34 	and the required components of materials to be used by providers to inform assisted 
16.1 	living clients of their legal rights, and shall make the uniform format and the required 
16.2 	components available to assisted living providers.

16.3 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 252.30, is amended to read:
16.4 	252.30 AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY 
16.5 	RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES.
16.6 	The commissioner of human services may make grants to nonprofit organizations, 
16.7 	municipalities or local units of government to provide up to 25 percent of the cost of 
16.8 	constructing, purchasing or remodeling small community residential facilities for persons 
16.9 	with developmental disabilities allowing such persons to live in a homelike atmosphere 
16.10 	near their families. Operating capital grants may also be made for up to three months of 
16.11 	reimbursable operating costs after the facility begins processing applications for admission 
16.12 	and prior to reimbursement for services. Repayment of the operating grants shall be made 
16.13 	to the commissioner of human services at the end of the provider's first fiscal year, or at 
16.14 	the conclusion of the interim rate period, whichever occurs first. No aid under this section 
16.15 	shall be granted to a facility providing for more than 16 residents in a living unit and with 
16.16 	more than two living units. The advisory council established by section 252.31 shall 
16.17 	recommend to the commissioner appropriate disbursement of the funds appropriated by 
16.18 	Laws 1973, chapter 673, section 3. Prior to any disbursement of funds the commissioner 
16.19 	shall review the plans and location of any proposed facility to determine whether such 
16.20 	a facility is needed. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules for the making of 
16.21 	grants and for the administration of this section as the commissioner deems proper. 
16.22 	The remaining portion of the cost of constructing, purchasing, remodeling facilities, or 
16.23 	of operating capital shall be borne by nonstate sources including federal grants, local 
16.24 	government funds, funds from charitable sources, gifts and mortgages.

16.25 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.064, subdivision 1a, 
16.26 	is amended to read:
16.27 		Subd. 1a.Grounds for sanctions against vendors. The commissioner may 
16.28 	impose sanctions against a vendor of medical care for any of the following: (1) fraud, 
16.29 	theft, or abuse in connection with the provision of medical care to recipients of public 
16.30 	assistance; (2) a pattern of presentment of false or duplicate claims or claims for services 
16.31 	not medically necessary; (3) a pattern of making false statements of material facts for 
16.32 	the purpose of obtaining greater compensation than that to which the vendor is legally 
16.33 	entitled; (4) suspension or termination as a Medicare vendor; (5) refusal to grant the 
16.34 	state agency access during regular business hours to examine all records necessary to 
17.1 	disclose the extent of services provided to program recipients and appropriateness of 
17.2 	claims for payment; (6) failure to repay an overpayment or a fine finally established under 
17.3 	this section; (7) failure to correct errors in the maintenance of health service or financial 
17.4 	records for which a fine was imposed or after issuance of a warning by the commissioner; 
17.5 	and (8) any reason for which a vendor could be excluded from participation in the 
17.6 	Medicare program under section 1128, 1128A, or 1866(b)(2) of the Social Security Act. 
17.7 	The determination of services not medically necessary may be made by the commissioner 
17.8 	in consultation with a peer advisory task force appointed by the commissioner on the 
17.9 	recommendation of appropriate professional organizations. The task force expires as 
17.10 	provided in section 15.059, subdivision 5.

17.11 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.27, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.12 		Subd. 3.Access to medical records. The commissioner of human services, with the 
17.13 	written consent of the recipient, on file with the local welfare agency, shall be allowed 
17.14 	access to all personal medical records of medical assistance recipients solely for the 
17.15 	purposes of investigating whether or not: (a) a vendor of medical care has submitted a 
17.16 	claim for reimbursement, a cost report or a rate application which is duplicative, erroneous, 
17.17 	or false in whole or in part, or which results in the vendor obtaining greater compensation 
17.18 	than the vendor is legally entitled to; or (b) the medical care was medically necessary. The 
17.19 	vendor of medical care shall receive notification from the commissioner at least 24 hours 
17.20 	before the commissioner gains access to such records. The determination of provision of 
17.21 	services not medically necessary shall be made by the commissioner. The commissioner 
17.22 	may consult with an advisory task force of vendors the commissioner may appoint, on 
17.23 	the recommendation of appropriate professional organizations. The task force expires as 
17.24 	provided in section 15.059, subdivision 6. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, 
17.25 	a vendor of medical care shall not be subject to any civil or criminal liability for providing 
17.26 	access to medical records to the commissioner of human services pursuant to this section.

17.27 	Sec. 7. CLARIFICATION OF CONTINUED EXISTENCE.
 17.28 	This section clarifies that the groups listed in this section did not expire June 30, 
17.29 	2009. Actions taken by the groups listed in this section and public funds spent on behalf 
17.30 	of these groups since June 30, 2009, are valid: 
17.31 	(1) Medical Assistance Drug Formulary Committee, created in Minnesota Statutes, 
17.32 	section 256B.0625, subdivision 13c; 
17.33 	(2) Environmental Health Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, created 
17.34 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.998; 
18.1 	(3) Water Supply Systems and Wastewater Treatment Facilities Advisory Council, 
18.2 	created in Minnesota Statutes, section 115.741; and
18.3 	(4) Prescription Electronic Reporting Advisory Committee, created in Minnesota 
18.4 	Statutes, section 152.126, subdivision 3.

18.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
18.6 	and applies retroactively from June 30, 2009.

