1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state agencies; modifying requirements for 
  1.3             advisory councils and committees and multimember 
  1.4             agencies; changing certain publication dates and 
  1.5             requirements; changing expiration dates; amending 
  1.6             Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 15.059, subdivision 
  1.7             5, and by adding a subdivision; 15.0597, subdivisions 
  1.8             2 and 3; 15.0599, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, and by adding 
  1.9             subdivisions; 16B.42, subdivision 1; 17.136; 17.49, 
  1.10            subdivision 1; 18B.305, subdivision 3; 21.112, 
  1.11            subdivision 2; 28A.20, subdivision 2, and by adding a 
  1.12            subdivision; 31.95, subdivision 3a; 62Q.03, 
  1.13            subdivision 5a; 120.1701, subdivision 3; 124.48, 
  1.14            subdivision 3; 126.531, subdivision 3; 126.56, 
  1.15            subdivision 5; 134.31, subdivision 5; 144.672, 
  1.16            subdivision 1; 145.881, subdivision 1; 148.622, 
  1.17            subdivision 3; 161.1419, subdivision 8; 175.008; 
  1.18            178.02, subdivision 2; 182.656, subdivision 3; 214.32, 
  1.19            subdivision 1; 245.697, subdivision 1; 254A.035, 
  1.20            subdivision 2; and 254A.04.  
  1.21  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.22     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.059, 
  1.23  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  1.24     Subd. 5.  [EXPIRATION DATE.] (a) Unless a different date is 
  1.25  specified by law, the existence of each advisory council and 
  1.26  committee created established before January 1, 1993 1997, and 
  1.27  governed by this section shall terminate on terminates June 30, 
  1.28  1993 1997.  An advisory council or committee whose expiration is 
  1.29  not governed by this section does not terminate June 30, 1993, 
  1.30  unless specified by other law.  An advisory council or committee 
  1.31  created established by law and in existence after June 30, 1993 
  1.32  1997, expires on the date specified in the law creating 
  1.33  establishing the group or on June 30, 1997 2001, whichever is 
  2.1   sooner.  This expiration provision subdivision applies whether 
  2.2   or not the law creating establishing the group provides that the 
  2.3   group is governed by this section. 
  2.4      (b) An advisory council or committee does not expire in 
  2.5   accordance with paragraph (a) if it: 
  2.6      (1) is an occupational licensure advisory group to a 
  2.7   licensing board or agency; 
  2.8      (2) administers and awards grants; or 
  2.9      (3) is required by federal law or regulation. 
  2.10  A council or committee covered by this paragraph expires June 
  2.11  30, 2001. 
  2.12     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.059, is 
  2.13  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.14     Subd. 5a.  [NO EXPIRATION.] Notwithstanding subdivision 5, 
  2.15  the advisory councils and committees listed in this subdivision 
  2.16  do not expire June 30, 1997.  These groups expire June 30, 2001, 
  2.17  unless the law creating the group or this subdivision specifies 
  2.18  an earlier expiration date. 
  2.19     Investment advisory council, created in section 11A.08; 
  2.20     Intergovernmental information systems council, created in 
  2.21  section 16B.42, expires June 30, 1999; 
  2.22     Feedlot and manure management advisory committee, created 
  2.23  in section 17.136; 
  2.24     Aquaculture advisory committee, created in section 17.49; 
  2.25     Dairy producers board, created in section 17.76; 
  2.26     Pesticide applicator education and examination review 
  2.27  board, created in section 18B.305; 
  2.28     Advisory seed potato certification task force, created in 
  2.29  section 21.112; 
  2.30     Food safety advisory committee, created in section 28A.20; 
  2.31     Minnesota organic advisory task force, created in section 
  2.32  31.95; 
  2.33     Public programs risk adjustment work group, created in 
  2.34  section 62Q.03, expires June 30, 1999; 
  2.35     Workers' compensation self-insurers' advisory committee, 
  2.36  created in section 79A.02; 
  3.1      Youth corps advisory committee, created in section 84.0887; 
  3.2      Iron range off-highway vehicle advisory committee, created 
  3.3   in section 85.013; 
  3.4      Mineral coordinating committee, created in section 93.002; 
  3.5      Game and fish fund citizen advisory committees, created in 
  3.6   section 97A.055; 
  3.7      Wetland heritage advisory committee, created in section 
  3.8   103G.2242; 
  3.9      Wastewater treatment technical advisory committee, created 
  3.10  in section 115.54; 
  3.11     Solid waste management advisory council, created in section 
  3.12  115A.12; 
  3.13     Nuclear waste council, created in section 116C.711; 
  3.14     Genetically engineered organism advisory committee, created 
  3.15  in section 116C.93; 
  3.16     Environment and natural resources trust fund advisory 
  3.17  committee, created in section 116P.06; 
  3.18     Child abuse prevention advisory council, created in section 
  3.19  119A.13; 
  3.20     Chemical abuse and violence prevention council, created in 
  3.21  section 119A.27; 
  3.22     Youth neighborhood services advisory board, created in 
  3.23  section 119A.29; 
  3.24     Interagency coordinating council, created in section 
  3.25  120.1701, expires June 30, 1999; 
  3.26     Desegregation/integration advisory board, created in 
  3.27  section 121.1601; 
  3.28     Nonpublic education council, created in section 123.935; 
  3.29     Permanent school fund advisory committee, created in 
  3.30  section 124.078; 
  3.31     Indian scholarship committee, created in section 124.48; 
  3.32     American Indian education committees, created in section 
  3.33  126.531; 
  3.34     Summer scholarship advisory committee, created in section 
  3.35  126.56; 
  3.36     Multicultural education advisory committee, created in 
  4.1   section 126.82; 
  4.2      Male responsibility and fathering grants review committee, 
  4.3   created in section 126.84; 
  4.4      Library for the blind and physically handicapped advisory 
  4.5   committee, created in section 134.31; 
  4.6      Higher education advisory council, created in section 
  4.7   136A.031; 
  4.8      Student advisory council, created in section 136A.031; 
  4.9      Cancer surveillance advisory committee, created in section 
  4.10  144.672; 
  4.11     Maternal and child health task force, created in section 
  4.12  145.881; 
  4.13     State community health advisory committee, created in 
  4.14  section 145A.10; 
  4.15     Mississippi River Parkway commission, created in section 
