1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; amending Minnesota state high 
  1.3             school league provisions; providing for a high school 
  1.4             league ombudsperson; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, 
  1.5             sections 43A.18, subdivision 4a; 128C.01, subdivisions 
  1.6             4 and 5; 128C.02, by adding a subdivision; 128C.12, 
  1.7             subdivision 1; and 128C.20; proposing coding for new 
  1.8             law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 128C. 
  1.9   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.10     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.18, 
  1.11  subdivision 4a, is amended to read: 
  1.12     Subd. 4a.  [COMPENSATION REPORTS.] On July 1 of each 
  1.13  odd-numbered year the state agricultural society, the World 
  1.14  Trade Center corporation board of directors, and the Minnesota 
  1.15  Technology, Inc. board of directors, and the governing board of 
  1.16  the Minnesota state high school league shall each submit a 
  1.17  report to the legislative commission on employee relations on 
  1.18  the total compensation plan for their employees. 
  1.19     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 128C.01, 
  1.20  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  1.21     Subd. 4.  [BOARD.] (a) The league must have a 20-member 
  1.22  governing board. 
  1.23     (1) The governor must appoint four members according to 
  1.24  section 15.0597.  Each of the four appointees must be a parent.  
  1.25  At least one of them must be an American Indian, an Asian, a 
  1.26  Black, or a Hispanic. 
  1.27     (2) The Minnesota association of secondary school 
  2.1   principals must appoint two of its members. 
  2.2      (3) The remaining 14 members must be selected according to 
  2.3   league bylaws.  
  2.4      (b) The terms, compensation, removal of members, and the 
  2.5   filling of membership vacancies are governed by section 15.0575, 
  2.6   except that the four-year terms begin on August 1 and end on 
  2.7   July 31.  As provided by section 15.0575, members who are 
  2.8   full-time state employees or full-time employees of school 
  2.9   districts or other political subdivisions of the state may not 
  2.10  receive any per diem payment for service on the board. 
  2.11     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 128C.01, 
  2.12  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  2.13     Subd. 5.  [CERTAIN COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIPS PROHIBITED.] 
  2.14  The board may not enter into corporate partnerships or similar 
  2.15  agreements. with any business or commercial organization that 
  2.16  sells products or services used by student or adult participants 
  2.17  in league activities while they participate in activities 
  2.18  regulated by the league.  The board may sell advertising to any 
  2.19  such business or organization if the advertising is clearly 
  2.20  identified as advertising paid for by the business or commercial 
  2.21  organization. 
  2.22     Sec. 4.  [128C.015] [OMBUDSPERSON.] 
  2.23     The state high school league shall appoint an ombudsperson 
  2.24  who shall be available for persons concerned about league 
  2.25  bylaws, policies, rules, or other issues and who feel that their 
  2.26  concerns have not received proper attention.  The ombudsperson 
  2.27  also may investigate issues such as a student's eligibility and 
  2.28  may advocate on behalf of parents and students before the 
  2.29  league's representative assembly.  The league and the 
  2.30  commissioner must publicize the availability of the 
  2.31  ombudsperson's services using means reasonably calculated to 
  2.32  inform interested persons.  One form of notice must be the 
  2.33  Internet where the league must include on its Internet website 
  2.34  the name, address, and telephone number of the ombudsperson. 
  2.35     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 128C.02, is 
  2.36  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  3.1      Subd. 9.  [PURCHASING.] In purchasing goods and services, 
  3.2   the league must follow all laws that apply to school districts 
  3.3   under sections 123B.52 and 471.345. 
  3.4      Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 128C.12, 
  3.5   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  3.6      Subdivision 1.  [DUES AND EVENTS REVENUE.] The state 
  3.7   auditor annually must examine the accounts of, and audit all 
  3.8   money paid to, the state high school league by its members.  The 
  3.9   audit must include financial and compliance issues.  The state 
  3.10  auditor must also audit all money derived from any event 
  3.11  sponsored by the league.  League audits must include audits of 
  3.12  The state auditor may audit administrative regions of the league.
  3.13  The league and its Administrative regions of the league may not 
  3.14  contract with private auditors.  The scope of the state 
  3.15  auditor's examinations of the league must be agreed upon by the 
  3.16  board and the state auditor, provided that all requirements of 
  3.17  this section must be met. 
  3.18     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 128C.20, is 
  3.19  amended to read: 
  3.20     128C.20 [COMMISSIONER REVIEW OF LEAGUE.] 
  3.21     Subdivision 1.  [ANNUALLY.] Each year the commissioner of 
  3.22  children, families, and learning shall obtain submit a written 
  3.23  report to the legislature after obtaining and review reviewing 
  3.24  the following information about the league: 
  3.25     (1) an accurate and concise summary of the annual financial 
  3.26  and compliance audit prepared by the state auditor that includes 
  3.27  information about the compensation of and the expenditures by 
  3.28  the executive director of the league and league staff; 
  3.29     (2) a list of all complaints filed with the league and all 
  3.30  lawsuits filed against the league and the disposition of those 
  3.31  complaints and lawsuits; 
  3.32     (3) an explanation of the executive director's performance 
  3.33  review; 
  3.34     (4) information about the extent to which the league has 
  3.35  implemented its affirmative action policy, its comparable worth 
  3.36  plan, and its sexual harassment and violence policy and rules; 
  4.1   and 
  4.2      (5) an evaluation of any proposed changes in league bylaws 
  4.3   and policy.  Copies of the commissioner's report must be 
  4.4   provided to the representative assembly and the board of 
  4.5   directors before a change in the league's bylaws or policies. 
  4.6      Subd. 2.  [RECOMMEND LAWS.] The commissioner may recommend 
  4.7   to the legislature whether any legislation is made necessary by 
  4.8   league activities.  
  4.9      Subd. 3.  [ISSUE REVIEW.] The commissioner of children, 
  4.10  families, and learning may examine league-related issues, at the 
  4.11  discretion of the commissioner. 
  4.12     Sec. 8.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  4.13     Sections 1 to 7 are effective for the 1999-2000 school year 
  4.14  and later.