18.7 	Sec. 8.  REPEALER.
 18.8 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 62U.09; 144.011, subdivision 2; 145.98, 
18.9 	subdivisions 1 and 3; 252.31; and 402A.15, are repealed.

18.10 	ARTICLE 8
18.11 	CONFORMING CHANGES

18.12 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 3.922, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
18.13 		Subd. 8.Advisory board. An advisory board on urban Indians shall advise the 
18.14 	council on the unique problems and concerns of Minnesota Indians who reside in urban 
18.15 	areas of the state. The board must be appointed by the council at the direction of the 
18.16 	elected tribal leadership and consist of six Indians residing in the vicinity of Minneapolis, 
18.17 	St. Paul, Bemidji, and Duluth. At least one member of the board must be a resident of 
18.18 	each city. The terms, compensation, and removal of members are as provided in section 
18.19 	15.059, but the expiration dates provided in that section do not apply.

18.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15B.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
18.21 		Subd. 2.Advisory committee. (a) A three-member advisory committee to the 
18.22 	CAAPB is established. Each of the three must be either an architect or a planner. One 
18.23 	must be appointed by the CAAPB; one, by the State Board of the Arts; and one, by the 
18.24 	Minnesota Society of the American Institute of Architects.
18.25 	(b) The advisory committee must advise the CAAPB on all architectural and 
18.26 	planning matters.
18.27 	(c) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law, the authority for 
18.28 	appointment of an advisory committee does not expire.
18.29 	(d) (c) An advisory committee member must not be a contestant in a CAAPB 
18.30 	competition.

18.31 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16B.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.1 		Subdivision 1.Federal Assistive Technology Act. (a) The Department of 
19.2 	Administration is designated as the lead agency to carry out all the responsibilities under 
19.3 	the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as amended. 
19.4 	The Minnesota Assistive Technology Advisory Council is established to fulfill the 
19.5 	responsibilities required by the Assistive Technology Act, as provided by Public Law 
19.6 	108-364, as amended. Because the existence of this council is required by federal law, this 
19.7 	council does not expire and the expiration date provided in section 15.059, subdivision 
19.8 	5, does not apply.
19.9 	(b) The governor shall appoint the membership of the council as required by the 
19.10 	Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as amended. 
19.11 	After the governor has completed the appointments required by this subdivision, the 
19.12 	commissioner of administration, or the commissioner's designee, shall convene the 
19.13 	first meeting of the council following the appointments. Members shall serve two-year 
19.14 	terms commencing July 1 of each odd-numbered year, and receive the compensation 
19.15 	specified by the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as 
19.16 	amended. The members of the council shall select their chair at the first meeting following 
19.17 	their appointment.

19.18 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 28A.21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
19.19 		Subd. 6.Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, This section 
19.20 	expires June 30, 2017.

19.21 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 62J.495, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
19.22 		Subd. 2.E-Health Advisory Committee. (a) The commissioner shall establish an 
19.23 	e-Health Advisory Committee governed by section 15.059 to advise the commissioner 
19.24 	on the following matters:
19.25 	(1) assessment of the adoption and effective use of health information technology by 
19.26 	the state, licensed health care providers and facilities, and local public health agencies;
19.27 	(2) recommendations for implementing a statewide interoperable health information 
19.28 	infrastructure, to include estimates of necessary resources, and for determining standards 
19.29 	for clinical data exchange, clinical support programs, patient privacy requirements, and 
19.30 	maintenance of the security and confidentiality of individual patient data;
19.31 	(3) recommendations for encouraging use of innovative health care applications 
19.32 	using information technology and systems to improve patient care and reduce the cost 
19.33 	of care, including applications relating to disease management and personal health 
20.1 	management that enable remote monitoring of patients' conditions, especially those with 
20.2 	chronic conditions; and
20.3 	(4) other related issues as requested by the commissioner.
20.4 	(b) The members of the e-Health Advisory Committee shall include the 
20.5 	commissioners, or commissioners' designees, of health, human services, administration, 
20.6 	and commerce and additional members to be appointed by the commissioner to include 
20.7 	persons representing Minnesota's local public health agencies, licensed hospitals and other 
20.8 	licensed facilities and providers, private purchasers, the medical and nursing professions, 
20.9 	health insurers and health plans, the state quality improvement organization, academic and 
20.10 	research institutions, consumer advisory organizations with an interest and expertise in 
20.11 	health information technology, and other stakeholders as identified by the commissioner to 
20.12 	fulfill the requirements of section 3013, paragraph (g), of the HITECH Act.
20.13 	(c) The commissioner shall prepare and issue an annual report not later than January 
20.14 	30 of each year outlining progress to date in implementing a statewide health information 
20.15 	infrastructure and recommending action on policy and necessary resources to continue the 
20.16 	promotion of adoption and effective use of health information technology.
20.17 	(d) Notwithstanding section 15.059, This subdivision expires June 30, 2015.

20.18 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 79A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.19 		Subdivision 1.Membership. For the purposes of assisting the commissioner, 
20.20 	there is established a Workers' Compensation Self-insurers' Advisory Committee of five 
20.21 	members that are employers authorized to self-insure in Minnesota. Three of the members 
20.22 	and three alternates shall be elected by the self-insurers' security fund board of trustees and 
20.23 	two members and two alternates shall be appointed by the commissioner. Notwithstanding 
20.24 	section 15.059, the advisory committee does not expire.