  4.16  161.1419; 
  4.17     School bus safety advisory committee, created in section 
  4.18  169.435; 
  4.19     Advisory council on workers' compensation, created in 
  4.20  section 175.007; 
  4.21     Code enforcement advisory council, created in section 
  4.22  175.008; 
  4.23     Medical services review board, created in section 176.103; 
  4.24     Apprenticeship advisory council, created in section 178.02; 
  4.25     OSHA advisory council, created in section 182.656; 
  4.26     Health professionals services program advisory committee, 
  4.27  created in section 214.32; 
  4.28     Rehabilitation advisory council for the blind, created in 
  4.29  section 248.10; 
  4.30     American Indian advisory council, created in section 
  4.31  254A.035; 
  4.32     Alcohol and other drug abuse advisory council, created in 
  4.33  section 254A.04; 
  4.34     Medical assistance drug formulary committee, created in 
  4.35  section 256B.0625; 
  4.36     Home care advisory committee, created in section 256B.071; 
  5.1      Preadmission screening, alternative care, and home and 
  5.2   community-based services advisory committee, created in section 
  5.3   256B.0911; 
  5.4      Traumatic brain injury advisory committee, created in 
  5.5   section 256B.093; 
  5.6      Minnesota commission serving deaf and hard-of-hearing 
  5.7   people, created in section 256C.28; 
  5.8      American Indian child welfare advisory council, created in 
  5.9   section 257.3579; 
  5.10     Juvenile justice advisory committee, created in section 
  5.11  268.29; 
  5.12     Northeast Minnesota economic development fund technical 
  5.13  advisory committees, created in section 298.2213; 
  5.14     Iron range higher education committee, created in section 
  5.15  298.2214; 
  5.16     Northeast Minnesota economic protection trust fund 
  5.17  technical advisory committee, created in section 298.297; 
  5.18     Pipeline safety advisory committee, created in section 
  5.19  299J.06, expires June 30, 1998; 
  5.20     Battered women's advisory council, created in section 
  5.21  611A.34. 
  5.22     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.0597, 
  5.23  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  5.24     Subd. 2.  [COLLECTION OF DATA.] The chair of an existing 
  5.25  agency or the chair's designee, or the appointing authority for 
  5.26  the members of a newly created agency, shall provide the 
  5.27  secretary, on forms prepared and distributed by the secretary, 
  5.28  with the following data pertaining to that agency: 
  5.29     (1) the name of the agency, its mailing address, and 
  5.30  telephone number; 
  5.31     (2) the legal authority for the creation of the agency and 
  5.32  the name of the person appointing agency members; 
  5.33     (3) the powers and duties of the agency; 
  5.34     (4) the number of authorized members, together with any 
  5.35  prescribed restrictions on eligibility such as employment 
  5.36  experience or geographical representation; 
  6.1      (5) the dates of commencement and expiration of the 
  6.2   membership terms and the expiration date of the agency, if any; 
  6.3      (6) the compensation of members, and appropriations or 
  6.4   other funds available to the agency; 
  6.5      (7) the regular meeting schedule, if any, and approximate 
  6.6   number of hours per month of meetings or other activities 
  6.7   required of members; 
  6.8      (8) the roster of current members, including mailing 
  6.9   addresses and telephone numbers; and 
  6.10     (9) a breakdown of the membership showing distribution by 
  6.11  county, legislative district, and congressional district, and, 
  6.12  only if the member has voluntarily supplied the information, the 
  6.13  sex, political party preference or lack thereof of party 
  6.14  preference, race, and national origin of the members. 
  6.15     The secretary may provide for the submission of data in 
  6.16  accordance with this subdivision by electronic means.  The 
  6.17  publication requirement under clause (8) may be met by 
  6.18  publishing a member's home or business address and telephone 
  6.19  number, the address and telephone number of the agency to which 
  6.20  the member is appointed, the member's electronic mail address, 
  6.21  if provided, or any other information that would enable the 
  6.22  public to communicate with the member. 
  6.23     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.0597, 
  6.24  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  6.25     Subd. 3.  [PUBLICATION OF AGENCY DATA.] The secretary of 
  6.26  state shall provide for annual updating of the required data and 
  6.27  shall annually arrange for the publication in the state register 
  6.28  of the compiled data from all agencies on or about 
  6.29  November October 15 of each year.  Copies of the compilation 
  6.30  shall must be delivered to the governor and the legislature.  
  6.31  Copies of the compilation shall must be made available by the 
  6.32  secretary to any interested person at cost, and copies shall 
  6.33  must be available for viewing by interested persons.  The chair 
  6.34  of an agency who does not submit data required by this section 
  6.35  or who does not notify the secretary of a vacancy in the agency, 
  6.36  shall is not be eligible for a per diem or expenses in 
  7.1   connection with agency service until December 1 of the following 
  7.2   year. 
  7.3      Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.0599, 
  7.4   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  7.5      Subdivision 1.  [APPLICABILITY.] For purposes of this 
  7.6   section, "agency" means: 
  7.7      (1) a state board, commission, council, committee, 
  7.8   authority, task force, including an advisory task force 
  7.9   established under section 15.014 or 15.0593, other multimember 
  7.10  agency, however designated, established by statute or order and 
  7.11  having statewide jurisdiction; 
  7.12     (2) the metropolitan council established by section 
  7.13  473.123, a metropolitan agency as defined in section 473.121, 
  7.14  subdivision 5a, or a multimember body, however designated, 
  7.15  appointed by the metropolitan council established by section 
  7.16  473.123 or a metropolitan agency as defined in section 473.121, 
  7.17  subdivision 5a, if the membership includes at least one person 
  7.18  who is not a member of the council or the agency; and 
  7.19     (3) a multimember body whose members are appointed by the 
  7.20  legislature if the body has at least one nonlegislative member; 
  7.21  and 
  7.22     (4) any other multimember body established by law with at 
  7.23  least one appointed member, without regard to the appointing 
  7.24  authority. 