20.25 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.0146, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.26 		Subdivision 1.Advisory council created. The Cuyuna Country State Recreation 
20.27 	Area Citizens Advisory Council is established. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the 
20.28 	council does not expire. Membership on the advisory council shall include:
20.29 	(1) a representative of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Recreation Area Joint Powers 
20.30 	Board;
20.31 	(2) a representative of the Croft Mine Historical Park Joint Powers Board;
20.32 	(3) a designee of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Reclamation Committee who has 
20.33 	worked as a miner in the local area;
20.34 	(4) a representative of the Crow Wing County Board;
21.1 	(5) an elected state official;
21.2 	(6) a representative of the Grand Rapids regional office of the Department of Natural 
21.3 	Resources;
21.4 	(7) a designee of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;
21.5 	(8) a designee of the local business community selected by the area chambers of 
21.6 	commerce;
21.7 	(9) a designee of the local environmental community selected by the Crow Wing 
21.8 	County District 5 commissioner;
21.9 	(10) a designee of a local education organization selected by the Crosby-Ironton 
21.10 	School Board;
21.11 	(11) a designee of one of the recreation area user groups selected by the Cuyuna 
21.12 	Range Chamber of Commerce; and
21.13 	(12) a member of the Cuyuna Country Heritage Preservation Society.

21.14 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89A.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
21.15 		Subd. 5.Membership regulation. Terms, compensation, nomination, appointment, 
21.16 	and removal of council members are governed by section 15.059. Section 15.059, 
21.17 	subdivision 5, does not govern the expiration date of the council.

21.18 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.19 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The council shall appoint a Forest Resources 
21.20 	Research Advisory Committee. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the council does not 
21.21 	expire. The committee must consist of representatives of:
21.22 	(1) the College of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota;
21.23 	(2) the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota;
21.24 	(3) the department;
21.25 	(4) the North Central Forest Experiment Station, United States Forest Service; and
21.26 	(5) other organizations as deemed appropriate by the council.

21.27 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 93.0015, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
21.28 		Subd. 3.Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to 
21.29 	the contrary, The committee expires June 30, 2016.

21.30 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:
21.31 		Subd. 4b.Citizen oversight committees. (a) The commissioner shall appoint 
21.32 	committees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; review 
22.1 	the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes in policies, 
22.2 	activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant information; 
22.3 	and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improvements in 
22.4 	the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.
22.5 	(b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees, each comprised 
22.6 	of at least ten affected persons:
22.7 	(1) a Fisheries Oversight Committee to review fisheries funding and expenditures, 
22.8 	including activities related to trout and salmon stamps and walleye stamps; and
22.9 	(2) a Wildlife Oversight Committee to review wildlife funding and expenditures, 
22.10 	including activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management 
22.11 	and deer and big game management.
22.12 	(c) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight 
22.13 	Committee, and four additional members from each committee, shall form a Budgetary 
22.14 	Oversight Committee to coordinate the integration of the fisheries and wildlife oversight 
22.15 	committee reports into an annual report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad 
22.16 	level in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; and provide a forum 
22.17 	to address issues that transcend the fisheries and wildlife oversight committees.
22.18 	(d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a 
22.19 	biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15 
22.20 	of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations 
22.21 	to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with 
22.22 	jurisdiction over natural resources finance.
22.23 	(e) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight 
22.24 	Committee shall be chosen by their respective committees. The chair of the Budgetary 
22.25 	Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not be the chair of 
22.26 	either of the other oversight committees.
22.27 	(f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee may make recommendations to the 
22.28 	commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction 
22.29 	over natural resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.
22.30 	(g) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, The 
22.31 	Fisheries Oversight Committee, the Wildlife Oversight Committee, and the Budgetary 
22.32 	Oversight Committee do not expire until June 30, 2015.

22.33 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 103I.105, is amended to read:
22.34 	103I.105 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON WELLS AND BORINGS.
23.1 	(a) The Advisory Council on Wells and Borings is established as an advisory council 
23.2 	to the commissioner. The advisory council shall consist of 18 voting members. Of the 
23.3 	18 voting members:
23.4 	(1) one member must be from the Department of Health, appointed by the 
23.5 	commissioner of health;
23.6 	(2) one member must be from the Department of Natural Resources, appointed 
23.7 	by the commissioner of natural resources;
23.8 	(3) one member must be a member of the Minnesota Geological Survey of the 
23.9 	University of Minnesota, appointed by the director;
23.10 	(4) one member must be a responsible individual for a licensed explorer;
23.11 	(5) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed elevator boring 
23.12 	contractor;
23.13 	(6) two members must be members of the public who are not connected with the 
23.14 	boring or well drilling industry;
23.15 	(7) one member must be from the Pollution Control Agency, appointed by the 
23.16 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency;
23.17 	(8) one member must be from the Department of Transportation, appointed by the 
23.18 	commissioner of transportation;
23.19 	(9) one member must be from the Board of Water and Soil Resources appointed by 
23.20 	its chair;
23.21 	(10) one member must be a certified representative of a monitoring well contractor;
23.22 	(11) six members must be residents of this state appointed by the commissioner, who 
23.23 	are certified representatives of licensed well contractors, with not more than two from 
23.24 	the seven-county metropolitan area and at least four from other areas of the state who 
23.25 	represent different geographical regions; and
23.26 	(12) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed bored geothermal 
23.27 	heat exchanger contractor.
23.28 	(b) An appointee of the well drilling industry may not serve more than two 
23.29 	consecutive terms.
23.30 	(c) The appointees to the advisory council from the well drilling industry must:
23.31 	(1) have been residents of this state for at least three years before appointment; and
23.32 	(2) have at least five years' experience in the well drilling business.
23.33 	(d) The terms of the appointed members and the compensation and removal of all 
23.34 	members are governed by section 15.059, except section 15.059, subdivision 5, relating to 
23.35 	expiration of the advisory council does not apply.