  7.25     "Secretary" means the secretary of state. 
  7.26     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.0599, 
  7.27  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  7.28     Subd. 4.  [REGISTRATION; INFORMATION REQUIRED.] (a) The 
  7.29  appointing authority of a newly established agency or the 
  7.30  authority's designee shall provide the secretary with the 
  7.31  following information: 
  7.32     (1) the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the 
  7.33  agency; 
  7.34     (2) the legal authority for the establishment of the agency 
  7.35  and the name and the title of the person or persons appointing 
  7.36  agency members; 
  8.1      (3) the powers and duties of the agency and whether the 
  8.2   agency, however designated, is best described by section 15.012, 
  8.3   paragraph (a), (b), (c), (e), or (f); 
  8.4      (4) the number of authorized members, together with any 
  8.5   prescribed restrictions on eligibility; 
  8.6      (5) the roster of current members, including mailing 
  8.7   addresses and telephone numbers; 
  8.8      (6) a breakdown of the membership showing distribution by 
  8.9   county, legislative district, and congressional district and 
  8.10  compliance with any restrictions listed in accordance with 
  8.11  clause (4); 
  8.12     (7) if any members have voluntarily provided the 
  8.13  information, the sex, age, political preference or lack of 
  8.14  preference, race, and national origin of those members; 
  8.15     (8) the dates of commencement and expiration of membership 
  8.16  terms and the expiration date of the agency, if any; 
  8.17     (9) the compensation of members and appropriations or other 
  8.18  money available to the agency; 
  8.19     (10) the name of the state agency or other entity, if any, 
  8.20  required to provide staff or administrative support to the 
  8.21  agency; 
  8.22     (11) the regular meeting schedule, if any, and the 
  8.23  approximate number of hours a month of meetings or other 
  8.24  activities required of members; and 
  8.25     (12) a brief statement of the goal or purpose of the 
  8.26  agency, along with a summary of what an existing agency has 
  8.27  done, or what a newly established agency plans to do to achieve 
  8.28  its goal or purpose. 
  8.29     The publication requirement under clause (5) may be met by 
  8.30  publishing a member's home or business address and telephone 
  8.31  number, the address and telephone number of the agency to which 
  8.32  the member is appointed, the member's electronic mail address, 
  8.33  or any other information that would enable the public to 
  8.34  communicate with the member. 
  8.35     (b) The chair of an existing agency or the chair's designee 
  8.36  shall provide information, covering the fiscal year in which it 
  9.1   is registering, on the number of meetings it has held, its 
  9.2   expenses, and the number of staff hours, if any, devoted to its 
  9.3   support.  The chair or designee shall also, if necessary, update 
  9.4   any of the information previously provided in accordance with 
  9.5   paragraph (a). 
  9.6      (c) The secretary shall provide forms for the reporting of 
  9.7   information required by this subdivision and may provide for 
  9.8   reporting by electronic means. 
  9.9      Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.0599, is 
  9.10  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  9.11     Subd. 4a.  [ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPENSATION.] The members of 
  9.12  an agency that submits all the information required by this 
  9.13  section by the prescribed deadlines are eligible to receive 
  9.14  compensation, but no compensation, including reimbursement for 
  9.15  expenses, may be paid to members of an agency not in compliance 
  9.16  with this section.  If an agency has not submitted all required 
  9.17  information by its applicable deadline, the secretary shall 
  9.18  notify the agency that it is not in compliance and that it has 
  9.19  30 days from the date of the notice to achieve compliance.  If 
  9.20  the agency is out of compliance at the end of the 30-day period, 
  9.21  the secretary shall notify the commissioner of finance that 
  9.22  members of the agency are not entitled to compensation.  If the 
  9.23  agency subsequently complies with this section, the secretary 
  9.24  shall notify the commissioner that the agency's members are 
  9.25  eligible for compensation from the date of compliance.  No 
  9.26  retroactive compensation may be paid, however, for any period 
  9.27  during which the agency was out of compliance. 
  9.28     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.0599, 
  9.29  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  9.30     Subd. 5.  [REPORTING BY SECRETARY.] By August October 15 of 
  9.31  each year, the secretary shall furnish copies and a summary of 
  9.32  the information collected under subdivision 4 to the legislative 
  9.33  reference library. 
  9.34     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.0599, is 
  9.35  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  9.36     Subd. 6.  [ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION.] Any material that under 
 10.1   sections 15.0597 to 15.0599 is required to be published in the 
 10.2   State Register may instead be published on the World Wide Web. 
 10.3      If that option is used, the secretary of state shall 
 10.4   publish notice of that fact in the State Register at least once 
 10.5   a year and shall send the same notice by United States mail to 
 10.6   all persons who have registered with the secretary for the 
 10.7   purpose of receiving notice of the secretary's listings. 
 10.8      Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.42, 
 10.9   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 10.10     Subdivision 1.  [COMPOSITION.] The intergovernmental 
 10.11  information systems advisory council is composed of (1) two 
 10.12  members from each of the following groups:  counties outside of 
 10.13  the seven-county metropolitan area, cities of the second and 
 10.14  third class outside the metropolitan area, cities of the second 
 10.15  and third class within the metropolitan area, and cities of the 
 10.16  fourth class; (2) one member from each of the following groups:  
 10.17  the metropolitan council, an outstate regional body, counties 
 10.18  within the metropolitan area, cities of the first class, school 
 10.19  districts in the metropolitan area, school districts outside the 
 10.20  metropolitan area, and public libraries; (3) one member each 
 10.21  appointed by the state departments of children, families, and 
 10.22  learning, human services, revenue, and economic security, the 
 10.23  office of strategic and long-range planning, and the legislative 
 10.24  auditor; (4) one member from the office of the state auditor, 
 10.25  appointed by the auditor; (5) the assistant commissioner of 
 10.26  administration for the information policy office; (6) one member 
 10.27  appointed by each of the following organizations:  league of 
 10.28  Minnesota cities, association of Minnesota counties, Minnesota 
 10.29  association of township officers, and Minnesota association of 
 10.30  school administrators; and (7) one member of the house of 
 10.31  representatives appointed by the speaker and one member of the 
 10.32  senate appointed by the subcommittee on committees of the 
 10.33  committee on rules and administration.  The legislative members 
 10.34  appointed under clause (7) are nonvoting members.  The 
 10.35  commissioner of administration shall appoint members under 
 10.36  clauses (1) and (2).  The terms, compensation, and removal of 
 11.1   the appointed members of the advisory council are as provided in 
 11.2   section 15.059, but the council does not expire until June 30, 
 11.3   1997 1999. 
 11.4      Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.136, is 
 11.5   amended to read: 
 11.6      17.136 [ANIMAL FEEDLOTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; FEEDLOT AND 
 11.7   MANURE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] 
 11.8      (a) The commissioner of agriculture and the commissioner of 
 11.9   the pollution control agency shall establish a feedlot and 
 11.10  manure management advisory committee to identify needs, goals, 
 11.11  and suggest policies for research, monitoring, and regulatory 
 11.12  activities regarding feedlot and manure management.  In 
 11.13  establishing the committee, the commissioner shall give first 
 11.14  consideration to members of the existing feedlot advisory group. 
 11.15     (b) The committee must include representation from beef, 
 11.16  dairy, pork, chicken, and turkey producer organizations.  The 
 11.17  committee shall not exceed 18 members, but, after June 30, 1997, 
 11.18  must include representatives from at least three four 
 11.19  environmental organizations, eight livestock producers, and four 
 11.20  experts in soil and water science, nutrient management, and 
 11.21  animal husbandry, one member from an organization representing 
 11.22  local units of government, one member from and chairs of the 
 11.23  senate, and one member from the house of 
 11.24  representatives committees that deal with agricultural policy or 
 11.25  the designees of the chairs.  In addition, the department 
 11.26  departments of agriculture, health, and natural resources, the 
 11.27  pollution control agency, board of water and soil resources, 
 11.28  soil and water conservation districts, the federal Soil Natural 
 11.29  Resource Conservation Service, the association of Minnesota 
 11.30  counties, and the Agricultural Stabilization and 
 11.31  Conservation Farm Service Agency shall serve on the committee as 
 11.32  ex officio nonvoting members. 
 11.33     (c) Persons who participated in activities of the feedlot 
 11.34  advisory group existing on and before August 1, 1994, must be 
 11.35  allowed to speak at proceedings of the advisory committee.  
 11.36  These persons hold nonvoting status and are not eligible for 
 12.1   reimbursement of expenses under paragraph (h). 
 12.2      (d) The advisory committee shall elect a chair and a 
 12.3   vice-chair from its members.  The department and the agency 
 12.4   shall provide staff support to the committee. 
 12.5      (e) (d) The commissioner of agriculture and the 
 12.6   commissioner of the pollution control agency shall consult with 
 12.7   the advisory committee during the development of any policies, 
 12.8   rules, or funding proposals or recommendations relating to 
 12.9   feedlots or feedlot-related manure management. 
 12.10     (f) (e) The commissioner of agriculture shall consult with 
 12.11  the advisory committee on establishing a list of manure 
 12.12  management research needs and priorities. 
 12.13     (g) (f) The advisory committee shall advise the 
 12.14  commissioners on other appropriate matters. 
 12.15     (h) (g) Nongovernment members of the advisory committee 
 12.16  shall receive expenses, in accordance with section 15.059, 
 12.17  subdivision 6.  The advisory committee expires on June 30, 1997 
 12.18  2001. 
 12.19     Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.49, 
 12.20  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 12.21     Subdivision 1.  [PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.] The commissioner 
 12.22  shall establish and promote a program of aquaculture in 
 12.23  consultation with an advisory committee consisting of the 
 12.24  University of Minnesota, the commissioner of natural resources, 
 12.25  the commissioner of agriculture, representatives of the private 
 12.26  aquaculture industry, and the chairs of the environment and 
 12.27  natural resources committees of the house of representatives and 
 12.28  senate.  The advisory committee expires on June 30, 2001. 
 12.29     Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 18B.305, 
 12.30  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 12.31     Subd. 3.  [PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION 
 12.32  REVIEW BOARD.] (a) The commissioner shall establish and chair a 
 12.33  pesticide applicator education and examination review board.  
 12.34  This board, consisting of 15 members, must meet at least once a 
 12.35  year before the initiation of pesticide educational planning 
 12.36  programs.  The purpose of the board is to discuss topics of 
 13.1   current concern that can be incorporated into pesticide 
 13.2   applicator training sessions and appropriate examinations.  This 
 13.3   board shall review and evaluate the various educational programs 
 13.4   recently conducted and recommend options to increase overall 
 13.5   effectiveness.  
 13.6      (b) Membership on this board must represent industry, 
 13.7   private, nonprofit organizations, include applicators 
 13.8   representing various licensing categories, such as agriculture, 
 13.9   turf and ornamental, aerial, aquatic, and structural pest 
 13.10  control and private pesticide applicators, and other 
 13.11  governmental agencies, including the University of Minnesota, 
 13.12  the pollution control agency, department of health, department 
 13.13  of natural resources, and department of transportation.  
 13.14     (c) Membership on the board must include representatives 
 13.15  from environmental protection organizations. 
 13.16     (d) This board shall review licensing and certification 
 13.17  requirements for private, commercial, and noncommercial 
 13.18  applicators and provide a report to the commissioner with 
 13.19  recommendations by January 15, 1998.  This board shall review 
 13.20  category requirements and provide recommendations to the 
 13.21  commissioner.  This board expires on June 30, 2001. 
 13.22     Sec. 14.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 21.112, 
 13.23  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 13.24     Subd. 2.  [ADVISORY SEED POTATO CERTIFICATION TASK FORCE.] 