24.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116U.25, is amended to read:
24.2 	116U.25 EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM COUNCIL.
24.3 	(a) The director shall be advised by the Explore Minnesota Tourism Council 
24.4 	consisting of up to 28 voting members appointed by the governor for four-year terms, 
24.5 	including:
24.6 	(1) the director of Explore Minnesota Tourism who serves as the chair;
24.7 	(2) eleven representatives of statewide associations representing bed and breakfast 
24.8 	establishments, golf, festivals and events, counties, convention and visitor bureaus, 
24.9 	lodging, resorts, trails, campgrounds, restaurants, and chambers of commerce;
24.10 	(3) one representative from each of the tourism marketing regions of the state as 
24.11 	designated by the office;
24.12 	(4) six representatives of the tourism business representing transportation, retail, 
24.13 	travel agencies, tour operators, travel media, and convention facilities;
24.14 	(5) one or more ex officio nonvoting members including at least one from the 
24.15 	University of Minnesota Tourism Center;
24.16 	(6) four legislators, two from each house, one each from the two largest political 
24.17 	party caucuses in each house, appointed according to the rules of the respective houses; and
24.18 	(7) other persons, if any, as designated from time to time by the governor.
24.19 	(b) The council shall act to serve the broader interests of tourism in Minnesota 
24.20 	by promoting activities that support, maintain, and expand the state's domestic and 
24.21 	international travel market, thereby generating increased visitor expenditures, tax revenue, 
24.22 	and employment.
24.23 	(c) Filling of membership vacancies is as provided in section 15.059. The terms of 
24.24 	one-half of the members shall be coterminous with the governor and the terms of the 
24.25 	remaining one-half of the members shall end on the first Monday in January one year after 
24.26 	the terms of the other members. Members may serve until their successors are appointed 
24.27 	and qualify. Members are not compensated. A member may be reappointed.
24.28 	(d) The council shall meet at least four times per year and at other times determined 
24.29 	by the council. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the council does not expire.
24.30 	(e) If compliance with section 13D.02 is impractical, the Explore Minnesota Tourism 
24.31 	Council may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so 
24.32 	long as the following conditions are met:
24.33 	(1) all members of the council participating in the meeting, wherever their physical 
24.34 	location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;
25.1 	(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the council can 
25.2 	hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the council and, if 
25.3 	needed, receive those services required by sections 15.44 and 15.441;
25.4 	(3) at least one member of the council is physically present at the regular meeting 
25.5 	location; and
25.6 	(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be 
25.7 	identified and recorded.
25.8 	(f) Each member of the council participating in a meeting by telephone or other 
25.9 	electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a 
25.10 	quorum and participating in all proceedings.
25.11 	(g) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the council, 
25.12 	to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a 
25.13 	remote location. The council may require the person making such a connection to pay for 
25.14 	documented marginal costs that the council incurs as a result of the additional connection.
25.15 	(h) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or 
25.16 	emergency meeting, the council shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the 
25.17 	fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of 
25.18 	the provisions of paragraph (g). The timing and method of providing notice is governed 
25.19 	by section 13D.04.

25.20 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.28, is amended to read:
25.21 	125A.28 STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.
25.22 	An Interagency Coordinating Council of at least 17, but not more than 25 members is 
25.23 	established, in compliance with Public Law 108-446, section 641. The members must be 
25.24 	appointed by the governor and reasonably represent the population of Minnesota. Council 
25.25 	members must elect the council chair, who may not be a representative of the Department 
25.26 	of Education. The council must be composed of at least five parents, including persons 
25.27 	of color, of children with disabilities under age 12, including at least three parents of a 
25.28 	child with a disability under age seven, five representatives of public or private providers 
25.29 	of services for children with disabilities under age five, including a special education 
25.30 	director, county social service director, local Head Start director, and a community health 
25.31 	services or public health nursing administrator, one member of the senate, one member of 
25.32 	the house of representatives, one representative of teacher preparation programs in early 
25.33 	childhood-special education or other preparation programs in early childhood intervention, 
25.34 	at least one representative of advocacy organizations for children with disabilities under 
25.35 	age five, one physician who cares for young children with special health care needs, one 
26.1 	representative each from the commissioners of commerce, education, health, human 
26.2 	services, a representative from the state agency responsible for child care, foster care, 
26.3 	mental health, homeless coordinator of education of homeless children and youth, and a 
26.4 	representative from Indian health services or a tribal council. Section 15.059, subdivisions 
26.5 	2 to 5 4, apply to the council. The council must meet at least quarterly.
26.6 	The council must address methods of implementing the state policy of developing 
26.7 	and implementing comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs of 
26.8 	early intervention services for children with disabilities and their families.
26.9 	The duties of the council include recommending policies to ensure a comprehensive 
26.10 	and coordinated system of all state and local agency services for children under age five 
26.11 	with disabilities and their families. The policies must address how to incorporate each 
26.12 	agency's services into a unified state and local system of multidisciplinary assessment 
26.13 	practices, individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find children in need of 
26.14 	services, methods to improve public awareness, and assistance in determining the role of 
26.15 	interagency early intervention committees.
26.16 	On the date that Minnesota Part C Annual Performance Report is submitted to the 
26.17 	federal Office of Special Education, the council must recommend to the governor and the 
26.18 	commissioners of education, health, human services, commerce, and employment and 
26.19 	economic development policies for a comprehensive and coordinated system.
26.20 	Annually, the council must prepare and submit a report to the governor and the 
26.21 	secretary of the federal Department of Education on the status of early intervention 
26.22 	services and programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families under 
26.23 	the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, sections 
26.24 	1471 to 1485 (Part C, Public Law 102-119), as operated in Minnesota. The Minnesota 
26.25 	Part C annual performance report may serve as the report.
26.26 	Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State Interagency Coordinating 
26.27 	Council does not expire unless federal law no longer requires the existence of the council 
26.28 	or committee.