 13.25  The commissioner may appoint an advisory seed potato 
 13.26  certification task force.  If the task force is appointed each 
 13.27  member shall be a grower in Minnesota of certified seed potatoes.
 13.28  The task force shall expire, and the terms, compensation and 
 13.29  removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.059.  The 
 13.30  task force shall expire June 30, 2001. 
 13.31     Sec. 15.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 28A.20, 
 13.32  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 13.33     Subd. 2.  [MEMBERSHIP.] (a) The food safety advisory 
 13.34  committee consists of:  
 13.35     (1) the commissioner of agriculture; 
 13.36     (2) the commissioner of health; 
 14.1      (3) a representative of the United States Food and Drug 
 14.2   Administration; 
 14.3      (4) a representative of the United States Department of 
 14.4   Agriculture; 
 14.5      (5) a representative of the agricultural utilization 
 14.6   research institute; 
 14.7      (5) (6) one person from the University of Minnesota 
 14.8   knowledgeable in food and food safety issues; and 
 14.9      (6) eight (7) nine members appointed by the governor who 
 14.10  are interested in food and food safety, of whom: 
 14.11     (i) two persons are health or food professionals; 
 14.12     (ii) one person represents a statewide general farm 
 14.13  organization; 
 14.14     (iii) one person represents a local food inspection agency; 
 14.15  and 
 14.16     (iv) one person represents a food-oriented consumer group.  
 14.17     (b) Members shall serve without compensation.  Members 
 14.18  appointed by the governor shall serve four-year terms.  
 14.19     Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 28A.20, is 
 14.20  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 14.21     Subd. 6.  [EXPIRATION.] This section expires on June 30, 
 14.22  2001. 
 14.23     Sec. 17.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 31.95, 
 14.24  subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 
 14.25     Subd. 3a.  [CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATIONS.] (a) A Minnesota 
 14.26  grown organic product that is labeled "certified" must be 
 14.27  certified by a designated certification organization.  
 14.28     (b) A certified organic product sold in this state must be 
 14.29  certified by a designated certification organization or by a 
 14.30  certification organization approved by the commissioner.  Before 
 14.31  approving a certification organization, the commissioner must 
 14.32  seek the evaluation and recommendation of the Minnesota organic 
 14.33  advisory task force. 
 14.34     (c) The commissioner shall appoint a Minnesota organic 
 14.35  advisory task force composed of members of the organic industry 
 14.36  to advise the commissioner on organic issues.  Members of the 
 15.1   task force may not be paid compensation or costs for 
 15.2   expenses.  The task force expires on June 30, 2001. 
 15.3      Sec. 18.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62Q.03, 
 15.4   subdivision 5a, is amended to read: 
 15.5      Subd. 5a.  [PUBLIC PROGRAMS.] (a) A separate risk 
 15.6   adjustment system must be developed for state-run public 
 15.7   programs, including medical assistance, general assistance 
 15.8   medical care, and MinnesotaCare.  The system must be developed 
 15.9   in accordance with the general risk adjustment methodologies 
 15.10  described in this section, must include factors in addition to 
 15.11  age and sex adjustment, and may include additional demographic 
 15.12  factors, different targeted conditions, and/or different payment 
 15.13  amounts for conditions.  The risk adjustment system for public 
 15.14  programs must attempt to reflect the special needs related to 
 15.15  poverty, cultural, or language barriers and other needs of the 
 15.16  public program population. 
 15.17     (b) The commissioners of health and human services shall 
 15.18  jointly convene a public programs risk adjustment work group 
 15.19  responsible for advising the commissioners in the design of the 
 15.20  public programs risk adjustment system.  The public programs 
 15.21  risk adjustment work group is governed by section 15.059 for 
 15.22  purposes of membership terms and removal of members and shall 
 15.23  terminate on June 30, 1999.  The work group shall meet at the 
 15.24  discretion of the commissioners of health and human services.  
 15.25  The commissioner of health shall work with the risk adjustment 
 15.26  association to ensure coordination between the risk adjustment 
 15.27  systems for the public and private sectors.  The commissioner of 
 15.28  human services shall seek any needed federal approvals necessary 
 15.29  for the inclusion of the medical assistance program in the 
 15.30  public programs risk adjustment system.  
 15.31     (c) The public programs risk adjustment work group must be 
 15.32  representative of the persons served by publicly paid health 
 15.33  programs and providers and health plans that meet their needs.  
 15.34  To the greatest extent possible, the appointing authorities 
 15.35  shall attempt to select representatives that have historically 
 15.36  served a significant number of persons in publicly paid health 
 16.1   programs or the uninsured.  Membership of the work group shall 
 16.2   be as follows: 
 16.3      (1) one provider member appointed by the Minnesota Medical 
 16.4   Association; 
 16.5      (2) two provider members appointed by the Minnesota 
 16.6   Hospital Association, at least one of whom must represent a 
 16.7   major disproportionate share hospital; 
 16.8      (3) five members appointed by the Minnesota Council of 
 16.9   HMOs, one of whom must represent an HMO with fewer than 50,000 
 16.10  enrollees located outside the metropolitan area and one of whom 
 16.11  must represent an HMO with at least 50 percent of total 
 16.12  membership enrolled through a public program; 
 16.13     (4) two representatives of counties appointed by the 
 16.14  Association of Minnesota Counties; 
 16.15     (5) three representatives of organizations representing the 
 16.16  interests of families, children, childless adults, and elderly 
 16.17  persons served by the various publicly paid health programs 
 16.18  appointed by the governor; 
 16.19     (6) two representatives of persons with mental health, 
 16.20  developmental or physical disabilities, chemical dependency, or 
 16.21  chronic illness appointed by the governor; and 
 16.22     (7) three public members appointed by the governor, at 
 16.23  least one of whom must represent a community health board.  The 
 16.24  risk adjustment association may appoint a representative, if a 
 16.25  representative is not otherwise appointed by an appointing 
 16.26  authority. 
 16.27     (d) The commissioners of health and human services, with 
 16.28  the advice of the public programs risk adjustment work group, 
 16.29  shall develop a work plan and time frame and shall coordinate 
 16.30  their efforts with the private sector risk adjustment 
 16.31  association's activities and other state initiatives related to 
 16.32  public program managed care reimbursement.  The commissioners of 
 16.33  health and human services shall report to the health care 
 16.34  commission and to the appropriate legislative committees on 
 16.35  January 15, 1996, and on January 15, 1997, on any policy or 
 16.36  legislative changes necessary to implement the public program 
 17.1   risk adjustment system. 
 17.2      Sec. 19.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.1701, 
 17.3   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 17.4      Subd. 3.  [STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.] An 
 17.5   interagency coordinating council of at least 17, but not more 
 17.6   than 25 members is established, in compliance with Public Law 
 17.7   Number 102-119, section 682.  The members shall be appointed by 
 17.8   the governor.  Council members shall elect the council chair.  
 17.9   The representative of the commissioner of children, families, 
 17.10  and learning may not serve as the chair.  The council shall be 
 17.11  composed of at least five parents, including persons of color, 
 17.12  of children with disabilities under age 12, including at least 
 17.13  three parents of a child with a disability under age seven, five 
 17.14  representatives of public or private providers of services for 
 17.15  children with disabilities under age five, including a special 
 17.16  education director, county social service director, and a 
 17.17  community health services or public health nursing 
 17.18  administrator, one member of the senate, one member of the house 
 17.19  of representatives, one representative of teacher preparation 
 17.20  programs in early childhood-special education or other 
 17.21  preparation programs in early childhood intervention, at least 
 17.22  one representative of advocacy organizations for children with 
 17.23  disabilities under age five, one physician who cares for young 
 17.24  children with special health care needs, one representative each 
 17.25  from the commissioners of commerce, children, families, and 
 17.26  learning, health, human services, and economic security, and a 
 17.27  representative from Indian health services or a tribal council.  
 17.28  Section 15.059, subdivisions 2 to 5, apply to the council.  The 
 17.29  council shall meet at least quarterly.  
 17.30     The council shall address methods of implementing the state 
 17.31  policy of developing and implementing comprehensive, 
 17.32  coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs of early 
 17.33  intervention services for children with disabilities and their 
 17.34  families. 
 17.35     The duties of the council include recommending policies to 
 17.36  ensure a comprehensive and coordinated system of all state and 
 18.1   local agency services for children under age five with 
 18.2   disabilities and their families.  The policies must address how 
 18.3   to incorporate each agency's services into a unified state and 
 18.4   local system of multidisciplinary assessment practices, 
 18.5   individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find 
 18.6   children in need of services, methods to improve public 
 18.7   awareness, and assistance in determining the role of interagency 
 18.8   early intervention committees.  
 18.9      Each year by June 1, the council shall recommend to the 
 18.10  governor and the commissioners of children, families, and 
 18.11  learning, health, human services, commerce, and economic 
 18.12  security policies for a comprehensive and coordinated system. 
 18.13     Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the state 
 18.14  interagency coordinating council shall expire on June 30, 1997 
 18.15  1999. 
 18.16     Sec. 20.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.48, 
 18.17  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 18.18     Subd. 3.  [INDIAN SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE.] The Minnesota 
 18.19  Indian scholarship committee is established.  Members shall be 
 18.20  appointed by the state board with the assistance of the Indian 
 18.21  affairs council as provided in section 3.922, subdivision 6.  
 18.22  Members shall be reimbursed for expenses as provided in section 
 18.23  15.059, subdivision 6.  The state board shall determine the 
 18.24  membership terms and duration of the committee, which expires no 
 18.25  later than June 30, 1997 2001.  The committee shall provide 
 18.26  advice to the state board in awarding scholarships to eligible 
 18.27  American Indian students and in administering the state board's 
 18.28  duties regarding awarding of American Indian post-secondary 
 18.29  preparation grants to school districts. 
 18.30     Sec. 21.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 126.531, 
 18.31  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 18.32     Subd. 3.  Each committee shall be reimbursed for expenses 
 18.33  according to section 15.059, subdivision 6.  The state board 
 18.34  shall determine the membership terms and the duration of each 
 18.35  committee, which expire no later than June 30, 1997 2001. 
 18.36     Sec. 22.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 126.56, 
 19.1   subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 19.2      Subd. 5.  [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] An advisory committee shall 
 19.3   assist the state board of education in approving eligible 
 19.4   programs and shall assist the higher education services office 
 19.5   in planning, implementing, and evaluating the scholarship 
 19.6   program.  The committee shall consist of 11 members, to include 
 19.7   the executive director of the higher education services office 
 19.8   or a representative, the commissioner of children, families, and 
 19.9   learning or a representative, two secondary school 
 19.10  administrators and two secondary teachers appointed by the 
 19.11  commissioner of children, families, and learning, the executive 
 19.12  director of the academic excellence foundation, a private 
 19.13  college representative appointed by the president of the 
 19.14  Minnesota private college council, a community college 
 19.15  representative and a state university representative appointed 
 19.16  by the chancellor of the Minnesota state colleges and 
 19.17  universities, and a University of Minnesota representative 
 19.18  appointed by the president of the University of Minnesota.  The 
 19.19  committee expires June 30, 1997 2001. 
 19.20     Sec. 23.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 134.31, 
 19.21  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 19.22     Subd. 5.  [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] The commissioner shall 
 19.23  appoint an advisory committee of five members to advise the 
 19.24  staff of the Minnesota library for the blind and physically 
 19.25  handicapped on long-range plans and library services.  Members 
 19.26  shall be people who use the library.  Section 15.059 governs 
 19.27  this committee except that the committee shall expire on June 
 19.28  30, 1997 2001. 
 19.29     Sec. 24.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.672, 
 19.30  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 19.31     Subdivision 1.  [RULE AUTHORITY.] The commissioner of 
 19.32  health shall collect cancer incidence information, analyze the 
 19.33  information, and conduct special studies designed to determine 
 19.34  the potential public health significance of an increase in 
 19.35  cancer incidence. 