26.29 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 134.31, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
26.30 		Subd. 6.Advisory committee. The commissioner shall appoint an advisory 
26.31 	committee of five members to advise the staff of the Minnesota Braille and Talking Book 
26.32 	Library on long-range plans and library services. Members shall be people who use the 
26.33 	library. Section 15.059 governs this committee except that the committee shall not expire.

26.34 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.1255, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.1 		Subdivision 1.Creation and membership. (a) By July 1, 2003, the commissioner 
27.2 	of health shall appoint an advisory committee to provide advice and recommendations to 
27.3 	the commissioner concerning tests and treatments for heritable and congenital disorders 
27.4 	found in newborn children. Membership of the committee shall include, but not be limited 
27.5 	to, at least one member from each of the following representative groups:
27.6 	(1) parents and other consumers;
27.7 	(2) primary care providers;
27.8 	(3) clinicians and researchers specializing in newborn diseases and disorders;
27.9 	(4) genetic counselors;
27.10 	(5) birth hospital representatives;
27.11 	(6) newborn screening laboratory professionals;
27.12 	(7) nutritionists; and
27.13 	(8) other experts as needed representing related fields such as emerging technologies 
27.14 	and health insurance.
27.15 	(b) The terms and removal of members are governed by section 15.059. Members 
27.16 	shall not receive per diems but shall be compensated for expenses. Notwithstanding 
27.17 	section 15.059, subdivision 5, the advisory committee does not expire.

27.18 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.1481, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.19 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; membership. The commissioner of health shall 
27.20 	establish a 15-member Rural Health Advisory Committee. The committee shall consist of 
27.21 	the following members, all of whom must reside outside the seven-county metropolitan 
27.22 	area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2:
27.23 	(1) two members from the house of representatives of the state of Minnesota, one 
27.24 	from the majority party and one from the minority party;
27.25 	(2) two members from the senate of the state of Minnesota, one from the majority 
27.26 	party and one from the minority party;
27.27 	(3) a volunteer member of an ambulance service based outside the seven-county 
27.28 	metropolitan area;
27.29 	(4) a representative of a hospital located outside the seven-county metropolitan area;
27.30 	(5) a representative of a nursing home located outside the seven-county metropolitan 
27.31 	area;
27.32 	(6) a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy licensed under chapter 147;
27.33 	(7) a midlevel practitioner;
27.34 	(8) a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse;
28.1 	(9) a licensed health care professional from an occupation not otherwise represented 
28.2 	on the committee;
28.3 	(10) a representative of an institution of higher education located outside the 
28.4 	seven-county metropolitan area that provides training for rural health care providers; and
28.5 	(11) three consumers, at least one of whom must be an advocate for persons who are 
28.6 	mentally ill or developmentally disabled.
28.7 	The commissioner will make recommendations for committee membership. 
28.8 	Committee members will be appointed by the governor. In making appointments, the 
28.9 	governor shall ensure that appointments provide geographic balance among those areas of 
28.10 	the state outside the seven-county metropolitan area. The chair of the committee shall be 
28.11 	elected by the members. The advisory committee is governed by section 15.059, except 
28.12 	that the members do not receive per diem compensation. Notwithstanding section 15.059, 
28.13 	the advisory committee does not expire.

28.14 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.608, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.15 		Subd. 2.Council administration. (a) The council must meet at least twice a year 
28.16 	but may meet more frequently at the call of the chair, a majority of the council members, 
28.17 	or the commissioner.
28.18 	(b) The terms, compensation, and removal of members of the council are governed 
28.19 	by section 15.059, except that. The council expires June 30, 2015.
28.20 	(c) The council may appoint subcommittees and work groups. Subcommittees shall 
28.21 	consist of council members. Work groups may include noncouncil members. Noncouncil 
28.22 	members shall be compensated for work group activities under section 15.059, subdivision 
28.23 	3, but shall receive expenses only.

28.24 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 145A.10, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
28.25 		Subd. 10.State and local advisory committees. (a) A State Community Health 
28.26 	Advisory Committee is established to advise, consult with, and make recommendations 
28.27 	to the commissioner on the development, maintenance, funding, and evaluation of 
28.28 	community health services. Each community health board may appoint a member to serve 
28.29 	on the committee. The committee must meet at least quarterly, and special meetings 
28.30 	may be called by the committee chair or a majority of the members. Members or their 
28.31 	alternates may be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses while engaged 
28.32 	in their official duties. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the State Community Health 
28.33 	Advisory Committee does not expire.
29.1 	(b) The city councils or county boards that have established or are members of a 
29.2 	community health board may appoint a community health advisory committee to advise, 
29.3 	consult with, and make recommendations to the community health board on the duties 
29.4 	under subdivision 5a.