 19.36     The commissioner shall adopt rules to administer the 
 20.1   system, collect information, and distribute data.  The rules 
 20.2   must include, but not be limited to, the following: 
 20.3      (1) the type of data to be reported; 
 20.4      (2) standards for reporting specific types of data; 
 20.5      (3) payments allowed to hospitals, pathologists, and 
 20.6   registry systems to defray their costs in providing information 
 20.7   to the system; 
 20.8      (4) criteria relating to contracts made with outside 
 20.9   entities to conduct studies using data collected by the system.  
 20.10  The criteria may include requirements for a written protocol 
 20.11  outlining the purpose and public benefit of the study, the 
 20.12  description, methods, and projected results of the study, peer 
 20.13  review by other scientists, the methods and facilities to 
 20.14  protect the privacy of the data, and the qualifications of the 
 20.15  researcher proposing to undertake the study; 
 20.16     (5) specification of fees to be charged under section 
 20.17  13.03, subdivision 3, for all out-of-pocket expenses for data 
 20.18  summaries or specific analyses of data requested by public and 
 20.19  private agencies, organizations, and individuals, and which are 
 20.20  not otherwise included in the commissioner's annual summary 
 20.21  reports.  Fees collected are appropriated to the commissioner to 
 20.22  offset the cost of providing the data; and 
 20.23     (6) establishment of a committee to assist the commissioner 
 20.24  in the review of system activities.  The committee expires as 
 20.25  provided in section 15.059, subdivision 5. The committee is 
 20.26  governed by section 15.059, except it expires June 30, 2001. 
 20.27     Sec. 25.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.881, 
 20.28  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 20.29     Subdivision 1.  [COMPOSITION OF TASK FORCE.] The 
 20.30  commissioner shall establish and appoint a maternal and child 
 20.31  health advisory task force consisting of 15 members who will 
 20.32  provide equal representation from: 
 20.33     (1) professionals with expertise in maternal and child 
 20.34  health services; 
 20.35     (2) representatives of community health boards as defined 
 20.36  in section 145A.02, subdivision 5; and 
 21.1      (3) consumer representatives interested in the health of 
 21.2   mothers and children. 
 21.3      No members shall be employees of the state department of 
 21.4   health.  Task force members shall be appointed and removed as 
 21.5   provided in section 15.059, subdivisions 2 and 4.  The maternal 
 21.6   and child health advisory task force shall terminate on the date 
 21.7   provided by section 15.059, subdivision 5, and members shall 
 21.8   receive compensation as provided in Section 15.059, subdivision 
 21.9   6 governs the maternal and child health advisory task force. 
 21.10     Sec. 26.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 148.622, 
 21.11  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 21.12     Subd. 3.  [MEMBERSHIP TERMS; OFFICERS; QUORUM; EXPENSES.] 
 21.13  (a) Members must be appointed for staggered terms of four years, 
 21.14  with terms beginning August 1 of each even-numbered year.  The 
 21.15  terms of the initial board members shall must be determined by 
 21.16  lot as follows:  three one member must be appointed for a term 
 21.17  that expires August 1, 2000; two members shall must be appointed 
 21.18  for terms that expire August 1, 1999 1998; two members must be 
 21.19  appointed for terms that expire August 1, 1997; and two members 
 21.20  must be appointed for terms that expire August 1, 1995.  Members 
 21.21  of the board serve until the expiration of the term to which 
 21.22  they have been appointed or until their successors have 
 21.23  qualified.  A person may not be appointed to serve more than two 
 21.24  consecutive terms. 
 21.25     (b) The board shall organize annually and select a chair 
 21.26  and vice-chair. 
 21.27     (c) Four members of the board, including two professional 
 21.28  members and two public members, constitute a quorum to do 
 21.29  business. 
 21.30     (d) The board shall hold at least two regular meetings each 
 21.31  year.  Additional meetings may be held at the call of the chair 
 21.32  or at the written request of any three members of the board.  At 
 21.33  least 14 days' written advance notice of the board meeting is 
 21.34  required. 
 21.35     (e) Board members receive compensation for their services 
 21.36  in accordance with section 15.0575. 
 22.1      Sec. 27.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.1419, 
 22.2   subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
 22.3      Subd. 8.  [EXPIRATION.] The commission shall expire on June 
 22.4   30, 1997 2001. 
 22.5      Sec. 28.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 175.008, is 
 22.6   amended to read: 
 22.7      175.008 [CODE ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL; CREATION.] 
 22.8      The commissioner shall appoint an 11 member advisory 
 22.9   council on code enforcement.  The terms, compensation, removal 
 22.10  of council members, and expiration of the council are governed 
 22.11  by section 15.059, except that the advisory council shall not 
 22.12  expire before June 30, 1995 2001.  The council shall advise the 
 22.13  commissioner on matters within the council's expertise or under 
 22.14  the regulation of the commissioner. 
 22.15     Sec. 29.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 178.02, 
 22.16  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 22.17     Subd. 2.  [TERMS.] The council shall expire and the terms, 
 22.18  compensation and removal of appointed members shall be as 
 22.19  provided in section 15.059, except that the council shall not 
 22.20  expire before June 30, 1995 2001. 
 22.21     Sec. 30.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 182.656, 
 22.22  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 22.23     Subd. 3.  A majority of the council members constitutes a 
 22.24  quorum.  The council shall meet at the call of its chair, or 
 22.25  upon request of any six members.  A tape recording of the 
 22.26  meeting with the tape being retained for a one-year period will 
 22.27  be available upon the request and payment of costs to any 
 22.28  interested party.  The council shall expire and the terms, 
 22.29  compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided in 
 22.30  section 15.059, except that the council shall not expire before 
 22.31  June 30, 1995 2001. 
 22.32     Sec. 31.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 214.32, 
 22.33  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 22.34     Subdivision 1.  [MANAGEMENT.] (a) A health professionals 
 22.35  services program committee is established, consisting of one 
 22.36  person appointed by each participating board, with each 
 23.1   participating board having one vote.  The committee shall 
 23.2   designate one board to provide administrative management of the 
 23.3   program, set the program budget and the pro rata share of 
 23.4   program expenses to be borne by each participating board, 
 23.5   provide guidance on the general operation of the program, 
 23.6   including hiring of program personnel, and ensure that the 
 23.7   program's direction is in accord with its authority.  No more 
 23.8   than half plus one of the members of the committee may be of one 
 23.9   gender.  