29.5 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 148.7805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.6 		Subd. 2.Administration. The advisory council is established and administered 
29.7 	under section 15.059. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the council shall 
29.8 	not expire.

29.9 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 153A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.10 		Subd. 2.Organization. The advisory council shall be organized and administered 
29.11 	according to section 15.059, except that, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the 
29.12 	advisory council shall not expire. The council may form committees to carry out its duties.

29.13 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
29.14 		Subd. 5.Screening board. (a) On or before September 1 of each year the county 
29.15 	engineer of each county shall forward to the commissioner, on forms prepared by the 
29.16 	commissioner, all information relating to the mileage, in lane-miles, of the county state-aid 
29.17 	highway system in the county, and the money needs of the county that the commissioner 
29.18 	deems necessary in order to apportion the county state-aid highway fund in accordance 
29.19 	with the formula heretofore set forth. Upon receipt of the information the commissioner 
29.20 	shall appoint a board consisting of the following county engineers:
29.21 	(1) two county engineers from the metropolitan highway construction district;
29.22 	(2) one county engineer from each nonmetropolitan highway district; and
29.23 	(3) one additional county engineer from each county with a population of 175,000 
29.24 	or more.
29.25 	No county engineer shall be appointed under clause (1) or (2) so as to serve 
29.26 	consecutively for more than four years. The board shall investigate and review the 
29.27 	information submitted by each county and shall on or before the first day of November 
29.28 	of each year submit its findings and recommendations in writing as to each county's 
29.29 	lane-mileage and money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the 
29.30 	commissioner. Final determination of the lane-mileage of each system and the money 
29.31 	needs of each county shall be made by the commissioner.
29.32 	(b) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the committee does not expire.

30.1 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 162.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
30.2 		Subd. 3.Screening board. (a) On or before September 1 of each year, the engineer 
30.3 	of each city having a population of 5,000 or more shall forward to the commissioner on 
30.4 	forms prepared by the commissioner, all information relating to the money needs of the 
30.5 	city that the commissioner deems necessary in order to apportion the municipal state-aid 
30.6 	street fund in accordance with the apportionment formula heretofore set forth. Upon 
30.7 	receipt of the information the commissioner shall appoint a board of city engineers. The 
30.8 	board shall be composed of one engineer from each state highway construction district, 
30.9 	and in addition thereto, one engineer from each city of the first class. The board shall 
30.10 	investigate and review the information submitted by each city. On or before November 
30.11 	1 of each year, the board shall submit its findings and recommendations in writing as to 
30.12 	each city's money needs to the commissioner on a form prepared by the commissioner. 
30.13 	Final determination of the money needs of each city shall be made by the commissioner. 
30.14 	In the event that any city shall fail to submit the information provided for herein, the 
30.15 	commissioner shall estimate the money needs of the city. The estimate shall be used in 
30.16 	solving the apportionment formula. The commissioner may withhold payment of the 
30.17 	amount apportioned to the city until the information is submitted.
30.18 	(b) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the board does not expire.

30.19 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
30.20 		Subd. 3.Advisory committee. (a) The commissioner shall establish an advisory 
30.21 	committee consisting of five members, including:
30.22 	(1) one county commissioner;
30.23 	(2) one county engineer;
30.24 	(3) one city engineer;
30.25 	(4) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a 
30.26 	population over 5,000; and
30.27 	(5) one city council member or city administrator representing a city with a 
30.28 	population under 5,000. The advisory committee shall provide recommendations to the 
30.29 	commissioner regarding expenditures from the trunk highway corridor projects account.
30.30 	(b) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the committee does not expire.

30.31 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 175.007, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.32 		Subdivision 1.Creation; composition. (a) There is created a permanent Council on 
30.33 	Workers' Compensation consisting of 12 voting members as follows: the presidents of the 
30.34 	largest statewide Minnesota business and organized labor organizations as measured by 
31.1 	the number of employees of its business members and in its affiliated labor organizations 
31.2 	in Minnesota on July 1, 1992, and every five years thereafter; five additional members 
31.3 	representing business, and five additional members representing organized labor. The 
31.4 	commissioner of labor and industry shall serve as chair of the council and shall be a 
31.5 	nonvoting member. Notwithstanding section 15.059, This council does not expire unless 
31.6 	the council no longer fulfills the purpose for which the council was established, the council 
31.7 	has not met in the last 18 months, or the council does not comply with the registration 
31.8 	requirements of section 15.0599, subdivision 3.
31.9 	(b) The governor, the majority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house, the 
31.10 	minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall 
31.11 	each select a business and a labor representative. At least four of the labor representatives 
31.12 	shall be chosen from the affiliated membership of the Minnesota AFL-CIO. At least two 
31.13 	of the business representatives shall be representatives of small employers as defined in 
31.14 	section 177.24, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2). None of the council members 
31.15 	shall represent attorneys, health care providers, qualified rehabilitation consultants, or 
31.16 	insurance companies. If the appointing officials cannot agree on a method of appointing 
31.17 	the required number of Minnesota AFL-CIO and small business representatives by the 
31.18 	second Monday in June of the year in which appointments are made, they shall notify the 
31.19 	secretary of state. The distribution of appointments shall then be determined publicly by 
31.20 	lot by the secretary of state or a designee in the presence of the appointing officials or their 
31.21 	designees on the third Monday in June.
31.22 	(c) Each council member shall appoint an alternate. Alternates shall serve in the 
31.23 	absence of the member they replace.
31.24 	(d) The ten appointed voting members shall serve for terms of five years and may 
31.25 	be reappointed.
31.26 	(e) The council shall designate liaisons to the council representing workers' 
31.27 	compensation insurers; medical, hospital, and rehabilitation providers; and the legal 
31.28 	profession. The speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives shall each 
31.29 	appoint a caucus member as a liaison to the council. The majority and minority leaders of 
31.30 	the senate shall each appoint a caucus member to serve as a liaison to the council.
31.31 	(f) The compensation and removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.059.