 23.10     (b) The designated board, upon recommendation of the health 
 23.11  professional services program committee, shall hire the program 
 23.12  manager and employees and pay expenses of the program from funds 
 23.13  appropriated for that purpose.  The designated board may apply 
 23.14  for grants to pay program expenses and may enter into contracts 
 23.15  on behalf of the program to carry out the purposes of the 
 23.16  program.  The participating boards shall enter into written 
 23.17  agreements with the designated board. 
 23.18     (c) An advisory committee is established to advise the 
 23.19  program committee consisting of: 
 23.20     (1) one member appointed by each of the following:  the 
 23.21  Minnesota Academy of Physician Assistants, the Minnesota Dental 
 23.22  Association, the Minnesota Chiropractic Association, the 
 23.23  Minnesota Licensed Practical Nurse Association, the Minnesota 
 23.24  Medical Association, the Minnesota Nurses Association, and the 
 23.25  Minnesota Podiatric Medicine Association; 
 23.26     (2) one member appointed by each of the professional 
 23.27  associations of the other professions regulated by a 
 23.28  participating board not specified in clause (1); and 
 23.29     (3) two public members, as defined by section 214.02.  
 23.30  Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed for two 
 23.31  years and members may be reappointed.  
 23.32     No more than half plus one of the members of the committee 
 23.33  may be of one gender. 
 23.34     The advisory committee expires June 30, 1997 2001. 
 23.35     Sec. 32.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 245.697, 
 23.36  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 24.1      Subdivision 1.  [CREATION.] A state advisory council on 
 24.2   mental health is created.  The council must have 30 members 
 24.3   appointed by the governor in accordance with federal 
 24.4   requirements.  The council must be composed of:  
 24.5      (1) the assistant commissioner of mental health for the 
 24.6   department of human services; 
 24.7      (2) a representative of the department of human services 
 24.8   responsible for the medical assistance program; 
 24.9      (3) one member of each of the four core mental health 
 24.10  professional disciplines (psychiatry, psychology, social work, 
 24.11  nursing); 
 24.12     (4) one representative from each of the following advocacy 
 24.13  groups:  mental health association of Minnesota, Minnesota 
 24.14  alliance for the mentally ill, and Minnesota mental health law 
 24.15  project; 
 24.16     (5) providers of mental health services; 
 24.17     (6) consumers of mental health services; 
 24.18     (7) family members of persons with mental illnesses; 
 24.19     (8) legislators; 
 24.20     (9) social service agency directors; 
 24.21     (10) county commissioners; and 
 24.22     (11) other members reflecting a broad range of community 
 24.23  interests, as the United States Secretary of Health and Human 
 24.24  Services may prescribe by regulation or as may be selected by 
 24.25  the governor. 
 24.26     The council shall select a chair.  Terms, compensation, and 
 24.27  removal of members and filling of vacancies are governed by 
 24.28  section 15.059.  The council does not expire as provided in 
 24.29  section 15.059.  Notwithstanding provisions of section 15.059, 
 24.30  the council and its subcommittee on children's mental health do 
 24.31  not expire.  The commissioner of human services shall provide 
 24.32  staff support and supplies to the council. 
 24.33     Sec. 33.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 254A.035, 
 24.34  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 24.35     Subd. 2.  [MEMBERSHIP TERMS, COMPENSATION, REMOVAL AND 
 24.36  EXPIRATION.] The membership of this council shall be composed of 
 25.1   17 persons who are American Indians and who are appointed by the 
 25.2   commissioner.  The commissioner shall appoint one representative 
 25.3   from each of the following groups:  Red Lake Band of Chippewa 
 25.4   Indians; Fond du Lac Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Grand 
 25.5   Portage Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Leech Lake Band, 
 25.6   Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Mille Lacs Band, Minnesota Chippewa 
 25.7   Tribe; Bois Forte Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; White Earth 
 25.8   Band, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Lower Sioux Indian Reservation; 
 25.9   Prairie Island Sioux Indian Reservation; Shakopee Mdewakanton 
 25.10  Sioux Indian Reservation; Upper Sioux Indian Reservation; 
 25.11  International Falls Northern Range; Duluth Urban Indian 
 25.12  Community; and two representatives from the Minneapolis Urban 
 25.13  Indian Community and two from the St. Paul Urban Indian 
 25.14  Community.  The terms, compensation, and removal of American 
 25.15  Indian advisory council members shall be as provided in section 
 25.16  15.059.  The council expires June 30, 1997 2001.  
 25.17     Sec. 34.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 254A.04, is 
 25.18  amended to read: 
 25.19     254A.04 [CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL.] 
 25.20     There is hereby created an alcohol and other drug abuse 
 25.21  advisory council to advise the department of human services 
 25.22  concerning the problems of alcohol and other drug dependency and 
 25.23  abuse, composed of ten members.  Five members shall be 
 25.24  individuals whose interests or training are in the field of 
 25.25  alcohol dependency and abuse; and five members whose interests 
 25.26  or training are in the field of dependency and abuse of drugs 
 25.27  other than alcohol.  The terms, compensation and removal of 
 25.28  members shall be as provided in section 15.059.  The council 
 25.29  expires June 30, 1997 2001.  The commissioner of human services 
 25.30  shall appoint members whose terms end in even-numbered years.  
 25.31  The commissioner of health shall appoint members whose terms end 
 25.32  in odd-numbered years. 
 25.33     Sec. 35.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 25.34     This act is effective June 30, 1997.