31.32 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 182.656, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
31.33 		Subd. 3.Meetings. A majority of the council members constitutes a quorum. 
31.34 	The council shall meet at the call of its chair, or upon request of any six members. A 
31.35 	tape recording of the meeting with the tape being retained for a one-year period will be 
32.1 	available upon the request and payment of costs to any interested party. The council shall 
32.2 	expire and the terms, compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided in 
32.3 	section 15.059, except that the council shall not expire.

32.4 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 214.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
32.5 		Subd. 4.Delegation of regulation activities. The commissioner of health shall 
32.6 	wherever possible delegate the administration of regulation activities to a health-related 
32.7 	licensing board with the concurrence of that board. If the commissioner of health delegates 
32.8 	this function, the licensing board may regularly bill the commissioner of health for the 
32.9 	cost of performing this function. The licensing board may directly set and charge fees 
32.10 	in accordance with the provisions of section 214.06. The commissioner of health may 
32.11 	establish an advisory council to advise the commissioner or the appropriate health-related 
32.12 	licensing board on matters relating to the registration and regulation of an occupation. 
32.13 	A council shall have seven members appointed by the commissioner of which five are 
32.14 	members of the registered occupation or related registered or licensed occupations, and 
32.15 	two are public members. A council shall expire, and The terms, compensation, and 
32.16 	removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.059.

32.17 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 240.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
32.18 		Subd. 4.Rules; advisory committees. The commission shall adopt rules governing 
32.19 	the distribution of the fund. The commission may establish advisory committees to advise 
32.20 	it on the distribution of money under this section, provided that the members of an 
32.21 	advisory committee shall serve without compensation. The expiration date provided in 
32.22 	section 15.059, subdivision 5, does not apply to this subdivision.

32.23 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 243.1606, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
32.24 		Subd. 4.Expiration; expenses. The provisions of section 15.059 apply to the 
32.25 	council except that it does not expire.

32.26 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13i, is amended to 
32.27 	read:
32.28 		Subd. 13i.Drug Utilization Review Board; report. (a) A nine-member Drug 
32.29 	Utilization Review Board is established. The board must be comprised of at least three 
32.30 	but no more than four licensed physicians actively engaged in the practice of medicine 
32.31 	in Minnesota; at least three licensed pharmacists actively engaged in the practice of 
32.32 	pharmacy in Minnesota; and one consumer representative. The remainder must be made 
33.1 	up of health care professionals who are licensed in their field and have recognized 
33.2 	knowledge in the clinically appropriate prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring of covered 
33.3 	outpatient drugs. Members of the board must be appointed by the commissioner, shall 
33.4 	serve three-year terms, and may be reappointed by the commissioner. The board shall 
33.5 	annually elect a chair from among its members.
33.6 	(b) The board must be staffed by an employee of the department who shall serve as 
33.7 	an ex officio nonvoting member of the board.
33.8 	(c) The commissioner shall, with the advice of the board:
33.9 	(1) implement a medical assistance retrospective and prospective drug utilization 
33.10 	review program as required by United States Code, title 42, section 1396r-8, subsection 
33.11 	(g), paragraph (3);
33.12 	(2) develop and implement the predetermined criteria and practice parameters for 
33.13 	appropriate prescribing to be used in retrospective and prospective drug utilization review;
33.14 	(3) develop, select, implement, and assess interventions for physicians, pharmacists, 
33.15 	and patients that are educational and not punitive in nature;
33.16 	(4) establish a grievance and appeals process for physicians and pharmacists under 
33.17 	this section;
33.18 	(5) publish and disseminate educational information to physicians and pharmacists 
33.19 	regarding the board and the review program;
33.20 	(6) adopt and implement procedures designed to ensure the confidentiality of any 
33.21 	information collected, stored, retrieved, assessed, or analyzed by the board, staff to 
33.22 	the board, or contractors to the review program that identifies individual physicians, 
33.23 	pharmacists, or recipients;
33.24 	(7) establish and implement an ongoing process to:
33.25 	(i) receive public comment regarding drug utilization review criteria and standards; 
33.26 	and
33.27 	(ii) consider the comments along with other scientific and clinical information in 
33.28 	order to revise criteria and standards on a timely basis; and
33.29 	(8) adopt any rules necessary to carry out this section.
33.30 	(d) The board may establish advisory committees. The commissioner may contract 
33.31 	with appropriate organizations to assist the board in carrying out the board's duties. 
33.32 	The commissioner may enter into contracts for services to develop and implement a 
33.33 	retrospective and prospective review program.
33.34 	(e) The board shall report to the commissioner annually on the date the drug 
33.35 	utilization review annual report is due to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 
33.36 	This report must cover the preceding federal fiscal year. The commissioner shall make the 
34.1 	report available to the public upon request. The report must include information on the 
34.2 	activities of the board and the program; the effectiveness of implemented interventions; 
34.3 	administrative costs; and any fiscal impact resulting from the program. An honorarium 
34.4 	of $100 per meeting and reimbursement for mileage must be paid to each board member 
34.5 	in attendance.
34.6 	(f) This subdivision is exempt from the provisions of section 15.059. 
34.7 	Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, the board is permanent and does not expire.

34.8 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256C.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
34.9 		Subdivision 1.Membership. The Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind and 
34.10 	Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans consists of seven members appointed at large and one 
34.11 	member from each advisory committee established under section 256C.24, subdivision 3. 
34.12 	At least 50 percent of the members must be deaf or deafblind or hard of hearing. Members 
34.13 	shall include persons who are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing, parents of children who 
34.14 	are deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing, and representatives of county and regional human 
34.15 	services, including representatives of private service providers. Commission members 
34.16 	are appointed by the governor for a three-year term and shall serve no more than two 
34.17 	consecutive terms. The commission shall select one member as chair. Notwithstanding 
34.18 	section 15.059, the commission does not expire.

34.19 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 270C.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
34.20 		Subd. 5.Duration. Notwithstanding the provisions of any statutes to the contrary, 
34.21 	including section 15.059, the coordinating committee as established by this section to 
34.22 	oversee and coordinate preparation of the microdata samples of income tax returns and 
34.23 	other information shall not expire.

34.24 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.2213, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
34.25 		Subd. 5.Advisory committees. Before submission to the board of a proposal for a 
34.26 	project for expenditure of money appropriated under this section, the commissioner of Iron 
34.27 	Range resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting 
34.28 	of at least seven persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of 
34.29 	the proposal. If the project involves investment in a scientific research proposal, at 
34.30 	least four of the committee members must be knowledgeable in the specific scientific 
34.31 	research area relating to the project. Members of the committees must be compensated as 
34.32 	provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3. The board shall not act on a proposal until it 
35.1 	has received the evaluation and recommendations of the technical advisory committee. 
35.2 	Notwithstanding section 15.059, the committees do not expire.

35.3 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.2214, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
35.4 		Subdivision 1.Creation of committee; purpose. A committee is created to 
35.5 	advise the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation on providing higher 
35.6 	education programs in the taconite assistance area defined in section 273.1341. The 
35.7 	committee is subject to section 15.059but does not expire.

35.8 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.297, is amended to read:
35.9 	298.297 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
35.10 	Before submission of a project to the board, the commissioner of Iron Range 
35.11 	resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting of 
35.12 	one or more persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of the 
35.13 	proposal. Members of the committees shall be compensated as provided in section 15.059, 
35.14 	subdivision 3. The board shall not act on a proposal until it has received the evaluation 
35.15 	and recommendations of the technical advisory committee or until 15 days have elapsed 
35.16 	since the proposal was transmitted to the advisory committee, whichever occurs first. 
35.17 	Notwithstanding section 15.059, the committees do not expire.

35.18 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
35.19 		Subd. 5.Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, The advisory 
35.20 	committee on Capitol Area Security expires June 30, 2022.

35.21 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326B.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
35.22 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The Construction Codes Advisory Council 
35.23 	consists of the following members:
35.24 	(1) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee representing the department's 
35.25 	Construction Codes and Licensing Division;
35.26 	(2) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner of public safety's 
35.27 	designee representing the Department of Public Safety's State Fire Marshal Division;
35.28 	(3) one member, appointed by the commissioner, engaged in each of the following 
35.29 	occupations or industries:
35.30 	(i) certified building officials;
35.31 	(ii) fire chiefs or fire marshals;
35.32 	(iii) licensed architects;
36.1 	(iv) licensed professional engineers;
36.2 	(v) commercial building owners and managers;
36.3 	(vi) the licensed residential building industry;
36.4 	(vii) the commercial building industry;
36.5 	(viii) the heating and ventilation industry;
36.6 	(ix) a member of the Plumbing Board;
36.7 	(x) a member of the Board of Electricity;
36.8 	(xi) a member of the Board of High Pressure Piping Systems;
36.9 	(xii) the boiler industry;
36.10 	(xiii) the manufactured housing industry;
36.11 	(xiv) public utility suppliers;
36.12 	(xv) the Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council; and
36.13 	(xvi) local units of government.
36.14 	(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee representing the department's 
36.15 	Construction Codes and Licensing Division shall serve as chair of the advisory council. 
36.16 	For members who are not state officials or employees, compensation and removal of 
36.17 	members of the advisory council are governed by section 15.059. The terms of the 
36.18 	members of the advisory council shall be four years. The terms of eight of the appointed 
36.19 	members shall be coterminous with the governor and the terms of the remaining nine 
36.20 	appointed members shall end on the first Monday in January one year after the terms of 
36.21 	the other appointed members expire. An appointed member may be reappointed. Each 
36.22 	council member shall appoint an alternate to serve in their absence. The committee is not 
36.23 	subject to the expiration provision of section 15.059, subdivision 5.

36.24 	Sec. 38. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 36.25 	The revisor of statutes shall: (1) remove cross-references to the sections repealed 
36.26 	in articles 1 to 8 wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules; and 
36.27 	(2) make changes necessary to correct the punctuation, grammar, or structure of the 
36.28 	remaining text and preserve its meaning.

36.29 	Sec. 39.  REPEALER.
 36.30 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 15B.32, subdivision 7; 127A.70, subdivision 3; 
36.31 	136A.031, subdivision 5; 147E.35, subdivision 4; 241.021, subdivision 4c; and 245.97, 
36.32 	subdivision 7, are repealed.